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| − | ''A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, before the revenge of the Sith, the birth of the Empire, and the return of the Jedi there was a time of galactic turmoil, political unrest, and folding allegiances. The Sith Empire increased its influence throughout the galaxy while the Galactic Republic, the bastion of order and democracy, took its dying breath. The dark side grew stronger with each passing day, and the Jedi Order was forced to confront an enemy unlike any other: itself. The Knight of Alderaan, the Paladin of Evening, and the Vindictive Guardian are the epithets of those involved in our tale. Around these three shall our story be spun, and these three shall direct the fate of those around them, for good or ill.<br>Enter the era of the Knights of the Old Republic. Enter the days of dissidence...'' |
+ | ''A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, before the revenge of the Sith, the birth of the Empire, and the return of the Jedi there was a time of galactic turmoil, political unrest, and folding allegiances. The Sith Empire increased its influence throughout the galaxy while the Galactic Republic, the bastion of order and democracy, took its dying breath. The dark side grew stronger with each passing day, and the Jedi Order was forced to confront an enemy unlike any other: itself. The Knight of Alderaan, the Paladin of Evening, and the Vindictive Guardian are the epithets of those involved in our tale. Around these three shall our story be spun, and these three shall direct the fate of those around them, for good or ill.<br />Enter the era of the Knights of the Old Republic. Enter the days of dissidence...'' |
The Mandalorian Wars have ended. The Sith Empire looms on the horizon, intent on finishing what the Mandalorians began, forcing the Galactic Republic to abandon their brief respite as war engulfs the galaxy yet again. The Jedi Order, undermanned and out of time, finds itself overwhelmed against the forces under the command of the Dark Lords of the Sith. Even as the Republic and their Jedi allies flee to the Core Worlds to avoid complete annihilation, a Republic attack force engages the Sith over Polus, hoping to turn the tide of this war. |
The Mandalorian Wars have ended. The Sith Empire looms on the horizon, intent on finishing what the Mandalorians began, forcing the Galactic Republic to abandon their brief respite as war engulfs the galaxy yet again. The Jedi Order, undermanned and out of time, finds itself overwhelmed against the forces under the command of the Dark Lords of the Sith. Even as the Republic and their Jedi allies flee to the Core Worlds to avoid complete annihilation, a Republic attack force engages the Sith over Polus, hoping to turn the tide of this war. |
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*Celsus Djan - Jedi Master {{1st}} |
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*Kalthar Deen - Jedi Master {{1st}} |
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All the scenes that took place on Dantooine were written to be reminiscent of the planet's appearance and the events that took place during ''Knights of the Old Republic''. The creation of the Jedi Watchcircle had been planned since the earliest inception of the overall metastory, but they were to be introduced much later in the series; they were introduced in the re-release to give them a backstory and time to develop. |
All the scenes that took place on Dantooine were written to be reminiscent of the planet's appearance and the events that took place during ''Knights of the Old Republic''. The creation of the Jedi Watchcircle had been planned since the earliest inception of the overall metastory, but they were to be introduced much later in the series; they were introduced in the re-release to give them a backstory and time to develop. |
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+ | The story draws heavily from ''Star Wars'' canon, particularly the ''Knights of the Old Republic'' metaseries and the original trilogy as a whole. Furthermore, inspiration for characters and events has been drawn from ''[[wikipedia:Fire Emblem|Fire Emblem]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Tales of Symphonia|Tales of Symphonia]]'', ''[[wikipedia: Halo (series)|Halo]]'', ''Mass Effect'', as well as ''[[wikipedia: The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[wikipedia: Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'', and ''[[wikipedia: A Tale of Two Cities|A Tale of Two Cities]]''. The title references both Raen's exile from Alderaan and his flight from those criminals that wish to pursue him, as well as being the name for ''Convict's Dawn'', an Alderaanian ship that plays a role in a revelation later in the series. The story's overarching theme revolves around self-reflection and the quest for identity. |
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Revision as of 20:54, 7 January 2012
Knights of the Old Republic: Convict's Dawn is a fan-fiction novel written by user Jedi Master 76. It is the first work to be written—but not the first work chronologically—of the Days of Dissidence Series. The novel was originally written and completed in the summer of 2008, although it was removed from the internet after several months for an extensive rewrite. The full re-release of Convict's Dawn took place in the summer of 2009, one year after its original release.
Convict's Dawn is set prior to and during the events of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a video game produced by LucasArts in 2003. However, the story focuses primarily on original characters who are only loosely affiliated with the characters and events featured in the game. This was done to provide the author with more artistic license and to tell a new story about the era, showing the Star Wars universe through a different perspective.
Author's summary
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, before the revenge of the Sith, the birth of the Empire, and the return of the Jedi there was a time of galactic turmoil, political unrest, and folding allegiances. The Sith Empire increased its influence throughout the galaxy while the Galactic Republic, the bastion of order and democracy, took its dying breath. The dark side grew stronger with each passing day, and the Jedi Order was forced to confront an enemy unlike any other: itself. The Knight of Alderaan, the Paladin of Evening, and the Vindictive Guardian are the epithets of those involved in our tale. Around these three shall our story be spun, and these three shall direct the fate of those around them, for good or ill.
Enter the era of the Knights of the Old Republic. Enter the days of dissidence...
The Mandalorian Wars have ended. The Sith Empire looms on the horizon, intent on finishing what the Mandalorians began, forcing the Galactic Republic to abandon their brief respite as war engulfs the galaxy yet again. The Jedi Order, undermanned and out of time, finds itself overwhelmed against the forces under the command of the Dark Lords of the Sith. Even as the Republic and their Jedi allies flee to the Core Worlds to avoid complete annihilation, a Republic attack force engages the Sith over Polus, hoping to turn the tide of this war.
On Alderaan, the Sith have grown in power. Once a Jedi sanctuary, the artisan world has become a training ground for the Sith Order. Under the command of an enigmatic character known only as 'Preux', the Sith prepare for their most audacious and costly plan yet. Raen Benax, a Sith learner and the son of an enterprising businessman, begins a mission for his masters, not knowing that the mission will involve him in an intergalactic chess game where only the strongest will survive and the manipulative will reign. As he travels across the galaxy in search of refuge, this young convict quickly learns that the Sith are not the only ones who are seeking his destruction...
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Behind the scenes
Spoilers below.
Unlike the other novels in the Days of Dissidence Series, Convict's Dawn is the only story that has retained its title throughout each stage of development. Its story was the most comprehensively outlined and planned for, and very little of the actual plot was changed in the re-release; a few characters were added or named, and the writing was improved.
Polus was chosen as the starting point for the novel because Jedi Master 76 took a liking to the planet while playing the game Star Wars: Empire at War. Most of the second act takes place on Taris because of its importance in the first Knights of the Old Republic game and because of the plethora of characters included on the planet, despite its destruction after the game's first act.
The decision to base the Sith on Alderaan largely stemmed from a line in Knights of the Old Republic, where the main character could tell Saul Karath that the Jedi were "on Alderaan" (which is itself an homage to a line from A New Hope). Karath knows you're lying because Alderaan is only a world of artisans and scholars; however, Jedi Master 76 took the idea a step further and decided to plant a Sith base there. This idea was further cemented into Jedi Master 76's mind after drawing parallels between his Benax family and the Qel-Droma family, another famous family from Alderaan.
The Benax family and their meeting with Jedi Master Tor'chal was one of the earliest scenes imagined in the novel. Very little changed between drafts, eventually leading to the climatic lightsaber fight and Tor'chal's survival at the scene's conclusion. The decision to keep him alive was made very late in the writing, to tie into Knight of Alderaan.
Ralina and her crew were included very late in the original writing; her name was not decided upon until the re-release (she was known before as R'alina). Her part in the novel is reminiscent of Han Solo and Chewbacca from the original trilogy; however, care was taken so not too many parallels were drawn. Halendot was the only member of the crew created in the rewrite; Delvin Cortes was originally supposed to die at Tserne's hand. The AI known as "Jon" took part of his personality from HK-47, and part of it from HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The character Jhosua was meant to appear in this novel, but time constraints and pacing forced Jedi Master 76 to nix his segments and place his story in Vanguard of the Republic instead.
The scenes involving the Hidden Beks, Neebs, and Taris Paramilitary were rewritten several times to achieve the desired effect; the Taris Paramilitary had not featured prior to the re-release. Much of the Tarisian scenes drew inspiration from Knights of the Old Republic or Mass Effect.
All the scenes that took place on Dantooine were written to be reminiscent of the planet's appearance and the events that took place during Knights of the Old Republic. The creation of the Jedi Watchcircle had been planned since the earliest inception of the overall metastory, but they were to be introduced much later in the series; they were introduced in the re-release to give them a backstory and time to develop.
The story draws heavily from Star Wars canon, particularly the Knights of the Old Republic metaseries and the original trilogy as a whole. Furthermore, inspiration for characters and events has been drawn from Fire Emblem, Tales of Symphonia, Halo, Mass Effect, as well as The Lord of the Rings, Frankenstein, and A Tale of Two Cities. The title references both Raen's exile from Alderaan and his flight from those criminals that wish to pursue him, as well as being the name for Convict's Dawn, an Alderaanian ship that plays a role in a revelation later in the series. The story's overarching theme revolves around self-reflection and the quest for identity.