Outer Truth HoloNews

                      Serving 7 Outer Rim Sectors
       (Vagribar, Prumt, Colidor, Skavair, Hythess, Molder, & Kuy)

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                     New Republic Envoy Disappears
                             Dated 3.11.47
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        [The veiw switches over to a veiw of a stocky creature  ]
        [with a slightly reptilian face and luminescent green   ]
        [scales.  His expression is unreadable as he begins     ]
        [speaking in a raspy but clearly understandable voice   ]

        "This is a late breaking report.  Within the last hour the New
Republic Cruiser "Herald" was reported to have disappeared enroute to
the Kyvor sector.  The cruiser was transporting a New Republic envoy to
the neutrally aligned world of Kyvor III to discuss the unification of
the Vagribar system.
        How this will effect the first convening of the newly formed
Vagribarian Council remains to be seen.  Currently, the council only
has represenatives from four of Vagribar's fourteen inhabited star
systems.  The council was depending on the New Republic envoy to aid in
convincing more systems to appoint represenatives to the council, thus
giving more credence to their efforts to unify the sector to stand
stand against the encroaching of Empirial forces.
        It is suspected that the envoy was destroyed by an attack from
the Phy'Rel system...one of the three sectors in the Vagribar sector
which adhere to the late Emperor Palpatine's New Order.  However, Moff
Kroliin strongly denies involvment, citing a lack of concern regarding
the council.
        On a side note, when asked how he felt about the formation of
the Council, Kroliin spoke frankly.

        [The view switches to an image of Moff Kroliin, a large ]
        [mountain of muscle with a straight posture, gray-white ]
        [hair, and a deeply etched face the looks hard enough   ]
        [to break a board across.  His speaking tone is stern   ]
        [though tinged with a hint of amusement.                ]

        "I think they're a band of power hungry hypocrits.  They claim to
want to unify the sector, serving it's best interests, but they neglect
to mention that no less than three systems were denied admittance into
their so called council.
        Honestly, I don't think it's a bad concept.  I'm all for unity,
but the proposed Council is none of the things it proposes to be.  Were
it better led, it could potentially be just what this sector needs."

        [The veiw returns to the reporter.                      ]

        "Moff Kroliin declined further comment.  Tomorrow, we'll be
bringing you a live interview with Councilor Caster Thresbin about the
plans of the council and his reaction to the disappearance of the New
Republic Envoy.
        This has been Grohr Cressslen reporting for Outer Truth Holonews."

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Notes from the Gamemaster: Thus begins my second Star Wars RPG campaign.
This will be the news report that sets the stage as New Republic
Intelligence operatives (the PCs) are brought in to recieve briefing for
their mission...to investigate the disappearance of the envoy.
        The Empire actually has little to do with the disappearance.  It
is the actions of the never seen antagonist of my previous, very
successful campaign known as Deathmaker.  Right now, the players know
absolutely nothing about Deathmaker other than having heard the name
connected to some advanced weapons of destruction (including the Tie
Defender).  Since all the PCs died in the last campaign, the new PCs
don't even know that much.  I haven't even hinted that the campaign will
be in any way related to the previous one.  The two campaigns are very
different in conception.  The first was a pirate campaign where the
Pirates of Escabar became entangled in a complex war between the spirits
of two deceased Jedi Masters.  Deathmaker was the supplier to the Dark
Jedi Master's legions.
        Though Deathmaker sells his technology to a splinter faction of
the Empire, he has his own motivations and schemes.  The campaign will
slowly unravel the mystery behind one of the most fearsome NPCs ever to
enter my mind.  This means forthcoming Holonews on a semi-regular basis. :)