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Overview

38:F1

38:F1:1

Galaxy News Service reported on the launch of New Year Fete Week celebrations on Coruscant.

• Independent Traders’ Infonet reports Imperial Customs’ increasingly frequent boarding of transports. (Exact date of report via Independent Traders’ Infonet: 38:1:9 i.e. 9 Elona 2 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #13) • Colonial News Nets reports that Imperial forces have taken Lirra from the Hutts originally running the planet. This action was taken to free human slaves, an irony not lost on all the alien races enslaved by the Empire. (Exact date of report via Colonial News Nets: 38:1:9 i.e. 9 Elona 2 ABY)* (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #12)*

NOTE: This entry was actually dated 37:11:9, but this is believe to be a misprint, as there are only 10 months in

NOTE: This entry was actually dated 37:11:13, but this is believe to be a misprint, as there are only 10 months in

the Star Wars internal calendar that Galaxywide News Nets uses. This is further backed up by the timing of AJ13 GWNN events in relation to those in the AJ12. We can safely assume these events were meant to take place the next month after Welona of the year ’37, which makes them take place during Elona of ’38. The Star Wars Timeline Gold 790 • Andor Javin of TriNebulon News reports that after a tour of several Kooroo shrines, he has determined that they are actually archaic communication devices used by Kooroo scouts millions of years ago to explore the galaxy. (Exact date of report via TriNebulon News: 38:1:15 i.e. 15 Elona 2 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #13) • Aboard the Zaker Besar, Kassihm knows that Grand Moff For-Atese will soon run out of uses for him and kill him, or have Burra Stone kill him. With the capture of the Rebels and B-1D4 and their subsequent shipment to Merakai for imprisonment, though, he sees a way out of it. For-Atese does not wish his involvement in Imperial Redesign or the Heart of Steel project known, which means that he cannot simply call the prison on Merakai and order B-1D4 turned over to him. The only hope of keeping his involvement a secret is for a small team, including Kassihm, For-Atese, Burra Stone, and several Imperial agents, to attempt a jailbreak of the Merakai prison. Kassihm is promised his life and the ship they are taking (the Optitron) when the mission is over in return for his aid, though he has no doubts that For- Atese will kill him before he can ever benefit from the bargain. The team takes the Optitron from the Zaker Besar to Merakai, where they set down and head for the prison. After battle with swamp creatures, Khil guards, and droid guards, a part of the group makes it to the detention control center and stages a full jailbreak to cover the intended jailbreak—that of B- 1D4, the Heart of Steel. As a result, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and company are also freed. The Rebels and Imperials make it out of the prison and while the Rebels end up hiding in the nearby woods, the Imperials are able to take the Optitron and escape. Shortly before their rendezvous with the Zaker Besar, Kassihm convinces Burra Stone to go back into stasis, and then takes a droid disrupter and uses it on B-1D4, the ship’s torturer droid, and Grand Moff For-Atese. Kassihm then takes the Optitron back to Merakai and picks up the Rebels who were left behind. He tells them that he wishes to join the Rebel Alliance, as he has seen the Empire’s cruel agents first-hand. He will gladly stay in a cell when they get to Hoth if necessary, but after he is officially part of the Alliance, he will remain a pirate, but only raid Imperial vessels and sell the materials for next-to-nothing to the Rebel Alliance. Thus Kassihm becomes the newest Rebel recruit. (Imperial Jailbreak) • Approximately one month after their mission to save Mika the Hutt on Endregaad, the heroes who carried out that mission are once again to be tossed into the events that will come to be called the Tempest Feud. They are called to Nar Shaddaa to meet with Popara the Hutt again. Upon arrival, they are met by Mika, who is standing in for Vago, and Vago’s droid, H- 3PO. When a sniper (paid by Mika to make things look realistic) shoots the droid, it looks like Mika may have been targeted. At the meeting/party with Popara, the heroes are given a mission to seek out the source of tempest spice. It is cutting in on normal spice business and, unbeknownst to many, Popara’s eldest, Zonnos, is addicted to the drug. Before they can carry out the mission, though, a biochemical explosive (planted by Mika’s stooges in the kitchen) causes Popara to explode. In the chaos, Zonnos blames the heroes, who are forced to flee. They are captured, but freed by H-3PO, and are asked to help Vago to find the true assassins. In their search, they eventually find themselves working through the tempestladen streets to the Headache Bar, where they meet with Mika and learn that they can get transport offworld with Mika’s contact. Upon reaching another cantina, the Murr, they discover that the contact is none other than Corporate Sector Authority officer Angela Krin, who has been promoted to Captain in the wake of the Endregaad crisis. She is now searching for the source of tempest on Nar Shaddaa, which, of course, Mika will never truly allow, given that he is the source of the spice. While making their plans to escape Nar Shaddaa, the heroes come across a young Evocii under attack by vrblthers. Upon saving the child, they meet with the Evocii, including their leader, Sorgoth, and learn a bit more about suspicions that the Hutts are up to no good. (Oh really? Gee, never saw that coming.) They then try to make their escape, but are ambushed by goons loyal to Zonnos, who has publicly challenged Mika for leadership of the Anjiliac Clan. Some are captured, then brought before Zonnos. Their comrades bust in and free them, and in the ensuing struggle, Zonnos, fighting in his own right in a tempest-induced rage, is killed. The heroes are rewarded, Mika takes over leadership of The Star Wars Timeline Gold 791 the clan, Angela returns to Nar Shaddaa, and the Tempest Feud is far from over . . . (To be continued below . . . ) (Tempest Feud) • TriNebulon News reports the banning of the Galladinium Datalog by Moff Shinda of Spirva sector. (Exact date of report via TriNebulon News: 38:1:27 i.e. 27 Elona 2 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #12)*

NOTE: This entry was actually dated 37:11:27, but this is believe to be a misprint, as there are only 10 months in

NOTE: I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out one of the many hidden references in this story, co-written by friend and

fellow RASSMer, Rich Handley. In a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Star Wars newsgroup community we engage in, Rich named the debtor in this story “Rass M’Guy” or “RASSM Guy,” which is what Rich is--a rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc newsgroup regular. Ah, you gotta love little references like that. The Star Wars Timeline Gold 792 • Traveling aboard the Devastator, still technically under Vader’s command although he has taken command of the Executor, Darth Vader speaks with Imperial Security Bureau officer Sollaine. Vader gives Sollaine, who is jealous of Vader’s new ship, command of the Devastator in order to hunt down Rebel spies that a recent datafile, which is being decrypted, is supposed to reveal. Elsewhere, General Airen Cracken speaks with his old friend Cryle Cavv. He tells Cavv that the data revealing the spies has been found by Imperials and that Cavv is needed to go to Corulag to evacuate a high-level Rebel spy—Rivoche Tarkin, niece of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. Cavv is teamed with Quillin Arkell, a Velabri Lancer who owes a bloodvow to Cracken. The two travel in the G Cat to Corulag. Aboard the Devastator, the file is decrypted, and, upon seeing Rivoche Tarkin in the file, Sollaine orders the ship to Corulag to take her into custody before Vader can, thus, he hopes, ingratiating himself with the Emperor so that he can take command of the Executor. (Talk about delusions of grandeur!) Cavv and Arkell arrive at Corulag to find the planet relatively closed off due to the impending wedding of Rivoche Tarkin (for reasons of access to more info for the Rebellion) to Vastin Caglio, son of Moff Jamson Caglio. They pretend to be coming for the wedding and land. The Devastator arrives, but Sollaine is not allowed to land, by order of the absent Darth Vader. Sollaine causes a diversion by destroying a civilian vessel and takes a shuttle of Storm Commandos to the surface. In the palace, Cavv and Arkell meet Rivoche and prepare to escape, just as Sollaine arrives. Cavv uses and explosive “present” to decimate the Storm Commandos and cover their escape. Sollaine survives, but is hell-bent on stopping them. As the Rebels race to the roof of the Royal Galaxy Hotel to meet the G Cat, piloted by Cavv’s astromech, Sollaine determines their destination and hires bounty hunters to attack them on the roof. The droid informs the Rebels of the situation, and then end up trapped within the hotel. They open a door to see Beylyssa, the bounty hunter, standing outside. Arkell slams the door shut, but Cavv casually opens it. It’s not Beylyssa, but Finn Varatha, their back-up, in similar armor. The four Rebels then head for the roof and, against incredible odds, defeat the hunters and escape in the G Cat, which is then pursued by Imperial vessels. Unfortunately for Sollaine, Vader has foreseen his behind-the-back maneuvering and brings the Executor into the system just right to allow the Rebels to escape, which will be on Sollaine’s head. Vader informs Sollaine that “it is over for you.” As for the Rebels . . . upon speaking with Cracken again, Varatha and Arkell are surprised to learn that in return for coming out of retirement to help save Rivoche, Cavv asked to be reinstated, along with his special ops team, which will now include its first two new members—Varatha and Arkell. (Small Favors) • T’Charek Haathi is promoted to Major in the Rebel Alliance. (conjecture based on Special Ops: Shipjackers) • Imperial agent Crix Madine, wishing to defect to the Rebel Alliance soon, sends word of the Dark Trooper project to the Alliance. (conjecture based on Dark Forces) • As a demonstration of the Dark Trooper project, General Rom Mohc meets Darth Vader over Talay and releases the Dark Troopers, high-end attack droids, on the Rebel’s Tak Base on the world. (To be continued below . . . ) (Dark Forces) • As the attack on Tak Base commences, the Rebels on the world attempt to escape. One such escape craft makes it into hyperspace, but not before a Dark Trooper can come aboard and slaughter the crew. The ship exits hyperspace and crashes on Tatooine . . . (To be continued below . . . ) (Sand Blasted) • Five days after the attack on Tak Base, Kyle Katarn is sent by Mon Mothma, along with Jan Ors, to discover the truth behind the attack on Tak Base on Talay. Kyle heads for the base and discovers a broken prototype Dark Trooper weapon, bearing the “M.R.” initials of Imperial weapon manufacturer Moff Rebus. He then hunts Rebus down in Anoat City. Upon capture, Rebus is questioned and reveals that the weapons research he was involved in is based on Fest. Madine confirms that Fest is where new alloys are being tested, apparently for the Dark Trooper. Kyle goes to investigate and finds a metal called Phrik, which causes him to head for the source of Phrik, the Empire’s Gromas mines, which he subsequently destroys The Star Wars Timeline Gold 793 with a well placed explosive after having his first encounter with Phase I Dark Troopers. (To be continued below . . . ) (Dark Forces) • Crix Madine’s disgust at Imperial atrocities finally pushes him over the edge and causes him to steal a shuttle full of valuable information and defect to the Rebel Alliance. He is en route when . . . (Conjecture based on Darksaber) • Crix Madine is captured by Darth Vader and General Rom Mohc and taken aboard the Arc Hammer. He is sent to the Orinackra Imperial Detention Center. Mohc and Vader worry about Kyle Katarns progress against the Dark Trooper project, but Mohc is confident that his new hire, Boba Fett, will take care of Kyle. Kyle and Jan Ors, meanwhile, have studied information Madine supplied earlier and discovered that, after the Gromas mine, the Dark Trooper construction project still involves a robotics facility and an operation aboard the Arc Hammer. They make a strike on Orinackra, freeing Madine before escaping. Madine, will have more trouble on his way to the Alliance, but that will be detailed below. To discover the location of the robotics facility, Kyle goes to Ramsees Hed on Cal-Seti and tracks a smuggler back to the facility on Anteevy. Kyle then, true to form, blows up that installation as well, again after encountering a new stage of Dark Trooper, Phase II. Kyle, with a price on his head, then goes to Nar Shaddaa in hopes of discovering Imperial navigation information to lead him to the Arc Hammer. He manages to find a few leads, but when he and Jan leave, they are caught by Jabba the Hutt’s minions. (Jabba is in league with Mohc.) Jan is imprisoned, and Kyle is fed to Kell dragons. Unfortunately for Jabba, Kyle kills the dragons and saves Jan, escaping with a Nava Card that holds the encrypted Arc Hammer coordinates. To decrypt it, they must go to Coruscant, where Kyle infiltrates the Imperial Security Operations building to decode it, collecting his newest toy, a working Dark Trooper weapon, in the process. The information is actually the coordinates for the Executor, which meets with the Arc Hammer when it comes out of hiding. Thus, Kyle must go to Fuel Station Ergo to hijack a smuggler ship to take to the Executor and await the rendezvous with the Arc Hammer. When the Arc Hammer arrives, Kyle stows away in some cargo and gets transferred to the vessel. Once on the Arc Hammer, Kyle faces down various Dark Troopers, while setting charges on the ship. He kills General Moch and escapes in a Lambda-class shuttle before the entire Arc Hammer, and thus the rest of the Dark Trooper project, is destroyed. Upon returning to the Alliance, Kyle receives a the Star of Alderaan medal for his efforts. Aboard the Executor, though, Darth Vader senses that the Force is strong in Katarn, a hint of what is to come for Kyle . . . (Dark Forces) • With the destruction of the Arc Hammer, the Emperor refuses to approve funding for a new construction facility for Dark Troopers. He is essentially cutting the Empire’s financial losses after the ship’s destruction and that of the first Death Star. (conjecture based on The New Essential Guide to Droids) • After his incarceration on Orinackra, Crix Madine meets with Rebel Alliance General Carlist Rieekan in Coronet on Corellia. Rieekan is to retrieve Madine from this layover and bring him back to the Rebel proper, but Imperials attack, knowing Madine is there. Luckily, Rogue Squadron and the Millennium Falcon are there to save the day, allowing them to escape just before the building Rieekan was in explodes. A short time later, Madine returns to action, aiding Gold Squadron in the liberation of stolen property on Gerrard V, where the local governor was seizing private property. Rogue Squadron flies cover, which brings them into conflict with the Imperial 128th TIE Interceptor squadron. In the fierce battle between the legendary squadrons, the Rogues are victorious, and the leader of the 128th, Kasan Moor, defects to the Rebel cause. Kasan joins Rogue Squadron and helps them to target Imperial strongholds that they might never have known existed. They hit the Jade Moon and other locations before a mission to Kile II ends in the successful destruction of an Imperial Enclave, but also the capture of Wedge Antilles by Imperial forces. Wedge is sent to Kessel, but Rogue Squadron charges in and rescues him, leading the Alliance to send them, under Wedge’s command, along with Crix Madine and his troops, on a return mission to save other Rebel prisoners. Shortly thereafter, the Rogues, including Kasan, are forced into conflict with The Star Wars Timeline Gold 794 Kasan’s old mentor, Imperial Moff Kohl Seerdon, who is planning to take over Thyferra, thereby consolidating all main bacta production facilities under his (or the Empire’s) control. Rogue Squadron begins going after Seerdon by hitting one of his Tibanna gas mining setups on the planet Taloraan, which they soon follow-up by protecting a group of Rebels that steal AT-PTs from an Imperial research facility on Fest (which they subsequently destroy). In retaliation for assaulting his facility on Fest, Seerdon blockades Chandrila, home to the known Rebel leader Mon Mothma. The Rogues again intervene, saving the day, but in doing so, they unwittingly allow Seerdon to learn that Kasan is now with the Rebels. This fact allows Seerdon to plan a ruse a short time later, when Rogue Squadron, acting on a plan created by Kasan herself, goes after one of Seerdon’s bases (this time on Sullust, based on apparently secretive information), only to discover that the Sullust base was a false target, made known to them so that Rogue Squadron would be too busy to help the real target of Seerdon’s simultaneous assault—Thyferra. With Luke Skywalker as ever at the helm, Rogue Squadron heads for Thyferra. They engage Seerdon’s forces in an all-out battle in the skies. During the battle, Kasan is shot down, but survives. As for Seerdon, his vessel is destroyed with him on-board by none other than Skywalker himself. The threat of Moff Seerdon is over. (Rogue Squadron)*

NOTE: This is, of course, not to be confused with the novel of the same name.

• Due to events during the campaign against Moff Kohl Seerdon, Wes Janson is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. (conjecture based on A Cast of Thousands) • Tanda Marelle of Galactic Resorts the preparations for a presentation of the opera trilogy known as the Kellea Cycle on Brentaal. (Exact date of report via Galactic Resorts: 38:2:7 i.e. 7 Kelona 2 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #13) • Sector 242 NewsLine reports that, in response to TriNebulon News correspondent Andor Javin’s earlier story giving the Kooroo shrines a secular purpose instead of their attested religious significance to the Fellowship of Kooroo, the Fellowship has taken out a contract on Javin for his statements. (Exact date of report via Sector 242 NewsLine: 38:2:9 i.e. 9 Kelona 2 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #13) • TriNebulon News reports that the Tombat has struck again, putting his trademark quella stones in dinners being eaten by various investigators pursuing him on Brentaal. (Exact date of report via TriNebulon News: 38:2:12 i.e. 12 Kelona 2 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #13) • On the forest moon of Endor, the starcruiser of the Towani family lies wrecked. The Towani family (Catarine, Jeremitt, Mace, and Cindel) are stranded. When Catarine and Jeremitt vanish, the children are found by the Ewok Deej Warrick. After Mace tries to kill them, the Ewoks subdue him and take both children to the Ewoks’ home. There, Cindel and Wicket W. Warrick become friends. Shortly thereafter, the Ewoks kill a beast only to find a life-monitor from one of the Towani parents with the creature. They seek out the Ewok Logray who informs them that the parents have been taken by the monstrous Gorax, who resides in a deserted, dangerous area. A caravan of Ewoks is formed to help the children find their parents. They meet up with a wistie named Izrina and a boisterous Ewok named Chukha before finally reaching the lair of the Gorax. They engage the Gorax in battle, freeing Jeremitt and Catarine, but Chukha is killed. The Gorax is thought destroyed when he is knocked into a chasm, but it takes a final blow from Mace (using Chukha’s axe) to kill the creature, who tries to climb back up after them. Thus reunited, the Towanis decide to stay with the Ewoks until they can repair the starcruiser, and Izrina leaves to go back to her family. (Caravan of Courage) • Having served the Rebel Alliance well, Kyle Katarn comes to lead a group of Rebel guerillas that will come to be known as Katarn’s Commandos. Very soon, though, they will come The Star Wars Timeline Gold 795 under the command of Page, who will rise from the Rebel ranks around the time of the Battle of Endor and its aftermath. This new group will be known as Page’s Commandos. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game--"Dark Force Rising Sourcebook") • Kira Lar is promoted to Corporal. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game profile for Kira Lar, found on the Wizards of the Coast website) Vernost (cancelled video game: LucasArts)* Vernost (cancelled video game: LucasArts)*

NOTE: This story never came to exist. Consider it historical curiosity.

Credit Denied (cancelled AJ16 short story: Chris Cassidy & Tish Pahl)* Credit Denied (cancelled AJ16 short story: Chris Cassidy & Tish Pahl)*

NOTE: This story never came to exist. Consider it historical curiosity.

Special Ops (AJ short stories: John Beyer & Kathy Burdette)* Art of Infiltration (cancelled AJ17 short story: John Beyer & Kathy Burdette)*

NOTE: This story never came to exist. Consider it historical curiosity.

Treasure Hunt (cancelled AJ17 short story: Unknown)* Treasure Hunt (cancelled AJ17 short story: Unknown)*

NOTE: This story never came to exist. Consider it historical curiosity.

Shadow Stalker (comic: Ryder Windham) Shadow Stalker (comic: Ryder Windham) Classic Star Wars [continued] (comic trilogy: Archie Goodwin) The Rebel Storm [continued] (comic series: Archie Goodwin) Ice World Ice World [continued] (SWH comic: Archie Goodwin) Ice World [continued] (SWH comic: Archie Goodwin) Classic Star Wars [continued] (comic trilogy: Archie Goodwin) The Rebel Storm [continued] (comic series: Archie Goodwin) Revenge of the Jedi Revenge of the Jedi [continued] (SWH comic: Archie Goodwin) Revenge of the Jedi [continued] (SWH comic: Archie Goodwin) Escape to Hoth (comic series: Archie Goodwin) Doom Mission Race for Survival Rogue Squadron [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Rebel Strike [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Revenge of the Empire Tales from the Star Wars Universe [continued] (comic series: Ryder Windham & Mike W. Barr & Henry Gilroy) Death Star Pirates (comic/SWT8 short story: Henry Gilroy)* Death Star Pirates, Part I (comic/SWT8 short story: Henry Gilroy)* Death Star Pirates, Part II (comic/SWT8 short story: Henry Gilroy)* Death Star Pirates, Part III (comic/SWT8 short story: Henry Gilroy)* Death Star Pirates, Part IV (comic/SWT8 short story: Henry Gilroy)* Death Star Pirates, Part V (comic/SWT8 short story: Henry Gilroy)*

NOTE: When this 5-part Star Wars Kids story was reprinted in Star Wars Tales #8, it was all as one unit, not in

the serialized units. Force Commander [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Force Commander [continued] (video game: LucasArts) The Trap at Yavin IV Classic Star Wars [continued] (comic trilogy: Archie Goodwin) Escape to Hoth [continued] (comic series: Archie Goodwin) Race for Survival [continued] The Adventures of the Vorsoons [continued] (AJ/TFTE/SWH short stories: Angela Phillips) The Most Dangerous Foe (AJ11/SWH short story: Angela Phillips) Battlefront [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Battlefront [continued] (video game: LucasArts) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 796 Historical Campaigns [continued] Galactic Civil War Tatooine Desert Extermination Siege of Mos Eisley Rhen Var Sabotage at Rhen Var Battlefront II [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Rise of the Empire Campaign [continued] Rise of the Empire [continued] Yavin IV Orbit Vader’s Fist Strikes Back Yavin IV Revenge of the Empire Battlefront [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Historical Campaigns [continued] Galactic Civil War [continued] Yavin IV Assault on Yavin IV The Fall of Yavin IV Rogue Squadron [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Rogue Leader [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Ison Corridor Ambush X-wing [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Imperial Pursuit (video game: LucasArts) Evacuate Yavin Provide Area Protection Evacuate Cruiser Maximus Protect Frigate Anvil Abandon Ship (Anvil) Guard Repair Operation Hide and Seek Clear Minefield Destroy Comm Area Guard Cargo Transfer Grain Snatch Capture Ghorin's Y-wings Raid Storage Area Grain Exchange Confirm Delivery Steal TIE Advanced Escort Base Convoy Support Allies Attack the Frigate Red Wind Capture Imperial Gunboats Capture Imperial Corvette (Ram's Head) Defend Ram's Head Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Part V [continued] Part VI Part VII Chewbacca [continued] (comic series: Darko Macan) Chewbacca, Part III [flashback] (comic: Darko Macan) Chapter 6: Wedge—“A Pilot’s Anecdote” [flashback] X-wing [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 797 B-wing (video game: LucasArts) Protect B-wing Assembly Area Cover B-wing Evacuation Protect B-wing Delivery Destroy TIE Staging Area Destroy Secret Weapons Base Prisoner Rescue Help Neutrals Out of Ambush Escort VIP to Alliance Cruiser Guard Cargo Pick-up Probe Capture Destroy Corvette Base Destroy Imperial Base Intercept Imperial Attack Protect B-wing Delivery (again) Capture Imperial Frigate Capture Imperial Officers Escort B-wing Attack Attack Probe Calibration Site Ambush Imperial Arms Shipment Disrupt Delivery of TIE/ln's Destroy (ISD) Relentless Operation Blunt Stick Save the Cruiser Cathleen Escape to Hoth Classic Star Wars [continued] (comic trilogy: Archie Goodwin) Escape to Hoth [continued] (comic series: Archie Goodwin) The Paradise Detour A New Beginning Showdown The Final Trap A Valentine Story (comic: Judd Winick) The Heart of the Rebellion [continued] (comic series: Randy Stradley & Judd Winick & Ron Marz & Steve Hartly & Paul Chadwick)* A Valentine Story (comic: Judd Winick)*

NOTE: This trade paperback is for the Empire comic series. It seems that they decided to include A Valentine

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Trautmann) Droid Classifications Droid Personalities First Degree Droids Second Degree Droids River of Chaos (comic series: Louise Simonson) River of Chaos, Part I (comic: Louise Simonson) River of Chaos, Part II: The Path to Honor (comic: Louise Simonson) River of Chaos, Part III (comic: Louise Simonson) River of Chaos, Part IV (comic: Louise Simonson) Splinter of the Mind's Eye (novel: Alan Dean Foster) Splinter of the Mind's Eye (Novel: Alan Dean Foster) Chapters 1 – 12 Splinter of the Mind's Eye Comic Adaptation (comic series: Terry Austin) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 798 Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Part I (comic: Terry Austin) Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Part II (comic: Terry Austin) Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Part III (comic: Terry Austin) Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Part IV (comic: Terry Austin) Tempest Feud (RPG: Jeff Grubb & Owen K. C. Stephens) Tempest Feud (RPG: Jeff Grubb & Owen K. C. Stephens) A Hutt’s Best Hope The Briefing (AKA The Offer) Meeting Popara Hutt Machinations Trouble at Endregaad Above the Plague Planet Running the Blockade Tel Bollin To Temple Valley The Crashed Ship The Bomu Way Leaving the Planet Rendezvous First Intermission The Nebula Assassin (RPG: Owen K. C. Stephens) The Nebula Assassin (RPG: Owen K. C. Stephens) All Aboard All Hell Breaks Loose Star Wars Missions [continued] (youth novel series: Ryder Windham & Dave Wolverton) Star Wars Missions, Cycle IV (youth novel series: Dave Wolverton) Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates (youth novel: Dave Wolverton) Preliminary Mission Chapters 1 – 2 Mission Briefing Your Mission: Prisoners of the Nikto Pirates The After-Mission The Monsters of Dweem (youth novel: Dave Wolverton) Preliminary Mission Chapters 1 – 4 Mission Briefing Your Mission: The Monsters of Dweem The After-Mission Voyage to the Underworld (youth novel: Dave Wolverton) Preliminary Mission Chapter 1 Mission Briefing Your Mission: Voyage to the Underworld The After-Mission Imperial Jailbreak (youth novel: Dave Wolverton) Preliminary Mission Chapters 1 – 3 Mission Briefing Your Mission: Imperial Jailbreak The After-Mission Tempest Feud [continued] (RPG: Jeff Grubb & Owen K. C. Stephens) Tempest Feud [continued] (RPG: Jeff Grubb & Owen K. C. Stephens) Night on Nar Shaddaa Gathering the Troops Viva Nar Shaddaa! Weekend at Popara’s The Star Wars Timeline Gold 799 Down and Out on Nar Shaddaa Angela Krin Blast On, Blast Off The Announcement Zonnos Enraged The Last Hutt Standing Second Intermission The Adventures of Celia "Crimson" Durasha [continued] (AJ/SWH short stories: Charlene Newcomb & Rich Handley & Peter Schweighofer) Crimson Bounty (AJ14 short story: Charlene Newcomb & Rich Handley) Small Favors (AJ12 short story: Paul Danner) Small Favors (AJ12 short story: Paul Danner) Sand Blasted (SWT4 short story: Kilian Plunkett) Sand Blasted (SWT4 short story: Kilian Plunkett) The Dark Forces Cycle [continued] (video game series: Justin Chin & Stephen R. Show & LucasArts) Dark Forces [continued] (video game: Justin Chin) Talay: Tak Base Cutscene II Mission II: Talay: Tak Base--"After the Massacre" Anoat City Mission III: Anoat City--"The Subterranean Hideout" Research Facility Mission IV: The Planet Fest--"Imperial Weapons Research Facility" Gromas Mines Cutscene III Mission V: Groma Mines--"The Blood Moon" Cutscene IV Detention Center Cutscene V Mission VI: Imperial Detention Center, Orina Ckra--"Crix Madine's Fate" Ramsees Hed Mission VII: Ramses Hed Docking Port, Cal-Seti--"Deadly Cargo" Robotics Facility Cutscene VI Mission VIII: Robotics Construction Facility, Anteevy--"Ice Station Beta" Cutscene VII Nar Shaddaa Mission IX: Nar Shaddaa, The Vertical City--"The Death Mark" Jabba's Ship Cutscene VIII Mission X: Jabba the Hutt's Ship--"Jabba's Revenge" Cutscene IX Imperial City Mission XI: Imperial Center, Coruscant--"The Imperial Mask" Fuel Station Mission XII: Imperial Fuel Station, Ergo--"Smuggler's Hijack" The Executor Mission XIII: The Executor--"The Stowaway" The Arc Hammer Cutscene X Mission XIV: The Arc Hammer--"The Dark Awakening" Cutscene XI Rogue Squadron [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Rogue Squadron [continued] (video game: LucasArts) The Rebel Opposition [continued] The Star Wars Timeline Gold 800 Defection at Corellia Liberation of Gerrand V Rogue Squadron The Jade Moon Imperial Construction Yards Assault on Kile II Rescue on Kessel Prisons of Kessel The New Threat Battle Above Taloraan Escape from Fest Blockade of Chandrila Raid on Sullust Moff Seerdon’s Revenge The Ewok Adventures (telemovie series: Bob Carrau & Ken Wheat & Jim Wheat & George Lucas) Caravan of Courage (telemovie: Bob Carrau & George Lucas) The Ewoks and the Lost Children (children's book: Amy Ehrlich) The Ewoks and the Lost Children (children's book: Amy Ehrlich) 3 - 3.3 ASW4 • Brema News reports a massive exodus in preparation by the Pinacists in the Brema sector. It is currently unknown as to whether or not Moff Malcom will intervene to stop Von Doobba and his followers from leaving the sector. (Exact date of report via Brema News: 38:3:18 i.e. 18 Selona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #13) • Yun is sent by his father to the Benduki to learn with the Followers of Palwa to help benefit the family business in the future. (conjecture based on The Dark Forces Saga, Part III: Pride of the Dark Side) • Around this time, a Chiss probe passing through the Klasse Ephemora system’s planet Mobus had acquired a new moon. It was dubbed M-Eighteen by the probe and forgotten, but little did the Chiss know that the new “moon” was the sentient planet Zonama Sekot. (conjecture based on Refugee) • It has been approximately two months since the death of Popara the Hutt and his eldest child, Zonnos the Hutt, and the resultant ascension of Mika the Hutt to the head of the Anjiliac Clan. On Nar Shaddaa and elsewhere, the hyper-addictive, extremely dangerous new form of spice, known as “tempest,” continues to spread, as the Tempest Feud continues. The heroes who have been entangled in the Tempest Feud since saving Mika on Endregaad have been running missions for Mika for the past couple of months, and they are now sent to Joodrudda to deliver a pair of Corellian sand panthers to Lungru the Hutt as a gift from Mika. After doing so, they head back toward Nar Shaddaa, but are intercepted by Angela Krin’s Corporate Sector Authority vessel, the Vigilance. She shows the heroes some interesting things she has learned about the plague on Endregaad and tempest. It appears that the virus on Endregaad is a mutation of a virus on Varl, the original Hutt homeworld, and when normal spice is exposed to this virus, it transforms into something very much like tempest. She believes someone on Varl is producing tempest with the virus, and the Endregaad plague was an unfortunate side effect from the crashed spacecraft the heroes discovered (Mika’s ship). She wants the heroes to hijack a spice-running pirate vessel, the Barabi Run, then head for Varl to discover and hopefully destroy the source of tempest. The heroes agree, and once they have taken over the Barabi Run, they meet H-3PO, one of Vago the Hutt’s many identical droids. Vago, the droid says, hasn’t been himself lately. The heroes search around, finally discovering that the manufacturing plant is actually a landed vessel called, appropriately enough, the Tempest. Inside, they encounter Vago, who is under the mindcontrol of the two remaining Utrila Sisters, Dai and Koya. They are able to suggest to them The Star Wars Timeline Gold 801 that Mika arranged the death of their former master, Popara, shifting their anger and saving themselves from Vago and the sisters. The group then enters the bridge, confronting Mika and learning the truth behind his machinations in the past. In the ensuing battle, Mika is killed, and the heroes manage to escape just before the Tempest and the tempest spice within, is destroyed by their sabotage. The Tempest Feud is over. (Tempest Feud) • Nal Hutta Kal’tomak reports the destruction of the shadowport smuggler enclave on the moon of Syvris by the Imperial Death Squadron. (Exact date of report via Nal Hutta Kal’tamok, Basic Edition: 38:3:31 i.e. 31 Selona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #13) • A Rebel named Garve meets with fellow Rebel Colonel Phlik in Chalmun’s Cantina. He tells Phlik about a mission he went on for the Empire to Jellyfish Cove. He was hired to go there and work at the local Imperial station, only to be told not to go out at night or into the fog. He soon learned that the fog brought with it strange creature that could appear as female humans, but then become life-sucking semi-solid creatures that would kill any humanoid near for sustenance. When he witnessed some new arrivals get attacked, he realized that the planet was a penal colony. He managed to kill the Imperial guards on the base, steal their pay, and escape in one of the Imperial prison ships, bringing with him a load of former Imperial prisoners, ready and willing to join the Rebel cause under Phlik’s command. (Tales from Mos Eisley: Light Duty) • In Chalmun’s Cantina, Tem Chesko and Bezzem sit and share a drink and stories. Tem tells Bezzem of how it took him 71 years to reach Tatooine from Cirus II. He had been on a mission for a mining company when his ship’s drives were damaged. After spending several years alone, thinking of his lover, Maia, and going semi-insane and , he found a service droid (MILL-247-EE, which he called “Millie”), and finally had a companion. As time when by, he tell Bezzem, he and Millie became close and she seemed to even love him, at least as much as a droid can. When he turned 86 and was about to die, she saved his life by giving her power core to him as an artificial heart. Shocked, Bezzem can only watch as Tem opens his jacket to reveal Millie’s power core in the center of his chest. (Tales from Mos Eisley: Mostly Automatic) • Leaving Chalmun’s Cantina for some peace and quiet, Sam Heggs discovers Jeet Travis, a bounty hunter, drinking Vascheah Rye, which Heggs offers to trade grumph eggs for. When Jeet refuses to believe that any human could survive to steal a grumph egg, Hegg shows one to him and tells him how he came by the eggs. A short while earlier, he had been on a frozen planet and discovered the eggs. After consulting a guidebook, he learned that grumphs hibernate in winter, which meant he was safe until a thaw. He then saw an entire area that was thawed, lush jungle. He saw a young man being attacked by a grumph, and soon realized (by dumb luck, basically) that he was witnessing a portal in time (yes, the only known time travel tale in Star Wars history). He ran back into the frozen “present” and destroyed every egg he could find until the grumph chasing the young man vanished, and the portal in time closed. Heggs realized, based on the young man’s knapsack that he was witnessing a younger version of himself battling the grumph, and by saving the young man, he believes he saved himself. When Jeet points out that it makes absolutely no sense for destroying an egg in the present could cause a beast in the past to never be born, Heggs simply replies “Beats me,” and downs the last of Jeet’s rye.* (Tales from Mos Eisley: Heggs’ Tale)*

NOTE: Of all of the Official Continuity comics Dark Horse has produced, Tales from Mos Eisley has been

regarded by many (well, those who actually realize it exists at all) as the absolute weakest of the lot. Heggs’ Tale takes the cake within the comic, though. This was our first look at time travel in the Star Wars universe (assuming Hegg wasn’t just drunk off his ass and making it all up). It appears that whatever phenomenon Heggs encountered caused him to be able to walk from the “present” into a “past” that never actually happened. Once there, he could walk around in the “past” like normal, but he passed through solid objects like a hologram, and could be heard, but not seen by the people in the “past.” Also, time seemed to work in a completely backwards fashion. Heggs destroys a grumph egg in the present in order to cause a creature in the past to never have been born. For this to make any logical sense, the creature would have to either exist in complete temporal reversal of how everything else does (i.e. “time’s arrow” points the opposite direction, akin to one of Stephen Hawking’s theories), or the egg would somehow have to have been transported into the past from a point after Heggs’ The Star Wars Timeline Gold 802 “present” to a point before the young Heggs’ encounter with the creature. At any rate, the story pretty much sucked, but at least now we can say that time travel does exist in Star Wars, albeit in a highly idiotic manner this time around. (Time travel is handled one more time, in a much more intelligent manner, in the Star Wars Tales story The Secret of Tet-Ami.) • The Hopskip (with crew Haber Trell and Maranne Darmic) is carrying supplies and two Rebels (Riij Winward and Rathe Palror to Derra IV. En route, they are taken aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer Admonitor to see Captain Niriz. Niriz forces them to take on a mission for the Empire—a little “side trip” to Corellia in exchange for being allowed to continue on their way. Their cargo is unloaded and replaced with a new cargo of 200 sleight boxes, and a new member joins them—Jodo Kast. At least they think it is Jodo Kast. In reality, it is Admiral Thrawn, who is undertaking a special mission to Corellia. They all head for Corellia on the Hopskip and Jodo Kast/Thrawn has them attempt to contact their supposed buyer, Borbor Crisk (local Black Sun head Zekka Thyne’s rival), at an incorrect booth on Treasure Ship Row, alerting Zekka Thyne to their presence. They are noticed by Hal and Corran Horn of CorSec, who manage to help the group out during a bar fight, thus joining the team to discover their motives. Later, Kast/Thrawn has Corran, Maranne, and Riij stay with the ship while he, Rathe, Hal, and Haber go to where the incorrect shopkeeper said they should meet their Crisk contact. It was a setup, though, and Kast/Thrawn allows the other three to be taken by Black Sun goons. The prisoners are taken to Thyne’s base, while Kast/Thrawn returns to the others. Meanwhile, Maranne, Corran, and Riij have popped open the only two sleight boxes with broken seals to discover that they contain uncut durindfire gems (a fortune worth) and spice. When Kast/Thrawn returns and informs them of the others’ capture, he and Corran prepare to go to Thyne’s fortress to bargain for the others. Corran has Maranne and Riij take the two boxes they had opened and store the rest at a storage facility (that Kast/Thrawn notes as they pass by on their way to Thyne’s, despite Corran’s attempt to look casual as they pass by). Elsewhere, Colonel Maximillian Veers speaks with Corellia’s Imperial liason officer, Kirtan Loor, about a tip he received regarding Rebel activities in Zekka Thyne’s fortress. He intends to strike the fortress soon, based on this information. At Thyne’s base, Kast/Thrawn and Corran meet with Thyne. Kast/Thrawn turns Corran over to him, tells him about the others taking boxes to the storage facility, tells Thyne that Haber and Rathe are Crisk-paid assassins, and that Corran and Hal are just buffoons pulled in on it. Corran is placed in a holding cell with Hal, right next to one holding Rathe and Haber. Before leaving, he slips the Horns a molecular stiletto, which will allow them to escape. And escape they do. They make their way up to Thyne’s main room, where Kast/Thrawn helps them defeat Thyne’s henchmen, while Thyne escapes. While Kast/Thrawn leaves and Rathe and Haber make their escape, Corran and Hal hunt down Thyne, finally capturing him when Hal stuns him while he’s holding Corran hostage. Once outside, Hal and Corran speak with Veers, who is leading an Imperial raid on the fortress. They “invite” Veers to help them clean out the “Rebels” inside, which allows Veers and his men to stomp Black Sun’s Corellian operation flat. Elsewhere, Riij and Maranne are attacked by Thyne’s goons sent to get the boxes, but are saved when Haber and Rathe arrive. Finally, the two Rebels and two smugglers escape on the Hopskip with a datacard from Kast/Thrawn and the two opened boxes. The datacard thanks them for their help and informs them that the spice and gems are fake, and the other boxes were empty. The card’s imprint will prove to Niriz that the mission was accomplished and they will be allowed on their way. A short time later, the Hopskip has returned to the Admonitor and picked up its crates of “sausages” (covering weapons for the Rebels). As they leave, Thrawn speaks with Niriz as Darth Vader arrives and joins them. Thrawn’s plan has been a major success. With his planning, Black Sun has taken a major blow, which was Vader’s wish. The Rebels are now carrying a homing device which will lead the Empire to the Rebel base in the Derra system. Veers is suggested by Thrawn for promotion to the rank of General and assignment as head of the Executor ground forces. And in return, Vader has given Thrawn command of the Noghri. The mission has been profitable all around. Thrawn orders Niriz to return them to the Unknown Regions. (Side Trip) • The “Hammers” Elite Armor Unit is pulled from active duty for retraining and reorganization. (conjecture based on Special Military Unit Intelligence Update) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 803 • Kyp Durron’s parents speak out against the destruction of Alderaan (and other atrocities), causing all three of them to be sent to the spice mines of Kessel. The eldest brother, Zeth, is not sent, but instead brainwashed and taken to the Caridian Academy for stormtrooper training. (conjecture based on the Star Wars Encyclopedia) • Medtech Industries declares bankruptcy. (conjecture based on The New Essential Guide to Droids and Look Sir, Droids!) • TriNebulon News reports that riots on Lenthalis have led to martial law being imposed throughout the Spirva sector, under orders from Moff Shinda. Imperial forces within the sector have been sent to quell the unrest. (Exact date of report via TriNebulon News: 38:4:7 i.e. 7 Telona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Nal Hutta Kal’tamok reports that the Imperial Death Squadron has apparently not been reported as seen since the attack on Syvris. (Exact date of report via Nal Hutta Kal’tamok, Basic Edition: 38:4:15 i.e. 15 Telona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • The planet Somavva is the first to report to the Independent Trader’s Infonet that the Empire is boarding free-traders’ ships. (conjecture based on The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal via TimeTales, abridged) • During the height of the Galactic Civil War, Carbanti United Electronics begins to reverseengineer its own products to create new sensor-jamming products. (conjecture based on The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology) • When Darth Vader arrives on Zaloriis to force its leader, Minister Transe Decaar, to pay the planet’s scheduled tribute to Emperor Palpatine, Decaar declares the planet’s independence from the Empire and has his forces attack Vader’s. Vader makes short work of Decaar and his forces, then saves Colonel Maximillian Veers from execution in Zaloriis City. When Veers gives Vader access to his new AT-AT models at his secret Camp Culroon base, Vader uses them to attack Zaloriis again, then promotes Veers to the rank of General, while Veers lets the Dark Lord know that there is word that the Rebels may be in the Elrood system. (To be continued below . . . ) (Galactic Battlegrounds) • Taking a breather from smuggling to eat at Feyodor’s Tavern, Drake Paulsen and Nikaede are approached by Padija Anjeri, and anthropology student. Feyodor has recommended them to her, and she wants them to help get her, two others, and a crystal Twi’lek skull off of the planet. The skull belongs to a primitive Twi’lek tribe, and they will not make important political decisions (like joining the Rebel Alliance, which Padija is a part of) without the skull present. She offers 30,000 credits, which Drake can’t turn down, so they go to meet Padija’s comrades. They come across her mentor, Dr. Maa’cabe, as Imperials kill him. The other Rebel, Colonel Tyneir Renz, is missing. The smugglers and their new client race toward a smuggler hideout that Drake’s father used to use, only to find Imperials chasing them. Upon arrival, the hideout is no safe. Renz has found it. Renz is a Jedi and is wounded, but puts up a good fight. Luckily, between the smugglers and the Rebels, they defeat the Imperials. That is when Padija, who has taken a liking to Drake, reveals that Renz is her father. Together, they get to the hidden Steadfast and escape with the skull, taking it to Derora and the Rebel base there. Shortly thereafter, Renz is part of a ceremony formally returning the skull to the Twi’lek clan and bringing them into the Alliance, the first step toward a hopeful Alliance pact with all of Ryloth in the future. Drake and Nikaede must leave for the rest of their “vacation” and prepare for new jobs, but both he and Padija hope their paths will cross again.* (Idol Intentions)*

NOTE: I know that the bio for Drake with this story says he is 17, which would put this at the same year as A

Bitter Winter, but that bio is apparently a copy of the earlier bio, since the story itself specifically states that Drake is 19 at this point. • Arriving on Byblos on business, smuggler Crimson Durhasa is arrested by Imperials, but has time to signal her droid, U-THR for help. The droid manages to exit their ship, the Starlight The Star Wars Timeline Gold 804 Red, and track down Crimson. The two then make their way past Imperials and a lockeddown docking bay before blasting off to freedom in the Starlight Red. U-THR has saved the day. (Crimson Jailbreak) • After finally getting the Rebel base on Hoth (built as an expansion of a smaller base set up by the Mon Calamari smuggler named Salmakk) up and running, Major Kem Monnon writes a summary of the process the Rebels used to turn the frozen world into a suitable base. At about the same time, employees of Durga the Hutt’s Orko SkyMine Corporation submit a report outlining the mining opportunities to be had in Hoth’s asteroid belt, but also mentions an incident when two mining droids mined each other, thus destroying themselves. The employee is soon executed, or so we are to believe. (The Illustrated Star Wars Universe: Hoth Entry) • Core News Digest reports that the Brentaal League of Guilds has declared a Landmark Holiday to celebrate a record week of commodities trading. (Exact date of report via Core News Digest: 38:4:21 i.e. 21 Telona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Cynabar’s InfoNet reports an update on smuggler activity. Tru’eb has been making a killing in the Spirva sector. Basz Maliyu has left the Outer Rim for the Colonies. Han Solo is still underground. Platt Okeefe had attended the premiere of the Kallea Cycle on Brentaal. Bryce-Kelley and Rypka have made their annual sojourn to Ryloth. (Exact date of report via Cynabar’s InfoNet: 38:4:31 i.e. 31 Telona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Mitth'raw'nuruodo (AKA Thrawn) is promoted to Grand Admiral.* (conjecture based on Specter of the Past)*

NOTE: I had placed this item before Side Trip earlier, but now I’m convinced, based on Command Decision and

reviewing my old Thrawn notes, that Thrawn must’ve been promoted between showing up as Admiral in Side Trip and Grand Admiral in Soontir Fel’s flashback to the aftermath of Derra IV. The Essential Chronology confirms on page 59 that Thrawn was a Grand Admiral when he took down Zaarin’s coup, instead of being promoted as a result of the affair as suggested in TIE Fighter. Of course, the EC then goes on to completely reverse its stance and go with the TIE Fighter version of events on page 72. Only the former makes sense, given the surrounding C-Level Canon materials. • Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus makes it a point to befriend the new Grand Admiral Thrawn, with intentions of betraying him in the future. (conjecture based on Who’s Who: Imperial Grand Admirals) • Councilman Po Ruddle Lingsnot of the Exex on Bespin writes a glowing report of life on Bespin to attract visitors. He describes much about the general workings of Cloud City and the history of the planet. Most ironically, he mentions that Bespin’s neutrality in the Galactic Civil War is working out well . . . (The Illustrated Star Wars Universe: Bespin Entry) • Imperial Defense Daily reports that Arakyd probe droids will soon be seeing wider use. (Exact date of report via Imperial Defense Daily: 38:5:6 i.e. 6 Nelona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Core News Digest reports that Brentaal Governor Jerrod Maclain has been placed under investigation after making large financial gains during Brentaal’s landmark trading week. Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus is to head the investigation. (Exact date of report via Core News Digest: 38:5:11 i.e. 11 Nelona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Cynabar’s InfoNet reports that Lando Calrissian has resurfaced as Baron-Administrator of Cloud City on Bespin. (Exact date of report via Cynabar’s InfoNet: 38:5:20 i.e. 20 Nelona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 805 • A Rebel escort group travels with Walex Blissex to Cloud City to meet with Dr. Issan Len and escort him and his X0-X1 prototype droid to the Alliance. No sooner do they enter Bespin’s atmosphere, however, then cloud cars try to destroy them!! A close look reveals that droids (?!?) are flying the cars. After shooting the cars down and landing, the Rebels race to Len’s lab – only to be blocked by a security droid. After a protracted battle, the Rebels finally reach Len’s lab – only to hear the scientist be shot to death behind a sealed door. They can’t find any sign of the killer anywhere – and there was only one way in and out of the lab! Just as the Rebels find the real culprit – a reprogrammed protocol droid(?!?) – Lando Calrissian and the city guards tear in and arrests them for Len’s murder!! Lando’s not stupid – he realizes the Rebels probably aren’t the killers. But his hands are tied by political considerations. He gives the Rebels 24 hours to find Len’s real murderer, or stand trial in that person’s place. The Rebels’ first stop: Bioniip Labs, home of Len’s assistant Dr. Vreen. The receptionist droid there tells them that the reprogrammed protocol droid is owned by Lira Wessex – Walex’s evil daughter. The droid directs them to the Royal Casino, where Lira is participating in a sabacc game. As they confront Lira, the casino suddenly starts going crazy – sabacc cards changing into a nightmarish image, droids shorting out – and then a labor droid rushes in and tries to kill everyone! Lira escapes as the Rebels fight the droid and destroys it – finding proof at the same time that it came from Bioniip. Every door into Bioniip is now sealed, and the Rebels are forced to break in. Fighting droids all the way through, they make it to the labs…. to find Vreen and five other scientists half converted into droids. It seems their mystery enemy (and Len’s killer) is not Vreen at all – it’s the prototype droid, X0-X1!! And X0, in an attempt to improve Cloud City’s efficiency (it was secretly reprogrammed by Vreen to turn Cloud City into a weapons platform), has designed “evolution droids” to turn people into droids! At that point, X0 releases the “evolution” virus into the room, infecting some of the Rebels. Working with the Vreen-droid, Blissex reengineers the viral mini-droids into a poison to destroy X0. As he finishes this, every light in Cloud City goes out…Vreen directs the Rebels to a forger he gave the plans of X0 to – a woman named Bellum. Fighting through droids all the way there, they get some hints as to X0’s location from her. But the data box that can find X0 has been stolen – by Lira! As they find this out, a droid shoots Bellum from behind, killing her instantly. The Rebels make their way to Lira’s ship, but Lira puts every thug at her service between her and the Rebels and flees into the city. Using borg implants in her skull, Lira gets the location of X0 from the data box. Nearly blown off a ledge by high winds, Lira throws the data box to the skies and offers the Rebels a deal – she’ll help them in return for them letting her live. She leads them deep into Cloud City’s computer core, where X0 has set up shop. Fighting their way through several traps and ambushes, the Rebels are jumped from behind – Vreen is now entirely a droid and under X0’s control. The Rebels, some of whom are nearly droids themselves now, are forced to destroy Vreen. When they reach X0, they learn only minutes remain – the droid is ready to release the evolution virus through the air circulation system of the entire city! Blissex decides on a desperate gambit – shut down the computer core (unfortunately shutting down the city’s repulsorlift engines as well) and destroy X0 before the falling city is crushed. The Rebels, against all odds, manages to pull that off. With only 27 seconds left, the city is safe. Then Lira puts a blaster to her father’s head as her thugs run in. But then city guards run in as well, surrounding the whole bunch – and finally Lando and Lobot comes in. Lando forces Lira out of the city and cheerfully drops the charges against the Rebels. (Crisis on Cloud City)*

NOTE: This summary was borrowed, with thanks, from Christopher McElroy’s TimeTales. I have placed it here,

instead of where he has it located, based on Lando being on Cloud City. • A Rebel group is enjoying a vacation on the Ithorian herd ship Bazaar – until a terrified man runs into them, pursued by an assassin droid out to kill him. Despite their best efforts, the droid, XS3, manages to fatally wound the man, Hanos Darr and escape. In his dying gasps, the miner Darr scratches a message in the dirt - “Kamiroz.” The Rebels begin searching the herd ship for him, only to find him mortally wounded by assassins as well. But before he loses consciousness, he relates a message meant for Princess Leia Organa and the Rebellion; the Royal Palace of Alderaan has been discovered fully intact within the asteroid ruins of that planet, now known as “The Graveyard.” It is possible that within the sealed palace may be The Star Wars Timeline Gold 806 Bail Organa and the rest of the royal family – alive!!! As the Rebels arrive at what’s left of Alderaan, a large ship suddenly appears from out of nowhere, which they very nearly hit. It’s an Alderaanian War Frigate from the time of the Clone Wars. And it jumps into hyperspace before they can do anything. They continue on to Mining Outpost 11 to confirm Kamiroz’s story. The miners there (all Imperial agents) harass and test the miners, trying to determine if they are the Heroes of Yavin. Imperial Security Bureau agent Dal Rogos, unaware of the miners’ identities, tries to capture the Rebels himself. In the outpost’s computer, they find confirmation that Bail Organa is alive – and a message to Darth Vader to bring in the fleet, as Skywalker and his friends are here! The Rebels race off the outpost and into the Graveyard. They fly to an asteroid that has apparently been converted to a base… No sooner do they enter than stormtroopers jump them and the entrance to the asteroid is sealed off. A holoimage of Vader appears, meant for Luke, Han and Leia. It appears all of this was just another of Vader’s traps for them. The Rebels are locked in until he arrives. They run deeper into the asteroid, into what appears to be the Royal Palace (or at least part of it). They encounter “ghosts” (or rather, holoimages of ghosts) intended to psychologically torture the heroes of Yavin. Then they find an old man named Orinn Tathis, who was a member of Alderaan’s Council of Elders. He intends to help Leia and the Rebellion by revealing Alderaan’s “greatest gift – and its greatest shame.” It seems the Frigate they’ve been seeing, the Another Chance, is filled to the brim with all the weapons Alderaan gave up decades ago. It’s been in hyperspace all that time, awaiting a summons home in times of war – a summons that never came. He leads them to a hidden hangar which contains a Skipray Blastboat - an escape vessel for the Royal Family. They fight through TIEs as Tathis works on a “last-hope” homing beacon to bring the Chance to them. It arrives, and they board it as the Imperial fleet shows up and sets up a blockade around the system… The Rebels race against time to gain control of the ship, fighting past its’ automatic defenses at the same time. As they gain control, the Millenium Falcon arrives, as does Vader’s shuttle. The Chance plows into the Imperial blockade, convincing the Heroes of Yavin to beat a hasty retreat. The Chance follows it into hyperspace, joining the Rebellion with all the armaments of Alderaan with them. The Alliance has just gained a badly-needed advantage in the war… (Graveyard of Alderaan)*

NOTE: This summary was borrowed, with thanks, from Christopher McElroy’s TimeTales.

• A black vessel descends through the polluted atmosphere of Ord Mantell, a lone figure disembarks after the Corellian transport lands. Many locals flee when the catch a glimpse of the solitary person, a Nalrithian bounty hunter named Cypher Bos. Cypher has come to speak to a Chandra-Fan named Baajik, a secret double agent for either the Rebels or the Hutts, whichever side serves his immediate needs. A robed figure watches Cypher Bos walk down the street to the Drunken Bantha, the only place worth traveling this far for. The robed figure, a Rebel, is shocked to see his own agent sell him out to Cypher Bos. The Rebels hood falls away to reveal that he too, is a Nalrithian, the same insectoid species as Cypher Bos. Nalrithians, who share a mental link between eggmates, allows them to think and act at a limited range no more than a dozen meters. Phoedris Bos, the Rebel, has managed to suppress his thought link until realization strikes to the fact that he is being sold out, and one powerful thought of “No1” reverberates across the Drunken Bantha. Cypher detects his eggbrother, and pursues him, eventually killing him. Cypher Bos takes the place of his eggbrother, and infiltrates the Rebellion. Baajik, the Chandra-Fan returns to the Rebel base, and notices something awry due to his heightened senses, and confronts Cypher, but Cypher shoots him down. (Double Cross on Ord Mantell)*

NOTE: This summary was borrowed, with thanks, from Christopher McElroy’s TimeTales.

• Darth Vader is informed by Major Herrit of Imperial Intelligence that, as per his request, the bounty hunter Nariss Siv Loqesh will be joining in the hunt for Han Solo and Leia Organa. Meanwhile, a young Bothan agent named Bie Breil’lya views a recording from a Twi’lek contact, but he is interrupted by the arrival of Nariss, who takes him into custody. Nariss intends to use Bie, who has a bounty on his head, as bait to lure in and defeat other bounty hunters, earning him a greater reputation. He has the chance to do that already, though, as Crote, his contact, brings him news of the Empire’s desire for him to hunt for Solo and The Star Wars Timeline Gold 807 Organa. Instead, though, Nariss intends to do things his own way. Unfortunately, the Empire is not turned down lightly. Nariss does go his own way, but in doing so, he earns a “locate and detain” order being placed on his head. The hunter is now the hunted. (Hunting the Hunters) • Talon Karrde survives an intricate assassination scheme by one of the lieutenants in Jorj Car’das’ former smuggling organization. (conjecture based on Vision of the Future via TimeTales, verbatim) • Rutralli Optor, the leader of a team of hijackers, commandeers the passenger liner Telgordo's Pride in the Trax sector. Optor was unusually belligerent and perceptive for a Mon Calamari. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Gamemaster Kit” via TimeTales, verbatim) • Kell Tainer becomes infatuated with Tuatara Lone, a beautiful holo-actress on Sluis Van, where he lives and works as a mechanic. He will be obsessed with her for three years, when he’ll find out that she’s happily married with kids of her own. (conjecture based on Wraith Squadron via TimeTales, verbatim) • A Rebel base on Nentan is discovered by the Empire. Barely two months old, the base begins a hasty evacuation – but it is filled to bursting with civilians looking for passage to Rebel safeworlds. As General Carlist Rieekan continues the evacuation, Captain Bren Derlin sneaks past the invading Imperials’ enemy lines and captures an Imperial transport which he uses to evacuate the remaining Rebels and civilians right under the Imperials’ noses. Derlin is promoted to Major as a result, and assigned to the then-under-construction Hoth base with Rieekan. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Galaxy Guide 5: The Empire Strikes Back” via TimeTales, verbatim) • Emperor Palpatine places Grand Vizier Sate Pestage in charge of the day-to-day running of the Empire, as he becomes more and more involved in Dark Side studies. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Dark Empire Sourcebook” via TimeTales, abridged) • An alien named Ap Kormar begins to play center for the Shockball team, Quent Assassins. After the Assassins defeated the Shad Furies 21-20 in a match in Imperial City, Ap was attacked and beaten to death by seven humans who claimed to be Furies fans. In reality, the seven were Imperial supporters, working for a distant Moff, who killed Ap as an example to other Alliance sympathizers. His death was nearly prevented by Ytavarg Aleema, but Aleema arrived too late to save Kormar. In anger, Aleema used his shockball equipment to kill the seven attackers. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Cracken’s Rebel Operatives” via TimeTales, verbatim) • M-3PO (AKA Emtrey) is assigned to Lieutenant Losca, in the Quartermaster Corps, based at the planet Hoth. Losca had to work hard to try to build up stores after the losses at Derra IV and she wasn’t having much luck. At that point in time, the defeat made things look bad for the Rebellion, so resources began to dry up. Lieutenant Losca was getting killed at negotiations and wasn’t getting the job done to her or Alliance Command’s satisfaction. She wanted to create a database that would allow her to function like a commodities trader, but computer resources were limited and tied up coordinating things like defenses. Apparently the Alliance leadership wasn’t too high on the idea of becoming a commodities exchange, so they forbade her from doing anything that ambitious and urged her to keep doing what she was doing. The Hoth base was supposed to be a top secret, and the opinion that setting it up as some sort of market – place would have led to it’s discovery. Lieutenant Losca appeared to think that without some sort of trade, the Rebellion would run out of supplies. The base would remain hidden, but be out of everything that made it possible to rebel. In desperation she had some techs cobble Emtrey together out of spare parts. She sliced some commodities brokering code together and burned it into some chips that were implanted into Emtrey. The brokering chips gave him a second personality that operates without the normal 3PO personality being aware that it exists. The scrounger can be brought to the fore by The Star Wars Timeline Gold 808 asking it to scrounge something, or telling it to “shut up.” When the latter technique is used, the droid becomes a simple data terminal that gives access to all its data. (conjecture based on Wedge’s Gamble via TimeTales, verbatim) • Admiral Hiram Drayson and Joi Eicroth, a scientist, begin a romantic relationship that they keep secret. (conjecture based on Tyrant’s Test via TimeTales, verbatim) • Booster Terrik is released from the Kessel prison complex after his five-year jail term is completed. (conjecture based on The Bacta War via TimeTales, verbatim) • The planet Asher III, an Alliance maintained staging base, is tracked down by the Empire and destroyed. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Stock Ships” via TimeTales, verbatim) • The Human Events Network reports that the Kallea Cycle will now be touring the Core Worlds and Colonies. (Exact date of report via Human Events Network: 38:5:25 i.e. 25 Nelona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Corporal Maer is assigned by Echo Base to work as a tauntaun handler. (conjecture based on Jedi Knights Trading Card Game via TimeTales, paraphrased) • Herglic Trading Journal reports that Ororo Transportation and Xizor Transport Systems have both had amazing profit increases in recent months. (Exact date of report via Herglic Trading Journal, Basic Edition: 38:6:2 i.e. 2 Helona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Shortly before the Battle of Hoth, Luke Skywalker and Dack Ralter discover a dianoga in the waste system of a transport. The dianoga was allowed to stay, so long as he didn’t get in the way. (conjecture based on The Essential Guide to Alien Species) • On Aruza, Dengar carries out a hit on COMPNOR’s General Sinick Kritkeen, whom he has been paid to kill by the locals Kritkeen has been subjugating and turning over to Imperial Redesign. One local, Abano, pleads for the life of his daughter, Manaroo, and Kritkeen orders her brought to him. Before she can arrive, Dengar kills Kritkeen. Manaroo arrives and he agrees to take her off of the planet. He drops her off on a backwater planet before continuing on to Toola, where he makes a contact and joins the Rebellion. He knows that this could lead him to the object of his hatred, Han Solo, which is why he’s been killing COMPNOR officers—to prove his anti-Imperial sentiment so the Rebels would take him in. He receives nav-coordinates to Hoth. (To be continued below . . . ) (Payback: The Tale of Dengar) • Just days before the discovery of Echo Base by the Avenger and its probe droids, Captain Wyron Serper, a Rebel spy aboard the Avenger, which is, at this point, far from Hoth, reports to Echo Base that the Imperials are nowhere near discovering their base. As such, he is pulled from the assignment (and somehow manages to leave the Avenger undetected, it seems) and reassigned to Echo Base, where he will remain until killed by Darth Vader’s snowtroopers in the Battle of Hoth that he might have helped to prevent, if only he’d stayed a few days longer until the Death Squadron changed course for the system. (conjecture based on Who’s Who in Echo Base) Tempest Feud [continued] (RPG: Jeff Grubb & Owen K. C. Stephens) Tempest Feud [continued] (RPG: Jeff Grubb & Owen K. C. Stephens) The Spice Lord of Varl Working for Mika Special Delivery Krin’s Angle Barabi Run Welcome to Varl The Star Wars Timeline Gold 809 Into the Mountains The Manufacturing Plant Aboard Tempest The Bridge Up, Up and Away Tales from Mos Eisley [continued] (comic: Bruce Jones) Tales From Mos Eisley [continued] (comic: Bruce Jones) Light Duty Mostly Automatic [continued] Hegg's Tale Side Trip (AJ/TFTE/SWH short stories: Timothy Zahn & Michael A. Stackpole) Side Trip, Part One (AJ12/TFTE/SWH short story: Timothy Zahn) Side Trip, Part Two (AJ12/TFTE/SWH short story: Michael A. Stackpole) Side Trip, Part Three (AJ13/TFTE/SWH short story: Michael A. Stackpole) Side Trip, Part Four (AJ13/TFTE/SWH short story: Timothy Zahn) Galactic Battlegrounds [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Galactic Battlegrounds [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Darth Vader Campaign [continued] The Adventures of Drake Paulsen [continued] (AJ/SWH short stories: Patricia A. Jackson) Idol Intentions (AJ12 short story: Patricia A. Jackson) The Adventures of Celia "Crimson" Durasha [continued] (AJ/SWH short stories: Charlene Newcomb & Rich Handley & Peter Schweighofer) Crimson Jailbreak (AJ5 short story: Peter Schweighofer) The Illustrated Star Wars Universe [continued] (book: Kevin J. Anderson) The Illustrated Star Wars Universe [continued] (book: Kevin J. Anderson) Hoth Entry Planet Section Asteroid Belt Incident Report Bespin Entry Bespin's Industrial Investment Opportunities--Tap Into a Fountain of Wealth Natural Wonders--Exotic Life in the Clouds Cloud City--The Silver Lining of Bespin's Clouds Ugnaughts--An Efficient and Enthusiastic Workforce Ready to Serve Your Needs Recreation Opportunities--A Place to Play, a Place to Relax Crisis on Cloud City (RPG: Christopher Kubasik) Crisis on Cloud City (RPG: Christopher Kubasik) Graveyard of Alderaan (RPG: Bill Slavicsek) Graveyard of Alderaan (RPG: Bill Slavicsek) Double Cross on Ord Mantell (SWGM5/SWH short story: Mike Mikaelian) Double Cross on Ord Mantell (SWGM5/SWH short story: Mike Mikaelian) Hunting the Hunters (SWGM6/SWH short story: Bill Smith) Hunting the Hunters (SWGM6/SWH short story: Bill Smith) Payback: The Tale of Dengar (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Payback: The Tale of Dengar (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) One: The Rage 3.3 ASW4 • At Darra IV, a supply convoy bound for the Rebel base on Hoth is attacked. The attack is orchestrated by Thrawn and carried out by Captain Needa's Imperial Star Destroyer Avenger and its compliment TIE squadrons, including Soontir Fel. The attack destroyers Commander Narra's Renegade Flight and the rest of the Rebel convoy. On Hoth, the Rebels are informed of the convoy’s destruction, and, although it is a bad way to earn a promotion, Narra’s absence gives Rieekan the chance to promote Luke Skywalker to Commander. Shortly thereafter, the Avenger enters the Hoth system and dispatches probe droids to search for The Star Wars Timeline Gold 810 Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance. On Hoth, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are on patrol and about to head back when Luke is attacked by a wampa ice beast. Back at the Rebel's Echo Base, Han informs General Carlist Rieekan that he will be leaving the Alliance to pay off Jabba the Hutt. Leia Organa is flustered by this, but the two still do not admit to true feelings for each other. Later, after Luke has not reported in at his scheduled time, Han enters the deadly Hoth night to find him. Luke has, in fact, escaped the wampa, using the Force to reclaim his lightsaber and killing the creature. In a delirium on the frozen plains, he sees a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi telling him to go to Dagobah and learn the Jedi ways from Jedi Master Yoda. Han finds him and they take shelter for the night. In the morning, Rogue Squadron (minus their leader, Luke) finds them and Luke is nursed back to health. A probe droid finds Echo Base and destroys itself while Han tries to destroy it. The Avenger (and its brethren) arrive in orbit and Blizzard Force AT-ATs (led by General Maximillian Veers) head for the surface. The Rebels put up a valiant effort in T-47 snowspeeders and with ground forces until finally retreating in full force from the base. Han, Leia, Chewie, and C-3PO escape in the Millennium Falcon. Luke, his T-47 destroyed, rejoins Rogue Group at Echo Base and they evacuate in their X-wings. On the way from the planet, they disable a Star Destroyer with a concentrated volley of proton torpedoes and escape safely. Luke heads for Dagobah, while the Falcon is pursued by the Imperial forces, taking refuge in the Hoth asteroid belt. They enter the asteroid dubbed "Big One" and unknowingly enter a space slug's digestive tract, before finally escaping and attaching themselves to the command tower of a Star Destroyer. During their seclusion, Han and Leia begin to show their feelings for each other more openly. On Dagobah, Luke has met Yoda (unknowingly) and been taken to his hut. Yoda speaks with Obi-Wan's spirit, who convinces Yoda that Luke (years too old to be trained) can be trained, despite Yoda's objections at the time. Aboard Darth Vader's flagship, the Super Star Destroyer Executor, Vader speaks with Emperor Palpatine on Coruscant (unknowingly with Xizor at Palpatine's side) about the quest to turn Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side. On Dagobah, Luke trains with Yoda. He then enters the Dark Side Cave near Yoda's hut and receives a vision in which he battles and defeats Darth Vader, only to find that under Vader's mask is his own face--a sign both that Vader is related to Luke, but more importantly that Luke holds the promise of great good or great evil. Later, Yoda lifts Luke's X-wing from the swamp where it sank, uttering the "Yoda-isms," "Do or do not. There is no try," and "Size matters not." Back on the Executor, Darth Vader places a bounty on the Millennium Falcon, setting Dengar, Zuckuss, 4-LOM, IG-88, Bossk, and Boba Fett on the heroes' tail. Shortly thereafter, Han sets course of Bespin and leaves as the Star Destroyer ejects its garbage, but is followed by Boba Fett in Slave I. On Dagobah, Luke receives a vision of Han and Leia in great pain. He decides that, against Yoda and Kenobi's advice, he must go to them. On Bespin, Han is reunited with Lando Calrissian, who offers to have his people repair the Falcon's hyperdrive. Shortly after their arrival, C-3PO stumbles across a group of stormtroopers and is blasted into several pieces before he can warn the others. On Dagobah, Luke sets off for Bespin, promising to return to complete his training. Obi-Wan fears that Luke is their last hope, though Yoda reminds him: there is another. At Cloud City on Bespin, Chewie finds C-3PO's parts and brings them to Han, moments before Lando takes the heroes straight into Darth Vader's hands. Fett had informed Vader of the heroes' presence and Lando could not afford to say "no" to Vader. Once they are sealed in the room with Vader, Chewbacca and Han prepare to attack Vader to escape, but upon realizing that Vader would easily kill Chewie as an example, Han and Chewie stand down, resigned to their capture. Han is tortured, but never asked questions. Lando reveals that they are simply bait to bring Luke to Cloud City. Vader plans to freeze Luke in carbonite to bring him to the Emperor, so they test the facility on Han. Just before being frozen, Han hears the words he's been wanting to hear from Leia--"I love you." Vader then turns the carbon-frozen Han over to Fett to be taken to Jabba the Hutt. Leia, Chewie, and C-3PO are to be taken away by Vader. Luke arrives and is warned of the trap by Leia, though he charges ahead anyway. As Leia and Chewie are escorted by guards, Lando arranges for his security force to ambush them, freeing them to escape. Lando (while being nearly choked to death by Chewbacca) informs them that they can still save Han. They race to the East Platform where Fett has just lifted off with Han aboard. As Lando informs the denizens of Cloud City that the The Star Wars Timeline Gold 811 Empire has taken control and the heroes race to the Millennium Falcon, R2-D2 joins them. Luke as been herded into a meeting with Darth Vader. In the carbon-freezing chamber, Luke and Vader duel until Luke escapes deeper into Cloud City. The two duel again. This time, Vader uses the Force to hurl objects at Luke, finally breaking a window into the core of the city, sending Luke out of the level. Luke clings to a floor grating and pulls himself up onto a platform extending into Cloud City's heart, only to be attacked again by Vader. Elsewhere, Leia, Lando, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 escape in the (hopefully fixed) Millennium Falcon and are pursued from the city by Obsidian Flight TIE fighters. Back on the gantry, Luke and Vader duel until Vader cuts off Luke's hand, sending the hand and Anakin Skywalker's old lightsaber down into the bowels of Cloud City. Luke hangs on for dear life from an outcropping, with his only ways to go being with Vader, or down, down, down through the station's core. Vader attempts to seduce him to the Dark Side with talk of power and might until finally revealing the awful truth--that Obi-Wan had lied about what happened to Anakin Skywalker and that Darth Vader is his father. Luke, in shock, but wary of the situation, drops into the core and falls through a garbage hatch. He catches himself on a weather vane, calls through the Force to Leia and is rescued. The Rebels then head for their rendezvous with the Rebel Alliance fleet. Luke receives a new hand, while Lando and Chewbacca set out in the Millennium Falcon to find Han Solo. The situation has rarely been graver for the heroes of the Rebel Alliance . . . (Exact date of report via Imperial HoloVision: 38:6:9 i.e. 9 Helona 3 ABY)* (Star Wars: Episode V--"The Empire Strikes Back" et al)*

NOTE: I place ESB at 3.3 ASW4 instead of the usual 3 ASW4 due to the Galaxywide News Nets report on 38:6:9

which describes the recent Battle of Hoth, which places it not merely three years after ANH, but three years and three months after ANH. Given that by SW reckoning, there are 10 months in a year, 3.3 ASW4 makes sense for 33 months post ANH. The exact date given is an approximation based on the report of the defeat. The Star Wars Classic DVD Trilogy [continued] (movie trilogy: George Lucas & Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan) Star Wars: Episode V--”The Empire Strikes Back” (movie: Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas) The Star Wars Special Edition Trilogy [continued] (movie trilogy: George Lucas & Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan) Star Wars: Episode V--”The Empire Strikes Back” (movie: Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas) The Original Trilogy [continued] (movie trilogy: George Lucas & Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan)* Star Wars: Episode V--”The Empire Strikes Back” (movie: Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas)*

NOTE: This represents the original version of The Empire Strikes Back, with all of its normal scenes intact.

The Original Trilogy CED Releases [continued] (movie trilogy: George Lucas & Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan)* Star Wars: Episode V--”The Empire Strikes Back” (movie: Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas)*

NOTE: This represents the early CED release of the film that was compressed down to less than 120 minutes

(leaving out some scenes) to fit the media format. See the Star Wars Video Release History in the Appendices. The Novelization Trilogy [continued] (novel trilogy: George Lucas & Alan Dean Foster & Donald F. Glut & James Kahn) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (novel: Donald F. Glut) Chapters 1 – 14 The Radio Drama Trilogy [continued] (radio drama trilogy: Brian Daley) The Empire Strikes Back (radio drama: Brian Daley) Freedom's Winter The Coming Storm A Question of Survival Fire and Ice The Millennium Falcon Pursuit Way of the Jedi New Allies, New Enemies The Star Wars Timeline Gold 812 Dark Lord's Fury Gambler's Choice The Clash of Lightsabers The Original Comic Adaptation Trilogy [continued] (comic trilogy: Roy Thomas & Archie Goodwin) Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (comic series: Archie Goodwin)* The Empire Strikes Back, Part I (comic: Archie Goodwin)* The Empire Strikes Back* Battleground Hoth!* Imperial Pursuit!* The Empire Strikes Back, Part II (comic: Archie Goodwin)* To Be a Jedi!* Betrayal at Bespin* Duel a Dark Lord!*

NOTE: The issue titles here are from the Dark Horse reprinting, while the subtitle names are from the original

printings in issues 39 – 44 of the Marvel Series. These issues were also reprinted in the third Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago . . . trade paperback. The Photo Comic Adaptation Trilogy (comic trilogy: Tokyopop & George Lucas) [forthcoming] The Empire Strikes Back (comic: Tokyopop & George Lucas) [forthcoming] The Manga Comic Adaptation Trilogy [continued] (comic trilogy: Hisao Tamaki & Toshiki Kudo & Shin-Ichi Hiromoto) Star Wars: Episode V--"The Empire Strikes Back" (comic series: Toshiki Kudo) The Empire Strikes Back, Part I (comic: Toshiki Kudo) The Empire Strikes Back, Part II (comic: Toshiki Kudo) The Empire Strikes Back, Part III (comic: Toshiki Kudo) The Empire Strikes Back, Part IV (comic: Toshiki Kudo) The Chronicle Books Adaptations [continued] (children’s books: John Whitman) Star Wars: Episode V—“The Empire Strikes Back” (children’s book: John Whitman) Princess Leia: Rebel Leader [continued] (children's book: Unknown) Princess Leia: Rebel Leader [continued] (children's book: Unknown) Luke Skywalker: Jedi Knight [continued] (children's book: Unknown) Luke Skywalker: Jedi Knight [continued] (children's book: Unknown) R2-D2 and C-3PO: Droid Duo [continued] (children's book: Unknown) R2-D2 and C-3PO: Droid Duo [continued] (children's book: Unknown) The Fun Works Adaptations [continued] (children’s books: Jane Paley & Ken Steacy & John Whitman & Unknown) The Empire Strikes Back (children's book: John Whitman) The Golden Books Adaptations [continued] (children's books: Unknown) The Empire Strikes Back (children's book: Unknown) The Hoth Adventure (children's book: Unknown) Meltdown on Hoth (children's book: Unknown) The Empire Strikes Back Panorama Book (children's book: Unknown) The Empire Strikes Back Panorama Book (children's book: Unknown) The Star Wars Storybooks [continued] (children's books: Geraldine Richelson & Shep Steneman & Joan D. Vinge) The Empire Strikes Back Storybook (children's book: Shep Steneman) Classic Star Wars [continued] (children's book series: Larry Weinberg & Jim Thomas & Elizabeth Levy) The Empire Strikes Back (children's book: Larry Weinberg) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 813 Star Wars Pop-Up Book [continued] (pop-up book series: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta & Ken Steacy & Kay Carroll & John Whitman & Unknown) The Empire Strikes Back (pop-up book: Unknown) CONCURRENT TO SW5 • As the probe droid on Hoth discovers the existence of the Rebel base, it transmits its data to the Empire, but also to Mechis III, where IG-88 takes it as a prime opportunity to see the Executor in action. (To be continued below . . . ) (Therefore I am: The Tale of IG-88) • Knowing that Han Solo’s discovery of the Imperial probe droid means that the Rebel base on Hoth will soon come under attack, a young man named Corporal Jobin records a message for his mother. In the coming hours, Jobin will be present at Echo Station Five-Seven, which gets some support from Luke Skywalker’s Rogue Group. He will help ensure that the ion cannon continues working to cover escaping ships. He will even wind up entering the Millennium Falcon’s docking bay just after the ship lifts off and be pursued by Darth Vader and his snowtroopers before Vader chokes the life from him. The recording will eventually make it, thanks to a survivor of Hoth, to his mother . . . Mon Mothma. (To be continued below . . . ) (Entrenched) • Boba Fett arrives in the Hoth system just ahead of the oncoming Imperial fleet, taking advantage of their offer of payment for help rounding up Rebels in the oncoming Battle of Hoth. (To be continued below . . . ) (The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett) • Brenn Tantor, now a General, is placed in command of General Maximillian Veers Blizzard Group. Knowing that the shield generator must be destroyed, he has his Imperials focus on that task . . . (To be continued below . . . ) (Force Commander) • While waiting as the Battle of Hoth rages, Leia Organa cannot leave, but cannot do much more at the moment, so she takes the time to record a holomessage for Luke Skywalker, suggesting that there is some connection between them that they don’t understand yet. (To be continued below . . . ) (Free Memory) • Dash Rendar participates in the Battle of Hoth and then fights his way back to his ship, the Outrider and escapes through the Hoth asteroid belt. (To be continued below . . . ) (Shadows of the Empire) • Dengar arrives at Hoth to join the Rebels just as the Battle of Hoth rages. He sits out the battle and is taken aboard a Star Destroyer, where he is presumed to be a Rebel and subjected to interrogation. (To be continued below . . . ) (Payback: The Tale of Dengar) • IG-88B, after observing the Battle of Hoth but not interfering, decides to lurk around until Darth Vader issues a call for bounty hunters to chase Han Solo, which is only logical. (To be continued below . . . ) (Therefore I am: The Tale of IG-88) • During the escape from Hoth, Wedge Antilles, Derek “Hobbie” Klivian, and Wes Janson run interference for an escaping transport without cover fire from the now-destroyed ion cannon. They pull a Tallon split, evading the incoming Star Destroyer and making it to safety.* (Running the Gauntlet)*

NOTE: If you don’t recognize this small story, don’t fret. It is simply a small side story on page 26 of Star Wars:

The Roleplaying Game—“Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back.” • Dengar is visited in his cell by Darth Vader, who makes him a deal—he will hunt Han Solo for Vader, and Vader might let him live. At the moment, Solo and the Millennium Falcon are in the Hoth asteroid belt, but Vader isn’t confident in his imminent capture. Taking a lead from his “hiring” of Dengar, Vader decides to call other bounty hunters to join in the search. (To be continued below . . . ) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 814 (Payback: The Tale of Dengar) • Boba Fett boards the Executor and meets with Darth Vader before he is set to meet with the bounty hunters as a group. Vader is impressed that Fett was able to determine that Hoth was the Rebel base the Imperials were after. (To be continued below . . . ) (The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett) • Heeding the call for bounty hunters, Zuckuss and 4-LOM arrive in the Hoth system as the Bright Hope, one of the last Rebel ships leaving the planet, begins its escape. Aboard the Mist Hunter, they help stop the ship and then head for the Executor. They hope to capture whatever bounty Darth Vader is going to send them after in order to pay for treatment for Zuckuss’ damaged lungs. 4-LOM also hopes to learn how to use the Force or “intuition” that Zuckuss can use. Aboard the Bright Hope, Toryn Farr takes care of her sister, Samoc, and then takes charge of getting the vessel ready to jettison its escape pods down to Hoth, though many will be left behind. (To be continued below . . . ) (Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM) • Black Sun’s Prince Xizor overhears Darth Vader speaking with the Emperor via hologram and learns that they are after Vader’s son, Luke Skywalker. He prepares to use this information for his own purposes. (To be continued below . . . ) (Shadows of the Empire) • While studying under Master Yoda on Dagobah, Luke Skywalker notices an intruder on the planet. He chases the droid bounty hunter, Milko, to his ship, where Luke overpowers him, using intimidation to make sure that the hunter will not let it be known where Luke was found. (Slippery Slope) • Dengar attends the bounty hunter “meeting” aboard the Executor and promptly leaves to chase Han Solo, though before he can go after Solo, Boba Fett disables his ship. (To be continued below . . . ) (Payback: The Tale of Dengar) • IG-88 B attends the bounty hunter “meeting” aboard the Executor and then digs into the ship’s files, where he learns of the construction of the Death Star II. He transmits details back to Mechis III, where IG-88A and the other two confer, deciding that they should make a duplicate computer core for the Death Star II with IG-88’s sentience inside, which could then take over the station at a later time. At the same time, Gurdun is assigned to go with the real core to the battle station. (To be continued below . . . ) (Therefore I am: The Tale of IG-88) • Zuckuss and 4-LOM attend the bounty hunter “meeting” on the Executor and decide that to catch Han Solo, they will find a way to join the Rebellion at their presumed rendezvous point above the galactic plane. To do so, they go back to the Bright Hope and rescue the passengers. As the ship’s computers and droids receive memory wipes to keep information out of Imperial hands, they head off to the rendezvous point. (To be continued below . . . ) (Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM) • Shortly after the bounty hunter “meeting” on the Executor, Boba Fett speaks with the Imperial escorting him back to his ship. They speak of Fett’s observations of Han Solo fifteen years earlier on Jubilar. (To be continued below . . . ) (The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett) • Shortly after the bounty hunter “meeting” on the Executor, Bossk is met by two other bounty hunters who arrived too late for the meeting. They are Tinian I’att and her Wookiee Ng’rhr (master to Tinian, the apprentice), Chenlambec. They tells Bossk they will use Chen’s Wookiee contacts to hunt down Han Solo for a cut of the profits. Bossk agrees, though he wants to take them both out of the picture and have Chen’s pelt as a prize. Tinian and Chen know of an operation where Imperial Governor Io Desnand in the Aida system has helped set up a Wookiee slave camp on the planet Lomabu III, hoping to use it as bait to trap a Rebel rescue fleet. They tell Bossk that it is part of a Rebel-friendly Wookiee network, which they use to bring Solo to them. As Tinian’s miniature droid, Flirt, ingratiates herself with the computer of Bossk’s ship, the Hound’s Tooth, they make their way to Lomabu III. There, Bossk sends Chen and Tinian out in a small craft, the Nashtah Pup, which he has armed with a weapon that will rain down death all across the Wookiee populace, not just in the impact The Star Wars Timeline Gold 815 area as Chen and Tinian believe. As the Wookiees below begin to revolt against their Imperial captors, Flirt manages to fulfill her mission and trap Bossk in a holding cell, after taking over the Hound’s Tooth’s computer system (well, more like seducing it). Flirt tells Chen and Tinian about the weapon and they race back to the Hound’s Tooth and take command. They use the ship to destroy the Imperial weapons towers on Lomabu III, freeing the captive Wookiees, before heading to meet with Governor Desnand and give turn Bossk over to him for a hefty bounty. Tinian and Chenlambec leave. They have their reward, a new ship, and now Flirt has a new body in the form of Bossk’s old X10-D droid. Later, the Governor brings his female companion, Feebee, to see Bossk, where Bossk learns his fate— he will be killed and have his skin used to make a lizard-skin gown for Feebee. (The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk) • Bossk somehow manages to escape from Governor Desnand.* (conjecture based on Hero’s Trial)*

NOTE: I’ve yet to hear any of the circumstances surrounding his escape, but there he is in Hero’s Trial, still

alive. Could this have been an error on Luceno’s part, an over-inference on the part of TOTBH readers, or perhaps a mixture of the two? • Awarru Tark, a mercenary invited to the bounty hunter meeting that took place earlier, finally arrives (late) to meet with Darth Vader aboard the Star Destroyer Avenger, where Vader has gone for tactical planning (it would seem). When Tark is finally alone with Vader, he removes his cloak and attacks Vader with lightsaber-like blades on each arm. During the fight, Vader reaches into Tark’s mind and learns the motives behind the attack. Tark was an alien named Stauz Czycz, who lived on a world that Palpatine ordered Vader to attack. Stauz was left for dead, and his family and home were destroyed. Stauz vowed vengeance and had his body replaced by a new more humanoid body, in which he’d exact his revenge under the guise of Tark. Vader learns this truth just as he defeats Tark/Stauz, decapitating him. After the battle, Vader returns to the Executor’s meditation chamber, where he has a moment of doubt, thinking of how similar he and Stauz truly are—dead men who have lost their children and sacrificed their humanity in their need for revenge, more machine than man. As Vader muses, the Executor receives a message from Bespin . . . (Moment of Doubt) • As the Millennium Falcon arrives at Cloud City on Bespin, Darth Vader waits with Boba Fett. A few minutes later, stormtroopers and an officer bring in the blasted remains of C-3PO, who was destroyed upon discovering Gamma Squad’s position. Vader looks at the droid and remembers himself, years ago, when he first discovered the parts he used to rebuild C-3PO. He orders that the parts be destroyed. A short time later, after Vader takes possession of Han Solo, Leia Organa, and Chewbacca, his Imperial minions discover the remains of C-3PO back in the guests’ quarters, where Chewbacca had brought them. After another round of memories, Vader allows the parts to be sent back to Chewbacca. (Thank the Maker) • IG-88 learns that Boba Fett has located Han Solo, so IG-88B goes to Cloud City. There, he wants to ambush Fett and take Solo, but Fett destroys IG-88B instead. On Mechis III, IG-88A sends IG-88C and IG-88D after Fett. (To be continued below . . . ) (Therefore I am: The Tale of IG-88) • At Cloud City on Bespin, a group of heroes saves Dr. Shemza from Imperial-hired mercenaries. Darth Vader had wanted Shemza for his research knowledge, but Shemza had been in contact with the Rebel Alliance. They save the doctor, but as they try to escape, Lando Calrissian’s warning comes over the speakers and the Empire begins to take control of Cloud City. They are stopped by stormtroopers, but shoot their way out and escape in their ship. Shemza’s knowledge will make it to the Rebels after all. (The Fall of Cloud City) • Dengar finally makes it to Cloud City to find Boba Fett and Han Solo, but instead of tracking Fett, he runs into Manaroo dancing in a bar. They take time out to talk, and she tells him she wishes to bond with him through the Attanni procedure/device used by her culture. As they continue to talk, Lando Calrissian warns the populace to evacuate before more Imperials arrive. They escape and intend to chase down Fett and Solo, who are on their way to Tatooine. (To be continued below . . . ) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 816 (Payback: The Tale of Dengar) • Shortly before the Rebels the Millennium Falcon escape Bespin and reunite with the Rebel fleet, General Crix Madine issues a datafile on repulsortank battle tactics to the Rebel forces, hoping that more effective use of repulsortanks on the battlefield will negate the possibility of another ground battle as devastating as that on Hoth. (Repulsortank Battlefield) Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Part VIII Free Memory [flashback] [continued] (SWT10 short story: Brett Matthews) Free Memory [flashback] [continued] (SWT10 short story: Brett Matthews) Entrenched (SWV short story: Alex Jaeger & M. Zachary Sherman) Entrenched (SWV short story: Alex Jaeger & M. Zachary Sherman) The Tales of Boba Fett [continued] (TOTBH/TFJP short stories: Daniel Keys Moran & J. D. Montgomery) The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett [continued] (TOTBH short story: Daniel Keys Moran) "Hoth" Section Force Commander [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Force Commander [continued] (video game: LucasArts) The Battle of Hoth The Battle of Hoth (G6 game: Ryan Miller)* The Battle of Hoth (G6 game: Ryan Miller)* It’s a Good Bet the Empire Knows We’re Here Our First Catch of the Day Prepare for Ground Assault

NOTE: This game allows players to play out the events of the Battle of Hoth on their own. It is only part of

continuity insofar as any game materials do not directly contradict more widely-accepted G- and C-Level Canonical sources. Star Wars: Dark Side Developer Kit (toy set and trailer: Lego Mindstorms) Star Wars: Dark Side Developer Kit (toy set and trailer: Lego Mindstorms) Rogue Squadron [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Rogue Leader [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Battle of Hoth Rebel Strike [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Battlefield Hoth Battlefront [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Battlefront [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Historical Campaigns [continued] Galactic Civil War [continued] Hoth The Battle of Hoth Battlefront II [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Rise of the Empire Campaign [continued] Rise of the Empire [continued] Hoth Our Finest Hour Shadows of the Empire (novel/comic series/video game: Ryder Windham & John Wagner & Steve Perry & LucasArts) Shadows of the Empire (video game: LucasArts) Cutscene I Part I: The Battle of Hoth Battle of Hoth Stage One Stage Two Stage Three The Star Wars Timeline Gold 817 Stage Four Star Wars Trilogy Arcade [continued] (video game: Sega) Star Wars Trilogy Arcade [continued] (video game: Sega) Episode V: Hoth--"Destroy Imperial Walkers" Episode V: Hoth--"Escape from Echo Base" Shadows of the Empire [continued] (novel/comic series/video game: Ryder Windham & John Wagner & Steve Perry & LucasArts) Shadows of the Empire [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Part I: The Battle of Hoth [continued] Escape from Echo Base Stage One Stage Two Asteroid Chase Stage One Rogue Squadron [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Rebel Strike [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Escape from Hoth Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Two: The Hope Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Part VIII [continued] Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Two: The Hope [continued] The Tales of Boba Fett [continued] (TOTBH/TFJP short stories: Daniel Keys Moran & J. D. Montgomery) The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett [continued] (TOTBH short story: Daniel Keys Moran) "Executor" Section Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM (TOTBH short story: M. Shayne Bell) Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM (TOTBH short story: M. Shayne Bell) Shadows of the Empire [continued] (novel/comic series/video game: Ryder Windham & John Wagner & Steve Perry & LucasArts) Shadows of the Empire (novel: Steve Perry) Prologue Slippery Slope (SWT15 short story: Scott Lobdell) Slippery Slope (SWT15 short story: Scott Lobdell) Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Two: The Hope [continued] Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Part VIII [continued] Part IX Part X Running the Gauntlet (short story: Michael Stern) Running the Gauntlet (short story: Michael Stern) Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM [continued] (TOTBH short story: M. Shayne Bell) Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM [continued] (TOTBH short story: M. Shayne Bell) The Adventures of Tinian I'att [continued] (AJ/TOTBH/SWH short stories: Kathy Tyers) The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk (TOTBH short story: Kathy Tyers) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 818 Moment of Doubt (SWT4 short story: Lovern Kindzierski) Moment of Doubt (SWT4 short story: Lovern Kindzierski) The Tales of Boba Fett [continued] (TOTBH/TFJP short stories: Daniel Keys Moran & J. D. Montgomery) The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett [continued] (TOTBH short story: Daniel Keys Moran) "Executor" Section [continued] Thank the Maker [continued] (SWT6 short story: Ryder Windham) Thank the Maker [continued] (SWT6 short story: Ryder Windham) Rogue Squadron [continued] (video game series: LucasArts) Rebel Strike [continued] (video game: LucasArts) Trials of a Jedi Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88 [continued] (TOTBH short story: Kevin J. Anderson) Part XI The Fall of Cloud City (RPG: J. D. Wiker) The Fall of Cloud City (RPG: J. D. Wiker) Foul Play on Platform 14 Escape from Cloud City Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Payback: The Tale of Dengar [continued] (TOTBH short story: Dave Wolverton) Two: The Hope [continued] Repulsortank Battlefield (AJ9 short story: Timothy O’Brien) Repulsortank Battlefield (AJ9 short story: Timothy O’Brien) Bounty Hunters (cancelled comic series: Andy Mangels)* Dengar (cancelled comic: Andy Mangels)* Bossk (cancelled comic: Andy Mangels)* 4-LOM (cancelled comic: Andy Mangels)* Zuckuss (cancelled comic: Andy Mangels)* IG-88 (cancelled comic: Andy Mangels)*

NOTE: This series of Bounty Hunter One-Shots never came to exist. I place it here since this is where our other

bounty hunter story series, such as Tales of the Bounty Hunters tend to center. Consider it historical curiosity. 3.3 - 4 ASW4 • Imperial HoloVision reports the defeat of the Rebel Alliance at the Battle of Hoth. (Exact date of report via Imperial HoloVision: 38:6:9 i.e. 9 Helona 3 ABY) (conjecture based on Galaxywide News Nets supplement in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal #14) • Shortly after the Rebel rout at Hoth (while at a conference where incoming news has been cut off from the attendees), Rebel Alliance Major Viran Qol gives a lecture on Imperial garrisons. (Imperial Garrisons) • Zuckuss and 4-LOM arrive with the Bright Hope passengers at the Rebel rendezvous point. The Rebels welcome them as heroes and offer to give Zuckuss treatment for his damaged lungs. Shortly thereafter, though, they decide to leave their offered home and go after Boba Fett in order to find Han Solo. As they prepare to leave, 4-LOM has what seems to be a Force vision of a future in which he is studying at Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Academy, which will not yet be formed for eight years. (Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM) • Shortly after the Battle of Hoth, Toryn Farr is promoted to Commander and awarded the Kalidor Crescent, after which, she is allowed to lead a Special Forces team back to Hoth on a rescue mission. (conjecture based on Who’s Who in Echo Base) • Shortly after the Battle of Hoth, Sergeant Reye Hollis is given a promotion and the Kenobi Medallion to go with his Kalidor Crescent, due to his selfless valor during the battle. (conjecture based on Who’s Who in Echo Base) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 819 • ISB agent Blount defects to the Rebel Alliance. (conjecture based on Star Wars: Customizable Card Game via TimeTales, paraphrased) • Trammis Loof is stationed on Coruscant. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Graveyard of Alderaan” via TimeTales, abridged) • Rebel bases on Yinchorr (apparently there without the backing of the Elder Council) are leveled in the wake of the Battle of Hoth. This and following Imperial action will slowly reduce the Yinchorri to nomadic tribes. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Alien Anthology”) • With his own lightsaber lost on Bespin, Luke Skywalker begins using a spare lightsaber, perhaps one taken from Orman Tagge or during his other early adventures, until he can create a new one soon.* (conjecture based on Death Probe)*

NOTE: The Marvel Series simply jumped from ESB to Luke having a lightsaber in Death Probe. I believe the

idea of him using one taken from Orman Tagge originated with Chris McElroy’s TimeTales. • Within only a few days of his duel with Luke Skywalker aboard Cloud City, Darth Vader arrives at Mount Tantiss on Wayland to deliver a trophy of his battle to Emperor Palpatine, who is there waiting for him with his guardsmen and Noghri bodyguards. The trophy given to Palpatine is none other than Luke’s severed hand and Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber, which Luke used during the duel. Both had been recovered by the Noghri . As Palpatine makes plans to store away the hand and lightsaber (which will eventually form the source DNA material for “Luuke Skywalker” years later), Vader leaves Wayland to deal with more pressing matters, such as the construction of the new Death Star and his continuing rivalry with Black Sun’s Prince Xizor . . . (The Emperor’s Trophy) • The Agony of Tarkin is written and produced by the Imperial Opera Company (conjecture based on Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand via TimeTales, verbatim) • Maarek Stele, having been conscripted into Imperial technical service after being separated from his family during the invasion of the Taroon system, saves the life of Admiral Mordon. For this, he is given a shot at the Imperial Navy. At present, though, his is only a repair technician. He will have his chance at piloting soon. (conjecture based on The Emperor’s Pawns) • During the height of the Galactic Civil War, the diamond born missile is refined into a much deadlier weapon. (conjecture based on The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology) • At some point before the conflict with Prince Xizor, Lando Calrissian frees Rystall Sant from slavery to Xizor by winning a card game. (conjecture based on Who’s Who in the Max Rebo Band) • In the wake of the Battle of Hoth, Carlist Rieekan becomes a permanent member of Alliance High Command as Chief of Sector Command. (conjecture based on Who’s Who in Echo Base) • Jinjur Thomas, a Mining Guild Recruiter, discovers Alabard’s Comets’ secret base in the Tapani Sector but keeps quiet due to pay-offs. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Lords of the Expanse” via TimeTales, paraphrased) • Having maneuvered their way into control over the government on Sullust and declaring their allegiance with the Empire, SoroSuub finally realizes the error of its ways (and the public’s outrage) and supports the Rebel Alliance in the months leading up to the Battle of Endor. (conjecture based on The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology) • General Brenn Tantor is met by his brother, Major Dellis Tantor, who is now a member of Imperial Intelligence. Dellis has found proof that their father was killed by the Empire as an example after losing a shipment of grain to pirates. Dellis is now to help quell an uprising on Ruul, but it may be that he has been discovered, and there is every chance that he will not survive the mission. It could very well be a suicide mission. (conjecture based on Force Commander) The Star Wars Timeline Gold 820 • Hamar-Chaktak, a Herglic was a wealthy merchant and sometime-supporter of the Alliance, but had no love for either the Alliance or the Empire. He was known to have a weakness for betting on cracian thumper races, and spent a great deal of time at the Heatherdowns Hotel and Track on Tallaan. Shortly after the Battle of Hoth, he agreed to help supply the Alliance with bacta, if a team of agents would meet him at the Heatherdowns. However, the only reason for offering to help was to sacrifice the team in order to collect insurance money on the ship he told them to steal--the Theta-2Y, a ship owned, in fact, by Hamar-Chaktak himself. Not only did Hamar-Chaktak hope to claim the lost bacta to receive an insurance payment, he hoped to actually sell the bacta to the Alliance later on, as well as ransom the team back to the Alliance. Unfortunately for Hamar-Chaktak, the Alliance team discovered his treachery and managed to avoid being captured. Hamar-Chaktak was forced to flee into hyperspace on his starship, the Crusader. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Tapani Sector Instant Adventures” via TimeTales, verbatim) • Imperial Intelligence operative Shira Elan Colla Brie is sent by Darth Vader and Ysanne Isard to infiltrate the Rebel Alliance as a pilot. Given the death of so many aces during the Battle of Hoth and previous encounters, the Rebels easily accept her, especially as she proves her skills in combat. (conjecture based on Lumiya: Dark Star of the Empire) • Beski Miko is promoted to Senior Lieutenant in the Rebel Alliance. (conjecture based on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game—“Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook” via TimeTales, abridged) • With now 7-year-old Irek already well schooled in the Dark Side, Roganda Ismaren begins training him in the use of his converter, teaching him how to control machines with the Force. He is also given a accelerated learning course, bringing him up to university level in just a few years. (conjecture based on Children of the Jedi via TimeTales, verbatim) • Viera Cheran, known to members of Rogue Squad