Year
3,971 before the Great ReSynchronization
(4,005
Standard Years before the Battle of Yavin)
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The survival of the Republic depends on two factors:
wise governing by administrators and lawmakers, and the preservation of harmony
and justice by the Jedi. It is a practice for Jedi to become guardians of new
star systems, overseeing transitions and assisting with local difficulties.
(from Star Wars: The Essential
Chronology, pages 8 & 9)
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01:04, day (Mid Rim:
Nazzri): The Nazzar male Qrrl Toq studies
the 14 vens of the Great Structure of the Ulizra. He begins to study the 12th
ven of the state-enforced religion. Without fail he impresses his teachers at
every level, and whispers throughout the palace and the praefectory say that
young Toq might become the first king-praefect since the institution of the
theocracy. Qrrl Toq does not attempt to hide his pleasure at such a possibility
and forces everyone, save his father, to address him as Crown prince Qrrl Toq.
To him it seems only right that a person of his station be called by his full
title by those of lesser status, which in his case includes the entire
population of Nazzri. (note: YMD-date
conjectured by Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Companion which states that Qrrl Toq studies each ven ‘for a period of
exactly one Nazzri year’ which I conjectured to be as long as a Standard year)
1996
(November), by George R. Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
01:34, late
morning: The Vultan small-time trader Oss Wilum has a small tractor beam
installed in his ship. (note: Star Wars: Tales of
the Jedi Companion states that this occured ‘recently’)
1996
(November), by George R. Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
02:26, day (Vorc
sector): Finhead Stonebone, former gunner aboard a pirate vessel in Vorc sector,
assumes the role of first mate. He plans to steal and embezzle enough funds to
buy his own pirate vessel. (note: YMD-date conjectured from Finhead
Stonebone’s bio in Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion which
states that this occurs ‘two years’ after he became a gunner aboard a pirate
vessel)
1996
(November), by George R. Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
06:16, day (Colonies, space): A Republic courier ship, carrying
an important communiqùe from a Republic Fleet expedition into unexplored space,
suffers debilitating damage when several of its instruments malfunction and
send it off course into the highly ionized remnants of a supernova. The crew of
the ship decides to limp along to the nearest hyperspace jump beacon. (note: Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion states that this occurs ‘days’ before the
vessel is stranded in deep space)
1996 (November), by George R.
Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
06:17, day (Core Worlds, Bormea sector: Chandrila): The
Force-sensitive Human male Keval Raffaan graduates from school. He wants to
enroll in the Diplomatic Institute on Coruscant. (note: Y-date
conjectured from Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion which
implies that this adventure takes place in the year of the original Tales
of the Jedi comic-series)
1996 (November),
by Peter Schweighofer hardcover (roleplay
adventure), West End Games
06:21, evening (Colonies, space): A Republic
courier ship, carrying an important communiqùe from a Republic Fleet expedition
into unexplored space, suffered debilitating damage when several of its
instruments malfunctioned and sent it off course into the highly ionized
remnants of a supernova. The crew of the ship decided to limp along to the
nearest hyperspace jump beacon, but after a few days the rest of the ship’s
systems fail. The vessel sits stranded in deep space. (note: Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion states that this occurs ‘days’ before the
vessel is discovered by small-time trader Oss Wilum)
1996 (November), by George R.
Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
06:23, late morning (Colonies, space): While making a
cargo run from the diamond mines of Arkania to the world of Alderaan, Vultan
small-time trader Oss Wilum’s ship suffers an engine ion leak, forcing him to
drop out of hyperspace in the middle of nowhere. After making temporary
repairs, he scans the surrounding space for a hyperspace jump beacon: the
nearest beacon is two days away at sublight speed, and Oss Wilum sets his ship
on autopilot and begins the journey. (note: Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion states that this occurs six standard years
before the events in Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi)
1996 (November), by George R.
Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
06:25, late day (Colonies, space): While making a
cargo run from the diamond mines of Arkania to the world of Alderaan, Vultan
small-time trader Oss Wilum’s ship suffered an engine ion leak, forcing him to
drop out of hyperspace in the middle of nowhere. After making temporary
repairs, he began the journey to the nearest hyperspace jump beacon which was
two days away at sublight speed.
Now, a day and a half later, just a few hours short of
his destination, Oss Wilum encounters a stranded vessel drifting slowly
spinward. The ship’s communications system appear to be non-operational.
Recognizing the vessel as a Republic courier vessel, Wilum scans it and detects
signs of life aboard. Oss Wilum maneuvers his ship as close to the courier
vessel as possible and then latches onto it with a tractor beam he had recently
installed. He accelerates at an extremely slow rate so as not to lose his tow,
eventually reaching half of his ship’s top speed after almost a standard hour.
Upon reaching the hyperspace jump beacon, the small-time trader sends a
subspace communication addressed to any Republic vessel in the area, giving his
current location, the courier’s transponder codes, and the apparent state of
the damaged vessel and its occupants. Though he is already a day late on his
own delivery, Wilum does not want to leave the courier ship, for he fears that
pirates might show up.
Another vessel drops out of hyperspace near the beacon
just hours later. The Republic prowler ship Starspin immediately
contacts Oss Wilum and commands him to leave the area. After verifying the Starspin’s
transponder code format as Republic registry standard, Wilum follows the order,
leaping into hyperspace on a course for Alderaan. (note: Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion states that this occurs six standard years
before the events in Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, and ‘a day and a
half’ after beginning his subspace journey)
1996 (November), by George R.
Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
06:26, morning (Core Worlds, Bormea sector: Chandrila): The
Force-sensitive Human male Keval Raffaan graduated from school recently. He wanted
to enroll in the Diplomatic Institute on Coruscant, but the Force changed his
destiny as he elects to leave the life of an averag student and follow Jedi
Master Ma’tien. (note: Y-date conjectured from Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion which implies that this adventure takes
place in the year of the original Tales of the Jedi comic-series)
1996
(November), by Peter Schweighofer hardcover (roleplay
adventure), West End Games
06:26, day (Core
Worlds, Alderaan system: Alderaan): More than
two standard days late, Vultan small-time trader Oss Wilum makes his delivery
from the diamond mines of Arkania.
1996 (November), by George R.
Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
07:02, morning: Vultan small-time trader Oss Wilum
reads in the newsgrids that an important communiqùe from a Republic Fleet
expedition into unexplored space had just recently been delivered to Republic
City. According to the report, the comuniqùe would have arrived earlier, but
the courier ship carrying it suffered debilitating damage when several of its
instruments had malfunctioned and sent it off course into the highly ionized
remnants of a supernova. The ship had limped along for days before the rest of
its systems failed and it sat stranded in deep space for days. According to the
report, the Republic prowler Starspin had located the vessel after
receiving a distress call, hours before its systems had completely shut down
and lost all of its data.
Oss Wilum marvels at the news story in disbelief,
recognizing the events from more than two weeks earlier. Somehow he had
affected events that he had always thought were beyond him, activities better
left to diplomats and war ministers who, he reasoned, had the right to alter
the progress of the galaxy. But now he realizes that every action, every
seemingly insignificant effort influences the future. With this realization,
however, comes the sudden realization that he had neglected his duties as a
member of the galactic continuum: he had squandered his life thus far on what
he could now think of only as trivialities. It had never occured to him to look
deeper, to examine his life, to seek ways in which he could better the galaxy.
But now Oss Wilum sees the truth, and he realizes that the time for
reevaluation has come: he will not allow himself to ignore his duties any
longer. (note: Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion states that this occurs six standard years
before the events in Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, and ‘more than two
weeks’ after encountering the stranded Republic courier vessel)
1996 (November), by George R.
Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
09:27, late morning: More than a decade ago, Shas Dovos, then a dedicated student of
metallurgy, discovered a Sith tome inside an ancient dark side holdfast hidden
in the wilds of his native planet. The book at once fascinated and reviled him
and he decided to steal the book and take it with him to study it. After
translating the book, Dovos is now about to fulfill what he has come to see as
his destiny. Entering an immense underground chamber, Dovos goes to work. (note:
YMD-date conjectured from Warb Null’s bio in Star Wars: Tales of
the Jedi Companion)
1996
(November), by George R. Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
09:31, late morning: More than a decade ago, Shas Dovos, then a dedicated student of
metallurgy, discovered a Sith tome inside an ancient dark side holdfast hidden
in the wilds of his native planet. The book at once fascinated and reviled him
and he decided to steal the book and take it with him to study it. After
translating the book, Dovos is now about to fulfill what he has come to see as
his destiny. Four days ago, he entered an immense underground chamber.
Steam rises from the fiery forge set in the center of
the chamber. The mixed scent of sulfur and sweat permeats the air, and flares
of superheated gases randomly strike out from the Sith-spawned flames that keep
the apparatus alive. Shas Dovos’ hammer strikes the quickly cooling steel. The
breastplate, like all of the individual pieces that make up the suit of armor,
require the perfect blend of craftmanship and Sith magic. Finally, the armor is
complete. Suddenly, a voice comes from the darkness, telling Dovos to wear the
armor. Spinning around, Shas Dovos sees an ember hovering above the floor. The
translucent form explains that it had helped the student to translate the book
which made it possible for him to create the armor. The image explains that it
is the protector of the Sith tome, its guardian against the ravages of time.
The guardian tells Shas Dovos that he will teach him as he will be crucial in
restoring the glory of the Sith. Pointing toward the suit of armor which sits
in a heap at the base of the forge, the specter tells Dovos that the armor will
be his new skin. At first Shas Dovos is confused, but the realization comes all
too quickly as the image explains that this new being that the merging of man
and metal will create most definitely deserves a new name: Warb Null. Dovos
throws up his hands in defense and screams in horror as the specter swoops
toward him. (note: YMD-date conjectured from Warb Null’s bio in Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi Companion which states that this occured ‘four days’
after)
1996
(November), by George R. Strayton hardcover
(roleplay), West End Games
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