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The Galactic Republic's jewel of reconstruction efforts is no longer solely under their pitiful grasp of chaos and inefficiency. Their soldiers are failing and their resolve is weakening due to their bloated, foul idea of making Taris a world worth "living" on. Nothing on this planet is worth saving and everything is worth destroying. Every citizen of the Sith Empire knew this from the day it was razed, and historians would have hoped that the destruction would save the effort so that our strength could be used elsewhere, such as a second sacking of Coruscant.

While the foolish former Republic Governor Saresh sought to rebuild the world, the most eminent Darth Gravus has the Sith Empire's best interests in mind as he carries out the Dark Council's wishes to occupy and destroy the presence of the weakened Galactic Republic.
Azhandra Rycar "'Weakling soldier of the decadent Galactic Republic, he was forced to watch his troops burn.'" "Well. W ...
Salin All those Cathar settlers.. I'm just. Shocked. Aren't there some kind of galactic conduct rules?
The Great Eski "Hooray. We destroyed Taris. Again." -Lord Forja Varos


On wartorn Alderaan, the Empire speaks through Moff Sarek who coordinates the efforts of House Thul. Until recently, House Thul has been weak and inefficient. Now, thanks to an unidentified Imperial individual, House Thul stands strong against House Organa and the Republic!

The road was not easy. Beset on all sides, the individual, codenamed Feral Thranta, fought not only House Organa, but one of Lord Jorad Thul's vassals, a Lord Cedarik Killesa. Feral Thranta defeated Killesa who surrendered his House unto House Thul.

Feral Thranta moved across Alderaan, combating Killiks and their joiners, Rist assassins and Ulgo usurpers. Taking steps to rescue House Panteer survivors from Ulgo assassins, their support added a legitimacy to House Thul's bid on the throne. Eventually, Feral Thranta struck at Bouris Ulgo himself, removing the usurper after a massive, earth-shattering battle.

Though the battle for Alderaan is far from over, House Thul is bolstered by the efforts of this mysterious Imperial. The Empire is a step closer to claiming Alderaan as its own.

Voduss Sarkin
INN Exclusive Report
Fen'ris Fen'ris reads the report on a holoboard on Vaiken Stardock. "Lovely, more fighting on that planet. Of course, one ...
Hananya Hananya reads the message on her data pad, then leans back with a sigh when she is done reading. 'Crap.' is the first w ...
Hyperewok1 (("I hope so, Commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am."))


Virtually considered one of the most beautiful creatures in the galaxy by most modern xenobiologists, the Shyrack is an interesting creature with habits which range from violent to weird to just plain odd. Natives of Korriban, the Shyrack are known for their dwelling in caves and their ability to defend their territory such as many a Sith Lord's ancient, neglected tomb.

The eyeless, winged insectoid Shyrack are by nature a sound-and-pack animal. The buzzing of their constantly flapping wings and the high-pitched sounds they emit act as sonic indicators of objects, the sound waves they sound out bouncing back to 'form' shapes in their mind of the area around them. Their sharp claw-like arms act as feelers and scythes to anyone or anything that crosses its path too closely, and they tend to adopt a 'slash first, poke second' policy amongst creatures with a scent unlike its own species.

Their territorial nature leads to many complications with the resurgent Sith Empire laying claim to Korriban at the beginning of the Great Galactic War. Apprentices and Imperial Army patrols in the various tombs and cave systems often result in astronomical casualties which outweigh the boon of the mission.
Amaranth "Ah, the shyrack. Used for guardians, pets, to dispose of foolish and weak acolytes. Now it seems there are scienti ...
Salin Purpling... Purpling...
The Great Eski So, the Sith homeworld and its inhabitants get shat on by millions of Shyracks every 63 years? Good to know. ...
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An Imperial assault team composed by Darth Malgus himself commandeered a Republic ship this evening. This ship contained some "very specific cargo,” according to our INN Sources. As to what exactly the cargo was, however, the unnamed sources refused to specify.

"The assault team acted in accordance to their orders,” Moff Phennir said in a statement to INN.  "As to further missions? I’ve no comment on the matter.”

Regardless of the lack of comment, the assault team’s mysterious lack of presence after the victorious capture of the supposedly innocuous Republic vessel has left some room for the imagination. 

"Further victory surely awaits us!” a Dromund Kaas citizen replied when asked about the news. As for his prediction, we await further report from Moff Phennir regarding the assault team’s return.

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kckolbe Did this happen on Lord Adraas? If so, where can I find the details?
Vanessa/Lysia [ C-3PO Voice: We're doomed! ]
Ganden
(( My guess is, "Holy crapballs!!!!" ))


In the harsh stormy jungles of Dromund Kaas, there is only one being that can truly claim to pull the ears off a Gundark: the Jurgoran. A favorite of Sith who seek to have a vicious pet for themselves, the unruly Jurgoran is the only animal on Dromund Kaas which vies for the top of the food chain with the ever popular and ever violent Gundark.

Known for their razor sharp claws and their leathery, rough hides, the Jurgoran is primarily a water-based creature which builds its nest underneath accumulations of floating leaves or branches of trees which were knocked down during one of Dromund Kaas' constant storms. Their hunting habits, however, correlate directly with that of the Gundark.

Almost equal in every quality, a fully grown adult Jurgoran and Gundark have been known to battle with one another for hours—sometimes even days—over hunting grounds or the corpse of one animal. Their vicious, unrelenting strength will often overpower a Gundark in the long run, but due to the excessive breeding nature of the Gundark, the Jurgoran often has to assert its dominance by slaughtering entire nests of the only other predator it finds itself in contest with.

Over the millenia of settlement on Dromund Kaas, the Jurgoran has gained a cult following. Their frighteningly tall stature and appearance led many to think of them as Kaas' form of a scary mythological creature. Many servant families often tell tales of children who disobey the Sith and find themselves pulled off to caves where Jurgoran cook and consume the naughty children.

This image had made them even more frightening than they are in appearance and there remain many rumors with little substantial evidence behind them. Tales of Jurgoran climbing the walls of ancient Dromund Kaas or ripping open covered speeders to eat the passengers remain silly little tales told to scare children. However, it hasn't stopped a new Lord of the Sith or Darth from taking the name of Lord Jurgoran to give him or herself the image of being a big, scary mean Sith.

Norredi Anlon Dekk
RHN Columnist
Republic HoloNet News Biolife Report
[Jurgoran]
Salin (( Just remembering Taral V .. or something. Covered in these things. -shudders- No. :c ))
The Great Eski "I used to have nightmares about these things as a kid. Still do sometimes, even though I now keep one as a pet. Th ...


We break net now as we take you to Voss, the newly discovered mysterious world on the edges of Imperial space. For months, the planet has remain steadfastly neutral and only allowed limited contact with the Empire. 

Tonight was supposed to be a display of Imperial wealth and power. A gala event hosted by the Ambassador Kruven Medlem and his staff was to give the locals a taste of life under our glorious Emperor. 

Instead it has turned into a night of tragedy! Agents of the Republic Strategic Information Service snuck up to the Ambassador under the guise of merchants and stabbed him. Lord Medlem was rushed to the med center in the Imperial Quarter of Voss-Ka, but no official statement has yet been given on his status. 

The agents who carried out this brutish attack were gunned down, and the streets are clear of revelers for the night, but only time will tell where this leads. The Minister of War is expected to give a speech soon on this brazen Republic attack. 

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Dabnis Agents? Really? You're telling me you needed more than one guy to kill some ambassador? And they didn't even kill him! ...
Fen'ris "I have personally worked for SIS, and I can say without a degree of doubt that they did not do this. SIS is not th ...
The Great Eski "As if plunging the Voss into an eternal war against the Gormak wasn't bad enough. Now the Jedi and Republic are tr ...

In this week's Voices, there is a mixed bag of responses from you, the concerned galactic citizen! Our past four issues have dealt with some of the ideals which keep the Galactic Republic afloat: equality, openness of information, and the importance of liberty to an oppressed and tired people. To kick off our fifth publication of Voices of the Republic, let us reflect on the words sent back and forth by users in our fourth publication, Aliens, before we converse on this week's topic about the trials and tribulations of the freedom of Hyperspace lanes.

HoloNet users of two vastly different ideologies had it out on our forum, as well as one very opinionated Chiss who saw it ample opportunity to plug the official and non official stance of the Chiss Ascendency. In the end, it seemed that all non-humans were well-respected in the Galactic Republic and the xenophobic tendencies in the Sith Empire was an agreed-upon fault.


The occupation of Balmorra has officially ended. Through the combined efforts of the Balmorran government and the army of the Galactic Republic, all Imperial presence has been removed through blunt force directly to the Sith Empire's pride. The plan that finally shook the shackles from the wrist of every Balmorran citizen was put into motion months prior to this day, the combined effort of the Galactic Republic leader of forces on the planet, Commander Madine, and two resistance leaders known as Beke Talrott and Colonel Marric, the latter being the most decorated officer in the Balmorran military.

With the resources from Commander Madine, Beke Talrott contacted the head of the Balmorran military, Colonel Marric. At first it seemed as if Marric held loyalties to the Empire due to their treatment of him and the well known fact that sympathizers held higher positions and often were elected to public office to serve under the newly placed Imperial Governor known as Darth Lachris.
Draxus "A world will burn for this." -Lord Draxus
Zhuge The Kensei
((((In a way, all this is is an interpretation of what really happens. A lot of star Wars is knowing something happened, ...
Karthan ((I do enjoy these stories, but i'm curious as to how roleplayers respond them since depending you faction the outcome v ...


The Rakghoul plague is an efficient virus which no being so far has yet been known to master. Even with the popular vaccine and its dwindling supplies, sentients of every species and subspecies continue to fall to infection and genetic mutation. Taris will likely always be a warzone outside of settlement walls until the end of time because of it, and scarce few beasts are able to remain independently thinking as they were before infection.

The Tarsarian Devourer is an enigma to such a rule, the exception due to genetics so unfathomably strong, it's impossible to exactly pinpoint why the Devourer is still physically unaffected by the Rakghoul plague while it still holds the virus in its body innately ever since the first Rakghoul bit the first Tarsarian.

Originally the Tarsarians were a species imported to be kept in Tarisian zoos. Post-bombardment freedom allowed the Tarsarians to flock, breed, and hunt amongst the growing jungles of the decaying urban landscape which gave way to the sprawling jungles seen today.

Once bitten, the Tarsarian quickly rose to the top of the food chain. It killed, mauled, and ripped apart all other predators which stood in its way, especially uninfected Tarsarians. Throughout the years of genetic infection and breeding, the Tarsarian gained an odd trait: the inability to pass on the Rakghoul disease which coursed through its own blood.

As the RHN Biolife Report team found out, even blood-to-blood contact will contract nothing worse than a common outbreak of influenza. This is not to imply that the Tarsarian is not a threat, however, as they are still the top of the proverbial food chain on Taris. Their ability to topple Rakghouls, Nexu, and all other forms of fauna remain well-rooted with their newer, more aggressive style of hunting which doesn't look like is going to slow them down any time soon.

Norredi Anlon Dekk
RHN Columnist
Republic HoloNet News Biolife Report
[Tarsarian Devourer]



Like many of Taris' flora and fauna, the indigenous Bogstalker was thought to be extinct since the planet's prehistory until its rediscovery during the planet's recent recolonization. Unlike what the original Tarisians thought, the Bogstalker survived for millennia beneath the sprawling undercity in sewers and maintenance piping.

After the bombardment turned most of the planet wide city that was Taris into a mess of broken buildings, irradiated swamps, sinkholes, and flooded bogs, the Bogstalker slowly began to see the sky again. They thrived due to their natural ability to adapt well to swampy habitats and moist areas such as the sewers they were so accustomed to for centuries.

With the spread of Taris' swamp-like environment over the years, the Bogstalker have entered a full-on mating frenzy. Males and females both have become exceedingly interested in procreation, opting the Planetary Travel Advisory to issue several warning areas to seemingly good settlement sections which are swarmed with mating Bogstalkers during the night hours.

As if they were born to live in pollution, the Bogstalker's recent upturn in breeding has also led to a more resilient, faster species as they evolve and adapt to their new homes. The radiation and pollutants in their swampy homes have made their flesh poisonous to all of their predators, including the worldwide menace that are the Rakghouls.

Norredi Anlon Dekk
RHN Columnist
Republic HoloNet News Biolife Report
[Bogstalker]
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