Cabo Gimba
Cabo Gimba
Species: Thepolian | Role: Resistance Commander
Leader of the Thepolian resistance, Gimba speaks for a people the Confederation tried to erase. He found common cause with Robert’s fight and brought his warriors into the fold.
Background
Gimba survived the Thepolian displacement—the systematic scattering of his people from their homeworld by Confederation expansion. He has watched Thepolians forced into refugee camps, exploited for their combat abilities, forgotten by a galaxy that considers them inconvenient.
Gimba remembers. And Gimba fights.
Appearance
- Pale stone-like hide - Weathered, scarred from years of combat
- Ancient eyes - Have seen more than most could bear
- Gravelly voice - Carries the weight of decades
- Military bearing - Commander in every gesture
The Schtrek
Gimba commands a schtrek—a traditional Thepolian fighting unit built on bonds of loyalty and shared purpose. His warriors follow him not because of rank but because he has earned their trust through years of sacrifice.
The schtrek operates as family, military unit, and political body combined. Gimba’s word is law among his people, but that authority comes with responsibility for every life under his command.
Personality
Patient with the patience that comes from decades of struggle. Practical. Uncompromising. Gimba believes in the cause but doesn’t believe in miracles—he knows wars are won through grinding persistence, not dramatic heroics.
He extended trust to Robert Fannec when others counseled caution, recognizing something in the human that reminded him of his younger self: someone who couldn’t look away from injustice.
Philosophy
“Try not to prove him wrong.” —to Robert, about those who believe in him
Gimba fights for Thepolian freedom but understands that his people’s liberation is tied to broader changes in the Confederation. The Parliament that persecutes humans persecutes Thepolians. The system that traffics people from Mool displaced his species from their homeworld.
The fight is one fight, even if the wounds are different.
Skills
- Tactical command - Decades of guerrilla warfare experience
- Leadership - Inspires loyalty through example
- Strategic thinking - Sees the long game
- Combat veteran - Still dangerous in a fight
- Political navigation - Balances factions within the resistance
Connections
- Wido - Fellow Thepolian, complicated relationship (former SSS)
- Robert Fannec - Allied his people with Robert’s cause
- The Thepolian Resistance - His life’s work
- Vekka - Lieutenant, trusted second-in-command
Cabo Gimba appears in Books 2-9 of the Fannec Records series.