User blog:Boomdodger/Hand of Fate - A Brief Preview

Greetings, ! Today I thought it would be a fun idea to write a blog post on my new novel Hand of Fate, which is currently in production and set to be released here on the Star Wars Fanon Wiki some time later this year. Now normally I would post this on the wiki's Discussion board, but I felt like posting it on my blog would shed more light on it. Hand of Fate takes place several years after the events of Return of the Jedi, and is set in an alternate universe from the main canon one. My reasoning for this is I quite dislike the current canon, and also have much more freedom to expand on my story in whatever way I want. In this post I am going to cover the main synopsis of the story and showcase some important features, such as characters and events. I will likely expand on this post with the development of details in the story.


 * Following the Battle of Endor, the galaxy meets a new era of freedom as its people have been freed from the tyrannical grasp of the Galactic Empire. In its place, the New Republic has been formed, bringing forth galactic peace. What remains of the Galactic Empire has split up into various authoritarian governments following a similar ideology to the Empire's; these governments eventually ally themselves with one another, forming the Union of Imperial Remnants. In the wake of this, the New Republic declares war on the Remnant, as they are a threat to the freedom of the galaxy.
 * In the midst of these events, Luke Skywalker has set out across the galaxy in search of Force-sensitive individuals. After some time he reforms the Jedi Order and begins training his initiates; however, their numbers fail to reflect their former glory. By the time of the Remnant War, Luke Skywalker has finished training the next generation of masters. He allies the New Jedi Order with the New Republic and officially joins the fray in the Remnant War. However the Jedi's involvement in the conflict is short-lived as Luke Skywalker meets his demise during the Battle for Rionath, dealing a heavy blow to the New Republic. Thie event provokes the Republic's aggressive frontal offensive against the Remnant.
 * After two decades of galactic conflict, the New Republic begins to internally struggle with rising crime syndicates and pirate gangs. This causes turmoil to rise from within the Senate, and prompts their citizens to call out for a response. The New Republic Military Police (NRMP) is formed with the intent to combat this crime in particular, however their actions are not to much avail as crime continues to rise. It is not until the end of the Remnant War four years later at the Battle for Hallis Prime that crime on major Republic worlds dies down with the return of the Republic's armies from the front.
 * Another two decades pass before the Republic sees the rise of crime once more, this time in far greater numbers. The military police's incompetence leads to the formation of a small group of individuals known as vigilants. These vigilante bounty hunters have adopted a life-long goal of eradicating crime in the galaxy where the New Repbulic can not. Despite the obvious change brought forth by their actions, they are generally looked down upon by society for their methods, and particularly for their usage of dark Force magics that are denounced by the New Jedi Order. Some refer to them as simply vigilantes, others view them as harbingers of shadow, and few see them as unsung heroes.