Blue Sabre Transportation

Blue Sabre Transportation
General Information
Motto	"The Blue Streak of Quality"
Status	Merged (see: Cloud City and BST)
Leader	Sterik Hasger (Year 3) Blackthorne (Year 3) Uther Von Kaldreon
2IC	Nemesi Nemsien
Owner	Sterik Hasger (Year 3) Dark Empire (Year 3)
Historical Information
Founded	Year 3 Day 30
Dissolved	Year 6 Day 64
Political Information
Affiliation	Dark Empire (hostile takeover in Year 3) Cloud City and BST (merged in Year 6) Corellian Transport Services (spiritual successor)
Industry	Services, Transportation
Holosite	Blue Sabre Transportation (Archived)

Blue Sabre Transportation (BST) was a transportation company founded by Sterik Hasger and Nemesi Nemsien on Year 3 Day 30. Following a disastrous conflict on Naboo against Rik Avner's Twin Star Mining corporation, Hasger unwisely transferred ownership of the company to Vodo Bonias' Dark Empire in exchange for financial and military support. The Dark Empire later executed most of the organization's loyal employees which caused a mass exodus by its surviving personnel. Hasger and Nemsien later formed the short-lived Baldoran Alliance — allegedly funded by Emperor Charon — before starting Corellian Transport Services in Year 6.

Description

Blue Sabre Transportation was set up to provide a service. That service is the safe, secure, and private transportation of private customers, company employees and many other customers. We do not hold a bias against anyone in the galaxy, and to this end we are willing to meet the requirements of a wide range of groups. After careful consideration of the climate that this universe finds itself in today, Blue Sabre Transportation has decided that a major part of the company will be security. All of our transport ships will carry security officers, and will, when necessary include a fighter escort. It is not our intention to become a major military force in the galaxy, but we feel that it would be unwise if we did not provide these measures. This not only safeguards ourselves and our company, but more importantly it safeguards our customers. This is what we feel is important. And... it is all included in the price. Blue Sabre Transportation will provide the following services: Personal Transportation for private customers; personal transportation for employees; group transportation and bulk freight transportation; personal security for all transportation service provided. Prisoner Transportation and other services will be available as the company grows.

History

Incomplete / In Progress

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

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

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

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

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

After fleeing the Dark Empire, Sterik Hasger's starship was attacked in orbit near the ice-world of Anteevy by the Sith. He was presumed dead.

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

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

On Year 3 Day 353, Chairman Uther Von Kaldreon purchased Blue Sabre Transportation from the Dark Empire and, the next day, Kaldreon replaced Blackthorne as leader of the company. By this time, the organization was in tatters. In an attempt to maximize profit, Kaldreon would later merge his existing Cloud City Mining company and the remnants of Blue Sabre Transportation into Cloud City and BST on Year 6 Day 64.

Holographics

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Chronology

Logo circa Year 4.

• Year 3 Day 30: Blue Sabre Transportation, led by Sterik Hasger and Nemesi Nemsien, opens for business.
• Year 3 Day 144: Blue Sabre Transportation supports Eldrik Kuraine's machinations in the Falleen Federation.
• Year 3 Day 201: Supreme Chancellor Dargon Yotam denounces the hostile takeover of Blue Sabre Transportation.
• Year 3 Day 202: Sterik Hasger is revealed to be still alive and protected by the Hutt Council.
• Year 3 Day 203: Darth Knyte demands the Hutts extradite Hasger to the Dark Empire for execution.
• Year 3 Day 352: Uther Von Kaldreon replaces Blackthorne as leader of Blue Sabre Transportation.
• Year 4 Day 71: Uther Von Kaldreon of Blue Sabre Transportation evicts all foreigners from Balfron.

See also

Logo circa Year 5.

• Dark Empire
• Cloud City and BST
• Corellian Transport Services
• Baldoran Alliance
• The Hutt Council