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This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 4

2026-04-07T01:40:21Z

Gav Lucky:

= This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 4 =

== The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Stranger from Hapes ==

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed
Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 4

2026-04-07T01:39:45Z

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Jacob Jansen

2026-03-25T14:49:58Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

{{Infobox Character
| ImageHref = Jacob jansen ava.png
| Name = Jacob Jansen
| Homeworld = Hapes
| Born = Year -22
| Died =
| Race = Hapan
| Gender = Male
| Height = 1,88 meters
| Colouring =
| Hair Colour = Black
| Eye Colour = Blue
| Status = Active
| Ministry =
| Department =
| Position = [[Councillor]]
| Prior Service = [[Viceroy]] [[Regent]] [[Duceroy]] Minister of the Interior [[Techno Union]] [[Corporate Alliance]]
}}

The Hapan leader, '''Jacob Jansen''', has repeatedly guided the Trade Federation, serving as its 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th Viceroy. Though he currently operates as the owner and Arch-Provost of [[Rendili StarDrive]], he remains a key figure in TF governance as a Councillor on the [[Inner-Circle]].

==History==
===Youth===
Jacob Jansen's early life is veiled by a shroud of mystery that even the most probing security checks cannot penetrate. What little is known can only be gleaned from whispered rumors, some wild and fanciful. What is known for certain is that he was born on the planet Hapes, but Hapan Intelligence insists that census information on the Jansen family was lost more than a decade ago, leaving sparse records supplied by Jacob himself.

At an early age, Jacob entered the Hapan Naval Academy where he studied galactic Naval tactics. HNA records show that Jacob was an excellent student, and that HNA officials looked forward eagerly to the day when his rising star would lead in the Hapan Navy. However, this was not to be. Although Hapan in origin, many have attested to the fact that Jacob is not very Hapan in his outlook. although most Hapans never leave the Hapes Cluster, Jacob wanted to strike out on his own and explore beyond the isolated Hapan borders. A loud disagreement with his commanding officer is the only blot on Jacob's record from the HNA, and it proved the motivation for Jacob to begin the pursuit of his desires. Resigning from the Academy, Jacob defied Hapan law and departed the Hapes Cluster, spending most of his savings for a small ship to make for the Galactic Core.

The small and rickety ship Jacob had bought was not up for the long voayage to the core worlds, and Jacob was obliged to divert his journey to the Trade Federation's Glythe Sector. The [[Trade Federation]] long enjoyed a reputation for trustworthiness among the Hapan people, and Jacob traveled to Glythe seeking asylum and a chance to put his Hapan naval training to good use.

===Joining the Federation===
Upon arriving on Vinsoth, Jacob quickly made his way to the the local recruitment office. All of his entry examinations were passed with extremely high scores, drawing the attention of recruitment commanders. Looking for an opportunity to explore Jacob's potential, Federation Command placed him in the 2nd Fleet under Kell Archis, where Jacob was given command of the Carrack/S-class Light Cruiser [[TFN Peacekeeper]]. His performance in the Department of Defense was outstanding and he quickly gained the trust of Archis who promoted Jacob to the rank of Tribune and Trias Territory Military Governor.

The position of Military Governor gave Jacob his first true taste of command in the Trade Federation. In what was to become a feature of his tactical career, Tribune Jansen provided a strong defense system for the Trias Territory's small selection fo star systems. The defense implementations at Trias gained Tribune Jansen significant support from Director of Defense Kell Archis, who recognized the value of the organizational mind under his command. In time, Director of Archis resigned his post and his Deputy, [[Centauri Tyridius]] assumed command of the Department of Defense. Throughout their long time working together, Tribune Jansen and Director Tyridius formed a strong friendship and remain today on the best of terms.

==Assisting the Confederacy==
===Corporate Alliance===
It was clear to Tribune Jansen that if he wanted to further his career in the Trade Federation he would need to expand his experience and relations within the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]]. Tribune Jansen applied for and was offered an open position running the Logistics Department at the [[Corporate Alliance]]. He requested and was granted an honorable discharge from the Trade Federation Navy to take up his new challenge in the Corporate Alliance.

The Corporate Alliance was lead by President [[Garven Stalwart]], a follower of [[Horley Cyan]]. Garven was a well respected man in the trade industry and Jansen was eager to learn much from him. However, the Corporate Alliance's Department of Logistics was at a crisis point, with chronic disorganization creating a logistic morass. Jansen quickly went to work, providing as much skill and discipline as he could muster to turn the department around. His experience with command at Trias served him well, and he grew into the challenge as the department blossomed under his care. Garven Stalwart was impressed with the skill and maturity of the young Jansen, and he promoted Jacob Vice President of Corporate Alliance. Moving in to a leadership role in the Alliance was a huge move for the new Vice President. Working closely together, the team of Stalwart and Jansen proved to be a great boon to the Corporate Alliance. Under their guidance, The Corporate Alliance regularly turned loss into profit.

However, there were rumors that the Trade Federation had fallen on difficult times. Viceroy Horley Cyan stepped down and former Viceroy Corbin Esco had resumed his leadership position. Much was changing withing the Federation, and people with leadership experience were needed to stabilize the galaxy's largest trade conglomerate. [[Centauri Tyridius]], who had risen to the position of Duceroy, asked Jansen to return to help the Federation. It was with much regret that Jacob decided to leave the Corporate Alliance, resigning his Vice President's post.

===Trade Federation===
On Jansen's return to Vinsoth, he met with Duceroy Tyridius, who offered him the job of running the newly-formed [[TF Ministry of the Interior]]. Jansen happily accepted, and was installed as [[Minister]] the following day. As Minister of the Interior, Jacob oversaw the Logistics Corps as well as the [[Department of Industry]]. This gave Jacob the ability to keep a close eye on all of the Trade Federation's facilities and cities throughout the entire Glythe Sector. This assignment was not a small task, but it was one Minister Jansen proved fully capable of handling. He spent a good amount of time as Minister working with Duceroy Tyridius and the [[TF Cabinet]]. He remained a steady rock throughout the following political turmoil: the resignation of Viceroy [[Corbin Esco]] gave rise to a usurpation attempt by Darvock Tarion. The rise of Duceroy [[Bren Morgarr]] to Viceroy ended much of the internal political conflict, but left some holes in the CIS leadership structure.

===Techno Union===
Throughout the political turmoil, [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] suffered due to a lack of real leadership. Minister Jansen recognized that Techno Union was a huge part of the Federation's future, and he volunteered to take temporary command. The vote was passed and Minister Jansen was appointed President of Techno Union. Jacob was given 3 simple tasks for his work in Techno Union: revitalize the membership the company, restore production and stabilize income. Over a short period of time, all these goals were completed and Jacob was now leading a significant competitor in the ship building industry. Sales were up, new shipyards were under construction and many new applicants made the faction a premier galactic employer.

==Back in the Trade Federation==
===Duceroy===
President Jansen had accomplished all but one task - finding his replacement. For this, he looked to a long-time and trusted friend, [[Krayt Fel]]. Krayt Fel took over the leadership of Techno Union, clearing the way for Jansen to return to service in the Trade Federation.

At this point, Duceroy Centauri Tyridius submitted his resignation, recommending Jansen as his replacement. The vote was taken to the Cabinet and Jacob was quickly approved as [[Duceroy]] of the Trade Federation.

With the Trade Federation in economic boom, the Federation was pushed into the galactic spotlight. Having hundreds of millions of credits at the government's disposal, Duceroy Jansen was appointed Director of the Treasury and quickly started to build up an impressive naval fleet for the Federation. Adding many warships and haulers to the naval roster, the Trade Federation was finally able to take on large projects it never was able before.

One of the most important additions to the Federation was the purchase of [[Starsign Shipyards]] from its owner and galactic trader, Syn. The purchase of Starsign gave the Trade Federation exclusive rights to produce the YT-510 and rights to both the YV-666 and YT-2400.

===Transition to Power===
Not too long into his tenure as Duceroy, Jansen experienced firsthand command issues that were not getting addressed by the Viceroy Morgarr. The Trade Federation had continued an extended war with the Galactic Empire, which hurt the Federation's economic standing and made adequate defense of Federation territory impossible. Duceroy Jansen quickly lost confidence in Viceroy Morgarr's inability to take advantage of opportunities for the Federation on a galactic level. He felt that if something was not done quickly, the Trade Federation would spiral down an irreversible path, squandering opportunities for continued galactic prominence.

Acting on his own, Duceroy Jansen spoke with the Cabinet looking for support to approach Viceroy Morgarr about his resignation. To his surprise, there was little resistance and every member of the Cabinet vowed their support to Jacob. The plan was to get a quick and harmless transition of power. Fearing the spectre of past political turmoil when Viceroy Morgarr came to power, Duceroy Jansen wanted to avoid a coup or civil war that would cause huge harm to the Trade Federation. Because of the delicacy of the situation, very few members were told of the quiet push for a transition of power.

A few days later, Duceroy Jansen respectfully approached Viceroy Morgarr, asking for his resignation. The Cabinet was invited into the discussion and almost immediately Viceroy Morgarr resigned his command of the Trade Federation.
[[File:VJJbridge.png|right|frame|none|A young Viceroy Jacob Jansen on the bridge of his flagship, the Lucrehulk 3210 Battleship [[Prosperity]]]]

===Viceroy===
On Year 8 Day 336 Duceroy Jansen was appointed [[Viceroy]] of the Trade Federation. Viceroy Jansen quickly implemented what some would call harsh but completely necessary changes in the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. One of those changes was to end the war with the Galactic Empire.

Viceroy Jansen long felt the war was a huge mistake for the Trade Federation. The founding goals and principles of the Federation were being ignored because of a simple misunderstanding between the two powerful governments. Knowing this, Jacob contacted the Emperor and brokered a cease-fire between the two factions. Renewed commerce started to flow between the two governments, allowing a foundation for future relations to flourish. This cease-fire with the Empire opened diplomatic channels with both the Hapes Consortium and [[Mandalore]]. Both of whom where member states of the [[Imperial Union]] and allies of the Empire.

===The Imperial Union===
After peace was secured with the Empire, it was a natural step to move towards the Imperial Union. Jacob was approached by the Emperor and they both discussed possible future cooperation between the two governments. The decision would prove difficult for the new Viceroy, since never in the past had the Trade Federation been involved with the Galactic Civil War. Joining the Union would surely push the Federation to the Imperial side and cause political issues with the [[New Republic]] and their allies.

The decision was taken to the Cabinet where it was discussed for a many months. When the Cabinet was in agreement it was taken to the Confederate Senate and then to the [[Trade Federation Directorate]]. With unanimous support and approval, Jacob opened discussions with the Imperial Union heads of state.

After a few short discussions the Union approved the Trade Federation’s request for membership and on Year 9, Day 295 Jacob announced to the universe the good news in a live speech over the holonet.
[[File:Masterjacobjansen.png|right|thumb|500px|Master Jacob Jansen commanding Super Battle Droids]]
===The Force===
At a secluded meeting with Sith Lord Azrakh Raleep about Sith possibilities within the Trade Federation, Lord Raleep detected the ability to use the force within Viceroy Jansen. This was not a total surprise, as Jacob always felt he had an advantage over most people. He was always able to run a little faster and jump a little higher - the ability to always be ahead of the game. Some would say pure luck, but it was something far more powerful.

After a brief time with Lord Raleep, Viceroy Jansen traveled to meet with Emperor Vodo Bonias on his Super Star Destroyer where he trained in the powers of the Sith. There Jansen met Darth Malius, who served as his Master. The force was strong with Jansen and he quickly learned the ways of the Sith. When his training was complete Jansen left not only as a Viceroy, but a Sith Lord and member of the Sith Order.

Returning to the Trade Federation, Viceroy Jansen planned on using his new-found powers to better the Federation and its people, hoping to find more force users within the Trade Federation to act as its supreme guardians and enforcers.

===Evocati Order===
On Viceroy Jansen's return to the Trade Federation, he discovered the force within his Minister of Defense, [[Kage Renbukai]]. Viceroy Jansen took Kage as his apprentice, teaching Kage the ways of the force. Kage quickly reached the title of Knight. It was not too long before another member of the Trade Federation was found to have the force. [[Olwin Froon]], Director of Naval Production and leader of the [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] became Viceroy Jansen's second apprentice and quickly learned the ways of the force. It was then that Viceroy Jansen, Kage and Froon formed the Evocati Order and themselves served as the Inner Circle of the Order. The Evocati were designed to serve as the force guardians of the Trade Federation. The Order's mission is to serve the Trade Federation and to search its members for those special enough to have the ability to use the force. Since its creation, many members of the Trade Federation have joined its ranks. The Order stands as one of the most secretive divisions of the Trade Federation. For a good deal of time, no one outside of the Order even knew of its existence. Even today, very little information is known about the Order and its members.

===Alliance with the Hapes Consortium===
Following months of talks and weeks of non-stop fine tuning, in Year 11 Day 59 Viceroy Jansen signed the Trade Federation/Hapes Consortium Alliance with King Jessy James, ruler of the Hapes Consortium. The signing took place in the Stenness Node's Aweris System. Known as the [[Neshig Accords]], the alliance was the first of its kind for both governments: a no-strings-attached militaristic, economic, and social alliance between the two powers.[[File:Darth triaris.png|right|frame|none|Darth Triaris of the Sith Order]]

===Darth Triaris===
Viceroy Jacob Jansen grew very powerful in the Dark Side of the Force. His influence within the Sith Order grew such that, when the reign of Emperor Vodo Bonias ended, Jacob was asked to serve as one of four members on the Sith Council under the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Master Volentus. The position on the Council came with a promotion to Darth and a new name, Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris’ time in the Sith Council was short. Tensions arose between the Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris decided to pull out of the Sith Council and the Order to ensure no harm would come to relations between the Trade Federation and the Galactic Empire. Keeping his title, Darth Triaris strictly serves within the Inner Circle of the [[Evocati Order]].

===A New Direction===
With new leadership of the Empire came a new direction put upon the Imperial Union heads of state. The Empire wanted to reform the Union into a military coalition and wage war on the Galactic Alliance. This naturally divided the member states, many of whom did not wish to directly engage in war. The Trade Federation was on the side of peace. With drastic changes presented to Union heads of state, Jacob took the rare opportunity to move the Federation back on its original path of neutrality. After getting unanimous approval from the Cabinet, Jacob in turn spoke with the Empire and the remaining Union leaders. On hearing the Federation's plans, all remaining member states aside from the Empire decided to follow Jacob's example, withdraw from the Union, and declare neutrality. Jacob officially declared the Trade Federation's neutrality on Year 13 Day 315 in a public GNS titled "Honor, Integrity, and Profit."[[File:iu-conference.png|right|frame|none|400px|Viceroy Jacob Jansen announcing changes to the Imperial Union]]

===An Empire of Trade===
Leaving on peaceful terms with the Empire, Jacob quickly went to work with his Cabinet. For weeks they drafted up plans and ideas. The first of them was launched on Year 14 Day 52 in a GNS titled "Trade Federation Viceroy Aims To Strengthen Trading Community." The GNS was an announcement of the new Trade Federation Citizen Program, a program designed to recognize honorable traders of the galaxy by offering the support of the powerful economic engine of the Trade Federation. The program grants citizen status to galactic residents who fit the higher standards set to traders by the Trade Federation. The program instantly became a huge success. Many traders and entrepreneurs of the galaxy applied for membership. The Citizen Approval Board, composed of select Federation members, was quickly overloaded with applications and newly approved citizens have flooded Federation commerce centers throughout the galaxy.
[[File:Jacob saber.png|right|frame|Jacob's Lightsaber]]

===Retirement===
Jacob's nine-year run as Viceroy concluded when he formally resigned on Year 18, Day 68. He was succeeded by his current Regent, [[Nohv Schiller]]. For over a year, Jacob had been secretly planning this transition, only bringing his fellow Roys and Cabinet into the confidence later on. The public celebration, called "Federation Day," was actually a cleverly disguised farewell party for Jacob, planned with the Cabinet’s help. The secret was revealed on the event's final day through two broadcasts: "Future of the Trade Federation" for the local populace, and a GNS address for the rest of the galaxy. The broadcast announced his resignation and named Schiller as the new Viceroy. In turn, Viceroy Schiller honored Jacob with the [[Order of the Viceroy]] and appointed him as Regent to help him with his new duties. However, what seemed like a stable long-term solution quickly dissolved when the Viceroy unexpectedly revealed his own plans to step down.

===Viceroyal Carousel===
Jacob Jansen's hopes for a slow, relaxing retirement were repeatedly dashed by the demands of the Trade Federation. His second attempt at leisure was aborted on Year 19 Day 136 when he re-assumed the Viceroy title following Nohv Schiller's resignation. This tenure was marked by a successful, stabilizing maneuver: the signing of the Endor Pact, an alliance with The Kingdom of Elysia (modern day Czerka Corporation), and Kolkpravis.
Feeling he had secured the foundations, Jacob attempted his second retirement on Year 21 Day 292, handing the Viceroyalty to [[Salamku Derov]]. However, his appointment as Regent kept him tethered to the command structure. To his dismay, this brief respite ended abruptly when Viceroy Derov announced his intention to step down.
Inevitably, on Year 22 Day 216, Jacob Jansen was appointed Viceroy for a third time. This dedicated reign focused on structural reform, leading to the creation of the [[Inner-Circle]] and a significant policy shift with the Trade Federation's withdrawal from The [[Galactic Concordiate]].

In gratitude for his nearly 14 years of crucial service, Jacob was gifted [[Rendili StarDrive]] on Year 23 Day 320. On the same day, [[Salamku Derov]] took the helm for his second term.

===Arch-Provost and the Fourth Call===
Following his third retirement, Jacob accepted a position as Cabinet Advisor and Inner-Circle member, which facilitated a relocation to the Cularin System to take charge of [[Rendili StarDrive]]. Jacob and [[Nohv Schiller]] teamed up in Cularin to find the system in dire need of repair. The required rehabilitation was a massive undertaking, demanding that old shipyards be completely dismantled to make way for new, state-of-the-art facilities and depot stations. As soon as Rendili was finally ready to mass-produce its renowned ships—like the Lictor-class Dungeon Ship and Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser—trouble resurfaced in the Trade Federation.

On Year 24 Day 286, the inevitable happened: due to Viceroy Derov's health issues, Jacob Jansen was forced to assume the Viceroy title for a fourth time.

===Rotating Command===
Accepting his unbreakable ties to TF leadership, Jacob used this final term not just to govern, but to engineer a permanent solution to the leadership instability. He spearheaded critical changes to the TF charter, mandating a rotation of the Viceroyalty among all Inner-Circle members. This structural reform ensured that the demanding six-month term would not overwhelm any single individual and established a ready line of experienced successors.

During his six-month rotation, Jacob finalized additions to the Endor Pact and oversaw the dissolution of the Commerce Guilds. Upon completion of his term on Year 25 Day 217, Jacob stepped down to the position of Councillor.

===Current Day===
Splitting his time between Taanab and Cularin, he continues to run [[Rendili StarDrive]] while advising and assisting the Trade Federation leadership.

=Service Record=
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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Insignia
! style="text-align:center;" | Seal
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
|-
| Year 25 Day 217 - Current
| <center>Councillor (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 24 Day 286 - Year 25 Day 217
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 23 Day 320 - Year 24 Day 286
| <center>Advisor (n/a)</center>
| <center>N/A</center>
| <center>[[File: cabinetseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 22 Day 216 - Year 23 Day 320
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 21 Day 192 - Year 22 Day 216
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 19 Day 136 - Year 21 Day 192
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 18 Day 68 - Year 19 Day 136
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 338 - Year 18 Day 68
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 334 - Year 8 Day 338
| <center>Duceroy (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 127 - Year 8 Day 334
| <center>Minister (GL-1)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-1.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Moiseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Ministry_of_the_Interior|Interior Ministry]]</center>
|-
| Year 7 Day 306
| <center>Director (HC-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Hc-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Production-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Techno_Union|Techno Union]]</center>
|-
| ~Year 6 - Year 7 Day 306
| <center>Vice-President</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Logistics Director</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Tribune</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Cadet</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
|}

=Awards and Commendations=
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; border-collapse:collapse; background:#e2e8eb; width:100%;" border=1
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
! style="text-align:center;" | Awarded By
! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
|-
| [[Image:OV.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Viceroy]]
| [[Nohv Schiller]]
| Year 8, Day 68
|-
| [[Image:MOCF.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Confederacy: Member of the Confederate]]
| [[Bren Morgarr]]
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:EMoM.png]]
| [[Mark of the Master]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DS.jpg]]
| [[Diplomatic Star]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLos.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Loszog]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLek.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Lekua IV]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-TB.png]]
| [[Operation Taboon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SEPH.png]]
| [[Operation Seraph]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SARM.png]]
| [[Operation Strongarm]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:HUSNG-PRG.png]]
| [[Housing Project]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Ecom.png]]
| [[Council of Masters Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Eic.png]]
| [[Inner Circle Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:CR.png]]
| [[Cabinet Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DR.png]]
| [[Directorate Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VCE.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Corbin Esco
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VHC.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Horley Cyan
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VBM.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Bren Morgarr
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VJJ.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Jacob Jansen
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VNS.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Nohv Schiller
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[File:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Vas Felix
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-tod20.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] 20 years
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|}
 
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[[Category:Inner Circle]]

Jacob Jansen

2026-03-25T14:49:45Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

{{Infobox Character
| ImageHref = Jacob jansen ava.png
| Name = Jacob Jansen
| Homeworld = Hapes
| Born = Year -22
| Died =
| Race = Hapan
| Gender = Male
| Height = 1,88 meters
| Colouring =
| Hair Colour = Black
| Eye Colour = Blue
| Status = Active
| Ministry =
| Department =
| Position = [[Councillor]]
| Prior Service = [[Viceroy]] [[Regent]] [[Duceroy]] Minister of the Interior [[Techno Union]] [[Corporate Alliance]]
}}

The Hapan leader, '''Jacob Jansen''', has repeatedly guided the Trade Federation, serving as its 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th Viceroy. Though he currently operates as the owner and Arch-Provost of [[Rendili StarDrive]], he remains a key figure in TF governance as a Councillor on the [[Inner-Circle]].

==History==
===Youth===
Jacob Jansen's early life is veiled by a shroud of mystery that even the most probing security checks cannot penetrate. What little is known can only be gleaned from whispered rumors, some wild and fanciful. What is known for certain is that he was born on the planet Hapes, but Hapan Intelligence insists that census information on the Jansen family was lost more than a decade ago, leaving sparse records supplied by Jacob himself.

At an early age, Jacob entered the Hapan Naval Academy where he studied galactic Naval tactics. HNA records show that Jacob was an excellent student, and that HNA officials looked forward eagerly to the day when his rising star would lead in the Hapan Navy. However, this was not to be. Although Hapan in origin, many have attested to the fact that Jacob is not very Hapan in his outlook. although most Hapans never leave the Hapes Cluster, Jacob wanted to strike out on his own and explore beyond the isolated Hapan borders. A loud disagreement with his commanding officer is the only blot on Jacob's record from the HNA, and it proved the motivation for Jacob to begin the pursuit of his desires. Resigning from the Academy, Jacob defied Hapan law and departed the Hapes Cluster, spending most of his savings for a small ship to make for the Galactic Core.

The small and rickety ship Jacob had bought was not up for the long voayage to the core worlds, and Jacob was obliged to divert his journey to the Trade Federation's Glythe Sector. The [[Trade Federation]] long enjoyed a reputation for trustworthiness among the Hapan people, and Jacob traveled to Glythe seeking asylum and a chance to put his Hapan naval training to good use.

===Joining the Federation===
Upon arriving on Vinsoth, Jacob quickly made his way to the the local recruitment office. All of his entry examinations were passed with extremely high scores, drawing the attention of recruitment commanders. Looking for an opportunity to explore Jacob's potential, Federation Command placed him in the 2nd Fleet under Kell Archis, where Jacob was given command of the Carrack/S-class Light Cruiser [[TFN Peacekeeper]]. His performance in the Department of Defense was outstanding and he quickly gained the trust of Archis who promoted Jacob to the rank of Tribune and Trias Territory Military Governor.

The position of Military Governor gave Jacob his first true taste of command in the Trade Federation. In what was to become a feature of his tactical career, Tribune Jansen provided a strong defense system for the Trias Territory's small selection fo star systems. The defense implementations at Trias gained Tribune Jansen significant support from Director of Defense Kell Archis, who recognized the value of the organizational mind under his command. In time, Director of Archis resigned his post and his Deputy, [[Centauri Tyridius]] assumed command of the Department of Defense. Throughout their long time working together, Tribune Jansen and Director Tyridius formed a strong friendship and remain today on the best of terms.

==Assisting the Confederacy==
===Corporate Alliance===
It was clear to Tribune Jansen that if he wanted to further his career in the Trade Federation he would need to expand his experience and relations within the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]]. Tribune Jansen applied for and was offered an open position running the Logistics Department at the [[Corporate Alliance]]. He requested and was granted an honorable discharge from the Trade Federation Navy to take up his new challenge in the Corporate Alliance.

The Corporate Alliance was lead by President [[Garven Stalwart]], a follower of [[Horley Cyan]]. Garven was a well respected man in the trade industry and Jansen was eager to learn much from him. However, the Corporate Alliance's Department of Logistics was at a crisis point, with chronic disorganization creating a logistic morass. Jansen quickly went to work, providing as much skill and discipline as he could muster to turn the department around. His experience with command at Trias served him well, and he grew into the challenge as the department blossomed under his care. Garven Stalwart was impressed with the skill and maturity of the young Jansen, and he promoted Jacob Vice President of Corporate Alliance. Moving in to a leadership role in the Alliance was a huge move for the new Vice President. Working closely together, the team of Stalwart and Jansen proved to be a great boon to the Corporate Alliance. Under their guidance, The Corporate Alliance regularly turned loss into profit.

However, there were rumors that the Trade Federation had fallen on difficult times. Viceroy Horley Cyan stepped down and former Viceroy Corbin Esco had resumed his leadership position. Much was changing withing the Federation, and people with leadership experience were needed to stabilize the galaxy's largest trade conglomerate. [[Centauri Tyridius]], who had risen to the position of Duceroy, asked Jansen to return to help the Federation. It was with much regret that Jacob decided to leave the Corporate Alliance, resigning his Vice President's post.

===Trade Federation===
On Jansen's return to Vinsoth, he met with Duceroy Tyridius, who offered him the job of running the newly-formed [[TF Ministry of the Interior]]. Jansen happily accepted, and was installed as [[Minister]] the following day. As Minister of the Interior, Jacob oversaw the Logistics Corps as well as the [[Department of Industry]]. This gave Jacob the ability to keep a close eye on all of the Trade Federation's facilities and cities throughout the entire Glythe Sector. This assignment was not a small task, but it was one Minister Jansen proved fully capable of handling. He spent a good amount of time as Minister working with Duceroy Tyridius and the [[TF Cabinet]]. He remained a steady rock throughout the following political turmoil: the resignation of Viceroy [[Corbin Esco]] gave rise to a usurpation attempt by Darvock Tarion. The rise of Duceroy [[Bren Morgarr]] to Viceroy ended much of the internal political conflict, but left some holes in the CIS leadership structure.

===Techno Union===
Throughout the political turmoil, [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] suffered due to a lack of real leadership. Minister Jansen recognized that Techno Union was a huge part of the Federation's future, and he volunteered to take temporary command. The vote was passed and Minister Jansen was appointed President of Techno Union. Jacob was given 3 simple tasks for his work in Techno Union: revitalize the membership the company, restore production and stabilize income. Over a short period of time, all these goals were completed and Jacob was now leading a significant competitor in the ship building industry. Sales were up, new shipyards were under construction and many new applicants made the faction a premier galactic employer.

==Back in the Trade Federation==
===Duceroy===
President Jansen had accomplished all but one task - finding his replacement. For this, he looked to a long-time and trusted friend, [[Krayt Fel]]. Krayt Fel took over the leadership of Techno Union, clearing the way for Jansen to return to service in the Trade Federation.

At this point, Duceroy Centauri Tyridius submitted his resignation, recommending Jansen as his replacement. The vote was taken to the Cabinet and Jacob was quickly approved as [[Duceroy]] of the Trade Federation.

With the Trade Federation in economic boom, the Federation was pushed into the galactic spotlight. Having hundreds of millions of credits at the government's disposal, Duceroy Jansen was appointed Director of the Treasury and quickly started to build up an impressive naval fleet for the Federation. Adding many warships and haulers to the naval roster, the Trade Federation was finally able to take on large projects it never was able before.

One of the most important additions to the Federation was the purchase of [[Starsign Shipyards]] from its owner and galactic trader, Syn. The purchase of Starsign gave the Trade Federation exclusive rights to produce the YT-510 and rights to both the YV-666 and YT-2400.

===Transition to Power===
Not too long into his tenure as Duceroy, Jansen experienced firsthand command issues that were not getting addressed by the Viceroy Morgarr. The Trade Federation had continued an extended war with the Galactic Empire, which hurt the Federation's economic standing and made adequate defense of Federation territory impossible. Duceroy Jansen quickly lost confidence in Viceroy Morgarr's inability to take advantage of opportunities for the Federation on a galactic level. He felt that if something was not done quickly, the Trade Federation would spiral down an irreversible path, squandering opportunities for continued galactic prominence.

Acting on his own, Duceroy Jansen spoke with the Cabinet looking for support to approach Viceroy Morgarr about his resignation. To his surprise, there was little resistance and every member of the Cabinet vowed their support to Jacob. The plan was to get a quick and harmless transition of power. Fearing the spectre of past political turmoil when Viceroy Morgarr came to power, Duceroy Jansen wanted to avoid a coup or civil war that would cause huge harm to the Trade Federation. Because of the delicacy of the situation, very few members were told of the quiet push for a transition of power.

A few days later, Duceroy Jansen respectfully approached Viceroy Morgarr, asking for his resignation. The Cabinet was invited into the discussion and almost immediately Viceroy Morgarr resigned his command of the Trade Federation.
[[File:VJJbridge.png|right|frame|none|A young Viceroy Jacob Jansen on the bridge of his flagship, the Lucrehulk 3210 Battleship [[Prosperity]]]]

===Viceroy===
On Year 8 Day 336 Duceroy Jansen was appointed [[Viceroy]] of the Trade Federation. Viceroy Jansen quickly implemented what some would call harsh but completely necessary changes in the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. One of those changes was to end the war with the Galactic Empire.

Viceroy Jansen long felt the war was a huge mistake for the Trade Federation. The founding goals and principles of the Federation were being ignored because of a simple misunderstanding between the two powerful governments. Knowing this, Jacob contacted the Emperor and brokered a cease-fire between the two factions. Renewed commerce started to flow between the two governments, allowing a foundation for future relations to flourish. This cease-fire with the Empire opened diplomatic channels with both the Hapes Consortium and [[Mandalore]]. Both of whom where member states of the [[Imperial Union]] and allies of the Empire.

===The Imperial Union===
After peace was secured with the Empire, it was a natural step to move towards the Imperial Union. Jacob was approached by the Emperor and they both discussed possible future cooperation between the two governments. The decision would prove difficult for the new Viceroy, since never in the past had the Trade Federation been involved with the Galactic Civil War. Joining the Union would surely push the Federation to the Imperial side and cause political issues with the [[New Republic]] and their allies.

The decision was taken to the Cabinet where it was discussed for a many months. When the Cabinet was in agreement it was taken to the Confederate Senate and then to the [[Trade Federation Directorate]]. With unanimous support and approval, Jacob opened discussions with the Imperial Union heads of state.

After a few short discussions the Union approved the Trade Federation’s request for membership and on Year 9, Day 295 Jacob announced to the universe the good news in a live speech over the holonet.
[[File:Masterjacobjansen.png|right|thumb|500px|Master Jacob Jansen commanding Super Battle Droids]]
===The Force===
At a secluded meeting with Sith Lord Azrakh Raleep about Sith possibilities within the Trade Federation, Lord Raleep detected the ability to use the force within Viceroy Jansen. This was not a total surprise, as Jacob always felt he had an advantage over most people. He was always able to run a little faster and jump a little higher - the ability to always be ahead of the game. Some would say pure luck, but it was something far more powerful.

After a brief time with Lord Raleep, Viceroy Jansen traveled to meet with Emperor Vodo Bonias on his Super Star Destroyer where he trained in the powers of the Sith. There Jansen met Darth Malius, who served as his Master. The force was strong with Jansen and he quickly learned the ways of the Sith. When his training was complete Jansen left not only as a Viceroy, but a Sith Lord and member of the Sith Order.

Returning to the Trade Federation, Viceroy Jansen planned on using his new-found powers to better the Federation and its people, hoping to find more force users within the Trade Federation to act as its supreme guardians and enforcers.

===Evocati Order===
On Viceroy Jansen's return to the Trade Federation, he discovered the force within his Minister of Defense, [[Kage Renbukai]]. Viceroy Jansen took Kage as his apprentice, teaching Kage the ways of the force. Kage quickly reached the title of Knight. It was not too long before another member of the Trade Federation was found to have the force. [[Olwin Froon]], Director of Naval Production and leader of the [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] became Viceroy Jansen's second apprentice and quickly learned the ways of the force. It was then that Viceroy Jansen, Kage and Froon formed the Evocati Order and themselves served as the Inner Circle of the Order. The Evocati were designed to serve as the force guardians of the Trade Federation. The Order's mission is to serve the Trade Federation and to search its members for those special enough to have the ability to use the force. Since its creation, many members of the Trade Federation have joined its ranks. The Order stands as one of the most secretive divisions of the Trade Federation. For a good deal of time, no one outside of the Order even knew of its existence. Even today, very little information is known about the Order and its members.

===Alliance with the Hapes Consortium===
Following months of talks and weeks of non-stop fine tuning, in Year 11 Day 59 Viceroy Jansen signed the Trade Federation/Hapes Consortium Alliance with King Jessy James, ruler of the Hapes Consortium. The signing took place in the Stenness Node's Aweris System. Known as the [[Neshig Accords]], the alliance was the first of its kind for both governments: a no-strings-attached militaristic, economic, and social alliance between the two powers.[[File:Darth triaris.png|right|frame|none|Darth Triaris of the Sith Order]]

===Darth Triaris===
Viceroy Jacob Jansen grew very powerful in the Dark Side of the Force. His influence within the Sith Order grew such that, when the reign of Emperor Vodo Bonias ended, Jacob was asked to serve as one of four members on the Sith Council under the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Master Volentus. The position on the Council came with a promotion to Darth and a new name, Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris’ time in the Sith Council was short. Tensions arose between the Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris decided to pull out of the Sith Council and the Order to ensure no harm would come to relations between the Trade Federation and the Galactic Empire. Keeping his title, Darth Triaris strictly serves within the Inner Circle of the [[Evocati Order]].

===A New Direction===
With new leadership of the Empire came a new direction put upon the Imperial Union heads of state. The Empire wanted to reform the Union into a military coalition and wage war on the Galactic Alliance. This naturally divided the member states, many of whom did not wish to directly engage in war. The Trade Federation was on the side of peace. With drastic changes presented to Union heads of state, Jacob took the rare opportunity to move the Federation back on its original path of neutrality. After getting unanimous approval from the Cabinet, Jacob in turn spoke with the Empire and the remaining Union leaders. On hearing the Federation's plans, all remaining member states aside from the Empire decided to follow Jacob's example, withdraw from the Union, and declare neutrality. Jacob officially declared the Trade Federation's neutrality on Year 13 Day 315 in a public GNS titled "Honor, Integrity, and Profit."[[File:iu-conference.png|right|frame|none|400px|Viceroy Jacob Jansen announcing changes to the Imperial Union]]

===An Empire of Trade===
Leaving on peaceful terms with the Empire, Jacob quickly went to work with his Cabinet. For weeks they drafted up plans and ideas. The first of them was launched on Year 14 Day 52 in a GNS titled "Trade Federation Viceroy Aims To Strengthen Trading Community." The GNS was an announcement of the new Trade Federation Citizen Program, a program designed to recognize honorable traders of the galaxy by offering the support of the powerful economic engine of the Trade Federation. The program grants citizen status to galactic residents who fit the higher standards set to traders by the Trade Federation. The program instantly became a huge success. Many traders and entrepreneurs of the galaxy applied for membership. The Citizen Approval Board, composed of select Federation members, was quickly overloaded with applications and newly approved citizens have flooded Federation commerce centers throughout the galaxy.
[[File:Jacob saber.png|right|frame|Jacob's Lightsaber]]

===Retirement===
Jacob's nine-year run as Viceroy concluded when he formally resigned on Year 18, Day 68. He was succeeded by his current Regent, [[Nohv Schiller]]. For over a year, Jacob had been secretly planning this transition, only bringing his fellow Roys and Cabinet into the confidence later on. The public celebration, called "Federation Day," was actually a cleverly disguised farewell party for Jacob, planned with the Cabinet’s help. The secret was revealed on the event's final day through two broadcasts: "Future of the Trade Federation" for the local populace, and a GNS address for the rest of the galaxy. The broadcast announced his resignation and named Schiller as the new Viceroy. In turn, Viceroy Schiller honored Jacob with the [[Order of the Viceroy]] and appointed him as Regent to help him with his new duties. However, what seemed like a stable long-term solution quickly dissolved when the Viceroy unexpectedly revealed his own plans to step down.

===Viceroyal Carousel===
Jacob Jansen's hopes for a slow, relaxing retirement were repeatedly dashed by the demands of the Trade Federation. His second attempt at leisure was aborted on Year 19 Day 136 when he re-assumed the Viceroy title following Nohv Schiller's resignation. This tenure was marked by a successful, stabilizing maneuver: the signing of the Endor Pact, an alliance with The Kingdom of Elysia (modern day Czerka Corporation), and Kolkpravis.
Feeling he had secured the foundations, Jacob attempted his second retirement on Year 21 Day 292, handing the Viceroyalty to [[Salamku Derov]]. However, his appointment as Regent kept him tethered to the command structure. To his dismay, this brief respite ended abruptly when Viceroy Derov announced his intention to step down.
Inevitably, on Year 22 Day 216, Jacob Jansen was appointed Viceroy for a third time. This dedicated reign focused on structural reform, leading to the creation of the [[Inner-Circle]] and a significant policy shift with the Trade Federation's withdrawal from The [[Galactic Concordiate]].

In gratitude for his nearly 14 years of crucial service, Jacob was gifted [[Rendili StarDrive]] on Year 23 Day 320. On the same day, [[Salamku Derov]] took the helm for his second term.

===Arch-Provost and the Fourth Call===
Following his third retirement, Jacob accepted a position as Cabinet Advisor and Inner-Circle member, which facilitated a relocation to the Cularin System to take charge of [[Rendili StarDrive]]. Jacob and [[Nohv Schiller]] teamed up in Cularin to find the system in dire need of repair. The required rehabilitation was a massive undertaking, demanding that old shipyards be completely dismantled to make way for new, state-of-the-art facilities and depot stations. As soon as Rendili was finally ready to mass-produce its renowned ships—like the Lictor-class Dungeon Ship and Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser—trouble resurfaced in the Trade Federation.

On Year 24 Day 286, the inevitable happened: due to Viceroy Derov's health issues, Jacob Jansen was forced to assume the Viceroy title for a fourth time.

===Rotating Command===
Accepting his unbreakable ties to TF leadership, Jacob used this final term not just to govern, but to engineer a permanent solution to the leadership instability. He spearheaded critical changes to the TF charter, mandating a rotation of the Viceroyalty among all Inner-Circle members. This structural reform ensured that the demanding six-month term would not overwhelm any single individual and established a ready line of experienced successors.

During his six-month rotation, Jacob finalized additions to the Endor Pact and oversaw the dissolution of the Commerce Guilds. Upon completion of his term on Year 25 Day 217, Jacob stepped down to the position of Councillor.

===Current Day===
Splitting his time between Taanab and Cularin, he continues to run [[Rendili StarDrive]] while advising and assisting the Trade Federation leadership.

=Service Record=
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! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
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| Year 25 Day 217 - Current
| <center>Councillor (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
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| Year 24 Day 286 - Year 25 Day 217
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 23 Day 320 - Year 24 Day 286
| <center>Advisor (n/a)</center>
| <center>N/A</center>
| <center>[[File: cabinetseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 22 Day 216 - Year 23 Day 320
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 21 Day 192 - Year 22 Day 216
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 19 Day 136 - Year 21 Day 192
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 18 Day 68 - Year 19 Day 136
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 338 - Year 18 Day 68
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 334 - Year 8 Day 338
| <center>Duceroy (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 127 - Year 8 Day 334
| <center>Minister (GL-1)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-1.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Moiseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Ministry_of_the_Interior|Interior Ministry]]</center>
|-
| Year 7 Day 306
| <center>Director (HC-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Hc-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Production-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Techno_Union|Techno Union]]</center>
|-
| ~Year 6
| <center>Vice-President</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Logistics Director</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Tribune</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Cadet</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
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=Awards and Commendations=
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| [[Image:OV.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Viceroy]]
| [[Nohv Schiller]]
| Year 8, Day 68
|-
| [[Image:MOCF.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Confederacy: Member of the Confederate]]
| [[Bren Morgarr]]
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:EMoM.png]]
| [[Mark of the Master]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DS.jpg]]
| [[Diplomatic Star]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLos.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Loszog]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLek.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Lekua IV]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-TB.png]]
| [[Operation Taboon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SEPH.png]]
| [[Operation Seraph]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SARM.png]]
| [[Operation Strongarm]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:HUSNG-PRG.png]]
| [[Housing Project]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Ecom.png]]
| [[Council of Masters Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Eic.png]]
| [[Inner Circle Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:CR.png]]
| [[Cabinet Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DR.png]]
| [[Directorate Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VCE.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Corbin Esco
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VHC.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Horley Cyan
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VBM.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Bren Morgarr
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VJJ.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Jacob Jansen
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VNS.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Nohv Schiller
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[File:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Vas Felix
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-tod20.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] 20 years
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|}
 
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Jacob Jansen

2026-03-25T14:49:13Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

{{Infobox Character
| ImageHref = Jacob jansen ava.png
| Name = Jacob Jansen
| Homeworld = Hapes
| Born = Year -22
| Died =
| Race = Hapan
| Gender = Male
| Height = 1,88 meters
| Colouring =
| Hair Colour = Black
| Eye Colour = Blue
| Status = Active
| Ministry =
| Department =
| Position = [[Councillor]]
| Prior Service = [[Viceroy]] [[Regent]] [[Duceroy]] Minister of the Interior [[Techno Union]] [[Corporate Alliance]]
}}

The Hapan leader, '''Jacob Jansen''', has repeatedly guided the Trade Federation, serving as its 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th Viceroy. Though he currently operates as the owner and Arch-Provost of [[Rendili StarDrive]], he remains a key figure in TF governance as a Councillor on the [[Inner-Circle]].

==History==
===Youth===
Jacob Jansen's early life is veiled by a shroud of mystery that even the most probing security checks cannot penetrate. What little is known can only be gleaned from whispered rumors, some wild and fanciful. What is known for certain is that he was born on the planet Hapes, but Hapan Intelligence insists that census information on the Jansen family was lost more than a decade ago, leaving sparse records supplied by Jacob himself.

At an early age, Jacob entered the Hapan Naval Academy where he studied galactic Naval tactics. HNA records show that Jacob was an excellent student, and that HNA officials looked forward eagerly to the day when his rising star would lead in the Hapan Navy. However, this was not to be. Although Hapan in origin, many have attested to the fact that Jacob is not very Hapan in his outlook. although most Hapans never leave the Hapes Cluster, Jacob wanted to strike out on his own and explore beyond the isolated Hapan borders. A loud disagreement with his commanding officer is the only blot on Jacob's record from the HNA, and it proved the motivation for Jacob to begin the pursuit of his desires. Resigning from the Academy, Jacob defied Hapan law and departed the Hapes Cluster, spending most of his savings for a small ship to make for the Galactic Core.

The small and rickety ship Jacob had bought was not up for the long voayage to the core worlds, and Jacob was obliged to divert his journey to the Trade Federation's Glythe Sector. The [[Trade Federation]] long enjoyed a reputation for trustworthiness among the Hapan people, and Jacob traveled to Glythe seeking asylum and a chance to put his Hapan naval training to good use.

===Joining the Federation===
Upon arriving on Vinsoth, Jacob quickly made his way to the the local recruitment office. All of his entry examinations were passed with extremely high scores, drawing the attention of recruitment commanders. Looking for an opportunity to explore Jacob's potential, Federation Command placed him in the 2nd Fleet under Kell Archis, where Jacob was given command of the Carrack/S-class Light Cruiser [[TFN Peacekeeper]]. His performance in the Department of Defense was outstanding and he quickly gained the trust of Archis who promoted Jacob to the rank of Tribune and Trias Territory Military Governor.

The position of Military Governor gave Jacob his first true taste of command in the Trade Federation. In what was to become a feature of his tactical career, Tribune Jansen provided a strong defense system for the Trias Territory's small selection fo star systems. The defense implementations at Trias gained Tribune Jansen significant support from Director of Defense Kell Archis, who recognized the value of the organizational mind under his command. In time, Director of Archis resigned his post and his Deputy, [[Centauri Tyridius]] assumed command of the Department of Defense. Throughout their long time working together, Tribune Jansen and Director Tyridius formed a strong friendship and remain today on the best of terms.

==Assisting the Confederacy==
===Corporate Alliance===
It was clear to Tribune Jansen that if he wanted to further his career in the Trade Federation he would need to expand his experience and relations within the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]]. Tribune Jansen applied for and was offered an open position running the Logistics Department at the [[Corporate Alliance]]. He requested and was granted an honorable discharge from the Trade Federation Navy to take up his new challenge in the Corporate Alliance.

The Corporate Alliance was lead by President [[Garven Stalwart]], a follower of [[Horley Cyan]]. Garven was a well respected man in the trade industry and Jansen was eager to learn much from him. However, the Corporate Alliance's Department of Logistics was at a crisis point, with chronic disorganization creating a logistic morass. Jansen quickly went to work, providing as much skill and discipline as he could muster to turn the department around. His experience with command at Trias served him well, and he grew into the challenge as the department blossomed under his care. Garven Stalwart was impressed with the skill and maturity of the young Jansen, and he promoted Jacob Vice President of Corporate Alliance. Moving in to a leadership role in the Alliance was a huge move for the new Vice President. Working closely together, the team of Stalwart and Jansen proved to be a great boon to the Corporate Alliance. Under their guidance, The Corporate Alliance regularly turned loss into profit.

However, there were rumors that the Trade Federation had fallen on difficult times. Viceroy Horley Cyan stepped down and former Viceroy Corbin Esco had resumed his leadership position. Much was changing withing the Federation, and people with leadership experience were needed to stabilize the galaxy's largest trade conglomerate. [[Centauri Tyridius]], who had risen to the position of Duceroy, asked Jansen to return to help the Federation. It was with much regret that Jacob decided to leave the Corporate Alliance, resigning his Vice President's post.

===Trade Federation===
On Jansen's return to Vinsoth, he met with Duceroy Tyridius, who offered him the job of running the newly-formed [[TF Ministry of the Interior]]. Jansen happily accepted, and was installed as [[Minister]] the following day. As Minister of the Interior, Jacob oversaw the Logistics Corps as well as the [[Department of Industry]]. This gave Jacob the ability to keep a close eye on all of the Trade Federation's facilities and cities throughout the entire Glythe Sector. This assignment was not a small task, but it was one Minister Jansen proved fully capable of handling. He spent a good amount of time as Minister working with Duceroy Tyridius and the [[TF Cabinet]]. He remained a steady rock throughout the following political turmoil: the resignation of Viceroy [[Corbin Esco]] gave rise to a usurpation attempt by Darvock Tarion. The rise of Duceroy [[Bren Morgarr]] to Viceroy ended much of the internal political conflict, but left some holes in the CIS leadership structure.

===Techno Union===
Throughout the political turmoil, [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] suffered due to a lack of real leadership. Minister Jansen recognized that Techno Union was a huge part of the Federation's future, and he volunteered to take temporary command. The vote was passed and Minister Jansen was appointed President of Techno Union. Jacob was given 3 simple tasks for his work in Techno Union: revitalize the membership the company, restore production and stabilize income. Over a short period of time, all these goals were completed and Jacob was now leading a significant competitor in the ship building industry. Sales were up, new shipyards were under construction and many new applicants made the faction a premier galactic employer.

==Back in the Trade Federation==
===Duceroy===
President Jansen had accomplished all but one task - finding his replacement. For this, he looked to a long-time and trusted friend, [[Krayt Fel]]. Krayt Fel took over the leadership of Techno Union, clearing the way for Jansen to return to service in the Trade Federation.

At this point, Duceroy Centauri Tyridius submitted his resignation, recommending Jansen as his replacement. The vote was taken to the Cabinet and Jacob was quickly approved as [[Duceroy]] of the Trade Federation.

With the Trade Federation in economic boom, the Federation was pushed into the galactic spotlight. Having hundreds of millions of credits at the government's disposal, Duceroy Jansen was appointed Director of the Treasury and quickly started to build up an impressive naval fleet for the Federation. Adding many warships and haulers to the naval roster, the Trade Federation was finally able to take on large projects it never was able before.

One of the most important additions to the Federation was the purchase of [[Starsign Shipyards]] from its owner and galactic trader, Syn. The purchase of Starsign gave the Trade Federation exclusive rights to produce the YT-510 and rights to both the YV-666 and YT-2400.

===Transition to Power===
Not too long into his tenure as Duceroy, Jansen experienced firsthand command issues that were not getting addressed by the Viceroy Morgarr. The Trade Federation had continued an extended war with the Galactic Empire, which hurt the Federation's economic standing and made adequate defense of Federation territory impossible. Duceroy Jansen quickly lost confidence in Viceroy Morgarr's inability to take advantage of opportunities for the Federation on a galactic level. He felt that if something was not done quickly, the Trade Federation would spiral down an irreversible path, squandering opportunities for continued galactic prominence.

Acting on his own, Duceroy Jansen spoke with the Cabinet looking for support to approach Viceroy Morgarr about his resignation. To his surprise, there was little resistance and every member of the Cabinet vowed their support to Jacob. The plan was to get a quick and harmless transition of power. Fearing the spectre of past political turmoil when Viceroy Morgarr came to power, Duceroy Jansen wanted to avoid a coup or civil war that would cause huge harm to the Trade Federation. Because of the delicacy of the situation, very few members were told of the quiet push for a transition of power.

A few days later, Duceroy Jansen respectfully approached Viceroy Morgarr, asking for his resignation. The Cabinet was invited into the discussion and almost immediately Viceroy Morgarr resigned his command of the Trade Federation.
[[File:VJJbridge.png|right|frame|none|A young Viceroy Jacob Jansen on the bridge of his flagship, the Lucrehulk 3210 Battleship [[Prosperity]]]]

===Viceroy===
On Year 8 Day 336 Duceroy Jansen was appointed [[Viceroy]] of the Trade Federation. Viceroy Jansen quickly implemented what some would call harsh but completely necessary changes in the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. One of those changes was to end the war with the Galactic Empire.

Viceroy Jansen long felt the war was a huge mistake for the Trade Federation. The founding goals and principles of the Federation were being ignored because of a simple misunderstanding between the two powerful governments. Knowing this, Jacob contacted the Emperor and brokered a cease-fire between the two factions. Renewed commerce started to flow between the two governments, allowing a foundation for future relations to flourish. This cease-fire with the Empire opened diplomatic channels with both the Hapes Consortium and [[Mandalore]]. Both of whom where member states of the [[Imperial Union]] and allies of the Empire.

===The Imperial Union===
After peace was secured with the Empire, it was a natural step to move towards the Imperial Union. Jacob was approached by the Emperor and they both discussed possible future cooperation between the two governments. The decision would prove difficult for the new Viceroy, since never in the past had the Trade Federation been involved with the Galactic Civil War. Joining the Union would surely push the Federation to the Imperial side and cause political issues with the [[New Republic]] and their allies.

The decision was taken to the Cabinet where it was discussed for a many months. When the Cabinet was in agreement it was taken to the Confederate Senate and then to the [[Trade Federation Directorate]]. With unanimous support and approval, Jacob opened discussions with the Imperial Union heads of state.

After a few short discussions the Union approved the Trade Federation’s request for membership and on Year 9, Day 295 Jacob announced to the universe the good news in a live speech over the holonet.
[[File:Masterjacobjansen.png|right|thumb|500px|Master Jacob Jansen commanding Super Battle Droids]]
===The Force===
At a secluded meeting with Sith Lord Azrakh Raleep about Sith possibilities within the Trade Federation, Lord Raleep detected the ability to use the force within Viceroy Jansen. This was not a total surprise, as Jacob always felt he had an advantage over most people. He was always able to run a little faster and jump a little higher - the ability to always be ahead of the game. Some would say pure luck, but it was something far more powerful.

After a brief time with Lord Raleep, Viceroy Jansen traveled to meet with Emperor Vodo Bonias on his Super Star Destroyer where he trained in the powers of the Sith. There Jansen met Darth Malius, who served as his Master. The force was strong with Jansen and he quickly learned the ways of the Sith. When his training was complete Jansen left not only as a Viceroy, but a Sith Lord and member of the Sith Order.

Returning to the Trade Federation, Viceroy Jansen planned on using his new-found powers to better the Federation and its people, hoping to find more force users within the Trade Federation to act as its supreme guardians and enforcers.

===Evocati Order===
On Viceroy Jansen's return to the Trade Federation, he discovered the force within his Minister of Defense, [[Kage Renbukai]]. Viceroy Jansen took Kage as his apprentice, teaching Kage the ways of the force. Kage quickly reached the title of Knight. It was not too long before another member of the Trade Federation was found to have the force. [[Olwin Froon]], Director of Naval Production and leader of the [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] became Viceroy Jansen's second apprentice and quickly learned the ways of the force. It was then that Viceroy Jansen, Kage and Froon formed the Evocati Order and themselves served as the Inner Circle of the Order. The Evocati were designed to serve as the force guardians of the Trade Federation. The Order's mission is to serve the Trade Federation and to search its members for those special enough to have the ability to use the force. Since its creation, many members of the Trade Federation have joined its ranks. The Order stands as one of the most secretive divisions of the Trade Federation. For a good deal of time, no one outside of the Order even knew of its existence. Even today, very little information is known about the Order and its members.

===Alliance with the Hapes Consortium===
Following months of talks and weeks of non-stop fine tuning, in Year 11 Day 59 Viceroy Jansen signed the Trade Federation/Hapes Consortium Alliance with King Jessy James, ruler of the Hapes Consortium. The signing took place in the Stenness Node's Aweris System. Known as the [[Neshig Accords]], the alliance was the first of its kind for both governments: a no-strings-attached militaristic, economic, and social alliance between the two powers.[[File:Darth triaris.png|right|frame|none|Darth Triaris of the Sith Order]]

===Darth Triaris===
Viceroy Jacob Jansen grew very powerful in the Dark Side of the Force. His influence within the Sith Order grew such that, when the reign of Emperor Vodo Bonias ended, Jacob was asked to serve as one of four members on the Sith Council under the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Master Volentus. The position on the Council came with a promotion to Darth and a new name, Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris’ time in the Sith Council was short. Tensions arose between the Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris decided to pull out of the Sith Council and the Order to ensure no harm would come to relations between the Trade Federation and the Galactic Empire. Keeping his title, Darth Triaris strictly serves within the Inner Circle of the [[Evocati Order]].

===A New Direction===
With new leadership of the Empire came a new direction put upon the Imperial Union heads of state. The Empire wanted to reform the Union into a military coalition and wage war on the Galactic Alliance. This naturally divided the member states, many of whom did not wish to directly engage in war. The Trade Federation was on the side of peace. With drastic changes presented to Union heads of state, Jacob took the rare opportunity to move the Federation back on its original path of neutrality. After getting unanimous approval from the Cabinet, Jacob in turn spoke with the Empire and the remaining Union leaders. On hearing the Federation's plans, all remaining member states aside from the Empire decided to follow Jacob's example, withdraw from the Union, and declare neutrality. Jacob officially declared the Trade Federation's neutrality on Year 13 Day 315 in a public GNS titled "Honor, Integrity, and Profit."[[File:iu-conference.png|right|frame|none|400px|Viceroy Jacob Jansen announcing changes to the Imperial Union]]

===An Empire of Trade===
Leaving on peaceful terms with the Empire, Jacob quickly went to work with his Cabinet. For weeks they drafted up plans and ideas. The first of them was launched on Year 14 Day 52 in a GNS titled "Trade Federation Viceroy Aims To Strengthen Trading Community." The GNS was an announcement of the new Trade Federation Citizen Program, a program designed to recognize honorable traders of the galaxy by offering the support of the powerful economic engine of the Trade Federation. The program grants citizen status to galactic residents who fit the higher standards set to traders by the Trade Federation. The program instantly became a huge success. Many traders and entrepreneurs of the galaxy applied for membership. The Citizen Approval Board, composed of select Federation members, was quickly overloaded with applications and newly approved citizens have flooded Federation commerce centers throughout the galaxy.
[[File:Jacob saber.png|right|frame|Jacob's Lightsaber]]

===Retirement===
Jacob's nine-year run as Viceroy concluded when he formally resigned on Year 18, Day 68. He was succeeded by his current Regent, [[Nohv Schiller]]. For over a year, Jacob had been secretly planning this transition, only bringing his fellow Roys and Cabinet into the confidence later on. The public celebration, called "Federation Day," was actually a cleverly disguised farewell party for Jacob, planned with the Cabinet’s help. The secret was revealed on the event's final day through two broadcasts: "Future of the Trade Federation" for the local populace, and a GNS address for the rest of the galaxy. The broadcast announced his resignation and named Schiller as the new Viceroy. In turn, Viceroy Schiller honored Jacob with the [[Order of the Viceroy]] and appointed him as Regent to help him with his new duties. However, what seemed like a stable long-term solution quickly dissolved when the Viceroy unexpectedly revealed his own plans to step down.

===Viceroyal Carousel===
Jacob Jansen's hopes for a slow, relaxing retirement were repeatedly dashed by the demands of the Trade Federation. His second attempt at leisure was aborted on Year 19 Day 136 when he re-assumed the Viceroy title following Nohv Schiller's resignation. This tenure was marked by a successful, stabilizing maneuver: the signing of the Endor Pact, an alliance with The Kingdom of Elysia (modern day Czerka Corporation), and Kolkpravis.
Feeling he had secured the foundations, Jacob attempted his second retirement on Year 21 Day 292, handing the Viceroyalty to [[Salamku Derov]]. However, his appointment as Regent kept him tethered to the command structure. To his dismay, this brief respite ended abruptly when Viceroy Derov announced his intention to step down.
Inevitably, on Year 22 Day 216, Jacob Jansen was appointed Viceroy for a third time. This dedicated reign focused on structural reform, leading to the creation of the [[Inner-Circle]] and a significant policy shift with the Trade Federation's withdrawal from The [[Galactic Concordiate]].

In gratitude for his nearly 14 years of crucial service, Jacob was gifted [[Rendili StarDrive]] on Year 23 Day 320. On the same day, [[Salamku Derov]] took the helm for his second term.

===Arch-Provost and the Fourth Call===
Following his third retirement, Jacob accepted a position as Cabinet Advisor and Inner-Circle member, which facilitated a relocation to the Cularin System to take charge of [[Rendili StarDrive]]. Jacob and [[Nohv Schiller]] teamed up in Cularin to find the system in dire need of repair. The required rehabilitation was a massive undertaking, demanding that old shipyards be completely dismantled to make way for new, state-of-the-art facilities and depot stations. As soon as Rendili was finally ready to mass-produce its renowned ships—like the Lictor-class Dungeon Ship and Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser—trouble resurfaced in the Trade Federation.

On Year 24 Day 286, the inevitable happened: due to Viceroy Derov's health issues, Jacob Jansen was forced to assume the Viceroy title for a fourth time.

===Rotating Command===
Accepting his unbreakable ties to TF leadership, Jacob used this final term not just to govern, but to engineer a permanent solution to the leadership instability. He spearheaded critical changes to the TF charter, mandating a rotation of the Viceroyalty among all Inner-Circle members. This structural reform ensured that the demanding six-month term would not overwhelm any single individual and established a ready line of experienced successors.

During his six-month rotation, Jacob finalized additions to the Endor Pact and oversaw the dissolution of the Commerce Guilds. Upon completion of his term on Year 25 Day 217, Jacob stepped down to the position of Councillor.

===Current Day===
Splitting his time between Taanab and Cularin, he continues to run [[Rendili StarDrive]] while advising and assisting the Trade Federation leadership.

=Service Record=
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! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
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| Year 25 Day 217 - Current
| <center>Councillor (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 24 Day 286 - Year 25 Day 217
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 23 Day 320 - Year 24 Day 286
| <center>Advisor (n/a)</center>
| <center>N/A</center>
| <center>[[File: cabinetseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 22 Day 216 - Year 23 Day 320
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 21 Day 192 - Year 22 Day 216
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 19 Day 136 - Year 21 Day 192
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 18 Day 68 - Year 19 Day 136
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 338 - Year 18 Day 68
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 334 - Year 8 Day 338
| <center>Duceroy (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 127
| <center>Minister (GL-1)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-1.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Moiseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Ministry_of_the_Interior|Interior Ministry]]</center>
|-
| Year 7 Day 306
| <center>Director (HC-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Hc-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Production-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Techno_Union|Techno Union]]</center>
|-
| ~Year 6
| <center>Vice-President</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Logistics Director</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Tribune</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Cadet</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
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=Awards and Commendations=
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| [[Image:OV.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Viceroy]]
| [[Nohv Schiller]]
| Year 8, Day 68
|-
| [[Image:MOCF.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Confederacy: Member of the Confederate]]
| [[Bren Morgarr]]
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:EMoM.png]]
| [[Mark of the Master]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DS.jpg]]
| [[Diplomatic Star]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLos.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Loszog]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLek.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Lekua IV]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-TB.png]]
| [[Operation Taboon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SEPH.png]]
| [[Operation Seraph]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SARM.png]]
| [[Operation Strongarm]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:HUSNG-PRG.png]]
| [[Housing Project]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Ecom.png]]
| [[Council of Masters Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Eic.png]]
| [[Inner Circle Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:CR.png]]
| [[Cabinet Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DR.png]]
| [[Directorate Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VCE.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Corbin Esco
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VHC.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Horley Cyan
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VBM.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Bren Morgarr
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VJJ.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Jacob Jansen
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VNS.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Nohv Schiller
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[File:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Vas Felix
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-tod20.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] 20 years
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|}
 
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[[Category:Regents]]
[[Category:Inner Circle]]

Jacob Jansen

2026-03-25T14:43:05Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

{{Infobox Character
| ImageHref = Jacob jansen ava.png
| Name = Jacob Jansen
| Homeworld = Hapes
| Born = Year -22
| Died =
| Race = Hapan
| Gender = Male
| Height = 1,88 meters
| Colouring =
| Hair Colour = Black
| Eye Colour = Blue
| Status = Active
| Ministry =
| Department =
| Position = [[Councillor]]
| Prior Service = [[Viceroy]] [[Regent]] [[Duceroy]] Minister of the Interior [[Techno Union]] [[Corporate Alliance]]
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The Hapan leader, '''Jacob Jansen''', has repeatedly guided the Trade Federation, serving as its 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th Viceroy. Though he currently operates as the owner and Arch-Provost of [[Rendili StarDrive]], he remains a key figure in TF governance as a Councillor on the [[Inner-Circle]].

==History==
===Youth===
Jacob Jansen's early life is veiled by a shroud of mystery that even the most probing security checks cannot penetrate. What little is known can only be gleaned from whispered rumors, some wild and fanciful. What is known for certain is that he was born on the planet Hapes, but Hapan Intelligence insists that census information on the Jansen family was lost more than a decade ago, leaving sparse records supplied by Jacob himself.

At an early age, Jacob entered the Hapan Naval Academy where he studied galactic Naval tactics. HNA records show that Jacob was an excellent student, and that HNA officials looked forward eagerly to the day when his rising star would lead in the Hapan Navy. However, this was not to be. Although Hapan in origin, many have attested to the fact that Jacob is not very Hapan in his outlook. although most Hapans never leave the Hapes Cluster, Jacob wanted to strike out on his own and explore beyond the isolated Hapan borders. A loud disagreement with his commanding officer is the only blot on Jacob's record from the HNA, and it proved the motivation for Jacob to begin the pursuit of his desires. Resigning from the Academy, Jacob defied Hapan law and departed the Hapes Cluster, spending most of his savings for a small ship to make for the Galactic Core.

The small and rickety ship Jacob had bought was not up for the long voayage to the core worlds, and Jacob was obliged to divert his journey to the Trade Federation's Glythe Sector. The [[Trade Federation]] long enjoyed a reputation for trustworthiness among the Hapan people, and Jacob traveled to Glythe seeking asylum and a chance to put his Hapan naval training to good use.

===Joining the Federation===
Upon arriving on Vinsoth, Jacob quickly made his way to the the local recruitment office. All of his entry examinations were passed with extremely high scores, drawing the attention of recruitment commanders. Looking for an opportunity to explore Jacob's potential, Federation Command placed him in the 2nd Fleet under Kell Archis, where Jacob was given command of the Carrack/S-class Light Cruiser [[TFN Peacekeeper]]. His performance in the Department of Defense was outstanding and he quickly gained the trust of Archis who promoted Jacob to the rank of Tribune and Trias Territory Military Governor.

The position of Military Governor gave Jacob his first true taste of command in the Trade Federation. In what was to become a feature of his tactical career, Tribune Jansen provided a strong defense system for the Trias Territory's small selection fo star systems. The defense implementations at Trias gained Tribune Jansen significant support from Director of Defense Kell Archis, who recognized the value of the organizational mind under his command. In time, Director of Archis resigned his post and his Deputy, [[Centauri Tyridius]] assumed command of the Department of Defense. Throughout their long time working together, Tribune Jansen and Director Tyridius formed a strong friendship and remain today on the best of terms.

==Assisting the Confederacy==
===Corporate Alliance===
It was clear to Tribune Jansen that if he wanted to further his career in the Trade Federation he would need to expand his experience and relations within the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]]. Tribune Jansen applied for and was offered an open position running the Logistics Department at the [[Corporate Alliance]]. He requested and was granted an honorable discharge from the Trade Federation Navy to take up his new challenge in the Corporate Alliance.

The Corporate Alliance was lead by President [[Garven Stalwart]], a follower of [[Horley Cyan]]. Garven was a well respected man in the trade industry and Jansen was eager to learn much from him. However, the Corporate Alliance's Department of Logistics was at a crisis point, with chronic disorganization creating a logistic morass. Jansen quickly went to work, providing as much skill and discipline as he could muster to turn the department around. His experience with command at Trias served him well, and he grew into the challenge as the department blossomed under his care. Garven Stalwart was impressed with the skill and maturity of the young Jansen, and he promoted Jacob Vice President of Corporate Alliance. Moving in to a leadership role in the Alliance was a huge move for the new Vice President. Working closely together, the team of Stalwart and Jansen proved to be a great boon to the Corporate Alliance. Under their guidance, The Corporate Alliance regularly turned loss into profit.

However, there were rumors that the Trade Federation had fallen on difficult times. Viceroy Horley Cyan stepped down and former Viceroy Corbin Esco had resumed his leadership position. Much was changing withing the Federation, and people with leadership experience were needed to stabilize the galaxy's largest trade conglomerate. [[Centauri Tyridius]], who had risen to the position of Duceroy, asked Jansen to return to help the Federation. It was with much regret that Jacob decided to leave the Corporate Alliance, resigning his Vice President's post.

===Trade Federation===
On Jansen's return to Vinsoth, he met with Duceroy Tyridius, who offered him the job of running the newly-formed [[TF Ministry of the Interior]]. Jansen happily accepted, and was installed as [[Minister]] the following day. As Minister of the Interior, Jacob oversaw the Logistics Corps as well as the [[Department of Industry]]. This gave Jacob the ability to keep a close eye on all of the Trade Federation's facilities and cities throughout the entire Glythe Sector. This assignment was not a small task, but it was one Minister Jansen proved fully capable of handling. He spent a good amount of time as Minister working with Duceroy Tyridius and the [[TF Cabinet]]. He remained a steady rock throughout the following political turmoil: the resignation of Viceroy [[Corbin Esco]] gave rise to a usurpation attempt by Darvock Tarion. The rise of Duceroy [[Bren Morgarr]] to Viceroy ended much of the internal political conflict, but left some holes in the CIS leadership structure.

===Techno Union===
Throughout the political turmoil, [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] suffered due to a lack of real leadership. Minister Jansen recognized that Techno Union was a huge part of the Federation's future, and he volunteered to take temporary command. The vote was passed and Minister Jansen was appointed President of Techno Union. Jacob was given 3 simple tasks for his work in Techno Union: revitalize the membership the company, restore production and stabilize income. Over a short period of time, all these goals were completed and Jacob was now leading a significant competitor in the ship building industry. Sales were up, new shipyards were under construction and many new applicants made the faction a premier galactic employer.

==Back in the Trade Federation==
===Duceroy===
President Jansen had accomplished all but one task - finding his replacement. For this, he looked to a long-time and trusted friend, [[Krayt Fel]]. Krayt Fel took over the leadership of Techno Union, clearing the way for Jansen to return to service in the Trade Federation.

At this point, Duceroy Centauri Tyridius submitted his resignation, recommending Jansen as his replacement. The vote was taken to the Cabinet and Jacob was quickly approved as [[Duceroy]] of the Trade Federation.

With the Trade Federation in economic boom, the Federation was pushed into the galactic spotlight. Having hundreds of millions of credits at the government's disposal, Duceroy Jansen was appointed Director of the Treasury and quickly started to build up an impressive naval fleet for the Federation. Adding many warships and haulers to the naval roster, the Trade Federation was finally able to take on large projects it never was able before.

One of the most important additions to the Federation was the purchase of [[Starsign Shipyards]] from its owner and galactic trader, Syn. The purchase of Starsign gave the Trade Federation exclusive rights to produce the YT-510 and rights to both the YV-666 and YT-2400.

===Transition to Power===
Not too long into his tenure as Duceroy, Jansen experienced firsthand command issues that were not getting addressed by the Viceroy Morgarr. The Trade Federation had continued an extended war with the Galactic Empire, which hurt the Federation's economic standing and made adequate defense of Federation territory impossible. Duceroy Jansen quickly lost confidence in Viceroy Morgarr's inability to take advantage of opportunities for the Federation on a galactic level. He felt that if something was not done quickly, the Trade Federation would spiral down an irreversible path, squandering opportunities for continued galactic prominence.

Acting on his own, Duceroy Jansen spoke with the Cabinet looking for support to approach Viceroy Morgarr about his resignation. To his surprise, there was little resistance and every member of the Cabinet vowed their support to Jacob. The plan was to get a quick and harmless transition of power. Fearing the spectre of past political turmoil when Viceroy Morgarr came to power, Duceroy Jansen wanted to avoid a coup or civil war that would cause huge harm to the Trade Federation. Because of the delicacy of the situation, very few members were told of the quiet push for a transition of power.

A few days later, Duceroy Jansen respectfully approached Viceroy Morgarr, asking for his resignation. The Cabinet was invited into the discussion and almost immediately Viceroy Morgarr resigned his command of the Trade Federation.
[[File:VJJbridge.png|right|frame|none|A young Viceroy Jacob Jansen on the bridge of his flagship, the Lucrehulk 3210 Battleship [[Prosperity]]]]

===Viceroy===
On Year 8 Day 336 Duceroy Jansen was appointed [[Viceroy]] of the Trade Federation. Viceroy Jansen quickly implemented what some would call harsh but completely necessary changes in the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. One of those changes was to end the war with the Galactic Empire.

Viceroy Jansen long felt the war was a huge mistake for the Trade Federation. The founding goals and principles of the Federation were being ignored because of a simple misunderstanding between the two powerful governments. Knowing this, Jacob contacted the Emperor and brokered a cease-fire between the two factions. Renewed commerce started to flow between the two governments, allowing a foundation for future relations to flourish. This cease-fire with the Empire opened diplomatic channels with both the Hapes Consortium and [[Mandalore]]. Both of whom where member states of the [[Imperial Union]] and allies of the Empire.

===The Imperial Union===
After peace was secured with the Empire, it was a natural step to move towards the Imperial Union. Jacob was approached by the Emperor and they both discussed possible future cooperation between the two governments. The decision would prove difficult for the new Viceroy, since never in the past had the Trade Federation been involved with the Galactic Civil War. Joining the Union would surely push the Federation to the Imperial side and cause political issues with the [[New Republic]] and their allies.

The decision was taken to the Cabinet where it was discussed for a many months. When the Cabinet was in agreement it was taken to the Confederate Senate and then to the [[Trade Federation Directorate]]. With unanimous support and approval, Jacob opened discussions with the Imperial Union heads of state.

After a few short discussions the Union approved the Trade Federation’s request for membership and on Year 9, Day 295 Jacob announced to the universe the good news in a live speech over the holonet.
[[File:Masterjacobjansen.png|right|thumb|500px|Master Jacob Jansen commanding Super Battle Droids]]
===The Force===
At a secluded meeting with Sith Lord Azrakh Raleep about Sith possibilities within the Trade Federation, Lord Raleep detected the ability to use the force within Viceroy Jansen. This was not a total surprise, as Jacob always felt he had an advantage over most people. He was always able to run a little faster and jump a little higher - the ability to always be ahead of the game. Some would say pure luck, but it was something far more powerful.

After a brief time with Lord Raleep, Viceroy Jansen traveled to meet with Emperor Vodo Bonias on his Super Star Destroyer where he trained in the powers of the Sith. There Jansen met Darth Malius, who served as his Master. The force was strong with Jansen and he quickly learned the ways of the Sith. When his training was complete Jansen left not only as a Viceroy, but a Sith Lord and member of the Sith Order.

Returning to the Trade Federation, Viceroy Jansen planned on using his new-found powers to better the Federation and its people, hoping to find more force users within the Trade Federation to act as its supreme guardians and enforcers.

===Evocati Order===
On Viceroy Jansen's return to the Trade Federation, he discovered the force within his Minister of Defense, [[Kage Renbukai]]. Viceroy Jansen took Kage as his apprentice, teaching Kage the ways of the force. Kage quickly reached the title of Knight. It was not too long before another member of the Trade Federation was found to have the force. [[Olwin Froon]], Director of Naval Production and leader of the [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] became Viceroy Jansen's second apprentice and quickly learned the ways of the force. It was then that Viceroy Jansen, Kage and Froon formed the Evocati Order and themselves served as the Inner Circle of the Order. The Evocati were designed to serve as the force guardians of the Trade Federation. The Order's mission is to serve the Trade Federation and to search its members for those special enough to have the ability to use the force. Since its creation, many members of the Trade Federation have joined its ranks. The Order stands as one of the most secretive divisions of the Trade Federation. For a good deal of time, no one outside of the Order even knew of its existence. Even today, very little information is known about the Order and its members.

===Alliance with the Hapes Consortium===
Following months of talks and weeks of non-stop fine tuning, in Year 11 Day 59 Viceroy Jansen signed the Trade Federation/Hapes Consortium Alliance with King Jessy James, ruler of the Hapes Consortium. The signing took place in the Stenness Node's Aweris System. Known as the [[Neshig Accords]], the alliance was the first of its kind for both governments: a no-strings-attached militaristic, economic, and social alliance between the two powers.[[File:Darth triaris.png|right|frame|none|Darth Triaris of the Sith Order]]

===Darth Triaris===
Viceroy Jacob Jansen grew very powerful in the Dark Side of the Force. His influence within the Sith Order grew such that, when the reign of Emperor Vodo Bonias ended, Jacob was asked to serve as one of four members on the Sith Council under the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Master Volentus. The position on the Council came with a promotion to Darth and a new name, Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris’ time in the Sith Council was short. Tensions arose between the Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris decided to pull out of the Sith Council and the Order to ensure no harm would come to relations between the Trade Federation and the Galactic Empire. Keeping his title, Darth Triaris strictly serves within the Inner Circle of the [[Evocati Order]].

===A New Direction===
With new leadership of the Empire came a new direction put upon the Imperial Union heads of state. The Empire wanted to reform the Union into a military coalition and wage war on the Galactic Alliance. This naturally divided the member states, many of whom did not wish to directly engage in war. The Trade Federation was on the side of peace. With drastic changes presented to Union heads of state, Jacob took the rare opportunity to move the Federation back on its original path of neutrality. After getting unanimous approval from the Cabinet, Jacob in turn spoke with the Empire and the remaining Union leaders. On hearing the Federation's plans, all remaining member states aside from the Empire decided to follow Jacob's example, withdraw from the Union, and declare neutrality. Jacob officially declared the Trade Federation's neutrality on Year 13 Day 315 in a public GNS titled "Honor, Integrity, and Profit."[[File:iu-conference.png|right|frame|none|400px|Viceroy Jacob Jansen announcing changes to the Imperial Union]]

===An Empire of Trade===
Leaving on peaceful terms with the Empire, Jacob quickly went to work with his Cabinet. For weeks they drafted up plans and ideas. The first of them was launched on Year 14 Day 52 in a GNS titled "Trade Federation Viceroy Aims To Strengthen Trading Community." The GNS was an announcement of the new Trade Federation Citizen Program, a program designed to recognize honorable traders of the galaxy by offering the support of the powerful economic engine of the Trade Federation. The program grants citizen status to galactic residents who fit the higher standards set to traders by the Trade Federation. The program instantly became a huge success. Many traders and entrepreneurs of the galaxy applied for membership. The Citizen Approval Board, composed of select Federation members, was quickly overloaded with applications and newly approved citizens have flooded Federation commerce centers throughout the galaxy.
[[File:Jacob saber.png|right|frame|Jacob's Lightsaber]]

===Retirement===
Jacob's nine-year run as Viceroy concluded when he formally resigned on Year 18, Day 68. He was succeeded by his current Regent, [[Nohv Schiller]]. For over a year, Jacob had been secretly planning this transition, only bringing his fellow Roys and Cabinet into the confidence later on. The public celebration, called "Federation Day," was actually a cleverly disguised farewell party for Jacob, planned with the Cabinet’s help. The secret was revealed on the event's final day through two broadcasts: "Future of the Trade Federation" for the local populace, and a GNS address for the rest of the galaxy. The broadcast announced his resignation and named Schiller as the new Viceroy. In turn, Viceroy Schiller honored Jacob with the [[Order of the Viceroy]] and appointed him as Regent to help him with his new duties. However, what seemed like a stable long-term solution quickly dissolved when the Viceroy unexpectedly revealed his own plans to step down.

===Viceroyal Carousel===
Jacob Jansen's hopes for a slow, relaxing retirement were repeatedly dashed by the demands of the Trade Federation. His second attempt at leisure was aborted on Year 19 Day 136 when he re-assumed the Viceroy title following Nohv Schiller's resignation. This tenure was marked by a successful, stabilizing maneuver: the signing of the Endor Pact, an alliance with The Kingdom of Elysia (modern day Czerka Corporation), and Kolkpravis.
Feeling he had secured the foundations, Jacob attempted his second retirement on Year 21 Day 292, handing the Viceroyalty to [[Salamku Derov]]. However, his appointment as Regent kept him tethered to the command structure. To his dismay, this brief respite ended abruptly when Viceroy Derov announced his intention to step down.
Inevitably, on Year 22 Day 216, Jacob Jansen was appointed Viceroy for a third time. This dedicated reign focused on structural reform, leading to the creation of the [[Inner-Circle]] and a significant policy shift with the Trade Federation's withdrawal from The [[Galactic Concordiate]].

In gratitude for his nearly 14 years of crucial service, Jacob was gifted [[Rendili StarDrive]] on Year 23 Day 320. On the same day, [[Salamku Derov]] took the helm for his second term.

===Arch-Provost and the Fourth Call===
Following his third retirement, Jacob accepted a position as Cabinet Advisor and Inner-Circle member, which facilitated a relocation to the Cularin System to take charge of [[Rendili StarDrive]]. Jacob and [[Nohv Schiller]] teamed up in Cularin to find the system in dire need of repair. The required rehabilitation was a massive undertaking, demanding that old shipyards be completely dismantled to make way for new, state-of-the-art facilities and depot stations. As soon as Rendili was finally ready to mass-produce its renowned ships—like the Lictor-class Dungeon Ship and Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser—trouble resurfaced in the Trade Federation.

On Year 24 Day 286, the inevitable happened: due to Viceroy Derov's health issues, Jacob Jansen was forced to assume the Viceroy title for a fourth time.

===Rotating Command===
Accepting his unbreakable ties to TF leadership, Jacob used this final term not just to govern, but to engineer a permanent solution to the leadership instability. He spearheaded critical changes to the TF charter, mandating a rotation of the Viceroyalty among all Inner-Circle members. This structural reform ensured that the demanding six-month term would not overwhelm any single individual and established a ready line of experienced successors.

During his six-month rotation, Jacob finalized additions to the Endor Pact and oversaw the dissolution of the Commerce Guilds. Upon completion of his term on Year 25 Day 217, Jacob stepped down to the position of Councillor.

===Current Day===
Splitting his time between Taanab and Cularin, he continues to run [[Rendili StarDrive]] while advising and assisting the Trade Federation leadership.

=Service Record=
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| Year 25 Day 217 - Current
| <center>Councillor (GL-2)</center>
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| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 24 Day 286 - Year 25 Day 217
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 23 Day 320 - Year 24 Day 286
| <center>Advisor (n/a)</center>
| <center>N/A</center>
| <center>[[File: cabinetseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 22 Day 216 - Year 23 Day 320
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 21 Day 192 - Year 22 Day 216
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 19 Day 136 - Year 21 Day 192
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 18 Day 68 - Year 19 Day 136
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 338 - Year 18 Day 68
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 334 - Year 8 Day 338
| <center>Duceroy (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 127
| <center>Minister (GL-1)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-1.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Moiseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Ministry_of_the_Interior|Interior Ministry]]</center>
|-
| Year 7 Day 306
| <center>Director (HC-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Hc-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Production-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Techno_Union|Techno Union]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Vice-President</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Logistics Director</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Tribune</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Cadet</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
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=Awards and Commendations=
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| [[Image:OV.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Viceroy]]
| [[Nohv Schiller]]
| Year 8, Day 68
|-
| [[Image:MOCF.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Confederacy: Member of the Confederate]]
| [[Bren Morgarr]]
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:EMoM.png]]
| [[Mark of the Master]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DS.jpg]]
| [[Diplomatic Star]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLos.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Loszog]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLek.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Lekua IV]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-TB.png]]
| [[Operation Taboon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SEPH.png]]
| [[Operation Seraph]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SARM.png]]
| [[Operation Strongarm]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:HUSNG-PRG.png]]
| [[Housing Project]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Ecom.png]]
| [[Council of Masters Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Eic.png]]
| [[Inner Circle Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:CR.png]]
| [[Cabinet Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DR.png]]
| [[Directorate Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VCE.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Corbin Esco
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VHC.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Horley Cyan
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VBM.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Bren Morgarr
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VJJ.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Jacob Jansen
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VNS.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Nohv Schiller
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[File:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Vas Felix
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-tod20.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] 20 years
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|}
 
[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]
[[Category:Duceroys]]
[[Category:Viceroys]]
[[Category:Regents]]
[[Category:Inner Circle]]

Jacob Jansen

2026-03-24T14:59:13Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

{{Infobox Character
| ImageHref = Jacob jansen ava.png
| Name = Jacob Jansen
| Homeworld = Hapes
| Born = Year -22
| Died =
| Race = Hapan
| Gender = Male
| Height = 1,88 meters
| Colouring =
| Hair Colour = Black
| Eye Colour = Blue
| Status = Active
| Ministry =
| Department =
| Position = [[Councillor]]
| Prior Service = [[Viceroy]] [[Regent]] [[Duceroy]] Minister of the Interior [[Techno Union]] [[Corporate Alliance]]
}}

The Hapan leader, '''Jacob Jansen''', has repeatedly guided the Trade Federation, serving as its 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th Viceroy. Though he currently operates as the owner and Arch-Provost of [[Rendili StarDrive]], he remains a key figure in TF governance as a Councillor on the [[Inner-Circle]].

==History==
===Youth===
Jacob Jansen's early life is veiled by a shroud of mystery that even the most probing security checks cannot penetrate. What little is known can only be gleaned from whispered rumors, some wild and fanciful. What is known for certain is that he was born on the planet Hapes, but Hapan Intelligence insists that census information on the Jansen family was lost more than a decade ago, leaving sparse records supplied by Jacob himself.

At an early age, Jacob entered the Hapan Naval Academy where he studied galactic Naval tactics. HNA records show that Jacob was an excellent student, and that HNA officials looked forward eagerly to the day when his rising star would lead in the Hapan Navy. However, this was not to be. Although Hapan in origin, many have attested to the fact that Jacob is not very Hapan in his outlook. although most Hapans never leave the Hapes Cluster, Jacob wanted to strike out on his own and explore beyond the isolated Hapan borders. A loud disagreement with his commanding officer is the only blot on Jacob's record from the HNA, and it proved the motivation for Jacob to begin the pursuit of his desires. Resigning from the Academy, Jacob defied Hapan law and departed the Hapes Cluster, spending most of his savings for a small ship to make for the Galactic Core.

The small and rickety ship Jacob had bought was not up for the long voayage to the core worlds, and Jacob was obliged to divert his journey to the Trade Federation's Glythe Sector. The [[Trade Federation]] long enjoyed a reputation for trustworthiness among the Hapan people, and Jacob traveled to Glythe seeking asylum and a chance to put his Hapan naval training to good use.

===Joining the Federation===
Upon arriving on Vinsoth, Jacob quickly made his way to the the local recruitment office. All of his entry examinations were passed with extremely high scores, drawing the attention of recruitment commanders. Looking for an opportunity to explore Jacob's potential, Federation Command placed him in the 2nd Fleet under Kell Archis, where Jacob was given command of the Carrack/S-class Light Cruiser [[TFN Peacekeeper]]. His performance in the Department of Defense was outstanding and he quickly gained the trust of Archis who promoted Jacob to the rank of Tribune and Trias Territory Military Governor.

The position of Military Governor gave Jacob his first true taste of command in the Trade Federation. In what was to become a feature of his tactical career, Tribune Jansen provided a strong defense system for the Trias Territory's small selection fo star systems. The defense implementations at Trias gained Tribune Jansen significant support from Director of Defense Kell Archis, who recognized the value of the organizational mind under his command. In time, Director of Archis resigned his post and his Deputy, [[Centauri Tyridius]] assumed command of the Department of Defense. Throughout their long time working together, Tribune Jansen and Director Tyridius formed a strong friendship and remain today on the best of terms.

==Assisting the Confederacy==
===Corporate Alliance===
It was clear to Tribune Jansen that if he wanted to further his career in the Trade Federation he would need to expand his experience and relations within the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]]. Tribune Jansen applied for and was offered an open position running the Logistics Department at the [[Corporate Alliance]]. He requested and was granted an honorable discharge from the Trade Federation Navy to take up his new challenge in the Corporate Alliance.

The Corporate Alliance was lead by President [[Garven Stalwart]], a follower of [[Horley Cyan]]. Garven was a well respected man in the trade industry and Jansen was eager to learn much from him. However, the Corporate Alliance's Department of Logistics was at a crisis point, with chronic disorganization creating a logistic morass. Jansen quickly went to work, providing as much skill and discipline as he could muster to turn the department around. His experience with command at Trias served him well, and he grew into the challenge as the department blossomed under his care. Garven Stalwart was impressed with the skill and maturity of the young Jansen, and he promoted Jacob Vice President of Corporate Alliance. Moving in to a leadership role in the Alliance was a huge move for the new Vice President. Working closely together, the team of Stalwart and Jansen proved to be a great boon to the Corporate Alliance. Under their guidance, The Corporate Alliance regularly turned loss into profit.

However, there were rumors that the Trade Federation had fallen on difficult times. Viceroy Horley Cyan stepped down and former Viceroy Corbin Esco had resumed his leadership position. Much was changing withing the Federation, and people with leadership experience were needed to stabilize the galaxy's largest trade conglomerate. [[Centauri Tyridius]], who had risen to the position of Duceroy, asked Jansen to return to help the Federation. It was with much regret that Jacob decided to leave the Corporate Alliance, resigning his Vice President's post.

===Trade Federation===
On Jansen's return to Vinsoth, he met with Duceroy Tyridius, who offered him the job of running the newly-formed [[TF Ministry of the Interior]]. Jansen happily accepted, and was installed as [[Minister]] the following day. As Minister of the Interior, Jacob oversaw the Logistics Corps as well as the [[Department of Industry]]. This gave Jacob the ability to keep a close eye on all of the Trade Federation's facilities and cities throughout the entire Glythe Sector. This assignment was not a small task, but it was one Minister Jansen proved fully capable of handling. He spent a good amount of time as Minister working with Duceroy Tyridius and the [[TF Cabinet]]. He remained a steady rock throughout the following political turmoil: the resignation of Viceroy [[Corbin Esco]] gave rise to a usurpation attempt by Darvock Tarion. The rise of Duceroy [[Bren Morgarr]] to Viceroy ended much of the internal political conflict, but left some holes in the CIS leadership structure.

===Techno Union===
Throughout the political turmoil, [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] suffered due to a lack of real leadership. Minister Jansen recognized that Techno Union was a huge part of the Federation's future, and he volunteered to take temporary command. The vote was passed and Minister Jansen was appointed President of Techno Union. Jacob was given 3 simple tasks for his work in Techno Union: revitalize the membership the company, restore production and stabilize income. Over a short period of time, all these goals were completed and Jacob was now leading a significant competitor in the ship building industry. Sales were up, new shipyards were under construction and many new applicants made the faction a premier galactic employer.

==Back in the Trade Federation==
===Duceroy===
President Jansen had accomplished all but one task - finding his replacement. For this, he looked to a long-time and trusted friend, [[Krayt Fel]]. Krayt Fel took over the leadership of Techno Union, clearing the way for Jansen to return to service in the Trade Federation.

At this point, Duceroy Centauri Tyridius submitted his resignation, recommending Jansen as his replacement. The vote was taken to the Cabinet and Jacob was quickly approved as [[Duceroy]] of the Trade Federation.

With the Trade Federation in economic boom, the Federation was pushed into the galactic spotlight. Having hundreds of millions of credits at the government's disposal, Duceroy Jansen was appointed Director of the Treasury and quickly started to build up an impressive naval fleet for the Federation. Adding many warships and haulers to the naval roster, the Trade Federation was finally able to take on large projects it never was able before.

One of the most important additions to the Federation was the purchase of [[Starsign Shipyards]] from its owner and galactic trader, Syn. The purchase of Starsign gave the Trade Federation exclusive rights to produce the YT-510 and rights to both the YV-666 and YT-2400.

===Transition to Power===
Not too long into his tenure as Duceroy, Jansen experienced firsthand command issues that were not getting addressed by the Viceroy Morgarr. The Trade Federation had continued an extended war with the Galactic Empire, which hurt the Federation's economic standing and made adequate defense of Federation territory impossible. Duceroy Jansen quickly lost confidence in Viceroy Morgarr's inability to take advantage of opportunities for the Federation on a galactic level. He felt that if something was not done quickly, the Trade Federation would spiral down an irreversible path, squandering opportunities for continued galactic prominence.

Acting on his own, Duceroy Jansen spoke with the Cabinet looking for support to approach Viceroy Morgarr about his resignation. To his surprise, there was little resistance and every member of the Cabinet vowed their support to Jacob. The plan was to get a quick and harmless transition of power. Fearing the spectre of past political turmoil when Viceroy Morgarr came to power, Duceroy Jansen wanted to avoid a coup or civil war that would cause huge harm to the Trade Federation. Because of the delicacy of the situation, very few members were told of the quiet push for a transition of power.

A few days later, Duceroy Jansen respectfully approached Viceroy Morgarr, asking for his resignation. The Cabinet was invited into the discussion and almost immediately Viceroy Morgarr resigned his command of the Trade Federation.
[[File:VJJbridge.png|right|frame|none|A young Viceroy Jacob Jansen on the bridge of his flagship, the Lucrehulk 3210 Battleship [[Prosperity]]]]

===Viceroy===
On Year 8 Day 336 Duceroy Jansen was appointed [[Viceroy]] of the Trade Federation. Viceroy Jansen quickly implemented what some would call harsh but completely necessary changes in the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. One of those changes was to end the war with the Galactic Empire.

Viceroy Jansen long felt the war was a huge mistake for the Trade Federation. The founding goals and principles of the Federation were being ignored because of a simple misunderstanding between the two powerful governments. Knowing this, Jacob contacted the Emperor and brokered a cease-fire between the two factions. Renewed commerce started to flow between the two governments, allowing a foundation for future relations to flourish. This cease-fire with the Empire opened diplomatic channels with both the Hapes Consortium and [[Mandalore]]. Both of whom where member states of the [[Imperial Union]] and allies of the Empire.

===The Imperial Union===
After peace was secured with the Empire, it was a natural step to move towards the Imperial Union. Jacob was approached by the Emperor and they both discussed possible future cooperation between the two governments. The decision would prove difficult for the new Viceroy, since never in the past had the Trade Federation been involved with the Galactic Civil War. Joining the Union would surely push the Federation to the Imperial side and cause political issues with the [[New Republic]] and their allies.

The decision was taken to the Cabinet where it was discussed for a many months. When the Cabinet was in agreement it was taken to the Confederate Senate and then to the [[Trade Federation Directorate]]. With unanimous support and approval, Jacob opened discussions with the Imperial Union heads of state.

After a few short discussions the Union approved the Trade Federation’s request for membership and on Year 9, Day 295 Jacob announced to the universe the good news in a live speech over the holonet.
[[File:Masterjacobjansen.png|right|thumb|500px|Master Jacob Jansen commanding Super Battle Droids]]
===The Force===
At a secluded meeting with Sith Lord Azrakh Raleep about Sith possibilities within the Trade Federation, Lord Raleep detected the ability to use the force within Viceroy Jansen. This was not a total surprise, as Jacob always felt he had an advantage over most people. He was always able to run a little faster and jump a little higher - the ability to always be ahead of the game. Some would say pure luck, but it was something far more powerful.

After a brief time with Lord Raleep, Viceroy Jansen traveled to meet with Emperor Vodo Bonias on his Super Star Destroyer where he trained in the powers of the Sith. There Jansen met Darth Malius, who served as his Master. The force was strong with Jansen and he quickly learned the ways of the Sith. When his training was complete Jansen left not only as a Viceroy, but a Sith Lord and member of the Sith Order.

Returning to the Trade Federation, Viceroy Jansen planned on using his new-found powers to better the Federation and its people, hoping to find more force users within the Trade Federation to act as its supreme guardians and enforcers.

===Evocati Order===
On Viceroy Jansen's return to the Trade Federation, he discovered the force within his Minister of Defense, [[Kage Renbukai]]. Viceroy Jansen took Kage as his apprentice, teaching Kage the ways of the force. Kage quickly reached the title of Knight. It was not too long before another member of the Trade Federation was found to have the force. [[Olwin Froon]], Director of Naval Production and leader of the [[Kuat Drive Yards|Techno Union]] became Viceroy Jansen's second apprentice and quickly learned the ways of the force. It was then that Viceroy Jansen, Kage and Froon formed the Evocati Order and themselves served as the Inner Circle of the Order. The Evocati were designed to serve as the force guardians of the Trade Federation. The Order's mission is to serve the Trade Federation and to search its members for those special enough to have the ability to use the force. Since its creation, many members of the Trade Federation have joined its ranks. The Order stands as one of the most secretive divisions of the Trade Federation. For a good deal of time, no one outside of the Order even knew of its existence. Even today, very little information is known about the Order and its members.

===Alliance with the Hapes Consortium===
Following months of talks and weeks of non-stop fine tuning, in Year 11 Day 59 Viceroy Jansen signed the Trade Federation/Hapes Consortium Alliance with King Jessy James, ruler of the Hapes Consortium. The signing took place in the Stenness Node's Aweris System. Known as the [[Neshig Accords]], the alliance was the first of its kind for both governments: a no-strings-attached militaristic, economic, and social alliance between the two powers.[[File:Darth triaris.png|right|frame|none|Darth Triaris of the Sith Order]]

===Darth Triaris===
Viceroy Jacob Jansen grew very powerful in the Dark Side of the Force. His influence within the Sith Order grew such that, when the reign of Emperor Vodo Bonias ended, Jacob was asked to serve as one of four members on the Sith Council under the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Master Volentus. The position on the Council came with a promotion to Darth and a new name, Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris’ time in the Sith Council was short. Tensions arose between the Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Triaris. Darth Triaris decided to pull out of the Sith Council and the Order to ensure no harm would come to relations between the Trade Federation and the Galactic Empire. Keeping his title, Darth Triaris strictly serves within the Inner Circle of the [[Evocati Order]].

===A New Direction===
With new leadership of the Empire came a new direction put upon the Imperial Union heads of state. The Empire wanted to reform the Union into a military coalition and wage war on the Galactic Alliance. This naturally divided the member states, many of whom did not wish to directly engage in war. The Trade Federation was on the side of peace. With drastic changes presented to Union heads of state, Jacob took the rare opportunity to move the Federation back on its original path of neutrality. After getting unanimous approval from the Cabinet, Jacob in turn spoke with the Empire and the remaining Union leaders. On hearing the Federation's plans, all remaining member states aside from the Empire decided to follow Jacob's example, withdraw from the Union, and declare neutrality. Jacob officially declared the Trade Federation's neutrality on Year 13 Day 315 in a public GNS titled "Honor, Integrity, and Profit."[[File:iu-conference.png|right|frame|none|400px|Viceroy Jacob Jansen announcing changes to the Imperial Union]]

===An Empire of Trade===
Leaving on peaceful terms with the Empire, Jacob quickly went to work with his Cabinet. For weeks they drafted up plans and ideas. The first of them was launched on Year 14 Day 52 in a GNS titled "Trade Federation Viceroy Aims To Strengthen Trading Community." The GNS was an announcement of the new Trade Federation Citizen Program, a program designed to recognize honorable traders of the galaxy by offering the support of the powerful economic engine of the Trade Federation. The program grants citizen status to galactic residents who fit the higher standards set to traders by the Trade Federation. The program instantly became a huge success. Many traders and entrepreneurs of the galaxy applied for membership. The Citizen Approval Board, composed of select Federation members, was quickly overloaded with applications and newly approved citizens have flooded Federation commerce centers throughout the galaxy.
[[File:Jacob saber.png|right|frame|Jacob's Lightsaber]]

===Retirement===
Jacob's nine-year run as Viceroy concluded when he formally resigned on Year 18, Day 68. He was succeeded by his current Regent, [[Nohv Schiller]]. For over a year, Jacob had been secretly planning this transition, only bringing his fellow Roys and Cabinet into the confidence later on. The public celebration, called "Federation Day," was actually a cleverly disguised farewell party for Jacob, planned with the Cabinet’s help. The secret was revealed on the event's final day through two broadcasts: "Future of the Trade Federation" for the local populace, and a GNS address for the rest of the galaxy. The broadcast announced his resignation and named Schiller as the new Viceroy. In turn, Viceroy Schiller honored Jacob with the [[Order of the Viceroy]] and appointed him as Regent to help him with his new duties. However, what seemed like a stable long-term solution quickly dissolved when the Viceroy unexpectedly revealed his own plans to step down.

===Viceroyal Carousel===
Jacob Jansen's hopes for a slow, relaxing retirement were repeatedly dashed by the demands of the Trade Federation. His second attempt at leisure was aborted on Year 19 Day 136 when he re-assumed the Viceroy title following Nohv Schiller's resignation. This tenure was marked by a successful, stabilizing maneuver: the signing of the Endor Pact, an alliance with The Kingdom of Elysia (modern day Czerka Corporation), and Kolkpravis.
Feeling he had secured the foundations, Jacob attempted his second retirement on Year 21 Day 292, handing the Viceroyalty to [[Salamku Derov]]. However, his appointment as Regent kept him tethered to the command structure. To his dismay, this brief respite ended abruptly when Viceroy Derov announced his intention to step down.
Inevitably, on Year 22 Day 216, Jacob Jansen was appointed Viceroy for a third time. This dedicated reign focused on structural reform, leading to the creation of the [[Inner-Circle]] and a significant policy shift with the Trade Federation's withdrawal from The [[Galactic Concordiate]].

In gratitude for his nearly 14 years of crucial service, Jacob was gifted [[Rendili StarDrive]] on Year 23 Day 320. On the same day, [[Salamku Derov]] took the helm for his second term.

===Arch-Provost and the Fourth Call===
Following his third retirement, Jacob accepted a position as Cabinet Advisor and Inner-Circle member, which facilitated a relocation to the Cularin System to take charge of [[Rendili StarDrive]]. Jacob and [[Nohv Schiller]] teamed up in Cularin to find the system in dire need of repair. The required rehabilitation was a massive undertaking, demanding that old shipyards be completely dismantled to make way for new, state-of-the-art facilities and depot stations. As soon as Rendili was finally ready to mass-produce its renowned ships—like the Lictor-class Dungeon Ship and Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser—trouble resurfaced in the Trade Federation.

On Year 24 Day 286, the inevitable happened: due to Viceroy Derov's health issues, Jacob Jansen was forced to assume the Viceroy title for a fourth time.

===Rotating Command===
Accepting his unbreakable ties to TF leadership, Jacob used this final term not just to govern, but to engineer a permanent solution to the leadership instability. He spearheaded critical changes to the TF charter, mandating a rotation of the Viceroyalty among all Inner-Circle members. This structural reform ensured that the demanding six-month term would not overwhelm any single individual and established a ready line of experienced successors.

During his six-month rotation, Jacob finalized additions to the Endor Pact and oversaw the dissolution of the Commerce Guilds. Upon completion of his term on Year 25 Day 217, Jacob stepped down to the position of Councillor.

===Current Day===
Splitting his time between Taanab and Cularin, he continues to run [[Rendili StarDrive]] while advising and assisting the Trade Federation leadership.

=Service Record=
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! style="text-align:center;" | Seal
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
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| Year 25 Day 217 - Current
| <center>Councillor (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 24 Day 286 - Year 25 Day 217
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 23 Day 320 - Year 24 Day 286
| <center>Advisor (n/a)</center>
| <center>N/A</center>
| <center>[[File: cabinetseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 22 Day 216 - Year 23 Day 320
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 21 Day 192 - Year 22 Day 216
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 19 Day 136 - Year 21 Day 192
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 18 Day 68 - Year 19 Day 136
| <center>Regent (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: regentseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 338 - Year 18 Day 68
| <center>Viceroy (GL-3)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-3.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: viceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 338 - Year 8 Day 338
| <center>Duceroy (GL-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Duceroyseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Cabinet]]</center>
|-
| Year 8 Day 127
| <center>Minister (GL-1)</center>
| <center>[[File:Gl-1.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Moiseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Ministry_of_the_Interior|Interior Ministry]]</center>
|-
| Year 7 Day 306
| <center>Director (HC-2)</center>
| <center>[[File:Hc-2.png|100px]]</center>
| <center>[[File: Production-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Techno_Union|Techno Union]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Vice-President</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Logistics Director</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>[[Corporate Alliance]]</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Tribune</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
|-
| Data Missing
| <center>Cadet</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>n/a</center>
| <center>Department of Defense</center>
|}

=Awards and Commendations=
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; border-collapse:collapse; background:#e2e8eb; width:100%;" border=1
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
! style="text-align:center;" | Awarded By
! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
|-
| [[Image:OV.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Viceroy]]
| [[Nohv Schiller]]
| Year 8, Day 68
|-
| [[Image:MOCF.jpg]]
| [[Order of the Confederacy: Member of the Confederate]]
| [[Bren Morgarr]]
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:EMoM.png]]
| [[Mark of the Master]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DS.jpg]]
| [[Diplomatic Star]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLos.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Loszog]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TPLek.png]]
| [[Tax Planet Lekua IV]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-TB.png]]
| [[Operation Taboon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SEPH.png]]
| [[Operation Seraph]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:OP-SARM.png]]
| [[Operation Strongarm]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:HUSNG-PRG.png]]
| [[Housing Project]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Ecom.png]]
| [[Council of Masters Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:Eic.png]]
| [[Inner Circle Ribbon]]
| Evocati Inner Circle
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:CR.png]]
| [[Cabinet Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:DR.png]]
| [[Directorate Ribbon]]
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VCE.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Corbin Esco
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VHC.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Horley Cyan
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VBM.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Bren Morgarr
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VJJ.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Jacob Jansen
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-VNS.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Nohv Schiller
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[File:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] Vas Felix
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|-
| [[Image:TOD-tod20.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty]] 20 years
| Cabinet
| Unknown
|}
 
[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]
[[Category:Duceroys]]
[[Category:Viceroys]]
[[Category:Regents]]
[[Category:Inner Circle]]

Gav Lucky

2026-03-01T20:04:47Z

Gav Lucky: /* Operation REDACTED */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:O-1.png|130px]] [[Chain of Command|Ensign]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

|}

 

==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission - Kuna`s Tail VII====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation '''REDACTED'''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y27 D15 - Present
| [[File:O-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Ensign</center>
| 
|-
| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Y27 D15
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
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! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
! style="text-align:center;" | Reason
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| [[Image:Op kunastail.png]]
| Kuna`s Tail Mission Ribbon
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
|
|-
| [[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]]
| [[Distinguished Service Award|Distinguished Service Award - Level 1]]
| [[Minwolf Kandar]]
| Y27 D15
| We also have another member who wears multiple hats in the Ministry of State. Until my last announcement, Gav Lucky has served as the Chief Archivist. He was responsible for getting the organizational ball rolling and moving forward with uncovering the history that all of us share as citizens of the Trade Federation. What many of you do not know is that he has worked tirelessly over the past few months in the background. He has worked as an assistant to Kaire Nat-Sa in helping to develop experimental tools and code that all of us will benefit from when we use TFMS. For his dedication to his work and the people of the Trade Federation, I present to him the First Level of the Distinguished Service Award.
|-
| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

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2025-12-20T10:59:39Z

Gav Lucky:

Created around Year 14, by [[Ted Winner]] and [[Tanez Kalrade]], the [https://market.swc-tf.com/ Trade Federation Market] is a galaxy-spanning trading platform on which sole traders, companies, governments, or small groups can buy, list, and bid on wares of any kind. It is one of two such major networks in the galaxy and features products from some of the galaxy’s most famous corporations and traders.

Whilst the Trade Federation and its nationalized corporations list their own products, those groups which are registered licensees of the Trade Federation also feature some of the most sought after goods listed on the market.

The market that we know today was released in Year 23 Day 154. Announced by [[Ted Winner]], a team consisting of [[Dreks Selmur]], [[Kaire Nat-Sa]] and Ted Winner with art from [[Kaire Nat-Sa]], [[Jacob Jansen]] and [[Grimaldus Helbrecht]] and server administration work by [[Olwin Froon]]. [https://market.swc-tf.com/news.php?mode=dispArticle&article=82 V4 Release news article].

=Terms and Conditions=

This document is considered accepted by all users, factions, and non-faction groups (NFGs) that have an account and use said account for the purpose of selling, purchasing, trading, or otherwise using any aspect of the Trade Federation Market (TFM) including any subscription tools, price index, or any other portion of the website.

''Last Updated By Tanez Kalrade On Y19 D80'' 
''Previously Updated By Tanez Kalrade On Y17 D283'' 
''Previously Updated By Tanez Kalrade On Y17 D216''

====Communication====

Communication is based on the request of the shop, seller, or otherwise specified in each listing. The user is responsible for looking for the proper contact method and address. DMs sent to Department of Trade personnel regarding listings of other people will not be responded to due to lack of time. Order Messages are recommended as the preferred method when an order has been placed, as the system will notify all parties clearly when one is submitted.

All users registered on the TFM website accept that any form of discrimination is forbidden. Furthermore, the TFM actuates a PG-13 communications policy, and all users are expected to exercise appropriate discretion thereof. Should breaches of those stipulations occur, the Department reserves the right to discipline the offending accounts. Users should report any such situations to the Director of Trade directly or through the Administrative request system, and the Department will make a judgement as to the extent(if any), of the breach.

====Updates====

These Terms and Conditions are subject to change whenever necessary. Updates will be announced via the news announcement or article portions of the site. Users are responsible for looking for the changes or inquiring if they are affected.

====Access====

The Trade Federation Market (TFM) is a trading platform run by the Trade Federation`s Department of Trade (DoT). TFM is open to all not presently banned in the Star Wars Combine (SWC). It is separate from the DoT, which will use the available features to prevent users on the Trade Federation Blacklist purchasing from TF shops only.

All sales made via the TFM are considered as contracts subject to the TF Code of Commerce. Users which have committed (or attempted) a crime against another user will therefore be dealt with according to the provisions of that code.

====Exploits and Modifications to Code====

Users who exploit (or attempt to exploit) any flaws with the TFM will be severely punished. Exploiting a flaw includes, but is not limited to, form modification, injection, and any other non-standard acts of use on the TFM (via exploits, bugs, or links etc.). Users who initially discover a flaw are expected to disclose them in the proper location with details on how they came to discover the flaw. Users who can reasonably be expected to have seen notice of a flaw who utilize such a flaw themselves outside the scope of regular use will be subject to the punishments listed below. In short, we expect users to follow SWC`s Golden Rule while using the TFM.

Such incidents will be investigated by the TFM team, and users found guilty will face punishments up to (and including) the removal of citizenship, suspension of accounts, or a total ban from the TFM.

Customer and Seller Responsibilities

It is both the customer`s responsibility that they abide by both these Terms and Conditions as well as the Terms of the seller (individual, faction, NFG, or shop). It is the seller`s responsibility to remain active, be clear with customers, and make sure their terms and conditions do not contradict these Terms and Conditions.

====Citizen Responsibilities====

Citizens of the Trade Federation are given special discounts on TF products for their personal use. Using these discounts to buy for reselling, either personal, factions, NFGs, or others is strictly prohibited. Any accounts of this should be reported and shall be investigated and may result in banishment or removal of citizenship permanently.

====Review Appeals====

Reviews may be appealed in certain circumstances only. Those made in error by the reviewer can be reported via the Admin Request System (ARS), and shall be modified accordingly. Requests to modify erroneous reviews of orders older than 30 days can be made, but may or may not be modified. Reviews containing inappropriate material will have the inappropriate material redacted with a notice appended that TFM staff have redacted material deemed to be inappropriate, or which arise from orders in which a crime has taken place can be reported via the ARS. Reviews related to crimes that have occurred will simply be removed from the record.

Reviews will not be modified on any other grounds.

====Overrides====

Department of Trade Staff will not override any limits, prices, or terms unless they violate these Terms and Conditions. Should any person notice something not acceptable either within reports, terms, listings, or reviews, they should contact Trade Federation staff immediately. A small reward in the form of market points may be applicable.

For the additional Terms and Conditions of Factions, NFGs or shops, please refer to the [https://market.swc-tf.com/terms_and_conditions.php holosite] directly.

Gav Lucky

2025-12-11T04:59:53Z

Gav Lucky: /* Awards and Commendations */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:O-1.png|130px]] [[Chain of Command|Ensign]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission - Kuna`s Tail VII====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
|-
| Y27 D15 - Present
| [[File:O-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Ensign</center>
| 
|-
| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Y27 D15
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
! style="text-align:center;" | Awarded By
! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
! style="text-align:center;" | Reason
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| [[Image:Op kunastail.png]]
| Kuna`s Tail Mission Ribbon
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
|
|-
| [[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]]
| [[Distinguished Service Award|Distinguished Service Award - Level 1]]
| [[Minwolf Kandar]]
| Y27 D15
| We also have another member who wears multiple hats in the Ministry of State. Until my last announcement, Gav Lucky has served as the Chief Archivist. He was responsible for getting the organizational ball rolling and moving forward with uncovering the history that all of us share as citizens of the Trade Federation. What many of you do not know is that he has worked tirelessly over the past few months in the background. He has worked as an assistant to Kaire Nat-Sa in helping to develop experimental tools and code that all of us will benefit from when we use TFMS. For his dedication to his work and the people of the Trade Federation, I present to him the First Level of the Distinguished Service Award.
|-
| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Trade Federation Commendations

2025-12-11T04:57:37Z

Gav Lucky: /* Operation Tala */

'''Trade Federation Commendations''' are medals awarded to members of the [[Trade Federation]] and the nationalized factions for outstanding service. Medals are always displayed on Trade Federation ID card, they are an optional addition to uniforms. When worn, all medals are displayed in a specific order decided by [[TF Cabinet|the Cabinet]], beginning with those awarded by the [[Viceroy]] and followed by Ministry–related and Mission Medals.

Before Year 15, medals were displayed on a separate commendations bar that accompanied the [[Trade Federation]] ID card.

==General Medals==
The medals listed below are awarded to members of the Trade Federation.

===Order of the Viceroy===
[[Image:OV.jpg]] 

Awarded by: GL-3

The [[Order of the Viceroy]] [OV] is awarded to any person who has distinguished himself or herself by extraordinary achievement. The performance must be evidenced by voluntary action above and beyond the call of duty. The extraordinary achievement must have resulted in an accomplishment so exceptional and outstanding as to clearly set the individual apart from his or her comrades or from other persons in similar circumstances. The Order of the Viceroy Confers Lordship, however only Members of the Trade Federation are eligible for this award.

===Gold Seal===
[[Image:GS.jpg]] 

Awarded by: GL-3 and above

The [[Gold Seal]] [GS] is awarded for consistent and exemplary service to the awarding member and/or actions which resulted in overall improvement of the Federation, "above and beyond the call of duty". The medal cannot be awarded for general activity.

===Silver Seal===
[[Image:SS.jpg]] 

Awarded by: HC-2 and above

The [[Silver Seal]] [SS] is a medal of high prestige, and may be awarded when an member has performed consistent or exemplary services to the awarding member which were highly notable and influential, but not profound enough to earn a Gold Seal.

===Bronze Seal===
[[Image:BS.jpg]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Bronze Seal]] [BS] is the first level of three seals awarded for services which are not only notable, but substantial. It may be awarded when an member has performed a service that (while not being influential or difficult enough to warrant a Gold Seal or Silver Seal) is of a high quality and deserves more recognition lower medals.

===Federation Star===
[[Image:FS.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-2 and above

The [[Federation Star]] [FS] is awarded for consistent and exemplary service to the awarding officer and or actions which resulted in overall improvement of large sections of the Trade Federation under his control, above and beyond the call of duty. It cannot be awarded for general activity. The year of the award is engraved on the reverse, along with the name, rank and unit of the recipient.

===Purple Heart===
[[Image:PH.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-2 and above

The [[Purple Heart]] [PH] is awarded in the name of the Viceroy of the Trade Federation to any member of the Trade Federation who, while serving with the Trade Federation who has been wounded or killed, or may hereafter die from being wounded.

===Berubian Medal of Self Sacrifice===
[[Image:MSS.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-3 and above

The [[Berubian Medal of Self Sacrifice]] [MSS] medal is awarded to any person who rescues, or endeavors to rescue, any other person from harm. The rescue must have been at the risk of the rescuer's own life, with evidence of extreme and heroic daring. On the reverse of the Medal the date of the act is inscribed, along with the name, rank and unit of the recipient, plus the persons(s) life who was saved by the act. Only the Viceroy can award this honor.

===Prisoner of War Medal===
[[Image:POW.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-2 and above

The [[Prisoner of War Medal]] [POW] is issued only to persons who are taken prisoner or held captive while engaged in action against an enemy of the Trade Federation, or while serving with friendly forces engaged in armed conflict. The recipient's conduct, whilst in captivity, must have been honorable.

===Medal of Loyalty===
[[Image:MoL.jpg]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Medal of Loyalty]] [MoL] is awarded for exemplary services to the Trade Federation showing extreme loyalty in any scenario within the Trade Federation. Can only be awarded once.
===Special Service Ribbon===
[[File:SSR-L1.png]] [[File:SSR-L2.png]] [[File:SSR-L3.png]] [[File:SSR-L4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member of the Trade Federation who has distinguishes themselves, as going beyond what was expected, and rising above their peers while serving with the Federation on any mission or operation. Awarded for combat or non-combat service. Can be awarded up to four times, where each level replaces the previous.

===Distinguished Service Medal===
[[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]] [[Image:DSM-L2.png]] [[Image:DSM-L3.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Distinguished Service Medal]] [DSM-L1/L2/L3] is awarded to any member of the Trade Federation who, while serving with the Federation in any capacity, distinguishes themselves by extraordinary service in a duty of great responsibility. Awarded for combat or non-combat service. Can be awarded up to three times, each level replaces the previous.

===Good Conduct Award===
[[Image:GCA-L1.jpg]] [[Image:GCA-L2.png]] [[Image:GCA-L3.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Good Conduct Award]] [GCA-L1/L2/L3] is awarded for demonstrating honorable behavior consistently beyond that expected of personnel in the Trade Federation. Can be awarded up to three times, each level replaces the previous.

===Graphic Award of Excellence===
[[Image:GAE.jpg]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Graphic Award of Excellence]] [GAE] is awarded for exemplary services to the Trade Federation in the Graphic Design Field. Can only be awarded once.

===Holonet Development Award===
[[Image:HDA.jpg]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Holonet Development Award]] [HDA] is awarded for exemplary services to the Trade Federation in the Web Design Field. Can only be awarded once.

===Marketplace Development Award [MDA]===
[[File:Mda.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[MDA]] is awarded for exemplary services to the Trade Federation coding the Trade Federation Market. Can only be awarded once.

===Directorate Ribbon===
[[Image:DR.png]] 

Awarded By: Automatically Awarded

The [[Directorate Ribbon]] [DR] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served on the Directorate. Can only be awarded once.

===Cabinet Ribbon===
[[Image:CR.png]] 

Awarded By: Automatically Awarded

The [[Cabinet Ribbon]] [CR] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served on the Cabinet. Can only be awarded once.

===Tour of Duty Medal===
====Viceroy Corbin Esco====
[[Image:TOD-VCE.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Tour of Duty Medal]] [TOD-VCE] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served during the reign of Viceroy Corbin Esco.

====Viceroy Horley Cyan====
[[Image:TOD-VHC.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Tour of Duty Medal]] [TOD-VHC] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served during the reign of Viceroy Horley Cyan.

====Viceroy Bren Morgarr====
[[Image:TOD-VBM.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Tour of Duty Medal]] [TOD-VBM] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served during the reign of Viceroy Bren Morgarr.

====Viceroy Jacob Jansen====
[[Image:TOD-VJJ.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Tour of Duty Medal]] [TOD-VJJ] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served during the reign of Viceroy Jacob Jansen.

====Viceroy Nohv Schiller====
[[Image:TOD-VNS.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Tour of Duty Medal]] [TOD-VNS] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served during the reign of Viceroy Nohv Schiller.

====Viceroy Vas Felix====
[[File:Vvf-tod.png]]

The [[Tour of Duty Medal]] [TOD-VVF] is awarded to members of the Trade Federation who have served during the reign of Viceroy Vas Felix.
====Tour of Duty====
[[image:TOD-tod1.png]] [[image:TOD-tod2.png]] [[image:TOD-tod3.png]] [[image:TOD-tod4.png]] [[image:TOD-tod5.png]] [[image:TOD-tod6.png]] [[image:TOD-tod7.png]] [[image:TOD-tod8.png]] [[image:TOD-tod9.png]] [[image:TOD-tod10.png]] [[image:TOD-tod11.png]] [[image:TOD-tod12.png]] [[image:TOD-tod13.png]] [[image:TOD-tod14.png]] [[image:TOD-tod15.png]] 

The Trade Federation [[Tour of Duty Medal]] is awarded to members who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) in service of the Trade Federation. The number of years is added to the medal bar to indicate further Tours starting after year 1.

===The Avance Coalition===
[[File:ToD TAC 1.png]]

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The Avance Coalition Tour of Duty Medal was awarded to members of the Avance Coalition who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) in service of the Avance Coalition before its merger with the Trade Federation. The number of years is added to the medal bar to indicate further Tours starting after year 1.

==Ministry of Defense==
The medals listed below are specific to the Trade Federations Ministry of Defense.

===Medal of Valor===
[[Image:MV.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-3

The [[Medal of Valor]] [MV] is awarded in the name of the Trade Federation, to a person who, while a member of the Armed Forces, distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in action against an enemy of the Trade Federation; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the Trade Federation is not a belligerent party. The deed performed must have been one of personal bravery or self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the individual above his or her comrades and must have involved risk of life. On the reverse of the Medal the date of the act is inscribed, along with the name, rank and unit of the recipient. Only the Viceroy can award this honor.

===Distinguished Flying Cross===
[[Image:DFC.jpg]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Distinguished Flying Cross]] [DFC] is awarded to all Military personnel in command of Capital, Freighter or fighter class ships for an act or acts of valor, courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy. A straight silver bar is awarded for further act or acts of valor, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy. The slip-on bar has an Lucrehulk Battleship in the centre. The year of the award is engraved on the reverse, along with the name, rank and unit of the recipient.

===Intelligence Cross===
[[Image:IC.jpg]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Intelligence Cross]] [IC] is awarded for services which are not only notable, but substantial in the Intelligence field. This medal can only be awarded once.

===Capital Ship Command===
[[Image:CSC-L1.png]] [[Image:CSC-L2.png]] [[Image:CSC-L3.png]] [[Image:CSC-L4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Capital Ship Command]] [CSC-L1/L2/L3/L4] is awarded to any pilot who was shown a proficiency piloting a capital ship. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require a capital ship to be flown as the primary purpose of the mission. The pilot is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding the operation of the capital ship or other elements of the mission.

Non-combat missions that would be counted as capital ship missions are relocation from shipyard to base, reconnaissance, equipment relocation. Combat missions would include escort missions, security sweeps, and any combat and combat training such as target practice & group maneuvers.

===Fighter Command===
[[Image:FCC-L1.png]] [[Image:FCC-L2.png]] [[Image:FCC-L3.png]] [[Image:FCC-L4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Fighter Command]] [FCC-L1/L2/L3/L4] is awarded to any pilot who was shown a proficiency piloting a fighter. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require a fighter to be flown as the primary purpose of the mission. The pilot is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding the operation of the fighter or other elements of the mission.

Non-combat missions would include moving ships to their base, proficiency in squading. Combat missions would include escort missions, security sweeps, and any combat and combat training.

===Garrison Command===
[[File:Gc l1.png]] [[File:Gc l2.png]] [[File:Gc l3.png]] [[File:Gc l4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

Garrison Command is awarded to any pilot who has shown proficiency in garrison command missions. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require garrison work as the primary purpose of the mission. The pilot is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding any elements of the mission.

===Armor Command===
[[Image:AC-L1.png]] [[Image:AC-L2.png]] [[Image:AC-L3.png]] [[Image:AC-L4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Armor Command]] [AC-L1/L2/L3/L4] is awarded to any pilot who has shown a proficiency piloting a vehicle. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require a vehicle operation as the primary purpose of the mission. The pilot is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding the operation of the vehicle or other elements of the mission.

Non-combat missions would include moving vehicles to their base, proficiency in squading, planetary patrol. Combat missions would include combat and combat training.

===Droid Command===
[[File:MoD Droid 1.png]] [[File:MoD Droid 2.png]] [[File:MoD Droid 3.png]] [[File:MoD Droid 4.png]]

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

[[Droid Command]] is awarded to any trooper who has shown a proficiency managing droids. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require a droid squad operation as the primary purpose of the mission. The trooper is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding the operation of the vehicle or other elements of the mission.

Non-combat missions would include moving droids to their base, proficiency in squading. Combat missions would include combat and combat training.

===Infantry Command===
[[Image:IC-L1.png]] [[Image:IC-L2.png]] [[Image:IC-L3.png]] [[Image:IC-L4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Infantry Command]] [IC-L1/L2/L3/L4] is awarded to any trooper who has shown a proficiency managing droids/NPCs. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require an infantry group operation as the primary purpose of the mission. The trooper is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding the operation of the vehicle or other elements of the mission.

Non-combat missions would include moving droids/NPCs to their base, proficiency in squading, Combat missions would include combat and combat training.
===Reconnaissance Specialist===
[[File:Rs l1.png]] [[File:Rs l2.png]] [[File:Rs l3.png]] [[File:Rs l4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

Reconnaissance Specialist is awarded to any pilot who has shown proficiency in general reconnaissance. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require reconnaissance as the primary purpose of the mission. The pilot is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding any elements of the mission. Missions used to award this medal include security sweeps of surface or space, system patrols, and deep space sector scans.

===Security Specialist===
[[Image:SS-L1.png]] [[Image:SS-L2.png]] [[Image:SS-L3.png]] [[Image:SS-L4.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Security Specialist]] [SS-L1/L2/L3/L4] is awarded to any pilot who has shown proficiency in general security missions. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require security as the primary purpose of the mission. The pilot is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding any elements of the mission.

Missions used to award this medal include security sweeps of surface or space, building military facilities such as shield generators, making military facilities operational. Also included would be the arresting and transport of prisoners, and any other specialized security work requested by cabinet that does not fall in any of the other four categories.

===FSS Veteran===
[[Image:FSSV.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[FSS Veteran]] [FSSV] is awarded to members of the Federation Security Service who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the force showing consistent or exemplary services to the Ministry of Defense. This medal is not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty and can only be awarded once.

==Ministry of the Interior==
The medals listed below are specific to the Trade Federations Ministry of the Interior.

===Production Star [PS]===
[[File:PS.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The Production Star is awarded for the extraordinary achievement in the Ministry of Production. The extraordinary achievement must have resulted in an accomplishment of developing and/or increasing production efficiencies through innovation and determination.

===Prospectors Cross===
[[Image:PC.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Prospectors Cross]] [PC] is awarded to those who have dedicated themselves over an extended period to the pursuit of raw materials to feed the forges of the Federation, this is an acknowledgment of consistent exemplary aptitude and self-sacrifice in the field. Can only be awarded once.

===Interior Service Medal - Gold===
[[Image:ISMG.png]] 

Awarded By: GL-1 and above

The [[Interior Service Medal]] [ISMG] is awarded to members of the Ministry of the Interior that have showed consistent or exemplary services to their Interior Department, their support has been invaluable towards the growth of the Trade Federation or NATs and their dedication becoming a shining example to others. One Tour of Duty is the minimal prerequisite for this award. This medal replaces Silver and Bronze medal.

===Interior Service Medal - Silver===
[[Image:ISMS.png]] 

Awarded By: GL-1 and above

The [[Interior Service Medal]] [ISMS] is awarded to members of the Ministry of the Interior that have showed consistent or exemplary services to their Interior Department. This medal replaces Bronze medal.

===Interior Service Medal - Bronze===
[[Image:ISMB.png]] 

Awarded By: GL-1 and above

The [[Interior Service Medal]] [ISMB] is awarded to Trade Federation members who have actively and notably served the Department of Logistics. Three months of service is the minimal prerequisite for this award.

===Industry Service Commendation===
[[image:MOIG.png]][[image:MOIS.png]][[image:MOIB.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[Industry Service Commendation]]This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to construction efforts within the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).

===Logistics Service Commendation===
[[file:Lsc-g.png]] - [[File:Lsc-s.png]]- [[File:Lsc-b.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[Logistics Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Interior members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to Department of Logistics. This commendation is gradated, and recognizes various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum of active service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties consisting of either service longevity or service beyond their call of duty. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to Logistics and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (ToD2 minimum service required).

===BAW Service Commendation===
[[file:MMG.png]]- [[file:MMS.png]] - [[file:MMB.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[BAW Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Production members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to BAW. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to BAW and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).

===CA Service Commendation===
[[file:Ca-g.png]] - [[file:Ca-s.png]]- [[file:Ca-b.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[CA Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Production members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to CA. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to CA and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).

===KDY Service Commendation===
[[file:MNPG.png]] - [[file:MNPS.png]] - [[file:MNPB.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[KDY Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Production members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to KDY. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to KDY and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).

===TU Service Commendation===
[[file:MVPG.png]] - [[file:MVPS.png]] - [[file:MVPB.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[TU Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Production members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to TU. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to TU and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).

===Interior Veteran===
[[Image:MIV.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-1 and above

The [[Interior Veteran]] [MIV] is awarded to members of the Ministry of the Interior who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the Ministry showing consistent or exemplary services to their Department. This medal is not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty. Can only be awarded once.

==Ministry of State==
The medals listed below are specific to the Trade Federations Ministry of State.

===Diplomatic Star===
[[Image:DS.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-3

The [[Diplomatic Star]] [DS] is awarded for the extraordinary achievement in Diplomacy. The extraordinary achievement must have resulted in an accomplishment of averting war or ceasing conflict through diplomatic means.

===Ercrow Star===
[[Image:ES.png]] 

Awarded By: GL-3

Named in honor of [[Tal Ercrow]], the [[Ercrow Star]] [ES] is awarded for the extraordinary work in the Federation Ledger, formerly the Confederate Ledger, the newsletter of the Trade Federation. Can only be awarded once.

===Dahtar Award===
[[Image:DA.jpg]] 

Awarded By: GL-3

Named in honor of [[Kurner Dahtar]], the [[Dahtar Award]] [DA] is awarded for consistent and exemplary service to the Trade Federation Library. Can only be awarded once.

===Morale Support Rose===
[[Image:MSR.png]] 

Awarded By: GL-3

The [[Morale Support Rose]] [MSR] is awarded for excellent service in the Trade Federation Morale team. Can only be awarded once.

===Medal of Culture===
[[Image:MoC.png]] 

Awarded By: GL-3

The [[Medal of Culture]] [MoC] is awarded to longstanding extraordinary service in the Department of Culture. Can only be awarded once.

===Identifications Dedication Bar===
[[Image:IDB.png]] 

Awarded By: GL-3

The [[Identifications Dedication Bar]] [IDB] is awarded to those who consistently dedicated time and effort to the making of Trade Federation ID cards and Avatars. Can only be awarded once.

===Admissions Service Medal===
[[File:ASM.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[The Admissions Service Medal]] is awarded for the extraordinary achievement going far and beyond the call of duty while serving in the Department of Admissions. Can only be awarded once.

===Trade Star [TS]===
[[File:TS.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to those who have dedicated themselves over an extended period to the pursuit of economics to support the Department of Trade. This is an acknowledgment of consistent exemplary aptitude and/or extraordinary achievement in pursuit of profit while upholding honour and integrity. Can only be awarded once.

==Evocati Order==
Guardians of the Trade Federation and force sensitive members, the following medals are special for the Evocati Order.

===Evocati Seal===
[[Image:EVS.png]] 

Awarded By: Evocati Inner Circle

The [[Evocati Seal]] [EVS] is awarded to any member of the Evocati Order who, while serving with the Order in any capacity, distinguishes themselves by extraordinary service in a duty of great responsibility. Awarded for non-mission service. Can only be awarded once.

===Mark of the Master===
[[Image:EMoM.png]] 

Awarded By: Evocati Inner Circle

The [[Mark of the Master]] [EMoM] is awarded to Evocati Knights, Lords and Masters who have effectively passed their knowledge of the Force onto more than one Apprentice and helped to strengthen the Order's next generation. Can only be awarded once.

===Evocati Service Medal===
[[Image:ESM-L1.png]] [[Image:ESM-L2.png]] [[Image:ESM-L3.png]] [[Image:ESM-L4.png]] 

Awarded By: Evocati Inner Circle

The [[Evocati Service Medal]] [ESM-L1/L2/L3/L4] is awarded to any member of the Evocati Order who has shown proficiency in general missions on behalf of Evocati. Proficiency is displayed in the successful completion of numerous missions that require the Force as the primary purpose of the mission. The member is expected to consistently complete the mission with no coaching or assistance regarding any elements of the mission.

===Inner Circle Ribbon===
[[File:Eic.png]] 
Awarded By: Evocati Inner Circle

[[Inner Circle Ribbon]]Awarded to members of the Trade Federation Evocati Order who have served on the Inner Circle. Can only be awarded once.

===Council of Masters Ribbon===
[[File:Ecom.png]] 
Awarded By: Evocati Inner Circle

[[Council of Masters Ribbon]]Awarded to members of the Trade Federation Evocati Order who have served on the Council of Masters. Can only be awarded once.

==Operations==
The medals listed below are specific to large scale Trade Federation missions and operations.

===Tax Planet Loszog===
[[Image:TPLos.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Tax Planet Loszog]] [TPLos] is awarded to any member who took any part on the Loszog Tax Planet Construction Project.

===Tax Planet Lekua IV===
[[Image:TPLek.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Tax Planet Lekua IV]] [TPLek] is awarded to any member who took any part on the Lekua IV Tax Planet Construction Project.

===Tax Planet Rafa V===
[[Image:TPRaf.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Tax Planet Rafa V]] [TPRaf] is awarded to any member who took any part on the Rafa V Tax Planet Construction Project.

===Tax Planet Nargorn===
[[Image:TPNar.jpg]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Tax Planet Nargorn]] [TPNar] is awarded to any member who took any part on the Nargorn Tax Planet Construction Project.

===Tax Planet Pengalan===
[[Image:TPPen.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Tax Planet Pengalan]] [TPPen] is awarded to any member who took any part on the Pengalan Tax Planet Construction Project.

===Operation Taboon===
[[Image:OP-TB.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Operation|Operation Taboon]] [OP-TB] is awarded to any member who took part in Operation Taboon.

===Operation Seraph===
[[Image:OP-SEPH.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Operation|Operation Seraph]] [OP-SEPH] is awarded to any member who took part in Operation Seraph.

===Operation Strongarm===
[[Image:OP-SARM.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Operation|Operation Strongarm]] [OP-SARM] is awarded to any member who took part in Operation Strongarm.

===Housing Project===
[[Image:HUSNG-PRG.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

The [[Housing Project]] [HUSNG-PRG] is awarded to any member who took part in the Trade Federation Sector Housing Project.

===Operation Korev===
[[File:Op korev.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in the [[Trade Federation Operation Korev]].

===Operation Vectinia===
[[File:Op vec.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in Operation Vectinia.

===Operation Carcassonne===
[[File:Op car.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in Operation Carcassonne.

===Operation Vensensor===
[[File:Op ven.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in Operation Vensensor.

===Operation Zorbia===
[[File:Op zorbia.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in Operation Zorbia.

===Operation Hanchin===
[[File:Op hanchin.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in Operation Hanchin.

===Operation Tala===
[[File:Op tala.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in Operation Tala.

===Operation Kuna`s Tail===
[[File:op_kunastail.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-2 and above

Awarded to any member who took part in Operation Kuna`s Tail.

==Discontinued==
The following commendations have been officially retired by order of the Viceroy and are no longer being awarded to the members of the Trade Federation and its nationalized factions. However members who have previously been awarded can still proudly display these awards.

===Order of the Confederacy===
====Commander of the Confederate Forces====
[[Image:CCF.jpg]] 

Awarded By: N/A

The [[Order of the Confederacy]] Commander of the Confederate Forces [CCF] was awarded by the Viceroy of the Trade Federation to commissioned officers of the rank of Captain or higher of all military branches for the highest degree of valor or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. The Commander of the Confederate Forces was considered the highest and most distinguished decoration for military services, both in the Trade Federation and the Confederacy.

====Officer of the Confederate Forces====
[[Image:OCF.jpg]] 

Awarded By: N/A

The [[Order of the Confederacy]] Officer of the Confederate Forces [OCF] was awarded by the Viceroy of the Trade Federation, The Officer of the Confederate was awarded to recognize distinguished service of the most exceptional valor or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy to all ranks of the armed forces.

====Member of the Confederate====
[[Image:MOCF.jpg]] 

Awarded By: N/A

The [[Order of the Confederacy]] Member of the Confederate [MOC] was the highest and most distinguished decoration for non-military services. Awarded to recognize exceptional service to the Confederacy in any field, including services rendered by government servants.

===Distinguished Industry Service===
[[Image:DIS.jpg]] 

Awarded By: N/A

The [[Distinguished Industry Service]] [DIS] medal was awarded to those hard-working members of the Trade Federation's Department of Industry, who have distinguished themselves through exemplary service. Nowadays, however, with the introduction of new awards in this field of expertise, this medal has been retired.

===Honorable Service===
[[Image:HS.jpg]] 

Awarded By: N/A

In the past, the [[Honorable Service]] [HS] medal was awarded to members of the Trade Federation, who have performed honorable deeds and tasks beyond what was expected in their regular line of duty. This award has been officially retired by order of the Viceroy.

===State Veteran===
[[Image:MOSV.jpg]] 

Awarded By: N/A

The [[State Veteran]] [MOSV] was awarded to members of the Ministry of the State who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the Ministry showing consistent or exemplary services to their Department. This medal was not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour.

===Glythe Fleet Veteran===
[[Image:GFV.png]] 

Awarded By: N/A

The [[Fleet Veteran|Glythe Fleet Veteran]] [GFV] was awarded to members of the Glythe Fleet who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the fleet showing consistent or exemplary services to the Ministry of Defence. This medal was not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty and can only be awarded once. Since the closing of the Glythe Fleet, this medal is no longer awarded.

===Centrality Fleet Veteran===
[[Image:CFV.png]] 

Awarded By: N/A

The [[Fleet Veteran|Centrality Fleet Veteran]] [CFV] was awarded to members of the Centrality Fleet who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the fleet showing consistent or exemplary services to the Ministry of Defence. This medal was not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty and can only be awarded once. Since the closing of the Centrality Fleet, this medal is no longer awarded.
===HVN Service Commendation===
[[File:Morg.png]] - [[File:Morb.png]] - [[File:Mors.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[HVN Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of the Interior members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to Haven Corp. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to Haven Corporation and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).
===AMC Service Commendation===
[[file:Mop-g.png]] - [[file:Mop-s.png]] - [[file:Mop-b.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[AMC Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Production members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to AMC. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to AMC and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).
===DMC Service Commendation===
[[file:MRG.png]] - [[file:MRS.png]] - [[file:MRB.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[DMC Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Production members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to DMC. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to DMC and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).

===1st Fleet Veteran===
[[Image:1FV.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Fleet Veteran|1st Fleet Veteran]] [1FV] is awarded to members of the 1st Fleet who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the fleet showing consistent or exemplary services to the Ministry of Defence. This medal is not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty and can only be awarded once.

===2nd Fleet Veteran===
[[Image:2FV.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Fleet Veteran|2nd Fleet Veteran]] [2FV] is awarded to members of the 2nd Fleet who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the fleet showing consistent or exemplary services to the Ministry of Defence. This medal is not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty and can only be awarded once.

===3rd Fleet Veteran===
[[Image:3FV.png]] 

Awarded By: HC-1 and above

The [[Fleet Veteran|3rd Fleet Veteran]] [3FV] is awarded to members of the 3rd Fleet who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the fleet showing consistent or exemplary services to the Ministry of Defence. This medal is not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty and can only be awarded once.

===CG Service Commendation===
[[File:Cgg.png]] - [[ File:Cgs.png]] - [[file:Cgb.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[CG Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Interior members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to the Commerce Guild. This commendation is gradated, and recognizes various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum of active service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties consisting of either service longevity or service beyond their call of duty. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to Ministry restocking efforts and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (ToD2 minimum service required).

===RSD Service Commendation===
[[file:Rsd-g.png]] - [[file:Rsd-s.png]] - [[file:Rsd-b.png]]

Awarded By: HC-2 and above

[[RSD Service Commendation]]Awarded to Ministry of Production members who have demonstrated consistent and exemplary services to RSD. This commendation is gradated, and recognises various degrees of excellence performed by the individual in question throughout their service. Bronze endorses active and notable service (3-months minimum service required). Silver endorses consistent aptitude and self-sacrifice in the performance of their duties. Gold accredits members who have shown invaluable support to RSD and the Federation at large, these are exemplars to others (2 ToD minimum service required).
[[Category:Awards]]
===Production Veteran [MPV]===
[[File:MPV.png]] 
Awarded By: HC-1 and above

Awarded to members of the Ministry of the Production who have completed 1 Tour of Duty (1 Year) within the Ministry showing consistent or exemplary services to their Department. This medal is not automatically awarded after serving 1 Tour of Duty. Can only be awarded once.

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Gav Lucky

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Gav Lucky: /* First Slabbing Mission */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission - Kuna`s Tail VII====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y27 D15 - Present
| [[File:O-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Ensign</center>
| 
|-
| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Y27 D15
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
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! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
! style="text-align:center;" | Reason
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| [[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]]
| [[Distinguished Service Award|Distinguished Service Award - Level 1]]
| [[Minwolf Kandar]]
| Y27 D15
| We also have another member who wears multiple hats in the Ministry of State. Until my last announcement, Gav Lucky has served as the Chief Archivist. He was responsible for getting the organizational ball rolling and moving forward with uncovering the history that all of us share as citizens of the Trade Federation. What many of you do not know is that he has worked tirelessly over the past few months in the background. He has worked as an assistant to Kaire Nat-Sa in helping to develop experimental tools and code that all of us will benefit from when we use TFMS. For his dedication to his work and the people of the Trade Federation, I present to him the First Level of the Distinguished Service Award.
|-
| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-10T22:55:49Z

Gav Lucky:

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:O-1.png|130px]] [[Chain of Command|Ensign]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

|}

 

==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
|-
| Y27 D15 - Present
| [[File:O-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Ensign</center>
| 
|-
| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Y27 D15
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
! style="text-align:center;" | Awarded By
! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
! style="text-align:center;" | Reason
|-
| [[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]]
| [[Distinguished Service Award|Distinguished Service Award - Level 1]]
| [[Minwolf Kandar]]
| Y27 D15
| We also have another member who wears multiple hats in the Ministry of State. Until my last announcement, Gav Lucky has served as the Chief Archivist. He was responsible for getting the organizational ball rolling and moving forward with uncovering the history that all of us share as citizens of the Trade Federation. What many of you do not know is that he has worked tirelessly over the past few months in the background. He has worked as an assistant to Kaire Nat-Sa in helping to develop experimental tools and code that all of us will benefit from when we use TFMS. For his dedication to his work and the people of the Trade Federation, I present to him the First Level of the Distinguished Service Award.
|-
| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-10T22:53:11Z

Gav Lucky:

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:O-1.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Ensign]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

|}

 

==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
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===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
|-
| Y27 D15 - Present
| [[File:O-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Ensign</center>
| 
|-
| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Y27 D15
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
! style="text-align:center;" | Awarded By
! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
! style="text-align:center;" | Reason
|-
| [[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]]
| [[Distinguished Service Award|Distinguished Service Award - Level 1]]
| [[Minwolf Kandar]]
| Y27 D15
| We also have another member who wears multiple hats in the Ministry of State. Until my last announcement, Gav Lucky has served as the Chief Archivist. He was responsible for getting the organizational ball rolling and moving forward with uncovering the history that all of us share as citizens of the Trade Federation. What many of you do not know is that he has worked tirelessly over the past few months in the background. He has worked as an assistant to Kaire Nat-Sa in helping to develop experimental tools and code that all of us will benefit from when we use TFMS. For his dedication to his work and the people of the Trade Federation, I present to him the First Level of the Distinguished Service Award.
|-
| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-10T22:22:47Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

|}

 

==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y27 D15 - Present
| [[File:O-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Ensign</center>
| 
|-
| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Y27 D15
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
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| [[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]]
| [[Distinguished Service Award|Distinguished Service Award - Level 1]]
| [[Minwolf Kandar]]
| Y27 D15
| We also have another member who wears multiple hats in the Ministry of State. Until my last announcement, Gav Lucky has served as the Chief Archivist. He was responsible for getting the organizational ball rolling and moving forward with uncovering the history that all of us share as citizens of the Trade Federation. What many of you do not know is that he has worked tirelessly over the past few months in the background. He has worked as an assistant to Kaire Nat-Sa in helping to develop experimental tools and code that all of us will benefit from when we use TFMS. For his dedication to his work and the people of the Trade Federation, I present to him the First Level of the Distinguished Service Award.
|-
| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-10T22:16:04Z

Gav Lucky: /* Awards and Commendations */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
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| Y26 D358 - Present
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| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
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* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

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| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
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* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

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| Y26 D207 - Present
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| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
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* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

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| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
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| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
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* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

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| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
! style="text-align:center;" | Awarded By
! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
! style="text-align:center;" | Reason
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| [[Image:DSM-L1.jpg]]
| [[Distinguished Service Award|Distinguished Service Award - Level 1]]
| [[Minwolf Kandar]]
| Y27 D15
| We also have another member who wears multiple hats in the Ministry of State. Until my last announcement, Gav Lucky has served as the Chief Archivist. He was responsible for getting the organizational ball rolling and moving forward with uncovering the history that all of us share as citizens of the Trade Federation. What many of you do not know is that he has worked tirelessly over the past few months in the background. He has worked as an assistant to Kaire Nat-Sa in helping to develop experimental tools and code that all of us will benefit from when we use TFMS. For his dedication to his work and the people of the Trade Federation, I present to him the First Level of the Distinguished Service Award.
|-
| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-10T22:11:10Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}

==Awards and Commendations==
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! style="text-align:center;" | Award Image
! style="text-align:center;" | Award Name
! style="text-align:center;" | Awarded By
! style="text-align:center;" | Date Awarded
! style="text-align:center;" | Reason
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| [[Image:PC.png]]
| [[Prospectors Cross]]
| [[Dred Oodoov]]
| Y27 D15
| For his ongoing work in demystifying Asteroid fields and Asteroid Field Prospecting in particular.
|-
| [[Image:Vvf-tod.png]]
| [[Tour of Duty Medal|Tour of Duty Medal - Viceroy Vas Felix]]
| Automatic
| Y26 D205
|
|}
 

[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-06T01:29:28Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of the Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}
[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-06T01:28:46Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Conducted research on asteroid field prospecting for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Conducted research on terrestrial prospecting for the [[Ministry of Interior|MoI]] and compiled recommendations for general policy and strategies for finding specific raw materials
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}
[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-05T15:23:16Z

Gav Lucky:

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Part-Time:
|style="padding-left:5px;"|
[[File:Archives-seal.png|30px]] [[Library_team|Library]] - [[Library_team|Archivist]] 
[[File:Tf-holotech-seal.png|30px]] [[Department_of_Holotech|Holotech]] - [[Department_of_Holotech|Developer]] 

|}

 

==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
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* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Led and conducted research on Asteroid Fields for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}
[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

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Gav Lucky:

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2025-12-05T15:21:23Z

Gav Lucky:

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2025-12-05T15:20:42Z

Gav Lucky: /* Parameters */

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Gav Lucky

2025-12-05T15:14:05Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
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[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y26 D358 - Present
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| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

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| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Led and conducted research on Asteroid Fields for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

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[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-05T15:13:28Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
</blockquote>

===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

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! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
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| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Led and conducted research on Asteroid Fields for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}
[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

Gav Lucky

2025-12-05T15:12:12Z

Gav Lucky: /* Service Record */

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| style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Biographical Information'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Full Name:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Uglogavste Lukiil
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Aliases:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| ''Gav Lucky'' ''Dogbone'' ''The Space Pig''
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Homeworld:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Gentes
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Born:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Year -4 Day 143
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|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Physical Description'''</center>
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Race:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Ugnaught
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Gender:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Male
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Height:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| 142 cm
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Colouring:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Porcelain
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Hair Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Brunette
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Eye Colour:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Brown
|-
|style=background:#347ab0; align=center colspan=2 |<center>'''Trade Federation Service'''</center>
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Status:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| Active Duty
|-
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Ministry:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| [[File:Moiseal.png|30px]] [[Ministry of the Interior|Interior]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;"| Department:
|style="padding-left:5px;"| [[File:Operations-seal.png|30px]] [[Department of Operations|Operations]] - [[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]]
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|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"| Position:
|style="padding-left:5px;background:#e2e8eb;"|
[[File:E-4.png|30px]] [[Chain of Command|Flight Sergeant]]

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==Background==

[[File:Colossal-class_Heavy_Carrier_Ugnorgrad_I.png|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky's personal flagship the [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Ships&ID=253 Colossal-class Heavy Carrier] Ugnorgrad I]] 

Born beneath the heavy, sulfurous skies of Gentes, Uglogavste Lukiil came into the galaxy with a mind tuned for machinery and a soul already weighed by the oppression of his people. Like so many Ugnaughts before him, he escaped the drudgery of servitude, drifting to Bespin where the towering halls of Ugnorgrad hummed with welding arcs and the quiet desperation of survival.

On Bespin, he found refuge in the union workshops and data cores, refining not just his mechanical skill but a deep mastery of systems: computer networks, logistics algorithms, capital ship protocols. By day he was a quiet laborer; by night, a silent student of power, watching how the flow of credits and contracts shaped destinies far more decisively than any hydrospanner.
[[File:Holochess_screenshot.png|left|200px]]

His true name, Uglogavste Lukiil, was a tangle to most tongues. Smirking at the galaxy’s discomfort, he offered a simpler handle: "You may call me Gav Luck." It was meant as a quick, memorable alias, something that sounded like "Give Luck" and carried a hint of charm and fortune. But in the cantinas of Bespin, the name began to evolve. Gav spent long evenings hunched over holochess boards and pazaak tables, usually walking away with his credits intact or only slightly lighter. Then, one night, he hit a small jackpot on the slots, the kind of rare win that cantina patrons remembered for years. From then on, the regulars started calling him "Gav Lucky" as a teasing nod to that single windfall and a name that, to his mild annoyance, stuck harder than the original. Yet beneath that easy nickname and easy grin lay a mind haunted by the fate of powerless workers, scarred by watching entire communities collapse under the weight of financial neglect. For Gav Lucky, money was not mere currency; it was armor, weapon, and salvation.

==Career Timeline==

===An OOC Introduction===

<blockquote>
Storytelling has always been the lens through which I experience Star Wars roleplay, and Star Wars Combine is no different. For me, the game isn’t just a set of mechanics, but rather a living galaxy, and every choice deserves to be remembered. My habit of chronicling in detail began during my work on [[Library Art Museum#The Wall|The Wall]], when I saw so many sparsely populated, outdated, or even empty service pages, alongside long-overdue Tour of Duty badge and member reward requests on the forums. All of these things require keeping good records which, at present, isn’t centrally tracked. I wanted to make it easier for future admins, but also to ensure that no moment of my own journey in the [[Trade Federation]] or SWC was lost to time. In both the game and real life, I think journaling is a vital tool for those suffering from the human condition, especially for someone like me who so easily forgets people, places, and events as the years pass. As [[Hartroff Parmenion]] once said to me after reading my Library works: ''Verba volant, scripta manent''—'''spoken words fly away, written words remain'''. Some say I have the “Gift of Gav,” a tendency to turn even the smallest update into a saga. I’ll take that as a compliment. After all, the fun of SWC is not only in what we do, but in how we tell the tale. — The Player
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===Cadet===

====Joining Up====

His path to the Federation began in the most unassuming of ways. He was standing in a dingy spaceport terminal, waiting for a delayed transport, when a Holonet recruitment broadcast flickered to life above the crowd. The advertisement was crisp, authoritative, and emblazoned with the seal of the Trade Federation Department of Admissions.

<center>[[File:Doaseal.png|200px]][[File:Samantha_dordoli_ava.png|200px]]</center>

Front and center stood [[Samantha Dordoli]], delivering a precise and confident appeal to those seeking opportunity, structure, and purpose. In her words, Gav heard not just an invitation, but a promise: that order and ambition could be harnessed to lift those who were willing to work for it. By the time his transport arrived, he had already filled out the enlistment forms.

Driven by a relentless need to rewrite his people’s story and that of his own, he set his sights on the Trade Federation: a colossus of order, profit, and prestige. With each promotion and each credit earned, Gav Lucky would step further away from the darkness of Gentes and deeper into the halls of influence, where he would secure not just personal wealth but a fortress of resources strong enough to protect any who still bear the scars of servitude.

In every deal, every convoy manifest, every whispered negotiation, echoed his core philosophy: power is the ultimate currency, and luck favors those who build it themselves.

====The Academy====

[[File:Forsetticapital.png|300px|thumb|upright=1.65|Aeriel view of the Viceroyal Palace, and the surrounding areas of the city of Forsetti.]]

Cadet life was a shock both in its rigor and in its order. Assigned to a small cohort of recruits from across the galaxy, Gav quickly learned that the Academy was more than drills and data entry. It was a crucible for loyalty, skill, and adaptability. His knack for pattern recognition and logistical problem-solving made him an asset in training simulations, where he could predict enemy maneuvers and optimize fleet positioning with uncanny accuracy.
He passed the [[Basic Training Standard Exam]] and on Y26 D205, Gav stood before the Federation banner, right hand raised, and swore the [[Department_of_Admissions#Oath_to_the_Trade_Federation|Trade Federation Oath]]. For the first time, the weight of service felt heavier than the weight of survival.

===Cadet First Class - The Savage Squirrels===

====First Asteroid Field Prospecting Mission====

Assigned to the [[Department of Operations]] under the [[Ministry of the Interior]], Gav found himself in the ranks of the Savage Squirrels Flight Team, a unit as eccentric as it was effective. Under [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]] and Operations Director [[Dak Ironfist]], the team’s operations ranged from precision transport runs to asteroid field prospecting. Day-to-day orders came from [[Chain of Command|Lt. Commander]] [[Heuk Gisa]], whose terse directives left no room for hesitation.

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In those days, Gav started to make a name for himself with his sustained, methodical work. His first deployment was to an asteroid field outside of [[Ktil]] where he was tasked with reprospecting it. Using a standard issue GPS, he was able to pull Federation mining data and see that 13 previous uncovered deposits were still active with varying stability. The scanner also detected 11 undiscovered deposits. It was rough in the beginning as he tried to get his bearings. From speaking to instructors at the Academy, asteroid field prospecting was more of an art than a science. After the first couple days, he thought that there had to be a better way. During sleeping hours, he would stay up in the bunk of his [[Y-8]] mining vessel and run thought experiments on his datapad. He programmed a game that would generate random asteroid fields and place random deposits. He would play this game all night trying different strategies and also updating an AI assistant to predict the next best possible asteroid to scan. After a couple nights, he started to see patterns and develop what he thought was a winning strategy. On the third day, he had played the game hundreds of times and essentially developed many years of prospecting experience in simulation. He ended up finishing the mission in nine days.

====First Holotech Assignment====

That performance did not go unnoticed. [[Interior Minister]] [[Dred Oodoov]], impressed by both the ingenuity and the discipline behind the operation, personally put in a recommendation to Kaire Nat-Sa, the [[Defense Minister]] and Main Administrator of the [[Department of Holotech]]. Soon after, Gav received a formal communication from Holotech headquarters.

Known as the Federation’s hidden engine for innovation, Holotech specialized in turning individual talent into institutional capability. Gav began working under Kaire’s direction outside of [[Department of Operations|Operations]] work on the Trade Federation Management System. Because of his interest in asteroid field prospecting tactics at the time, his first development task he was assigned was to integrate a prototype asteroid field deposit tracking system into the main Management System, which at the time was operating separately. It would be the first Holotech assignment of many.

====First Library Card====

[[File:TF Library Gav Lucky.png|250px|thumb|Gav standing in the Library in Forsetti admiring a statue of [[Kurner Dahtar]]]]

Working in Holotech meant many trips to the Federation Library, looking up protocols and technical blueprints. Because he spent so much time there, on Y26 D233 he volunteered as an archivist. Not only did he fall in love with library science and circulation, but it allowed him access to many of the more restricted sections of the archives. Not long after, [[State Minister]] [[Thion Roseland]], who was also essentially acting as interim Chief Archivist, stepped down from his post and relinquished all State and Library duties.

The Library grew even quieter in Thion Roseland’s absence. One evening, Gav found himself alone among the shelves, methodically replacing holobooks, the soft hum of the preservation systems his only company. In that stillness, the Library began to feel less like a workplace and more like a sanctuary. Feeling a flicker of mischief with no one watching, he wandered into the Chief Archivist’s chambers. Minister Roseland had spent little time there, preferring his office at the [[Ministry of State]], and the room bore the signs, with dust gathering on the desk, stale air, and shelves untouched for weeks.

Drawers yielded little of interest until he found it: an unmarked access key. Curiosity piqued, Gav experimented, discovering that the key granted him the ability to withdraw blank holobooks from restricted storage and, more importantly, to author new entries within the Library’s secure archive. It was an archivist’s dream and an invitation to shape history.

He knew exactly where to begin. Drawing on months of late-night reading and note-taking, he began work on a serialized chronicle he had long imagined: This Month in Trade Federation History. With unrestricted access to the Federation’s historical records, he could weave together recovered archives, oral histories, and rediscovered GNS clippings into a living narrative of the Federation’s evolution. On Y26 D233, he released the first issue, [[This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 26 • Month 8]], to wide acclaim among those who cared for the Federation’s legacy.

The project lit a fire. Gav started expanding other holobooks, merging details from cross-referenced sources and building comprehensive indexes. His work quickly caught the attention of senior officials, and before long, he was entrusted with the responsibilities of Interim Chief Archivist. In this capacity, he authored the [[Library Charter]], codifying the institution’s purpose and scope; documented the Modus Operandi for the Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative; and designed the Federation’s official [[Chain of Command]] diagram.

He also transformed an unused section of the Library into a permanent Art Museum exhibit, curating a collection of recovered Federation visual history. This moved Captain Hartroff Parmenion and so he dug up his old findings from his Archeological Investigations in Federation History project, featuring former logos of past Operations [[Flight Team|Flight Teams]]. To Gav, this was preservation as strategy. Heritage and identity, he knew, were themselves forms of power, and a well-tended history could be as potent a weapon as any fleet.

====First Slabbing Mission====

=====A Blue Milk Run=====

It was Year 26 Day 248. Gav was looking through his standard issue flight team datapad searching for his next mission when he saw [[Kuna`s Tail Economic Development Project Year 26|an announcement about an economic development happening on Kuna`s Tail VII]]. For flight team members like himself, this meant a plethora of "slabbing" missions had been posted. What would happen is a TF service member would be assigned as the leader of a "slabbing squad"--a ragtag group of mercenary riflemen--and their mandate was to "clear" each planned city site of all hostile life forms. This ranged from groups of bandits to flocks of creatures. Anything that would interfere with construction that was not authorized by the Federation was to be removed by force. It was essentially a glorified pest control operation. There were rumors that many bandit groups of Diathim, Fosh, and Toydarian descent had been spotted, along with colossal sized [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=408 streaked velkers] and [https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Colossal&ID=451 purrgils]. Needless to say, it was not a mission for the faint of heart, but Gav was up to the task in hopes of rounding out his work experience. Corresponding with [[Alories Tanus]], a fellow service member he had met in his travels, about the potential dangers, Tanus replied to his holomessage:

<blockquote>
It's pretty easy! You won't die haha. Just watch your medical supplies, inspect your riflemen make sure they are equipped with their standard issue [[A280]], and keep at a distance of 7-8 clicks. Why don't you work on latitude 16? Start at longitude 19 and meet Captain Parmenion in the middle. I've mostly cleared that site already so it'll be a good way to ease into it.
</blockquote>

Mostly cleared... see a familiar face... Alories made it sound like a blue milk run. So he signed up for the mission and set his [https://guide.swcombine.com/wiki/NavComp NavComp] to Kuna`s Tail VII. It took him five days in hyperspace to get there, which he spent leisurely tinkering on holotech projects and scribbling in his holobooks.

=====A Rag-Tag Bunch=====

On Day 255, he exited hyperspace and arrived in orbit of Kuna`s Tail VII. He was to report to the Lucrehulk Battleship Basilisk to rendezvous with his slabbing squad. But the first thing he had to do was find a jetpack. He was told by Lt. Commander Gisa that there might be extras at the entrance of the ship, otherwise he would have to go to the outfitter on Dor. Well, there was not, but he decided to walk around the ship until finally he found an armoury that had an extra. ''That's why they call me Lucky,'' he chuckled to himself. The whole side mission made him quite late to the briefing...

He approached the lineup and introduced himself.

<blockquote>
Greetings! Apologies for the tardiness... My name is Cadet First Class Lucky. I will be leading the slabbing mission for the coming days...
</blockquote>

As he briefed the squad, he noticed mixed reactions. Amseth Onasi, a Hapan in some sort of uniform, listened respectfully. A pair of Gamorreans grumbled to each other, judging their leader and compatriots of varying statures, all dwarfed in comparison to their own.

<blockquote>
''At least he is Porcine, but barely clears 100cm...'' said the one Gamorrean.

''I heard it's his first slab mission, take orders with grain of spice... and why are Ewok and Aleena here? They can barely lift their rifle...'' said the other.
</blockquote>

The Ewok simply stood and tilted his head occasionally as Gav spoke, while the Aleena looked like someone who was trying to convince themselves, and others, that they were ready for something they were not.

Gav walked down the line and inspected each member of the squad, making sure each had a rifle and a jetpack. Unfortunately, one of the members did not have a jetpack. He had no confidence that there were any extra jetpacks on the ship, so he said they would have to sit out and maybe if there's a supply run at some point they could join in.

<blockquote>
''11 instead of 12, no biggie,'' he thought. ''Plenty of medical supplies, one can stay inside the ship in case we need to make a run for it. It'll be fine...''
</blockquote>

He had a slight feeling in his gut that things were not going as well as he had hope, maybe an even slighter feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put a finger on it. ''Too late now,'' he said under his breath. ''Too late now. We have to get moving.''

=====The First Encounter=====

[[File:Gav_Lucky_outfitted.jpg|200px|thumb|Gav Lucky, armed and ready for action]]

The crew loaded onto Gav's [[ATR-6]] gunboat and began their descent to 19-16. From the atmosphere the site looked acquiescent; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Soon they arrived on the "surface", which, being that Kuna`s Tail VII was a gas planet, simply meant an altitude that was ideal for building a floating city; close enough to the gas to mine it without suffocating. Gav had spoken to some old Academy friends on best strategies. ''Hug the perimeter so you don't get ambushed- Move a couple clicks and then go outside and scan with your macrobinoculars- I bounce between the four corners- you should only need to go between two positions...'' Needless to say, he would have to see what worked best for him. Hopefully his squad wouldn't notice that he had no idea what he was doing...

He decided to try the outskirts idea. He started in a corner of the site and started going around the outside. He would move a couple clicks, very cautiously, and get out to check with his macrobinoculars. After a while, his squad started getting restless, which he took as a sign that it was normal to move a bit quicker. So he moved about 6 or 7 clicks and got out of the ATR.

There it was. Hovering with his jetpack, he saw it with his very own eyes: a bloodied, half shot-to-death streaked velker. It was massive, but injured badly, presumably the blue milk run Alories left him. ''Thank You Alories!'' He thought confidently. He popped his head back inside the ATR and said, ''Alright crew, pile out!''

They began to open fire on the poor velker, its screeches terrifying yet muffled by several clicks of gas, but he knew it was for the greater good. He looked upon his crew and felt a sense of pride seeing them in formation hovering in the air, rifles pointed in the same direction, except... ''Wait a minute,'' he thought to himself as he noticed a gap in the line of rifles. There hovered the Aleena, Alsten Endel, without a rifle! Just kind of flailing his arms around to make it look like he was doing something, fooling around with his equipment, as if he wouldn't be noticed!

[[File:Alsten_flailing.png|500px]]

<blockquote>
Gav: ALSTEN, WHAT IN THE VICEROY'S NAME ARE YOU DOING!? WHERE IS YOUR STANDARD ISSUE!?

Alsten: SIR! I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY JETPACK--BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!--CORRECTLY AND--SCREEEEEECH!--SURE IT--

Gav: ENOUGH! I CAN'T HEAR A KRIFFING THING YOU'RE SAYING! JUST STAND BACK AND--

Alsten: WHAT SIR? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

''Gav flew over to him and pulled him behind the firing line before grabbing him by the pack straps and yanking him up close face to face.

Gav: STAY! PUT!
</blockquote>

Eventually the screeching died down and the velker slowly fell out of the air into the gassy abyss. Turns out Alsten had lost his gun on the Basilisk, or someone took it thinking it was their issue, who knows. Thankfully, Gav had an extra emergency A280 in the cockpit.

<blockquote>
Gav: This is my only extra A280. Use the strap, do NOT drop it or I will drop YOU off on this surface without propulsion! You got that?

Alsten: ''*gulp*'' Yes sir!
</blockquote>

=====Return Fire=====

Once the city construction was under way, Gav and crew were on to the next spot. They proceeded as before, moving a couple clicks and going out to check. Eventually they came upon not one, but two velkers. Even from a distance they looked humongous. But they were just as skittish as the last one despite being in perfect condition. Without knowing where the attack was coming from, all they could do is fly around, to no avail. Eventually, both velkers succumbed to the rifles and the gas beneath them.

''Another slab cleared,'' said Gav to himself. As they all started heading back to the ATR-6, they heard someone exclaim...

<blockquote>
Alsten: SOMETHIN' BIT ME!
</blockquote>

They all turned around to see Alsten holding his rear and groaning loudly. All of a sudden, the ATR-6 started getting pelted with projectiles. "AAaaAAh!!!" screamed Amseth, gripping his left shoulder. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Gav. They all retreated to the opposite side of the ship that was being peppered, mounted their rifles onto the roof of the ATR, and began to return fire. Gav went around and tended to Alsten and Amseth's wounds. "Hang in there!" he told them. Amseth was taking it well, as if he had seen action before. Alsten, on the other hand, was not so composed.

<blockquote>
Alsten: MY ARSE IS ON FIRE!!

Gav: Hang in there Alsten! It looks like it went straight through, it's just a flesh wound!

Alsten: IT STINGS! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!
</blockquote>

Gav grabbed Alsten and guided him back into the ship before returning to the fight. It was a long battle, but eventually Gav confirmed the last bandit had fallen using his macrobinoculars.

When they got back inside the ship, Alsten was crying.

<blockquote>
Alsten: Sir... you saved my life... ''*sniffles*'' how can I ever repay you...

Gav: Alsten, I didn't save-- ''Gav paused...'' you can pay me back by getting back out there and helping us finish this mission.

Alsten: Yes sir! I just need a minute for the meds to kick in...
</blockquote>

=====There She Glows!=====

Kuna's Tail VII had a way of making even the most hardened sentients feel small. Despite this, the crew was beginning to move like a proper unit and the work they were doing began to feel routine. The gunboat drifted along the perimeter lights-out, quiet under a lid of pale cloud, the gas below moving like a slow ocean with no waves. Gav felt that chill go up his spine again. What was a whisper before was now a pounding in his chest, but there was no stopping the gunboat. Whatever was going to happen, would happen.

They touched down at the next marker and fanned out. The whole crew now had their macrobinoculars up, but no one detected any movement. It was so eerie that even the Gamorreans stopped grumbling. Gav raised a gloved hand and the unit slid forward in twos, jetpacks feathering over the gas. The site's construction pylons stood like toothpicks stabbed into mist. They were a reminder that there ''was'' something here, otherwise the city construction would be underway; it was a reminder that battle was inevitable.

The first bandit group caught a bug and broke the quiet from the west scaffolds. HB-5s and BT 500s hammered the ATR's plating and sent sparks across the viewports. Amseth barely flinched, took a round across the pauldron, planted his A280 on the gunwale, and answered with neat, surgical bursts. The Gamorreans roared like someone had insulted their ancestry and hosed the scaffolds. Gav cut the air with his hand, called the ranges, and walked the fire in. Between the experience of the squad members and the power and range of their A280s, once they realized they didn't stand a chance, the west side folded fast.

Then the second group lit up from the south cranes. This position was a bit smarter due to the elevation. Shots licked the top of a Gamorrean's pack and sent him pinwheeling. Alsten yelped and threw himself under the ATR's wing, then popped back up, white-knuckled but determined, and for once remembered to check his safety before pulling the trigger. Eventually, one last quiet thud echoed and the return fire stopped.

"Hold your fire!" said Gav, holding up a closed fist.

Gav took a slow lap with the macros. The slab returned to that library hush he was starting to think was worse than noise. He opened his mouth to call it clear... when the shadows moved.

Shapes the size of frigates turned inside the fog, low and patient, as if the whole world were a lagoon and they had just surfaced to breathe. They came on without hurry, the way big things move when they do not need to prove how big they are.

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Purrgils--you hear about them, you see holos. None of that prepares you for a living wall of muscle and light deciding your city site is now a mating ground, or your hyperlane is now a migratory path. Even at a distance their presence pressed at the chest. The nearest drifted across a bank of cloud and the entire squad went still, rifles aimed at the beasts but not quite aware that they might not fire even if Gav gave the word. But Gav knew the damage these creatures could cause and, unfortunately, it was their job to make sure the citizens of the Federation who started a life here did not have to worry about it. It was his job to make the tough calls, and it was the crew's job to follow orders. His next order was spoken in a monotone voice, to let the crew know that he knew the gravity of his call, and that it was okay that it did not feel good, but it was not him, but the Viceroy which was the decider, he a marshall of that will, and the crew an extension of him.

''Fire.''

The squad answered as one. A ragged volley of red lanced through the haze, striking along the purrgils’ flanks. The giants shuddered, not with fear but irritation, rolling in slow arcs as if to show just how little their rifles meant. Then the light began.

It started deep under the skin, a pulse of violet swelling into indigo, crawling the length of their bodies like lightning trapped under ice. The air itself seemed to hold its breath. Gav knew what was coming next. He had read reports, heard the stories, and in that moment, he understood why spacers dreaded this sight more than the creatures themselves.

The nearest purrgil blurred at the edges, its bulk dimming until it simply was not there anymore. The second followed, vanishing into the mist.

“High sky, reacquire!” Gav called.

Minutes later, the shapes resolved again, farther out. Another volley. Another bloom of violet. Another blink into nothing. The third time it happened, the glow rolling up the spine of the larger beast, Alsten’s voice cut through the comms:

“There she glows!”

Half the squad groaned, the other half laughed, and Gav could only shake his head. The name stuck instantly, repeated every time the halo began to build. The fight turned into a deadly game of dejarik... move, fire, vanish, repeat... each exchange drawing more from the crew’s dwindling reserves of patience and bacta.

They tried to box them in toward the pylons, tried to flank and drive them east, tried holding fire until they crossed the open lanes. None of it worked for long. Every time the light appeared beneath that thick hide, they were gone before the next breath.

On the sixth pass, the pair did not return. Whether they had decided to leave or had simply moved beyond the slab’s perimeter, Gav could not say. The mist closed behind them, leaving only silence and the faint shimmer of heat along the barrel of his rifle.

He scanned one last time with the macros, seeing nothing but the skeletal frame of the city-to-be. Then he slung the rifle and keyed the comm.

“Form up. We’re done here.”

As the ATR-6 lifted away, the crew settled into the familiar quiet that came after hard work without celebration. Their medkits were light, their packs lighter. Gav’s ribs ached where the bacta patch clung, and he could feel the sting of every bruise through his armor.

Time for that supply run, rearm, and rethink the plan. Maybe he could research what technology was available there come up with something before they got back. But he had to think fast...

=====Resupply, Regroup, Rethink=====

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Gav set course for Dor, more specifically, the Endor Palace Member Outfitters, where even the most battered field team could walk away looking parade-ready.

The resupply run was deliberate. Fresh A280s with factory calibrations. Replacement armor plates. Macrobinoculars that didn’t lag. Jetpacks with more thrust than wheeze. And pairs of multisensor packs to try something Gav had read on his datapad while studying equipment holorecords... When they lifted again to return to the next slab, the crew looked sharper, heavier, and, Gav hoped, ready for a different style of fight.

This time, he planned to put eyes where the enemy didn’t expect them.

The east side got Alsten. At 17,11, the ridge ran close to where velkers had been spotted earlier, and the little Aleena’s discomfort was obvious.

:Alsten: Sir, this is awfully close to them.

Gav shoved a multisensor pack into his chest.

:Gav: That’s the point. You’ll be fine. Keep low, stay sharp, and if anything moves that shouldn’t, call it in.

Leaving him there felt wrong, but having a live scout in place could save the squad from being ambushed and get them all home sooner. From there, Gav moved the ATR-6 along the western perimeter, working toward 4,11. When the moment felt right, he brought the ship down and dropped another scout to cover the gap, an Ewok named Wolam Highwind, who took the multisensor pack and jumped out of the gunboat without so much as a word.

For a while, it worked. The east and west placements gave them early warnings and cut down on ambushes. But the gaps still showed. Gav had fallen into the same trap he had once mocked in others; he assumed the hostiles would stay to the middle because that’s where most of the fighting happened. That’s how you learned the hard way about the corners: you didn’t need to check them... until you did. And when the enemy slipped into that blind space, the range rings meant nothing. They could vanish completely, only to reappear where your lines were weakest.

The first warning came from the west. The Ewok posted there, who was armed and out in the open, suddenly lit up on sensors. Bandits had come out of nowhere, closing to within a click before anyone could react. The Ewok returned fire immediately, but the flash of his blaster only drew more rounds his way.

Gav didn’t think. He dove in with the squad, A280 singing, cutting down the closest threats before they could finish the job. By the time he reached the Ewok, the little scout was down, armor dented, weapon still gripped in one limp hand. The medics worked fast, but it was too late. The lesson to Gav was clear.

Every placement, every piece of kit, every decision had weight. Get it wrong, and you didn’t just lose your position; you risked sending someone home in a body bag.

Gav stood over the body bag as the medics loaded him aboard. As he entered the gunboat behind them, the crew stared at Wolam's body. They knew it was a risk they all understood when they signed up, some thought they would have made a different call or tried something different, some thought nothing at all. Whether they were mad, scared, or simply didn't want to feel the guilt that Gav was feeling, they couldn't look him in the eye. He knew he had to say something.

:Gav: I know what you're all thinking. I made a bad call, and got Wolam killed. And you'd be right. This one's on me. And I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep again, or how I'm going to knock on his family's hut and give them the news. But if he hadn't have alerted us to the ambush, it may be more than just him laying there. But it's on me... it's on me... and I have to live with that... be thankful you don't...

His eyes started to water, but he held it back and got into the cockpit, set the autopilot to the next slab, and started scribbling in his holobook again. Going over all his notes, he had an epiphany, something became very clear... it was even riskier than the last idea... but if it worked, they would never lose the upper hand again. He heard the voice of Minister Oodoov in his ear, who had visited the Academy once to give a lecture on the scientific work that the Interior is responsible for...

''...This is the dark art of experimenting; the field guides, the holorecords, the technical specifications... are sometimes a lie.''

=====Castling Ewoks Formation=====

The next slab was to be run with the so-called "Castling Ewoks Formation," a peculiar formation Gav had concocted during his journaling session. The tactic was simple on paper: place two ''unarmed'' Ewoks, each fitted with multisensors, at fixed positions 1,21 and 20,21 on the slab grid. From these back-corner perches, their overlapping sensor fields made it nearly impossible for hostiles to slip away unseen. Why it worked so well was anyone's guess. Some swore it was the Ewoks' size and unarmed status that kept them invisible to the enemy’s targeting logic, their naturally good perception allowing them to setup sensors in just the right position; others claimed the bandits simply refused to acknowledge being threatened by something knee-high, unarmed, and furry.

The formation worked surprisingly well and the unit made quick work of the found pests, the Ewoks sensors preventing the enemy from evading their forces. It didn't make up for Wolam's death, which Gav would have to explain for when he got back, but he felt they were safer and more effective now than ever before.

Just as planned, Gav and crew linked up with Captain Parmenion on the way to the next site. He and the Joint Defense Fleet had been orchestrating the broader clearing effort. From here on, they would be working in conjunction with something they called the Gambit Maneuver, a "precision assignment protocol" designed to keep pressure on the remaining gaps in the planet’s defensive perimeter. Gav's role was to start in the middle of the planet at longitude 14, latitude 10, then head westward to support Director Minwolf and Crewman Goriski where the line stretched thin.

The first contact came quickly: a bandit group holding the approaches with a velker flock drifting just behind them. The initial exchange went badly. Their fire was heavy, the supply of bacta patches less effective than they had hoped. Shots burned through Gav's pauldron and left a dull ache in his side. He toggled comms to Minwolf for advice.

:Gav: Director Minwolf, please advise, this isn't holding. The bacta is not working fast enough.

:Minwolf: You need refills, not patches. And don’t use Ryfills unless you want to spend the next day poisoned.

He logged the warning. Survive the slab first, worry about the outfitter later.

The bandits continued to ignore the Ewoks, even as the little scouts relayed exact firing coordinates to the squad. Whether they could not detect them on sensors or simply could not bring themselves to target them, Gav didn't know. But their presence was decisive. With their eyes guiding the team, he kept the squad at the optimum range of nine clicks, far enough to blunt the worst of the incoming fire, close enough to land clean shots and conserve medical supplies. Within two controlled exchanges, the bandits were broken.

With that threat dealt with, their focus shifted to the velkers. According to his field notes, he had observed that they favored the far corners once disturbed, and the northeast quadrant was unnaturally quiet. If his calculations were right, moving to 12,7 would put then at exactly nine clicks from them. As he eased the ''ATR-6'' into position, he pulled one of his last bacta patches and pressed it over the burn along my ribs. The cool sting was a small comfort.

Somewhere ahead, hidden in the shifting gas, the next fight was waiting.

===Flight Sergeant - The Savage Squirrels===

====Borrowed by the DoR====

Mammoth mission

====Operation ''REDACTED''====

==Service Record==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; border-collapse:collapse; background:#e2e8eb; width:100%;" border=1
! style="text-align:center;" | Dates
! style="text-align:center;" | Rank
! style="text-align:center;" | Directorate
! style="text-align:center;" | Assignment
! style="text-align:center;" | Work Experience
|-
| Y26 D358 - Present
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Archivist</center>
| 
* Published issues for the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series

|-
| Y26 D233 - Y26 D358
|
| <center>[[File:Archives-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Chief Archivist</center>
| 
* Began publishing the ''[[This Month in Trade Federation History]]'' series
* Envisioned and authored the ''[[Library Charter]]''
* Spearheaded the ''[[Chain of Command]]'' Project
* Launched the [[Library_Charter#Continuity_Restoration_and_Standardization_Initiative|Continuity Restoration and Standardization Initiative]]
* Launched the [[Library Art Museum]]

|-
| Y26 D207 - Present
|
| <center>[[File: Tf-holotech-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>Developer</center>
| 
* Integrate existing Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool into [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]], incorporating database driven persistence and existing permissions system
* Spearheaded the initial Member Module and Automated Payroll features for [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]]
* Enhanced the Asteroid Field Prospecting Tool with pre-prospecting features and auto-assist technology

|-
| Y26 D272 - Present
| [[File:E-4.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Flight Sergeant</center>
| 
* Transported x4 Mammoth loads of Meleenium from an asteroid field depot to a main depot logging over 110 flight hours in 5 days (Year 26 Day 269-274). Mission required to execution of microjumping in order to avoid asteriod field damage to the rig exiting hyper on the wrong side of the field due to Endor's Gate X-1 as opposed to the desired Y+1 location of the depot.
* For Operation Durelium Storm, constructed x3 Durelium Mine Cities and prospected 22 quadrants on a Vex II in 9 days, discovering x9 Tibannagas deposits.
* Led and conducted research on Asteroid Fields for the [[Directorate of Resources|DoR]] and compiled recommendations to improve the [[Department of Holotech|TFMS]] Asteroid Prospecting Tool
* Planetary prospected Dorriella II and III
* Slabbed and constructed x11 Mine Cities in 14 days

|-
| Y26 D205 - Y26 D272
| [[File:E-2.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Operations-seal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Flight Team|Savage Squirrels]] Cadet First Class</center>
| 
* Prospect asteroid field with 13 revealed/11 unrevealed in 9 days averaging 5-6 scans a day for a total of 48 scans
* Transported x3 MC-30b to new system w/ G-1A taxi
* Cleared 15 slabs on Kuna`s Tail VII in 13 days

|-
| Y26 D205
| [[File:E-1.png|100px]]
| <center>[[File: Doaseal.png|50px]]</center>
| <center>[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training]] Cadet</center>
| 
* Passed the ''[[Department of Admissions|Basic Training Standard Exam]]''
* Took the ''[[Department of Admissions|Trade Federation Oath]]''

|}
[[Category:Trade Federation Members]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-04T02:41:55Z

Gav Lucky: /* When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth */

= The Necromancers of Shockball: A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

<blockquote>
'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!
</blockquote>

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: Galactic Shockball, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS

[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain momentum, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:17:41Z

Gav Lucky: /* The Father's of Shockball */

= The Necromancers of Shockball: A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

<blockquote>
'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!
</blockquote>

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS

[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain momentum, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:15:44Z

Gav Lucky: /* The House on Trial */

= The Necromancers of Shockball: A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

<blockquote>
'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!
</blockquote>

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS

[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:06:53Z

Gav Lucky: /* The Necromancers of Shockball - A Federation Pastime */

= The Necromancers of Shockball: A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

<blockquote>
'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!
</blockquote>

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS

[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

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== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

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= The Necromancers of Shockball - A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

<blockquote>
'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!
</blockquote>

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS

[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:03:50Z

Gav Lucky: /* When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth */

= The Necromancers of Shockball - A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

<blockquote>
'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!
</blockquote>

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS

[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans kicking wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:03:21Z

Gav Lucky: /* Editorial Foreword */

= The Necromancers of Shockball - A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

<blockquote>
'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!
</blockquote>

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS
[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans kicking wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:02:59Z

Gav Lucky: /* The Necromancers of Shockball - A Federation Pastime */

= The Necromancers of Shockball - A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS
[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans kicking wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:02:48Z

Gav Lucky: /* Shockball Chronicles, A Federation Pastime */

= The Necromancers of Shockball - A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[User:Gav lucky Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS
[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans kicking wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

[[Category:This Month in Trade Federation History]]

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T20:01:30Z

Gav Lucky: /* Bonus Content */

= Shockball Chronicles, A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[User:Gav lucky Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS
[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While the Imperial auditors analyzed millions of holorecords, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
|}
</blockquote>

The Trade Federation Chiefs appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets.

A month and a half after the final games, over two months since the original rumors of fraud began, the Federation cleared its name.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]

Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

[[File:Imperial_Seal_2_from_Year_5.gif]]
</blockquote>

==The Necromancers of Shockball==

===Shockball 2 and the Echo of Esco===

Shockball's first great Federation-centric era would not last forever. Leagues stumble, administrators move on, holosites go dark.

In time, the original trade-run league faded, and a new generation tried to revive the sport on Coruscant. Yet, whenever shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to the Trade Federation Shockball era under Viceroy Esco as the example to be led by.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Return of the Galactic Shockball League | Author: Giselle Montari | Y9D187][[#ref9|[9]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the L-500 Space Liner Zarathustra in system Sakra (51, 204) on Year 9 Day 186 12:55.</center>
<blockquote>
CORUSCANT (GNN) - Today, on the steps of their Coruscant headquarters, the Galactic Shockball League announced that they would again this year be playing a full season after a short hiatus and under new management. Team ownership applications have been coming in at an encouraging rate, such that all teams have been claimed in advance of the upcoming season.

The GSL encourages betting on all of their games, and current odds and spreads can be found on their holosite. Week 1 of games will start on day 281, and bets for the first week will be accepted a couple of weeks in advance.

The new commissioner of the league, Mikel von Bianchi, had a few words to say about shockball's return.

"The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago. We here at the GSL are overjoyed with its return, and can only hope to see the type of success it enjoyed back then. However, to be successful, it takes quality teams, sponsors, and of course, all of our fans."

The GSL would like to thank their corporate sponsors, especially Biotech Medical. Shockball is also brought to you by The Wraiths, The Diversity Alliance, Stark Collective, TransGalMeg, Tytus Escorting, Terra Stryker Industries, the Tamerin Foundation, and the Avance Coalition.

[9:155/GNN/SAK.51.204/SOC/M.Bianchi]
</blockquote>

By Year 9, the Federation was no longer running the league, but its early work had become the standard by which new commissioners measured themselves.

Where the Federation once took bets directly, the GSL now leaned on sponsors like Biotech Medical, The Wraiths, TransGalMeg, and the Avance Coalition. Yet the core template -- spreads, holosite odds, week-by-week betting -- was pure Esco-era Federation, and the sponsorship by the Avance Coalition, in hindsight, would exist as a trace of the Federation as it is today, many of its members and culture stemming from it with the [[Great Merge]].

In other words, even in absence, the Federation's ghost sat in the commissioner's chair.

===The Knights of Shockball===

The Shockball 2 eventually moved on, as they tend to do. It would be four years later in Year 15 when The Knights of The Fountain announced that they would be starting a new commission, although the news was overshadowed by the Krieg's Run Fourth Season racing tournament.[[#ref10|[10]]]

[[File:KOTF_SBL_2.png]]

===Alpha Medical Shocks Shockball Back to Life===

Of course, that commission didn't last long either. Three years later in Year 19, a new faction appeared, Alpha Medical Corporation, went public on the stock exchange. Their marketing strategy: Shockball 2 (technically Shockball 3) Capital on Stensen's Colony.[[#ref11|[11]]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_stadium.png]]

[[File:Alpha_medical_shockball_live.png]]

===The Father's of Shockball===

Alpha Medical Corporation would host two Shockball League seasons, before selling to Koensayr Manufacturing in Year 20. The new league, I would call Shockball 4, would be represented by Mr. Luukh.[[#ref12|[12]]] It was actually Mr. Luukh who was the founder of the Colonial Shockball League. The article would even try to suggest that many considered him the "Father of Shockball" saying...

<blockquote>CSL Shockball set the quality standards that influenced shockball in general and the Galactic Shockball League as well.</blockquote>

...despite CSL being founded in Year 9 and the Trade Federation hosting the games as far back as Year 5. If Luukh is the Father, then Esco is the Grandfather.

It would seem that the Echo of Esco was getting quieter and quieter...

[[File:Koensayr_shockball_commissioners.jpg|500px]]
::''Mr. So (left) visiting the new Shockball League headquarters with Mr. Luukh (right). The buildings are undergoing the last cosmetic touch ups before the official inauguration.''

In an attempt to maintain the relevancy of the sport, in Year 21 the CSL built a new HQ and launched it with a Gala Event, hosted by Moebius Ventures.[[#ref13|[13]]] But after another season of games, Shockball would again fade into the background.

===The Future of Shockball===

Last galactic year, the Galactic Shockball League, after years of dormancy, returned once again. But this time, it seemed different. It was the Beta Launch of an all new sports program, featuring new recording technology to make you feel like you were actually there and an all new sports stats holosite.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch | Author: Tholme So | Y26D310][[#ref14|[14]]]</center>
<center>From the Stadium AMC Gibraltar Stadium in [CP] House Asclepius, AMC and Shockball Capital on Stensen's Colony (-170, -260).</center>
<blockquote>
==BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch==

[[File:Shockball_Y26_stadium.jpg|500px]]

::''Archive footage from a previous GSL season showing arena action''

GALAXY-WIDE — In a surprise announcement that has sent ripples through sports entertainment circles, the Galactic Shockball League (GSL) has officially emerged from what Commissioner Tholme So calls a "period of strategic reconstruction" to announce the beta launch of a comprehensive new league management platform. The GSL, which operated intermittently in previous cycles under similar leadership, has undergone what appears to be a complete technological overhaul—a transformation that Director of Operations Bouma Ga`Mon described as "rebuilding the foundation of galactic sports entertainment from the ground up."

For those unfamiliar with the sport, Shockball represents one of the galaxy's most physically demanding team competitions, combining elements of strategy, athleticism, and split-second decision-making. Teams of players from diverse species and backgrounds compete in high-energy matches that have captivated audiences across multiple sectors for generations. What makes this announcement particularly significant is the technological sophistication the GSL has brought to bear on recreating the experience for a new generation of participants.

Sources familiar with the new platform indicate the league has implemented a sophisticated experience point progression system that rewards both active participation and passive development. Unlike traditional static attribute systems common in earlier sports simulation platforms, the GSL's approach allows players to distribute training focus across multiple skills simultaneously, with performance-based multipliers reaching up to 400% efficiency for skilled participants. The system includes interactive training mini-games that directly impact player development, creating what league officials describe as a "living progression system" that evolves with each player's dedication and skill.

The platform's integration with existing galactic authentication systems represents another significant technological achievement. Character information—including species designation and customizable avatar imagery—imports seamlessly, while regional divisions reflect familiar galactic geography from the Core Worlds to the Unknown Regions. "We wanted to create something that felt native to our community," Commissioner So explained in prepared remarks. "This isn't just a peripheral entertainment platform—it's built from the ground up with our galactic citizens in mind."

Beyond individual player development, the platform enables comprehensive franchise management capabilities. Team owners can exercise full roster control, conduct contract negotiations, navigate free agency systems, and customize strategic lineups. Perhaps most notably, ownership can be delegated through a formal contract system, allowing managers to assume operational responsibilities while owners maintain oversight—a structure that mirrors professional sports organizations across the galaxy. The GSL will support multiple competition tiers, from friendly exhibition matches to division-wide tournaments, with conference-level competitions enabling cross-division rivalry matches scheduled for implementation in upcoming development cycles.

All matches utilize real-time simulation engines that incorporate player skill levels, energy management, playstyle preferences, and tactical presets to generate detailed play-by-play results. The simulation includes positional movement on a 2D arena, allowing for dynamic tactical gameplay that veteran Shockball enthusiasts will recognize while remaining accessible to newcomers. Those interested in seeing the platform in action can view an official gameplay trailer on the HoloNet showcasing the match simulation system, player management interfaces, and training mechanics.

Commissioner So emphasized that the current beta launch represents more than a simple product release—it's an invitation for community feedback and collaborative development. "We're not just launching a product," So stated during the announcement. "We're inviting the galaxy to help us shape the future of this league. Every beta participant has the opportunity to influence where the GSL goes from here." All galactic citizens are eligible to create accounts and begin building their Shockball careers through the official platform at shockball.online. A dedicated community coordination server has also been established at [https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG https://discord.gg/Q73axEq4NG] for real-time discussion and support.

Sports entertainment analysts note that the timing of this launch coincides with increased interest in community-driven entertainment experiences across the galaxy. The GSL's integration with existing galactic social networks represents a potentially significant strategic advantage over standalone sports simulation platforms. Whether the league can recapture the engagement levels of its earlier iterations remains to be seen, but the technological sophistication demonstrated in the beta release suggests Commissioner So and his team have invested considerable resources into this revival effort. For a sport that has long thrived on the passion of its participants and the intensity of its competition, this new platform may represent exactly the evolution Shockball needs to electrify a new generation of fans.
<hr/>
''The Galactic Shockball League operates as an independent organization. Galaxy News Service provides this coverage as part of our entertainment sector reporting and does not endorse or warrant any third-party platforms or services.''
</blockquote>

How long will this new age of Shockball last?

Only time will tell.

==Bonus Content==

Here's a snapshot of our very own Taanab Titans kicking wiping the floor with the Furious Faeries on their home turf! GO TITANS!

[[File:Taanab_titans.png|500px]]

[[File:Taanab_Titans_intro.gif|500px]]

== Coming Next ==
The Rise of the Federation – Part 2: The Architect
 

=== Contribute to the Archives ===
Did you participate in the old Shockball leagues? The Trade Federation Library invites all Trade Federation veterans to record their recollections as part of our Oral Histories Initiative. Contact Cangeson Wolfsbane or Gav Lucky for an interview session. Your memory is the Federation's legacy.

== References ==

# ''GNS: "Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 276.'' [[#ret1|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000..." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 281.'' [[#ret2|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 289.'' [[#ret3|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations." Uther Von Kaldreon. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret4|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright!" Avalon Kartane. c. Year 5 Day 290.'' [[#ret5|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 296.'' [[#ret6|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 303.'' [[#ret7|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available." Nereus Eruresto. c. Year 5 Day 313.'' [[#ret8|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Return of the Galactic Shockball League." Giselle Montari. c. Year 9 Day 187.'' [[#ret9|↩]]
# ''GNS: "The Sporting News." Rawth Shacklefist. c. Year 15 Day 290.'' [[#ret10|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Galactic Shockball Returns" Tholme So. c. Year 19 Day 165.'' [[#ret11|↩]]
# ''GNS: "GSL Shockball changes ownership and will hit harder than ever" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 20 Day 30.'' [[#ret12|↩]]
# ''GNS: "Shockball is Back!!" Nat`rhon L`uukh. c. Year 21 Day 232.'' [[#ret13|↩]]
# ''GNS: "BREAKING: Galactic Shockball League Emerges from Dormancy, Announces Beta Launch" Tholme So. c. Year 26 Day 310.'' [[#ret14|↩]]

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This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

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Gav Lucky: /* The Golden Season of Gambling */

= Shockball Chronicles, A Federation Pastime =

''Published by the Trade Federation Library''

''Compiled and authored by [[User:Gav lucky Gav Lucky]], Archivist and Self-Proclaimed Authority on Trade Federation Greatness''

=== Editorial Foreword ===
Most factions only have resource departments and armies. Some have the Crown or temples. The Trade Federation, however, true to its capitalistic and eudaimonic values, has always had two great institutions: commerce... and games.

This edition traces how Shockball evolved from a Vinsoth-based gambling experiment into a pan-galactic pastime that continues on even to this day. Along the way, it survived scandals, Imperial audits, league collapses, and reboots under new commissioners and new flags.

The Tauntaun Races were the Federation's first great circus, but Shockball is its long-running obsession. The most recent comeback of the games has filled the November galactic news cycle with Shockball Pre-Season and Beta Season hype, making it the perfect month to cover how the sport is woven into Trade Federation culture and history.

This issue will show that the Empire of Trade has always been there, from the beginning and throughout Shockball history.

'''Technology Upgrade'''

We are happy to announce that the Library Team has received new and improved technology for historical data restoration! Please enjoy reading the GNS posts with more recovered imagery than previously possible, allowing you to experience the holo recordings as it was originally aired!

== When the Whistle Blew on Vinsoth ==

It began, as so many Federation stories do, in orbit over Vinsoth.

On Year 5 Day 276, with barely contained glee, Nereus Eruresto announced another season of organized rough-housing for profit: **Galactic Shockball**, with the Federation as its faithful organizer.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Another Season of Shockball! Gambling and Team Sponsoring still available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D276][[#ref1|[1]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Corvette TFN Hunter in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
The image projected by the holodisplay fades to black. It is silent for a moment before an image of a jersey flashes on the display as loud, intense music is drowned out by the sound of pads crashing into each other. The scene goes black and silent once more before being interrupting by a brief glimpse of what appears to be a Defel dressed in a blue and gold uniform streches up to catch a holodisc in the air. The music builds up quickly and another crack is heard as a heavy opponent plows into the Defel, flipping over in the air before face-planting. The screen goes black and silent again before cutting quikly between scenes as the music builds. Sweat dripping into the scared eye of a man facing a line of fearsome opponents. A Kel Dor carrying the holodisc and he spins past a defender only to get flattened by the next. Cheering fans painted in theirfavorite teams' colors. Suddenly quick images flash of the disc-handler leaping over a pile of bodies to score, a receiver running long and making a diving catch into the scoring zone, and crowds going wild.

''The screen suddenly goes black again as the music instantly silences. Letters begin to fade into existence...''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

The holovids sold it as pure spectacle. There were bodies slamming together, painted fans screaming in the stands, the logo burning itself into the retinas of every gambler within range of a holoscreen. The Trade Federation acted as league commissioner and central bookmaker. All bets, spreads, and raffles were would be routed through Federation coffers.

A week later, the betting window opened.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Gambling Open (and explained) for Week 1! Raffle for a JM-5000 with qualifying bets. | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D281][[#ref2|[2]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts back to the Galactic News Service news room after commercials, you see only an empty chair at the table, but you hear someone talking, he is interrupted as a GNS technician runs into the scene to lift the familiar midget-wookie reporter who has been covering the Galactic Shockball News onto the table. The reporter looks offended, but quickly puts back on his smile and starts his monologue over''

The time has almost arrived! The starting whistle of the first Shockball games of this season will be heard on Thursday evening. Our reports show that many sponsors have contacted the Shockball League to responsor their teams, but fear not, potential new investors! There are still many teams
that will be available Wednesday evening at midnight EST. Nereus Eruresto has told us that he will be releasing the teams list in the Trade Federation IRC room: #tradefederation. So be sure to be there to have the best chance of claiming your team! Speaking of Nereus Eruresto, here is the latest prepared Shockball announcement featuring him...

''A small video feed appears in the corner before expanding to fill the screen. It shows a tall Hapan with blonde hair standing in a galactic sports bar with a Trade Federation hat and green coat writing down on a notepad as the sentients around him yell out and hand money to him. The recorder flies over the crowd and moves to Nereus Eruresto, who is leaning on the bar once more sipping his drink. He has a big smile on his face as he begins to speak''

Ahhh, its that time of year again...The same time last year when I would
wager every single credit chip I had or could borrow from anyone willing, to
have my chance at winning millions. That's right, the first week of
Shockball games are about to begin, so I'd like to give a simple explanation
on how you galactic sentients can use your knowledge and instinct to become
multi-millionaires over night.

Please pull out your copy of the Point Spreads for the week and look at it
as I speak (( updated for this week's games:
http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php )). You'll notice each game has a favorite team, an underdog team, and a "- (point amount)". Lets take the Trade Federation Chiefs at Broncos game. The line is Broncos are the favorite with a -3 spread. What this means is if you take the Broncos to win you have the Broncos - 3 points, or if you take the Chiefs you have the Cheifs plus 3 points.

Now lets say the final score of the actual game is Broncos 21, Chiefs 20.
You bet on the Chiefs plus 3, so would you win the bet. (20+3 = 23, which
beats the Broncos 21). Likewise if you bet on the Broncos, you would have
lost.. (21-3 = 18, which of course loses to the Chiefs 20). In the event of
a tie, the league wins.

So now that you know how the lines work on the Shockball website, you can
start to send in your bets for this week. All bets can be submitted to
shockball@swctradefederation.com via the href="www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/"
target="_blank">shockball webpage, through a direct email client, or
including it in your Darkness description when transferring the credits.

ALL BETS AND MONEY MUST BE RECIEVED PRIOR TO THE KICKOFF, AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE LEAGUE. So, do yourself a favor and send in your bets AND money at
least a day early, so there will be no confusion. Any bet not accompanied
with money by the game's start will be thrown out and invalid.

''Nereus smiles to the recorder and finishes up the announcement''

And to kick of the Season right, any bet over 250k automatically enters you into a raffle for a JM-5000, donated by the Trade Federation. Best of luck to you, I'll see you on the gambling floor.

''the scene fades out to the Shockball league image''

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The only game that matters.
</blockquote>

By Week 2, the shockball machine chugging along with millions of bets, millions of raffle entries from hopeful sentients eyeing the ship prizes.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball Spread for Week 2! Raffle: 1m credits for all bets on Monday Night Game | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D289][[#ref3|[3]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>

<blockquote>
''The scene cuts from an advertisement of a ship manufacturer to a bright green shockball field lit under two suns hanging in the sky above the field. The now-familiar midget wookie reporter is holding a microphone and standing next to the rookie ball-runner for Owyn's Broncos''

"Griffin, how do you feel after that tough scrape against the Trade Federation Chiefs?"

"Oh, I felt great. Our team played really well today, and I am very excited to be a part of it."

''The camera cuts back to inside the studio where the midget wookie is once more in the seat. He is facing the camera, sitting on phone books to be able to see over the table''

"And he was not the only one excited about Shockball this weekend! Gamblers earned record amounts of money during the opening week of Shockball gambling! The high payout for the weekend was 50 million credits! The lucky winner of the JM-5000 was John Sarelli. Congratulations, John!

This week is looking to be an even better week than last, with a 1m raffle on anyone who bets on the Monday Night game. As always, send those bets to shockball@swctradefederation.com (credits to the Trade Federation) and visit the Shockball website at www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/ Here's the latest Shockball Spread for this week sent across the wire (for a more intuitive chart, visit the shockball website HERE ) :

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -4.5 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At w00tness Lions || -3 || Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Dark Titans || -1 || Rune's Sexah Colts
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At Antarian Giants
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -7.5 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -2.5 || NAO Rams
|-
|9/19 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -6 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|9/19 4:05 ET || At Ara's Buccaneers || -2.5 || Sinite Seahawks
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -4.5 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || CEC Patriots || -8 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3.5 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|9/19 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/19 8:35 ET || At Zaltin Chargers || -4.5 || Black Dolphins
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread

9/20 9:05 ET At Black Sun Eagles -3.5 Hapan Vikings

This week's featured team is: THE SINITE SEAHAWKS
[[File:Malakai_Brooks_Portrait.jpg]]

A word from their sponsor:
"The Sinite Seahawks have had a change of venue. Owner Malakai Brooks moved the team to Sinite and gave the team the money it needed to get it deep into the playoffs. The well known Anzati was pleased with the teams sucess so far.The Sinite Seahawks come into the season with high expectations. Last years playoff performance was only a dress rehearsal for the run they intend to make this year. The Seahawks coached promised that this year's defence was much improved after off season signings and well run training camp. Expect this team to win its division with a 12 win season."

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

</blockquote>

Honor, Integrity, and Profit. Honor (and glory) from putting yourself out there in the games. Integrity (and fairness) in the refereeing and bookmaking. Profit (and loss) from the sponsors, the betting, and raffling. The sport embodied everything that the Trade Federation stood for.

It is clear from the records that the whole galaxy would have agreed with ''most'' of the above statement, that the games were honorable and profitable... but not all agreed that it was fair...

==The House on Trial==

The games were being enjoyed by all sentients in the galaxy, tuning in every week. Children watched the spectacles, dreaming of one day making it onto their local team and competing on the big screen. But among the excitement and dreaming, something dark was growing... and headed the Federation's way.

You would think that of all the governments in the galaxy, the one whose motto is ''An Empire of Trade'' would be the least expected to cook the books, or in the very least, fail at basic accounting. But with every good game eventually comes the accusations of fraud, auditing, and regulation. On Year 5 Day 290, the Imperial Ministry of Finance broke the mood with a very different kind of broadcast.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: The Imperial Ministry of Finance warns Trade Federation of possible Shockball violations | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D290][[#ref4|[4]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the YV-666 BST Seawolf at galactic position (187, 31).</center>

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]

[[File:Shockball-logo.jpg]]

The the Imperial Ministry of Finance is placing the Trade Federation, the commissioner of the Shockball League, on probation pending an investigation by the Imperial Ministry of Finance into its financial practices.

It has been rumored that the league is bankrupt and is in danger of not being able to cover its bets. The Imperial Ministry of Finance first suspected the leagues financial woes after learning of odds and line modifications after week 1 proved to be unprofitable for the Federation. Additionally, ad hoc wager caps are being placed, without standard, on Imperial citizens. The caps in and of itself is not a concern to the Finance Ministry. Rather, the fact that these caps are practiced in ad hoc fashion, that is, different caps are given to different gamblers based on the odds of their bet being a successful one, is what alarms the Finance Ministry.

The Financial Ministry will also perform a routine audit to rule out possible racketeering and money laundering for known pirate/criminal groups operating in the area.

It has also been learned that the league has failed to renew its license, although it its application for renewal is pending modification.

The league and Trade Federation have been placed on notice due to the events cited above. All owners and gamblers are to use caution when dealing with the league until further notice.

In response to recent complaints, the Imperial Ministry has decided to send Imperial Minister Kaldreon out to Vinsoth.

[[File:Uther_Von_Kaldreon_ava.jpeg]]

Minister Kaldreon will evaluate the league's financial situation and conduct a league audit for
the following two weeks to evaluate their financial standings, ability to conduct business without prejudice and whether any criminal infractions have occurred.

At this current time we ask all Imperial citizens to limit their participation with
the league until the audit is completed. If not, use extreme caution.

[[File:Imperial_Logo_2004.gif]]
</blockquote>

The message was clear: the House might not be able to pay out. And in gambling, one could say that not settling debts is the one accusation worse than cheating.

Were the rumors true? Was the Empire of Trade, who's entire ethos was Honor and Integrity, running a Ponzi Scheme?

Within hours, Shadow Enterprises Network pushed out The Trade Federation's response as a counter-narrative. It was characteristically aggressive, polished... and very public.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball! The Truth Shines Bright! | Author: Avalon Kartane | Y5D290][[#ref5|[5]]]</center>

<center>Onboard the CR-90 Assassin-class Corvette ''TUN Arkoay''</center>

<blockquote>
After hearing news of a potential scandal with the Shockball wagering the Shadow Enterprise News Network sent out a SENN representative to gain an exclusive interview with some key members in the Trade Federation. First lets check in with Shelrus Terklan who has gained an audience with Duceroy Nereus Eruresto.

Shelrus: Good Day Duceroy I would like to ask you a few questions in responce to the anouncement by the Empire into illegal activities as well as some other concerns about the Shockball league if you don't mind?

Nereus: Certainly, as I am more than willing to aid the Empire in this unneccessary audit, I would be glad to speak to you

Shelrus: I guess the first question that everyone wants to know is simply is the Shockball League really bankrupt?

''Nereus laughs.''

Nereus: Certainly not. As almost all of the claims in the Minister's 'report' it is entirely false and preseumptuous. The Minister is speaking from guesses. Regrettably at the expense of innocent citizens and gamblers. For example, the statement " different caps are given to different gamblers " is entirely false. What merely happened is that Emperor Vodo was informed by myself personally of the rules for Shockball beginning the 2nd week. All those involved in the bets that it would have affected last week were informed personally. However, Vodo reacted quite unexpectedly to the news and overreacted in demanding an audit, in order to assure all galactic citizens of the honesty and integrity that remain in the Shockball League. I fear the overreaction continued in the Minister's GNS announcement as he distorted the truth and occassionally flat-out lied. What disappoints me most is that the tax credits of the innocent civilians are paying for this audit and galaxy-wide announcement. What a waste to accuse the longest standing pillar of honest trading and business of petty criminal charges over a personal dilemma of Emperor Vodo

Shelrus: So contrary to the Ministers charges of these wager caps being different for everyone they are all uniform and not just levied against the citizens of the Empire?

Nereus: Of course. The Trade Federation and the Shockball League has always treated all citizens of the galaxy equally. I fear the Minister's statement was a careless exagerration, which I assumed a Minister of the Galactic Empire would be careful enough to avoid.

Shelrus: It has been noted that The Trade Federation has not renewed it's license, What can you tell our viewers about this situation?

Nereus: As he mentioned in the GNS post, it is pending. I have been attempting to contact the proper Minister for weeks now. However, he seems to have disappeared or decided that he did not wish to return my calls. Recently, Minister Kaldreon has picked up the slack and has been appointed to arrange the acquisition of this liscense. The Trade Federation has been trying its best to comply with the Empire's desires, but it is the Empire itself holding it up!

Shelrus: It is mentioned that this action is due to recent complaints, how many complaints has the Shockball Legue itself gotten? Or if all of these complaints are comming from citizens of the empire to the empire have any proof of complaints been handed to the Shockball League so that they can properly respond to them?

Nereus: Sadly, as far as the Minister has been able to prove to me, the only complaint has been from the overreaction of the Emperor himself. I fear that the galalctic citizens are being terribly misrepresented and misinformed by this Minister's innaccurate Announcment.

Shelrus nodded softly and then looked over his notes for a moment before continuing: We all know the Trade Federations past with criminals and pirates, I am sure noone will forget how the thief Ace Menshue was delt with so I have to ask, Do we have any idea what prompted these rumors of laundering money for pirate organizations?

Nereus: Yes, my faith in the citizens in the galaxy is what keeps me optimistic about this whole ordeal. Although the Minister may tell erroneous information to the galaxy, I know the people of the galaxy are smart enough to recall and acknowledge the Trade Federation's spotless record in trading. No Trade Federation member has ever stolen while working for the Trade Federation. Never. The only thing that I can guess would prompt these rumors is the Emperor's own personal greivances.

Shelrus: Thank you for taking the time to set these terrible rumors straight, do you have anything else you would like to say to the galaxy?

Nereus: Its my pleasure to give some truth to the sentients of the galaxy on a medium that is normally dominated by exagerations and distortions. The last thing I would like to say is: If you fear anything while placing your bets on Shockball, speak to any of those who have participated before, our record is spotless! And I wish all of you out there good luck and happy betting.

Shelrus: Once again Duceroy thank you for your time, we now take you to Gensalith Bract who has Larbac DarkClaw with her who is the sponsor for the DarkClaw Jets for the second year now.

The picture faded to one of a pretty alien talking to the Arcona who leads the Techno Union, Larbac DarkClaw.

Gensalith: Director DarkClaw as the sponsor of the DarkClaw Jets can you tell our viewers at home what you think about these accusations as put forth by the Empire?

Larbac: Honestly I am dismayed and Angered at the slander the Empire has subjected the Trade Federation and the Shockball League to. I was fourtunate enough to become the sponsor of the Jets last year and have renewed my sponsorship this year and I could not be happier. Not once have I regreted my decision to sponsor a team or to make bets on the games. In my personal opinion I think a wager cap is a good thing, it stops people from taking advantage of the Trade Federations good name. When people start betting 20, 30, 40 million or more on games with a 5:1 spread then they stand to gain a lot if they win. However the Trade Federation and Shockball League Coffers are not endless, so why should the rich try to break the coffers just to make themselves richer. This is for everyone to have fun and maybe if they play their cards right make some money off of it. Its truly sad to see that some would try and take advantage of this fine sport. I stand behind the Shockball League 110 %

Gensalith: Thank you Director DarkClaw, we now return you to the regularly schedualed program, already in progress.
</blockquote>

The shockball league had become more than a game. It was now a stage for a clash of reputations: Imperial Ministry vs. Trade Federation's claim to be the galaxy's "longest standing pillar of honest trading." Duceroy Eruresto and Larbac had dismissed the rumors... and the PR move worked. The betting continued without interruption, signaling that the galaxy did not believe the rumors either. It was a testament that the Federations reputation would not be so easily damaged, even from a public warning and pre-emptive slap-on-the-wrist by the Imperial government. The betting, the games, and the investigation, would continue on...

==A Golden Age of Gambling==

While auditors counted ledgers, the Federation kept the lights on at the stadium.

Week 2 lines. Week 3 records. Week 4 raffles. Each GNS from the Integrity followed a familiar pattern:

1. A colorful, almost comedic opening from the **"familiar midget wookie reporter."**
2. A quick recap of the previous week's upsets and payouts.
3. A set of lines presented not as dry odds, but as a **menu of opportunities**.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Shockball: Week 2 sets records; Week 3 lines available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D296][[#ref6|[6]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
The Galactic Public has shown their great ability to discern fact from lies as Week 2 set a Season record for bets placed. Although the Season is still young, the number was staggering. Likewise, Week 3 looks to be a great week for gamblers as the teams line up, the regulars are already picking their teams and placing their bets.

All bets over 250k on one game will be eligible for a raffle for a J327 Starship

Without further delay, here are the lines for Week 2!

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Black Dolphins || -1 || Iron City Steelers
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dark Titans || -6 || Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Antarian Giants || -3 || Combank Browns
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Dorin Ravens || -2.5 || At Zaltin Bengals
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Trade Federation Chiefs || -8.5 || Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At NAO Rams || -7 || Asarya's Saints
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At Hapan Vikings || -9 || Hinota Bears
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -4.5 || At w00tness Lions
|-
|9/26 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -10 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|9/26 4:05 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -10 || Alissma Chargers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -6 || Blue Sabre Packers
|-
|9/26 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -11 || JUGANOTH 49ers
|-
|9/26 8:35 ET || At Shirak Raiders || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|}

Monday Night Shockballball Point Spread

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! NFL Spread !! Underdog
|-
|9/27 9:05 ET || At Intersec Redskins || -2.5 || Dark Vengeance Cowboys
|}
</blockquote>

...and, a week later:

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Over 1m in Free Shockball Raffles! Week 4 Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D303][[#ref7|[7]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
''The familiar midget wookiee reporter fills the screen (as much as his small body can) as the evening news begins. He speaks swiftly as to get through the whole section before they cut to commercials''

Greetings, Galactic Gamblers! This week for Shockball is going to be one you won't want to miss! This week's Monday Night game is going to be an exciting game! Its arguably to two underplaying teams in the entire Shockball League playing each other. Who will rise to the occassion and begin to play at the level they are capable of? Will the Viceroy's rousing pregame speech to the team be enough to rise the Cheif's out of their current slump, leaving them 0-3 in the season so far? Or will the Dorin Raven's be the ones to step up their game and stomp all over the Cheifs?

Only time will tell, but you can make your opinions heard by placing your bet on your favorite for the game. All *winning bets* on the Monday Night game will be entered into a 800k raffle, and all of the losing bets will be entered into a 300k Consellation raffle! Whether you pick the right team or not, you can still win lots of money!

Be sure to look at the other games for this week, some of my personal favorites for gambling odds are the Redskins-Browns Game, Raiders-Texans Game, the Broncos-Buccaneers Game and the Titans-Chargers Game. without further ado, here are the lines for this week. As always visit the Shockball Website to place bets and send all money prior to kickoff to the Trade Federation for those bets to be valid. http://www.swctradefederation.com/Shockball/allnew/theLines.php

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -7 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Black Sun Eagles || -9 || At Hinota Bears
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Intersec Redskins || -3 || At ComBank Browns
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || CEC Patriots || -5.5 || At Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Shirak Raiders || -2.5 || At Raging Wookiee Texans
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || Rune's Sexah Colts || -4 || At Baktoid Jaguars
|-
|10/03 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -4 || Zaltin Bengals
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || At Sanjiti Panthers || -3.5 || BHA Falcons
|-
|10/03 4:05 ET || Asarya's Saints || -3.5 || At Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Darkclaw Jets || -5.5 || At Black Dolphins
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Owyn's Broncos || -3 || At Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/03 4:15 ET || Dark Titans || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/03 8:35 ET || NAO Rams || -3.5 || At JUGANOTH 49ers
|}

Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/04 9:05 ET || At Dorin Ravens || -5.5 || Trade Federation Chiefs
|}
</blockquote>

By Week 4, betting volumes were so high that even setting the lines became a spectacle.

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS:
Shockball Week 4: Big Games this week. Lines Available | Author: Nereus Eruresto | Y5D313][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
<blockquote>
"Better late than ever, eh?" the midget wookie asks rhetorically to the camera as the scene zooms out to show the Galactic Shockball League panel of announcers. A tall, greet Twi'lek male is sitting at the end of the table and begins ranting, "The Chargers dominated over the Titans?? Where was this Chargers team the rest of the season?" A female Hapan looks bewildered at him and rolls her time at the camera and then says to him, "Churldun, If the tosser, McNair would've been there instead of whining like a gimpy nerf in the bacta tanks, the Chargers wouldn't have stood a chance. LT can carry them only so far, and over the Titans is definitely too far. The Titans lost that one, the Chargers didn't win it."

''The camera pans to the midget wookiee who smiles and speaks over the ensuing debate as the other announcers join in to toss in their two cents.''

"As you can see, our board of announcers has been a bit divided on where to set the lines for this week, and because of this, the lines have been released to the Galaxy a bit late, but we're sure that you gamblers out there would rather have the best lines a bit late then terrible lines early. So, get out there and gamble! A giveaway of 500k is being raffled to anyone that bets over 500k"

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:10px; background:#e2e8eb;" border=1
! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At CEC Patriots || -13 || Black Dolphins
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Iron City Steelers || -6 || ComBank Browns
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Rune's Sexah Colts || -9.5 || Shirak Raiders
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At BHA Falcons || -7 || w00tness Lions
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Asarya's Saints || -3 || Ara's Buccaneers
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || At Dark Vengeance Cowboys || -3.5 || Antarian Giants
|-
|10/10 1:00 ET || Hapan Vikings || -4 || At Raging Wookie Texans
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || At Darkclaw Jets || -7 || Offworld Mining Bills
|-
|10/10 4:05 ET || Baktoid Jaguars || -3 || At Alissma Chargers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Owyn's Broncos || -5.5 || Sanjiti Panthers
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At Sinite Seahawks || -7 || NAO Rams
|-
|10/10 4:15 ET || At JUGANOTH 49ers || -1 || Storm Sec Cardinals
|-
|10/10 8:35 ET || At Intersec Redskins || Even || Dorin Ravens
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Monday Night Shockball Point Spread
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! Date & Time !! Favorite !! Shockball Spread !! Underdog
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|10/11 9:05 ET || At Blue Sabre Packers || -3 || Dark Titans
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The **Trade Federation Chiefs** appeared regularly in the spreads. So did the Darkclaw Jets, Intersec Redskins, Black Sun Eagles, and a half-dozen other faction-branded teams.

The league's real legacy was not just the credits won and lost, but the way it **stitched the galaxy's elites together**:

* Companies and governments sponsoring teams.
* Fans of rival factions betting on each other's franchises.
* A shared language of spreads, raffles, and Monday Night shockball.

Years later, when shockball returned under other banners, they would point back to this era and say: "The Trade Federation under Corbin Esco did a fantastic job with shockball years ago."

<center>[Begin Historical Record -- GNS: Investigation of Shockball Audit Closed | Author: Uther Von Kaldreon | Y5D357][[#ref8|[8]]]</center>
<center>Onboard the XL-7000 Battleship TFN Integrity in system Vinsoth.</center>
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Many of you know today of the audit that began almost a month ago on the famed Shockball league. The Galactic Empire began an investigation as a result of many complaints and rumors regarding of the league. Minister Kaldreon was called in to begin a investigation.
After flying out to Vinsoth, the audit went by quickly as the Viceroy and Duceroy sent reports as requested each week to Minister Kaldreon. After compiling the submitted information as well as viewing the stats of the leagues income/payouts, I have found no evidence of money laundering or support of piracy anywhere with the league. The league also has sufficient funds to cover any bets made by any person in the galaxy with the league.

It is my judgment that the league is only in violation of operating without a legal GGL (Galactic Gambling License), and the Viceroy is currently working with us to obtain a renewed license. Any fines to be levied will be decided at a later time.

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This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T17:41:11Z

Gav Lucky: /* The House on Trial */

This Month in Trade Federation History – Year 27 • Month 11

2025-12-03T17:40:32Z

Gav Lucky: /* The House on Trial */