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by Vardaen » Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:02 pm
A NEW REPUBLIC
One month after the Battle of Endor, Mon Mothma and the Alliance’s leaders declared the founding of a “New Republic.” The New Republic spent the next three years unifying its forces and chipping away at territory once held by the Empire. The Empire’s loss of territory was precipitated by the greed of those who remained in power: Palpatine carefully cultivated a climate of fear and cut-throat political maneuvering among his advisers and military leaders. Now, petty disputes among Moffs and nobles often erupted into full-scale warfare. Those who once served the Empire now set their sights on creating their own personal strongholds. Miscommunication, distrust and conflict plagued the lawless Imperial territories. Imperial soldiers were pitted against each other and desertion rates skyrocketed. The New Republic slowly increased its sphere of influence by overwhelming Imperial groups which had exhausted their resources through senseless in-fighting.
Imperial loyalist officers and nobles sponsored a number of reunification efforts, although they failed due to lingering feuds. Several claims of “royal” lineage to Emperor Palpatine — and thus claims to the throne — were discredited, only increasing the sense of confusion and conflict. With the Empire disorganized and disheartened, the New Republic’s military forces marched toward the Core Worlds.
The Fall of Coruscant
Three years after Palpatine’s death, members of Rogue Squadron engineer the capture of Coruscant, and the New Republic seizes control of the seat of galactic power. Imperial forces salvaged what they could and fled to stronghold areas such as the Deep Galactic Core and pockets of the Outer Rim Territories.
While the New Republic waged its military campaign against rogue military commanders such as Warlord Zsinj, it also dealt with the challenges of keeping the peace among its member worlds. Internal squabbles plagued the New Republic’s government: the conflicts between the Mon Calamari and the Bothans were but the best-known of the lingering feuds. Other struggles were concealed by the language of diplomats. Imperial sympathizers remained active in many planetary governments, stirring resentment against the laws of the New Republic. Those who profited from policies of the Emperor retaliated through force and sabotage when the New Republic’s “idealistic diplomats” promised to remove those fortunes in the name of “justice.”
Many member worlds owed allegiance to the New Republic in name only, their governments retaining the same bureaucrats who brought terror to enslaved populations under the Empire. The New Republic set its sights on bringing universal laws and rights to the galaxy, yet provincial and local law was found more often than not. The economy faltered due to the devastation inflicted upon the galaxy’s communications and transportation networks.
All these factors posed a serious threat to the New Republic’s stability, but the strong leadership skills of people such as Mon Mothma, Admiral Ackbar and the Bothan Borsk Fey’lya held the government together. Five years after the Emperor’s death, the New Republic controlled over three quarters of the territory once under the Empire’s rule.
This is where we are are now.
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien, Council of Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring
