Threat Analysis: New Republic Persons of Interest
Classified: Secret/Eyes Only
From: Empire of the Hand Intelligence Chief Cen Kam
To: Emperor Mitth'raw'nuruodo
Re. NR/PoI
Emperor Thrawn,
With our infiltration of the New Republic, it is now within our ability to prepare dossiers on notable figures within the movement untainted by propaganda or misconception. Given their success at Endor and the subsequent expansion of efforts by them to incorporate previously Imperial and unaligned systems into their government, understanding our enemy that we might best know how to counter them would seem to be in our best interests. While I have attached full biographies, personality analysis, and objective breakdowns to this abstract, below you will find summaries of fourteen figures of note within the New Republic government and military, the removal of any one of which would severely hamper their efforts, if not crush them outright.
The leader of the New Republic (NR), as you well know, is
Mon Mothma. Formerly the Senator from Chandrila, she was noted as one of the earliest political opponents to the reign of Emperor Palpatine, as well as one of the first leaders of the Rebel Alliance to Restore the Republic. The Alliance was established two years prior to the Battle of Yavin with the
Corellian Treaty, a document created by Senator Garm Bel Iblis that brought the
three largest rebel groups together under one head. The other original signatory was Bail Organa, who perished with the destruction of Alderaan.
On an aside note,
Garm Bel Iblis split away from the Rebellion less than a year after Yavin, and has led his own private war against the Empire using a small fleet of pre-Clone War Rendili Dreadnoughts, with his most notable success being the complete destruction of the Ubiqtorate base on
Tangrene. He has laid low since then, stationed at a base whose location we have yet to uncover and focused mostly on raiding Imperial supply lines to keep his own forces solvent.
Mon Mothma is known as a micromanager, taking direct interest in the most minor of military assaults and diplomatic missions. Her closest allies and supporters are Princess Leia Organa, late of Alderaan, Admiral Gial Ackbar, and Counselor
Sian Tevv, who was instrumental in arranging the conquest of Sullust after Endor and bringing
Sorosuub Corporation in to support the nascent New Republic. Her death would throw the NR into chaos; in particular, her main rival in the NR leadership, Borsk Fey'lya, would almost certainly take the opportunity to try and seize power for himself.
Borsk Fey'lya, it should be mentioned, is a major leader of the Bothan clans; it was agents under his command who brought the plans to the second Death Star to the awareness of the Rebellion, and directly contributed to the subsequent battle. He is something of a gadfly in the NR leadership, and applies Bothan standards of political intrigue to his fellow sentients. It had made him a less-than-popular figure with his colleagues, who never turn their backs to him lest he stick a metaphorical knife into them. While he would never knowingly work for us, his chronic backstabbing tendencies make him easy to manipulate.
The leader of the NR military is Admiral
Gial Ackbar. He was originally a major political leader on Dac, also known as Mon Calamari, before being disgraced and made a slave of the late Grand Moff Tarkin. He was rescued during a Rebel assault upon the Grand Moff, and used the information he had gained as Tarkin's slave to the extreme detriment of the Empire. He is a brilliant and innovative commander and engineer, who was integral to developing the B-Wing heavy bomber with Verpine technicians from Slayn and Korpil. His leadership at Endor directly led to the evisceration of Death Squadron, Lord Vader's personal task force, and saw to the destruction of the Second Death Star as well. While unimpeachable in his personal conduct and difficult to discredit through underhanded means, his status means that his death would deal a massive morale blow to the NR, to say nothing of the disorder that would be caused by the subsequent power vacuum.
Ackbar's victory at Endor would not have been possible, however, without the aid of General
Crix Madine, who planned the assault that saw the destruction of the shield generator on the forest moon. Formerly an Imperial commander who created the
Storm Commandos, he defected after his unit unleashed the Candorian plague on Dentaal. His defection was a lengthy process, and along the way he contributed to the destruction of the Dark Trooper project led by
Rom Mohc and the
bombing of the Capital Tower on Corellia. Afterwards, he led strikes on
Gerrard V, the
Jade Moon,
Kessel, and
Fest. Suffice to say the man has an illustrious history, and has caused immense damage to the Empire. The creation of the
Katarn Commandos alone, whom he established based on the training and standards of the Storm Commandos, would be unforgivable. He is currently the Field Commander for NR forces, and guides most of their ground operations and troops. (The Katarn Commandos are led by
Judder Page.)
Two other military leaders of note, both of whom hold positions of trust in their government, are
Carlist Rieekan and
Hiram Drayson. Rieekan is a member of the New Republic High Command and the former commander of Echo Base on Hoth, and surveys most of their strategic decisions. Hiram Drayson is something of a mystery; having officially joined the NR following the conquest of Chandrila, his official position is the commander of the New Republic Second Fleet, but he spends a great deal of time with the Provisional Council. Combine that with how the Second Fleet is currently in drydock following a defeat at Hast earlier this year, and it leaves one wondering just what it is that consumes so much of his time. I suspect he is involved with the
Senate Planetary Intelligence Network (SPIN), but none of our operatives have sufficient clearance to confirm our suspicions.
This is largely due to the efforts of
Airen Cracken, who is the official head of New Republic intelligence operations. He is a genuinely talented intelligence operative who has gone out of his way to foster good relations with the criminal underworld, using them as deniable assets to monitor Imperial traffic and communications and as privateers to raid Imperial shipping. His base of operations is the MC80
Independence, out of which he operates a massive data analysis center. Following in the worst tradition of Mon Mothma, he tends to micromanage his operatives/operations, up to and including vetting as many of his recruits as he can. Given his remarkable time management skills, he has actually managed to pull it off to a large degree, which complicates efforts to further penetrate the NR structures. He is not adverse to taking the field, having served as a turret gunner aboard the
Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor.
This leads us nicely to an aspect of the NR that makes them almost unique among the opponents we face. A group of five individuals who have been at the forefront of the majority of the setbacks the Empire has faced ever since the destruction of the first Death Star. They are Generals
Luke Skywalker,
Han Solo, and
Lando Calrissian,
Princess Leia Organa, and the Wookiee
Chewbacca. If there has been a notable battle, offensive, diplomatic mission, etc in the past five years, some combination of these five have been involved in almost all of them. It's frankly uncanny how active they have been in fighting the Empire.
(On a side note, you came very close to encountering them during the Battle of Poln Major, where you and Lord Vader dealt Nuso Esva one of his first major defeats. The
Hand of Judgment encountered Skywalker, Organa, Solo, and Chewbacca; their report detailing their meeting and battle against the traitorous elements on Poln Major are attached to this document.)
The most famous of the five is Luke Skywalker, a self-proclaimed Jedi Knight who is currently serving as a general in the NR military. He, along with Han Solo and Chewbacca, were last seen leading combined aerial and ground units against the Imperial prison on Kessel in an effort to liberate captive rebels. He is, among other achievements, the pilot who destroyed the first Death Star, the creator of
Rogue Squadron, the slayer of Moff Seerdon...I could go on, but you get the idea. It is widely assumed that he slew both the Emperor and Lord Vader in combat aboard the second Death Star, although the true facts behind that encounter are understandably difficult to come by. At the very least, Skywalker has shared nothing beyond confirming that both perished. He was instrumental in defeating the Ssi-Ruuvi at Bakura, the Nagai and Tof during their incursion, and was present at the Battle of Kashyyyk. By all reports, he seeks to reestablish the Jedi Order, although currently his military responsibilities come first.
Han Solo is a deserter from the Imperial Navy (dishonorably discharged in the same incident that gained him the friendship of Chewbacca), a former smuggler for Jabba the Hutt, a recipient of Corellian Bloodstripes, and the leader of the task force that destroyed the shield generator on Endor. A truly gifted mechanic and pilot, he was instrumental in giving Skywalker the covering fire he needed to destroy the Death Star. He was also at Bakura and Kashyyyk, and in fact, along with Chewbacca, was the main leader, instigator, and mastermind for destroying the Imperial garrison on the planet and the Avatar Orbital Platform. As mentioned above, he and Chewbacca are currently on Kessel.
Where Solo goes, Chewbacca is sure to be nearby. A prominent figure on Kashyyyk (his father
Attichitcuk is one of their senior chieftains), he owes Solo a life debt after the Corellian saved him from being killed for insubordination while on an Imperial construction project. He is an even better mechanic than Solo, a master navigator and pilot, and a folk hero among Wookiees for his achievements in all of those fields.
Leia Organa was the last Senator of Alderaan, and after Mon Mothma perhaps the person with the most political influence in the New Republic. Along with Skywalker and Solo, she has been on the forefront of most major setbacks the Empire has received, and is allegedly responsible for the utter destruction of Black Sun when Prince Xizor's palace was bombed on Coruscant (with the caveat that Lord Vader is ultimately responsible for the death of the late crime lord when the
Executor destroyed his skyhook over Coruscant.) Her death or capture, along with those of the other four, should be considered a major priority for the Empire of the Hand, as her gifts as a diplomat and tactician cannot be overstated.
Last but not least is Lando Calrissian. The former Baron Administrator of Cloud City on Bespin, he lost his position when Lord Vader conquered the planet shortly after the Battle of Hoth. It seems this was the impetus needed to bring him into the Rebellion, and he partook in a number of operations. Based on his experience at the Battle of Tanaab against the Norulac Freebooters, he was promoted to General following the rescue of Solo from Jabba the Hutt and led the starfighters at the Battle of Endor. He piloted the
Millennium Falcon at this time, and took responsibility for firing the shots that led to the final destruction of the battle station. Following that, he led a task force to retake Bespin from the Empire. He was also present at Kashyyyk, and is currently working as a dual intelligence/diplomatic operative for SPIN.
Two other individuals of note before I conclude this report; both are included as the only other survivors of the Battle of Yavin. The first is
Keyan Farlander, who piloted a Y-Wing during the battle. Our operatives within the NR have uncovered that he is Force-Sensitive, but has only a minimum of training with General Skywalker. He is an accomplished fighter pilot who has flown dozens of missions against the Empire; with that being said, it could be argued that his Force sensitivity makes him a prime candidate for recruitment for our own nascent Force Order. His lack of recognition and advancement in comparison with the other Yavin survivors may be a weak point that we can exploit in that process.
The second is
Wedge Antilles, who flew an X-Wing at Yavin and, along with Calrissian, was the other person to destroy the second Death Star. (Incidentally, this makes him the only person in the galaxy to have survived both Death Star runs). He is currently a Commander in the NR Starfighter Command and the leader of Rogue Squadron. His kill tally is such that our operative in the fleet sincerely believes that Antilles is one of the best fighter pilots in the galaxy, let alone the Rebellion. The NR has alternated between using him in battle and as a propaganda tool. Successfully subverting him has been deemed to be almost impossible; his death, preferably in a manner as public as possible, would be devastating to NR morale and would have the side benefit of eliminating Rogue Squadron, which has proven to be a most irritating and persistent threat, from the board.
All of these individuals are a threat to the Empire, and hostile to us; their subversion or elimination will be critical to the final defeat of the NR.
I remain your obedient servant,
Cen Kam.
