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This week’s FA: Tatius Karna

Brandon Rhea — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:42:09 +0000

Tatius Karna (born 4,012 BBY) was a Human male lawyer, first consigliere, or adviser, of the Trapani Crime Family in the Human Mafia, and later politician, serving as the Senator of Anon. After completing basic school on Anon, Karna went on to earn a law degree at the University of Coruscant and worked as a private defense attorney for a local company. After moving back to Anon, he became a lawyer for many known criminals, and he began to associate himself with the Human Mafia. In 3,990 BBY, Karna met and began to work with Jirebon Trapani, who would soon go on to found and lead the Trapani Crime Family. Karna was made consigliere, or adviser, of the crime family and was dubbed a made man.

Together, Jirebon and Karna, along with caporegimes Hyram Darden and Myron Seter, fought and defeated the Georg Crime Family before taking control over all of the Anon system. Two years later, Karna helped the Trapani Family form an alliance with the Mangani Family and start a war with the Felip Family. The following year, Karna, with the help of Don Trapani, was elected Senator of Anon. He served two terms for a total of four years. Karna was considered by mobsters and historians alike to be one of the greatest consiglieres in galactic history. With his wife Sonni, he had two children: Nicke and Sofia.

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This week’s FA: Capture of Darth Revan (Goodwood)

Brandon Rhea — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:40:22 +0000

The Capture of Darth Revan was a pivotal event that took place at the height of the Jedi Civil War. Set up through intelligence gained by the Galactic Republic in the wake of a data raid on Sernpidal, the plan involved luring the fleet of Darth Revan and Darth Malak into battle over Ord Mantell. Trapping the Sith fleet there with the Interdictor-class cruiser Battleaxe, a force of Republic Navy Hammerhead-class cruisers and Foray-class frigates under the command of Vice Admiral Forn Dodonna would engage in a holding action while the Sith force would be subjected to the battle meditation of Padawan Bastila Shan. Meanwhile a force of Republic Army troopers led by Marine Captain Laera Reyolé, accompanied by more Jedi Knights, would board Darth Revan’s flagship and capture him.

The battle erupted when the Republic fleet decanted from hyperspace behind the loitering Sith formation. Though Admiral Dodonna’s force possessed more capital ships, her Aurek fighters were greatly outnumbered. Undaunted, the attacking vessels swiftly overpowered the trailing Sith warship, destroying it and carving a wedge through the enemy lines. Captain Reyolé’s troops and Jedi were then cleared for launch; escorted by elements of the three Aurek squadrons, they boarded Revan’s vessel and began to wreak havoc amongst the crew as the platoon split up into three squads. Heavy fighting ensued both in space and aboard the flagship, with Reyolé eventually ordering the platoon to fall back and regroup. Shan pressed on however, cornering Darth Revan on the bridge.

Darth Malak, sensing what was going on, opened fire on the vessel, damaging it severely and nearly killing both Revan and Shan. She was, however, able to save the Sith Lord’s life, rendezvousing with Captain Reyolé’s platoon in order to escape the dying warship. The surviving members of the boarding party made their way back to the retreating fleet as the divided Sith force continued to attack itself. With the battle won the Jedi took Revan and, after healing his body, sent him out into the galaxy along with Shan in order to find the means to stop the Sith war effort. This eventually led to the discovery and destruction of the Star Forge, at the height of the last battle of the war.

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Latest GA: Kedlis Hetton

Brandon Rhea — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:26:37 +0000

Rear Admiral Kedlis Hetton was a Human male from Corulag who served as a career officer in the Republic Navy during the years of the Mandalorian Wars and Jedi Civil War. Having started his active service as a helmsman aboard a destroyer in the years after the Great Sith War, he climbed steadily up the ranks, eventually assuming command of a border patrol task force based around the Centurion-class battlecruiser Stalwart Defender.

During the Jedi Civil War, Admiral Hetton’s flotilla was called up to front-line service, having become one of the few mobile reserve units left in the wake of the disaster at Foerost. Deployed to the Mid Rim after shipping out from Coruscant with the 3rd Marine Battalion onboard, Hetton hoped to harass the flanks of the Sith Empire‘s line of advance. The battalion’s commander, Captain Laera Reyolé, however, had come up with an ambitious plan that aimed to seize the initiative once more. After the successful Iridonia-Lannik Campaign, Hetton continued to hold the line for the Republic throughout the war.

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Latest GA: Coruscant’s Finest

Brandon Rhea — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:24:48 +0000

Coruscant’s Finest is a stand-alone harboiled crime novella written by Dalton Wylind. It was released on Star Wars Fanon, the Star Wars wiki of fan invention as an eBook on June 12, 2010. A minor rewrite was completed and released the following day, on June 13. Since its release, Coruscant’s Finest has received mixed to positive reviews from readers. In July 2010, the novella received the Best Mystery award in Star Wars Fanon’s Summer 2010 Short Story Contest.

The eBook contains an excerpt for the crime drama novel Glorior, also written by Wylind, which began its release on Star Wars Fanon on July 13, 2010.

The story follows a Coruscant Security Force detective, Kendra Mali, and her partner, Itol “Sally” Sal, as they investigate an abnormal triple-homicide case on the ecumenopolis world of Coruscant.

On August 2, 2010, author Dalton Wylind announced that a sequel, titled Coruscant’s Finest 2, would be released in fall 2010.

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This week’s FA: Jirebon Trapani

Brandon Rhea — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:38:15 +0000

Jirebon Trapani (born 4,013 BBY) was a Human male crime lord and the founder and first Don of the Trapani Crime Family.

Trapani was born on the world of Anon as the eldest of two children of Oliviero and Lindi Trapani; Jirebon’s father was murdered while he was a young child. During his adolescent years, he was abruptly brought into a life of crime after working on several spice-smuggling runs, working under Don Nikola Georg. Eventually, Georg betrayed Jirebon and his friends, starting a short, violent feud between the two parties. Jirebon and his allies emerged victorious after murdering Don Georg. Several years later, the group killed Don Sven Nikola Georg, the original Don Georg’s successor, and eliminated the Georg Crime Family altogether. Jirebon then received approval from the Commission to officially join the Human Mafia, and subsequently founded the Trapani Crime Family.

Two years later, the Trapani Family formed a shaky alliance with the Mangani Family in order to eliminate all other criminal competition on Romin. The two families dealt a considerable amount of damage to all their rivals, however Jirebon was later arrested and Don Mangani captured, causing a serious setback in their expansion and ongoing war, though Jirebon was soon after released and resumed command over his crime family.

He became known by many members of the Human Mafia as the greatest Don in galactic history.

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This week’s FA: Elias

Brandon Rhea — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:33:27 +0000

Elias was the founder of the Ophuchi Clan, circa 12,978 BBY; believing himself to be a descendant of the ancient Order of the Jedi Bendu, Elias felt bringing together other Jedi Bendu descendants and creating the Ophuchi Clan was his destiny as ordained by the Force. He was born on Halm in 13,048 BBY and lived the life of a farmer for decades, and he inherited his family’s moisture farm once they died.

Having resigned himself to the life of a farmer, Elias remained on Halm for most of his adult life, until 12,988 BBY when he received a vision from the Force that he interpreted as telling him to seek out the remnants of the Order of the Jedi Bendu and bring them together into a new order. Elias learned more about his supposed heritage in the years that followed, during which time he determined that the desert world of Tatooine would be the new home for his people.

Elias ultimately formed the Ophuchi Clan and became its first leader. His thoughts on the journeys of saviors were later recorded into the Journal of the Whills; a number of predictions he made about the salvation of the galaxy were also emulated by the Ophuchi Clan in 22 BBY, when then-Ophuchi leader Sarus told Annikin Skywalker that Annikin was the Chosen One.

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This month’s featured work: A Marine Went to Jedi Camp

Brandon Rhea — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:55:34 +0000

A Marine Went to Jedi Camp is a fan fiction novella written by Sean “Goodwood” Nash. The first edition was published to the Star Wars Fanon wiki on May 26, 2010, with a second, extensively rewritten edition being released in the early hours of June 20 of that year. Set within the Tales from the Corps series, it is preceded by Star Wars: Death and Life and succeeded by Star Wars: Saber Battalion. The novella’s cover art, as with the art from the of the series, was created by Nash as well.

The novella continues the adventures of Captain Laera Reyolé, a senior field officer who served with the Republic Marines for many years. Set after her death in the Mandalorian Wars and subsequent resurrection on the order of the Jedi Knights Revan and Malak, A Marine Went to Jedi Camp chronicles her training in the ways of the Force. Throughout the novella’s first-person narrative, Reyolé contemplates her role as a former combat fatality, her own past history with the Marines and the Jedi Order, as well as her place in the Galactic Republic as a whole.

The story is currently being spotlighted on the main page for the duration of October, or until a new story is selected as a featured work. The nomination garnered two votes from the Star Wars Fanon Archivists and five votes from non-Archivists. During the review process, Archivist Atarumaster88 left his thoughts on the novella:

A Marine Went to Jedi Camp is the quirky title of the sequel to Death and Life by Sean “Goodwood” Nash and it tells the story of how Laera Reyole, the resurrected Marine, becomes resurrected Marine-turned-Jedi. Because of that, you’ll find the polished prose structure and diction, careful attention to story-telling, and overall good form that are trademarks of his style. However, like most sequels, it’s not quite up to the same standards as the original. If you took the second third of I, Jedi, down to some of the same cheesy cliches that Stackpole invented, and reset it in the KotOR era, the result would be something similar to A Marine Went to Jedi Camp. The conflict and self-discovery of Laera Reyole that is supposed to be the central theme of the story is muted, and unfortunately some of that muting is done by showing how fast and capable a learner Laera is and how everyone generally puts up with her even with her attitude. My biggest complaint though, is that Laera rarely ever has any serious emotional conflicts about her new role. The story winds its way through without any major resolution because there’s no issue to resolve. That said, I can’t complain about having another story with the level of writing that Goodwood presents on SWF. A lot of authors here could learn about how to write prose from a technical prospective from Goodwood and the storytelling isn’t that shabby either. 4.5 out of 5 technical, 3 out of 5 narrative.

And finally, there comes the excerpt from the story, an excerpt that is currently showcased the Star Wars Fanon main page.

“With the Force, many things are possible,” Master Zhar chimed in, his voice low but fatherly, after a fashion. “You are a disciplined warrior, dedicated to the Republic. We are considering you for Jedi training.”

My attention not fully allocated toward the four-part harmony of Force-inspired philosophical yammering, the Twi’lek’s last words caught me blindsided. Realizing that my jaw had dropped several centimeters, I hastily closed it and regarded the Council with something that was intended to be a scowl, but from the nods that all four of them were shooting me, it was clear they could see right through the facade.

“You do not trust us, that much is clear,” Master Vrook said frankly. “But you trusted those Jedi who fought beside you against the Mandalorians, despite the fact that they did so against the wishes of the Order. Be mindful of—”

“Excuse me, Master Jedi,” I interrupted, my voice spiked with sudden anger, “but with all due respect, you are wrong. I fought alongside the Revanchists, yes, but I never fully trusted any of them, except for one. I’m a Marine, sir, trained to fight the enemies of the Republic, of civilization itself, no matter who leads me into battle!”

Click here to read more information about the story, and here to read the novella itself. Congratulations to Goodwood on his second featured work!

This week’s FA: Aron Kel

Brandon Rhea — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:06:55 +0000

Aron Kel was a male Kel Dor Jedi Knight and lifetime member of the Jedi Order; Kel, born on Dorin in 58 BBY, held the position of Jedi Knight from just before the Invasion of Naboo to the fall of the Galactic Republic in 19 BBY. During the Clone Wars, Aron served as a Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic.

Aron formed close friendships with almost all of the clones under his command during the Clone Wars, especially the clones of the Blood Brothers. Aron showed this camaraderie and loyalty when he rescued the Blood Brothers from the Nightsisters on Dathomir. In return, the Blood Brothers refused to kill their friend when Order 66 was issued, instead going into hiding with him on the jungle moon of Dxun.

Eventually, Aron and the Blood Brothers left Dxun to join the fledgling Alliance to Restore the Republic. One year after the decisive Battle of Yavin, Aron was killed by Imperial stormtroopers while meditating in the ruins of the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine. He was given a funeral on Dorin by the Baron Do and was remembered as a martyr by Luke Skywalker, who had admired him for having been a Jedi.

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This week’s FA: Forn Dodonna (Goodwood)

Brandon Rhea — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:09:05 +0000

Admiral Forn Dodonna was a senior fleet commander who served with the Republic Navy during the Mandalorian Wars and Jedi Civil War. She was a native of Commenor and a member of a traditional military family and soon rose to the rank of captain, earning command of the Inexpugnable-class command ship Tremendous by the time of the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders‘ attack. She gained considerable tactical and leadership experience fighting the Mandalorians before being promoted to Rear Admiral and assigned to defend Coruscant and its surrounding worlds by the Jedi Knights Revan and Malak. Dodonna held this area until that war’s end at the Battle of Malachor V.

When the former Revanchists attacked the Galactic Republic, sparking the Jedi Civil War, Dodonna was promoted to Vice Admiral and given command of the Second Fleet. During the first year of the war, her forces were instrumental in the success of the Republic’s first counteroffensive against the invading Sith Empire. Because of her skills, she was called upon to lead the Republic side of the Jedi Order‘s effort to capture Darth Revan, ultimately securing success with the aid of Padawan Bastila Shan and Jedi Master Kavar. Two years later, she led the fleet of Republic warships that destroyed the Star Forge at the Battle of Rakata Prime. At war’s end, Dodonna was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Republic Navy, holding the post for five years before retiring from public life.

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This week’s FA: Darth Maul (ASWS)

Brandon Rhea — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:54:56 +0000

Darth Maul was a Sith Lord in the Order of the Sith Lords during the Invasion of Utapau. Once an apprentice of the Jedi Order, Maul fell to the dark side and was discovered by the Dark Lord in 41 BBY; the Dark Lord took Maul as his apprentice after the Dark Lord murdered his own master, an act that started the Apocalypse. Maul’s first mission was to seek out and kill Shmi Skywalker and her unborn son, Annikin Skywalker, as the Dark Lord believed that Annikin Skywalker was the Chosen One. Maul failed to kill them, and it was decided by the Dark Lord that they would one day turn Skywalker to the dark side and help him destroy the galaxy.

Years later, after the passage of the Republic Anti-Slavery Law in 23 BBY, Maul worked with Nute Gunray, the Viceroy of the Trade Federation, to plan and implement the Invasion of Utapau in 22 BBY as a response to the law’s enactment. The planet’s queen, Sabé Arcadia, negotiated with Maul and Gunray for one month to end the blockade, but she failed and the Federation invaded the planet. Utapau fell under Federation control within days. Arcadia, however, escaped the planet, prompting Maul and the Guardians of Lettow to track her to Tatooine. There, Maul made it his mission to find both Arcadia and Annikin Skywalker. Maul and the Lettow launched an attack on the Ophuchi sanctuary where they unsuccessfully attempted to capture Skywalker.

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