Sir, I have news, said Ferdinand Yularen, Captain of the Imperial-II Class Star Destroyer Trailblazer III, Secretary of State Ron of the Republic of Coruscant has sent you an invitation; they wish you to travel to New Port City to speak with their leader, one Hanna Antilles.
Republic of Coruscant? That alone makes the refugees worth investigating. Do we have any intelligence on them? said Grand Moff Jiaan Terjerrod.
We do, sir, but it is limited. Based upon what little we know about them, they are the descendants of the refugees our forefathers were sent to capture; they arrived here several centuries ago, said Yularen.
Interesting; anything else? inquired the Grand Moff.
Yes sir; like us, they still have functioning starships; they appear to have a colony on Ganymede, one of the moons of
Jupiter, I think its called. Their armies, for some reason, are also much more mobile than ours, reported Yularen.
Interesting
very well, send Chancellor Antilles a message; tell her that I shall be arriving in New Port City within the month, said the Grand Moff.
Yes Sir, said Yularen.
Admiral, what do we know about the other states on this planet? I recall our representative in the UN saying something about a land called the Cinque League; he also said something about Xinjiang & Demons, and mentioned a nation known as Hawai- or was it Hawai'i? asked the Grand Moff.
Well sir, said Yularen as he flipped through his notes, The Cinque League appears to be some sort of Merchant Coalition based in a land the natives call Europe; France & England to be precise, I think. Of course, our information on the Cinque League is fuzzy at best, so take what I just said with a grain of salt.
Go on, said the Grand Moff.
Yularen nodded and said, Xinjiang is a communist dictatorship with a-
Communist? said the Grand Moff with an unusual expression on his face, What is a communist?
I think it is some sorts of collectivist economic philosophy- think of the Chiss, sir. It is similar to their system, said Yularen.
Ah, said the Grand Moff, Thank you. Now, continue, please.
Of course, sir, said Yularen, As I was saying, Xinjiang is a communist dictatorship with a leader who goes by the name of Christos Xianjang. They appear to be a relatively diverse nation- well, diverse in Earth Terms, at least- with a focus on agriculture. They have recently used primitive armored vehicles to put down protestors angry about the government.
As for the Demon Realm, continued Yularen, Our information on them is also fuzzy- the only thing we know for sure is that they, like us, place an extremely high value on scientific achievement.
Okay, said the Grand Moff, And what about
Hawaii? Hawai?
Hawaii, sir, corrected Yularen, Hawaii is a Kingdom based upon an island chain in the Pacific Ocean. They speak an unusual dialect of Basic known as Unitedsmen, and have an extremely high population; they are reliant on trade for the bulk of their income.
Yularen took a deep breath.
More importantly, sir, he said, The Leader of Hawaii has sent you a diplomatic request- they wish for a mutual defensive alliance with us.
Interesting, said the Grand Moff, Send a messenger to them confirming our acceptance of their proposal.
Yes sir, said Yularen, Anything else?
No, Captain. For now, I have no more need of your services. Return to the Trailblazer III, said the Grand Moff.
There is no embargo on you, AFAIK. But if there is, India will immediately join it.
