Testament of Jogan Halder

The Testament of Jogan Halder was a speech given by Jogan Halder, an Alanciari Keshiri soldier in 2975 BBY. This speech was delivered after the Invasion of Alanciar and was used to convince the Alanciari that the Lost Tribe of Sith from Keshtah Minor did not pose a threat to them. His former lover Quarra Thayn noted that Halder's speech showed that he was a skilled and articulate speaker. Halder's speech was well-received by the Keshiri in Alanciar who peacefully submitted to Sith rule. The Testament was delivered three times: firstly at Port Melephos, secondly at Sus'mintri, and it was then broadcasted by semaphore across the continent.

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Jogan Halder detailed how he had been taken by the Sith beyond the Southern Ocean to Keshtah Minor following Edell Vrai's Mission to Alanciar. Upon landing, Jogan was blindfolded and transported on a cart to Tahv, the capital of the Tribe. There, Jogan recalled that he had his blindfold removed and was allowed to roam the city freely. The city was filled with Keshiri craftsmen, painters, sculptors, and musicians who greeted him. The Keshtah Keshiri told him that they were a "happy and free" people who lived under the protection of the Sith, whom they called the "Protectors", ancient gods in Keshiri mythology. Halder was also allowed to visit the Tribe's "Capitol" where he befriended the Circle of Lords. He described the Circle of Lords as a council where no man or woman ranked above the other.

The Sith told Jogan that they Sith did not actually pose a threat to the Alanciari. While they acknowledged that Adari Vaal had been right about the presence of the "evil" Destructors among the Sith in her home continent, he claimed that the Tribe had already purged the Destructors one day after Vaal had left the continent for Alanciar. According to Halder, if Adari had waited just one more day, those that she had feared would have been destroyed and her warning would have been unnecessary. He argued therefore that the militarization of Alanciari civilization therefore had been unnecessary.

However, Jogan also mentioned that a servant of the Destructors had risen in Keshtah again two thousand years later but had been driven from the continent. This same individual had also built a fleet of airships and had sought to conquer Alanciar. Jogan then mentioned that the Sith Edell Vrai and his airships had been sent in pursuit of those criminals. Vrai had been startled by the military and technological power of the Alanciari. He claimed that Vrai and his followers had brought him to Keshtah because they wanted to verify that the Alanciari were not the "vile enemies of legend." According Halder, the clash between the Alanciari and Vaal's forces had thus been an unnecessary and needless misunderstanding. Jogan then recalled that he had assured the Sith that the Alanciari had always been on the side of good and that they would resist any evil that came their way. He then concluded by arguing that the Alanciari were not deserving of their wrath.

Jogan Halder's testament was immediately followed by a speech by Grand Lord Hilts, who had proclaimed himself as the "Keshtah-born" minion of the Bright Tuash, an avian Keshiri deity. Hilts claimed that he was two thousand years old and that both the Sith and Keshiri were his children. He also claimed that Adari Vaal, the revered founder of Alanciari civilization, was his daughter and that she had been well-meaning but misguided. He backed Jogan's account and professed to be saddened that the Destructors had attacked and killed the Alanciari War Cabinet. He also assured the Alanciari that the Destructors and their leader had been defeated by his agent Edell Vrai and the Alanciari woman Quarra Thayn, whom he described as a well-trained soldier. To facilitate peace between the two continents, the "Bright Tuash" decreed that both Human and Keshiri relief workers in white robes would arrive from Keshtah over the next few days to promote reconciliation and unity.

Appearances

 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium