Siege of Kalee

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The siege of Kalee was an attempt in Year 16 by the Trade Federation to eliminate a Kaleesh insurgency and restore order to the planet in the midst of the Great Merge. It ended when the Trade Federation turned over control of Kalee to the Kolkpravis mercenary force.

The Insurgency Rises

The Avance Coalition was once the most prosperous economy in the Mid Rim and one of the largest economies in the Galaxy. The Coalition was hot hard by the Galactic Recession and its leaders debated furiously over how to best keep the sectors under their control from total collapse.Late in Year 15 fear and uncertainty spread throughout the Coalition. Kalee had always been a difficult planet to govern because of the warlike Kaleesh inhabitants. Many Kaleesh nationalists took advantage of the fear and confusion and began to smuggle propaganda, weapons, and experienced insurgent warriors. After Lord Arklari Clise took Golan Technologies and House Vigihan and founded the Kingdom of Elyssia, many more native Kaleesh came to believe Kalee could also become independent. Many more demanded it. The chief figure in the push for independence was a warrior named Aramuse. Armause traveled from city to city, spreading discontent and fearful rumors about what Federation control would mean for Kalee. Many Kaleesh joined his movement until his numbers were sufficient to begin seizing portions of Kaleela, the planet's capital. During one attack the insurgents raided a prison and released a Kaleesh named Terras, who was a controversial cult leader and convicted murderer. Terras quickly became a close advisor for Aramuse and joined Aramuse in recruiting and training young Kaleesh warriors.

On Year 16 Day 21 leaders of the Avance Coalition and the Trade Federation ratified the merge of the two governments. Federation officials began arriving in the former Avancian systems to oversee the transition of the different civil and military entities and property. When representatives arrived at Kalee they were denied permission to safely land. These representatives reported the occurrence to Minister of Defense Carmen Sundane who quickly traveled to Kalee from Endor. When his ship was fired upon he ordered the planet be blockaded until sufficient military support could arrive and restore order.

The Blockade and Invasion

Minister Sundane had enough ships to ensure a blockade, but not to begin engaging the insurgency on Kalee itself. Most of the Avancian military equipment and units were being accounted for, inspected, and handed over to Federation control and could not be called into service so soon. The Trade Federation's navy was not large enough to protect both the traditional Federation sectors and the former-Avancian sectors, and so the Federation fleet was spread thin and could not be diverted to Kalee without risking the safety of other systems. His analysts advised Minister Sundane that the insurgency leaders could take advantage of the blockade and the time before more ships arrived to further train, equip, and organize more warriors. A further entrenched insurgency fighting on their own planet would be even more difficult to eradicate, and the blockade had little reliable intelligence to plan the invasion once the forces did arrive in the system. Not wanting to waste valuable time, Minister Sundane put out a call for all citizens with the means to assemble in Kalee with their personal police and defense forces to protect the Federation's interests.

Jakix Seko was the first to report in. As an officer in the Federation's army Seko was stationed in a nearby system overseeing the transfer of some planetary defense stations when we received the call for assistance. Minister Sundane informed him that preliminary scans hinted at the presence of insurgent cells living in the forests and jungles north of Kaleela who would interfere with any attempt to retake the capital. Seko was ordered to land in the jungles and move south, eliminating any opposition and clearing a landing zone for more forces that would arrive later.