The Eternal Alliance, also known as the Galactic Alliance, was a military organization formed by the Outlander. Known in its early days as the Alliance Against Zakuul, the Alliance was initially a resistance movement to the formerly dominant Eternal Empire and sought to overthrow the tyrannical Emperor Arcann, and later Empress Vaylin, his sister. Eventually defeating both Arcann and Vaylin, the Alliance would seize the Eternal Throne after defeating the last forces of the Empire in the Battle of Zakuul. The Alliance was then reorganized by the Outlander, and transformed into the Eternal Alliance. All military assets of the Eternal Empire, including its enormous fleet, were absorbed into the Alliance. With control of the Eternal Fleet, the Alliance was considered the most powerful faction in the galaxy.
Following the Order of Zildrog's campaign against the Alliance and the destruction of the Eternal Fleet at the hands of the superweapon Zildrog, many Alliance personnel returned to their original factions.
History[]
Founding[]
Lana Beniko, founder of the Alliance
Following the Battle of Asylum, in which Eternal Emperor Arcann failed to apprehend the Outlander and the Gravestone, elements from both the Galactic Republic and reconstituted Sith Empire realized that the Eternal Empire was not invincible. Lana Beniko called her contacts from the Empire, the Republic and the criminal underworld to gather on the planet Odessen, a remote and unsettled world in the Wild Space. There a fortress was constructed on the base of a cliff which would serve as the Alliance's base of operations during the coming War against Zakuul. Among those who joined the new Alliance was Beniko's old associate from Republic Strategic Information Service Theron Shan, who immediately started working on the big problems and assembled a team of specialists which included former Republic Admiral Bey'wan Aygo, famous smuggler captain Hylo Visz, Hutt scientist Juvard Illip Oggurobb and Sana-Rae of the Voss Mystics.[1]
The formation of the Alliance
Once the Alliance established itself as a force to be reckoned with, the Outlander was named the commander of the organization.[1] They ultimately helped it grow in strength by actively pursuing leads on promising recruits provided by the Alliance specialists, recruiting such individuals as Gand Findsman Yuun, renowned scientist Eckard Lokin, Jawa scavenger Blizz, the leader of the Trandoshan Warstalkers Qyzen Fess, Kaleesh Sith Lord Xalek, failed Mon Calamari Jedi Padawan Languss Tuno, Republic Provost Marshal Fideltin Rusk, Imperial Reclamation Service Lieutenant Talos Drellik, Dashade warrior Ak'ghal Usar, legendary smuggler Nico Okarr and Wookiee gladiator Bowdaar.[11]
War against Zakuul[]
Initial strikes[]
Odessen, the Alliance's main base of operations
Reports of the new Alliance spurred others across the galaxy to take action, with resistance fighters taking arms on the planets under the threat of Star Fortresses. One such resistance cell on Bothawui was making significant progress, prompting the Eternal Empire to demonstrate their power by firing a powerful laser from the orbiting Star Fortress, wiping out the entire cell. In response, the Alliance Commander worked with Theron Shan and Miot Dengd to infiltrate one of these Star Fortresses to identify a method of destroying them. Learning valuable information about the inner-workings of the Star Fortress, the Alliance made contact with resistance fighters on Alderaan, Belsavis, Hoth, Nar Shaddaa, Tatooine and Voss to destroy shield bunkers that protected the battle stations.[12]
The Overwatch[]
Kaliyo Djannis, the Firebrand
Investigating potential allies, Theron Shan suggested that the Alliance should recruit "Firebrand", an anarchist who independently operated on Zakuul for over two years, and accompanied the Commander to a meeting arranged for them by SCORPIO. In the Spire of Zakuul, they found the "Firebrand", who introduced herself as Kaliyo Djannis and agreed to consider the Commander's proposal in exchange for assistance with her current operation. Together, the Commander and Kaliyo rigged ion grenades into Power Junctions throughout the Old World and Breaktown to disable security measures of the Overwatch, from which the Commander could obtain the complete schematics of the Spire.[13]
Koth Vortena thanks Commander for not letting Kaliyo detonate bombs across Zakuul.
Detonating three junctions at once, they knocked down the Overwatch security and stormed the facility, eventually reaching the control room where Kaliyo planted her explosives at the droid controls, while the Commander downloaded the Spire's schematics. Overwatch Administrator Tayvor Slen arrived with the skytroopers and attempted to stop them, but was defeated and mortally wounded during the fight. Kaliyo destroyed the droid controls, which shut down the droids throughout the Spire, after which she escaped the Spire with the Commander and traveled to Odessen, where she decided to stay with the Alliance.[13]
Zakuul listening post[]
Jorgan and Havoc Squad on the mission
Theron Shan passed on some of the Spire data to his former SIS colleague Jonas Balkar, who in turn provided it to Republic Special Forces Division Havoc Squad, convincing them to undertake a rogue operation on Zakuul. Theron asked the Commander to assist Havoc in their operation, and the two approached Havoc at the meeting point in the Endless Swamp, where Major Aric Jorgan introduced his squad and explained that they were in the middle of an operation. Before they could discuss the details, their position was attacked by skytroopers, and Jorgan ordered everyone to split in pairs and regroup at their camp. Jorgan teamed up with the Commander and rescued a group of Zakuulan refugees led by Pashna Veyaad, inviting them to take shelter at their camp.[14]
SCORPIO shares her findings.
The next morning, Jorgan explained to the Commander and Theron that their mission was to plant a wiretap on a listening post used by the Knights of Zakuul, allowing Havoc Squad to spy on their communications. The Commander brought Alliance personnel from Odessen to provide a distraction for the attack and proceeded with Havoc towards the main objective. With the rest of the squad providing their cover, Jorgan and the Commander disabled the outpost's security and planted the wiretap, but their presence was discovered and the rest of Havoc Squad fell back to their position, which came under heavy fire. Zakuulan exiles led by Pashna Veyaad came to their aid, taking care of reinforcements and everyone returned to their camp. Their mission successful, Jorgan traveled to the Alliance base on Odessen, where he got acquainted with the Alliance leadership. By comparing the information from the listening post with the Spire schematics, SCORPIO revealed the existence of the GEMINI frequency, the means by which Arcann controlled the Eternal Fleet.[14]
Hyperwave relay station[]
Senya Tirall joined the Alliance to oppose her children's tyranny.
The GEMINI frequency originated from the hyperwave relay station hidden ten kilometers beneath the Spire, which transmitted signals to and from the Eternal Throne, presenting the Alliance with a unique opportunity to rid Arcann of his Eternal Fleet. The Alliance planned an attack on the station and sent Kaliyo and Havoc Squad to Zakuul to clear a path to the station. To draw Arcann's attention from their objective, the Alliance required a diversion, and the Commander had to choose between Kaliyo and Havoc Squad to lead the main attack, while the other party would focus on the diversion. Before the Commander could depart to lead the mission, Beniko suggested contacting Valkorion on how to best infiltrate the facility he had built, but unfortunately the Commander decided to do so in a secluded spot in Odessen wilderness, where Valkorion tested them for a prolonged period of time before the Commander could return to the base.[15]
The cruelty of Emperor Arcann and his sister Vaylin pushed many to join the Alliance.
Unable to wait for their return, and with the intel turning stale every minute, the Alliance had no choice but to proceed with the mission without the Commander. Having successfully executed the diversion, the support team moved into position to assist the main team, which was only a few levels away from their objective. However, the infiltration team was cornered by a superior force, before contact with them was lost and the diversion team attempted a rescue. The Spire then went into full lockdown with no transmissions coming in or out, making any assistance from Odessen impossible.[15] A tense firefight erupted, in which four of six Havoc Squad members were killed and the rest were forced to retreat. Kaliyo managed to grab a datacore from a security console right outside the relay station, making the mission not a total loss, returning to Odessen along with Jorgan and the bodies of his fallen men.[16]
The Gilded Star[]
The Devaronian Gault convinced the Alliance of his heist plan.
While the Alliance waited for Kaliyo and Jorgan's return from Zakuul, the Commander was approached by Hylo Visz's old associate Gault Rennow with a proposition to raid the Gilded Star, an Eternal Empire treasury ship hiding in the atmosphere of the gas giant Vandin. The Commander agreed and accompanied Gault to Vandin along with Lana Beniko, Theron Shan, Senya Tirall, and SCORPIO. Arriving on the gas giant, Gault and the Commander met with the Brekken Gang and its Captain Kenrik Fost, from whom Gault ordered a fully functioning missile. Gault's partner Vette joined the team, and Gault laid out his plan, assigning everybody their roles. When the Gilded Star came up for its annual resupply, Senya used a holographic disguise to get herself and SCORPIO onboard under the identity of her daughter Vaylin. From the bridge, SCORPIO took control of the Gilded Star and allowed Gault, Vette and the Commander to get inside. Vette disabled the vault's security mechanism, while the Commander and Gault planted the missile warhead inside the vault, which upon detonation vaporized the vault entire content of precious metals, while leaving everything outside intact.[16]
The Gilded Star
Lana Beniko positioned a tanker next to the Gilded Star and siphoned the vault's entire content, after which she was joined by SCORPIO and Senya. Gault, Vette and the Commander planned to take the skyhook down to the mining platform, but their path was blocked by the real Vaylin, and Gault decided to go outside on the ship's hull. Hylo Visz piloted a small shuttle next to the Gilded Star, allowing them to jump directly onto it and everyone returned safely to Odessen. Vette and Gault decided to stay and join the Alliance, before their celebration was interrupted by the return of Aric Jorgan and Kaliyo. Hoping to salvage their fiasco, Lana Beniko ordered SCORPIO to analyze the data archive retrieved by Kaliyo.[16]
Raid on Darvannis[]
The Mandalore Shae Vizla
SCORPIO revealed that the GEMINI droids were based on her design and were produced from a template called GEMINI Prime kept in a weapons factory on Darvannis. Obtaining the Prime could be the key to take over the Eternal Fleet, and Theron Shan called in a favor to Mandalore the Avenger Shae Vizla for a major assault. Seeing a way for Mandalorian clans to re-arm themselves, Vizla accepted the offer and led a dozen of Mandalorian clans to Darvannis, with Khomo Fett as her right-hand man. The Mandalorians have laid siege to the factory and were soon joined by the Alliance Commander, who arrived to personally retrieve the GEMINI Prime.[17]
Khomo Fett and the Mandalorians
Paired with the scout Torian Cadera, the Commander located the Prime and removed the droid from her alcove, while the Mandalorians were able to secure a sufficient amount of weapons before Vizla ordered an organized retreat. Following the battle Torian asked the Mandalore to join the Alliance as her liaison, and after his request was graned, returned to Odessen along with the Commander. SCORPIO analyzed the GEMINI Prime and established that by plugging the Prime into the captain's console on any warship in the Eternal Fleet, she would be able to take control of the entire GEMINI network, and with it the Eternal Fleet itself. Identifying a lone warship scheduled to recharge its hyperdrive as their target, the Alliance leadership moved to intercept it.[17]
The GEMINI Deception[]
SCORPIO overrides the GEMINI protocols.
Koth Vortena took the Gravestone to the location of the warship and stayed onboard to jam its communications, while SCORPIO confused the vessel's targeting systems, allowing Theron Shan to pilot a shuttle inside its hangar. The strike team consisting of Lana Beniko, Senya Tirall, SCORPIO and the Alliance Commander started advancing towards the bridge, but the GEMINI captain activated a set of blast doors, separating the Commander and SCORPIO from the others and requiring the two teams to make their way to a rendezvous point separately. SCORPIO came across a data note and plugged herself in, establishing a direct link with the GEMINI captain and engaged in a subterfuge, verbally announcing her intention to erase the GEMINI captain, while in fact granting her free will in return for delaying her companions.[18]
Vaylin and Arcann became aware of the attempted hijacking.
The GEMINI captain pretended to overload SCORPIO's circuits and destroy her droid body, while in fact SCORPIO transferred her consciousness into the GEMINI frequency and temporarily disrupted the Gravestone jamming signal, allowing the GEMINI captain to send an alert signal to Zakuul. Emperor Arcann immediately took his Eternal Flagship and a significant detachment of the Eternal Fleet to intercept his enemies, while Lana, Theron and Senya discovered that the ship was transporting Imperial Admiral Zasha Ranken, Republic Senator Tai Cordan and Zakuulan holostar-in-exile Malita Tal as prisoners for Arcann to interrogate. After the Commander made their way to Lana, the prisoners were released from their cells and went to the escape pods, while Senya and the Commander went to confront the GEMINI captain on the bridge. They overpowered the captain, who revealed that her obstacles were merely to stall the intruders for time and transferred her consciousness into the GEMINI frequency, triggering the ship's self-destruct.[18]
Gravestone escapes into hyperspace.
The Commander and Senya rushed back to their shuttle, where Theron and Lana picked them up and left just before ship exploded. Arcann and Vaylin then arrived with the Eternal Fleet, but the Gravestone managed to escape into hyperspace with everyone safely onboard before any shots were fired. Meanwhile, SCORPIO through the GEMINI frequency used the Eternal Throne's technology to assemble herself a new body, installing herself directly onto the Throne and taking control of the Eternal Fleet.[18] Having deliberate left a Arcann's detachment seemingly under his control, SCORPIO then revealed her scheme to both the Alliance and Emperor Arcann, providing him with the location of the Alliance base in order for her enemies to destroy each other.[19]
Battle of Odessen[]
The Alliance has its first major victory at Odessen.
SCORPIO warned the Alliance about Arcann's imminent arrival, giving the Alliance leadership a head-start to board the Gravestone and meet the Eternal Fleet in orbit. Theron Shan manned the omnicannon, while Lana Beniko boarded the Eternal Flagship along with Senya Tirall and the Commander. As they infiltrated the flagship, Vaylin contacted the group and revealed that Arcann was on the flagship's bridge, prompting Senya to separate from the rest and confront her daughter personally. The Commander and Lana fought their way through until Theron informed them that the Eternal Fleet was now targeting the Eternal Flagship, revealing SCORPIO's ploy. After reaching the bridge, Lana stayed behind to deal with Knights of Zakuul, leading the Commander to confront Arcann alone. The two engaged in a duel, and the Commander managed to overpower Arcann, but the Eternal Fleet warships opened fire on the flagship, crushing Arcann under a pile of debris.[19]
Vaylin assumed her brother's throne after his defeat.
The Commander had to retreat in a small patrol craft as the ship was falling apart, while Senya reached the bridge and pulled her son from under debris. Enraged at her brother, Vaylin was forced to retreat back to Zakuul, while Senya took her wounded son into his personal shuttle, escaping into hyperspace. Theron Shan then fired the omnicannon on the Eternal Flagship, creating a massive chain explosion that completely wiped out the present portion of the Eternal Fleet, winning the battle for the Alliance, and inspiring many more Imperial and Republic forces to join the Alliance's cause, bringing with them enough starships to form the Aliance fleet.[19]
Invasion of Voss[]
The Alliance fought to repel the invasion of Voss.
Despite Arcann's defeat, the Alliance faced a deadlier opponent in his sister Vaylin, who assumed the throne with SCORPIO becoming her advisor and began scouring the galaxy for her family. Hoping to heal Arcann's physical injuries and mend his broken spirit, Senya brought her son to Voss, but Vaylin followed her and launched an invasion, determined to hunt her family down. Theron Shan and Sana-Rae were already onworld and alerted the Alliance about the attack, allowing the Alliance to scramble the fleet in response. Theron Shan attempted to rally Voss commandos to the defense of Voss-Ka, but their forces were outmatched, and he led the group to take shelter in the Tower of Prophecy. Emerging from hyperspace, the Alliance engaged the Eternal Fleet, while the Commander, Lana Beniko and Torian Cadera landed in a stolen Zakuulan shuttle with a group of Mandalorian commandos. The Mandalorians engaged Vaylin forces, while Lana and the Commander met Theron at the Tower of Prophecy, where they received a distress call from Senya, who pleaded the Alliance for aid, promising that Arcann would join their fight if healed.[7]
Healed of his injuries, Arcann escaped Voss.
They made for the Shrine and met with Senya, who bargained for her son's life and asked the Commander to hold off Zakuulan forces. The Commander agreed, and collapsed the tunnel behind them to stop the reinforcements from reaching Senya's position, while Senya ordered the Voss Mystics to take her strength to heal her son. The Mystics transferred her strength to Arcann, healing his injuries and mending his broken spirit, though this act left Senya comatose. Arcann awoke confused and, witnessing his mother's lifeless body, fled the Shrine to his shuttle, believing her dead and escaping into hyperspace. Vaylin has ordered the Eternal Fleet to burn her entire family regardless of casualties on Voss, but the tide of the battle was turned by the arrival of the Imperial Fleet led by Sith Empress Darth Acina, prompting the GEMINI captains to flee in self-preservation.[7]
Attempted Coup[]
Empress Acina invited Alliance leadership to Dromund Kaas.
Empress Acina extended the Alliance a formal offer of partnership against the Eternal Empire.[7] The Commander, Theron and Lana went to meet Acina on Dromund Kaas, where the new Minister of Logistics Gelmid Lorman escorted them to the Empress. Acina insisted on speaking with the Commander privately on her personal shuttle, where in flight and away from prying eyes, she assured the Commander that her offer of partnership was genuine, but their conversation was interrupted by a sudden engine failure, requiring them to abandon ship. Stuck in the wilderness of Dromund Kaas, Acina and the Commander were attacked by a group of GenoHaradan assassins. After killing them and locating their camp, the Commander discovered a holorecording from former Republic Chancellor Leontyne Saresh, revealed to be the one who ordered the hit on them.[20]
Former Chancellor Saresh sees her plan to take over the Alliance foiled.
Forced to take shelter in a Sith tomb, Acina and the Commander found the traitorous Minister Lorman, who was behind the shuttle sabotage, and a GenoHaradan strike team seeking to finish their job. They prevailed over the assassins, but Theron informed the Commander that Saresh was coming to Odessen in a bid to take over the Alliance. Aygo desired to send her away but the lower-ranking troops wanted to hear her out, uncertain how the Alliance would continue without their leader. Just as Saresh had begun her speech, the Commander arrived to put an end to her attempted coup. Saresh refused to apologize for her actions, stating that she saw an opportunity and took it, and that she deserved to lead the Alliance. She was left at the Commander's mercy, and Acina then extended a formal offer on an alliance between their two independent forces against the Eternal Empire.[20]
Retaking the Gravestone[]
Alliance members at the mercy of Vaylin.
While the Alliance Commander was presumed dead on Dromund Kaas, SCORPIO used the resulting disarray to strike against the Alliance with the Gravestone as her ultimate goal. She and Vaylin used a civilian cargo freighter Ridala to stage an attack on it by the Eternal Fleet and sent out a distress call. Gravestone captain Koth Vortena answered and allowed Ridala to land inside his hangar, enabling Vaylin and her Horizon Guard to round up Koth's crew and take control of the vessel.[20] Vortena himself avoided capture, called the Alliance for help and locked down the bridge controls, making essential systems inaccessible to SCORPIO. The Alliance fleet arrived and engaged the Eternal Fleet, while Lana and the Commander boarded the Gravestone and met with Koth, who explained that unlocking the bridge without entering a hidden passcode would trigger the quantum bomb installed as a precaution.[21]
Vortena explained that he had rigged Gravestone to explode.
Desiring to save the Gravestone, SCORPIO maneuvered Vaylin and her Knights to leave the bridge, allowing Koth to disable the bomb from the bridge console. Lana was cornered by Vaylin in the Dark Sanctuary where the bomb was hidden, and Koth and the Commander rushed there to save her. Vaylin attacked the Commander, but the spirit of Valkorion intervened to preserve his host and triggered Vaylin's secret mental conditioning, making her powerless, and causing her to flee. SCORPIO gained full access to the Gravestone and instructed the GEMINI captains of the Eternal Fleet to travel to the coordinates that she uncovered within its computers. Theron Shan brought Kaliyo Djannis, Aric Jorgan, Torian Cadera and Vette as reinforcements moments before SCORPIO announced that she was taking control of the Gravestone and urged organic beings to abandon ship, taking the vessel into hyperspace.[21] The Alliance forces witnessed as the Gravestone jumped out of hyperspace in the Iokath system, surrounded by the entirety of the Eternal Fleet. Koth Vortena and the Commander rushed to the omnicannon from Vaylin's forces, but in their absence Vaylin returned to the bridge and threatened to kill Torian and Vette but was unable to hurt anyone before a blinding white light coming from Iokath engulfed the ship.[22]
Discovery of Iokath[]
ARIES, the Master of Iokath, appeared to his captives wearing many faces.
Alliance personnel awoke on the surface of the strange world, separated from each other and placed in scenarios that resembled combat simulations. Theron Shan used his cranial implant to contact the Alliance members, directing everyone to a structure called the Tributary.[22] The Commander and Vette went ahead to explore the Necropolis, disabling a colossus droid, and the rest of the Alliance sonn followed them. Unable to locate the Gravestone, Theron used his implant to remotely pilot the shuttle left in its hangar to the Tributary roof, from where everyone took off.[23]
ARIES played various mind games with his prisoners.
SCORPIO sent the location of the ARIES base to the Alliance forces, so that they could stop ARIES before he destroyed them all. Theron dropped the Commander and Vette to deal with ARIES, while the rest reclaimed the Gravestone but were chased by the Eternal Fleet warships. The Commander and Vette attacked ARIES, who attempted to backstab the Commander, but was shot in the back and destroyed by SCORPIO. She then lowered the energy shield and urged the Alliance to escape before the capacitors on ARIES' superweapon overloaded and covered the entire world with a pulse of deadly radiation. The Commander and Vette rushed outside and were picked by the Gravestone which escaped with everyone onboard just before the superweapon exploded. After returning to Odessen with the Gravestone, the Alliance soon began upgrading it using the datafiles recovered from Iokath.[23]
Operation Dragon's Maw[]
The party of Empress Vaylin was utterly ruined.
Vaylin ordered her Magistrate of Revelry Indo Zal to organize a Grand Festival at the Palace of the Eternal Dragon in her honor, during which she planned to execute a host of captured Zakuulan rebels. Indo betrayed Vaylin and contacted the Alliance, offering them a way to strike at Vaylin at the party by freeing the rebels. Theron Shan accompanied the Commander to the party, where disguised as Knights of Zakuul they attached Ion charges to the Palace security relays. As Vaylin began her speech, Theron and Commander dropped their disguises and strolled into the main hall, where the Commander spoke the code phrase that triggered Vaylin's mental conditioning and detonated the ion charges, disabling the rebels' shock collars.[8]
Redeemed, former Emperor Arcann himself joined the Alliance.
Before Vaylin could react, the Palace was attacked by Arcann and his loyalists, who also picked the party as the opportunity to confront the Empress. Vaylin retreated from the main hall, while Theron and the Commander saved the Rebels from being devoured by the beasts. Arcann approached Vaylin and tried to talk his sister down, but Vaylin attacked him in a fit of rage. Their duel was interrupted by Theron and the Commander, which allowed Vaylin to escape. Arcann offered to join the Alliance to atone for the blood shed under his reign, and the Commander agreed to take him in. Vaylin ordered the Eternal Fleet to bombard the Palace into rubble, and Arcann, Theron and the Commander rushed to escape before the Palace collapsed from the fire.[8]
The Void of Nathema[]
Lana Beniko enters the Sanitarium on Nathema.
Having suffered a humiliation, Vaylin went to Nathema, where Anomid scientist Jarak prepared a ritual to break her mental conditioning. The Alliance Commander learned about it from Valkorion and followed Vaylin to Nathema system along with Lana and Theron. Theron dropped off Lana and the Commander not far from the Sanitarium, the only structure on the planet showing signs of life. Meanwhile, Vaylin met Jarak, who informed the Empress that the process to break her conditioning would be so extreme, nobody else had survived it so far. Vaylin agreed to proceed, and Jarak began the process, dealing Vaylin enormous pain, and causing her power to lash out of control.[24]
Vaylin is unleashed.
Force blasts emitted from her body killing everything in their path, and to save his life Jarak fled the room, running into Lana and the Commander. To assure their mutual survival, Jarak led them to the Emperor's Vault, where they hid from the energy blasts, while Vaylin overpowered Jarak's machines, breaking her mental bonds, and departed the surface of Nathema. Inside the vault, the Commander and Lana discovered Dramath's holocron, housing the essence of Vitiate's father Dramath, who revealed that the holocron held the power to destroy Vitiate once and for all. They took the holocron with them after Jarak was killed by a Vault Guardian, and rushed to leave the Sanitarium, escaping on Theron's shuttle.[24]
Second Battle of Odessen[]
Odessen under blockade
After breaking her conditioning, Vaylin immediately ordered another assault on Odessen, intending to finish the Alliance for good. The Eternal Fleet arrived when the Gravestone was stuck in the dry dock while the upgrades from Iokath were being installed, and Zakuulan troops focused on taking the Gravestone. While the Alliance displayed strong resistance, Vaylin's forces had superior numbers, with a massive number of troops and ground vehicles deployed to the planet's surface. eavy fighting broke all around the Alliance base, with soldiers and high-profile Alliance recruits fighting side by side against the Eternal Empire forces. The shuttle with the Commander, Theron and Lana arrived from Nathema when the battle was already in full swing, and Theron decided to sneak behind the enemy lines, while the Commander and Lana used an Eternal Empire Walker to clear themselves a direct path to the Gravestone. Arcann and Senya Tirall arrived to aid in its defense, giving enough time for Koth Vortena and his crew to finish installing the upgrades and take off. The Commander decided to lure Vaylin down to the surface for a personal confrontation, successfully taunting her into abandoning the safety of her flagship.[25]
The Alliance achieved a massive victory by killing Empress Vaylin.
Torian Cadera and Vette were both surrounded by enemy at different points of the battlefield, and the Commander made a tough decision to save one of them, while the other was captured by Vaylin. The Commander, Senya and Arcann faced the Empress on the Alliance landing platform, where she killed her hostage and engaged her entire family. The Commander bested her in combat, but Vaylin unleashed a massive Force Storm, threatening to bring down the entire Alliance base, and the Commander was forced to strike her down. Aygo then reported that Eternal Empire soldiers began surrendering by the thousands and Koth confirmed that the Eternal Fleet had retreated, with Arcann theorizing that his sister's rage was only thing giving her troops as will to fight.[25]
Battle of Zakuul[]
The Gravestone arrives to Zakuul.
Vaylin's death had left the Eternal Throne empty, causing the Eternal Fleet's GEMINI captains to go rogue and revert to their most primal function of exterminating all complex life in the galaxy. Since claiming the Eternal Throne was the only way to stop the destruction, the Alliance leadership boarded the Gravestone and departed for Zakuul.[25] Protected by the Alliance fleet, the Gravestone dropped out of hyperspace in orbit of Zakuul, and Koth Vortena used the upgrades obtained on Iokath to boost to the vessel's shields and break the Eternal Fleet blockade. The Commander, Arcann and Senya traveled down to the surface and made their way towards the Spire.[3]
Vaylin turns the tables on her father.
They reached the Eternal Throne room, where Arcann offered his throne to the Commander to atone for his past crimes. The Commander claimed the Throne, sending a signal to the Eternal Fleet, which immediately went silent across the galaxy. Valkorion then turned on the Commander and revealed his true goal to eradicate the Commander's mind and take possession of their body, shocking them into nothingness. The Commander awoke inside the abyss of their own mind and located a mental representation of Dramath's holocron, which caused Valkorion to manifest and finish what he started. Valkorion summoned Vaylin's enslaved spirit, but the Commander used Vaylin's mental conditioning to turn the tables on Valkorion and put an end to his millennia-long existence.[3]
Reformation[]
Arcann and Senya greet the Commander after their victory.
With the Eternal Fleet under control and the Royal Family of Zakuul defeated, the Commander announced to the entire galaxy the dissolution of the Eternal Empire and the Alliance's reformation as the Eternal Alliance as a new galactic power. In the following days, the Alliance had established complete control over the Eternal Fleet and what remained of Zakuulan military force, appropriating its vehicles and recruiting the personnel for the armed force of the new Eternal Alliance, which had become one of the major galactic powers alongside the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. For a while, the other governments were busy with recovery efforts on the world that suffered from the Eternal Fleet bombardment, but before long, both were preparing for a renewal of the open scale war between them. The Eternal Alliance had relocated the Eternal Throne from the Spire to Odessen, where it was installed in the Alliance base, issuing the Commander's new orders directly to the Eternal Fleet.[3]
Order of Zildrog secretly plotted against the Alliance.
Uprisings against the Eternal Alliance have soon sparked across the galaxy, which the Alliance Intelligence eventually determined to be organized by a single person or a group of conspirators, who used funds from several Outer Rim front companies and uniquely encrypted transmissions to manipulate various groups into Anti-Alliance hatred through manufactured propaganda.[2] Later, when radiation on Iokath returned to safe levels, the secret group known as the Order of Zildrog leaked the location of a superweapon known as the Six Gods to the Eternal Alliance, Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire simultaneously. All three parties arrived on Iokath and converged on the superweapon at the same time, leading to the War on Iokath and renewed warfare between the Republic and the Sith Empire.[26]
Third Galactic War[]
War on Iokath[]
Lana Beniko discovers Republic and Empire forces on Iokath.
Lana Beniko scouted Iokath for a supposed superweapon, later proven to be quite real and a massive threat. Before she could investigate, a Republic scout fired upon and destroyed her probe droid, and then engaged Imperial scouts. While the two battled, the Eternal Alliance set up a heavily defended base camp, with the Eternal Fleet overhead with its weapons deactivated. When the Alliance Commander arrived, the Eternal Alliance was choked in a newly spawned war on the planet between the age-old enemies of the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire.[26] The Commander chose to ally the Eternal Alliance with the Republic, before Lana revealed that the conflict was orchestrated by an unknown outside force and suspected a traitor in their ranks.[27]
Iokath ended Alliance's brief partnership with Sith Empress Acina.
The Commander and Theron moved to prevent the superweapon's activation by Empress Acina, but failed to stop her before she was killed, and the legendary Six Gods were awakened. With the control over the Eternal Fleet restored, Theron stayed behind to delay the superweapon activation, while the Commander went inside superweapon command point, assuming an Iokathi throne and witnessing Tyth, the first of Six Gods.[28] The Throne was sabotaged, and the Commander ordered the Eternal Fleet to fire on the droid, knocking it out of commission.[29]
Crisis on Umbara[]
Theron Shan betrays the Eternal Alliance on Umbara.
Lana found a trail of the traitor that led to the shadow-world of Umbara, where a transmission with the same encryption as the one from Iokath was detected from a hovertrain with a large stockpile of Adegan crystals. Beniko, Shan and the Commander travelled there and boarded the speeding train to intercept and stop the traitor, who was supposedly in the control cabin of the locomotive. When they reached the empty cockpit of the train, Theron revealed himself as the traitor and explained his motives by saying that the Alliance would be no different than the Eternal Empire. Before escaping on a speeder, Theron locked the Commander and Lana inside the cabin and sabotaged the train's tracks, which caused the train to crash into the mountainside. Bailing before the impact and surviving the crash, the Commander and Lana went after Theron on foot and caught up with him, but were unable to stop his shuttle from leaving Umbara. Returning to Odessen empty-handed, the Commander was informed by Lana that she had her agents looking for Theron and assessing how much damage he inflicted from the inside. Beniko was ordered to use every resource at the Alliance's disposal to locate Theron.[30]
A Traitor Among the Chiss[]
Theron Shan escapes Copero with the holomap coordinates.
The Alliance was contacted by Aristocra Saganu of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force who arrived on Odessen and revealed that Theron was being sheltered on Copero by the rogue Syndic Zenta of the Inrokini family. To avoid a political conflict, Saganu asked the Commander to deal with the traitor personally, sending a Human Ensign Raina Temple with them to watch for Chiss Ascendancy interests. Arriving on Copero, the Commander and Temple fought their way through the Copero City and subdued Zenta inside her starship factory. She explained that Theron had betrayed her as well to steal the location of a holomap by slicing into her personal datapad. The map had long been kept in secret on Copero and led to a superweapon of the Sith Emperor Vitiate, Shan destroyed the holomap after learning the superweapon's location. Valss, a powerful Chiss Force-sensitive ally of Theron, distracted the Commander, while Theron escaped. Back at the Odessen base, the Commander was given the secret support of the Ascendancy, while Temple would stay as a liaison.[31]
The Nathema Conspiracy[]
Zildrog takes over the Gravestone.
Smugglers working for Hylo Visz intercepted a message to the Alliance from an Abandoned listening post, where the Commander and Lana discovered that the abandoned station served as the base of Order of Zildrog led by Vinn Atrius who planned to awaken a superweapon called Zildrog and use it against the Alliance. Forced to flee as the self-destruct mechanism was activated, they returned to Odessen just as the work of restoring the holomap from Copero was finished, revealing a location on Nathema that matched the coordinates left by at the listening post. The Commander and Lana traveled to Nathema, where Theron approached them and revealed himself to be secretly working for the Alliance's interests the whole time. To stop the Order, Theron led Lana and the Commander towards the Emperor's Vault where Zildrog was located. Vinn Atrius and GEMINI 16 were already in the process of awakening Zildrog, and Theron shot Atrius, but GEMINI 16 trapped the three of them in a force field and finished summoning Zildrog, allowing it to remotely take over the Gravestone on Odessen.[9]
The Alliance loses the Eternal Fleet.
Zildrog took the Gravestone into Odessen's orbit and repeatedly fired the omnicannon at the Eternal Fleet, completely annihilating it. Zildrog then targeted Odessen itself, but needed to recharge, forcing GEMINI 16 to engage the Alliance directly. Lana, Theron and the Commander destroyed the GEMINI droid, but Theron was stabbed in the back by Vinn Atrius who then attacked with his new strength. The Alliance defeated Atrius and destroyed Zildrog, but it also caused the self-destruct of the Gravestone and disabled the Eternal Throne. Back on Odessen, Lana reported to the Commander that although Odessen suffered minimal damage with no casualties to Alliance personnel, the Gravestone and the Eternal Fleet, two of their greatest weapons were gone.[9] Without them, the Alliance no longer possessed the military force to rival the Republic and the Sith Empire, who redoubled on their preparations for the renewal of open hostilities. Additionally, many Alliance members chose to leave and rejoin their original factions, their goal of toppling the Eternal Empire accomplished.[32]
Joining the Republic[]
Lana Beniko asks the Commander which faction to support in the coming war.
The Eternal Alliance prospered on Odessen until stories of the Quesh riots and Wild Space skirmishes arrived. The signals of a renewed conflict between the Sith Empire and Republic prompted Lana Beniko to ask the Commander to join forces with one of the major factions.[33] The Commander chose to support the Republic and traveled to Nar Shaddaa to meet Jonas Balkar and arrange an alliance.[34] Soon after, the Commander was contacted by the Republic Military's General Ardinondu Dipolus Daeruun who requested their aid on Ossus. General Daeruun had discovered that a hidden Jedi settlement led by Jedi Master Gnost-Dural was being threatened by Imperial discovery and couldn't assemble the needed forces in time to prevent the colony's destruction. The Commander traveled alone to Ossus to support the evacuation, pending the Imperial invasion of the planet.[35] They fought alongside the Jedi and Republic forces, eventually participating in the assault on the Great Jedi Library. During the conflict, Darth Malgus, believed to have been dead, revealed himself during the invasion and attempted to raze the colony, though the Republic was able to send reinforcements to stop his assault in time.[36]
Military[]
Alliance Trooper
During the beginning of the Alliance, their forces were composed of volunteers from the Sith Empire, Galactic Republic, Jedi, Sith, and among many others opposers to the Eternal Empire. Military Operations, was the military division of the Alliance and was led by former Republic Admiral Bey'wan Aygo, but was under direct control of the Alliance Commander at all times.
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At first, the Alliance Fleet comprised of the privately owned ships of those who donated their resources to the effort. Following the first Battle of Odessen Thranta-class and Terminus-class cruisers left their respective factions and joined the Alliance. The ancient frigate known as the Gravestone was the Navy's flagship, headed by Captain Koth Vortena.[8]
Following the Battle of Zakuul, the Alliance Navy greatly expanded with the Eternal Fleet being commanded by the Alliance Commander, making the Eternal Alliance the holder of the most powerful Navy in the galaxy. By absorbing the entirety of the Eternal Empire, many considered the Eternal Alliance as the dominant power in the galaxy, surpassing even the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire.[3]
As a result of the Commander's Mission to Nathema the Alliance Navy's strength dropped significantly following the destruction of the Eternal Fleet and the Gravestone, lowering the overall military might of the alliance.[9]
Army[]
Alliance Skytrooper
The Alliance Army consisted of former Republic and Imperial citizens and soldiers, Jedi and Sith, along with Voss Mystics to keep the two longtime enemies cooperative, smugglers and pirates of all origins and backgrounds, Mandalorians, independent forces ranging from farmers to mercenaries, and later Zakuulans. When the majority of Zakuul's armed forces joined the Eternal Alliance, the organization's original members were prejudiced towards their former enemy. However, over time Zakuulans proved their dedication to the Alliance and showed that they were not necessarily supportive of their Emperor's actions. With the Eternal Empire's large dedication to military superiority, the Zakuulans made the Alliance's power and influence greater in nearly every aspect. On top of this, many Knights of Zakuul joined, along with the entire force of Skytrooper droids – and their manufacturing facilities – further enhancing the newly founded superpower.[7]
The Alliance Army also contained a special Recon Task Force, often led by the Alliance Commander themselves. It was made up of four highly trained, stealthy agents capable of eliminating powerful and dangerous threats. This squad was known to be sent ahead of a main Alliance force. Although part of the Army, they were directed by Alliance Intelligence.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
In Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught, the player has a choice to integrate the Alliance into either the Republic's Task Force Nova or the Empire's Hand depending on the player's original faction and whether the player has taken the loyalist route. The player may also choose to continue the Alliance's independence and this is the default choice for players who have taken the saboteur route as regardless of the outcome they would not be invited back in.[37]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire (First appearance)
"A Mother's Hope" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link) (Mentioned only)- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne (First identified as Galactic Alliance)
- "Trading Scars" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith
Sources[]
- Game Update 4.7: The Battle of Odessen on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Cartel Market Specials: Week of April 3, 2017 on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- The War for Iokath: The Faction Battle Reignites on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- The War for Iokath: A Deadly Superweapon Emerges on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Crisis on Umbara: Gameplay and Rewards on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Cartel Market Specials: Week of September 12, 2017 on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ - Fall Roadmap 2017 on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- First Look: 'Traitor Among The Chiss' Teaser on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- United Forces Rewards on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- The Izax Challenge Ends April 30th on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- New Premium Player Reward: Paxton Rall Companion* on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Jedi Under Siege: State of the Galaxy on The Old Republic's official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- The Ancient Bastion of Ossus: Story and Gameplay on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- Theron Shan Cosplay Kit on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)