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Republic listening stations have recently reported sighting an Imperial battle-fleet crossing the Republics borders. While this would ordinarily signal an invasion on the Empires part, the stations report having lost sight of the armada as it was heading westward into the Unknown Regions. Both the Council of Grand Moffs and the Emperor himself refuse to comment.

Negotiations between Republic diplomats and Mandalorian clan leaders could potentially be drawing to a close, according to inside sources. While nothing is certain about what has been discussed over the past few years of talks, it is rumoured that a place in the Republic Senate may be offered to this infamously independent of worlds. As usual both the current Mandalore as well as his chieftains are tight-lipped for now, as is the Republic Senate.

Referendums are expected in the coming cycles on the worlds of Ord Biniir and Ord Canfre as the peoples of both worlds decide on whether they want to secede from the Republic and formally join the Empire. Apparently the falling standards of the economy in the region as well as increasing levels of piracy are causing the governments of both worlds to look for, as they put it, ‘more secure and determined alternatives to a collection of high-class, disconnected senators living on Coruscant.’

More news to come…

Early this morning, heavily armed men executed a robbery on one of Coronet’s major banking and loan centers with a lightsaber-wielder reportedly leading the band.

We were able to acquire this statement from one of the bank tellers who was in transit to being processed by local authorities:

“I was in mid discussion with a client when a substantial chunk of the bank was blown right off! Everyone dropped to the floor and it wasn’t long before four men, one of which was a Jedi I think, broke into the bank through the rubble! He was  holding one of those colorful swords the Jedi are known for. Lightsabers, I believe?

A fight broke out. The man with the lightsaber blocked incoming shots as he charged and eventually cut several guards right down, before his accomplices blasted down the rest!

Soon after, one of the robbers held one of my colleagues at gun point, ordering her to shut down the security system to the vault or he’d take her out! She complied, and by doing that these thugs were able to gain access to everything that was held in the vault.

They took a only small amount of what was in there, but it was all worth substantial credits nonetheless. They knew CorSec would be coming in on them soon. They left the scene, and well… that’s the last I saw of them! CorSec came charging in several minutes later, but it was already too late. The Jedi and his cohorts made off with our client’s credits.

At least most of us are alive, right?”

Coronet is currently on high security alert until these men are caught.

Neither CorSec or the Jedi Order have released any statement on the matter as of yet; however, it is believed (although not presently confirmed) that CorSec is deliberating with the Jedi Order on the case.

Is this yet another example of Jedi negligence in regard to keeping track of those who leave their Order? You decide.

Hoping to keep the Galaxy informed, this is Ular Tenn…

Signing off.

As issues for the Republic continue to accumulate, a recent warning to wayfarers of Republic space was issued regarding one of two home worlds to the Zabraki culture, Iridonia. While the planet and its people are often described as an introverted race, Republic Naval Officials today announced its controversial move to establish a temporary blockade around the system that will act as a military picket line, regulating relief supplies entering the system and ensuring no materials are sent down that could potentially fuel the conflict. With information concerning casualties limited, there has been confirmation that the Shar’Vintash clan was wiped out completely. There were no known survivors, making them the first major loss in the confrontation.

Four other larger clans are known to the region; those of the Be’Tominyet, the Ul’Narit, the Rak’Slaret and the Tul’Vyi. During the senatorial meeting earlier today in which the incident was brought to public light, it was made clear that the situation on Iridonia is becoming an ever growing problem. With the conflict not showing signs of subsiding, trade routes between the four warring parties have become the cause of further aggression rather than co-operation.

The Officer of the Republic’s Naval Operation over Iridonia, Lexther Rom, has urged all traversing the system to steer clear of Iridonia in his public statement: “Until tensions ease we cannot emphasize enough the dangers caused by the instability in the region. If you can, stay away.”

With strict sanctions placed on those entering Iridonia, the planet’s economy faces a catastrophic decline that experts say will take a generation to repair.

After several years of border skirmishes with pirates and even the Republics own Defense Forces, the Mandalorians finally seem willing to engage in diplomatic talks with members of the Republic Senate.

With Mandalorian patrols stretching further past the armistice line each month since the formal end to the war, the Senate issued a final warning last night, threatening a possible return to hostilities if Mandalorian naval forces continued to venture accross the border. Surprisingly the Mandalorians appear to have taken this to heart, withdrawing the greater majority of their patrols back within their own territories and requesting a ‘face-to-face meeting with someone who can speak for the Republic.’

Where this meeting will occur and when are not yet known and the location will undoubtedly be subject to intense to security once a date is decided. For now however it seems a return to war is looking less likely.

More to come..

It was nearly 80 standard years ago that the Jedi Temple of Bespin was demolished in order to placate citizens who were no longer willing to subsidize the institution. Unfortunately, since that time, multiple conflicts and wars have engulfed galactic civilization, the galaxy’s Jedi participating in some form during each event. Whether they have been seen as heroes or villains, as convenient scapegoats or stalwart defenders, it is without a doubt that our lives would be much different without the Jedi Order being part of our history.

Ukase Jar-Vim, a wealthy, retired businessman born and raised on Bespin’s Cloud City, remembers the Jedi’s stay on the planet rather fondly. “When I was just a sproutling, my friends and I would often walk by the Temple, hoping to sneak a peek over the walls. One day when I was alone and trying to spy on their training, I lost my balance and fell off the rampart, only to have one of the Jedi catch me in midair. From then on, I’ve always seen the Order’s presence as a good thing, in spite of the poison that’s been spit from the mouths of politicians throughout time.”

In spite of the Jedi Order continuing to be a controversial organization, Jar-Vim has commissioned a statue to honor the Jedi to be erected adjacent to the Temple’s old grounds, which today houses a popular mall. The statue will, according to Jar-Vim, be made of iron to represent “the durability of Jedi Knights” and will be formed after the vague likeness of the Jedi that rescued him from his fall—a muscle-bound Human male with short, cropped hair.

“I at least hope that the citizens of Cloud City will look upon the figure and remember that we owe much of our livelihood to the sacrifice of Jedi”, says Jar-Vim. “Whether these sacrifices are shown in moments of greatness or in flashes of anonymity, I believe that the Jedi will always be here to keep us churning.”