Imperial Treachery

Imperial Treachery is a Star Wars fan fiction novel currently being written by Josh Bender.

Table of contents

 * Chapter One Pages 1-8
 * Chapter Two Pages 9-19
 * Chapter Three Pages 20-26

Plot
Celeste Ial, captain of the Frayed Hunter, is ordered by to pose as  officers and attack an area of space known as the No Fly Zone in order to provoke the inhabitants into attacking the New Republic. Celeste stops on her home planet of to stock up of supplies, only to learn that Echon Tarkin, son of, was there as well. Having not seen him since his assumed death at the, Celeste meets up with him, and the two reminisce about the past. The two go back to Echon's old house and end up getting drunk. After meeting a young girl named Aurea Hali, Celeste stays at the mansion for the night due to her intoxication.

The next morning, Celeste departs for the Frayed Hunter after waking up late. She is stopped by Aurea and Echon, who decide to join her on her mission. After being shown to their rooms on board, the Frayed Hunter arrives at Voltar, deep within the No Fly Zone. After establishing contact with the Volta, Celeste goads them into attacking. The crew escapes just as the ship is struck with an Electronic Nullifying Pulse and crashes onto the surface below.

Appearances
The following appearances have been confirmed by the author as of September 2nd, 2009.

Dramatis personae

 * Aurea Hali
 * Imperial Officers
 * Celeste Ial
 * Echon Tarkin
 * Volta
 * Nayt Fillion
 * Zak La'Rocha

Other characters

 * Helms
 * Imperial Officers
 * Governor Ial
 * Evan Zenete
 * Siena
 * Volta
 * Arcia
 * Meda
 * Neek
 * Skoti Romero
 * Eska Var
 * Elika Var
 * Arwen Xalrich
 * Skoti Romero
 * Eska Var
 * Elika Var
 * Arwen Xalrich

Events

 * Defense of Voltar
 * Defense of Voltar

Languages

 * Basic
 * Miralukese

Locations

 * Tarkin Square
 * Feriae
 * Imperial Resort
 * No Fly Zone
 * Voltar
 * Caucasus
 * Cicatriz
 * Viscera
 * Caucasus
 * Cicatriz
 * Viscera

Organizations and titles

 * Galactic Guard
 * High General
 * Hornet
 * Krayt maiden
 * Nationalists
 * Volta
 * Volta rebels
 * Nationalists
 * Volta
 * Volta rebels
 * Volta rebels

Species

 * Human

Weapons

 * Electronic Nullifying Pulse
 * Electronic Nullifying Pulse

Vehicles and vessels

 * Frayed Hunter
 * Dragon-class fighter
 * Dragon-class fighter

Miscellanea

 * Aurea Hali's book
 * Aurea Hali's crystal
 * Beverages
 * Northcent
 * Unknown Imperial Poison
 * Unknown Imperial Sedative (Possibly )
 * Northcent
 * Unknown Imperial Poison
 * Unknown Imperial Sedative (Possibly )

Behind the scenes
Imperial Treachery was started on September 2nd, 2008. The novel is a retelling of Echon's past, which effectively makes it the first for the Death Watch Revival Series. The release of the concept cover on September 4th, 2008 revealed Nightmare975's name to be Josh Bender. On November 11th, 2008, Josh Bender restarted the novel, changing the location and major parts of the storyline. The cover was also removed, due to the author's distaste in it. On February 9th, 2009, Josh Bender released a sample of the first rewritten chapter, asking for criticism. Finally, on March 5th, 2009, Josh Bender released the full first chapter. On May 16th, 2009, Josh released the second chapter. After numerous delays, chapter three was released on August 30th, 2009.