The Story: The Second Hutt War

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The Story: THE SECOND HUTT WAR

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The following is a brief overview of the timeline thus far. The current role-play is documented in the "Second Hutt War" section.

The First Hutt War, years 12,979 and 12,978 before the Battle of Yavin

The late Supreme Chancellor Alcor Bac said the First Hutt War was the war the Republic, in its naivety, never saw coming—despite creating the conditions for it with the Republic’s expansion into the Mid Rim. The war raged on for a year and a half, with both the Republic and the Hutt Empire locked in a constant tug-of-war to gain ground against the other. The battles at Denon and Bothawui proved that even victories came at the price of losses; the Republic won the battle at Denon, while the Hutts won Bothawui.

As the war raged on, the Hutt Empire continued to push forward into the Mid Rim and beyond. The redirection of the Galactic Republic's 15th Fleet from Yag'Dhul for the Battle of Ando Prime gave the Hutts a chance to strike a barely defended Inner Rim world, inching them closer to their goal of reaching the heart of the Republic and asserting economic dominance over the galaxy. With the Battle of Ando Prime lost for the Republic and the Jedi, and the decimation of the Republic's 15th Fleet, the Republic was demoralized. Adding to that injury was the incapacitation of Supreme Chancellor Jamall Mohatu and the assassination of former Supreme Chancellor Alcor Bac, an event that led to the immediate election and inauguration of the young Pantoran Senator Hisako Hoshiko as Supreme Chancellor.

There seemed to be nothing that would slow down the advance of the Hutts. With Yag'Dhul under their control, the Empire was poised to mount a second attempt at capturing Denon and securing a significant swath of territory in the Inner Rim. With the state of the Republic's government in the aftermath of the Hutt attack on the Galactic Senate, as well as the collapsing of its military command structure, all indications were that if the Hutts led an assault on Denon they would surely win. From there the Republic would have little hope of ever stopping the march of the Imperial war machine.

The Republic believed that the immediate aftermath of Ando Prime and Hoshiko's inauguration would be the most likely time for the Hutts to strike Denon, so the military sent as many ships as it could spare, without compromising other worlds as they had done for Ando Prime, to Denon. Weeks passed by, however, without so much as a sign of Imperial activity.

Deep in the Outer Rim Territories, civil discord was being sewn throughout the Empire, with former Hutt Chairman Gorrbag, along with other former Hutt Grand Council members tossed to the side after Emperor Tusa disbanded the council, having amassed a large force of Hutt vessels and soldiers with the clear intent of overthrowing Tusa's regime. Being a tactically-minded Hutt, Tusa knew that he could not fight a war with both the Republic and his own people, so he withdrew most of his forces from the Inner Rim and outlying Mid Rim bases, with the exception of Bothawai, in order to focus them on the civil war brewing amongst his ranks.

Unexpectedly, Tusa's government—without revealing too much about its internal problems, though Republic intelligence discovered the build-up of opposition forces—proposed a peace summit on the neutral world of Ithoria to discuss the terms of drafting and signing a peace treaty that would end the war. Although initially reluctant, the Hoshiki administration agreed to the summit and sent ambassadors to Ithoria immediately.

The peace summit proved unexpectedly fruitful for both sides. It was decided that in order to maintain a fragile peace between the two factions, a neutral zone would be created throughout the Mid Rim, directly between the Republic and Hutt borders, that neither side could enter into. The two governments did, however, agree to allow each faction to roam freely between their borders and the neutral zone on either side; each side knew, albeit did not say, that having non-aligned planets on their side of the zone would allow them to bring new planets into their respective governments.

There was, however, one thorn of contention in the peace process. Emperor Tusa demanded full recognition of Hutt victory during the war, but the Republic diplomats found that far too extreme of a demand; the Hutts did win the most engagements, and the Republic's government and military were broken, but the Hutts did not achieve their ultimate goal of dominating the Republic.

Chancellor Hoshiko, however, being a pragmatic and future-minded politician, instructed her diplomats to agree to the concession; she knew that if the Hutts had continued their push forward they would have ultimately defeated the Republic, and agreeing to the final Hutt term was the only way the peace process could move forward—and she needed non-combat time to fix the Republic before the inevitable resumption of hostilities occurred.

In a bold overture, both Chancellor Hoshiko and Emperor Tusa agreed to travel to Ithoria to sign the treaties themselves. Although both sides were heavily armed and ready for a fight, the treaty was signed peacefully, and the two heads of state shook hands for the media in order to show that the war, now known as the First Hutt War, had come to an end.

The Republic’s War at Home, the year 12,977 before the Battle of Yavin

In a media ploy purposefully constructed by both sides, the Treaty of Ithoria was signed on the final day of the year that would later be known as 12,978 Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY). It signaled that the start of the new year, 12,977 BBY, was truly the start of a new era of peace.

For the Republic, peace was attained—but at the cost of pride. Chancellor Hoshiko did what none of her wartime predecessors—Tanoor, Darkrose, Bac, Hapor, Salandra, and Mohatu—would have done by agreeing to defeat on paper rather than accepting it on the battlefield. Immediately, the Chancellor was faced with attempts at impeachment, one of which was successful. An impeachment trial started only two months after the treaty was signed, embroiling the new, reform-minded Chancellor in a battle for her own political life.

Rather than attempting to defend herself in the court of law, which she knew she could easily win as the accusations of impropriety were baseless and politically motivated, the Chancellor recognized the fact that she needed to legitimize her Chancellery in the court of public opinion. She embarked on a month-long speaking tour, never returning to Coruscant in that month, where she traveled to numerous worlds to underscore the need to have accepted the condition of defeat in order to move forward with a process of recovery, rebuilding, and renewal. Her approval ratings, which had fallen to 6% Republic-wide with the admission of defeat, rose dramatically to 53% once she fully explained herself to the public.

With public opinion firmly on her side, the Senate voted 72% to 28% against removing her from office. An attempt by her political opposition to censure her also failed by a similar margin. This allowed Chancellor Hoshiko to move past her war at home and begin tackling the bureaucracy and military command structure that had overburdened the weakened Republic during the First Hutt War.

Knowing that a second war with the Hutts was inevitable, both Chancellor Hoshiko and Jedi Grand Master Talzea Keldroma agreed to further ally their respective peoples, placing many Jedi in charge of various military units as Jedi Generals and Jedi Commanders. The Republic, which had many Jedi-leery elements, especially in light of the revelation that former Grand Master Banik Kelrada was leading the Bogan, felt it necessary to bring the Jedi into their wartime command structure; the Battle of Ando Prime had been a complete disaster, and—even ignoring the threat of the Bogan—the Hutt Empire continued building and training its Force-using Darksaber Squadron, necessitating Jedi involvement with Republic troops.

The Jedi Order also took a leading role in training Republic soldiers on how to fight against Force users. Melee fighting was a main focus of the Jedi-led training regiment, and cortosis swords became standard issue for Republic soldiers in the event they encountered Dark Jedi on the battlefield or elsewhere.

With the Jedi proving to be valuable allies, their approval throughout the Republic began to rise, although many citizens were still concerned with Grand Master Keldroma’s past connections with Banik Kelrada. Nonetheless, public trust in the Jedi was growing, allowing the Jedi to further cement themselves into the military hierarchy. A leading Jedi General was also appointed to serve in the Republic High Command for advisory purposes.

Additionally, members of the Jedi High Council, as well as other high ranking Jedi when assigned, began to regularly attend Galactic Senate meetings to be involved in the political process, though they were there only as observers unless called upon to speak. This allowed the Jedi to not only give military assistance, but also political counsel to Chancellor Hoshiko and other Galactic Senators when needed.

It was this alliance between the Republic and the Jedi that would ultimately serve them both in battle against the Hutts and the Bogan upon the outbreak of the coming war.

The Hutt Civil War, the years 12,977 through 12,976 before the Battle of Yavin

As the Republic was first beginning its internal strife, Emperor Tusa was able to focus on the civil discord growing within his ranks. Former Chairman Gorrbag had successfully rallied enough forces to mount a sizable coup d’état against Tusa, but the efforts failed and Tusa remained in power. It did, however, lead into the Hutt Civil War, which would leave the Hutts fighting amongst themselves for the next two years.

For the entire first year of the Hutt Civil War, both sides began to think that the entire fight was a useless exercise—neither side seemed to make any gains or losses. Tusa’s armies would attack a world held by Gorrbag only to be repelled back, and then Gorrbag would try to take one of Tusa’s worlds and be turned back as well. Battles were waged on Gorrbag-controlled worlds such as Tatooine, Nar Bo Sholla, Nimban, Kor Nijiladii, and Tusa-controlled worlds such as Jilrau, Irith, Kafane, Hollast VII, and Gos Hutta, among others on both sides. A battle was even waged between loyalist and rebel security forces on Nar Shaddaa, destroying nearly a quarter of the planet-wide city without any side making any noticeable progress in their efforts.

The futility of the war and his lack of losses allowed Tusa time to secretly begin constructing additional forces using funds, resources, and territory that Gorrbag did not have the luxury of using; Tusa also took over private industry throughout the areas of the Empire he controlled, firmly placing them under government control Although he would have used the forces against Gorrbag’s rebellion if he needed to, he intended to use the forces he was amassing to offset those he was losing—all so that he would have a strong enough fleet to inevitably seek war against the Republic once again.

By the start of 12,976 BBY, however, after a year of making no progress against Tusa whatsoever, Gorrbag’s forces were becoming demoralized. Tusa took this as an opportunity to strike at the rebellion and crush it once and for all. Over the next year, he systematically and successfully waged second offenses at Tatooine, Nar Bo Sholla, Nimban, Kor Nijiladii, and all the rest of Gorrbag’s worlds until the rebellion ended at year’s end.

Gorrbag used the few days of celebration on Tusa’s part to escape Hutt Space, ultimately returning to his old fortress on Corellia in an effort to escape execution. With most of his former crime syndicate having died in his rebellion, however, he had little protection and instead relied on what he hoped would be the ignorance of Emperor Tusa in regards to where he had fled.

Before formally being able to request asylum from the Republic, however, a warrior of the Taung—which had officially remained neutral in the civil war but secretly sided with Tusa—infiltrated Gorrbag’s palace and attempted to kill him. The Hutt was able to flee to his ship and fly into orbit, where he was confronted by a number of Corellian Security Forces vessels demanding that he surrender for questioning. Gorrbag refused to be captured and instead engaged the forces in battle, leading to the destruction of his ship and, thus, his death. At last he had been killed by the Republic, but only after the war he had originally overseen as Hutt Chairman had ended.

The Republic, having read the intelligence reports about the Hutt Civil War, did not consider Gorrbag’s actions an act of war on the part of the Hutt Empire. Tusa, however, was furious that he was unable to kill Gorrbag himself, and that resentment would be carried with him for the next few years.

The War of the Gods and expansion, the years 12,977 and 12,976 before the Battle of Yavin

As the Hutts fought amongst themselves, the Bogan Empire began solidifying its hold over its new home of Conscio, where it had moved to before the Jedi attacked Ando Prime—with forces that were acquired before the move, as well as after the move once parts of the Jade Armada were absorbed into the Bogan.

Emperor Banik Kelrada, sovereign of the Bogan, had told the inhabitants of Conscio that he and his followers were the descendants of the individuals they had worshiped thousands of years earlier—the Sith King Adas and the entirety of the Sith species, which had ruled an empire on Conscio and beyond before being repelled to their home world of Korriban by the Infinite Empire around the time the Republic was founded. The Conscioans, who lived under a theocracy that said their gods would one day return, swore their loyalty immediately to those who called themselves the gods.

With his hold over Conscio complete, Kelrada began setting up his new imperial government, enacting a series of decrees that established the political and religious structure of the Empire. He relinquished his title of Bogan to the Governor of Conscio, Dhar-kor Jord, but retained control over all aspects of religious life as need be—he compared it to him being an actual god, with Jord being his religious vicar amongst the people.

The title of Bogan also gave Jord the title of Supreme Commander of the Bogan Imperial Fleet, with Banik retaining ultimate decision-making authority as Commander in Chief. It allowed for him to remain Emperor of the Bogan while passing most day-to-day authority to the Governor of Conscio, while Kelrada and his High Lord, Elijha Oderyn, saw to it that their endgame played out as planned.

With Conscio firmly under his control, Kelrada set out to expand his empire throughout the Esstran sector, a sector that was protected against Hutt incursion following the signing of the Treaty of Centares that also saw to it that the Bogan would train Hutt forces to fight against the Jedi. The Bogan Imperial Fleet first traveled to Ziost and Thule, where they also declared themselves to be the gods of the ancestors.

Most of the populations of the planets swore loyalty to the Bogan Empire, but there were pockets of resistance. These rebels became resistance fighters, launching attacks against the Dark Jedi. They were well armed and well trained—as he was leaving the Esstran sector thousands of years earlier, the Sith King told the people he left behind to be ready for the return of their gods—but did not believe that the Dark Jedi were the descendants of the former Sith Empire. This also led to insurrection on Conscio, with other likeminded individuals protesting the new Bogan dominance.

The subjugations of Conscio, Thule, and Ziost took attention away from the strengthening of the Empire for the second half of 12,977 BBY, but the rebels were ultimately suppressed and were forced to kneel before the Dark Jedi. Having seen the great power that the Dark Jedi possessed from the Force, combined with their military might, the rest of the sector swore loyalty to Emperor Kelrada and the Dark Jedi, completing the Dark Jedi dominance over the entirety of the Esstran sector.

Emperor Kelrada secured his reign over his sector-wide Empire and drafted billions of non-Force sensitive individuals from across the worlds into his Bogan Imperial Army, a force to be reckoned with; millions were already well-trained from the planetary armies in place before the Dark Jedi arrived, and many millions more were trained over the course of 12,976 BBY and beyond in order to fight against the Jedi—which Kelrada knew had the military backing of the Galactic Republic.

For the first time ever, an army sworn to the dark side of the Force was large enough to actually mount a challenge against the Jedi and their allies in the Republic. Not even Xendor, the Dark Jedi who launched the First Great Schism millennia earlier, could have imagined such an accomplishment—but he soon would.

The Cold War, the years 12,975 and 12,974 before the Battle of Yavin

Over the course of the two years since the Treaty of Ithoria, the Republic was able to rebuild itself politically and militarily. A new Galactic Senate was in place, and the military command reforms that Chancellor Hoshiko had sought were put into place. The Hutt Empire continued their build up of forces and control of private industry in the aftermath of the Hutt Civil War, and the Republic raised taxes throughout its regions in order to build up additional forces for the inevitable war that would arise. Emperor Tusa’s reign over the Empire was lock solid after he crushed the Gorrbag-led rebellion, and Chancellor Hoshiko remained popular amongst the Republic’s citizens.

With both sides having spent a year over peace time building up new forces, the start of 12,974 BBY saw expansions in their territories. The Republic placed check points on hyperspace routes to block Hutt access to and from Ikotch and Yag’Dhul, which they had taken from the Republic during the First Hutt War, as the Republic knew that those planets, if used as launching points for further dominance of the surrounding sectors, would be a grave threat to them. The Hutts, however, did not attack at this point, preferring to continue their build up for the time being.

As the building up of forces continued, the Republic and the Jedi continued joint military exercises in the form of skirmishes, allowing the Republic to fight against Force users so they would know the threat of the Bogan. The Bogan themselves also continued aiding the Hutt forces in learning how to combat the Jedi, giving the Hutt Empire more experience with Force users. They hoped this would prove beneficial because, unlike the Republic, the Hutts were not directly affiliated with the Bogan.

The two sides also began to collect the unaffiliated worlds on their sides of the neutral zone; the Hutts subjugated the worlds on their side, and the Republic promised protection from the Hutts on their sides in order to sway them into the Republic. The worlds on both sides of the neutral zone became heavily fortified with armies and fleets, often drawn from the pre-Republic and Hutt planetary defense forces themselves, in order to provide buffer zones before getting further into their territories. This prevented the Hutts from having a non-tumultuous means of reaching Yag’Dhul and Ikotch without fighting their way through—while also doing the same for the Republic and the Jedi in regards to the Jedi world of Ossus, blocking access to Ossus and preventing the Jedi from using its former homeworld as a base.

The Hutt and Republic forces were left waiting on their borders.

The Second Hutt War, the year 12,973 before the Battle of Yavin

With his forces built up and solidified in the entire Outer Rim Territories and nearly half of the Mid Rim, Emperor Tusa believed he was ready to once again invade the Republic and fight his way back towards Yag’Dhul and Ikotch and to capture the Expansion Region and the Inner Rim. Slowly and meticulously, he began moving forces to the border of his empire before ultimately passing into the neutral zone. Republic intelligence immediately detected the treaty violation and began to move its forces into the now-defunct neutral zone as well, preparing to meet the Hutts half-way into the zone. The Bogan, who were informed of the coming battle by the Hutts, sat ready and waiting to see where the tides would turn.

It was at that point where the Second Hutt War would begin.

Battles of the Second Hutt War
- Attack on Dorin
- Assault on Tanaab
- Imperial Breakthrough
 
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