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The Rebellion
Civilian Resistance
Civilian Resistance
However noble the intentions of a resistance group might be, there comes a point when they realize that idealism can only take them so far. That is why the Rebellion established the Civilian Resistance, a loose collection of individuals affiliated with the criminal underworld who are willing to break even the most sacred of rules in order to accomplish the objectives necessary for a rebellion to survive. These are smugglers, mercenaries, bounty hunters, pirates, and any other civilian from the underworld who is willing to work for the Rebellion. They are the key to the underworld.
These criminals may be kin to the scum and villainy one could find in the back alleys of Tatooine, but they have devoted themselves to the cause of defeating the Sith. This is what separates these criminals from those who align with the Hutt Cartel: the Civilian Resistance members want to defeat the Sith but are not necessarily loyal to any other government, whereas criminals in the Cartel are loyal to the Hutts. What that anti-Sith drive gets the Rebellion is an invaluable civilian resource that can get it what it needs when the law says that they cannot have it. The Civilian Resistance uses their questionable methods and morals to fight as soldiers of fortune, raid enemy ships for cargo, seek out Rebel-wanted bounties, smuggle goods and personnel across enemy lines, and more.
Ranking Structure
As a loose group of civilians, the Civilian Resistance does not employ ranks like an army, or even the Rebel Militia, would. Instead, the group is based around occupations, and those occupations determine what missions and operations an individual would undertake. After all, if goods need to be smuggled across enemy lines, whether someone is a commander or a general is irrelevant. All that matters is their skill as a smuggler. In order to maintain proper logistics, though, the Civilian Resistance does have a leader who can coordinate its operations in accordance with the aims and goals of the Rebel leadership.
Beyond the leader, the most common occupations are mercenaries, smugglers, informants, pirates and privateers, and bounty hunters. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list, so individuals affiliated with the underworld but are not involved in those occupations can still join the Civilian Resistance.
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