RRM Fundraiser a Huge Success XENVAER, ALSAKAN – Many of the biggest names in politics and business flocked to a thousand-credit-a-plate dinner reception to raise funds for the Refugee Relief Movement. Security was tight at the gala, held at the posh Xenvaer Civic Auditorium on Alsakan, as the guest list not only included Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, but also the members of his Loyalist Committee as well. “I’m just amazed at the turn-out and am touched by the strong desire to help the refugee movement,” said RRM Spokesbeing Kaysil Verwood. “I…
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Death Sticks found in Subadult School JRADE DISTRICT, CORUSCANT – The Jrade School Board expressed shock and dismay at the finding of death sticks in a public subadult school. PSAS-5128, in northern Jrade, has instituted mandatory locker and body searches after two Level Six students were found in possession of death stick and death stick paraphernalia. “We’re determined to find out where this filth is coming from,” said Principal Havidald Guffin. “For Core’s sake, it’s our privileged children affected here.”
Read MoreSenator Aak Officially Appointed SENATE ROTUNDA, CORUSCANT – Ask Aak was officially recognized as Senator of Malastare, a position he has been filling since the 4:4th assassination of Senator Aks Moe on Aargau. The recognition started today’s session of the Galactic Senate. “My esteemed predecessor had a great love for the Republic,” said Aak. “Were it not for this government, Malastare would not enjoy the prosperity that it does today. I look forward to continuing the effort to preserve this proud institution, and assisting the Supreme Chancellor in whatever manner…
Read MoreMenarai Watch Follows Threat MONUMENT PLAZA, CORUSCANT – An anonymous tip warning of a Separatist attack against Monument Plaza has forced the closing of the recreational area and increased security around the Menarai historic site. An untraceable com-call warned that a droid-delivered bomb would target the ancient mountain outcropping. In response, local security evacuated the plaza, banned all droids from the area, and placed armed guards around the rock. Doing so displaced a small group of meditative religious followers who have been “protecting” the rock for generations. They have been…
Read MoreWould-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…
Read MoreChatrunis 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,…
Read MoreNew 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).…
Read MoreBaby 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…
Read MorePropaganda 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…
Read MoreMining 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…
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