Mission to Sibensko
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Mission to Sibensko
Conflict
Objective
New Republic[1] Rinnrivin Di†[1] Destruction ofunderwatercity and deaths of many civilians[1]
Shortly later, Leia was cornered by Rinnrivin Di himself but managed tokill him and his henchmen by collapsing a hydraulic tunnel on them. She infiltrate the Amaxine base only to be pursued by several Amaxines. Leia fled up a landing platform where she was rescued by herhusbandHan Solo, who had arrived in amodified racer. Together, the couple shot down two Amaxinestarfighters. One of these crashed into the ammunition depot, destroying the underwater city and the Amaxine base. This skirmish effectively eliminated Rinnrivin Di's cartel and the Amaxine warriors as reliableFirst Order proxyagents.
Prelude[]
Background[]
Following theBattle of Jakku of5 ABY,[2] theNew Republic signed theGalactic Concordance with the defeated remnants of theGalactic Empire, which ended theGalactic Civil War. Several Imperial loyalists retreated to theUnknown Regions where they formed a military junta called theFirst Order.[3] In21 ABY,[2] sevenyears before theAmaxine warrior crisis, the First Order began funnelling funds into a pro-Imperial militia called theAmaxine warriors, which was led by formerImperial officers likeArliz Hadrassian. The First Order channeled these funds through the auspices of severalCentristsenators in the New Republic'sGalactic Senate includingLadyCarise Sindian. To hide these transactions, the Centrists invested their money into acriminal front organization led by theNiktocrime lordRinnrivin Di.[1]
Rinnrivin's cartel's activities eventually attracted the attention of SenatorsLeia Organa andRansolm Casterfo. Over the course of their investigation, they discovered that Rinnrivin's cartel was colluding with the Amaxines. OnRyloth, Leia andher senatorial team discovered evidence about Rinnrivin's rapid rise to power under suspicious circumstances. Afterslicing into hisspysatellites,C-3PO and Leia'sstarfighterpilot escortJoph Seastriker discovered that Rinnrivin was hiding onSibensko, which had a reputation as a crime haven.[1]
Meanwhile, Casterfo and Leia's chief of staffGreer Sonnel traveled toDaxam IV under the pretext of buying anEmperor's Royal Guard helmet from a localcollector. This collector turned out to be Hadrassian, who showed Casterfo the Amaxine Warriors' encampment on Daxam IV. In addition, Hadrassian revealed that the Amaxines' main base was on Sibensko. Sonnel's reconnaissance flight revealed that the Amaxines were a large and well-equipped militia that fielded thousands of personnel and starfighters. Returning to the New RepubliccapitalHosnian Prime, Leia, Casterfo and their team made preparations to travel to Sibensko.[1]
Preparations[]
Leia Organa's true parentage as the daughter of the hated Imperial enforcer Darth Vader (pictured) destroyed Organa's career.
However, Leia and Casterfo's plans were complicated by the upcoming nomination forFirst Senator, a proposed office that would wield considerable power over the Republic's economy andmilitary. As a prominent member of thePopulist faction, Leia was nominated by her party as First Senator. Seeking to drive a wedge between Leia and Casterfo, Lady Carise leaked information about Leia'sparentage as the daughter of the reviledDarth Vader to Casterfo. This created apolitical scandal which destroyed Leia's political career and strained her friendship with Casterfo.[1]
Despite the crisis, Organa was still determined to continue her investigation into Rinnrivin's cartel and the Amaxines. After withdrawing her nomination for First Senator, Leia obtained leave from the Senate. Her pilots Greer and Joph also obtained a job to deliver an unspecified shipment that had arrived in Sibensko from Daxam IV. For the mission, Leia and her team purchased a junker in order to disguise themselves as smugglers. Greer and Joph disguised themselves as aMandalorian warrior andUbesebounty hunter while Leia and C-3PO pretended to be an indentured servant and minder respectively. Having made the necessary preparations, the four traveled to Sibensko.[1]
The mission[]
Leia and her team's destination was anunderwater city that lay beneath theplanet's seas. Thiscity was only accessible through a series of mechanized landing platforms that were fitted withForce fields to keep out thewater. Upon landing, Joph and Greer were greeted by an Amaxine warrior namedPadric, who informed them that they would be delivering a shipment ofthermal detonators to contacts on Hosnian Prime. Meanwhile, Leia and C-3PO took the opportunity to explore the city. Leia also managed to use a tracker to discover that Rinnrivin was on Sibesko. Earlier, she had planted atracking device on aholocube she had returned to the crime lord onHarloff Minor.[1]
Leia and Threepio visited alocal cantina and managed to access the Sibenskocomputer core through a local computer. Due to the weak security measures, Threepio managed to download banking records which tied Rinnrivin's cartel to the Amaxine warriors. The Amaxines were investing considerable funds into Rinnrivin's cartel, which channeled their profits to unidentified sources in several Centrist worlds. Leia also discovered that the Amaxines maintained their headquarters in the same Sibensko city. After ordering C-3PO to return with Joph and Greer, Organa decided to spy on the Amaxine headquarters.[1]
However, she was soon cornered by Rinnrivin and twobodyguards. Following a verbal confrontation, Leia shot one of Rinnrivin's bodyguards. She then used ablaster to dislodge a bolt holding a hydraulic tunnel, which crushed the crime lord and his remaining bodyguard todeath. Keeping in touch with her team viacomlink, Leia traveled to the Amaxine base. She managed to enter the base where she discovered that the Amaxines had assembled afleet of starfighters includingX-wings,TIE fighters,Y-wings, andB-wings. Leia was soon cornered by six Amaxine warriors, but managed to escape up a landing platform.[1]
Leia activated the force field controls and allowed the platform to climb to the surface. In response, the Amaxines dispatched a Y-wing and B-wing to eliminate the New Republic intruder. Before the Y-wing could take her out, Leia'shusbandHan Solo arrived on a modifiedracer and shot down the starfighter. Solo then flew the racer towards Leia, who climbed aboard theship. The couple then exchanged fire with the B-wing starfighter and Han shot it down. In response, the Amaxines dispatched more starfighters to eliminate the intruders. During the dogfight, Leia managed to shoot down one of the new fighters, which crashed into the sea and collided with the Amaxine base's arms depot. This triggered a massive explosion which wiped out the underwater city and everyone in it.[1]
Aftermath[]
Despite destroying the Amaxine Warriors as a military threat, Leia was dismayed that they had lost much of the hard evidence except the information stored in C-3PO'sdata banks. After returning to Hosnian Prime, Leia announced her intention to address the Galactic Senate on her investigation into the Amaxines and Rinnrivin's cartel. With the support of her former friend Casterfo and the Populists, Leia gained the necessary quorum. During her last speech, Leia informed the Senate that Rinnrivin's cartel and the Amaxines were linked and presented the banking records that C-3PO had downloaded as evidence. Despite the destruction of the two factions, Leia warned that other threats to the New Republic still existed.[1]
Due to the recent scandal around Leia's father, several senators did not believe her with one accusing her of being a warmonger. To Leia's surprise, Casterfo spoke up in her defense and presented visual logs from his undercover mission to Daxam IV. He reassured the Senate that Leia was telling truth and warned that the Amaxines admired theOld Empire and sought to overthrow the Republic. While Casterfo's actions won him Leia's respect, he angered his nominal ally Lady Carise Sindian, who decided to eliminate him. Lady Carise ordered Hadrassian toassassinate the Populist senatorTai-Lin Garr, the new Populist candidate for First Senator.[1]
She then fabricated evidence linking Casterfo to Hadrassian. As a result, Casterfo was deported to hishomeworld ofRiosa to face trial for aiding Hadrassian and therefore being complicit in theNapkin Bombing, the Amaxines, and Rinnrivin's cartel. In retaliation, Leia convinced theElder Houses to strip Carise of all her royal titles. Disillusioned with the infighting and inaction of the Galactic Senate, Leia resigned as Senator and formed a paramilitary outfit called theResistance to protect the New Republic.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Mission to Sibensko first appeared inClaudia Gray's2016 novelBloodline. Most of its events were told from the point of view of Princess Leia, the main protagonist of the novel.
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Timelines(First identified as Mission to Sibensko)