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| * Vir Calder
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| * Wanderlust
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| * Sojourner
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| * Shadowstone
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| * Battle of Berchest
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| * Battle of Beta
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| * Vinsoth
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| * Altisian Jedi Order Lightsaber Instructor Droid
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| VIR CALDER
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| http://holocron.swcombine.com/wiki/Vir_Calder
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| {{Infobox Character
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| |image = [[File:VirCalderProfileY21.jpg]]
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| | name = Vir Calder
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| | born = Year -45 Day 113, Fondor
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| | gender = Male
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| | race = [[Human]]
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| | affiliation = [[Ternion Corps]] (Year 21 to Present)
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| | prior affiliation = [[Galactic Republic]] (Year -27 to -3)<br />[[Galactic Empire]] (Year -3 to 4)<br />[[Bando Gora]] & [[Order of the One Sith]] (Year 20 to 21)
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| Vir Calder, a career military officer, is best known for his former role as a high ranking advisor to Emperor J. Charon. Currently, he is the commanding officer of Ternion Corps, a Clone Wars veteran association that has gradually activated new front line combat units with a fresh birthing of Clone soldiers.
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| ==Early Life in the Republic==
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| Vir Calder was born in Year -45 on the world of Fondor. His father, Tao Calder, a spacecraft mechanic and an immigrant from Tatooine, passed away when his son was about five years of age. His mother Nim, née Favron, a native of Fondor, was employed as a greeter at the main planetary spaceport. Calder's mother insisted on providing Calder as much education as she could provide. When higher education demanded more funding than her means, Calder enlisted in the military. Following his father's footsteps, he was trained as a spacecraft mechanic and served with the Navy. Upon the completion of a rigorous officer's training program designed for promising enlisted personnel, he became one of the rare enlisted men to be sent to the Military Academy of Carida for his eventual commissioning as an officer. Subsequent promotions came slowly while the galaxy enjoyed peace, and Calder tended to be assigned to backwater bases where his name was unlikely to appear on the reports for superiors in important positions. Nevertheless, he continued to learn continuously, the habit that his mother instilled in him from a young age. He took part in various training programs that the [[Galactic Republic]] military offered its junior officers, including flight training. Two decades later, when tensions with Separatists heightened, demands of war placed the aging officer in an unlikely place, the cockpit of a starfighter, to fend off an unexpected Separatist raid. Now recognized for his previously unidentified talents, he was whisked away to command a task force of freighters, followed by the command of a frigate. As the Galactic Republic transitioned into the Galactic Empire, he continued his career in the Imperial Navy.
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| ==The Empire==
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| It was in the early days of the [[Galactic Empire]] that Vir Calder met an ambitious fellow mid-level naval officer named [[J. Charon]] and the two quickly formed a friendship, exchanging thoughts on everything from leadership theories to the best place for a casual meal on Coruscant. As Charon's career growth crossed into the realm of politics, Calder took a different direction after being named a naval liaison officer to Imperial Research Development (IRD). When the directorship of IRD became available, Emperor [[Trey Connel]] personally promoted Calder to the rank of vice admiral, jumping several grades, to put him in that vacant position. Calder's work with IRD was largely classified, but he was generally credited as the officer that enabled naval engineers working for him to make several technological advancements, including bolstering the hyperspeed of at least one [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer]] significantly.
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| In Year 2, Charon came to power as the Emperor. Needing people he could trust, Charon made Calder the military governor of Fakir Sector (home of IRD) and an Advisor to the Throne, all the while still the Director of IRD. It was around this time that rumors began circulating that Calder's work with IRD, with Charon's direct involvement, was slowly turning into the occult. Among Calder's last accomplishments under Emperor Charon's reign was a successful defense against a Rebel [[Battle of Berchest|raid on Berchest]], capital of Fakir Sector, in Year 4.
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| When Emperor Charon abdicated, Calder submitted his letter of resignation to allow the incoming Emperor, Greyson Uebles, full freedom to appoint a new candidate for this High Command position. The new Emperor chose to retain him in a ceremony taken place on Coruscant.
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| Calder's career with the Empire came to an abrupt end shortly after. He returned to Berchest on Year 4 Day 273, visited the main IRD research station, and took an IRD-modified YT-510 shuttle entrusted to his department by [[Matrel Byden]] from the station down to the surface. Calder's long time aides who had met him on the surface reported that his demeanors deviated noticeably from the norm, becoming uncharacteristically frazzled and unreasonably demanding. He ordered the immediate re-equipping the shuttle with extra fuel tanks, ready to take off as soon as possible, and without additional crew. Calder personally piloted the shuttle to the Imperial Star Destroyer [[Shadowstone]] orbiting above Berchest, where a private droid army (later found to be funded by the Falleen Federation) had just wrested control of the ship from Imperial personnel. Calder was never seen again.
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| When Falleen Federation intelligence officers studied the vast amounts of recorded video from surviving battle droids, Calder was only seen twice, both long before the Battle of Beta. In a corridor off of the docking bay, he walked straight toward the droid which had recorded the video, nearly walking into it as if he did not realize the droid was there. As the droid stepped aside, it recorded an impossible glow of red in Calder's eyes. The study into the droid's logs failed to conclude why the droid yielded to Calder, rather than stopping and interrogating him. Then, another droid patrolling the ship recorded Calder, again with the inhuman red glow, mumbling to himself while closing the hatch of the YT-510 shuttle, and the shuttle undocked from the Shadowstone moment after the star destroyer exited hyperspace in Falleen space. This second droid raised his blaster rifle at the closing shuttle hatch, but it would find the blaster mysteriously bent, thus failing to fire.
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| The Empire assumed Calder played a leading role in the loss of Shadowstone. Falleen records and narratives of those involved in the subsequent combat aboard the ship, however, did not name Calder as a participant.
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| ==Disappearance and Return==
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| Vir Calder was not seen between Year 4 Day 273 and Year 19. A freelance intelligence network identified the modified YT-510 shuttle at a refueling station far in the galactic northeast in Year 19, and promptly reported this sighting to the Empire. This was followed by an anonymous tip of a resident of Lorahns System that Calder had met with a former Imperial comrade, [[SyberJedi]], by then the leader of the [[Jedi Order]]. Several months later, he was spotted at the world of [[Malastare]], this time in the company of [[Con Semper]], and appeared to have made Malastare his home. Although 15 years had elapsed since his disappearance, it was said that Calder did not appeared to have aged. His peers at Bando Gora later claimed that Calder did not age due to the effect of time dilation from prolonged faster-than-light hyperspace travel with IRD-modified YT-510 shuttle, but this claim could not be substantiated.
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| ==Bando Gora / Order of the One Sith==
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| In Year 20, Con Semper joined [[Bando Gora]], which was later renamed the [[Order of the One Sith]], and Vir Calder followed. It was at Bando Gora that Calder revealed that he had been a Force Sensitive individual, and that he had been honing his skills in the Force under the tutelage of Semper. Calder held a number of command positions in the Bando Gora/One Sith military organization, and was granted the title of the Fist of the Dark Lord by [[Darin Byrch]]. Shortly after, after a lightsaber duel with Semper, he was made Darth Azymus.
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| When the One Sith was betrayed from within and fell apart, Calder, Semper, and Semper's wife [[Areagla Loomis]] decided to seek a new venture together with the Ternion Corps.
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| ==Ternion Corps==
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| The name [[Ternion Corps]] dated back to the early stages of the Clone Wars. After the end of the war, the various units of the corps formed their own veteran associations, but most of them remained loosely connected to each other. Uncharacteristically, the camaraderie passed down to the children and grandchildren of the veterans, officers and enlisted alike. Membership grew, and the veteran associations began to merge, and the Ternion Corps name began to return. The local chapter of the Ternion Corps at Malastare, the veteran association of the Malastare Rifles Regiment, was one of the leading groups within the umbrella organization.
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| Vir Calder came in contact with the Malastare Rifles and quickly struck a fast friendship with the semi-nomadic para-military group that hired itself out as mercenaries while upholding the proud history of their Clone and non-Clone forefathers. Calder, who as a mechanic worked with Clone pilots and crews during the war (though none of whom were Ternion Corps members), felt at home with this merry group, and these Dugs and Clone descendents respected Calder for his service during the war and for his experience as an Imperial flag officer. When a particularly challenging job resulted in the untimely death of the leader and deputies of the group, Malastare Rifles members unanimously elected Calder as its new leader. When Calder followed Semper to Bando Gora, the Malastare Rifles opted to follow Calder to Venaari. Coincidentally, Semper, also a Clone Wars veteran, had served with Ternion Corps's 105th Armored Division. With Semper being Calder's Master in the Force, it in turn gave Calder greater influence across the Ternion Corps local chapters.
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| Thus, when the Order of the One Sith collapsed and the trio of Vir Calder, Con Semper, and Areagla Loomis sought company with Ternion Corps, its members welcomed them as their leaders.
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| With the assistance of capable deputies, Calder began to expand the nascent production facilities that he inherited from past Ternion Corps projects. Meanwhile, through House Arkoh, which Con Semper was the head of, Ternion Corps received a second birthing of Clone Troopers using the original genetic template. Later joined by [[Zal Ragath]], these four survivors of the One Sith debacle began to truly revive the Ternion Corps name.
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| ==Personal Life==
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| Vir Calder is known as a droid enthusiast. While in the Empire, Emperor Charon frequently gifted Calder droids on special occasions. In Year 3, for example, on Calder's birthday, the Emperor gave him a pair of [[Droideka]] and a [[Battle Droid]] squad; these droids remained in Calder's collection to this date, serving as his personal bodyguards. In more recent years, he had been seen scouring various markets for rare droids; rumor had it that he had acquired at least one of every model of droids ever manufactured, or he was close to accomplishing such a feat. In Year 20, Semper and Loomis presented Calder with several hundred security and military droids.
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| Calder calls a modernized [[Arquitens Light Cruiser]] home. The [[Wanderlust]], as he named it, saw combat during the Clone Wars and became into his possession as military surplus after the war's end. While the military-grade communications and sensors systems stayed in place, most of the interior troop facilities were eliminated during the overhaul that Calder oversaw personally. According to Calder's own admission, a number of luxurious creature comforts were added for his own enjoyment, but the bulk of the interior spaces gained during the overhaul were transformed into droid shops and droid storage facilities. Other than Calder himself, very few sentients are allowed aboard the Wanderlust, as Calder prefers the company of droids and distrusts most others. The docking bay hosts the two small ships Calder typically uses as his personal transports, the YT-510 shuttle [[Sojourner]] and the ETA-2 Actis-class fighter [[Esprit]].
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| Calder's [[lightsaber]] is among his most prized possessions. Part of the weapon's hilt is made from the tooth of a beast whose species Calder had never revealed to others. A servant who had waited on Calder at Venaari commented that it appeared to be a [[Krayt dragon]] tooth.
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| WANDERLUST
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| | width="31%" valign="top" | '''Galactic Registry ID'''
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| | width="69%" | 325811
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| | width="31%" valign="top" | '''Production Date'''
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| | width="69%" | [[Year 14]]
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| | width="69%" | Light Cruiser
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| | width="69%" | [[Arquitens Light Cruiser|Arquitens]]
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| | width="31%" valign="top" | '''Owner'''
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| | width="69%" | [[Vir Calder]]
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| The Arquitens-class Light Cruiser Judicious was originally a ship belonging to the Republic Navy. She saw action in a number of small engagements during the Clone Wars. After the rise of the Galactic Empire, deemed surplus, she was sold into the civilian market, where she was used to escort heavy freighters carrying precious cargo through systems where Imperial security was deemed inadequate. In Year 14, it was retired from service due to age. She was purchased by a shadowy holding company registered in Hutt Space, which put the ship through a complete overhaul, using parts scavenged from several other Arquitens light cruisers. The overhaul work was so extensive that Hutt Space authorities treated her as a brand new ship, striking the Galactic Registry IDs of the original ship and all ships used for parts, and issuing a new Galactic Registry ID for Judicious.
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| In Year 19, Judicious was sold to [[Vir Calder]], who renamed the ship Wanderlust. Using a workforce consisted entirely of droids, Calder modified the ship by removing nearly all crew berths, replacing them with droid maintenance and storage facilities. The ship currently serves as Calder's home. In Year 20, she was repainted in colors reminiscent of the Republic Navy, and was given the emblems of the [[Ternion Corps]]. She is currently registered at the Chev Spaceport on the planet of [[Vinsoth]] in the [[Quelii]] Sector. She is regularly seen at the Ternion Corps training grounds at Umalor on Vinsoth.
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| SOJOURNER
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| | width="69%" | [[Year 3]]
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| | width="69%" | Passenger Shuttle
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| | width="69%" | [[Vir Calder]]<br>[[Imperial Security Bureau|ISB]] (previous)
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| | width="69%" | [[Shadowstone Affair]]
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| The YT-510 passenger shuttle now known as the Sojourner was initially purchased by Imperial Security Bureau chief [[Matrel Byden]] in Year 3 and given to an unnamed agent for an assignment deep in Rebel territory. Upon the completion of the unspecified mission in late Year 3, the ship returned to Imperial space, and since she could not be used by ISB again, Byden restored the ship to a near-new condition and gifted the ship to [[Vir Calder]], the head of Imperial Research and Development. The ship was rumored to have been worked on extensively by IRD engineers while Calder led the department. On Year 4 Day 273, Calder piloted the shuttle, bearing the name Coronal Dancer at that time, out of his flagship Imperial Star Destroyer [[Shadowstone]]; the shuttle was to disappear for the subsequent 15 years.
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| In year 19, a customs officer secretly working with a underground intelligence network sighted a YT-510 shuttle refueling in the Northern Outer Rim, and it was eventually discovered that the ship, carrying the name Sojourner, was indeed the Coronal Dancer that was last seen in Year 4. The ship appeared to be in an impossibly pristine condition despite its age, and that description seemed to apply to Calder as well.
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| The Sojourner remains in Calder's possession to date. She is currently registered at the Chev Spaceport on the planet of [[Vinsoth]] in the [[Quelii]] Sector. She is regularly seen flying in and out of the [[Ternion Corps]] training grounds at Umalor on Vinsoth.
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| SHADOWSTONE
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| http://holocron.swcombine.com/wiki/Shadowstone
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| |name = ''Shadowstone''
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| |image =[[File:ImpStarDestroyer.jpg|300px|]]
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| |class = [[:Category:Capital Ships|Capital]]
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| |type = [[Imperial Star Destroyer]]
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| |modifications = Upgraded Hyperspeed<br />Upgraded Shield Rating
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| |date of manufacture = Unknown
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| |affiliation = [[Alex Tylger]] (Previous Owner)<br />[[Roan Axios]]
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| |events = The Shadowstone Affair
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| '''''Shadowstone''''' was an [[Imperial Star Destroyer]] commissioned into service in Year 3 as flagship of the Fakir Sector Fleet. Vice Admiral [[Vir Calder]] broke his flag on this ship during the commissioning ceremony. In late Year 3, it became the first Star Destroyer to receive a the upgraded hyperspeed developed by engineers of the Imperial Research and Development, which was a department headed by Calder.
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| Shadowstone was involved in the [[Rebel raid on the Berchest system|Battle of Berchest]] in mid-Year 4 and the [[Shadowstone Affair]] later in the same year. In the latter action, [[Keir Santage]], [[Finn Setanta]] and [[Squall Chitose]], working in the employment of King [[Eldrik Kuraine]] of the [[Falleen Federation]], wrested control of the ship from the Empire. Santage presented the ship to King Kuraine, who then turned and gifted the vessel to Hapan officer [[Alex Tylger]]. Subsequent history of the ship became unclear. It was rumored that Shadowstone was later given by King Alex to [[Roan Axios]].
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| The lost of Shadowstone by the Empire directly led to the [[Battle of Beta|punitive expedition to the Beta System]].
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| BATTLE OF BERCHEST
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| http://holocron.swcombine.com/wiki/Battle_of_Berchest
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| |title = Battle of Berchest
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| |war = Second Galactic Civil War
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| |date = Year 4 Day 126
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| |location = Berchest System
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| |result = Imperial Victory
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| |attackers = [[Rebel Alliance]]
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| |defenders = [[Galactic Empire]]
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| |attacking commanders = Unknown
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| |defending commanders = [[Vir Calder]]
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| |attacker strength = One Mon Calamari Cruiser<br />Several support ships<br />X-Wing and Y-Wing starfighters
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| |defender strength = One Imperial Star Destroyer<br />Several support ships<br />TIE starfighters
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| |attacker casualties = Two corvettes<br />Several starfighters
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| |defender casualties = Many starfighters
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| The Berchest System was the seat of the Fakir Sector and housed the headquarters of Imperial Research and Development. The two positions of Moff of the sector and head of IRD were both held by [[Vir Calder]].
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| On Year 4 Day 123, Emperor [[J. Charon]] relayed to Calder that Imperial Intelligence had intercepted Rebel communications on an impending raid on Berchest. While it was unclear whether the main objective of the raid was Imperial defenses or IRD facilities, Calder was ordered to center the system fleet around the main IRD research station.
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| Three days later, on Year 4 Day 126, Rebel raiders dropped out of hyperspace at the edge of Berchest System. The opening stage of the battle saw Imperial TIE Fighters becoming entangled with Rebel X-Wings and Y-Wings. The TIEs suffered very heavy casualties from concussion missiles, but enough survived to pose danger to the Y-Wings, forcing them to break formation. As the capital ships got in range with each other and the space in-between become littered with blasts, sensor crew aboard [[Shadowstone]], flagship of of the Fakir Sector Fleet, detected two shuttles departing a Rebel Mon Calamari cruiser. The shuttles headed directly for the IRD station, thus making clear that the station was indeed a Rebel objective. Calder transmitted an encrypted order to the station, and a freighter, apparently already loaded and ready to depart, took off from the station and entered hyperspace. The Rebel shuttles, presumably occupied by commandos, were destroyed before they were able to reach the station. The destruction of these two shuttles did not immediately end the engagement, but the weight of turbolasers from the Shadowstone and other support ships wore down the Rebel cruiser, leading to the cruiser's eventual escape into hyperspace. Belatedly realizing that he had failed to pre-emptively seal off the escape route, Calder ordered the sector fleet to give chase, but the fleet could only take down two corvettes which were already damaged during the raid.
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| The Imperial forces lost many starfighter pilots, but the larger ships emerged nearly unharmed. The Rebels lost two corvettes and several starfighters.
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| Imperial reinforcements arrived in less than 24 hours from a neighboring system to guard against a second wave of the attack, which did not materialize.
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| BATTLE OF BETA
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| | title = Battle of Beta
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| | war = [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]]
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| | image = [[Image:FuzzBeta.jpg|335px]]
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| | date = [[Year 4|Year 4 Day 338]] — [[Year 5|Year 5 Day 8]]
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| | location = [[The galaxy|Beta system]]
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| | result = Decisive Imperial victory
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| | attackers = [[Image:Imperial Logo Small.png|30px|link=Galactic Empire]] [[Image:Sith_Order_Emblem_Round.png|32px|link=Order of the Sith]] [[Image:Blue Sabre Transportation Emblem Round Year 4.png|30px|link=Blue Sabre Transportation]]<br />[[Galactic Empire]]<br />[[Order of the Sith]]<br />[[Blue Sabre Transportation]]
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| | defenders = [[Image:Falleen_Federation_Emblem_Small.png|30px|link=Falleen Federation]] [[Image:Rebel Alliance Emblem Year 8.png|30px|link=Rebel Alliance]] [[Image:Loronar Security Emblem Year 1.png|30px|link=Loronar Security]]<br />[[Falleen Federation]]<br />[[Rebel Alliance]]<br />[[Loronar Security]]
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| | attacking commanders = Emperor [[Greyson Uebles]]<br />Executor [[Jennifer Dreighton]]<br />Lord [[Vodo Bonias]]<br />Grand Admiral [[Black Lodge]]<br />Brigadier General [[Durand]]<br />Commodore [[Daelin Zerk]]
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| | defending commanders = King [[Eldrik Kuraine]] <br />Prince [[Tholin Dur'aak]]<br />Prince [[Jace Meridan]] <br />Lord Admiral [[Bisz Aldaris]]<br />Lord Commander [[Zechs Darius]]<br />Supreme Commander [[Avatar Voidrunner|Ava'taar]]
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| | attacker strength = [[Super Star Destroyer|SSD]] ''[[Sovereign]]''<ref name="Beta System Cleansed"/> (flagship)<br />9 [[Star Destroyers]]<br />3 [[Imperial Army|Imperial Army Battalions]]
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| | defender strength = [[Imperial Star Destroyer|ISD]] ''[[Shadowstone]]''<ref name="Empire in Error">[http://web.archive.org/web/20050122084758/http://www.swcombine.com/community/news/gnsarchive.php?display=2&postID=181&category=20 GNS: "Empire In Error" - Year 5 Day 21]</ref> (flagship)<br />''[[Libra]]'' (battle station)<br />[[Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser|Dreadnaught-class Cruisers]]
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| | attacker casualties = Minor casualties<br />[[Jace Meridan]] <small>("triple-crossed")</small>
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| | defender casualties = Kuraine and his consort killed<br />
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| ''[[Libra]]'' station destroyed<br />Prince Tholin Dur'aak exiled<br />
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| 103 million<ref name="Empire in Error"/> to 1.5 billion civilians<ref name="Beta System Cleansed"/>
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| {{Quote
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| |quote = May the Dark Side have mercy on them, for we won't...
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| |person = [[Greyson Uebles|Emperor Greyson Uebles of the Galactic Empire]], [http://web.archive.org/web/20050121213301/http://www.swcombine.com/community/news/gnsarchive.php?display=2&postID=164&category=20 ''"Beta System Cleansed"'' - Year 5 Day 12]}}
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| The '''Battle of Beta''', also known as '''Operation Morning Thunder''', '''Operation Beta''', and the '''Beta Campaign''', was a major battle in the ongoing [[Galactic Civil War]] in which [[Emperor]] [[Greyson Uebles]]' [[Galactic Empire]] grappled with King [[Eldrik Kuraine]]'s [[Falleen Federation]] and its allies for control of the [[Beta]] system (later renamed by astral cartographers as the [[Loronar]] system). Occurring between [[Year 4|Year 4 Day 338]] and [[Year 5|Year 5 Day 8]], the engagement was one of the largest invasions in the recorded annals of warfare with a number of famous military leaders involved in the fray. Many [[:Category:Battle of Beta veterans|veterans of the battle]] would later become notable figures in [[History of the Galaxy|galactic history]].
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| An uncharted system, [[Beta]] was first discovered by the Empire during its unsuccessful search for former [[Grand Admiral]] [[Gorn Veynom]]. The system later became a Falleen stronghold and a defiant symbol of King Kuraine's expanding hegemony. Circa [[Year 4]], Kuraine enticed Imperial officers in the Fakir Sector to defect to the Falleen kingdom, resulting in the Empire losing the [[Imperial Star Destroyer]] ''[[Shadowstone]]''. The [[Shadowstone Affair]] provoked the Imperial High Command to mobilize their forces and to invade the Beta system with a colossal strike-force commanded by [[Grand Admiral]] [[Black Lodge]]. Prior to this planned invasion, they were contacted by Prince [[Tholin Dur'aak]], a disgruntled Falleen noble, who offered to betray Kuraine.
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| Thus, shortly before the actual battle occurred, King Kuraine and his consort [[Kalina Ulaeri]] were slain by three masked Sith assassins — [[Adric Simms]], [[Thraken Solo]], and [[Locus|Rurouni Locus]] — while aboard the ''Shadowstone'''s bridge due to clandestine assistance from Dur'aak.<ref name="Empire in Error"/> With Kuraine assassinated, the Empire moved to secure the Beta system. Attacking in two separate waves, the [[Super Star Destroyer]] ''[[Sovereign]]'', nine Imperial Star Destroyers, and a variety of escort ships exited hyperspace to match their strength against the defense forces of the Falleen Federation and, its ally, [[Supreme Commander]] [[Avatar Voidrunner|Ava'taar Vird'rnnaa]]'s [[Rebel Alliance]]. Ultimately, Lord Admiral [[Bisz Aldaris]] of the [[Falleen Federation|Falleen Navy]] could not stem the tide of invading Imperial vessels and undertook a strategic withdrawal from the system.<ref name="Empire in Error"/> Now in uncontested control of the battlefield, the Imperial forces emerged victorious and with minimal losses. The massive Falleen Federation-controlled space station ''[[Libra]]'' was subsequently obliterated, and the entire populations of Ul Yanin and Ulrike were allegedly exterminated by the [[Imperial Army]] commanded by Brigadier General [[Durand|Durand Somerville]].<ref name="Beta System Cleansed">[http://web.archive.org/web/20040315175758/http://www.swcombine.com/community/news/gnsarchive.php?display=2&postID=164&category=20 GNS: "Beta System Cleansed" - Year 5 Day 12]</ref>
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| The Battle of Beta remains infamous to this day for its marked disregard for civilian casualties. Its aftermath, in which the Empire conducted a systematic extermination of life-forms on the planets Ul Yanin and Ulrike, resulted in disputed casualties ranging from 103 million<ref name="Empire in Error"/> to 1.5 billion sentient beings.<ref name="Beta System Cleansed"/> Overall, the demise of the Falleen monarch, his unforeseen betrayal by a revered Falleen noble, the Imperial conquest of the Beta system, the fiery destruction of the prized ''Libra'' battle station, and the heinous genocide of defenseless Falleen colonists made the conflict a defining moment in the early years of the galactic civil war.
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| ==Conflict Origins==
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| [[Image:Eldrik Kuraine Portrait.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Eldrik Kuraine]]]]
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| An uncharted system, [[Beta]] was first discovered during the search for the legendary former Grand Admiral [[Gorn Veynom]] whose disappearance into the [[Unknown Regions]] precipitated the [[Second Imperial Civil War]]. At that time, the Beta system contained two keys planets, [[Ul Yanin]] and [[Ulrike]], as well as the battle-station ''[[Libra]]''. With an estimated three billion Falleens on the main planet of Ul Yanin, the Beta system was regarded as the symbolic stronghold of King [[Eldrik Kuraine]]'s Falleen Federation.
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| Prior to his coronation as monarch, Kuraine had been the affluent director of [[Astralwerks Engineering]] and [[Loronar Security]]. At that time, Tholin Dur'aak was sovereign of the Federation and believed that Kuraine's vast wealth would increase the financial stability of the impoverished kingdom. As a result, Dur'aak abdicated and appointed Kuraine as his heir. Kuraine wed Dur'aak's daughter [[Kalina Ulaeri]] and, in this manner, Kuraine's considerable fortune was incorporated into the Federation. However, following Kuraine's coronation on [[Year 4|Year 4 Day 72]],<ref name="Coronation">[http://web.archive.org/web/20030220233206/http://www.nexus-gfx.com/~FFNet/ Falleen Federation - News Feed] (Archived)</ref> the relationship between Dur'aak and Kuraine became acrimonious. Dur'aak accused Kuraine of elevating his own supporters — such as [[Squall Chitose]], [[Bisz Aldaris]], and [[Mizuno Ryu]]<ref name="Mizuno Ryu"/> — to key positions within the kingdom and he denounced Kuraine for engaging in provocative actions towards the Empire.
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| Circa [[Year 4]], King [[Eldrik Kuraine]] of the [[Falleen Federation]] conspired with would-be Imperial defectors, a blame generally placed on Moff [[Vir Calder]], to steal the modified [[Imperial Star Destroyer|Imperial Class Star Destroyer]] ''[[Shadowstone]]'' from the [[Imperial Navy]]. According to records later presented by the Empire, Calder misappropriated Imperial funds in order to purchase a large contingent of battle droids, defected to the Falleen kingdom, and brought the prized vessel with him during the [[Shadowstone Affair]].
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| The news of this brazen heist under the Empire's very nose angered the [[Imperial High Command]]. In response, the Imperial High Command assembled on [[Coruscant]] for a top-secret conference. During the subsequent hours of debate, [[Emperor]] [[Greyson Uebles]] decided to undertake a full retaliation against both Kuraine and the Falleen people. At this time, a disturbance in the Force impelled Lord [[Vodo Bonias]], a key Imperial dignitary who had been absent for several months, to interrupt his hermetic meditations on the Dark Side and to return to Coruscant in order to oversee the forthcoming battle.
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| Realizing his meager Falleen forces were no match against the Emperor's legions, Kuraine paid the [[Rebel Alliance]] to assist in the defense of the Beta system. In response, the Alliance dispatched three [[Jedi|Jedi Masters]] — [[Avatar Voidrunner|Ava'taar Vird'rnnaa]], [[Reajiad Nero]], and [[Thies Windu]] — to the Beta system to advise and to rally the outnumbered defenders. The rebels also began preparations to send a fleet under the command of [[Phymp Mindano]]. At the same time, Kuraine informed his officers and followers that he would not lead the battle and instead he would remain aboard the ''Shadowstone'' at an undisclosed location. Kuraine appointed a seasoned [[Mandalorian]] warrior, Lord Commander [[Zechs Darius]], and his subordinates to defend his stronghold against the impending attack of the Imperial war machine.
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| While the Falleen Federation planned the defense of the Beta system, Emperor Uebles, Executor [[Jennifer Dreighton]], [[Adric Simms]] (a.k.a. Darth Knyte), and Vodo Bonias devised a plan to infiltrate Kuraine's flagship, the stolen [[Imperial Star Destroyer]] ''Shadowstone'' and assassinate him. They clandestinely persuaded the disgruntled Falleen prince [[Tholin Dur'aak]] — the former monarch of the Falleen kingdom — and asked him to betray both his homeworld and his people. Believing the Federation and the Alliance had little hope of success against the Empire, Dur'aak agreed to betray Kuraine on the condition that all Falleen personnel, as well as the innocent civilians of Ul Yanin and Ulrike, would be spared.
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| ==Prelude==
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| ===Initial Plans===
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| [[Image:Battle_of_Beta_Inset_Holoprojector_Planets.png|thumb|230px|right|Capturing the planets of [[Ul Yanin]] and [[Ulrike]] was the primary objective in hypothetical battle-plans discussed by Imperial strategists.]]
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| In their preliminary battle plans, Imperial strategists suggested marshaling their forces into a single colossal fleet with only three vessels held in reserve: The [[Victory Star Destroyer I]] ''Darkness'' commanded by [[Crog]], the [[Victory Star Destroyer I]] ''Adjudicator'' commanded by [[Ral Hoffner]], and the [[Carrack/I-class Light Cruiser]] ''Rapier'' commanded by [[Mythrantar]]. Hypothetically, the Imperial battle group was expected to hyper-jump into the system and lure the enemy Y-Wings away from their rally point. This tentative plan involved three waves: The first wave would consist of [[Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing]] vessels (colloquially known as "Cygnus Gunboats") and the second wave would be composed of [[TIE Fighter]]s.
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| In this unrealized plan, this double-wave would provide a fighter screen for the incoming third wave of Imperial capital ships. This fighter screen was to be coordinated by Commodore [[Daelin Zerk]] with Captain [[Dimitri]] as his second-in-command. Behind this fighter screen, a picket line of Carrack cruisers would exit hyperspace in order to intercept proton torpedoes and enemy starfighters that strayed too close. After the picket line, five Victory-class Star Destroyers would follow. When one came under fire, the other ships would pivot and would physically block the incoming attack vector. Behind these five VSDs, the ISD ''Nemesis'' and the VSD ''Malevolence'' would wade into the fray. While developing these battle plans, codenames were assigned to the key targets by the Imperial strategists. The planet Ul Yanin was codenamed "Sebastopol" in Imperial transmissions, and Ulrike designated "Phyrrus."
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| ===A Traitor's Price===
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| [[Image:Tholin Dur'aak Portrait.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tholin Dur'aak]] agreed to betray King [[Eldrik Kuraine]] to the [[Galactic Empire]].]]
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| During this planning phase, Prince Tholin Dur'aak of the [[Falleen Federation]] clandestinely approached Sith Lord Vodo Bonias and stated he would surrender the Federation into the Empire's hands. Dur'aak's unexpected betrayal was motivated by his well-known displeasure with King Kuraine's obstinate refusal to heed his advice and his firm conviction that Kuraine was selfishly jeopardizing the Falleen Federation in order to further his personal vendetta against the Empire that culminated in the theft of the Imperial Star Destroyer ''[[Shadowstone]]''. While Dur'aak did not always concur with the Empire's methods, he feared their martial strength and believed that resistance was futile. As such, Dur'aak graciously offered to provide the Empire with the coordinates of Kuraine and his stolen ship, the ISD ''[[Shadowstone]]''. Although the vessel was in hyperspace, Dur'aak knew its intended destination. According to fragmented records, Vodo Bonias called upon his arcane powers of darkness to open a wormhole and pulled Prince Dur'aak out of his Y-Wing to the command room aboard the VSD ''Widowmaker''.
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| Now an Imperial operative, Dur'aak not only provided the exit coordinates of King Kuraine's vessel, but he also provided sensitive data regarding the strategical deployment of Rebel Alliance's defense forces in the Beta system. He informed Bonias that three famous [[Jedi|Jedi master]]s — [[Avatar Voidrunner|Ava'taar Vird'rnnaa]], [[Reajiad Nero]], and [[Thies Windu]] — were garrisoned aboard the ''Libra'' battle station. To Vodo's delight, Dur'aak also reported that Calder was sequestered aboard the defense station near the planet Ulrike, but those would later be proven to be a false claim, likely manufactured by Dur'aak to please Vodo.
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| Acting upon Dur'aak's information, Bonias devised a covert plan: Utilizing the unholy powers of the Dark Side, he would manifest two wormholes to the ''Shadowstone''. Bonias, Solo, and Locus would enter through one. Admiral Adric Simms would enter the second wormhole with Brigadier General [[Durand]], Major [[Joshua Chamberlain]], and a stormtrooper contingent. While the Sith captured Kuraine and his consort, Simms and [[Imperial Army]] personnel would storm the ship. While discussing this plan, Bonias was adamant that he personally slay Kuraine due to the personal feud existing between Kuraine and himself. In Vodo's mind, Kuraine felt abandoned after Vodo turned his back to him because of his business dealings with [[Felix Darque]]. Once Kuraine was slain, Dur'aak would signal [[Jace Meridan]], commander of the Falleen kingdom's military forces, to sign a treaty with the Empire.
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| [[Image:Battle of Beta Inset Many Informers.png|thumb|260px|left|During the planning phase, the [[Galactic Empire|Empire]] benefited from numerous informants providing intelligence about the [[Falleen]] defenses.]]
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| As payment for his treachery, Jace Meridan asked that he be bequeathed all of Kuraine's property except for his credits. Kuraine's credits would be confiscated and invested into [[Cloud City]] — the Imperial mining company — and [[Blue Sabre Transportation]]. The Federation would arrest Vir Calder at the station and withdraw their forces from the Beta system. They would lower the defenses of the ''Libra'' station and allow Imperial forces to storm the bastion. The Empire would dispatch a force of 10,000 shock troops to Ul Yanin and lay waste to everything in sight including Lady General [[Mia DeMornay]]'s [[Loronar Security]] which was headquartered on the planet's surface.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030823063123/http://www.swcombine.com/cmg/cmginfo.php?category_id=1&cmg=Loronar+Security Loronar Security - Description] (Archived)</ref>
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| Vodo insisted that two Lancer Frigates should be transported via Blue Sabre Transportation to the edge of the Beta system to provide the Empire with support against the incoming Rebel Alliance forces. He anticipated the Alliance would be shocked by the betrayal of the Falleen troops and the rebels would find themselves alone, surprised, and outnumbered. The Imperial Navy would then swarm [[Phymp Mindano]]'s rebel fleet while the Army would conduct mop-up operations on the two worlds. In the long run, most of Bonias' plan did not come to fruition as unfolding events considerably altered both the timeline and plans for the battle.
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| ===A Dark Conspiracy===
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| [[Image:Battle of Beta Inset Sith.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Sith]] cabal and Prince [[Tholin Dur'aak]] discuss the imminent murder of King [[Eldrik Kuraine]] and his consort.]]
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| Once Tholin had been wormholed aboard the Star Destroyer ''Widowmaker'', the assembled Imperial Command Staff began outlining the proposed operation to assassinate Falleen monarch. The mission itself was dubbed "Operation Witching Hour." It was agreed that, upon the ghastly death of Kuraine at the hands of Sith, Tholin and Jace Meridan would order the Falleen forces to stand down and then negotiate a cease-fire with the Galactic Empire. All Falleen troops would be ordered to cease attacking Imperial vessels. Additionally the planetary defenses of Ul Yanin — in particular the shield projectors for ''Libra'' station — would be powered down. The Falleen forces garrisoned aboard the ''Libra'' and the other nearby stations would be ordered to attack all non-compliant persons including the three Jedi masters from the Rebel Alliance. Above all, Vodo demanded the grisly death of Vir Calder.
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| Faced with the death of Kuraine and commanded by a Sith puppet, the Imperial conspirators expected the Falleen forces would be easily swayed into attacking their incoming rebel allies and would not intervene with Empire's forces cleansing the system. Upon completion of the planned battle, ''Libra'' would be obliterated and all holdings in the system made over to the Empire to administer with a military governor until a new treaty between the Galactic Empire and the new Falleen government was signed. The Falleen Federation would become an obedient satellite of the Empire and they would receive a paltry sector to rule in the Empire's name with limited autonomy.
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| [[Image:Battle_of_Beta_Inset_Bonias_Wormhole.png|thumb|275px|right|Using the unholy powers of the [[The Force|Dark Side]], [[Vodo Bonias]] created a [[The Force|force wormhole]] through which he portaled [[Order of the Sith|Sith assassins]] onto the ISD ''[[Shadowstone]]''.]]
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| At the appointed hour, Tholin Dur'aak attempted to establish a communication link to the ISD ''Shadowstone''. As none were aware of his betrayal, he successfully opened up a holovid connection to Kuraine who had a holoprojector with him. With their target's position now pin-pointed, Vodo Bonias used the Dark Side of the Force to open a wormhole to the ''Shadowstone'' through which Adric Simms (a.k.a. "Darth Tenebrius"), Thraken Solo (a.k.a. "Darth Xeres"), and Rurouni Locus (a.k.a. "Darth Sedulus") entered. Before stepping into the wormhole, Simms quickly turned around to face Prince Tholin and smiled. In a chilling voice, Simms remarked: "If all goes according to plan, there will be a new king crowned this day."
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| Portaling through space and time, the three masked Sith materialized on the bridge of the ISD ''Shadowstone''. The sudden appearance of the Sith assassins momentarily shocked King Kuraine, his consort Kalina Ulaeri, and the bridge crew of thirty personnel. The twenty War Droids stationed on the bridge sprang to life as their scanners detected the new intruders, but Solo instantly powered them down by transmitting codes provided by Tholin Dur'aak. Exploiting the element of surprise, Simms used the Force and hurled Kuraine against a wall leaving him stunned. He likewise threw Kalina and her two bodyguards backwards. Igniting his lightsaber, Simms rushed the stunned Falleen monarch and cut him in half. He then re-opened a wormhole to the SSD ''Sovereign'' using the Holonet connection as his link. While Simms beheaded the Falleen king, Solo approached Kalina who was crawling on the floor and cowering in fear. As she cried out Kuraine's name, Solo executed her with his saber. The third Sith warrior, Locus, attacked the two nearest guards that drew their weapons and killed them. All but three Falleen guards stood and watched as Kuraine and Kalina died. With their bloody handiwork completed in under one minute, the Sith disappeared again into wormhole to the SSD ''Sovereign'' and sent a triumphant message to initiate phase two of the invasion.
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| Meanwhile, an apprehensive Prince Tholin awaited news of his sovereign's assassination in the cockpit of his [[Z-95 Headhunter]] in the Beta system. He had risked his life, fortune, and reputation on the plot, and he was understandably anxious to know the outcome. Upon receiving confirmation of Kuraine's demise, Tholin secretly rejoiced. Regaining his composure, he assumed a more somber expression and hailed the Falleen Federation on an open channel: "The king is dead." Tholin then notified his men regarding the change of leadership.
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| [[Image:Battle_of_Beta_Inset_Brief_Skirmish.png|thumb|260px|right|Following Kuraine's murder, a brief skirmish occurred between the rival fleets before Admiral [[Bisz Aldaris]] ordered a Falleen withdrawal.]]
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| Due to intelligence provided by Tholin Dur'aak and Jace Meridan on the Falleen defenses, the initial Imperial plan of a three-wave attack had been scrapped and a two-wave strategy had been devised instead. Thus the first wave of Imperial forces entered the Beta system consisting of ten Star Destroyers and their escorts. The invaders monitored all sub-space transmissions in order to pinpoint the enemy reinforcements and to confirm Tholin's information about the deployment of Falleen defense forces. In a sub-space transmission, the system was declared quarantined by the Empire and they announced that [[The Wraiths]], a Hapes-affiliated mercenary unit garrisoned at Beta, may leave the system unharmed as a token of Imperial goodwill towards the [[Hapes Consortium|Hapan government]]. The Wraiths consented, but delayed leaving the system in order to evacuate more civilians. Faced with the Wraith's intransigence, the Imperial units were given permission to attack them on sight.
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| Upon receiving word from Tholin Dur'aak that Sith assassins had slain their beloved sovereign Kuraine aboard the command deck of the ISD ''Shadowstone'', the Falleen Federation and its citizenry reeled in shock. Amid this confusion, Dur'aak's attempt to seize power and to proclaim himself as the new Falleen potentate was abruptly thwarted by an unexpected revelation: Several months prior to the battle, Kuraine had quietly instituted a caretaker arrangement where the Lord Ambassador [[Mizuno Ryu]] would become the interim leader if he died.<ref name="Mizuno Ryu">[http://web.archive.org/web/20030222042517/http://www.nexus-gfx.com/~FFNet/news/ffhc.php Falleen Federation - High Command] (Archived)</ref> As such, Ryu — a minor functionary, but a staunch Kuraine loyalist — became the temporary ruler of the Falleen kingdom.<ref name="Squall Chitose Interview">'''Interview with Squall Chitose:''' "Mizuno Ryu was [chosen to succeed Kuraine]. There was a lot of politics behind the decision. [...] Myself and Ceud were both mentioned as possible successors, but both of us were human. In the end, I suggested Bisz, because he'd recently joined the Falleen Federation from the old Rebel Alliance."</ref> Given rumors concerning Tholin's complicity in Kuraine's death, Ryu instead selected Fleet Admiral [[Bisz Aldaris]] to succeed Kuraine as monarch of the Falleen kingdom. This internal power-struggle regarding Kuraine's true successor created a crippling division in the Falleen ranks. At this critical moment, the Rebel Alliance fleet commanded by [[Phymp Mindano]] exited hyperspace and joined the Falleen Federation's forces in the Beta system. All eyes now turned to the invading Imperial fleet.
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| In this tense moment, the Empire presented their stunned adversaries with an ultimatum: The Federation could comply with the terms of a negotiated surrender and spare the lives of billions of their citizens, or they could all be crushed beneath the iron-fist of Grand Admiral Black Lodge. Desperate to win a lopsided battle, Aldaris allegedly proposed the Falleen forces should feign surrender in order to launch a surprise attack. However, this plan was reported by Imperial spies and, consequently, Grand Admiral Black Lodge began the annihilation of the Falleen and Rebel fleets in the Beta system.<ref name="Empire in Error"/>
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| By this time, the second wave of the Imperial fleet, consisting of several Star Destroyers and escort ships coalesced around the SSD ''Sovereign'', had entered the system upon the confirmed death of Kuraine. These forces were instructed to be wary of the enemy launching boarding teams to try and seize Imperial ships. All pilots and commanders were ordered to immediately target any ship that might carry such assault troops.
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| The two Imperial fleets united. The fleet formed up around the SSD ''Sovereign'' and the ISD both are assigned a Lancer frigate as close area screening. The Victory star destroyers formed a semi-sphere in front of the SSD to shield it in the approach phase until the capital ships are in weapons range. Expecting long range torpedo fire to be inbound, they moved to shield the two heaviest units as they were likely to receive the most fire. An accomplished tactician, Grand Admiral Lodge concentrated on this formation pattern to ensure maximum efficiency.
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| They met little resistance as the main defense forces clustered around the planet Ul Yanin and the space station ''Libra'' in its orbit. They proceeded to tackle an enemy strike force that initially gathered to obstruct the deployment in system. A light skirmish ensued. Before reaching turbolaser range, the SSD and the VSDs prepared to fire a full torpedo volley at the rebel capital ships, followed by concentrated turbolaser and ion fire as soon as they closed in, starting with the heaviest enemy in descending order.
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| However, shortly after the light skirmish began, Aldaris ordered a strategic withdrawal.<ref name="Empire in Error"/> The bulk of the naval defense force fled without exchanging shots with the Imperial fleet. While the rest of the Falleen and Rebel forces retreated into hyperspace, a single Dreadnaught captained by the courageous Lord Commander [[Zechs Darius]] chose to remain behind. Broadcasting on Imperial communication frequencies, Darius sent a defiant sub-space transmission that publicly challenged Emperor Uebles to a duel aboard the Dreadnaught.<ref name="Empire in Error"/> He taunted Uebles and urged him to face him in in a heroic battle to the death, an offer which the Emperor purportedly spurned.<ref name="Empire in Error"/> With his challenged declined and Star Destroyers closing in, Darius was forced to retreat into hyperspace.
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| With the shield projectors now disabled, Grand Admiral Black Lodge calmly instructed the Imperial fleet to destroy ''Libra'' station, the pride of the Falleen kingdom. Although one of the largest and most technologically advanced space stations in the galaxy, Lodge knew the ''Libra'' station couldn't survive a fusillade by a dozen Star Destroyers. The continuous discharge of red and green turbolaser fire from the Imperial fleet illuminated the darkness of space in alternating hues. Thousands of Falleen survivors aboard the station tried to surrender at this point, but their pleas were ignored. Any escape pods were summarily destroyed by Zero-G stormtroopers. At last, the ''Libra'' station burst into a supernova, creating a spectacular heavenly display.
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| The Imperial fleet sublighted through the floating cloud of radioactive dust and charred debris that once was the galaxy's largest space station and approached the twin planets of Ul Yanin and Ulrike. Grand Admiral Black Lodge was determined to teach the Falleen people a lesson that they would never forget.
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| [[Image:Black Lodge Avatar Year 13.jpg|150px|thumb|The Imperial forces of [[Black Lodge]] decimated the civilian population of [[Ul Yanin]].]]
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| As the Falleen government did not acquiesce to Uebles' provisos for capitulation, he dispassionately ordered the decimation of a conjectured 1.5 billion Falleen and foreign nationals on both planetary surfaces. Savoring his freshly-won victory, Uebles coldly insisted that "no trace of civilization" should remain in the Beta system. Thus, by 20.00 Imperial Standard Time, Black Lodge received orders to perform a Base Delta Zero maneuver over both worlds.
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| The SSD ''Sovereign'' unleashed the first salvo at Ul Yanin's capital. Hundreds of turbolaser batteries and missile launchers spit fiery death below in a merciless barrage. Terrorized inhabitants watched in abject horror as the first blasts struck and tremendous explosions engulfed their cities. TIE Bombers menaced the atmosphere and dropped high-density payloads onto every visible target. Overseen by the silver-haired Grand Admiral Black Lodge, the Star Destroyers in orbit pummeled the defenseless planets for twelve standard hours with rapid turbolaser fire and relentless missile attacks. As a consequence, large regions were rendered uninhabitable and acrid smoke billowed from both hemispheres. Every major city was thoroughly gutted with tactical precision.
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| With the orbital bombardment completed, the mustachioed General [[Durand Somerville]] of the [[Imperial Army]] deployed his ground forces on Ul Yanin and Ulrike. He dispatched an Imperial legion of approximately fifty thousand troops, hundreds of Imperial AT-AT Walkers, and other assault vehicles. His shock-troops scoured the broken hovels, dragged the ash-covered survivors from the rubble, and then executed them in wrecked streets made slippery with blood. The sounds of blaster fire and the screams of victims filled the air. As news of the wanton butchery spread across the HoloNet, Imperial propagandists claimed such carnage could have been avoided if the Falleen Federation had gracefully ceded the system.
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| Meanwhile, Aldaris had regrouped the Falleen fleet at a distant rendezvous point. Although Prince Tholin had been slated to be tried for regicide, the newly-crowned Aldaris pardoned him for betraying his predecessor. This act of amnesty and Aldaris' passivity towards the Empire was decried by some Kuraine's loyalists such as [[Squall Chitose]].<ref name="Time's up, shift change!">[http://www.swcombine.com/community/news/gnsarchive.php?display=2&postID=23416&category=20 GNS: "Time's up, shift change!" - Year 11 Day 254]</ref> Despite this outcry, Tholin was protected by Bisz and later appointed Minister of Culture in the Falleen Federation. During this stormy period, Aldaris held a funeral ceremony to eulogize their fallen sovereign. He proclaimed that, "Although King Kuraine perished, his example of standing up to the Empire will live on forever through the stories of how the Federation captured the pride of the Empire, the Star Destroyer ''Shadowstone''. Though he gave his life for that earlier victory, the King never wavered from the Falleen belief in liberty, equality and justice, in other words, opposition to the Empire and the tyranny it stands for."<ref name="Empire in Error"/> According to Imperial propaganda, Kuraine's severed head was later presented as a gift to Emperor Uebles by his Sith acolytes and served as a public warning to those who might commit future crimes against the Empire.
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| [[Image:Battle_of_Beta_Inset_Planet_Graveyard.png|thumb|260px|right|The planet of Ul Yanin became a barren rock after the Imperial fleet bombarded its cities.]]
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| The Beta system became an eerie morgue, haunted by the collective memory of the battle and its genocidal aftermath. The alleged cowardice of the three Jedi masters who retreated from the Beta system embarrassed the Jedi Order. Aldaris later hailed the three Jedi masters as heroes who "remained as long as possible"<ref name="Empire in Error"/> while the Empire accused the trio of unpardonable cowardice.<ref name="Beta System Cleansed"/>
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| Although the Falleen Federation claimed to have broken through the Imperial blockade and evacuated millions from the Beta system with the paid assistance of [[The Wraiths]], many historians believe the bulk of the civilian population was left behind. As a result, the Empire exterminated an estimated 1.5 billion Falleen on both worlds.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040315180015/http://www.swcombine.com/community/news/gnsarchive.php?display=2&postID=182&category=20 GNS: "Press Release by the Infinite Innovations Corporation" - Year 5 Day 21]</ref> However, Falleen officials contracted these figures and insisted that only 103 million civilians perished.<ref name="Empire in Error"/>
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| Falleen and allied casualties are estimated at 1.5 billion while Imperial casualties were less then five hundred. The Falleen Federation's monarch and his consort Kalina, plus two other high ranking personnel, were dead, two planets destroyed, taking with them at least a third of the total Falleen population and infrastructure. ''Libra'' station and two other Falleen Federation space stations have been destroyed along with about a dozen enemy ships, while the Empire didn't lose a single fighter.
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| When Imperial personnel later arrived at Ulrike to take custody of Calder, the station's commanding officer reported that no one by that name had ever been aboard the station. Satisfied enough with the outcome of the battle, Vodo opted not to further question Dur`aak on the false claim on Calder's location. An exhaustive review of Imperial records later indicated that Calder was last seen on Year 4 Day 273, more than two months before the Battle of Beta, and most likely was not present at the Beta System during the action.
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| ==Participants==
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| ===Leadership===
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| {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; text-align:center; width:98%;"
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| | colspan="7" align="center" | '''Falleen and Rebel Leadership'''
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Eldrik Kuraine]]''' <br />[[Image:Eldrik Kuraine Portrait.jpg|100px|link=Eldrik Kuraine]]<br />''King''<br /><small>Falleen Federation</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Tholin Dur'aak]]'''<br />[[Image:Tholin Dur'aak Portrait.jpg|100px|link=Tholin Dur'aak]]<br />''Prince''<br /><small>Falleen Federation</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Jace Meridan]]''' <br />[[Image:Jace Meridan Portrait.jpg|100px|link=Jace Meridan]]<br />''Prince''<br /><small>Falleen Federation</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Bisz Aldaris]]'''<br />[[Image:Bisz Aldaris Portrait.jpg|100px|link=Bisz Aldaris]]<br />''Lord Admiral''<br /><small>Naval Forces</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Zechs Darius]]'''<br />[[Image:Zechs Darius Portrait.png|100px|link=Zechs Darius]]<br />''Lord Commander''<br /><small>Armed Forces</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Mizuno Ryu]]'''<br />[[Image:Mizuno Ryu Portrait.jpg|100px|link=Mizuno Ryu]]<br />''Lord Ambassador''<ref name="Mizuno Ryu"/><br /><small>Falleen Federation</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Avatar Voidrunner|Ava'taar Vird'rnnaa]]'''<br />[[Image:Avatar Voidrunner Portrait.jpg|100px|link=Avatar Voidrunner]]<br />''Supreme Commander''<br /><small>Rebel Alliance</small>
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| {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; text-align:center; width:98%;"
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| | colspan="7" align="center" | '''Imperial Leadership'''
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Greyson Uebles]]'''<br />[[Image:Greyson_Uebles_Cropped_Portrait.png|100px|link=Greyson Uebles]]<br />''Emperor''<br /><small>Galactic Empire</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Jennifer Dreighton]]'''<br />[[Image:Jennifer Dreighton Alternate Portrait.png|100px|link=Jennifer Dreighton]]<br />''Executor''<br /><small>Second-in-Command</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Vodo Bonias]]'''<br />[[Image:Vodo Bonias Portrait 2.jpg|100px|link=Vodo Bonias]]<br />''Dark Jedi Master''<br /><small>Strategic Architect</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Black Lodge]]'''<br />[[Image:Black Lodge Avatar Year 13.jpg|100px|link=Black Lodge]]<br />''Grand Admiral''<br /><small>Naval Commander</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Durand Somerville]]'''<br />[[Image:Durand Somerville Portrait.png|100px|link=Durand Somerville]]<br />''Brigadier General''<br /><small>Army Commander</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Adric Simms]]'''<br />[[Image:Simms avatar.png|100px|link=Adric Simms]]<br />''Dark Jedi Master''<br /><small>Sith Assassin</small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;" | '''[[Daelin Zerk]]'''<br />[[Image:Daelin Zerk Portrait.png|100px|link=Daelin Zerk]]<br />''Commodore''<br /><small>Starfighter Commander</small>
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| ===Personnel===
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| {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray; text-align:left; width:98%;"
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| | colspan="3" align="center" | '''[[Galactic Empire]]'''
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| | align="center" | '''[[Falleen Federation]]'''
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| | align="center" | '''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
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| | align="center" | '''Other Forces'''
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;text-align:left;" |<center>[[Image:Imperial_Navy_Emblem_Small.png|88px|link=Imperial Navy]]<br />'''[[Imperial Navy]]'''</center>
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| <small>'''FLEETGROUP I'''<br />'''1 Imperial Star Destroyer'''<br />
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| * [[Black Lodge]], ISD ''Nemesis''
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| '''9 Victory Star Destroyers'''<br />
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| * [[Arkady Ouromov]], VSD ''Illustrious''
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| * [[Ramos Rob]], VSD ''Malevolence''
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| * [[Binak Algo]], VSD ''Stormbringer''
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| * [[Keyan Dargan]], VSD ''Annihilator''
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| * [[Rawius Titan]], VSD ''Abbatoir''
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| * [[Incubus Kaine]], VSD ''Immortal''
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| * [[Bren Morgarr]], VSD ''Juggernaut''
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| * [[Sarod Jaeger]], VSD ''Revenge''
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| * [[Vodo Bonias]], VSD ''Widowmaker''
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| '''6 Capital Escorts'''<br />
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| * [[Adliger Urial]], Dreadnaught ''Orcus''
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| * [[Basin Blackthorn]], Carrack ''Paragon''
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| * [[Gunther von Esling]], Carrack ''Triumph''
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| * [[Delvan Vellar]], Lancer ''Arrow''
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| * [[Bansin Blackthorn]], CR-90 ''Fireaxe''
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| * [[Hador]], CR-90 ''Ragnarok''
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| '''14 Fighter Squadrons'''<br />
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| * [[Byron Tysidious]], TIE/LN ''Beast''
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| * [[Jake Simons]], TIE/LN ''Blood''
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| * [[Atmas Huntev]], TIE/LN ''Corrado''
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| * [[Uziel]], TIE/LN ''Talon''
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| * [[Daron Gally]], TIE/LN ''Warhammer''
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| * [[Sarabi]], TIE/INT ''Rancor''
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| * [[Zakery Deever]], TIE/INT ''Sensei''
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| * [[Glackton Garr]], Gunboat ''Black''
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| * [[Alec Suba]], Gunboat ''Demon''
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| * [[Daelin Zerk]], Gunboat ''Fear''
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| * [[Dimitri]], Gunboat ''Juno''
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| * [[Shinigami]], Gunboat ''Mace''
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| * [[Adam Diggins]], Gunboat ''Scepter''
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| * [[Dracono Tarilles]], Gunboat ''Sword''
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| '''FLEETGROUP II'''
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| * [[Jennifer Dreighton]], SSD ''Sovereign''
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| * [[Ral Hoffner]], VSD ''Adjudicator''
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| * [[Crog]], VSD ''Darkness''
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| * [[Terak Falcor]], VSD ''Forbidden''
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| '''2 Capital Escorts'''
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| * [[Mythrantar]], Carrack ''Rapier''
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| * [[Tessius Tiernfront]], Lancer ''Starfire''
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| * [[Saige Kippenbrock]], TIE/LN ''Diamondback''
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| '''5 Fighter Squads'''
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| * [[Morvinion Myrlochar]], TIE/LN ''Terminatus''
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| * [[Kurt Vader]], TIE/B ''Doomfire''
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| * [[Zakery Deever]], TIE/INT ''Bantha''
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| * [[Terrence Thorne]], Gunboat ''Casius''
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| * [[Brat Cost Ru]], Gunboat ''Tiger''
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| '''Additional Units'''
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| * [[Moria Lightbearer]], Lambda ''After Dark''
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| * [[Thossk Sivrek]], YT-2000 ''Eclipse Chaser''
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| </small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;text-align:left;" |<center>[[Image:Sith_Order_Emblem_Small.png|88px|link=Order of the Sith]]<br />'''[[Order of the Sith]]'''</center>
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| <small>
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| * [[Greyson Uebles]], Dark Lord
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| * [[Vodo Bonias]], Sith Master
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| * [[Adric Simms]], Sith Master
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| * [[Locus|Rurouni Locus]], Sith Master
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| * [[Thraken Solo]], Sith Master
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| * [[Gunther von Esling]], Sith Knight
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| * [[Basin Blackthorn]], Sith Knight
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| * [[Draco Creed]], Sith Apprentice
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| * [[Thossk Sivrek]], Dark Jedi
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| </small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;text-align:left;" |<center>[[Image:Imperial_Army_Emblem_Small.png|88px|link=Imperial Army]]<br />'''[[Imperial Army]]'''</center>
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| <small>
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| * [[Durand]], Brigadier General
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| * [[Joshua Chamberlain]], Major
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| * [[Tyr DeMeer]], Lieutenant Colonel
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| * [[Plo Qaan]], Captain
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| * [[Raider Aspect]], 1st Lieutenant
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| * [[Grosh Vaso]], Sergeant 1st Class
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| * [[Maul DeMartel]], Sergeant 1st Class
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| * [[Victoria Windsor]], Corporal
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| * [[Jacen Boshuu]], Sergeant
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| '''Spacetroopers'''
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| * [[Maul DeMartel]], Batallion ''Agonizer''
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| * [[Victoria Windsor]], Batallion ''Agonizer''
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| * [[Jacen Boshuu]], Batallion ''Agonizer''
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| * [[Durand]], Batallion ''Agonizer''
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| * [[Joshua Chamberlain]], Company ''Dark''
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| * [[Tyr DeMeer]], Company ''Ghost''
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| * [[Plo Qaan]], Company ''Ghoul''
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| * [[Grosh Vaso]], Company ''Lightning''
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| * [[Raider Aspect]], Company ''Zombie''
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| * [[Durand]], Assault Squad ''Buccaneer''
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| '''Additional Units'''
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| * [[Keyan Dargan]], DST
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| * DST Squad ''Mutilator''
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| * Sentinel Squad ''Escubitor''
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| * Sentinel Squad ''Reprisal''
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| * Sentinel Squad ''Sin''
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| </small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;text-align:left;" |<center>[[Image:Falleen_Federation_Emblem_Small.png|70px|link=Falleen Federation]]<br />'''[[Falleen Federation|Command Staff]]'''</center>
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| <small>
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| * [[Eldrik Kuraine]], King
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| * [[Tholin Dur'aak]], Prince
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| * [[Jace Meridan]], Prince
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| * [[Mizuno Ryu]],<ref name="Mizuno Ryu"/> Lord Ambassador
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| * [[Bisz Aldaris]], Lord Admiral
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| * [[Zechs Darius]], Lord Commander
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| <br />
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| * [[Squall Chitose]]*, Lord Commander
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| * [[Ceud]], Lord Chancellor
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| * [[Airoria Celestian]], Intel Director
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| * [[Pixelor Xess]]*, Culture Minister
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| <br />
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| * [[Kirek]], Lord Abbot
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| * [[Zell Jaak]], Lord Chancellor
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| * [[Max Fors]]
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| * [[Tigris Ninx]], Diplomat
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| * [[Norad]]
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| * [[Slip Stream]]*
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| * [[Mexx Cuter]]
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| * [[Phil Jones]]
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| </small>
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| <br /><center>[[Image:Falleen_Federation_Navy_Emblem_Small.png|70px|link=Falleen Federation Navy]]<br />'''[[Falleen Federation Navy]]'''</center><small>
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| * [[Jennos Ackbar]], Commodore
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| * [[Josa Va Amora]], Commodore
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| * [[Argon Nitor]], Starfighter Command
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| * [[Nathen Panhtom]], Vice Admiral
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| * [[Andy Brooks]]
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| * [[Zachai Dracolis]]*
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| </small>
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| <br /><center>[[Image:Falleen_Federation_Army_Emblem_Small.png|70px|link=Falleen Federation Army]]<br />'''[[Falleen Federation Army]]'''</center><small>
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| * [[Mexx Cuter]], General
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| * [[Dash Raltar]]
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| * [[Jado Dur'rik]]
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| * [[Avalon Larkin]]?, Medical Officer
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| * [[Vincent Strife-Antaria]]*
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| </small>
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;text-align:left;" |<center>[[Image:Rebel_Alliance_Emblem_Year_8.png|70px|link=Rebel Alliance]]<br />'''[[Rebel Alliance|Command Staff]]'''</center>
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| <small>
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| * [[Avatar Voidrunner|Ava'taar]], Supreme Commander
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| * [[Cyrus Cloudwalker]]
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| * [[Davvyk Lysander]]
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| * [[Phymp Mindano]]
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| * [[Relm Hesek]]
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| '''Jedi Masters'''
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| * [[Avatar Voidrunner|Ava'taar Vird'rnnaa]]
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| * [[Reajiad Nero]]
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| * [[Thies Windu]]
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| | align="center" style="vertical-align:text-top;text-align:left;" |<center>[[Image:Loronar_Security_Emblem_Year_1.png|70px|link=Loronar Security]]<br />'''[[Loronar Security]]'''</center><small>
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| * [[Mia DeMornay]], Lady Overseer
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| * [[Tech Ven'ne]], Executive Officer
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| * [[Amon Khan]], Grand Admiral
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| * [[Ouromov]], Chancellor
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| * [[Hans Zarkov]], Commodore
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| * [[Xela Odel]]
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| * [[Duer Odysseus]]</small>
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| <br /><br /><center>[[Image:The_Wraiths_Emblem_Small.png|70px|link=The Wraiths]]<br />'''[[The Wraiths]]'''</center>
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| <small>
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| * [[Venix Soyak]], Director General
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| * [[Fad Orjak]], Executive Officer
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| * [[Horthon Gorthy]], Marshall
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| * [[Hipnog]], Marshall
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| * [[Kayleb]], General
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| * [[Zared Tabaka]], Colonel
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| * [[Kyle Rainer]], Colonel*
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| * [[Kaerobani]], Colonel
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| * [[Miin Bodenna]], Ensign
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| </small>
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| |}
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| <small>* '''Note:''' Individual names denoted with an asterisk were slated to participate, but did not do so in the actual battle.</small>
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| ==Chronology==
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| [[Image:Battle of Beta Inset Greyson Kuraines Head.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Greyson Uebles|Greyson]] with [[Eldrik Kuraine|Kuraine's head]].]]
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| {{Main|Timeline}}
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| * '''Year 3 Day 213:''' [[Green Devil]] of [[Loronar Security]] is killed by [[Eldrik Kuraine]], leader of [[Astralwerks Engineering]].
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| * '''Year 4 Day 72:''' [[Tholin Dur'aak]] abdicates as king of the Falleen Federation. [[Eldrik Kuraine]] succeeds him.<ref name="Coronation"/>
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| * '''Year 4 Day 241:''' An Imperial ''coup d'etat'' by Grand Vizier [[Corell Aintab]] against [[Emperor Uebles]] fails.
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| * '''Year 4 Day 273:''' [[Vir Calder]] boards his personal YT-510 shuttle [[Sojourner|Coronal Dancer]] and disappears into hyperspace. He would not be seen again until Year 19.
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| * '''Year 4 Day 304:''' [[Squall Chitose]] replaces Trevelan as Lord Commander of the [[Falleen Federation|Federation Armed Forces]].
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| * '''Year 4 Day 334:''' [[Emperor]] [[Greyson Uebles|Uebles]] unveils a treaty between the [[Galactic Empire]] and [[Hapes Consortium]].
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| * '''Year 4 Day 338:''' [[Grand Admiral]] [[Black Lodge]] declares that ''Operation Morning Thunder'' at Beta has begun.
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| * '''Year 4 Day 361:''' Three Sith — [[Adric Simms]], [[Thraken Solo]] and [[Locus|Rurouni Locus]] — plot to murder [[Eldrik Kuraine]].
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| * '''Year 4 Day 362:''' King [[Eldrik Kuraine]] of the [[Falleen Federation]] is murdered by [[Order of the Sith|Sith assassins]] at Beta.
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| * '''Year 4 Day 363:''' Kuraine's death is announced on the Galactic News Service (GNS). Chaos ensues.
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| * '''Year 5 Day 3:''' Imperial personnel arrived at the defense station at Ulrike to take custody of Vir Calder. The station commanding officer could find no such person ever entering or leaving his station despite Prince Dur'aak's claimed to have imprisoned Calder there.
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| * '''Year 5 Day 8:''' Following mop-up operations, Uebles declares an end to the Battle of Beta and claims victory.
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| * '''Year 5 Day 11:''' [[Grand Admiral]] [[Black Lodge]] undertakes the extermination of all life-forms on Ulrike and Ul Yanin.
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| * '''Year 5 Day 12:''' Uebles publicly reveals the Imperial genocide of 1.2 billion Falleen in the Beta system.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040315175758/http://www.swcombine.com/community/news/gnsarchive.php?display=2&postID=164&category=20 GNS: "Beta System Cleansed" - Year 5 Day 12]</ref>
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| * '''Year 5 Day 21:''' Lord Admiral [[Bisz Aldaris]], commander of the [[Falleen Federation Navy|Federation Navy]], vows to avenge Kuraine's murder.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050122084758/http://www.swcombine.com/community/news/gnsarchive.php?display=2&postID=181&category=20 GNS: "Empire In Error" - Year 5 Day 21]</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| {{col-begin}}
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| {{col-break}}
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| '''Individuals'''
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| * [[Eldrik Kuraine]]
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| * [[Vodo Bonias]]
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| * [[Tholin Dur'aak]]
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| * [[Black Lodge]]
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| * [[Jace Meridan]]
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| {{col-break}}
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| '''Events'''
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| * [[Shadowstone Affair]]
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| * [[Battle of Berchest]]
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| * [[Galactic Hostage Crisis]]
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| * [[Black Sun Crisis]]
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| * [[Battle of Kashyyyk]]
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| {{col-break}}
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| '''Governments'''
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| * [[Galactic Empire]]
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| * [[Falleen Federation]]
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| * [[Rebel Alliance]]
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| * [[Dark Empire]]
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| * [[Hapes Consortium]]
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| {{col-break}}
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| '''Organizations'''
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| * [[The Wraiths]]
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| * [[Blue Sabre Transportation|Blue Sabre Transport]]
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| * [[Loronar Security]]
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| * [[Hutt Council]]
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| * [[Order of the Sith]]
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| {{col-break}}
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| '''Technology'''
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| * [[Libra|Libra Battle Station]]
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| * [[Victory Star Destroyer I]]
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| * [[Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing]]
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| * [[Super Star Destroyer]]
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| * [[Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser|Dreadnaught-class Cruiser]]
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| {{col-break}}
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| '''Locations'''
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| * [[Beta|Beta system]]
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| * [[Cloud City]]
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| * [[Falleen Prime]]
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| * [[Hapes Cluster]]
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| * [[Kiffex]]
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| {{col-end}}
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| ==References==
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| <small>{{reflist|2}}</small>
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| {{Second Galactic Civil War}}
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| [[Category:Battles|Beta]]
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| =====
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| VINSOTH
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| http://holocron.swcombine.com/wiki/Vinsoth
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| {{Infobox Planet
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| |name = Vinsoth
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| |image =
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| |system = [[Vinsoth (System) | Vinsoth]]
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| |sector = [[Quelii]]
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| |galcoord = (130, 257)
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| |syscoord = (11, 10)
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| |rotation =
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| |orbital =
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| |entry = [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&planetID=5655 Vinsoth]
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| |type = temperate/breathable
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| |terrain = desert, grassland, glacier
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| |controller = [[Chevin]]
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| |governor = None
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| |magistrate = None
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| |population = 814,683 inhabitants
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| |race = [[Chevin]]
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| }}
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| The planet Vinsoth is the capital of the Vinsoth system, [[Quelii]] sector.
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| ==Description==
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| Vinsoth, home to the [[Chevin]], is a dry planet characterized by endless plains interrupted by a vast desert. Most of the planet's water is locked away in large glacial formations at the north and south poles. While small villages dot the entire planet, there is only one major city, Chev, which hosts the planet's only starport. While the zoo at Chev is popular, most of the off-world tourism is focused around wildlife observation expeditions outside the city.
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| A large colony of humans, known as the Chev, resided on Vinsoth thousands of years ago. As the Chevin and the Chev both grew in population size, they fought vast and bloody wars for control of territory and natural resources. The Human colonists were nearly driven out of the planet before the two sides reconciled. They now live in harmony, though occasional tension exists, with each side accusing the other of whitewashing certain atrocities committed during the wars.
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| ==Ternion Corps Training Grounds==
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| [[Ternion Corps]] established a large training complex at Umalor, a suburban area north of the city of Chev, in Year 19. The observation of parade drills through chain linked fences is among the favorite pastimes for Chevin children.
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| In Year 21, the [[Altisian Jedi Order]] programmed seven [[RA-7]] protocol droids with detailed instructions on lightsaber construction. Each of these '''Altisian Jedi Order Lightsaber Instructor Droids''' includes a checklist of all necessary tools and components, descriptive texts on the function of each, as well as how to acquire them. Each also includes step-by-step instructions, with practical examples, on how to solve the math puzzle necessary for crystal tuning. These droids containing the collective wisdom of several Altisian masters were initially used by Altisian padawans, but they were later released to other Force Sensitive individuals outside the [[Altisian Jedi Order]].
| | The [[Altisian Jedi Order]], small in number, lacked the resources to effectively train young padawans. As a part of the effort to rectify the situation, Master [[Con Semper]] and his apprentice [[Vir Calder]], the latter also with expertise in droid programming, placed their collective wisdom in lightsaber construction into a [[RA-7]] protocol droid. The '''Altisian Jedi Order Lightsaber Instructor Droid''' was meant to merely be a tool to help the padawans review their masters' teachings, but the droid exceeded their creators' expectations. The droid performed its intended function of providing a checklist of all necessary tools and components, descriptive texts on the function of each, as well as how to acquire them. It also gave the padawans step-by-step instructions on how to assemble the lightsabers. While those were all programmed knowledge, what surprised the two Jedi was the droid's intelligent behavior, able to re-interpret many of Semper and Calder's instructions in different ways, including providing helpful examples on past padawans' lightsaber construction experiences, to later groups of padawans. Its ability to break down the math puzzle necessary for crystal tuning, in particular, impressed Semper and Calder the most. |
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| | In Year 21, the Altisian Jedi Order acquired six additional RA-7s from [[Cerberus Corporation]] and cloned the programming of the first droid onto the new droids. These seven droids instructed a number of Altisian padawans before being released to Force Sensitive individuals outside the Altisian Jedi Order. It had been confirmed that the order would create no more of these droids. |
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| ===List of Droids=== | | ===List of Droids=== |
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| | 1 || 510081 || This was the first unit that received the lightsaber instructor programming. After this unit successfully provided instructions to a padawan, Altisian masters acquired six additional RA-7 units from [[Cerberus Corporation]] for the same propose. || Ken Grady || Altisian Jedi Order | | | 1 || 510081 || This was the first unit that received the lightsaber instructor programming. After this unit successfully provided instructions to a padawan, Altisian masters acquired six additional RA-7 units from Cerberus for the same propose. || [[Ken Grady]] || Altisian Jedi Order |
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| | 2 || 510042 || || Flavius Erizen || Altisian Jedi Order | | | 2 || 510042 || || [[Flavius Erizen]] || Altisian Jedi Order |
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| | 3 || 510064 || || Altisian Jedi Order || | | | 3 || 510064 || Sequestered in the Temple of Mysteries on the Gas Giant of Leafar, this droid spends its time assisting acolytes of the Faceless Hunter Ascendancy in their journey of self discovery and attunement to the wonders of the Force. Senior Clerics ensure its safety and maintenance. Galactic travellers wishing to seek aid are welcome to petition Legacy Guardian Logan Shivers. || [[Logan Shivers]] || Altisian Jedi Order |
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| | 4 || 510065 || || Altisian Jedi Order || | | | 4 || 510065 || || [[Dorian Skitara]] || Altisian Jedi Order |
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| | 5 || 510073 || || Altisian Jedi Order || | | | 5 || 510073 || The droid, upon learning that it had been sold to a Jedi of Corellian decent and wears Mandalorian style armor, was quoted as muttering, "Not again.." || [[Kyp Arkanus]] || Altisian Jedi Order |
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| | 6 || 510074 || || Altisian Jedi Order || | | | 6 || 510074 || This droid has been transported to the Máurari Blackguard archives for use by the order's disciples. || [[Corvis Orion]] || Altisian Jedi Order |
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| | 7 || 510075 || || Altisian Jedi Order || | | | 7 || 510075 || This droid, the last made of this unique model, now resides on board the C-3 Celestial Kingdom Meditation Ship "Binary Sunset." This ship serves as a Force Training sanctuary for Celestial Knights and this droid will now serve to guide those who look to complete the Trial of Passage as they craft and construct the most sacred of their weaponry, the Lightsaber. || [[Max Ameeno Baca]] || |
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