Dooku Spotted in Gree Enclave Reports Place Separatist Leader in Obscure Region SATIKAN, ASATION – The Senate Bureau of Intelligence has confirmed sporadic reports that Count Dooku, popular leader of the Separatist movement, was spotted earlier in the week in a remote area of the Outer Rim known as the Gree Enclave. “Analysis of intelligence gathered on the Gree worlds of Asation and Lonatro corroborates eyewitness accounts of Count Dooku’s presence there. His intent was unknown, as is his current whereabouts,” SBI Director Armand Isard told the media today during…
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Sightings by Twang By Dyslogia Twang As I stood there, decked out in my finest Sav’ruuchi pantsuit at the Xenvaer Civic Auditorium, staring at the flotsam swirl and collide in the juice punch, it occurred to me how very much like that watered-down beverage bowl this party was. But wait. I’m getting ahead of myself. Why spoil the party for you before revealing all the details? Gentle readers, yours honestly had the fortune of fortunes to attend the Refugee Relief Movement fundraiser in the otherwise drab world of Alsakan. Those…
Read MoreProposed Galaxy Gladiator Federation Falling Apart STRAKO, LOOVRIA – While officially banned by the Republic, spectator combat sports are so widespread and openly popular that gladiator promoter Mettez Roi has undertaken a high-profile effort to organize and coordinate these underground matches in the Galaxy Gladiator Federation. Unexpectedly, Roi’s opposition has not come from the Senate, whose political distractions make recreational infractions — even blatant ones — seem like crawlfish. Instead, the vast array of seemingly inconsequential differences and variations in the galaxy’s existing pugilistic events threaten the upstart league. “Weapons…
Read MoreNew Cloaking Legislation in Effect JUDICIARY ARCOLOGY, CORUSCANT – The Senate and the Judicial Department approved increased restrictions on the distribution and use of cloaking devices and related technologies yesterday. To keep such sensor countermeasures from “falling into the wrong hands” and to help preserve the dwindling stockpiles of non-renewable cloaking resources found on Aeten II, the new legislation imposes strict export tariffs on cloaking componentry, particularly the stygium crystals mined in the Dreighton Nebula. In the meantime, the Techno Union continues its development of alternative forms of cloaking technology,…
Read MoreTechno Union Tightens Security at Foerost Shipyards HAJIBAR, FOEREST – Citing increased corporate competition, the Techno Union has bolstered security on one of its most significant construction assets, the Foerost Shipyards. Purchased centuries ago from the Republic, Foerost once served as a Republic military staging area in ancient times. Now, the Techno Union’s corporate signatories use the facility to construct and test new materials and propulsion systems. The Senate has approved Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor’s request to allocate 40,000 battle droids to the shipyards in exchange for continued government…
Read MoreLeria Kerlsil Opens to Refugees STOKORYCE, LERIA KERLSIL – In a show of Republic loyality, the small Mid Rim world of Leria Kerlsil announced the loosening of immigration laws to allow the influx of refugees. The planet, however, had an odd set of cultural restrictions on newcomers. According to the decree issued from the ruling house, all immigration candidates must be single males with a net worth of 750,000 credits or higher. Though Leria Kerlsil does appear on the latest astrogation charts in the BoSS databases, no official planetary information…
Read MoreTynna to Secede Following Building Disappearance LUTRIS, TYNNA – An empty hole and a cloud of soot is all that remains where the Tynna Central Government Building stood only two hours earlier. Early investigation suggests the destruction is consistent with recent phenomenon being blamed on so-called stone mite creatures. General Council Assistant Zobyteeg was the first to alert security. “I looked up from my research and found myself looking at Lutris Lake,” he recalled, “and I don’t have a window. My whole wall was gone by the time I could…
Read MoreNaboo Miners Clog Ports in Protest KWILAAN, NABOO – In protest to losing access to Naboo’s most well-stocked starports, a group of spice miners are refusing to vacate their landing slip, forcing a refugee-filled starliner to redirect to Theed. The mining transport, the Pickaxe, and its captain Calquad Dominé have ignored official commands to move the ship from slip 45-J. The starliner Sluissi Wanderlust, carrying 323 refugees, was destined for that slip. After circling in a four-hour holding pattern, it has been cleared for Theed port. Since the opening of Naboo’s ports…
Read MoreThree-Way Hunt Ends with Two Dead JUDICIAL ARCOLOGY, CORUSCANT – Sent to capture a fugitive alive, Jedi Knight Reeft returned with two dead bodies: his prey and another hunter of his prey. Rotar Lopani, a thief with ties to Bando Gora, fled Coruscant a month ago allegedly with sensitive diplomatic datapads. Circarpous representatives turned to the Jedi for resolution on the matter, but also filed an 8000-credit reward with the Bounty Hunter’s Guild. In a crowded market on Brentaal IV, witnesses report Jedi Reeft was following close behind the disguised…
Read MoreGotal Standoff Ends Violently Official Freed, Guerillas Killed SKREEKA, ATZERRI – Despite the best efforts of a Jedi taskforce, the week-long Roshu Sune hostage standoff ended in violence, resulting in the death of 12 hostages, five guerillas, and two Jedi. The guerilla’s intended prisoner, Gotal Emissary Nathanjo Nirrelz has been freed. The taskforce, led by Sarrissa Jeng, had been engaged in negotiations with the Gotal guerillas, who last week hijacked a commuter hopper with 25 passengers aboard, including Emissary Nirrelz. The hopper was set down in the swamps outside of…
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