Epilogue 04, Part E: The Attack on Alaris Prime, 7948
EPILOGUE IV, PART E: THE ATTACK ON ALARIS PRIME The lush, forested moon of Alaris Prime had been a secret for nearly a millennium—dropped from navigation charts and forgotten by the galaxy until Wookiee scouts rediscovered it in 7918 CRC. For the Republic, the Wookiees had always been a complicated ally—fiercely independent, deeply traditional, and skeptical of a government that had done little to protect them from corporate exploitation. The Wookiees had petitioned the Senate for colonization rights, and after a grueling, multi-year bureaucratic war against Trade Federation lobbying, they had finally won. But victory was hollow; the Republic offered paperwork, not protection. Now, in 7948 CRC, the Wookiee colonists who fought for this world have organized a cultural fair to show the galaxy what they've built—and to prove that their claim is worth defending against the corporate interests circling like predators. The fair is a desperate gamble: attract enough ...