[Sagas; IC] PotC - Chapter I [IC]

[MadMaeve]

An R4 unit trots into the center as Vohl addresses the crowd of pilots. By the time she's done, it's already banked its chassis back and started projecting a holo-image upward. A globe-shaped model of the Galaxy. The lights in the hangar dim to compensate.

"As you all know," Vohl says, her tone dipping into something more mechanical and deliberate, "two weeks ago, the Confederacy of Independent Systems declared war on the Republic." The globe colorizes into red and blue sections - Republic and Sep. Either side has glimmering, opposing color stars laid into them. Important worlds, caught between battle lines.

"North of us, roughly a few hundred light years, a section of the Intergalactic Banking Clan's private territory, the Commonwealth, declared independence in support of the Separatist cause." The view focuses down to a section of the northern Rim. A navy blue slice of space takes up most of what used to be the Banking Clan's holdings in the north. It stretches from Borrosk to Agamar, Shaum Hii to Vinsoth, Tangrene and Ibanji all the way to Sernpidal, in a blob-like shape. Off center sits Muunilinst - or what most debtors and crooks called it, old Moneylend.



"In the week following the Battle and Occupation of Geonosis, sector security mobilized. Turns out the IGBC was saving up a fleet for a rainy day. Two hundred vessels. Separatist taskforces Aurek, Besh, Cresh and Dom, based out of the Commonwealth, have been attacking points along the border with the Republic, capturing systems in rapid succession here and here." Lines and cross-hatching develop to represent attacking forces and occupied territory. A pincer towards Ord Mantell and a wide arrow along the Braxant Run. Taris lies right at the end. "They want to threaten the core worlds, so they can force several member systems out of the Republic while she's still gathering strength. Best way to do that is to capture one of the trade points on the Hydian Way"

"Our mission is to stop taskforce Besh at Taris, or at least buy time for the Republic to collect assault ships to prepare a counterattack."