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[[Choibacco|Prime Minister Choibacco]] [[Hapes Consortium|of the Hapes Consortium]] declared that wookiees across the galaxy were outraged by Seinwill's actions. Declaring that Seinwill's actions were a stain on the pride of wookiees, Choibacca decreed that Seinwill was now an outcast from Wookiee society. Seinwill could never return to his beloved homeworld of [[Kashyyyk]] again.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020815134054/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=479 GNS: "Dargon's Escape" - Year 3 Day 201] (Archived)</ref> After Yotam was rescued by rebel agents and his safety assured, the United Trade Federation declared Seinwill an "enemy of the people." Bounty hunters were dispatched to hunt him down and kill him. Speaking at the Great Summit of the United Trade Federation, Yotam forgave Seinwill and called for compassion, understanding and peace. However, Serj continued his terrorist activities, murdering both Rebels and Imperials. In light of Seinwill's continued violence, Dargon declared him to be an enemy of the people and signed Seinwill's death warrant. During this period, Seinwill became the most wanted criminal in the galaxy. Shortly thereafter, Seinwill fled to Coruscant and attempted to recruit disillusioned Imperial personnel to join his motly crew of brigands. On a dark night in the lower levels, Seinwill was cornered in an alley by a death squad sent by the United Trade Federation. After several hours of combat, Seinwill was captured, although he killed two of his captors in the process. Later that week, Seinwill was transported to an unknown location. On Year 3 Day 357, by order of Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam, Seinwill was executed in a grisly fashion in a dungeon. He was the first individual ever to be executed in the history of the United Trade Federation.<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://web.archive.org/web/20021204234425/http://web.archive.org/web/20021204231628/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=1149 GNS: "Execution of the Enemy of the People" - Year 3 Day 357] (Archived)</ref> He was strangled by hanging but released while he was still alive, eviscerated, his bowels burnt before him, and then beheaded. His preserved head &mdash; dipped in tar &mdash; was briefly displayed in the Arcadia Museum. Weeks later, Yotam presented Seinwill's head as a birthday gift to Angobba the Hutt and, for months thereafter, Seinwill's head graced Angobba's throne-room on Nal Hutta.
 
[[Choibacco|Prime Minister Choibacco]] [[Hapes Consortium|of the Hapes Consortium]] declared that wookiees across the galaxy were outraged by Seinwill's actions. Declaring that Seinwill's actions were a stain on the pride of wookiees, Choibacca decreed that Seinwill was now an outcast from Wookiee society. Seinwill could never return to his beloved homeworld of [[Kashyyyk]] again.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020815134054/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=479 GNS: "Dargon's Escape" - Year 3 Day 201] (Archived)</ref> After Yotam was rescued by rebel agents and his safety assured, the United Trade Federation declared Seinwill an "enemy of the people." Bounty hunters were dispatched to hunt him down and kill him. Speaking at the Great Summit of the United Trade Federation, Yotam forgave Seinwill and called for compassion, understanding and peace. However, Serj continued his terrorist activities, murdering both Rebels and Imperials. In light of Seinwill's continued violence, Dargon declared him to be an enemy of the people and signed Seinwill's death warrant. During this period, Seinwill became the most wanted criminal in the galaxy. Shortly thereafter, Seinwill fled to Coruscant and attempted to recruit disillusioned Imperial personnel to join his motly crew of brigands. On a dark night in the lower levels, Seinwill was cornered in an alley by a death squad sent by the United Trade Federation. After several hours of combat, Seinwill was captured, although he killed two of his captors in the process. Later that week, Seinwill was transported to an unknown location. On Year 3 Day 357, by order of Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam, Seinwill was executed in a grisly fashion in a dungeon. He was the first individual ever to be executed in the history of the United Trade Federation.<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://web.archive.org/web/20021204234425/http://web.archive.org/web/20021204231628/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=1149 GNS: "Execution of the Enemy of the People" - Year 3 Day 357] (Archived)</ref> He was strangled by hanging but released while he was still alive, eviscerated, his bowels burnt before him, and then beheaded. His preserved head &mdash; dipped in tar &mdash; was briefly displayed in the Arcadia Museum. Weeks later, Yotam presented Seinwill's head as a birthday gift to Angobba the Hutt and, for months thereafter, Seinwill's head graced Angobba's throne-room on Nal Hutta.
  
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Although defeated and broken, the surviving remnants of Tar’Shakaar's followers sought refuge under the black wings of the Dark Empire and its allies.<ref name="Black Lodge">[http://web.archive.org/web/20021028021049/http://swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=476 GNS: "The State of Tatoo" - Year 3 Day 200] (Archived)</ref> On Year 3 Day 204, Bertyarg Lucat of Intellifish secretly met and sheltered the defeated insurgents. Under Lucat's authority, Intellfish denounced the occupation of Tatooine by the 1st Imperial Assault fleet led by the Grand Admiral Lodge, and decried the Imperial cession of the planet to the Hutts.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021219060823/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=489 GNS: "Tatooine" - Year 3 Day 204] (Archived)</ref> On Year 3 Day 212, in order to apprehend the surviving Chimaeran fugitives and its patrons, Grand Admiral Lodge issued arrest warrants for Bertyag Lucat and Melukian Tar’Shakaar for high treason against the Empire.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020815182018/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=524 GNS: "New Arrest Warrants: Chimaera Order and Associates" - Year 3 Day 212] (Archived)</ref>
 
Although defeated and broken, the surviving remnants of Tar’Shakaar's followers sought refuge under the black wings of the Dark Empire and its allies.<ref name="Black Lodge">[http://web.archive.org/web/20021028021049/http://swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=476 GNS: "The State of Tatoo" - Year 3 Day 200] (Archived)</ref> On Year 3 Day 204, Bertyarg Lucat of Intellifish secretly met and sheltered the defeated insurgents. Under Lucat's authority, Intellfish denounced the occupation of Tatooine by the 1st Imperial Assault fleet led by the Grand Admiral Lodge, and decried the Imperial cession of the planet to the Hutts.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021219060823/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=489 GNS: "Tatooine" - Year 3 Day 204] (Archived)</ref> On Year 3 Day 212, in order to apprehend the surviving Chimaeran fugitives and its patrons, Grand Admiral Lodge issued arrest warrants for Bertyag Lucat and Melukian Tar’Shakaar for high treason against the Empire.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020815182018/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=524 GNS: "New Arrest Warrants: Chimaera Order and Associates" - Year 3 Day 212] (Archived)</ref>
  
With order now restored on Tatooine, Angobba's puppet-governor Regnar Lodbrog implemented draconian measures to ensure the Hutts' rule. Picket ships were posted throughout the Tatoo system to deter terrorists from smuggling weapons to the planet's surface. In conjunction with Imperial Intelligence, the Hutt Council's security forces searched various starports for terrorists and their accomplices.<ref name="ReferenceB">[http://web.archive.org/web/20021028013316/http://swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=527 GNS: "Tatooine Update" - Year 3 Day 213] (Archived)</ref>
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With order restored on Tatooine, Angobba's puppet-governor Regnar Lodbrog implemented draconian measures to ensure the Hutts' rule. Picket ships were posted throughout the Tatoo system to thwart terrorists from smuggling arms to the planet's surface. In conjunction with [[Imperial Intelligence]], the Hutt Council's security forces searched all starports for terrorists and their accomplices.<ref name="ReferenceB">[http://web.archive.org/web/20021028013316/http://swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=527 GNS: "Tatooine Update" - Year 3 Day 213] (Archived)</ref>
  
 
On Year 3 Day 213, while in the Jomark system, Chancellor [[Green Devil]] of [[Loronar Security]] was assassinated. The Chancellor was en-route to a large delegation meeting with the [[Falleen Federation]] to meet with the Falleen High Council on various issues concerning planetary affairs. The Chancellor and many colleagues departed from LorSec Headquarters on Prathil and were later intercepted by a small force of hostiles. The band of aggressors, one capital ship accompanied by fighters, ambushed the Chancellor's vessel before they had any chance of defense. Shots were aimed to kill, no capturing or disabling attempts were made. Suspicion for the assassination was linked to the director of [[Astralwerks Engineering]], [[Eldrik Kuraine]], as well as the Dark Empire. A funeral service was held in Chancellor Green Devil's honor.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020815124122/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=528 GNS: "Death of Chancellor Green Devil" - Year 3 Day 213] (Archived)</ref> The Hutts suspected the death of Green Devil was linked to the surviving operatives of Chaemera Order.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021028015014/http://swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=530 GNS: "More terrorism" - Year 3 Day 213] (Archived)</ref>
 
On Year 3 Day 213, while in the Jomark system, Chancellor [[Green Devil]] of [[Loronar Security]] was assassinated. The Chancellor was en-route to a large delegation meeting with the [[Falleen Federation]] to meet with the Falleen High Council on various issues concerning planetary affairs. The Chancellor and many colleagues departed from LorSec Headquarters on Prathil and were later intercepted by a small force of hostiles. The band of aggressors, one capital ship accompanied by fighters, ambushed the Chancellor's vessel before they had any chance of defense. Shots were aimed to kill, no capturing or disabling attempts were made. Suspicion for the assassination was linked to the director of [[Astralwerks Engineering]], [[Eldrik Kuraine]], as well as the Dark Empire. A funeral service was held in Chancellor Green Devil's honor.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020815124122/http://www.swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=528 GNS: "Death of Chancellor Green Devil" - Year 3 Day 213] (Archived)</ref> The Hutts suspected the death of Green Devil was linked to the surviving operatives of Chaemera Order.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021028015014/http://swcombine.com/news/ic/ICtopic.php?msgid=530 GNS: "More terrorism" - Year 3 Day 213] (Archived)</ref>

Revision as of 21:02, 2 December 2013

This article is about the defunct Hutt Council. For the existent criminal organization, see The Hutt Cartel.
The Hutt Council
Hutt Cartel Logo Y10.png
General Information
Motto "Greed is Good"
Status Defunct (see: Hutt Cartel)
Leader Angobba the Hutt[1] (Year 3)
Ollo the Hutt[2] (Year 4)
Kavvel the Hutt[3] (Year 4)
Tara Tylger[4] (Year 5)
Kavvel the Hutt[5] (Year 5)
2IC Ollo the Hutt (Year 3)
Voragga the Hutt (Year 5)
Owner Hutt Conglomerate
Historical Information
Founder Angobba the Hutt[1]
Founded Year 3 Day 81[6]
Dissolved Year 5 Day 347[7]
Political Information
Affiliation Galactic Empire (military alliance)
The Hutt Cartel (successor group)
Industry Trade Conglomerate
Imperial Suzerainty
Holosite The Hutt Council (Year 3)

The Hutt Council, also known as the Hutt Grand Council, was a trading conglomerate and an Imperial suzerainty that existed from Year 3 Day 81 to Year 5 Day 347. Its origins trace back to the decadent age of the Old Republic when the Hutts controlled a dangerous swath of the galaxy between the Mid Rim and the Outer Rim Territories. The Council controlled the region by overseeing the activities of the Hutt clanskajidics — and their business syndicates. Their capital was located in the Y'toub system and was called Nal Hutta. Following centuries of decline, the Council was reborn on Year 3 Day 81 by Angobba Desilijic Lucar.[6]

During the Second Imperial Civil War that ravaged the galaxy circa Year 3, the Hutt Council was a key ally of Emperor Charon's Galactic Empire and — under the auspices of Grand Admiral Black Lodge and Director Matrel Byden — the Council played a prominent role in Charon's campaign to exterminate Warlord Vodo Bonias' Dark Empire. In the eyes of Bonias, it was contemptible that a humanocentric regime such as Charon's Empire should publicly align itself with a criminal syndicate of Hutts. For this reason, the Council became the target of a propaganda war by Bonias' Dark Empire which denounced this alliance as an example of how Charon's Empire was weak and unfaithful to true Imperial values. As an Imperial suzerainty, the Hutt Council greatly benefited from its participation in the latter struggle and was awarded governance of the Tatoo system by Charon.

Circa Year 4, the Council was engaged in a dispute with Prince Qel Dar's Black Sun crime syndicate due to its arrest and extradition of Vigo Acria Larkin to the Galactic Empire. The dispute culminated in Black Sun's blockade of Nal Hutta. Due to the Council repeatedly arresting personnel of the Dark Empire and Black Sun, the Council's allies in the United Trade Federation were captured and ransomed by their enemies which led to an infamous hostage crisis. Also during this turbulent era, a campaign of vengeance was launched against the Hutts by Raan Jodus,[8] a feared operative of the Bounty Hunter Alliance and a triumvir in its depraved Council of Blood.[8] Despite a sizable bounty on his head, Jodus infiltrated the Council and executed several of its members, notably Thalos the Hutt, who sought to replace Angobba.

With the overthrow of Emperor Charon and the ascendance of Warlord Bonias' puppet Count Greyson Uebles to the Imperial throne, the Galactic Empire and the Dark Empire were merged on Year 3 Day 290. Thus the Hutt Council was now viewed with intense hostility by the new Imperial leadership which was staffed by many former officers of the Dark Empire. These officers remembered the Council's effective campaign against them and, as a result, the Hutts were stripped of their Imperial patronage. With the loss of their Imperial support, Angobba the Hutt abdicated as leader of the Council and was replaced by Ollo the Hutt in Year 4.

Ultimately, with the rise of pirate queen Teniel Djo and the encroachment of her Eidola Pirates into Hutt Space circa Year 5, the Council — now led by Kavvel the Hutt[3] — lost its power and virtually ceased to exist by Year 5 Day 347. This decline changed with the emergence of the Zuuma kajidic circa Year 10 led by Voragga Zuuma Ajurr. An ambitious administrator, Voragga assumed leadership of the Hutt diaspora. Under his auspices, the Hutt Cartel was founded as the successor group of the Council. Joining Voragga in this endeavor was a distant cousin and shrewd associate Tobba the Hutt, the leader of the Nokko kajidic. Together, the Zuuma and Nokko kajidics forged a business alliance, and restored the Hutts to their rightful place as the gluttonous parasites of galactic trade.

Council Members

Portrait

Name and Position

Biographical Details

Angobba the Hutt Avatar.png

Angobba the Hutt
Council Leader
Years 34

His Excellency Angobba Desilijic Lucar[9] ("Angobba the Hutt") — The self-styled "Executive Chair-Hutt" and ruler of the Hutt Council from Year 3 to Year 4, Angobba led the Council during its golden age. Under his auspices, the Council was awarded governance of the Tatoo system by Emperor Charon's Galactic Empire; became a major decision-maker in the United Trade Federation and the League of Trade; captured and extradited the Black Sun terrorist Acria Larkin, and orchestrated successful operations against the Dark Empire led by Warlord Vodo Bonias and Count Greyson Uebles. When Charon was usurped by Uebles and Vodo, the Council lost its Imperial patronage and Angobba shortly thereafter stepped down as leader of the organization.

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Ollo the Hutt
Council Leader
Years 45

His Excellency Ollo Desilijic Shan[10] ("Ollo the Hutt") — An oily bureaucrat who was seen by other Hutts as lacking both vision and ability, Ollo was a steadfast supporter of Angobba the Hutt and helped establish the Hutt Council. After the overthrow of Emperor Charon and the retirement of Angobba, the Council was thrown into chaos with each member vying for control. During this turbulent period, Ollo ruled the Council from Year 4 to Year 5. His reign was brief and ineffectual.

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Kavvel the Hutt
Council Leader
Year 5

His Excellency Kavvel the Hutt[11] — Notorious for his cruelty and extravagance, Kavvel ruled the Council in Year 5. He seized control by force with his private guard and arrested all those who sided against him. Surviving records on Kavvel's reign depict him as an tyrant. While the reliability of these sources is questionable, it is known that he sought to consolidate his power and directed much of his attention to constructing luxurious dwellings for himself. In early Year 4, Kavvel was purportedly assassinated as the result of a conspiracy involving bodyguards bribed by Voragga. Others assert Kavvel escaped and was last sighted in the Outer Rim circa Year 6 Day 360.

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Voragga the Hutt
Council Member
Years 45

His Excellency Voragga Zuuma Ajurr[12] ("Voragga the Hutt") — A festering mountainous pustule who fancied himself to be a high lord of merchants and criminals, Voragga was a member of the Hutt Council circa Year 5 and witnessed its painful decline as well as the encroachment of Teniel Djo's Eidolan forces into its territory. He became openly critical of Kavvel's reign as leader of the Council and ultimately departed for the Unknown Regions. Half a decade later, he re-emerged from obscurity to form the Hutt Cartel from the ashes of the Council on Year 10 Day 60.

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Thalos the Hutt
Council Member
Year 3

His Excellency Thalos the Hutt[13] — A self-satisfied and ruthless crime lord, Thalos the Hutt was well on his way to becoming a major player in the galactic underworld. With his accumulated wealth, he constructed a palace on the planet Bralvadir in the Sz Fel system of the Kanchen sector. Many undesirables found employment in the service of Thalos and this led some to speculate Thalos was involved more in disreputable business than in legal trade on Bralvadir. Ultimately, Thalos was marked for death by Black Sun during its war against the Hutt Council and was murdered by the bounty hunter Raan Jodus on Year 3 Day 235.[13]

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Dargon Yotam
Trade Liaison
Years 35

Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam (Special Envoy of the United Trade Federation) — A key ally of the Hutt Council, Dargon Yotam was an honorary adviser to Angobba the Hutt and informally served as his chief policy strategist. Due to his unwavering support of the Council, Yotam was kidnapped by Serj Seinwill at the behest of Vodo Bonias and held for ransom in a hostage crisis that stunned the galaxy. Later, the influence of Yotam's United Trade Federation and Angobba's Hutt Council on galactic commerce triggered the formation of the League of Trade consisting of Intellifish, Astralwerks Engineering, Haven, Sky Knight Trading Federation, Cosmo Corp, Integral Corporation, Paradox Resource Exploration, and Twin Star Mining.[14]

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Dante Wehr
Imperial Liaison
Years 34

Major Dante Wehr[15] (Special Envoy of Emperor Charon) — When the Hutt Council was a subsidiary of the Galactic Empire, Emperor Charon appointed Major Wehr of the Imperial Army as a special envoy to the Council.[15] At the time of his appointment, Wehr had faithfully served in the Imperial Army for four years and had ties to Imperial Intelligence (II), the external espionage apparatus of the Empire. Wehr functioned as the eyes and ears of Charon in a turbulent era when separatist movements such as the Dark Empire arose to challenge Imperial dominance in the Arkanis sector of the Outer Rim Territories. When Charon was overthrown in Year 4, Wehr resigned his officer's commission and disappeared into the Unknown Regions.

History

The Legacy of the Ancients

Angobba the Hutt enjoyed the patronage of Emperor Charon until the latter's deposal by Bonias.[9]

Over a millennia ago, the Hutt Grand Council, formally called the Clans of the Ancients or Council of Elders, was the ruling political body of Nal Hutta and the Hutt race. During a more civilized age when the Old Republic reigned, the Hutt Council governed a vast syndicate that encompassed all of Hutt Space, a dangerous swath of the galaxy between the Mid Rim and the Outer Rim Territories. This grand Hutt Council controlled the region by overseeing the activities of the Hutt clans — kajidics — and their business endeavors. Their capital was located in the Y’Toub system and was called Nal Hutta which translates as "glorious jewel" in Huttese. The terrestrial bog-world of Nal Hutta was owned by the Hutt kajidics who also ruled its orbiting satellite, Nar Shaddaa, colloquially known as The Smuggler’s Moon. Nal Hutta and Nar Shaddaa were once the center of a popular galactic trade route. The Council was composed only of those Hutt clans that could trace their lineage to the Hutts' defiled, ancient homeworld of Varl. This was before the dark times, of course, before the Empire.

By the time of Emperor Charon's reign as ruler of the Galactic Empire, the Hutt Grand Council had reached the nadir of its impotence and was compromised of petty crime lords who squabbled with each other over control of their criminal syndicates. In this dark hour of Hutt indigence, an ambitious crime lord was obsessed with visions of empire. Angobba Desilijic Lucar was an ambitious, greedy, and pragmatic Hutt adept at bending others to his will. He also enjoyed cruelty, in the form of torture, executions, and subjugation. He did this for enjoyment, as well as for practical purposes of logistics and need. For many years, he reportedly had amassed a fortune as the patron of the Lumini Pirates led by the enigmatic Rahm Zarkov, a lawless brigand and esoteric art collector. Together, Angobba and Zarkov allegedly carved out a fiefdom in the Cron Drift and its surrounding territories.

Despite their success, Angobba was dissatisfied with such small-time endeavors. Consumed with visions of a reborn Hutt empire, Angobba undertook a far-fetched scheme to reform the Hutt Council and to seek allies in the great powers that dominated the galaxy. Seeking the patronage of other powerful Hutts in the galaxy, Angobba pandered to the great power nationalism that lurked in the oily carcasses of his fellow slugs. He claimed the time had come for Hutts to return to Hutt Space and to rebuild their glorious culture. In order to facilitate this process, Angobba reformed the ancient Hutt Council on Year 3 Day 81 and invited all Hutts to join the organization.[6]

The Return of the Hutts

"For a time now, the Hutt society has faded to memories throughout the galaxy. The time has come for Hutts to return to Hutt Space..."
Angobba Desilijic Lucar, "The Hutt Council" - Year 3 Day 81
The enigmatic Dante Wehr was an Imperial Army major and an agent for Imperial Intelligence. He served as Emperor Charon's eyes and ears on the Hutt Council circa Year 3.[15]

Within days countless Hutts had answered Angobba's call. A new council was assembled consisting of Angobba, Ollo Shan, Voragga Zuuma, Thalos the Hutt, Jaycen Shal'un Solic, and Korga Vrjin. Throughout this period, Angobba Desilijic Lucar ("Angobba the Hutt") reigned as the "Executive Chair-Hutt" of the council with Ollo Desilijic Shan ("Ollo the Hutt") as his deputy. Other members of the council included His Excellency Jaycen Shal'un Solic[16] ("Shal'un the Hutt") of Nal Hutta Entertainment, and His Excellency Korga Odanee Vrjin[17] ("Korga the Hutt"). Seeking powerful allies in their quest to rebuild the Hutt empire, Angobba sought the patronage of Emperor Charon of the Galactic Empire.

It was a dark time for Charon's regime. An Imperial separatist movement calling itself the Dark Empire, led by the Warlord Vodo Bonias, had coalesced in the Outer Rim Territories and had sparked a second Imperial civil war. Not yet willing to confront Charon's Empire directly, the separatists marshaled their forces in secrecy. Aware of the rising threat that Vodo's Dark Empire posed, Charon's forces focused on the rumored Vodoist base on Bastion and were poised to strike. On the planet Coruscant, the heart of the Empire, Emperor Charon and Director Matrel Byden of the Imperial Security Bureau laid plans to crush the Dark Empire once and for all. The full weight of the Empire was about to come to bear against the separatists. It was in this era of intrigue that Angobba sought Charon's favor.

Angobba realized he could exploit the widening fissure between Emperor Charon's Galactic Empire situated in the Core Worlds and Warlord Bonias' Dark Empire situated in the Outer Rim Territories. Angobba contacted Director Byden of Charon's Imperial Security Bureau and offered her the services of the Hutt Council. With Charon's blessing, Byden accepted Angobba's offer. The Empire appointed Major Dante Wehr, an Imperial Army officer, as the official Imperial liaison with the Council to act as the eyes and ears of Emperor Charon.[18] A native of Tatooine, Wehr had joined Emperor Spytek's Galactic Empire circa Year 0. He graduated from the Imperial Academy and served during the glorious reign of Emperor Piett. During this period, a schism arose between the Imperial Army under Trey Connel and the Imperial Navy under Gorn Veynom. Wehr continued to serve in the Army in infantry, recon and armored forces and gradually made his way through the ranks and successive Imperial administrations.

Unbeknownst to the Hutts, Major Wehr was more than Imperial Army officer, but also a skilled agent for the Imperial intelligence network. He received and obeyed orders from of Director Naal Soven of Imperial Intelligence (II) and later Soven's successor, Robert Voor. As an intelligence agent, Wehr served alongside other Imperials who led exceptional careers in their dedication to the Empire: Kolace Jorgensen, Niven Scherbankov, and Apollo Skywise. Wehr also helped reform the Imperial Army at this stage by helping to propose the re-organization of the Army in Battalion sized units for sector defense.[19] One of Imperial Intelligence's most valued and trusted underlings, Wehr's quiet low-key bearing was a deception to appear incompetent or weak to others. He rarely spoke in public, but his silence allowed him to be ever-observant to the actions and behaviors of those who worked with him. His low officer's rank also let him go unnoticed by other Imperial officers and the Hutts themselves. While Director Byden worked behind-the-scenes to secure funds for the Hutts, the organization soon became Charon's spearhead against the Dark Empire.

Dark Empire Rising

"Fat, filthy, unintelligent Hutts... The true definition of scum. I am saddened by the fact that Charon has allowed slime into the Galactic Empire. Was it so long ago that the policy of the Empire and of the dark side was not to not allow alien filth into our structure, into our society, into our political parties? But here your faithful allies the Hutt gangsters, a crime syndicate, the bullies you use to get those poor corporations and governments that just happen to be inside your space to pay their tithes to you with, are now your governments spokespersons. Your alliance with this filthy race is repulsive..."
Warlord Vodo Bonias of the Dark Empire, "A Denunciation From Your Emperor" - Year 3 Day 102
Warlord Vodo Bonias was the ruler of the Dark Empire, an Imperial separatist movement, and an implacable enemy of the Hutt Council.

Supplied with Imperial funds and equipment, the Hutt Council experienced a surge in growth. According to Wehr's memoirs, Imperial relations with the Hutts were good. The Council worked closely with Wehr and regularly shared intelligence and coordinated strategy in the galaxy. However, Byden insisted the Council carry out its part of the bargain and strike at the Dark Empire.

The antipathy between the Dark Empire and the Hutt Council was quite simple: The Council was an alien collective and a staunch ally of Emperor Charon's Galactic Empire; hence, the Dark Empire forcefully denounced this alliance as an example of how Charon's Empire was weak and unfaithful to Imperial standards.[20] In the eyes of Warlord Bonias, it was contemptible that a humanocentric regime such as the Galactic Empire should publicly align itself with a criminal syndicate of Hutts. For this reason, the Council became the center of a propaganda war between Bonias' Dark Empire and Charon's Galactic Empire on the controversial issue of true Imperial values.

On Year 3 Day 101, the Hutt Council denounced the Dark Empire as "little more than foolish Jedi powers and a small collection of pitiful officers with the combined leadership ability of a womp rat." As the Hutts was now a subsidiary of the Galactic Empire, the Council issued an edict which declared all persons associated with the Dark Empire as personae non gratae. All Dark Empire officers, citizens, and their affiliates, found in any of the Council's territories were immediately arrested, transferred to Imperial authorities, and tried for treason. All vessels identified as Dark Empire vessels, or vessels of known conspirators of the rebel Empire, will be seized and impounded by Imperial Naval officers or local Nal Hutta authorities.[21] In response to this edict, Vodo Bonias of the Dark Empire authorized his Minister of State, Princess Gabriella Storm, to secretly contact the Hutt Council and to offer a peace treaty. The treaty was rejected.[22]

On Year 3 Day 102, Lord Vodo Bonias and Darth Knyte of the Dark Empire conspired aboard their flagship to repay the Hutts' insolence. Decrying the "criminal" pact between Emperor Charon's Galactic Empire and the Hutt Council, Bonias vowed that Charon's involvement with the Hutts would not go unpunished and swore that Charon's "death will be an example for all the galaxy."[23] By hunting down the personnel of the Dark Empire, Hutt forces proved themselves a serious threat to the Dark Empire. Vodo Bonias, enraged by his defeat, became obsessed with the Council's elimination.

The Unseen Trap

"The Falleen Federation will support and adopt the same stance as the Hutt Council in never dealing with those who would bring ruin to innocents..."
Lord Tholin Dur`aak of the Falleen Federation, "Order Stands Against Criminals" - Year 3 Day 186
Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam of the United Trade Federation was a key ally of the Hutt Council and at the center of a hostage crisis that stunned the galaxy.

Even as the Hutts celebrated the success of their operations against the Dark Empire, another sinister plot was set in motion that would become an even greater concern to the Council. While hostilities increased between the Hutt Council and the Dark Empire, five individuals planned a hidden rendezvous to allegedly plot the assassination of Eldrik Kuraine, the despised leader of Astralwerks Engineering and the heir apparent to Lord Tholin Dur'aak of the Falleen Federation. These five individuals were:

  1. Luddo Nadd[24]
  2. ForceFlow[24]
  3. Frollo the White[24] of the Jedi Praxium
  4. Dargon Yotam[24] of the United Trade Federation
  5. Ethan Stone[24] of Blue Sabre Transportation / Intellifish

The alleged plot entailed murdering Kuraine, hijacking Kuraine's ship Nakatu and — with the assistance of Zechs Darius — seizing the Astralwerks Engineering's fleet of Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers and Carrack-class light cruisers. In order to carry out this alleged scheme, the conspirators clandestinely approached the Hutt Council for resources and personnel. The Council rebuffed their overtures and instead suggested they approach The StarVengers. The conspirators employed the talents of Serj Seinwill, a black-haired wookiee and a disreputable blaster-for-hire with ties to The StarVengers. A former employee of Yotam's United Trade Federation, Seinwill had become a merciless brigand.[25]

On Year 3 Day 184, the five conspirators boarded Serj Seinwill's battered YT-1300 freighter. Most of them, like Frollo, had been ordered by their superiors to board Seinwill's vessel and await further orders. They were immediately captured by Seinwill and his band of cutthroats. Thus the StarVengers captured Luddo Nadd, ForceFlow, Frollo The White of the Jedi Praxium, Dargon Yotam of the United Trade Federation, and Ethan Stone. When Seinwill seized the five individuals, Frollo was released very quickly as at the time Frollo was an unimportant peon.[26] Although Frollo was unaware of the plot against Kuraine, Seinwill had been plotting to overthrow almost everybody. The prisoners were bound to chairs and guarded by three Gammorreans equipped with vibro-axes in the background, as well as a Trandoshan with a crossbow pointed at three men. Luddo was released as a sign of good faith, but Dargon was held captive until the StarVengers received substantial funds from the United Trade Federation. Likewise, Ethan and ForceFlow remained captive.[24] Frollo was released by the StarVengers as a sign of their disgust with the Galactic Empire. Frollo the White was escorted off the ship onto the ground. Seinwill's YT-1300 then took off into space with the remaining hostages.[27]

Serj Seinwill was a brigand responsible for sparking the infamous Galactic Hostage Crisis.

On Year 3 Day 185, Angobba the Hutt assumed Seinwill was on the payroll of the Dark Empire and publicly denounced the hostage situation. He called for the galaxy to unite against "the disgusting criminals" known as The StarVengers. Angobba learned the terrorists were bankrolled by the Dark Empire. As a federate of the United Trade Federation, the Hutt Council rejected the ransom demands of the terrorists for Dargon Yotam.[28]

On Year 3 Day 186, Serj Seinwill reiterated the ransom demands. Vowing his support for the Dark Empire, the StarVengers demanded 100 million credits for Dargon, 75 million credits for Ethan Stone, 10 million credits for ForceFlow.[29] In response, Torent Puma — the leader of Outrider Trading and a spokesperson for the United Trade Federation — refused to pay the ransom for Dargon, the leader of United Trade Federation: "It is the policy of the United Trade Federation to not negotiate with terrorists. Dargon is prepared to die for the United Trade Federation."[30] On Year 3 Day 186, Lord Tholin Dur'aak of the Falleen Federation pledged his government's support to the Hutts against the terrorist Seinwill: "We will support and adopt the same stance as the Hutt Council and the governments of the galaxy, in never dealing with those who would bring disorder and ruin to innocents."[31]

Shocked at the unified response of the galaxy against terrorism and fearing a massive retaliation, the military council of the StarVengers held an emergency meeting. They decided to banish Serj Seinwill and pretend his actions were beyond their control. They authorized a spokesman Admiral Larien Notarri, the director of Nebular Enterprises, to publicly denounce Serj Seinwill as a rogue operative who carried out the ransom operation "using his own resources and personnel."[32] While galactic bureaucrats debated what course of action should be taken to rescue the hostages, Ethan Stone conned Seinwill into releasing his employee Luddo Nadd. In repayment for this treachery, Seinwill turned Stone over to the Dark Empire.[33]

By chance, the captured Dargon managed to communicate using a home-made comlink that was wired into the ship's hull. He was able to send the coordinates of his captor's ship to United Trade Federation and the Hutt Council. Immediately, multiple rescue teams were separately assembled by the Hutts, the United Trade Federation, and the Rebel Alliance. On Year 3 Day 201, Dargon escaped Seinwill's captivity. Ultimately, it was neither the United Trade Federation nor the Hutt Council that saved Dargon, but the Rebel Alliance. Intriguingly, the rescue team of rebels extracted an encrypted ships log from the databanks of Seinwill's dungeon ship. The log revealed that Seinwill had landed on Bastion, the headquarters of the Dark Empire, in order to allegedly receive further instructions from Vodo Bonias. Rumors swirled that debated whether the Dark Empire was financing Seinwill's activities.[34]

Yotam's rescue by the Rebel Alliance greatly swayed his sentiments towards their idealistic cause. As a result Dargon lost faith in the Empire and Hapes. In the a GNS broadcast, Dargon congratulated the Hutt Council for gaining administration of Tatoo.[34] On Year 3 Day 203, in response to their ally Dargon's denunciation of the Empire, Angobba the Hutt hastily dispatched a message to Emperor Charon which reaffirmed the fealty of the Hutt Council and distanced the Council from Yotam's actions. Even though Angobba was thankful that Supreme Chancellor Yotam was safe and unharmed, the Council would never denounce or insult its protector the Galactic Empire.[35]

Prime Minister Choibacco of the Hapes Consortium declared that wookiees across the galaxy were outraged by Seinwill's actions. Declaring that Seinwill's actions were a stain on the pride of wookiees, Choibacca decreed that Seinwill was now an outcast from Wookiee society. Seinwill could never return to his beloved homeworld of Kashyyyk again.[36] After Yotam was rescued by rebel agents and his safety assured, the United Trade Federation declared Seinwill an "enemy of the people." Bounty hunters were dispatched to hunt him down and kill him. Speaking at the Great Summit of the United Trade Federation, Yotam forgave Seinwill and called for compassion, understanding and peace. However, Serj continued his terrorist activities, murdering both Rebels and Imperials. In light of Seinwill's continued violence, Dargon declared him to be an enemy of the people and signed Seinwill's death warrant. During this period, Seinwill became the most wanted criminal in the galaxy. Shortly thereafter, Seinwill fled to Coruscant and attempted to recruit disillusioned Imperial personnel to join his motly crew of brigands. On a dark night in the lower levels, Seinwill was cornered in an alley by a death squad sent by the United Trade Federation. After several hours of combat, Seinwill was captured, although he killed two of his captors in the process. Later that week, Seinwill was transported to an unknown location. On Year 3 Day 357, by order of Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam, Seinwill was executed in a grisly fashion in a dungeon. He was the first individual ever to be executed in the history of the United Trade Federation.[37] He was strangled by hanging but released while he was still alive, eviscerated, his bowels burnt before him, and then beheaded. His preserved head — dipped in tar — was briefly displayed in the Arcadia Museum. Weeks later, Yotam presented Seinwill's head as a birthday gift to Angobba the Hutt and, for months thereafter, Seinwill's head graced Angobba's throne-room on Nal Hutta.

Revolt on Tatooine

Main article: Chimaera Order
"Due to the loyalty that the Hutts have shown us, we decree that the Tatoo system be directly administered by the Hutt Council. They will do so in the name of Emperor Charon..."
Grand Admiral Black Lodge of the Galactic Empire, "The State of Tatoo" - Year 3 Day 200
The Imperial forces of Grand Admiral Black Lodge were critical in restoring Hutt control of Tatooine.[38]

Meanwhile, on the backwater planet of Tatooine, rumors drifted through the lazy starports of Mos Espa and Mos Eisley. These rumors claimed a mad prophet had arisen in the Jundland Wastes. Traders reported a gathering of nomads in the desert and a masked sorcerer called Melukien Tar’Shakaar who led this swiftly increasing horde to victory. The Sand People, ever a menace to other inhabitants of the planet, were apparently unconnected with this revolt and were likewise afraid of Tar’Shakaar's growing army.

The tide of Tar’Shakaar's forces swept north, and dozens of moisture farmers died in their squat-walled homesteads. Panicked Jawas informed the local Imperial garrison that Mos Eisley was the ultimate goal of Tar’Shakaar and his chanting votaries. Raids from the desert were not uncommon, but this latest uprising seemed to foreshadow more than a raid. The Jawas chattered that Tar’Shakaar had welded thirty nomadic tribes into a large band of followers who dubbed themselves the Chimaera Order.[39] The garrison commander quickly contacted the Imperial High Command.

Responding to this threat, Emperor Charon instructed Grand Admiral Black Lodge on Year 3 Day 200 to crush the uprising by Tar’Shakaar's followers. Lodge quickly hypered with the 1st Assault Force aboard his flagship Nemesis to Tatooine. To ensure a quick victory, Charon requested the janissaries of the Hutt Council assist in the operation. Soonafter, the revolt by Tar’Shakaar — the so-called "mad prophet of the desert" — was crushed by the combined armies of the Empire and the Hutts.[40]

Due to the loyalty the Hutts had shown the Empire by helping defeat the revolt, Charon decreed the Tatoo system would be directly administered by the Hutt Council in his name.[40] Acknowledging Charon's magnanimous gift, Angobba Desilijic Lucar appointed his lackey, Regnar Lodbrog, as governor of Tatooine. Angobba also passed laws prohibiting future settlements on the planet. Thenceforward, the Hutts' territories were protectorates of the Empire and Imperial troops were garrisoned on the surface to provide for the maintenance of law and order.[40]

Although defeated and broken, the surviving remnants of Tar’Shakaar's followers sought refuge under the black wings of the Dark Empire and its allies.[38] On Year 3 Day 204, Bertyarg Lucat of Intellifish secretly met and sheltered the defeated insurgents. Under Lucat's authority, Intellfish denounced the occupation of Tatooine by the 1st Imperial Assault fleet led by the Grand Admiral Lodge, and decried the Imperial cession of the planet to the Hutts.[41] On Year 3 Day 212, in order to apprehend the surviving Chimaeran fugitives and its patrons, Grand Admiral Lodge issued arrest warrants for Bertyag Lucat and Melukian Tar’Shakaar for high treason against the Empire.[42]

With order restored on Tatooine, Angobba's puppet-governor Regnar Lodbrog implemented draconian measures to ensure the Hutts' rule. Picket ships were posted throughout the Tatoo system to thwart terrorists from smuggling arms to the planet's surface. In conjunction with Imperial Intelligence, the Hutt Council's security forces searched all starports for terrorists and their accomplices.[43]

On Year 3 Day 213, while in the Jomark system, Chancellor Green Devil of Loronar Security was assassinated. The Chancellor was en-route to a large delegation meeting with the Falleen Federation to meet with the Falleen High Council on various issues concerning planetary affairs. The Chancellor and many colleagues departed from LorSec Headquarters on Prathil and were later intercepted by a small force of hostiles. The band of aggressors, one capital ship accompanied by fighters, ambushed the Chancellor's vessel before they had any chance of defense. Shots were aimed to kill, no capturing or disabling attempts were made. Suspicion for the assassination was linked to the director of Astralwerks Engineering, Eldrik Kuraine, as well as the Dark Empire. A funeral service was held in Chancellor Green Devil's honor.[44] The Hutts suspected the death of Green Devil was linked to the surviving operatives of Chaemera Order.[45]

Whom the Gods Destroy

Sterik Hasger was an unwitting pawn of Warlord Vodo Bonias' Dark Empire in its pitiless war against the Hutt Council and Blue Sabre Transportation in Year 3.

While the destruction of the Chimaera Order captivated the galaxy's interest, yet another unexpected event was about to unfold. In Year 3, Blue Sabre Transportation — led by a Corellian pilot named Sterik Hasger — was one of the key organizations that comprised Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam's United Trade Federation. At the time, Blue Sabre Transportation was losing a territorial conflict with Rik Avner's Twin Star Mining corporation and was in dire financial straits.[46] Hasger approached Bonias' Dark Empire for aid. In exchange for a controlling interest in Hasger's company, the Dark Empire assisted Hasger both financially and militarily. As a result, Hasger's Blue Sabre Transportation resigned from the United Trade Federation and became a nationalized subsidiary of the Dark Empire. Bonias himself donated a YV-666 to the Blue Sabre Transportation fleet and a tidy sum of six million credits. Buoyed by this support, Blue Sabre Transportation was able to successfully defeat the Twin Star Mining corporation.

Once Blue Sabre Transportation became a subsidiary of the Dark Empire, however, the new Sith owners began to rule with an iron fist. Bonias insisted that Hasger immediately repay the loan[46] and also demanded that Hasger execute any personnel with ties to the Rebel Alliance, including Hasger's old friend Ethan Stone.[46] Although Hasger — a former rebel himself — arrested many of his other employees, Stone managed to evade Hasger's clutches. The former friends became bitter enemies. (In a twist of fate, Stone was later captured by Serj Seinwill.)

During these dark times, Hasger was involved in a torrid affair with Catrinna Eisel, an employee of Blue Sabre Transportation. Hasger claimed their relationship was platonic and asserted that, since the death of Catrinna's parents ten years ago, he had merely acted as her "guardian." Unfortunately, in a cantina quarrel, Catrinna had insulted Princess Gabriella Storm,[46] the former head of Black Sun and now a major dignitary in Bonias' Dark Empire. Enraged, Storm spread tales that Catrinna was engaging in lascivious behavior. When such gossip only increased Catrinna's popularity, Storm demanded Hasger execute Catrinna. Although Hasger had not hesitated when instructed by the Dark Empire to trap and arrest other employees in Blue Sabre Transportation, he refused to kill his lover. Realizing that Hasger was untrustworthy, the Dark Empire ordered the arrest of Hasger himself for violating the contract he had signed with the Sith government.[47] Hunted by Sith assassins, Sterik and Catrinna secretly contacted Angobba Desilijic Lucar of the Hutt Council and were granted political asylum. The romantic duo attempted to flee to Hutt Space but, in a series of unfortunate events, became separated.[46] Now alone and a wanted man, Hasger fled to the remote ice planet of Anteevy where, while in orbit, his ship was ambushed by his Sith pursuers. He crash-landed and was presumed dead.[48]

Meanwhile, rumors swirled that the Dark Empire had manipulated Hasger until he went insane or killed himself. As one commentator suggested, "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad." Following Hasger's disappearance, the Dark Empire consolidated its stranglehold on Blue Sabre Transportation. They appointed a Sith henchman named Blackthorne as its new president. Arrogant and dictatorial, Blackthorne terrorized the few surviving employees of the transportation company. As a result, Nemesi Nemsien, an experienced Bothan pilot and the Vice President of Blue Sabre Transportation, chose to defect to Charon's Galactic Empire. Other employees likewise defected and fled to the Core Worlds in stolen ships.[49]

However, unbeknownst to the galaxy, Sterik Hasger was still alive. He had survived his crash-landing on the ice planet of Anteevy and awoke with blood gushing from his left eye. He rationed his supplies and derived warmth from a small portable heater in his storage cabin.[48] Using a repaired holo-transmitter, Hasger beseeched Angobba of the Hutt Council to rescue him and to convince Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam to protect him from Bonias. Although Yotam had been displeased with Blue Sabre Transportation leaving his trade association, he consented to protect Hasger as a favor to Angobba. In an scornful missive to the Dark Empire, Yotam boldly revealed Hasger was alive and under his personal protection. In response, Bonias threatened to take further action against the Hutts and the United Trade Federation unless Sterik Hasger was surrendered to them. After consulting with the Hutt Council, Yotam and Angobba the Hutt decided they would protect Hasger and helped him escape to the Core Worlds controlled by Charon's Galactic Empire.

In the Empire, Hasger was reunited with his former vice president, Nemsien. Hasger and Nemsien chose to join the Galactic Empire along with many of their former employees. The tenure of Hasger and Nemesi in the Empire was short-lived. With the approval of Emperor Charon, the duo formed a guerrilla movement dubbed "the Baldoran Alliance" with the declared objective of destroying Bonias' Dark Empire. The guerrillas of the Baldoran Alliance included Sterik Hasger, Nemesi Nemsien, Zakar Huntel, Dakkon Blackblade, Draven Emberheart, and Thaka Dhal. In the black markets of the galaxy, ugly canards circulated that Emperor Charon was the secret patron of the Baldoran Alliance and therefore approved of their terrorist operations. The veracity of such accusations remains unknown.[50] Ultimately, however, the Baldoran Alliance was a failure. Hasger and Nemsien realized there was a need for a new transportation company in the galaxy, and started gathering the resources to make their dream into a reality. Out of the ashes of Blue Sabre Transportation was thus reborn Corellian Transport Services. Ahead of its time, Corellian Transport Services promised to be the best transportation company in the galaxy and later became a subsidiary of the New Republic.[51]

War with Black Sun

Main article: Black Sun Crisis
"The galaxy now knows the extent of the greed and dishonor possessed by the Hutts..."
Dark Prince Qel Dar of Black Sun, "Imperial Justice and Slug Greed" - Year 3 Day 254
Raan Jodus was allegedly paid by Dark Prince Qel Dar of Black Sun to target the Hutt Council. A skilled bounty hunter, Jodus stalked and assassinated Thalos the Hutt circa Year 3.

Circa Year 3, the Black Sun crime syndicate was governed by the Dark Prince Qel Dar, a Falleen nobleman and a scion of the royal Huruk-Rah clan. A ruthless competitor and charismatic public figure, Qel Dar's aggressive foreign policy had already embroiled Black Sun in a conflict with the Hapes Consortium over the planet Lorell. In yet another rash bid to expand Black Sun's territory, Qel Dar sent a taskforce to conquer Pawa, the capital of Nal Hutta and the headquarters of the Hutt Council.[52] In response to this aggression, Angobba the Hutt entered secret negotiations with Prime Minister Choibacco of the Hapes Consortium in order to form an alliance against Black Sun, their mutual enemy. Angobba's efforts were fruitful and, on Year 3 Day 147, King James I of the Hapes Consortium declared a "war against terrorism" and identified Black Sun as their primary target. In addition to offering bounties for Black Sun personnel, James I authorized a Hapan diplomat to publish a list of hidden cities controlled by Black Sun.[53]

In order to strike the first blow against the Hutts and the Hapes Consortium, Qel Dar decided to assassinate a member of the Hutt Council. He employed the services of Raan Jodus — a feared bounty hunter — to carry out his nefarious scheme. A week later, on the planet Bralvadir in the Xa Fel system, a massive explosion shook the palace residence of Thalos the Hutt, a respected dignitary of the Hutt Council. Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the blast while ragged employees of the Hutt fled the carnage. Bystanders several kilometers from the palace reported seeing a small starship strafing the palace moments before the explosion. No traces of the Hutt were found at the scene, although many corpses were buried in the rubble. A forensic analysis indicated a high amount of Nergon-14 was used in the blast, a signature compound often used by Jodus.[13] Following the terrorist attack on Braldavir in the Xa Fel system, Hutt Council authorities and expert Imperial bombing inspection agents conducted their own investigation. They concluded the assassination was at the behest of Black Sun. The Hutt Council placed a bounty of one million credits on Jodus's head — dead or alive.[54]

Angered by the grisly assassination of Thalos the Hutt, Angobba vowed revenge. He retained the services of Rahm Zarkov to kidnap a high-ranking official in Qel Dar's crime syndicate. On Year 3 Day 240, Qel Dar dispatched his newly appointed ambassador, Vigo Acria Larkin, to coerce several trading companies into commerce agreements with Black Sun. Larkin and her two aides were waylaid by Zarkov and a contingent of security personnel. Larkin's past as a rebel terrorist was widely known and thus the Hutts extradited her to the Galactic Empire for a substantial reward.[55] As the morning sun rose above the planet of Taanab on Year 3 Day 243, Director Matrel Byden, Major Wehr, and a formation of stormtroopers waited on the landing platform to receive the captured Larkin. As the shuttle's ramp dropped, Larkin with two Weequay warriors on either side of her appeared descending down the ramp; closely followed by Ollo the Hutt. Wehr handed a credit chip to one of the Weequay escorts. Ollo knew better then to ask to see the chip and stated in Huttese, "Director, please tell Emperor Charon that the Hutt Council was honored to be of service." Byden nodded and the prisoner transfer was successfully completed.[15]

Enraged by Larkin's imprisonment, Qel Dar declared an embargo against the Hutts and dispatched the Black Sun's 2nd Fleet to Nal Hutta. Upon arrival in Hutt Space, the fleet assumed a defensive posture around Nal Hutta with concentration on the disputed city of Pawa. Responding to the blockade, the Hutts called upon their allies in the United Trade Federation, the League of Trade, and the Galactic Empire to drive the Black Sun's fleet from their territory.[56] As a result, Black Sun's fleet retreated and the blockade failed.[57] Realizing the Hutt Council was a proxy of the Empire, the shrewd Qel Dar dispatched the seductive Dark Princess Krystal as a diplomatic envoy in order to plead their case before Emperor Charon.[58] Krystal's mission was a success and, in a secret pact, Charon promised to spare Larkin's life.

On Year 3 Day 252, Acria Larkin was tried and sentenced on Coruscant. Surrounded by stormtroopers and bound in stun cuffs, Larkin was brought before an Imperial magistrate. Pleading "guilty to all charges," Larkin was sentenced to incarceration in the Ghorman System Penitentiary.[59] After Prince Qel Dar and Princess Krystal returned to Kiffex from an extended holiday, Qel Dar publicly denounced the Hutts for their greed and called for a trade boycott. On Year 3 Day 276, as a result of this boycott, President Tarkacheen of Aurora Technologies terminated his commerce pact with the Hutt Council.[60] Black Sun mobilized two response fleets to secure both Nal Hutta and Falleen space. Qel Dar contacted the Huruk-Rah, the royal clan of Falleen, to secure their military and economic support of Black Sun. Shortly thereafter, Dar ordered the public assassination of a Hutt on Tatooine. The Hutt had registered in the hotel as a guest but when the morning service arrived its body was found in the suite with two blaster burns in the back of its head. The sole clue to the gangland-style killing was the lack of eyes in the large creature, an old criminal mark meant to show that greed was the cause of death. The Hutt's death was intended to serve as an unmistakable message to the Hutt Council.[61]

Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam was asked by the Hutt Council to mediate the conflict between Black Sun and the Hutts. Dargon flew with a fleet to Hutt Space in order to ensure the two groups did not continue their attacks. Assisting him was Praetor Torent Puma, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Outrider Trading in the optimistic thought that the Hutts and the Black Sun would resolve their differences.[62] Meanwhile, Acria Larkin served her prison sentence in an Imperial penitentiary and was released. Worse than the physical hardship of her captivity, her capture by the Hutts had brought her status as a Black Sun agent before the eye of the galaxy. This increased public scrutiny had a negative impact on the career of her husband, Aves Larkin, who was the Lord Seneschal and Regent of the Falleen Federation. Denounced as Black Sun spies by their Falleen comrades, Aves and Acria both resigned from the Falleen Federation.[63] On Year 4 Day 40, galactic tabloids revealed that Kosh Naranek, the virile regent of Black Sun, was involved in a torrid affair with Acria. Only hours upon hearing confirmation of the news, Syn Naranek — Naranek's wife of nine months and a Commander in the Imperial Navy — obtained an annulment from government officials and invalidated their marriage.[64] On Year 4 Day 43, Aves Larkin disappeared. A mysterious note allegedly penned by Aves cited his crumbling marriage and his wife Acria's infidelities as the primary reasons for his disappearance.[65] Whether or not the Hutts played a role in Aves' disappearance was never determined.

Following his calamitous war against the Hutt Council and the Hapes Consortium, the reputation of Prince Qel Dar of Black Sun suffered. Several months later, he held a press conference on Year 4 Day 61 and resigned as leader of Black Sun. He appointed Plojo Rosom as the new leader of Black Sun and retired with his consort to the Inner Rim.[66]

That Which Survives

Main article: The Hutt Cartel
"We have lost everything. All is drifting on the wind as Angobba once foretold, but we shall return..."
Voragga Zuuma Ajurr of the Hutt Council
Voragga Zuuma Ajurr witnessed the Hutt Council's painful decline. He later formed the Hutt Cartel from its ashes in Year 10.

In early Year 3, Princess Gabriella Storm called for the rapprochement and reunification of the Dark Empire and Galactic Empire.[67] Compelled by political forces beyond his control, Emperor Charon reluctantly agreed to the proposed reunification despite knowing his implacable enemies in the Dark Empire such as Warlord Vodo Bonias and Adric Simms were plotting his overthrow. As Charon predicted, he was soon deposed following reunification and Bonias' puppet, Count Greyson Uebles, usurped the Imperial throne as emperor. When word spread that Emperor Charon was overthrown by Uebles and his master Bonias, many of the Council's ardent Imperial supporters such as Dante Wehr and Black Lodge became disillusioned by these events and joined the mass exodus of officers that left the Empire. Wehr's 5th Army Battalion and much of the Imperial Army dissolved quickly in the aftermath.[19] Likewise, on Year 3 Day 220, Black Lodge resigned in protest of the merger and journeyed into the Unknown Regions, thus disappearing from the annals of galactic history.[68] With the overthrow of Emperor Charon and the resignation of Black Lodge — key supporters of the Hutts — the Council had lost its Imperial patronage and began a slow, painful decline.

Recognizing that the loss of Imperial patronage had greatly weakened the Council, the fearsome Eidola Pirates quickly invaded their territory and waged a relentless campaign to eliminate the Hutt Council. The first individual targeted by the Eidola Pirates was Regnar Lodbrog, the Hutt Council's former governor of Tatooine. The corpse of Lodbrog was delivered by Eidola to authorities on the planet Saubrant in the Kessel system. Shortly thereafter, law enforcement officers detained a Falleen trader identified as Soge Kihei, a purported Eidolan associate, for questioning. Kihei later confessed to being an Eidolan blaster-for-hire and to murdering Lodbrog. During a subsequent interview, Kihei revealed Lodbrog's execution was the first step in "Eidola's continuing efforts at eliminating its competition."[69]

With the solidification of Bonias' grasp over the Galactic Empire and the encroachment of Eidola Pirates into Hutt Space, the Hutt Council's decline was accelerated. Many of its members were assassinated by Eidolan thugs or rival syndicates in the galactic underworld. Within two years, the Hutt Council lost its power and virtually disappeared. This decline changed with the emergence of the Zuuma kajidic led by Voragga the Hutt. Filthy and corpulent, Voragga Zuuma Ajurr is a distant cousin and vitriolic competitor of Tobba Nokko. Renowned for his carnal appetite and penchant for licking Twi’leki slave girls, Voragga is a shrewd businessman and had been a powerful voice in the Hutt Council. An ambitious administrator, Voragga assumed leadership of the Hutt Cartel. Under his auspices, the Hutt Council was re-established and the cartel reinvigorated. Joining Voragga in this endeavor was a distant cousin and shrewd associate Tobba the Hutt, the leader of the Nokko kajidic. Together, the Zuuma and Nokko kajidics have forged a business alliance, and shall soon restore the Hutt Cartel to its rightful place as the parasite of galactic trade.

Chronology

Main article: Timeline

Recorded Date

Event

Year 3 Day 81

The Hutt Council is founded by Angobba Desilijic Lucar and Ollo Shan.[6]

Year 3 Day 101

The Hutt Council pledges fealty to Emperor Charon and declares war on the Dark Empire.[21]

Year 3 Day 102

Vodo Bonias of the Dark Empire angrily denounces the Hutt Council.[23]

Year 3 Day 181

The Hutt Council and Aurora Technologies sign a lucrative commerce pact.[70]

Year 3 Day 213

The Chimaera Order is crushed. The Hutts appoint Regnar Lodbrog as governor of Tatooine.[43]

Year 3 Day 276

At Black Sun's behest, Aurora Technologies cancels its commerce pact with the Council.[71]

Year 3 Day 357

The Hutt Council's ally, Dargon Yotam, executes wretched kidnapper Serj Seinwill.[37]

Year 5 Day 140

Tara Tylger temporarily replaces Kavvel as leader indicating Black Sun's control of the Council.[72][73]

Year 5 Day 294

The Eidola Pirates murder Regnar Lodbrog, the Hutt Council's former governor of Tatooine.[74]

Year 5 Day 347

The Hutt Council goes bankrupt and is liquidated.[75]

Year 10 Day 60

Voragga Zuuma and Tobbo Nokko form the Hutt Cartel, the spiritual successor of the Council.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hutt Council - Angobba Desilijic Lucar (Archived)
  2. Hutt Council - Ollo Shan (Archived)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hutt Council - Kavvel the Hutt (Archived)
  4. GNS: "New leader for Hutt Council!" - Year 5 Day 140
  5. GNS: "New leader for Hutt Council!" - Year 5 Day 140
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 GNS: "The Hutt Council" - Year 3 Day 81 (Archived)
  7. Holocron Article: Timeline - Year 5 (Archived)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Bounty Hunter Alliance - Raan Jodus (Archived)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Hutt Council - Leader: Angobba - Year 3 Day 265 (Archived)
  10. Hutt Council - Leader: Ollo Shan - Year 4 Day 53 (Archived)
  11. Hutt Council - Leader: Kavvel the Hutt - Year 4 Day 357 (Archived)
  12. - Year 4 Day 53 (Archived)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 GNS: "Massacre on Bralvadir" - Year 3 Day 235 (Archived)
  14. GNS: "The League of Trade" - Year 3 Day 234 (Archived)
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 GNS: "Receiving a Prisoner" - Year 3 Day 243 (Archived)
  16. Famous Hutts - Year 3 Day 14 (Archived)
  17. Famous Hutts - Korga (Archived)
  18. Interview with Dante Wehr: "I was a long-serving Imperial member at the point in time, around four years. My day job was the Imperial Army but I had ties to Imperial Intelligence. ISB looks after internal affairs while II is the external apparatus of Empire. As a result I reported to II but directly to Charon if needed. I cannot remember much about the incident but I would of served as the liaison between the Hutts and Empire for this matter and negotiated what the conveyed what the Hutts requested and responded with the Empire's position. I wasn't involved directly in the handover and don't remember what happened afterwards. Those were dark days as Charon was forcibly replaced. I don't know the politics afterwards as I resigned in protest as did most of the officer corps. Entire military units deserted. As I said, I resigned from the Empire in Year 4 and didn't return until Year 11. The Hutts were good allies of the Empire and stood by Charon. They were punished later on by Vodo if they stupid enough to stick with the Empire still. Imperial relations with the Hutts were good and allowed us to maintain control of the Tatoo system with minimal Imperial forces. I don't recall how the Council worked but I do remember we worked closely together and regularly shared intelligence and coordinated strategy in the galaxy."
  19. 19.0 19.1 Dante Wehr - Imperial Archives (Biography)
  20. Interview with Jennifer Dreighton: "The Dark Empire's policy regarding the Hutt Council was quite simple. They were an alien group and siding with the Galactic Empire. They were an excellent case to stress how the Dark Empire saw the Galactic Empire as weak and not true to Imperial standards."
  21. 21.0 21.1 GNS: "Dark Empire Press Release" - Year 3 Day 101 (Archived)
  22. GNS: "The Endless Babble of The Dark Empire" - Year 3 Day 102 (Archived)
  23. 23.0 23.1 GNS: "A Denunciation From Your Emperor" - Year 3 Day 102 (Archived)
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 GNS: "Hostages" - Year 3 Day 184 (Archived)
  25. GNS: "Regarding Serj and the terrorists he had held hostage" - Year 3 Day 187 (Archived)
  26. Interview with Frollo the White: "I don't remember where Serj Seinwill captured me. The how is basically how it was described in the GNS post. I was ordered to board a ship by my superior and the pilot turned out to be a traitor. But since at the time I was quite unimportant, I was quickly released. I never had anything to do with Kuraine. I worked for the Jedi Praxium at the time. And Serj Seinwill has been plotting to overthrow almost everybody, so it wouldn't surprise me."
  27. GNS: "Release of a Hostage" - Year 3 Day 185 (Archived)
  28. GNS: "Hostage Situation" - Year 3 Day 185 (Archived)
  29. GNS: "Demands" - Year 3 Day 186 (Archived)
  30. GNS: "United Trade Federation Response to Hostage Situation" - Year 3 Day 186 (Archived)
  31. GNS: "Order stands against Criminals" - Year 3 Day 186 (Archived)
  32. GNS: "StarVengers Response To Situation" - Year 3 Day 187 (Archived)
  33. GNS: "Regarding Serj and the Terrorists He Has Held Hostage" - Year 3 Day 187 (Archived)
  34. 34.0 34.1 GNS: "Supreme Chancellor Escapes" - Year 3 Day 200 (Archived)
  35. GNS: "Comments and Opinions" - Year 3 Day 203 (Archived)
  36. GNS: "Dargon's Escape" - Year 3 Day 201 (Archived)
  37. 37.0 37.1 GNS: "Execution of the Enemy of the People" - Year 3 Day 357 (Archived)
  38. 38.0 38.1 GNS: "The State of Tatoo" - Year 3 Day 200 (Archived)
  39. GNS: "The Chimaera Order: Fighting for Freedom" - Year 3 Day 213 (Archived)
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 GNS: "Hutt Council Tatooine Administration" - Year 3 Day 201 (Archived)
  41. GNS: "Tatooine" - Year 3 Day 204 (Archived)
  42. GNS: "New Arrest Warrants: Chimaera Order and Associates" - Year 3 Day 212 (Archived)
  43. 43.0 43.1 GNS: "Tatooine Update" - Year 3 Day 213 (Archived)
  44. GNS: "Death of Chancellor Green Devil" - Year 3 Day 213 (Archived)
  45. GNS: "More terrorism" - Year 3 Day 213 (Archived)
  46. 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 GNS: "Blue Sabre Transportation" - Year 3 Day 203 (Archived)
  47. GNS: "Sterik Hasger's Reply to Lord Knyte" - Year 3 Day 207 (Archived)
  48. 48.0 48.1 GNS: "Sterik's Return" - Year 3 Day 202 (Archived)
  49. GNS: "Dark Empire Destroys Blue Sabre Transportation" - Year 3 Day 201 (Archived)
  50. GNS: "The True Story of Blue Sabre Transportation" - Year 3 Day 218 (Archived)
  51. Corellian Transport Services - History (Year 12)
  52. GNS: "Confirmation" - Year 3 Day 147 (Archived)
  53. GNS: "War Against Terrorism" - Year 3 Day 147 (Archived)
  54. GNS: "Recent Bombing" - Year 3 Day 236 (Archived)
  55. GNS: "Black Sun Fiasco" - Year 3 Day 240 (Archived)
  56. GNS: "Black Sun Military Operation" - Year 3 Day 241 (Archived)
  57. GNS: "A Day of Justice" - Year 3 Day 253 (Archived)
  58. GNS: "The Hutts Mistake" - Year 3 Day 240 (Archived)
  59. GNS: "A Terrorist Sentenced" - Year 3 Day 252 (Archived)
  60. GNS: "Aurora Technologies and the Hutts" - Year 3 Day 276 (Archived)
  61. GNS: "Imperial Justice and Slug Greed" - Year 3 Day 254 (Archived)
  62. GNS: "Dargon's Return" - Year 3 Day 254 (Archived)
  63. GNS: "Larkins Resign From Falleen Federation" - Year 3 Day 354 (Archived)
  64. GNS: "In Other News..." - Year 4 Day 40 (Archived)
  65. GNS: "Forever Departure" - Year 4 Day 43 (Archived)
  66. GNS: "Qel Dar's Retirement" - Year 4 Day 61 (Archived)
  67. GNS: "A New Dawn" - Year 3 Day 218 (Archived)
  68. GNS: "Gently into the Darkness of Space" - Year 3 Day 220 (Archived)
  69. GNS: "Shocking chain of events leads to Hutts death" - Year 5 Day 294
  70. GNS: "Hutt Council/Aurora Technologies Agreement" - Year 3 Day 181 (Archived)
  71. GNS: "Aurora Technologies and the Hutts" - Year 3 Day 276 (Archived)
  72. GNS: "New leader for Hutt Council!" - Year 5 Day 140
  73. GNS: "New leader for Hutt Council!" - Year 5 Day 140
  74. GNS: "Shocking chain of events leads to Hutts death" - Year 5 Day 294
  75. GNS: "Hutt Council goes bankrupt!" - Year 5 Day 347


Second Galactic Civil War
Belligerents
Rebel Alliance

Rebel Alliance

Other Anti-Imperial

Blue Star Dominion · The Antarian Rangers and Galactic Alliance-ARK- · The Invid Order · Jedi Order · The Resistance · TIEFE · Rogue Squadron · Triumvirate Coalition)

Imperial Union

Black Sun · Galactic Empire · The Faerytail Family · Tresario Star Kingdom

Imperial Union-aligned

CorSec

Galactic Concordiate

Aurodium Legion · Mandalore · Tion Hegemony

Galactic Concordiate-aligned

The Wraiths

Shadow Dominion

Zann Consortium · Biotech

Battles and Conflicts
Major Conflicts

Adlentar · Alderaan · Bacta Wars · Berchest · Beta · Churnis · Corellia · Dellalt · Dostra · Dressel · Hosnian · Kashyyyk · 2nd Krmar II · Meridian · N'zoth · Sacorria · 1st Tatooine · 2nd Tatooine · Trellen

Major Hostile Takeovers

Takeover of The Antarian Rangers (Y9 D221 - Y10 D341) · Corporate Sector Authority Nationalisation (Y5 D139 - Y10 D102) · Takeover of the New Republic

Wars of the Galaxy

Black Sun Crisis (Y3 D53 - Y3 D293) · Cron Conflict (Y11 D64 - D297) · First Imperial Civil War (Y-2 - Y0) · Second Imperial Civil War (Y1 D307 - Y3 D290) · Third Imperial Civil War (Y6 D318 - Y10 D160) · Fourth Imperial Civil War (Y11 D291)

Related Wars

Outer Rim War (Y7 - Present Day) · Mandalorian Civil War (Y16 D35 - Present Day)