Liberation

This uprising began on Klatooine in 44 ABY. Thousands of years earlier, the Klatooinians had signed a treaty with the Hutts, dedicating themselves to eternal servitude to the Hutts in exchange for the Hutts' protection of their sacred Fountain of the Ancients. They lived in service to the Hutts for thousands of years, although, by the time following the Second Galactic Civil War, many Klatooinians began to feel unrest. In 44 ABY, a group of Sith came to the planet with Luke and Ben Skywalker in preparation for their joint mission to the Maw. As they departed, the Sith High Lord Sarasu Taalon decided to leave two of his frigates behind to meet with Lando Calrissian, who was bringing an asteroid tug for help in navigating the Maw. However, these ships' actual intent was to steal some wintrium samples from the Fountain.

The Sith in the ChaseMaster frigate Starstalker attacked the Fountain. The Hutts were notified immediately, and several Klatooinian guards fought the Sith, although the Sith managed to take samples of wintrium from the Fountain before they were stopped. Calrissian and Jedi Knight Jaina Solo then arrived in-system, and were asked by Klatooinian Chanceller Darima Kedari to mediate the situation. The Sith Leeha Faal lied that the attack had been solely the idea of Captain Vyn Holpur of the Starstalker, and although Calrissian and Solo didn't believe her, they had no proof otherwise. Holpur and his crew were thus convicted and sentenced to death, and Calrissian and Solo also decreed that&mdash;although they had failed to protect the Fountain&mdash;the Hutts had not actually violated the terms of their treaty with the Klatooinians. Due to remaining damages accrued to the Hutts during the Yuuzhan Vong War, their resources were insufficient to fully protect the Fountain. Still, the Hutts had done everything within their ability to do so, so Calrissian and Solo were forced to uphold the treaty, thus condemning the Klatooinians to further servitude.

However, their decision came too late&mdash;Klatooinians across the planet had already begun to riot and revolt, and soon a full uprising was in place. The uprising quickly became violent, resulting in firefights and skirmishes in the cities of Klatooine. The revolt quickly gained galactic attention and that of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala, who was concerned by the chaos erupting across the galaxy as a result of many anti-slavery uprisings. Reporter Mahdi Vaandt for The Perre Needmo Newshour was scheduled to go to Klatooine to cover the uprising there as part of her running series on the practices of slavery throughout the galaxy, but she was tipped off by a Bothan nicknamed Blink to go to Blaudu Sextus instead.

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