#Balmorran rebels

[blairextraordinaire]

There's this exchange at the end of the Smuggler's route on Balmorra, when the Smugg is talking to Numen Brock about the Empire retaliating after they stole the missiles.

Smuggler: The Empire's not going to come through and kill every man taller than a vibroblade, are they?

Numen: Umm, they already did that. Lucky for us, we grow them short and feisty.

This is such a great gallows humor zinger. The Balmorran rebels pretty much have nothing to lose at this point, so fuck it. So we get this wild divide with Numen and Ian Sarkus on one side and Zenith and Chemish Or on the other.

I think that's neat.

[queen-scribbles]

I got all my lovely arts from @chaosandwonder last night! Ft three troopers, two consulars, and one Balmorran rebel 😁

(I grinned so big at getting this, and then even more at the surprise Endrali art! Thank you so much!)

[voidendron]

"Glorious" and Forta Gair for the random word generator?

thank you, Raven / @raven-of-domain-kwaad ! 💚💜 have a Forta taking her first steps in her new Fortress

Humming, clicking, whirring, as the station’s automated systems worked tirelessly—noises, all drowned by the clanking of heavy boots over a metal floor.

Helmet tucked under one arm, cape sweeping behind her, eye studying the walls around her. It was a magnificent structure. An impressive weapon—a battle station—all her own.

Forta walked the stretching halls alone; the Knights that were to be under her command were busying themselves elsewhere in the station, and one could hardly count the Skytroopers within as adequate company. Tarso had long since finished his lecture on how the Fortresses worked and Emperor Arcann left the Exarchs to their own devices, to run the Fortresses as they pleased so long as they kept blockade and careful watch over their respective worlds.

She found herself glancing out a viewport, to the planet below. Belsavis. The prison planet.

A distasteful curl found her lip.

On the one hand, an entire planet dedicated to a complex prison system was…rather impressive, to say the least. On the other…the people down there were nothing. She could barely even bring herself to call them “people.”

Shifting her helmet to her hip, her free hand rested on the one opposite as her mind raced with possibilities. The others, with the exception of Tarso, got far more interesting stations. Draya, over the political hellfire that was Alderaan. Melor over the strange world of Voss where one was never short of new mysteries and discoveries. Malforia dealing with Balmorran rebels who couldn’t seem to take a hint and stay down.

And what did Forta get but a world of prison cells and criminals. Prison cells, she could have gotten had she stayed a mere Knight on Zakuul to continue policing the people. Criminals, if she’d taken Zotar’s place in charge of the Old World.

Belsavis was nothing new or exciting.

But…perhaps with the masterpiece that was the Star Fortress—her Star Fortress—well. Perhaps that was about to change.

A thoughtful smile took over as she thought of it. What could she get desperate prisoners to do, for her or to each other? How could she break them, give herself a bit of a show as she waited for something—anything—truly interesting to happen?

Oh, it could be glorious…

[valeroyeaux]

if anyone needs me I'm gonna be rewriting rebel songs to be about the balmorran occupation in swtor until I can feel things again

[thedrown]

Clone Wars premise

So if I do change my Star Wars comic from an Imperial premise to a Clone Wars one here’s the basic story changes I have made so far.

Sivkhalen (Sikha) San Ourag’s story would have minor changes including her time on Balmorra and relationship to Lo-Sar being gone with her childhood instead being on Mandalore explaining her usage of Mandalorian armour and simplifying what otherly would have been too much packed into her short life given her young age. She also would no longer be a freelance bounty hunter but would serve the Kolkpravis by commanding a flotilla in the Separatist fleet and being an officer in the CIS. Her design would also be more Kaleesh than Mandalorian as well.

Alto Sevelis on the other hand would get more exposure being the one who has the ties to Lo-Sar and the Krayt Corsairs through his mercenary work as a pilot instead of Sikha. He would meet Sikha at an earlier age and the two would have formed a closer bond over a longer period than the original and would have a greater emphasis on Mandalorian culture and clans setting up a greater exposition for future Mandalore stories and giving Alto a stronger presence. He would still be engaged to Sikha and would serve as a pilot in her flotilla when at war keeping him close and still a prominent member of the main trio.

Noma Yu would have the greatest change by far since obviously the Jedi Order is still around and much of her story was based around Order 66. Instead Noma would now be a padawan and would meet Sikha during a battle at Balmorra where Noma is running a solo command as her master is pressed at Saleucami. Noma and her Clone commander would face heavy opposition from Sikha’s fleet and droids along with a Balmorran militia resulting in a Republic loss and Noma and a handful of clones being stranded on the planet. They act as a guerrilla force until theyre captured at which point Sikha interrogates Noma and the clone commander and begins to discuss Republic corruption and war crimes to the horror of Noma greatly conflicting her. Eventually Noma would desert the Jedi and the Republic and as time passed on Balmorra with Sikha hearing stories of the Republic’s immorality she would ultimately join the the Dark Acolytes bringing her back into the trio of the original concept.

Fourth Brother/Sevty’Rem’Nuro being an inquisitor would also pose an issue and he would be changed to Jedi so that they can continue to serve as the force sensitive antagonists. Fourth Brother being stealthy and preferring intelligence gathering and assassination makes him naturally a Jedi Shadow and his role will go largely unchanged beyond going from Imperial Inquisitor to Jedi Shadow. Instead of hunting Noma he would now be introduced attempting to assassinate a Parliament member or other important Separatist during a gala or event on Raxus Secundus with Sikha and Noma working as security and uncovering his plot and proceeding to attempt to stop him. After escaping he reports Noma’s defection to the Separatists at which point the Order sends him on a new assignment to capture or kill Noma making him yet again the main antagonist of the first phase of the comic as the silent hunter. His outfit will remain the same albeit with a colour swap to go from Imperial grays and blacks to Jedi browns and khakis and his lightsaber will remain the same just with the circlet removed and his blade will probably be purple.

Tenth Brother/Xekhad Eekal would also being changed from an inquisitor to a Jedi Knight. He would be changed drastically being of younger age along with wearing Kaleesh clothes as opposed to Jedi robes or his former Inquisitor armour. His lightsabers would undergo significant redesign to take a more Kaleesh look and would likely be green in colour. His story would no longer be one of self righteous pride to become a god but rather he viewed his service in the order to be one of humble honour. He takes his Jedi duties seriously and does retain his Kaleesh culture where his new story draws from greatly. He joined the Jedi order to learn how to wield the force and protect his people yet his fellow Kaleesh view him with scorn due to the general hatred that Kaleesh have for both the Jedi and the Republic they serve. This hatred would cause confliction and sadness within Xekhad who frequents Kalee trying to help and serve his people only to be shunned and he feels guilt in fighting in the Clone Wars. His role as Jedi general split by his honour as Kaleesh warrior is what gives him much to ponder and often clouds his mind as he leads clones that his people see as slaves in battle against the very government his people support. This change would give Xekhad a much more in depth story and characterization even sympathetic while maintaining him as a prominent antagonist to Sikha in particular given their opposing sides in the war despite being the same species.

Narea Etzo and Andona Ryft would change minimally with Narea’s updated design having already been drawn giving her some minor physical changes but little else. Her story involving the 182nd Legion will remain the same albeit Narea will be older given in the original comic the events on Felucia happened in her past when she was a teen. Now it would have been a relative recent incident so her age will be that of a young woman for plot reasons. Her joining of the Republic military and eventual reassignment to Intelligence will remain the same though obviously her role is no longer in routing out rebels but rather in counter intelligence against the CIS. Ryft’s story will likewise be the same only difference being his career shaping guerrilla war will be against the actual Confederacy rather than their holdouts as in the original imperial plot. He will still command the same fleet as an admiral but now will have Narea and Xekhad as officers under his command more directly as opposed to the more irregular hierarchy of the Inquisitorius as before.

Additional minor characters like Lo-Sar and his crew or various bounty hunters, ect will have few changes as their stories are typically unrelated to the world as a whole so the most changes will be edits to fit the Clone Wars setting. Again I ask for your opinion on if I should change Ghost’s of the Separatists from its current Imperial setting to a Clone Wars but this is a brief overview of character changes so you can compare to their current incarnations I’ve previously posted, any opinion or thought is appreciated.

[transcendencism]

[slow nodding] Rhys... brainwashed Balmorran resistance rebel... may or may not be related to a certain Sanju Pyne...