461.38 // Crime on the Rise at Outpost Vornis After Shocking Jedi Defeat Recording Surfaces
The usually quiet frontier settlement of Outpost Vornis has seen a sudden surge in criminal activity following the circulation of a holorecording that appears to show a Jedi being bested in combat. The recording, which spread rapidly through networks and backroom cantinas across Duneeden, depicts the robed figure of a Jedi collapsing after a brief skirmish in the outpost, to the thrill of gathered onlookers.
Local authorities report that theft, illegal spice trading, and smuggling operations have nearly doubled in the past two weeks. “When word gets out that a Jedi can fall, even here, criminals start to believe the law can’t protect this outpost,” said Officer Stown, head of Investigation of the Judicial Department of Duneeden.
The recording, though unverified, has emboldened local crime syndicates. Residents that live within the Hydroplanes claim to see more armed thugs patrolling the streets than law officers.
“It’s like the balance of power shifted overnight,” said a resident of Imeara, who requested anonymity out of fear of reprisal. “If a Jedi can’t keep us safe, what chance do we have against gangsters?”
For now, Outpost Vornis teeters on the edge of lawlessness, its citizens caught between fear of organized crime and the fading hope that the Jedi will intervene.