Attack on Station Hord

"You up for it?" "Sure. Got nothing to lose." "And plenty to win."

- Salovan and Moth agreeing to attack Station Hord.

In 3648 BBY, 5 years after the Treaty of Coruscant, a group of pirates, as well as a seperate clan of Mandalorians, launched an attack on Imperial prison Station Hord. The attack was a three-way-engagement between the Station's defenders, mostly Imperial soldiers; pirates and smugglers, led by the young but skilled gunslinger Salovan; and the Mandalorian Clan Efron. The attack signalled a crumbling defeat for the Empire after their dominance in the galaxy in the latter years of the Great Galactic War and the Cold War that followed, sparking more anti-Imperial activity across the galaxy, especially in the Mid Rim.

Background
Salovan, a young gunslinger and pilot, had began multiple anti-Empire activities using his ship, the XS Light Freighter, after witnessing Imperial atrocities on Coruscant during the war and on Nar Shaddaa after the Treaty of Coruscant. Often targeting Imperial merchant convoys, Sal made friends with multiple pirate crews in the Mid Rim and Hutt Space, most notably the Zabrak known only as 'Moth', who helped Sal command over twenty vessels, ranging from starfighters to frigates, in a 'pirate armada'''.

In 7 ATC (After the Treaty of Coruscant), Sal accidentally intercepted an Imperial frequency, and stumbled onto a conversation between an Imperial commando team code-named Echo Five, and Station Hord, a space station and prison named after ancient Sith Lord Tulak Hord. Echo Five revealed that they had captured a Jedi Knight on Saleucami, later revealed to have been ordered to capture the Jedi by Dark Council member Darth Marr, who suspected the Jedi of having breached Imperial space (though this was false). Sal, alongside his personal astromech droid and close friend T4-O6, realised that the Republic would give a large reward for the safe return of a captured Jedi.

Contacting Moth, Sal successfully convinced the Zabrak to organize their allies into an attack on the Station, promising to share the reward. Continuing to hack nearby broadcasts, Sal found himself speaking to Werros Efron, the leader of Clan Efron, a clan of Mandalorians that opposed the Empire. Werros told Sal that he planned to attack the Station after Darth Marr killed his father, and the pair negotiated a fragile truce, allowing Sal to rescue the Jedi if the Mandalorians were allowed to pillage the Station of any riches it had, and to possibly destroy the prison.

First engagement
Sal and Moth, together with their fleet, attacked the Station while it's inhabitants were mostly asleep. Unfortunately, the Mandalorians were delayed for unknown reasons, and Moth was soon killed inside his corvette once Imperial starfighters were sent out. Sal, however, was a very skilled pilot, and managed to lead his allies through the hoards of starfighters towards the Station, just as the Mandalorians attacked.

While his allies, now backed by Mandalorian starships, continued to decimate Hord's defenses, Sal and T4 landed in one of the hangars alongside a Mandalorian boarding party, including Werros. Werros stated his intention not only to take over the Station, but also to destroy it, and warned Sal that he was running on a time limit. Unphased, Sal and T4 set off through the Station to find the captive Jedi.

Finding Erana
After fighting through the wide corridors of the Station for almost an hour, Sal and T4 arrived in the high-value cell block, containing prisoners ranging from Republic agents and military personel to serial killers and deranged Sith. Sal set free as many Republic personel as he could, most notably Marshal Commander Telwyn, a Duros commander of the War, and soon found the most secure cell, guarded by a team of Imperial commandos.

A fierce firefight broke out as Sal and T4 faced off against the soldiers. Originally only 5 commandos, it grew to 10 after more arrived. Luckily, the Republic personel were reluctant to abandon their saviour, and joined the fight, with the smuggler soon gunning down the commandos and breaking into the cell. Inside was Erana Ryess, a Twi'lek Jedi Knight who revealed she was chasing an Imperial agent towards Hutt Space when she was captured. Sal discovered that against the orders of Darth Marr, Erana had been tortured, and was in no state to fight. After walking a few yards, Erana collapsed, and Sal carried her the rest of the way.

Back in the hangar, more Mandalorians had arrived, and Werros had successfully managed to capture the command deck of the station. All of those Sal freed rushed onto the gunslingers ship just as a second Imperial commando team arrived to try and take back their prisoners, not knowing that dozens of Mandalorians were also there. The commandos were slaughtered within seconds as Sal thanked Werros for his co-operation and went back out into space.

Ending the Station
Out in space, the battle raged on, though the Imperials were dwindling in number. Sal led his small band of allies to an eventual victory, with what remained of the Imperial defense either being destroyed or fleeing towards Imperial space. Werros and Sal spoke one last time, thanking each other for helping to fight the Empire, and while Werros used explosive to obliterate the Station, Sal launched a hyperspace jump to the Core Worlds.

Arriving on Coruscant to a heavy security presence, Sal and T4 helped return all of Hord's captives to the Republic. While Sal expected the Republic to pay him in secrecy and make him leave due to his profession as a pirate, he instead arrived to a hero's welcome, receiving thanks from both the Jedi Order and the Supreme Chancellor, Dorian Janarus. Sal dealt out the credits he gained to his allies through secret accounts, before taking some time to rest on Coruscant.

Aftermath
The attack was a major blow to the Imperials. From a symbolic standpoint, it showed that they were incapable of holding back the Mandalorians (some of whom were valued allies) as well as pirates, who most Imperial naval officials dismissed as rabble. Tactically, it removed Imperial presence from Hutt Space and the Mid Rim for some time, and the setting free of Republic captives also revealed that the Empire had breached multiple policies set out in the Treaty of Coruscant, making it a political disaster.

Sal remained on Coruscant for the next year, revealing to the Strategic Information Service (the primary Republic intelligence bureau) of his membership in the gang of Kaliv, a cyborg crime lord Sal had killed alongside the gunslinger Hereson on Nar Shaddaa a year before. Sal aided the SIS in hunting down other former members of Kaliv's gang on Coruscant, and was helped by Erana, who Sal ended up beginning a relationship with.