Jane Zarkan

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 * homeworld=Earth
 * birth=47 BBY, Zarkan City
 * death=19 BBY, over Earth
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 * era=Rise of the Empire era
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"“You sound like you're fighting the good fight, please could you report to your commanders that I am readily available to join your confederacy if your leader so wishes, I am anti-corruption! If your leader wishes an alliance with Earth then please could he get in contact with me.”"

- Queen Jane I to the first CIS scouts to discover Earth, after hosting them in her castle

Queen Jane I (born Jane Zarkan) was human female from the planet Earth, she was born in 47 BBY in Zarkan City, the capital of the Zarkan Kingdom, a nation-state of Earth, which was ruled by her family. After taking over from her father, King Daniel IV, in 28 BBY, she ruled the Zarkan Kingdom as the first Zarkan to have the name "Jane". When the CIS discovered Earth in [[21 BBY], the first place they landed was the Zarkan Kingdom.

Ignoring the claims from other leaders that the first contact meeting should take place on neutral ground, she hosted the CIS scouts in her castle in Zarkan City. After hearing of the CIS' goals of independence from the Republic, she believed them to be an honourable and noble power, and gladly declared her wish for an alliance. The CIS signed an alliance with her, and she formed the Earth Separatist Faction, the ESF, with support of their new CIS allies, forced the other leaders to recognise her as queen over an Earth united under her rule. She fought the Republic in the First Battle of Earth of 21 BBY and in the Second Battle of Earth of 19 BBY, in which she was killed.

Pre-Separatist life
"For seven years I was the queen of just one nation, I couldn't have even dreamt that when I was crowned queen of the Zarkan Kingdom, that in just a few years I would be queen of the whole world!"

- Queen Jane I to Count Dooku, mentioning her pre-Separatist life

Jane Zarkan was born in Castle Zarkan, the home of her family, and seat of the Zarkan royal family, in 47 BBY. Her family ruled what was possibly the most powerful and strongest nation on Earth, the Zarkan Kingdom, for centuries the Zarkan family had been building up their strength, and ruled an empire, an empire which covered 1/7 of the whole world by 47 BBY.

Jane was the eldest child of her father, King Daniel IV, and therefore would be queen when he died, Zarkan royal law and tradition stated that the first-born child would be ruled, regardless of sex. Her father was well respected, he ensured the colonies of the Zarkan Empire prospered under his rule, and that the natives wouldn't be exploited. He died in 28 BBY, and like all Zarkan rulers, received a lavish and grand funeral.

One week after her father's death Jane Zarkan was crowned Queen Jane I, the first Zarkan queen to be named "Jane", like her father she was good ruler, but unlike her father could be ruthless, especially to natives who rebelling against her rule, her father adopted a more diplomatic approach with rebellious natives, Jane preferred to have them arrested or executed for treason. Afer 7 years of rule, aliens would discover her planet, and she would graciously welcome them.

Encountering the Separatists
"For now I am the queen of the Zarkan Kingdom, only one nation state, but tomorrow, with your help, I will rule the whole world! And I assure you, helping me will be of great profit to your Separatist alliance! I will be a loyal ally! I will be loyal to the Separatist cause!"

- Queen Jane I to Count Dooku, during their first meeting, via hologram

After 7 years of being queen, Jane encountered the CIS in 21 BBY, when they discovered her world and landed near the largest city, which was Zarkan City, her capital, the greatest city on Earth. After an initial confrontation, Jane I decided to have the CIS scouts brought to her castle as her guests, where she would ask them about what they were doing there, and the backstory of alien history.

After learning about the CIS, Galactic Republic, the Clone Wars and the events that set the war in motion, though with a heavy CIS slant, she believed the Republic to be a dishonourable, greedy and corrupt government that needed replacement, she requested the scouts to report to their leader that she was willing and wishing to enter into an alliance with the CIS.

Allying with the CIS, dominating the world
"I am queen of the Zarkan Kingdom, a nation state which has been ruled by my family for centuries, but I am sure, with your help, I will be queen of the entire world! With your CIS and my ESF forces fighting together, I will become the mistress of the entire Earth! And with the entire population of Earth bowing down to me, their lady and mistress, Earth will be an unstoppable, and loyal, CIS power! A powerful addition to your alliance! My armies will crush any Republic scum under their feet, my navy will sweep the Republic Navy from the stars!"

- Queen Jane I, to Count Dooku, discussing her plan of world domination, a plan which would make Earth a force to be reckoned with by the Republic

The scouts informed their commander, who then passed the information upwards, it then reached Count Dooku himself, Dooku was initially startled by Jane I's eagerness for an alliance and to enter the war and fight the Republic, but he saw a worthy and loyal ally, he decided to agree to her request of an alliance and admit Earth into the CIS.

Dooku sent a CIS diplomatic envoy to Earth to tell Jane I of his decision, and to bring her a goodwill message. He then had Jane I brought to the Separatist capital, Raxus Secundus, to sign the Confederate-Earth Treaty of Alliance, in which the CIS garaunteed her support, in the form of weapons, droids, ships, technical missions, defence building, training, they also agreed to supply her with support for her plan to conquer the whole Earth, which would make her Separatist Earth a nearly unstoppable superpower in the galaxy.

After the signing of the alliance, the CIS provided her with support, she also formed the Earth Separatist Faction, which would unite all pro-Separatists of Earth into one, massive, organisation. Her plan to unite the Earth under her rule succeeded, as the combined CIS/ESF forces overwhelmed all opposition, pro-Separatist spies, fifth columns and rebels also weakened the other nations, making conquering them easy for the Separatist forces, Queen Jane I was now queen of the whole world.