Episode XV - Ar'krai

"It means that we will declare total war against our enemy, and not cease until he has been completely destroyed." -Traest Kre'fey

Date
Year: 2 ABY

Preceeded by: Most Magnificent Thing

Succeeded by:

Going into Shock
Rebel Dream arrived at Ring Base, staging area for the Rebel Fleet, with the crew of the Pulsar Skate, Page's Commandos, Imperial prisoners, and Bothan survivors. Holorecordings of the battle were copied and transmitted to High Command at Ghost Base on Krant, along with the deeply wounded Mirax Terrik.

Bothan survivors, under the leadership of Koth Melan's associate Borsk Fey'lya, declared Ar'krai, vowing to smash the Empire until there is no more Empire. The Bothans, now based on Kothlis, marshaled what remained of their spynet and military, and made all of their resources available to the Rebels. Borsk's flagship, Tal'cara, was scheduled for refit at Rendili as an Assault Frigate Mark II, to replace the Peregrine.

On one end of the spectrum, countless worlds that had publicly declared their support for the Rebel Alliance were now in danger. Those worlds had to publicly acknowledge Imperial rule, and either support the Rebels in secret, or withdraw their support entirely. On the other end of the spectrum, Imperials disgusted with the destruction of Alderaan and now horrified by the destruction of Bothawui were defecting in record numbers.

As the Rebels reeled from the utter destruction of Bothawui and the loss of Pulsar Skate, one of their three star destroyers, High Command met at Ghost Base on Krant to discuss their options. Chief of State Mon Mothma, Admiral of the Fleet Garm Bel Iblis, Chief of Intelligence Airen Cracken, Chief of Ordnance and Supply Den Siva, Chief of Sector Command Beri Tulon, Chief of Special Forces Brenn Tantor, Chief of Starfighter Command Tyr Taskeen, and Chief of Support Services Fenn Shysa, all met to discuss their options in the wake of the Bothan Genocide.

Their meeting was interrupted when Cracken received a holocall. Belindi Kalenda had identified the Eclipse ' port-of-call, Onderon, by tracking slave shipments from Kashyyyk through the Great Kashyyyk Branch trade route to Charros IV, and from there via the Lesser Lantillian Route to Onderon. She relocated herself to Charros IV in order to monitor the Eclipse ' movements. With the knowledge of the Eclipse ' whereabouts, the Rebels planned to eliminate the superweapon and the supreme commander of the Imperial military, Darth Vader himself.