Vaskar

The Vaskar was a secret policing agency set up by Skyu Lon on Dorin to help control the crime. It was the counter to the passive nature of the Baran Do, in that should a conflict not be avoided, there would be a force there able to stop it.

The Vaskar had a fair number of well known people in it's ranks over the years of it's existance including Skyu Lon as the head of the Vaskar, Err Lupe and Dorn Atun. Over the years, some non-Kel'Dor joined the force in hopes of keeping the planet's infrastructure intact and keep the Baran Do respected. These people included Filose Naj, Dak Grenlar and Aras Doplin.

During the early stages of the Vaskar, the organization was located in the Baran Do Tower, along with the Sage Council. This changed as more members started coming in and a need for a real head quarters arose. The Vaskar HQ, a large building just north of the Baran Do Tower was created to house the Vaskar and also substituting as a prison. Eventually, bases were constructed aacross the galaxy on Coruscant, Kashyyyk, Nar Shaddaa and Manaan as examples.

The group would exist prominently before being disbanded during Lassavouu's leadership, then picked up again by the Wookiee Grrwooken. With strong leadership once again, the group would last for almost four more centuries before the last remnants were destroyed by the Sith on Yavin IV.

Beginning
"I created this group in hopes that you would help protect Dorin from crime, and what do you do? You turn it into a crime syndicate! That ends now! The most severe of punishments for those who defy the Sage Council!"

- Skyu Lon

The Vaskar was a secret policing agency first created by Skyu Lon when he needed to gain enough reputation to receive training in the way of the Baran Do. He founded the organization and ran it for a time, distabalizing crime on Dorin. When this was enough to get him into the Baran Do, he began recruiting people to take over his post as the leader.

At first, he wanted to keep the Vaskar quiet, so he recruited only local people to help out. Err Lupe, Dorn Atun and Tey Roon. Needing more time to himself, Skyu appointed Tey as the leader of the organization, in hopes that he would be able to keep the crime low enough to keep respect in the Baran Do up.

However, after a couple years, Tey quickly became corrupt. He began using his influence in the Vaskar to get involved in criminal activity and completely turned around what he was supposed to be doing. He began dealing with the Hutt's on Nar Shaddaa, getting illegal arms to the planet and using them to threaten the people. He would place bounties on anyone who stood up to him and hired hunters to take care of them. He sold spice and held illegal gambling sanctions on planet.

Skyu caught word of this and called Tey to a meeting in the Baran Do tower. Unsuprisingly, Tey brought with him two human mercenaries to defend himself, though it did not last long. After an arguement, Skyu sent the two mercenaries flying off the edge of the tower to their deaths and then drained the force out of Tey, leaving him completely lifeless.

A New Chapter
With Tey gone, the Vaskar needed a new leader. Skyu assumed that role only temporarily and let the other members look after what was going on on-planet. He was more concerned with the state of the Baran Do, the order which actually mattered and was known of on Dorin during this time. Eventually, he had no time left on his hands to look after both organizations and he appointed Dorn Atun as the head of the Vaskar.

Under Dorn, Dorin became one of the most peaceful planets on record. He was willing to apprehend criminals and sacrifice his own life in order to get the job done. His actions were admirable and got the Vaskar into the limelight on Dorin and becoming almost as influential as the Baran Do. He even prevented a minor assault by Mandalorians through trap setting and explosives.

Regrettably, Dorn began receiving too much praise. He was invited to Coruscant to be trained in the ways of the Jedi. In this, Skyu had to look for people to replace him and discovered a Falleen name Filose Naj, as well as two humans named Dak Grenlar and Aras Doplin to join the Vaskar. To the chagrin of the entire Dorin population, Dorn would fall to the darkside of the force in killing many padawans and his own master, Yurin Kyjar. Needless to say, he would not be allowed to return to lead the Vaskar again.

Without a leader yet again, Skyu began questioning the position of head of the Vaskar and what it did to Kel'Dor. So far, Tey had turned to crime and Dorn had turned to the darkside. Skyu assumed the role of leader again for less than a year before appointing Filose as the head of the Vaskar, giving the group a distinctly offworlder feel.

Offworld Influence
With Skyu believing that the Vaskar was better served without a Kel'Dor leader, he removed himself and Err Lupe from the group, leaving it to be a completely offworlder organized group. Filose now had complete control of the group but did not really want that much responsibility. He named Dak the assistant leader of the group and Aras the head of expansion and recruitment.

With only three current members of the Vaskar, the crime rate went up on Dorin for a time. Filose was wise in appointing Aras the head of recruitment, as they were in dire need of more people. Aras went to Kashyyyk, Telos, Manaan, Concord Dawn, Abregado Rae and Togoria in hopes of finding new recruits. He was able to recruit multiple people of different races, the Wookiees Tyrrok and Taalbarr from Kashyyyk. The Ithorian Lassavouu and Echani Yunis Sing from Telos. The Selkath Skloth from Manaan. A few humans; Gervase Wood, Brianna Clark and Nick Mar-Shyal from Concord Dawn. Suprsingly, a Cerean named Yi Liin from Abregado and a lone Togorian named Hishli from Togoria.

All were brought immediately to Dorin after agreeing on coming to the planet and were trained in the ways of combat from Filose. He taught them all he learned about being a spy, hoping that this would help them out in defending Dorin. Gear was brought in from Eriadu using the remaining money that Filose received in selling out the Jedi. The Vaskar was now fully recruited, fully equipped and ready to handle any problems that Dorin had to throw their way.

Expansion
With the now large force that the Vaskar had assembled, they went to work on Dorin. It did not take long as the incredibly high crime rate fell like a rock in water. Dealers, gamblers, illegal merchants, killers and other criminals were all put away in a short matter of time, bringing the crime rate on Dorin down to an all time low, nearly 0% at one moment.

However, with all of the different species now in the group, the longed to do more than just protect Dorin. Also, with the ever decreasing crime rate, there was becoming less and less that one could do on such a planet. As the head of expansion, Aras went on a mission to seek out the Republic on Coruscant.

Through a long negotiation, the Republic signed an agreement with Aras and the Vaskar, giving them an exclusive policing right throughout the galaxy. The Republic also began funding for a base and prison on Dorin as well as beside the Senate on Coruscant, along with a recruiting facility on Coruscant. Advertisements were being placed on the HoloNet for the group and applications were being sent in like wildfire.

Within a few years, the group's numbers had grown drastically and many new bases were being constructed on vital planets. A large stronghold was constructed on Nar Shaddaa, the most crime ridden planet. A small base was made on Manaan to keep the Sith and Republic forces mediate, as well as one on Kashyyyk to protect the Wookiees from slavers.

New Leadership
"You have been with me the whole time on this project, Dak. Now I gotta go, so its all yours. Run with it."

- Filose Naj

The Vaskar was now flying high. They were the most praised organization outside of the Republic and the Jedi and were often spotlit in the news as heroes. Names such as Filose Naj, Dak Grenlar, Yi Liin, Hishli, Aras Doplin and Yunis Sing became common in the minds of any adult who kept in touch with the news, and they were constantly receiving medals of honor from the Republic.

However, times were not so great soon as a blow was about to be dealt to the group. Filose Naj decided to step down from his leadership as he now had a need to be elsewhere, returning to his spy roots. He left the role of leader to Dak Grenlar, who had been the assistant all 29 of the years that Filose had lead and had been the leader of the base on Manaan.

With their new leader, the group began setting up more and more bases across the galaxy. Yavin IV, Eriadu, Bandomeer and Dantooine received bases and help from the Vaskar in their crime. More recruits continued to pile in and many Republic soldiers began joining the cause, feeling they were doing more to help than the galactic power.

Dak appointed the Ithorian Lassavouu as his assistant leader, the only mistake he would make, and kept his best friend Aras as the head of recruitment and expansion. The group would help quash many rebellions on base planets, stop miniature invasions from the Mandalorians and Sith and put away many wanted criminals. Dak's leadership was going well.

Attacks on the Vaskar
Things had been going great for the Vaskar under Dak. Crime had reached a record low on many of the planets that the group was involved in. Respect was rising even more for the group and nearly every member, minus the recruits, were being made famous by daily reports of heroics in the news. There were very few violent acts going on in the galaxy now, all criminals apparently fearing retrabution by the Vaskar. However, things got very dangerous, very fast.

It all started about 16 years into Dak's leadership. There were whispers about a large rebellion being staged on many planets to obliterate the group for good. Bases on Manaan, Kashyyyk and Nar Shaddaa were being reinforced. The strongest and longest serving of members were sent to these three bases to ensure the least of casulties for civilians.

Kashyyyk was the first place attacked, though it was really nothing to worry about. Tyrrok and Taalbarr were the generals leading that outpost and the two powerful Wookiees were able to quell the rebellion with ease. There were merely a few dozen exchange thugs who had enough of having their business undermined by the Vaskar. Their attack was in hopes that the group would be gone from Kashyyyk and slaving could begin. They failed, miserably, managing to kill but one Vaskar member, a new human recruit. After the fight, Taalbarr went off to Nar Shaddaa to reinforce Hishli's position.

Taalbarr's arrival was well timed, as the invasion of the base on Nar Shaddaa had turned into an offensive against the exchange. Warriors sent in from Dantooine as well as the most feared bounty hunters on the planet were in the battle. Many Vaskar had fallen, as well as enemy forces, bodies were littered about the battlegrounds. It seemed as though Hishli, the general of the Nar Shaddaa position, had been tired of holding ground and turned the battle against the enemy. They were being repelled, Hishli leading the fight and slaying hundreds of the warriors before a wounded bounty hunter shot him in the head from behind and on the ground. Hishli fell to the ground dead, but the fight went more one sided then ever after that. Taalbarr had been great friends with the Togorian and seeing him die sent him into a great Wookiee Rage. He alone slaughtered the remaining half of the enemy forces, their bullets seemingly bouncing off of him as he rampaged through them all. The remaining Vaskar behind him were giving cover fire, though he didnt need it. Within ten minutes, the fight was won.

However, the most devastating of losses came at the HQ in Manaan. Dak and Aras had gone there, hearing word of a Sith uprising to overthrow the Selkath government as well as the Vaskar. This was the heaviest fortified base at this time, with Gervase Wood, Brianna Clark, Skloth, Yi Liin, Nick Mar-Shyal, Lassavouu and Yunis Sing all stationed there to protect the base. What came was unexpected. A legion of trained Sith soliders, backed by a few Sith Lords and many Acolytes. Luckily, the Republic had backed up the Vaskar troops and together they formed a formidable line, though they were barely a match for the powerful Lords. The Vaskar took preaches above the battle and fired down at the Sith soldiers, using the higher ground and cover to their advantage. The lightsaber wielding Sith took flank for the enemy troops and cut through the Vaskar. The losses were terrible for both sides. Early on, Gervase, Skloth and Yunis were all killed by the lightsabers of the Sith Lords, while a few of the Sith Lords were killed in turn by the blasters of Brinna and Dak. Bodies began littering the streets of Manaan as the fighting spread out through the entire city. Even visitors and governmental Selkath were getting involved, as well as the Sith embassador. Blaster bolts were flying back and forth and more and more bodies began piling up.

The most dreadful of losses were achieved in the midpoint of the battle. Dak managed to break through the crowd unharmed, due to his ability to get out of danger, and shoot the Sith embassador in the center of his forehead, killing him. At that moment, a Sith Lord attacked Dak from behind. Dak managed to spin around and draw a vibroblade to deflect the first blow, and parried a couple more before eventually being stabbed in the stomach. Dak fell to the ground, looking up at the Sith who was prepared to finish him when he was shot in the back of the head, collapsing to the ground as well. Aras had shot the Sith Lord from behind and was then ambushed by a dozen of the trained soldiers. He was able to take down three quarters of the group before being overwhelmed and decapitated. Brianna, who had secretly been in love with Dak went into a rage, much like Tyrrok's but to a lesser extent, and pulled out a vibroblade and began cutting down anyone in her way.

The battle raged on for many hours and at the end, there were very few people left standing. The Vaskar and Republic forces had been decimated, the only recognizable Vaskar faces left alive being Brianna, Lassavouu, Yi and Nick, while Dak still clinged to life in the center of the wasteland. Brianna rushed over to him and confessed her true feelings before kissing him as he passed away. Nick meanwhile went into a mad state of depression and ran to the Shadowlands. This left Brianna, Tyrrok, Lassavouu and Yi as the only recognizable faces of the Vaskar, and as assistant leader, Lassavouu took over as the leader.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Vaskar is the first organization created by Steve Young.
 * It was originally created as back story into Skyu Lon, but was then decided to incorporate many of Steve's past characters as well. Thusly, a full story was made to expand on the organization.
 * The Vaskar was not intended to last past the Battle of Yavin, though to make the article more appealing, more continued being added on.