The Approaching Storm

Publisher's Summary
The Republic is decaying, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was elected to save the galaxy from collapsing under the forces of discontent. On the tiny but strategic planet of Ansion, a powerful faction is on the verge of joining the growing secessionst movement. At the Chancellor's request, the Jedi Council sends two Jedi Knights, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luminara Unduli, along with their Padawans Anakin Skywalker and Barriss Offee, to stabilize the planet's population. To succeed, the Jedi will have to fulfill near impossible tasks, befriend wary strangers, and influence two great armies, stalked all the while by an enemy sworm to see the negotiations collapse and the mission fail...

Dramatis Personae

 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Luminara Unduli
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Barriss Offee
 * Shu Mai
 * Mousul
 * Ogomoor
 * Ib-Dunn
 * Soergg the Hutt

Species

 * Human
 * Mirialan
 * Gossam
 * Ansionian

Planets

 * Ansion



Behind the scenes
The events of The Approaching Storm are referenced in Attack of the Clones when Mace Windu mentions that Obi-Wan Kenobi had just returned from a border dispute on Ansion.