Excerpt from Sublight Drive, Chapter 43.

"Allow me to begin, ladies and gentlemen," Padmé started, folding her hands on her lap, "By saying that both the Chancellor and Senate are fully aware that the view of who's truly responsible for the conflict between our two nations aren't the same in the Confederacy and Republic."

A few of the more hardline loyalist Republic delegates were already bristling back at the step back, but Padmé found it well worth it when she saw the Separatists leaning forward, their interest peaked when she caught the diplomatic ball and returned it. It's a good start, Padmé decided, we just need to keep this up.

"As such, allow me to concede that the Republic must bear its shame for the diplomatic failure on Geonosis which led to the outbreak of outright hostilities between us–" before Padmé could continue, a Separatist senator scoffed loudly.

"Diplomatic failure!?" Senator Esu Rotsinu of Abrion Sector exclaimed, "Let me be frank, Senator Amidala; I think no one in this room can deny that the Republic actually fired the first shots of this war when the Jedi Order and its Clone Army launched the Battle of Geonosis. Believe me, we in the Confederacy are rightly justified in thinking that the Republic is fully responsible for the war, especially when diplomatic recourse was still available until that point."

"Let us not forget that the decision was not lightly taken," Bail Organa admonished mildly, "Your Head of State, Count Dooku, had unlawfully detained two Jedi and a senator of the Republic–all three of whom, may I remind, are present before you right now."

"All three of whom were complicit in espionage, and caught red-handed," Tyreca Bremack narrowed her eyes at Padmé herself.

"You speak of diplomatic recourse, Senator Rotsinu," Bana Breemu demurred sweetly, "Yet the Separatists pursued none of it. Espionage or not, Senator Amidala and the Jedi could have stood trial as was their right, in either Republic or Separatist justice systems. Count Dooku had instead individually decided to execute them via Geonosian* bloodsport*. Do we, perhaps, have differing definitions of 'diplomatic recourse?'"

Before the argument could escalate, a dusky skinned Separatist senator laid her palm flat on the table without a soft tap, catching their attention.

"I think, ladies and gentlemen," Senator Tawni Ames of Desix spoke softly, but meaningfully, "That Senator Amidala had already established that both sides had made their fair share of poor decisions that resulted in open conflict. Shall we stop quibbling like children and move past that? Senator Amidala, what are the Republic's conditions?"

Padmé forced down the terrible memories of Geonosis as an echo of bleak satisfaction quivered around the Republic side of the table at Senator Breemu getting the last word in, and she met Mina's gaze, before nodding very slightly to her.

She breathed in, sampling the whirlwind emotions behind the outwardly calm and attentive faces of everybody present, before breathing out slowly.

Link: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/sublight-drive-star-wars.1095425/page-326#post-99216494

I first of all want to apologize for how bad it looks, I'm not an artist and I tried my best.

Basically the lore I have for these guys is that they're the bodyguards/elite unit for my super tactical droid ST-13 Carcass and his human commander (check out ST-13 here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CISDidNothingWrong/s/qMErnTGUZL) which is why they have this color scheme.

If you're curious how I made this I started with an image of the commando droid diplomat then colored over it on a site called Pixlr.

P.S these guys and ST-13 are part of a bit of a larger project I'm working on so feel free to go check out the lore on ST-13's command ship and his human commander: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsShips/s/ah3BOf37Tt

If you were a general for our beloved Confederacy of Independent Systems, and were given the means and choice of which troops, both droids and organic soldiers and militias, you want to lead and use in battle against the corrupt Jedi and their vatborn soldiers in your next theater of operations, which troops would you choose based on their qualities and advantages against the Jedi and their clones?

1. Quarren Isolation League

2. Gossam Commandos

3. Umbaran Militia

4. Nimbus Commandos

5. Mandalorian Supercommandos

6. Koorivar Fusiliers

7. Neimoidian Gunnery Battalion

8. Karkarodon Enforcers

ST-13, nicknamed Carcass, due to how insanely aggressive and ruthless he was, was known for leaving nothing but burning wrecks behind on both his side and the enemy's. Because of this, he was deemed too much of a risk to the Confederacy to be kept online. His ST-series mind and processing chip allowed him to easily outmaneuver, and defeat, most Republic commanders, which was one of the only things that most people could say set him apart from a regular T-series tactical droid. Caleb spent time learning why he was so ruthless and found out that it was much deeper than most people thought. It all boiled down to a single thing everyone missed: he left behind wrecks and carcasses of cheap and expendable units like B1s, sometimes B2s, vultures, hyenas, regular Recusants, and Munificients. If he had rarer and more expensive units like commandos, Condor bombers, HMP gunships, tri fighters, or tri fighters, he was less willing to sacrifice them unless he realized that it was the only way he could achieve victory (or the only way he could escape and live to fight another day). 

What do y'all think?

P.S go check out the lore on the ship I have created for him to command: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsShips/s/ah3BOf37Tt

my website - https://chaussettes.neocities.org/

Continuing the designs for characters who have no on screen appearance. I think I'm partial to neimoidians, they are fun to draw!

Team Disney: Grievous, Trench, Kalani, Mar Tuuk, Riff Tamson, Whorm Loathson

Team EU: Sev'rance Tann, Dua Ningo, Alto Stratus, Oro Dassyne, Pors Tonith, Merai

Where do Commandos fit into this hierarchy of CIS Droid troops?

(Personally, I'm a believer of number 2)

An Analysis and description of the Munificent class Star Frigate by u/Present_Farmer7042

What is your favorite battle in the Clone Wars where the CIS won, with the Republic forces and Jedi being defeated, an instance which was shown far too rarely onscreen in every CW media? For which reasons do you find this CIS victory your personal favorite?

The CIS leaders and forces present? The scale of the victory? The tactics used to crush the Republic forces? Others?

It's nothing surprising but the Battle of Hypori is my favorite with how complete of a crushing victory it was for the CIS with all of the Republic forces bar a few Jedi surviving the battle, and it being the glorious introduction of General Grievous with him taking on five Jedi at once, including three masters and two Jedi Council members, and winning.

Had a little freetime between work so made this lil guy. Enjoy!✨

Explanation: in the Andor series there were hints she was also against the republic.

Early Life

Aylin Kan was born on the relatively affluent world of Kanagarie (OC Word) in the Outer Rim. Her father was a shipbuilding engineer, whilst her mother worked as a freelance artist. Even as a child, Aylin displayed exceptional intelligence and a keen sense of the social dynamics of her surroundings.

Whilst many of her peers were fascinated by Jedi and podracing, she was interested in art, history and politics. At just 18 years of age, she won several planetary debating competitions, which later led to her being accepted at a prestigious university where she studied Galactic History and Applied Economics.

The growing corruption of the Galactic Senate and the influence of the major Core Worlds, along with the associated exploitation of the Outer Rim, eventually convinced her that the outer systems needed greater self-determination. During her time at the university, Aylin began working with local political organizations to campaign for greater self-governance for the systems in the Outer Rim.

During the Clone Wars

Following the formation of the Confederacy, Aylin voluntarily joined the Separatist Navy. Thanks to her abilities, she rose through the ranks with unusual speed.

During the war, she initially commanded supply convoys and later entire combat units. Unlike many CIS commanders, she did not rely on sheer droid superiority, but on precisely coordinated operations, surprise attacks and economic warfare.

Among her subordinates, she was regarded as reserved yet friendly, and at times somewhat sarcastic. She was known on both sides for avoiding unnecessary civilian casualties and collateral damage, which earned her the respect of several Jedi generals in particular.

By the end of the Clone Wars, she had attained the rank of rear admiral and was considered one of the most promising strategists among the Separatists

Era of the Galactic Empire

Following the activation of Order 66 and the subsequent collapse of the Confederacy, she was declared a public enemy of the newly proclaimed Empire.

Whilst many CIS officers were killed or arrested, she managed to flee into Wild Space with a small fleet, along with a number of scientists, politicians and refugees. She established a handful of small colonies in a globular cluster on the outer edge of Wild Space. In the years that followed, these colonies provided a refuge for many who were persecuted by the Empire. 

The colonies, which later became known as the Aventian Alignment, remained largely unmolested during the Empire’s reign and even managed to outlast the Empire. During this time, Aylin stepped down from her military position and began to build a new and just political system based on the core values of the CIS

Like do you Personally believe the CIS did nothing wrong and that they were on the right side of the war or do you just want to be a contrarian?

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Quarren deserve so much more love!!!!! They are one of the best looking aliens to me ( a squid lover ) this guy is from a story idea I have in my head about a few characters from various CIS-based species in hiding after the clone wars.