#galactic alliance

[fox-trot]

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Star Wars: The Search Begins

[magnetarbeam]

At some point in Voices of the Force, I want Ahsoka and Luke to have a very long conversation about the Jedi's role in relation to the various galactic governments that these two have lived under at different times.

Luke Skywalker's Disaster Jedi Order has, by this point, forcibly removed the last three Galactic Alliance Chiefs of State from office. The only reason they've gotten away with it is that those three Chiefs of State were very clealrly malevolent megalomaniacs, and the killing of Caedus and Abeloth-Kem, and the arrest of Daala, were genuinely altruistic actions. That's essentially the basis of the system I headcanon Luke and Wynn having set up to fight the perception of Jedi as totally above the law, because that perception will lead to more Jedi abusing their abilities.

Meanwhile, I think Ahsoka isn't too eager to criticize for that, since as far as she's concerned, the old Jedi had the opposite problem.

[thewildwaffle]

Alliance summit but the humans meet the Aliens that once tried to invade earth in its early stages

(could end bad or hilarity happens)

Writer's block has been trying to kill me, but so far, I'm still alive. PS: I only edited this with one read-through, so hopefully the brain words I typed make sense. Thanks for the idea!

As representatives filed into the great hall, the tension in the air grew. The Alliance Summit met regularly, but in smaller settings, often with many attending remotely. This was the first high-priority meeting in almost 15 standard solar cycles, and while physical attendance was not officially mandatory, it looked like almost everyone was already here with several mentiks to spare. Moki shifted uncomfortably in her seat. The duty of conducting these meetings rotated, and today it fell to her. From her seat behind the podium, she watched seats of various shapes and sizes be filled, row after row. She was sure the high attendance rate was due to the fact that this was the first summit since the human race informally joined the Alliance. After today, they would be official members. Since their discovery and introduction to the galactic community, humans had become something of a curiosity across the galaxy. They were rather big, physically. Among all the planets and systems of the Galactic Alliance, sentient life trended on the smaller side of size. Humans certainly weren’t the largest by any means, but they stood out in a crowd. Well, they stood out in a lot of ways, actually. It depended on who you asked, but some found them absolutely adorable and cute. Others were absolutely terrified of their appearance and/or behaviors. Many others found them a confusingly strange combination of both. Despite the differing views and initial takes, it was widely agreed that the humans had, to this point, proved to be exceptionally hardy and adaptable. Moki checked her comm device’s screen. Nearly time to start. The trickle of representatives entering the hall had slowed considerably at this point as everyone either took their seats or milled about in semi-quiet conversation. Well, maybe not quite semi-quiet. Moki turned her head towards a conversation that sounded like it was quickly devolving into a full-blown argument. She frowned as she squinted to try to make out who would be so rash to behave in such a way here of all places. The first figures she saw were five humans. Oh flarg.

Moki was not the only one to take notice. The rest of the hall hushed and watched to see what was going on. It didn’t look like whatever was going on had turned physical, thank the stars. However, both the humans and the gruep delegates were on their feet and looking like they may soon be at each other’s throats. Security was called over immediately. As conductor to the meeting, Moki felt she should lend an arm, and approached cautiously, keeping her distance in case security didn’t make it before an altercation started. As she did, she was noticed by the lead gruep delegate. He turned his gray scaly head towards her, large dark eyes alight with indignation. The humans turned as well. “They’re blocking our way and won’t let us take our seats,” the human that Moki assumed was the lead delegate explained in a harried tone. “They shouldn’t be here at all,” the lead gruep nearly growled. Moki sighed. Of course it was Kasax. She’d had few direct dealings with grueps in general, but had gone out of her way to avoid him particular delegate. Kasax was known for being rather ill-tempered and stubborn. Plus, Moki always noticed when he’d sneak a handful of Chintho seeds during meetings or breakout sessions when he thought no one was watching, and listening to him munch on them aggravated her like nothing else could. “I don’t understand,” Kasax continued, “why the alliance is ignoring its own bylaws! They, "he pointed dramatically at the humans, "have wronged my people, whom I will remind you have been members of the alliance for millennia, and as such, they have wronged the alliance! The only reason they should be allowed to be here is to apologize for their war crimes and grovel for our forgiveness!” Confused murmurs broke out across the Great Hall at this exclamation. War crimes? What war? What crimes? The humans and their home planet had only been discovered a mere fourteen solaric years ago. There’d been no reports of anything remotely close to what the grueps were accusing. Two of the three present human delegates had varying expressions on their faces as they looked around the Great Hall, looking for any explanation in the whispers of nearby onlookers. The third, the one Moki assumed was the lead delegate Human Emilian, stood with his shoulders back and a downward curving line across his face. As security officers separated the two groups of delegates a few lengths farther from each other, he returned his gaze back to Gruep Kasax and spoke with a voice loud enough for everyone to hear. “If any apologies are going to be made, I think it would be more likely that one should be made to us.” At this point, everyone in the Great Hall had been watching the disturbance, but with the human’s declaration, all confused whisperings and conversations died down. Emilian continued. “After all, human history is riddled with legends and myths of abductions and meddling. Thirty years ago, that was all it was: myths. Stories. They were just crazy conspiracy stories few people ever took seriously. Well, now those stories don’t seem quite as far-fetched anymore. And funnily enough, you look eerily familiar to some of the descriptions in those stories.” Gruep Kasax growled and stepped forward, but was stopped by the large security officer at his side. With a scowl, Kasax turned to Moki. “Well?” He huffed, “You’re conducting, yes? I invoke our right as established and long-standing Alliance members, the full backing of the Alliance in seeking repercussions and reparations against the human race before they can be considered to be allowed to join our ranks!” Moki stared at him. She stared at the entire group. Grueps, humans, and security guards. She sighed. Why did she have to be the conductor today of all Summits? It hadn’t even started and it had already gone wildly awry. As conductor, she felt responsible and she continuously reminded herself that this whole mess was not her fault. But it was her responsibility to get things figured out.

It took some time. And no small amount of arguing and reeling conversations back in. All the while, Moki could feel the entirety of the Great Hall’s occupants watching and listening intently as she directed the investigation from the podium. She shot a look to the large biet to her right who was in charge of recording notes for the summit. He looked like he had the same exasperation she felt toward this whole situation. The gruep delegates could have addressed their concerns about the humans’ inclusion long before the summit. It would have been handled quietly, professionally, and with far more tact than the mess they had created here and now. But, she, the biet recorder, and pretty much everyone else present knew that the grueps had waited until the last possible moment on purpose. The only thing they loved more than a spectacle was being at the center of a spectacle. In the end, the pieces of what had happened started coming together. Today’s mess started thousands of years ago. The Dark Infection. The magnetic field of the gruep homeworld had been momentarily disrupted enough to allow dangerous radiation in. Their world became sickly and many grueps fled to the stars to find new homes. They found Earth. Now, normally this wouldn’t be much of an issue for technologically advanced beings like the grueps to just take over. Thankfully for the humans, Galactic Alliance laws demand that colonization of already sentient-inhabited planets require heavy documentation and officially documented proof that both parties/species approve of the arrangement, and that neither party was agreeing under duress of any kind. Hence the “abductions” the humans had referred to. The grueps, desperate to hurry the approval process along as much as they could, botched the whole “not agreeing under duress” thing. It didn’t go well- for the abductors, the abductees, or for those who tried to communicate in any way with other humans from that point on. The grueps would then be intermittently leaving earth to either scout out other planets or return to their own for supplies or to lend aid when news of restoration efforts reached them. Each time they returned to Earth, they’d try again to deal with the humans, going to different continents where they hoped news of their previous attempts hadn’t spread.

Moki was suspicious of how vague the grueps were about their methods of persuasion in their various attempts. She hoped it was just because of how long ago this all was. The humans’ side of the story wasn’t much more enlightening either. Just ancient myths and folklore handed down through the generations. It didn’t sound good though. But that would be for an investigation that was beyond the scope of the present summit. The response to the grueps was less vague. The ancient humans saw the grueps as hostile invaders with incomprehensible technology. Since they were obviously not part of the Alliance at the time, they were not bound by its treaties or weapons pacts. They fought back. The ancient grueps meanwhile, had also been trying to wrangle legalities with the Galactic Alliance for colonization of various planets as well as with ongoing aid for their home planet. As such, they sometimes pulled away from the promising planet intermittently. When they returned to earth after a long stretch of time to try to again “convince” humans to let them colonize their planet, the humans were ready. The grueps hadn’t expected the weapons the humans had built. Before, they’d had spears, bows and arrows, metallic bladed tools, etc. Mostly small, primitive, handheld weapons. The grueps had learned how to deal with those. But the new weapons? Well, from the sounds of it, they were no calciar cannons or anything, but they had to have been massive feats of engineering. And they had been effective. The grueps suffered huge losses to their fleet. Anyone who bothered to look into the Galactic Alliance archives would know that the grueps around this time were, for a while, listed on the endangered species list. It was only because of their status as Galactic Alliance members entitling them to seek aid from the governing body that they survived extinction. It took longer than expected, but the bulk of the damage to their homeworld was able to be reversed. The surviving planet-bound grueps called back all those who had been seeking new homes among the stars. The grueps at Earth left and limped their ships back to their own homeworld. “We were once a large and powerful race,” Delegate Kasax spoke loudly and with all the drama he was known for. “Our history is full of tales and evidence of our advancements in technology, medicine, and science. We have spent the centuries since working to regain our former glory. Where would we be now though, if we had not had to spend so many years rebuilding? If we had not been so devastatingly set back?” Kasax sighed so deeply and forlornly that it made Moki twist her ears slightly in annoyance. He really should have just been an actor instead of getting into politics. He was obviously a good actor, and then also no one here would have to deal with his theatrics. “And now,” Kasax continued, “after all our efforts to regain our former glory, the race that played part in our troubles, the race that extinguished so many of our numbers at such a critical time, are being invited to take their seats in this council as if nothing had happened. They should not be here! We have not forgotten! We have not forgiven! We demand repercussions!”

Voices across the Great Hall broke out. Some ventured that the grueps were right and maybe the humans should be barred. Some claimed the decision and the entire summit should be postponed until a formal investigation could be made. Others argued that the humans were in their right. They were just defending their home. “But they attacked a member of the Galactic Alliance!” “Yes, but they weren’t members.” “Would that reasoning set a dangerous precedent?” “But they didn’t attack, they defended?” “Are we sure? This was so long ago! We can’t decide without hard evidence!” “Yes, that’s why I’m saying we should postpone!” “Is it too hard to believe though? That they would attack?” “By the stars, I heard a rumor about humans once, and they have been known to-” “Gossip is not a basis for incrimination!” It was a cacophony of voices and they all started bleeding into each other. What a mess, Moki rubbed her brow. The Summit never officially started, and it was now chaotically evolving beyond standard procedures and manners. The meeting recorder looked like he had pretty much given up on keeping up with the pandemonium. She really, really wished she wasn’t in charge of conducting today. With an internal groan, Moki typed in a command to the podium’s screen. All microphones in the Great Hall shut off. For a quick moment, the arguments continued until the various speakers realized what had happened. They paused and turned their attention back to Moki at the podium. Moki sighed and twisted her long neck around to quietly take in all the now-silent delegates. She then entered another command and the mics turned back on.

“This is a development that will be handled officially and in a way befitting of the station of this council. Until then, we will continue with the official proceedings of this meeting.” “Then they should be removed!” Kasax interrupted, motioning to the humans. “That is the point of our argument. They attacked our people and brought us closer to the edge of extinction. Their weapons are still out there and could be used again!” Delegate Emilian rose a hand into the air, looking at Moki expectantly. She nodded at him to speak but remembered the humans had not been able to reach their seats and thus had no microphone. Human Emilian took the initiative and asked the nearby kreechen delegates to borrow theirs. “If I may,” the human began, “we were invited to attend this summit, and officially join the Galactic Alliance. Despite this… rough start, we are willing to continue with proceedings. After all, we come from a planet full of people who do nothing but disagree and start fights based on wild claims, even at governmental levels. We had hoped for better here, but are used to it.” Emilian then looked back to Moki. “We accept whatever investigations need to happen moving on, but we will do so as full and equal members of the Alliance. ” The human delegate turned to look at Gruep Kasax, “I for one look forward to learning the truth about this alleged history, and these mysterious weapons our ancestors supposedly built. If they did indeed exist, I would love to know how they disappeared into thin air. Archaeologists would have found at least evidence. Or at least, I would imagine they would have if what Delegate Kasax says is true.” Murmurs ripple across the Great Hall. The gruep delegates look like they might explode with rage. With a raised hand, Moki called for silence. “That’s a very good point. Perhaps the gruep delegates can share what, if any, descriptions still exist of such dangerous weapons the humans allegedly wield?” The description was given. It did sound dangerous. Everyone watched the human delegates for their response. They didn’t move, except for one whose mouth fell open. When Gruep Kasax was done with his account, the humans still didn’t move. Finally Delegate Emilian blinked a few times and then pinched the bridge of his nose. The hall was silent as he slowly leaned forward to the microphone again.

“Are you talking about the pyramids?” That threw everyone for a moment. Then whispers started. “Wait, so the weapon is real?” “Do they know what Kasax is talking about?” “Where are they?” “Do they still work?” “They should be removed.” That last one was repeated and spread until it was formally voiced by a delegate from Monbah 6. “Perhaps,” the delegate continued, “the humans could allow for the search and removal of any such weapons. I think I speak for many when I say that it is highly unlikely that, should they truly exist, they’d still be in any usable condition now, but it would serve as a momentous token of peace and goodwill until this whole mess can be sorted?” There was a range of reactions across the Great Hall, but a large portion of them sounded affirmative. This was, they felt, a very diplomatic solution. Moki raised a hand and silence fell again. After a pause, she gestured to the human delegates. “I understand such a request would need to be discussed in a more detailed, future meeting, but would this be something the delegates from Earth be willing to consider?” The human delegates hardly took any time to confer with each other. It was barely more than a quick look shared between themselves and a few raised eyebrows. Emilian nodded and leaned back to the microphone. “With all due respect, we would be happy to give a show of peace to the grueps and to the Alliance as a whole. We understand the importance of diplomacy. After all, Earth is home to hundreds of different governments, cultures, and creeds, and we rarely agree with each other on any given topic. “However, I feel we would easily agree that the pyramids are not weapons, and if they are damaged or removed in any way, you will have a planet of angry humans to deal with.” Gruep Kasax huffed indignantly. “Is that a threat?” Human Emilian shook his head. “Let the record show that we are not threatening anyone. What I said was merely a statement. The pyramids are important monuments of great cultural significance. If you demand a token of goodwill from Earth, ask for something else that’s possible to give.” A multitude of voices started all at the same time, asking questions and adding comments, and just trying to talk over each other. Moki cut them off with a hand. Really, this whole meeting was so disorganized. “Would you say, Delegate Emilian, that these… pyramids, if they were examined and discovered to be the remains of ancient human weapons, would be impossible to remove?” The humans shared another look. “May I answer as a citizen of Earth instead of as a delegate of humanity?” Moki looked to the biet recorder, who was trying to organize the recordings of the still unofficially-started meeting. He shrugged. “You may speak off the record.”

“Thank you.” He turned again to Delegate Kasax. “The only way the pyramids will be removed from Earth will be over our collective bodies.” The Great Hall was dead silent except for a small snicker from somewhere in the back. Moki took a moment to gather herself. “Uh. Noted. Or, I guess,” she shared a look with the biet who had also frozen at the bold claim, “it’s unofficially noted.” She cleared her throat and shook her head. “Let the record show that the removal of Earth’s pyramids is not an acceptable token of peace to the humans, and that anything further of this entire matter will be decided only after the proper investigation and reconciliation procedures can be set in place.” She waited for the biet recorder to nod that such notes had been made. “Alright. Now,” she straightened her long neck and squared her shoulders as she addressed the uneasy delegates of the Great Hall. “If everyone could please take their assigned seats, I’d like to officially welcome everyone to the Galactic Alliance Summit…”

[thisiseditsandstuff]

Star Wars EU / Legends timeline - post A New Hope

BBY = Before the battle of Yavin 4 ABY = After the battle of Yavin 4 Text in ( brackets ) indicates the relevant book

REBELLION ERA

0 ABY- Star Wars: A new hope / Battle of Yavin 4, destruction of the death star

3 ABY - Star Wars: The empire strikes back / echo basis destroyed, Han Solo is captured by Boba Fett

4 ABY - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi / death of Jabba the Hutt, destruction of the second death star, death of emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, the New Republic is established

7.5 ABY - Begin and end of the Bacta Wars ( X-Wing: The Bacta War )

8 ABY - Wedding of Leia Organa and Han Solo ( The Courtship of Princess Leia )

9 ABY - Birth of Jaina and Jacen Solo, start and end of the Thrawn campaign, death of grand admiral Thrawn ( The Thrawn trilogy )

10 ABY - Emperor Palpatine is reborn as a clone, Luke Skywalker falls to the dark side but is eventually rescued by his twin sister, birth of Anakin Solo ( Dark Empire I & II )

11 ABY - Luke sets up his Jedi academy on Yavin 4, Leia becomes chief of state of the new republic, Luke’s student Kyp Durron is possessed by the Sith spirit of Exar Kun and destroys the entire Carida system ( Jedi Academy trilogy )

14 ABY - Disciples of Ragnos crisis takes place ( Jedi Knights: Jedi Academy )

16 ABY - The Black Fleet crisis happens ( Black fleet crisis trilogy )

17 ABY - The Corellian crisis happens, Han’s cousin Thrackan Sal-Solo threatens the new republic with the use of Centerpoint station ( Corellia trilogy )

19 ABY - Caamas Document crisis eventually leads to the end of the galactiy civil war between the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant, discovery of the Empire of the Hand, ( Hand of Thrawn Duology ) wedding of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade ( Union )

23 ABY - The Second Imperium raids the academy on Yavin 4 in the Second Imperium crisis ( Young Jedi Knights: Jedi under siege )

NEW JEDI ORDER ERA

25 ABY - Begin of the Yuuzhan Vong war ( New Jedi Order: Vector Prime )

26 ABY - Birth of Ben Skywalker, destruction of the academy on Yavin 4 ( New Jedi Order: Edge Of Victory II: Rebirth )

27 ABY - Mission to Myrkr, death of Anakin Solo, Jacen Solo becomes a prisoner of war, Coruscant falls to the Yuuzhan Vong in the battle of Coruscant ( New Jedi Order: Star by Star )

28 ABY - The new republic is restructured into the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances ( New Jedi Order: Destiny’s way )

29 ABY - End of the Yuuzhan Vong war ( New Jedi Order: The unifiying force )

30 ABY - Jacen Solo begins his five year journey, the Jedi officially reclaim the old academy on Ossus

35 ABY - Begin of the Dark Nest crisis ( Dark Nest I: The Joiner King )

36 ABY - Birth of Allana Djo Solo ( Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen ) , Luke Skywalker becomes grandmaster of the Jedi Order ( Dark Nest III: The Swarm War )

LEGACY ERA

40 ABY - Begin of the Second Galactic Civil war ( Legacy of the Force: Betrayal ), Jacen Solo falls to the dark side, becomes Lumiya’s sith apprentice and chief of state of the galactic alliance, death of Mara Jade, Jacen accepts the name Darth Caedus, Luke Skywalker kills Lumiya ( Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice )

41 ABY - Jaina Solo kills Darth Caedus, end of the Second Galactic Civil war ( Legacy of the Force: Invincible )

43 ABY - Luke Skywalker is exiled, the Jedi are plagued by a mysterious force psychosis, the dark side entity Abeloth wreaks havoc on the galaxy, the Lost Tribe of the Sith is rediscovered ( Fate of the Jedi: Outcast )

44 ABY - The Jedi stage a coup against chief of state Natasi Daala, the Sith seize the Jedi temple on Coruscant, Abeloth is ( temporarily ) destroyed, the Sith are defeated, wedding of Jaina Solo and Jagged Fel ( Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse )

[frc-ambaradan]

Just a quick reminder on who this guy is.

Besides having been a trustworthy asset to 501st in the Clone Wars when he was captain of the Leveler (he was in particular good terms with captain Rex and had high regards for clone troopers).

Besides having been at the direct service of people such as Darth Vader, Admiral Piett, Emperor Palpatine and Grand Moff Tarkin during his imperial service.

Besides being Thrawn's right-hand man and most trusted and loyal follower and protegè.

He acts as the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Remnant after Thrawn's death (actually restores the Galactic Empire) strikes an alliance with the New Republic and helps fighting off the Yuuzhan Vong.

Retires.

But then serves as the supreme commander of the Galactic Alliance Defense Force and leads the Galactic Alliance (coming from the union of the New Republic with the Imperial Remnant) through both the Swarm War and the Second Galactic Civil War.

Retires again.

But then he comes back to serve again as leader of the Imperial Remnant (and I would like to point out that when he does man is in his nineties) up to his assassination in 41 ABY when he refuses to support Darth Caedus/Jacen Solo (who he really didn't like)'s faction of the Galactic Alliance.

Through all his life he retained a well earned popularity and autorithy among the Imperial Remnant's Moffs and he was kept in high esteem by the New Republic as well. He particularly had a close and mutually considerate working relationship with Leia Organa.

RESPECT.

[alphamecha-mkii]

Incom CF1 Cross-X by Shoguneagle and AdamKop

[oh-no-eu-didnt]

CF9 Crossfire starfighters were an advanced starfighter model used by the Galactic Alliance before and during their struggle against Darth Krayt. Possessing a unique fuselage that was its namesake, CF9s were excellently balanced starfighters, as many Incom designs were, equally durable, fast, and dangerous.

Source: Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Legacy Vol. 1 (Art: Sean Cooke; 2016)

First Appearance: Legacy: Indomitable, Part 1 (2008)

Read more on Wookieepedia.

[swtor-legacy-sitcom]

The Alliance is all bottoms except for Lana Beniko.

Koth: bottom

Theron: bottom

Vette: conanically a kinky sub who likes shock collars

Gault: bottoms for Hylo

Redeemed Arcann: bottom

Admiral Ayego: bottoms for somebody idfk