Bal`demnic (TNN) - Following several weeks of tense skirmishes on the sparsely populated planet of Serroco, Death Watch has officially announced their withdrawal from the planet. This announcement was met by celebration within the Tresario Star Kingdom forces, marking a decisive victory against the self-proclaimed heirs of Mandalorian culture. Tresarian Soldiers can be seen breaking out barrels of local Tresarian liquor, Kahnâs Wraith, as Death Watch transports ascended into orbit.
The conflict began shortly after a scheduled, routine goodwill visit by Tresarian and Galactic Empire forces, where they participated in training exercises, in an effort to bring some stability to the region after months of unrest and shifting political control. Following the training exercise, the Galactic Empire forces returned to Imperial space, while the Tresarian forces remained to continue their humanitarian efforts. TNN reporters were in the sole population center on Serroco reporting on the remainder of the mission when Death Watch forces led by Peter Max were spotted advancing into the Serroco system. Upon receiving word of the impending attack, the Tresarian military resolved to meet them on the battlefield, and defend the local populace from invasion. While the first two days saw Death Watch make several strong strikes against Tresarian forces, the battle quickly changed to the Star Kingdomâs favor.
âIt seems Death Watch felt the best strategy for this conflict was to send their very best soldiers into the battle first,â reported legendary Tresarian Admiral Sir Xyler Athrun Zero, a member of the command staff on the ground with the troops. âWhile this proved to be a challenge at first, our skilled military officers and our overwhelming supply of Cerberus-made battle droids proved to turn the tide.â
Death Watch sought to retain control of the battlefield with reinforcements from the Zann Consortium. Few soldiers were able to aid the mercenary forces however, with territorial issues taking most of Zannâs resources away from Serroco. The lack of coordination, heavy loss of warriors, and lack of reinforcements appeared to have had a detrimental effect on Death Watch.
According to reports from Tresarian military command, nearly 600 Death Watch Mandalorian warriors were killed in action, including several highly trained warriors who died early in the conflict. On Tresarioâs part, the estimated cost of battle droids lost is a little more than eight million credits. Thankfully, few Tresarian officers were wounded, and none were killed, during the battle thanks to skilled tactics. Due to the bravery and valiant courage of those Tresarians, no civilians or non-combatants were harmed during the conflict. Soon after Death Watchâs retreat from Serroco, Tresarian forces held a small vigil to honor the fallen Death Watch warriors, and cremate those that Death Watch was unable to recover.
The battle saw victories for the Star Kingdom beyond simple statistics and casualty lists. One such victory was the rescue of several allied soldiers. As the attack occurred on the heels of a training exercise with the Galactic Empire, several Stormtroopers tasked with final logistical duties were captured by Death Watch in the first wave of attacks. Thanks to the heroic actions of several Tresarian soldiers, one of whom is rumored to be the famed Tresarian hero, Captain Tresario, the Stormtroopers were rescued from behind enemy lines. The soldiers are currently en route to Imperial space to be reunited with loved ones.
As celebrations continue, Tresarian forces are proceeding with a clean up operation under the command of Fleet Admiral Sir Kevin Wolff. The operation is going smoothly, with only slight harassment by retreating Death Watch forces, and an attack by a Mandalorian warrior who has been identified as Anon Drekk of Aliit Vârâcaah. Drekk attempted to ambush Fleet Admiral Wolff before several Tresarian officers fended off his tactically poor attack. Star Kingdom forces are expected to return to Tresarian space after measures have been taken to help protect the citizens of Serroco from counter attacks by Death Watch.
Minister of Military Operations Sir Zeff Traner is reportedly pleased with the results of the operation, though he feels that Tresarian military forces can improve even more in the future. While it is believed that this is not the last time Tresarian forces will face off against the mercenaries, Tresarian military leadership feels confident that the combination of well-trained officers, superior hardware and quick coordination will continue to keep the Star Kingdom safe for the foreseeable future.
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Lutris City, Tynna, Tynna Sector
Officials from within the Resistance confirm the legitimacy of recent leaks from Mayor Chompins McLoggersâ office shed new light on the Tynna Unknown Signals incident.
Three private documents recently leaked to multiple galactic news agencies by an official inside the mayorâs office confirmed that King Jude Vatz of the Tresario Star Kingdom was physically present when the Invid Order, New Republic, and Resistance task force recovered the first Meridian frigate. Early into the rescue operation, allied pilots reported the presence of a lone A-wing interceptor registered to King Vatz, who ignored all hail and focus scans performed.
Records later recovered from the Meridian showed that King Vatz arrived two days before the Invid Order scouts, yet had offered no assistance to the distressed frigate and had even ignored the Tynnan's call for help sent directly to his ship. New Republic military analysts have suggested that Tresario's allegedly poor record of starship maintenance may have hindered some of the interceptor's systems, forcing the Tresarian King to remain hidden in the frigate's shadow for several days, desperate to remain undetected and avoid being taken prisoner by the bandits. While the task force's pilots were engaging the hostile starfighters and assisting the stranded Tynnan starship, King Vatz's A-wing parted from the frigate's position and fled the system.
An image recorded by the Tynnan frigate has also been verified, clearly showing King Vatz piloting the reported A-wing interceptor.
An after-action report, drafted by taskforce commander Gothar Elensar and presented to Mayor McLoggers upon the operation's conclusion, was also leaked to the press.
"When Invid Order scouts discovered the first stranded Meridian-class frigate in an asteroid field, a call for assistance was immediately dispatched through the joint task force at approximately 0950 on 18.149. A stream of allied starfighter squadrons continuously arrived throughout the next several hours, engaging the growing force of hostile gunboats and starfighters in an attempt to rescue the distressed frigate and its stranded survivors. At approximately 1330 of the same day, the hostile forces had been subdued and the Meridian frigate secured and provided with an escort back to the Tynnani system. This scenario played out two more times for the safe recovery of three frigates at the hands of the New Republic's joint task force, though the fourth Meridian was boarded and captured by the Exchange while the allied task force was occupied with rescuing the third."
The third document indicates the last known locations and owners of the Meridian-class frigates. As indicated in his galactic broadcast three months ago, Mayor Chompins McLoggers expressed the gratitude of all Tynnans by awarding four Meridian frigates to those who came to their assistance. The first and second Meridians were gifted to New Republic officers Vonar Passik and Arco Serle, who donated them to the Invid Order and New Republic, respectively, as a result of the joint task force's success. The third was awarded to Lahasa Fry, who uniquely opted to retain possession of the vessel and add it to his personal collection. Reportedly, he also left his position in the New Republic sometime after, though it is unknown whether this was due to the political pressure faced by his decision to keep the frigate. The fourth frigate, which was stationed at Tynna, was granted to Matt Solomon for discovering and revealing the Tynnani system to the galaxy. Reports of a fifth frigate taken by the Exchange were also considered true by all information agencies.
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Representatives from Mandalore announced today that administrators are dissolving the government structure in favor of a more streamlined corporate format.
Established in Year 5 under the leadership of Tyr DeMeer, the Mandalore government provided valuable services to the various Mandalorian Clans and became the symbolic unifying banner of the traditionally dispersed Mando culture. DeMeer's background of service to the Galactic Empire influenced Mandalore's acceptance into the Imperial Union in Year 9, an alliance which fortified the Mandalorian Navy with a significant amount of high technology.
However, the reign of Tyr DeMeer was not celebrated by every Clan and some Mando Houses were resentful of Imperial affiliation. Internal dissent began to grow, even though the Mandalore government withdrew from its military alliance during the Imperial Union reformation of Year 13 and joined the neutral Galactic Concordiate the following year. A dispute over association with the Eidola Pirates ignited the Mandalorian Civil War in Year 15, resulting in the separation of The Death Watch mercenaries. Tyr DeMeer retired from government politics in Year 16, shortly after the separation of the Mando'ade mercenaries which marked the end of the Civil War. He was succeeded by Andrew Panzer of Clan D'ael'mor, who abdicated the position to the current Warrior Eminence Korlan Mereel of Clan Du'trachek on Day 153 of Year 17.
Despite the common purpose of the government, Mandalore appeared to have caused more division between the Clans than unity and modern citizens have since begun to question their identity. With the remaining confederated Clans struggling under the weight of the government's bureaucratic requirements, the Mandalorian High Council has concluded that a return to its paramilitary roots may be in order until the fragmented Clans can discover solidarity once again.
As Mand'alor Mereel stated: "This decision will have no serious impact on our relationship with our allies and nationalised factions, we even believe that this will bring us closer together."
The newly commissioned mercenary company will continue to maintain administrative control of the traditional Mandalorian worlds and Navy.
High Council Ends Infestation
ARGAI, CRONESE MANDATE, TION CLUSTER
Golan II - Port Argolis Security Checkpoint
Marked for immediate release.
Year 18 Day 80 - Today saw the successful end of a five day operation by senior members of the Tion Hegemony High Council, according to a spokessentient from the Office of the Lady Hegemon.
Upon notification that Kray Voh, infamous bounty hunter and proprietor of Ever Light Transportation, was scheduled to arrive in Argai to gather an order for an Athakam MedTech customer, the High Council formulated a plan to capture the Yam`rii.
An arrest warrant was approved by a quorum of the sitting High Councillors on Day 75, as agents swarmed the Argai system, home of Athakam MedTech, to secure the system and wait-out the arrival of the acknowledged criminal.
Once the Yam'rii was in custody deliberation over trial and execution occurred, with immediate execution of Kray Voh being voted as the course of justice. Summary of charges include: attempting to kidnap a Tionese citizen, attempted bounty, operating illegally within Tionese space, offering bounties of top Tion officials, and criminal threatening of the Lady Hegemon.
The affected customer of Athakam MedTech was contacted post-operation by the Rector Superior of Athakam, who authorized a swift refund and arranged transportation for the delivery of the customer’s goods, including the care of a sand panther cub that Mr. Voh had in his possession.
The Tion High Council would like to offer support to any victims of Kray Voh’s schemes. If anyone having hired Ever Light Transportation believes they will have been affected by this apprehension, please contact Fleet Admiral Crislyn Anessa Waryn.
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Downhearted Tion Hegemony Emboldened by Leadership (Posted by Crislyn Anessa Waryn on Year 17 Day 358)
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GTNG -- Kazarak system, Sertar, Tion Cluster
Y17D358 - Today marks the first milestone into the inspired leadership of newly-appointed Lady Hegemon, Stephanie Barefoot, as the Tion Hegemony commences to show numerous signs of renewed unity and prosperity. Shortly into her new role as Head of State, Lady Barefoot negotiated the incorporation of the newly re-discovered Kazarak system into the already vast territory of the government. The process of urbanization didn't take long to begin thanks to the quick mobilization of infrastructural resources and highly motivated personnel that thrives with the rise of the new face of our government.
It was on Day 328, after a flurry of activity from the Tionese directive, that the GTNG was cleared to reveal that in the wee hours of morning, huddled in the Grand Chambers of the Hegemonial Palace on Voss Prime, the Tionese High Council gathered to officially mark the transition of famed and long-time development aficionado, Lady Stephanie Barefoot, Chancellor of the Tion Hegemony, to her new post as the first female Hegemon. Many other transitions within the leadership of the Hegemony followed, instituted by Lady Barefoot as part of her vision for the betterment of the Tion Cluster administration.
But, in order to accurately report the story of Lady Barefoot’s transition to leader of the Tionese people, we must revisit the previous 60 days of the Tionese year. In the weeks leading up to the Tionese annual Day of Unity celebrations, rumors had begun circulating the worlds under the protection of the Tion Hegemony. Hushed voices in every bar, factory, and homestead could be heard asking the same question: "What has become of Lord Hegemon Asai?"
Taking a look back to Day 270 of this year, a mere 30 days before the Hegemony’s unity celebrations, Lord Takao Asai was readying to embark on his yearly mountaineering excursion on Desargorr VI. A keen explorer, Lord Asai knew the mountain ranges like the back of his hand. Dreadfully, three days later, after leaving the small mining town of Lajurnor, signals from his commlink ceased. Several days followed before an extensive search and rescue mission was undertaken by the then-Chancellor’s personal staff. From what we can gather, no expense was spared in this operation but it was hampered by unseasonable weather. No evidence of the missing Lord Hegemon was found.
During the Unity celebrations, the people of Tion were kept in the dark about their leader’s plight despite their many questions and lack of Hegemon sightings. Nothing was to be allowed to dampen the holiday festivities, but all the while, Lady Barefoot and her closest confidants were demanding increasingly larger stretches of Desargorr VI to be scouted. The Lord Hegemon's extended absence had been put down to illness, fatigue, romance, and even insanity. It was on Day 305 at the close of the unity celebrations that GTNG was notified of the ongoing search. Twenty days later, a special assembly of the High Council gathered at the Hegemonial Palace on Voss Prime along with Lady Barefoot and officially called-off the search and rescue teams.
It was at this gathering of the Tionese leadership, that Lady Stephanie would be sworn-in as the fourth leader of the Hegemony, the first Lady Hegemon. Transition of leadership was arranged for Day 328. Breaking with all past tradition, GTNG was allowed exclusive access to observe the signing of the Desargorr Accord by now-Hegemon, Stephanie Barefoot. Each High Councilor in attendance signing as witness of this sorrowful but historic moment. Issuing a brief statement afterwards, Lady Hegemon Barefoot spoke solemnly about her sudden and unexpected ascension.
"Lord Takao Asai was the one who taught me the most about government life and planetary economics. I frankly owe everything to his teachings. I join all of Tion in their grieving for the loss of our leader, as I do for my long-time personal friend. But I can assure you, I will do my absolute utmost to continue to build on the work set upon by my predecessors. I am dedicated to seeing the Hegemony surge forward on a path of unlimited prosperity and unity for all Tionese. Tion will remain a neutral force within the galaxy, a committed member of the Galactic Concordiate, and a never fading beacon for all that is good in this galaxy!"
Following signing of the Desargorr Accord and her first official Hegemonial address, Lady Hegemon Barefoot, joined by her wife and their two children, hurried to Voss III where she welcomed the new head of Tion Engineering and Construction, now-Director Kulton Duine, to his new headquarters, before swiftly returning to Meeshae to hold the first High Council session of her tenure.
In the month since her official transition to power, Lady Barefoot has called for changes among the sitting High Council as well as over seen the inclusion of the newly re-discovered Kazarak system.
Among the most influential changes within the Tionese leadership was the naming of former Tion Military and Science Industries President, Abraari To as Chancellor. Sir To was succeeded at TMSI by long-time acting Vice President Stig`ray Morvo. In addition, former First Fleet Admiral William Radcliff was appointed Hyperion, Minister of Defense, his successor in First Fleet to be named early in the new year.
For those outside the Tion Cluster, who may not have heard of our Lady Hegemon, Stephanie Barefoot made her name as the revolutionary head of Tion Engineering and Construction. She oversaw the largest economic development period in the history of Tion, painstakingly driving the Cluster back into prosperous times following the meltdown of the galactic markets only a few short years ago. Her never ceasing energy for developing our worlds and indeed, even those outside Tion, were the envy of many. How different she must feel from the orphan that was raised on Tatooine, who briefly flirted with criminality, journalism, and even medicine, to finally become the head of a mighty government.
The reporters and staff at GTNG join our fellow Tionese in applauding our newest Hegemon on her accomplishments thus far in her position. This has been Lianna Corvae for the Greater Tion News Group, reporting this pivotal evolution of our beloved Hegemony. May we forever be Tionese, united and prosperous.
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High Council Report Mysterious Ship at Indrexu Spiral
VOSS PRIME, TION CLUSTER – Y17D248 – marked for immediate release – A report released today by the Tionese High Council outlines a streamlined-plan for the replacement of the recently vacated commanding officer position of the Second Fleet. The official report, submitted at 250 pages, can be summed down to three points: an Indrexu Spiral disappearance, appointment of a Fleet Admiral to act as commanding officer and promotion of long-time serving Athakam second-in-command; and, novel plan for a Fleets officer training regime. The High Council states that the shuffle in leadership will occur with the slightest of operations changes and that all official Tionese business will continue “without a hitch.” The first part of the report is a lengthy summary that lists and describes the duties and responsibilities that each Tionese High Councilor are sworn to uphold and perform. The second part consists of tge personal statements recounting the disappearance and suspected death of late Second Fleet Admiral, Hal Krandon, and the Council's official investigation findings. The communications were released on behalf of Lady Stephanie Barefoot-Rhode, Chancellor of the Tion Hegemony, Fleet Admiral William Radcliff and Rector-Superior, Dr. Crislyn Anessa Waryn-Starfall and were summarized by a High Council spokesperson, Realm Valahari.
“A distress signal was received by the High Council in the early hours of day 233,” commented Ms. Valahari. “The signal was sent from a Sprint-class rescue craft registered to Admiral Hal Krandon of the Second Fleet from a set of coordinates originating near the Indrexu Spiral nebula.”
The nebula in question is the massive wall of superheated gas and matter that separates the worlds of the Tion Hegemony sector from those of the Allied Tion and Cronese Mandate sectors, as explained in the report.
“Admiral Krandon was returning to Second Fleet headquarters at Desargorr from official business at Brigia, a distant Tionese planet located in the outskirts of the Tion Cluster,” surmised Ms. Valahari.
Admiral William Radcliff’s transcript explained his part in the investigation, offering details of the High Council and Fleet response to the distress signal.“A squadron of ships was dispatched from Dravione to the source of the distress call,” his report summarized, “upon their arrival, an empty and derelict Sprint craft with disabled power and propulsion systems and missing escape pods was located, where Fleet engineers were able to extract the ship’s navicomputer and computerized logs.”
The investigation report offers speculation that the Sprint’s navigation computer miscalculated the previous hyperspace jump, causing the vessel and all passengers aboard to hurtle into the dangerous Spiral nebula. Even whilst traveling in hyperspace, the electromagnetic radiation of the nebula rendered all systems inoperative and the ship fell into real-space and tumbled out of the nebula, a parsec from the ship’s initial heading. The ship’s event logs were decrypted by Fleet analysts, which surmised that the escape pods were jettisoned only seconds after the craft entered real-space.
"No signs of the escape pods or their beacons have been located, thus impelling the High Council to unfortunately report all hands lost,” stated the summary of spokesperson Realm Valahari.
Following the results of the investigation, Chancellor Barefoot-Rhode and Admiral Radcliff released statements to the Tionese Fleets regarding the loss of Admiral Krandon and their plan for consistent leadership of the Second Fleet. The High Council report further details of these plans. The second section names Dr. Crislyn Anessa Waryn-Starfall, current Rector Superior of Athakam MedTech as acting Fleet Admiral of the Second Fleet. Dr. Waryn-Starfall has served Athakam MedTech since late year 11, having previously served as a naval officer and combat medic in the Avance Security Fleet before returning to her home planet of Argai, where she would become Rector Superior of Athakam and a Tionese High Councilor less than a year later. In her stead, she appoints Vice-Rector Steve Jones as chief executive and lead of Athakam MedTech. Mr. Jones has served in Athakam MedTech since early year 13, rising steadily in rank and privilege until his appointment as second-in-command of the medical technologies company last year (Y16).
“Steve has served in a number of positions within the Tion Hegemony government and Athakam MedTech over the years,” explained Dr. Waryn-Starfall in the report, "I am confident that he will take my lead and usher a new and exciting future for Athakam MedTech and the people of Argai. Congratulations! I wish you luck, High Councilor and Rector Superior Jones.”
The High Council’s report specifies transition plans both the Second Fleet and Athakam MedTech. Included in this section is the High Council approved Fleet Officers Training program that will be instituted by Admirals Radcliff and Waryn-Starfall with the hopes that any current Fleet officer that wishes to pursue additional leadership and responsibility be given the opportunity to do so through shadowing and education.
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The reporters and staff of the Greater Tion News Group echo our fellow Tionese in offering our condolences to the family and friends of former-Admiral Krandon and all crew that lost their lives in such a terrible disaster. Much the same, we wish Admiral Waryn-Starfall and Rector Superior Jones luck in their endeavors. May we forever be Tionese, united and prosperous.
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Last updated on Year 17, Day 248, 15:24:30
Tion Hegemony Announces High Council Nominations
VOSS PRIME, Tion Cluster - Y17 D185 - In a statement released from the Office of the Hegemon, Hegemonial officials name replacements for several members of the revered Tion High Council, whose resignations have not previously been released outside the government. In addition to the changes among the Lord Hegemon's cabinet come reports of consolidation among the Tionese Fleets.
Among the three High Councillor nominations announced by Lady Stephanie Barefoot, Chancellor of the Tion Hegemony, the first regards the position of Nikklon Mining Incorporated Chief Executive Officer and Tionese Director of Energy & Resources. The need for replacement of current CEO Andree Cyberdree arose after his resignation was submitted to the Chancellor's office on Day 144. Nikklon Mining Chief Administrator Grins Mahler was nominated by Lady Barefoot a few days later to fulfill the position vacated by former CEO Andree Cyberdree. The High Council unanimously approved the nomination of Chief Administrator Mahler and his promotion to Chief Executive Officer of Nikklon Mining Incorporated and Director of the Tionese Department of Energy & Resources became official on Day 156. "The High Council joins Lord Hegemon Asai and myself in supporting CEO Mahler and the new ventures he has pledged to oversee within the Tion Cluster's oldest and most prominent mining corporation. Former CEO Cyberdree will retain a seat on the High Council as an advisory member of Nikklon and the Department of Energy & Resources," comments Lady Chancellor Barefoot.
Along with the promotion of Grins Mahler, official documentation was released from the Tionese Fleets detailing the consolidation of the Third Fleet, previously headquartered at Voss. All active-duty personnel and assets will be split among the two remaining Fleets and will report to the First or Second Fleet headquarters at Embaril and Desargorr, respectively. While the Fleets' decision to inactivate the Third Fleet has been deemed classified, Channa Terrix, spokesperson for the Office of the Hyperion, cited the resignation of Third Fleet Admiral Tif Dlarek as a "contributing factor."
Predating the Fleet consolidation, First Fleet Admiral Torrion Judvash tendered his resignation citing a desire to focus on the development of his personal civilian business ventures. Second Fleet Admiral Isla Chayes presented an offer requesting to serve as the primary military strategist and sock-sliding ninja for the High Council, resigning her active-duty role as Admiral of the Second Fleet. In response, Lord Hegemon Asai and Chancellor Barefoot each nominated Commodores William Radcliff and Hal Krandon to succeed Admirals Judvash and Chayes as commanders of the expanded First and Second Fleets, respectively. With these changes being ratified by the siting High Council, Chancellor Barefoot estimated that Radcliff and Krandon will assume their High Councillor positions after an introductory period ending on Day 215.
Commodore Radcliff named Elite Praetorian Gida Freetaa as his executive officer, while Commodore Krandon designated Battle Star Captain Alvinar Caren as the Second Fleet Executive Officer. Along with the consolidation of the Tionese Fleets and changes among command, the Tionese Fleet Protection Codex was updated to indicate the revised Fleet protection hierarchy for each system under the protection of the Tion Hegemony.
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Last updated on Year 17, Day 213, 12:17:53
GTNG -- INDINOR, DESARGORR II, TION CLUSTER
Since the days of the Cron Insurgency, Lord Hegemon Typhon Corbin has ushered in a new era of prosperity for the Tion Cluster. From overseeing massive planetary development projects to the expansion of the Tionese Fleet, Lord Corbin has further developed Tion into a compact government that has been able to assist larger governments in serious crises. Earlier this year, despite ongoing projects within the Cluster, Tion orchestrated and managed a large infrastructure construction project on the Hapan world of Theselon in conjunction with the Hapes Consortium.
In addition, our beloved Lord Hegemon has protected the interests of Tionese citizens through many conflicts and crises throughout his reign. From the NAO War in Year 10 to the Cron Conflict in Year 11, the economic collapse following the Galactic Tax Reform of Year 14 to the addition of two new sectors to the Hegemony’s territory; Lord Hegemon Typhon Corbin has stood with Tion to create a beacon of prosperity, hope, and unity.
Through it all, Hegemon Corbin has only worked to strengthen the Hegemony and under his tutelage, Tion became a member of the first Imperial Union immediately following the Cron Conflict and later one of the five founding members of the Galactic Concordiate alongside long-time allies Hapes and Mandalore. It is with a heavy heart that the Tionese must see their beloved leader pass the torch, but we are confident in the possibilities the future will bring.
Earlier in the week, at the seventh Tionese Day of Unity Gala hosted on Day 300, Lord Hegemon Corbin announced his retirement after nearly seven years of leading the Tion Hegemony. On this seventh anniversary of Tionese unity and sovereignty, Lord Corbin closed this year’s celebrations with his typical State of the Hegemony speech followed with his resignation, citing current Chancellor Takao Asai as his successor. The following quote was recorded from the Lord Hegemon’s Day of Unity speech.
"We’ve accomplished a lot this past year, including providing aid and expertise to two of the largest and most well-established governments in the galaxy. I’m continually blown away by your Tionese dedication and sense of community.
“It’s with this statement in mind that I must announce I will be stepping down from my position as Lord Hegemon. The Tion Cluster deserves a leader whose tenacity and drive matches their own, to help guide towards an even brighter future together. I am proud to announce Chancellor Takao Asai as my successor as Lord Hegemon."
Chancellor Asai has filled many roles in the Hegemony since he first began working for Nikklon in Year 8. Most recently, Asai has served as the second-in-command of the Tion Hegemony under Lord Corbin. Prior to being named Chancellor, Asai was President of Tion Military and Sciences Industries, the shipwright and weapons manufacturer of the Hegemony. One of the most senior members on the Tionese High Council, Chancellor Asai has served in many capacities and has proven his loyalty during each conflict that has tested the mettle of Tionese sovereignty. There is none better to lead Tion and her citizens into a prosperous future. Hegemon Asai honoured Lord Corbin during his acceptance speech at the gala.
“This is certainly a day of mixed emotions for myself and I imagine, the whole of Tion. Lord Hegemon Corbin not only embodies the spirit and ideals of the Tionese culture, but has continually carried his late brother’s legacy further than any of us thought possible and our little corner of the galaxy owes him a profound debt of gratitude. It will be my great honour to carry on this legacy and I hope to continue and expand upon the great work that we all know the Tionese are capable of.
“My first act as Lord Hegemon will bestow Lord Corbin a new title, Archon, from which position he will continue to do all he can to further the interests of the Tion Cluster and her people. May you all enjoy the rest of the celebrations tonight, as tomorrow with heavy hearts and blurry eyes we get back to work.”
We welcome Lord Hegemon Takao Asai, a true Tionese leader. Further reports from the Tionese High Council have stated that some streamlining of government departments will occur, citing the need for more transparency and efficiency between departments in order to better complete projects.
This has been Lianna Corvae for the Greater Tion News Group from Desargorr: May we forever be Tionese, united and prosperous.
Article by: Crislyn Anessa Waryn; Artwork by: Andree Cyberdree
Last updated on Year 18, Day 263, 21:34:55
