Author: PT White

Would-Be Saboteur Captured Jedi Apprehend Attempted Terrorist YAG’DHUL EMBASSY, CORUSCANT – The vigilance of a civilian Givin worker and the swift response of two of the most renowned Jedi Masters averted disaster today, as a would-be saboteur was apprehended at the Yag’dhul Ambassadorial Landing Platform. Gavrilonnis Tejere, a 22-year old Givin maintenance worker, was spotted by co-worker Jujiran Halbeet working on the repulsor assembly that kept the landing platform aloft. “I thought it odd, since the maintenance of such systems was not among his assigned variables,” said Halbeet. “I processed…

Chatrunis Crowned Miss Coruscant GALACTIC CITY, CORUSCANT – Though the Republic-wide follow-up pageant may be canceled, that didn’t stop a jubilant Larisselle Chatrunis from crying with joy upon receiving the crown as Miss Coruscant. Chatrunis, 23, beat out 35 other participants, representing various districts around the planet. The representative of the Jrade district juggled while reciting the Founder’s Day Allegiance as part of the talent competition and had this to say regarding the current crisis gripping the Republic: “I think separation is very, like, traumatic. When it happens to families,…

New Galaxy’s Fastest Hexaped PYRE FOLAS, TEYR – An event always filled with excitement, flash, and controversy, the annual “Mobquet Presents: Fastest Land Beings” meet delivered yet another land-speed record this year. Yopaxtul, a Vratix from Thyferra, broke the six-legged 100-meter record with a time of 6.132 seconds. Pumav (Selonia) repeated as quadruped champion, also placing 7th in the biped race. Newcomer Jomo (Yoberra) was victorious in the octoped category, and the decaped-plus final was a holocam finish with Shimer Londalin (Ruuria, 16 legs) edging out Mogoyu (Rakrir, ten legs).…

Baby Ludi Moved to Kamparas JEDI TEMPLE, CORUSCANT – Amidst a flurry of controversy and widespread activism, the Jedi Council has transported young Baby Ludi from the Jedi Temple on Coruscant to the training academy in distant Kamparas. The fourteen-month-old child is the subject of a heated custody dispute between her mother, Jonava Billane, and the Jedi Council, who refuse to hand over the child since she has begun her Jedi training. Sometime last night, a Jedi transport vessel took the child, known to the Jedi by her adopted name…

Propaganda Prompts Rimma HoloNet Blackout SESWENNA SECTOR NODE – To stem a tide of anti-Republic rhetoric and propaganda flowing from up the Rimma Trade Route from the Sluis sector, Republic intelligence agencies approved the shutdown of the Sluis sector HoloNet node. Neighboring Mayagil and Seswenna sectors have been inundated with pro-secessionist propaganda through public HoloNet channels following Sluis’s separation. The SBI has deflected criticisms of a government-mandated decrease in civil liberties. “This isn’t about freedom of speech. The HoloNet is a Republic asset, and Sluis sector has opted to leave…

Mining Guild to Fine Exarga ZOGOTO, EXARGA – Despite repeated assurances that they do not know who authorized the strip-mining of a doonium-rich asteroid belt in their sector, the Exargan Mining Authority has been fined for failure to disclose revenue to the Mining Guild. The Outer Rim world administers a rich asteroid belt deep within its sector, which is used to supply such major consumers as Kuat Drive Yards, Rendili StarDrive, and Rothana Heavy Engineering. Their year-end inventory revealed a discrepancy of over 200 million tons of doonium ore. The…

Rodian Campaigning Mixes Drama & Politics By Drama Editor Korvit Domesa7.5 out of 10 The Trickery of Vosdia NoomaStarring Chooru Delb, Beata Reesh, Deebo Chak, Huruni Hune, and Fosin Dreed as the PaladinDirected by Hishinu BoojWritten by Hishinu Booj, Ruris Plin, and Onaconda Farr Politicians can often be accused of being dramatic in their rhetoric, but Senator Onaconda Farr has made it an art form. The Rodian political campaigning season is in full effect, and the Drama Council of Senator Farr’s government has unveiled its pro-Military Creation Act work. The…

Palpatine Health Rumors Denied CORE NODE – Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is in excellent health, and has no plans to take an extended vacation before the Military Creation Act vote, said one of the Chancellor’s closest aides today. Sate Pestage, the personal advisor to Palpatine, addressed the latest rumors regarding the Chancellor’s health. “If he looks tired, holding the Republic together is tiring. He’s working day and night to deal with the Separatist issue, but his health is up to it. He has the energy of a man half his age,”…

GSBI Officer Warns of Conspiracy GALACTIC CITY, CORUSCANT – “Someone in the Republic government is going to great lengths to hide something,” alleged Senior Senate Bureau of Intelligence official Vyn Narcassan in a regular media briefing. During increased surveillance of anti-Republic factions, Narcassan claims to have uncovered a communications channel that directly bypassed “even the most highly classified detection procedures.” The decorated SBI officer asserts that the connected remote node self-destructed at the first sign of a trace, destroying any evidence of the unauthorized conduit. When asked how unusual such…

Gotal Guerillas Hijack Commuter Hopper, Take Hostages SKREEKA, ATZERRI – Gotal guerillas hijacked an atmospheric commuter hopper with 25 passengers aboard, including Gotal Emissary Nathanjo Nirrelz, all to convince their neighboring homeworld of Antar 4 to secede.The guerillas, the Roshu Sune, are a militant splinter branch of the Gotal Assembly for Separation. The same radicals sparked the bloody Battle of Antar 4 during New Year’s Fete Week. In that conflict, hundreds of Gotals fled Antar 4 to neighboring Atzerri. The lax security at the Skreeka and Talos ports allowed Roshu…