| Ripples in the Hegemony (Posted by Drexel Skorzeka on Year 10 Day 331) | |
| Rebellion Turns Militant The sounds of discord are growing in the Tionese Sector. The production of insurgent battle droids buzzes alongside the growing dismissal by Hegemonic leaders. What started as a peaceful movement against the Tion Hegemony in both political effort and medical distribution has gained momentum in both propaganda and militarization. The Cron Resurrection, a cult of personality following historical Tionese leader Xim the Great and spearheaded by Paul Cron, has publicly demanded the control of the Tion Cluster following the formation of the current Hegemony following its contemporary form under a Corbin family dynastic regime. The Tion Hegemony unsurprisingly denied all demands by Paul Cron igniting a vivid if isolated campaign of Rebellion within the Cluster. Hawks Triumph Over Doves Originally divided on how to carry out a rebellion against the Hegemony, the Cron Resurrection was split between those wanting to produce arms, coming to be known as Hawks, and those championing a medical effort, known as Doves, in their attempt to win minds and hearts of sentients within the Hegemony. Recently however, the Hawks seem to have gained ground within the group and the more than 70 million credits in Cron Resurrection’s profits have been from the sale of military droid technology with only a smaller percentage counting towards medical technology. In response to the growing amount of military droid technology coming out of the Cron Resurrection, the Anzatan Commonwealth, one of two governments with data card technology for the battle droid designs being used by the insurgents, has publicly denied supplying the technology necessary for their development. Administrator Azarin Isard has accused the Imperial vassal state the Trade Federation, the only other government with battle droid data card designs, of supplying the Cron Resurrection. Since its inception, the fledgling Rebellion has now claimed credit for the sabotage of development projects as well as the disappearance of ships and members of the Hegemony. Cron “Situation” Dismissed “There is no insurgency within the Hegemony” declared Hyperion Typhon Corbin, current leader of the Hegemony, “This Cron nuisance did not come from within Tion….Other than causing irritation through mad ramblings and delusions of grandeur, the Cron Resurrection does not threaten the Hegemony.” Former Lord Hegemon Jeff Corbin also dismissed claims made by the Cron Resurrection as “rubbish.” Claims of Cron actions against government targets and personnel were denied by Typhon as well as claims of maltreatment of citizens and employees. Against allegations of misuse of credits, rigged raffles, higher crime and lower morale and luxuriant lifestyles at the expense of the populace, brothers Typhon and Jeff maintained the falsity of the accusations. “We make sure that all members enjoy the fruits of their labor and also that of the government,” says Jeff Corbin, “morale within the Tion sector is at an all time high and crime rates have greatly reduced.” Tionese Leader Accused of Mental Illness, Joins Ranks of Jedi In the various attacks upon the legitimacy and personalities of the Hegemony, former Lord Hegemon Jeff Corbin was initially thought to have been committed to an asylum for the mentally-ill. The allegations, according to Jeff, occurred on an incidental visit to an asylum for unknown reasons. While admittedly having acted “mental” on occasions, Jeff claimed to have suffered stress from the dual responsibilities of leading a government as well as training as a Jedi, though he refused to elaborate on the nature of the “mental” incidents, saying only: “For the safety of the government and myself after a few incidents which i will not elaborate on, I felt it was best to resign my post and fully take the path of a Jedi.” Typhon countered the accusations of his brother being mentally ill by counter accusing Paul Cron. “As I said before, Paul Cron appears to be, from our perspective, quite mad. To his credit, he did at least ask us to hand over the Tion Cluster before he formed his group.” ============================= Credits: Story by Fenn Drayson for the State Wireless Network. Brought to you by Auvasa Corp., and The Labor Union. Corrections/Retractions: The Minister of State for the Falleen Federation, Simon Eusnomis, has issued a statement clarifying the position of the crown as being in “stewardship of trust” of the Chalcedon Dominion instead of holding sovereign control, as earlier reported. |
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Onboard the Bayonet-class Light Cruiser Eminence at galactic position (51, -121) on Year 10 Day 331 16:10.
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