The following transcript is an excerpt from a documentary titled "The Last Days of the Galactic Alliance", produced by HoloNet News.
NARRATION: The final days of the Galactic Alliance have been the subject of speculation ever since the superpower fell to the Empire. Many of those who witnessed it are sadly no longer able to tell their side of the story. But today I sat down with Sycorax Laveaux, the former Senator of Dahrtag, to discuss what really happened behind closed doors in the Federal Assembly.
LAVEAUX: “After Alicio Organa disappeared, there was a scramble to fill the power vacuum. Candidates were nominated for the Chancellorship, and there may have been an election, but to my knowledge the victor was never officially announced or instated. The people running things at that point were not interested in continuing.”
INTERVIEWER: “What does that mean, ‘they weren’t interested in continuing’?”
LAVEAUX: “Well, the war with the Imperials wasn’t going well, and Chancellor Organa’s disappearance worsened the situation. There were some senators who wanted to, quite frankly, just give up. I opposed the idea, as did several other senators, but it became apparent that there simply weren’t enough of us left to keep things going as they had been. It got to the point where people were jumping ship, and that was that.”
NARRATION: With the future of the GA looking dire, Dahrtag attempted to follow in the footsteps of the planet Ukatis, which successfully petitioned the High Republic to annex their system. Laveaux met with King Aurelian Veruna, then the Chancellor of the Republic, to make arrangements. But despite a public announcement of their plans, the Alliance ignored Dahrtag’s request to void their membership.
LAVEAUX: “It was my fault. I wasn’t on good terms with Bancroft and his cohorts, so they had no reason to listen to me, and the Republic was just starting out and they didn’t want to contest the GA over a planet which held very little strategic value to them. I mean, King Aurelian wanted us to build a massive prison complex to house the Republic’s criminals in exchange for giving us membership status. We would’ve been willing to do it—with caveats of course—but that’s not how it ended up working out. Dahrtag has been independent ever since the Alliance fell to the Empire.”
INTERVIEWER: “How has independence affected your planet?”
LAVEAUX: “We’re no longer beholden to the rules and regulations of the Alliance, for better and worse. It has impacted our economy. But our planetary government is still operational, thankfully, and we’re not much of a target for other factions.”
INTERVIEWER: “After the fall of the GA you became the Ambassador for Dahrtag to the High Republic—a position from which you recently stepped down. Can you tell me more about that?”
LAVEAUX: “I felt like I was better suited to serve at home rather than abroad. I was chosen as ambassador on the strength of my having been a senator, but in my opinion I wasn’t that great at it. I’m not diplomatic, not in the way Alicio Organa or Sibylla Abrantes are.”
INTERVIEWER: “Does Dahrtag still plan on joining the Republic?”
LAVEAUX: “We have no plans for that at present. For one, it’s simply not a pressing concern the way it is for, say, Alderaan. The Sith aren’t showing up like they own the place. Secondly, the Republic tends to take a ‘what’s in it for us?’ attitude to anything beyond its borders. Which is prudent of them, but it won’t make them many allies. A friend to all is a friend to none.”
NARRATION: The final days of the Galactic Alliance have been the subject of speculation ever since the superpower fell to the Empire. Many of those who witnessed it are sadly no longer able to tell their side of the story. But today I sat down with Sycorax Laveaux, the former Senator of Dahrtag, to discuss what really happened behind closed doors in the Federal Assembly.
LAVEAUX: “After Alicio Organa disappeared, there was a scramble to fill the power vacuum. Candidates were nominated for the Chancellorship, and there may have been an election, but to my knowledge the victor was never officially announced or instated. The people running things at that point were not interested in continuing.”
INTERVIEWER: “What does that mean, ‘they weren’t interested in continuing’?”
LAVEAUX: “Well, the war with the Imperials wasn’t going well, and Chancellor Organa’s disappearance worsened the situation. There were some senators who wanted to, quite frankly, just give up. I opposed the idea, as did several other senators, but it became apparent that there simply weren’t enough of us left to keep things going as they had been. It got to the point where people were jumping ship, and that was that.”
NARRATION: With the future of the GA looking dire, Dahrtag attempted to follow in the footsteps of the planet Ukatis, which successfully petitioned the High Republic to annex their system. Laveaux met with King Aurelian Veruna, then the Chancellor of the Republic, to make arrangements. But despite a public announcement of their plans, the Alliance ignored Dahrtag’s request to void their membership.
LAVEAUX: “It was my fault. I wasn’t on good terms with Bancroft and his cohorts, so they had no reason to listen to me, and the Republic was just starting out and they didn’t want to contest the GA over a planet which held very little strategic value to them. I mean, King Aurelian wanted us to build a massive prison complex to house the Republic’s criminals in exchange for giving us membership status. We would’ve been willing to do it—with caveats of course—but that’s not how it ended up working out. Dahrtag has been independent ever since the Alliance fell to the Empire.”
INTERVIEWER: “How has independence affected your planet?”
LAVEAUX: “We’re no longer beholden to the rules and regulations of the Alliance, for better and worse. It has impacted our economy. But our planetary government is still operational, thankfully, and we’re not much of a target for other factions.”
INTERVIEWER: “After the fall of the GA you became the Ambassador for Dahrtag to the High Republic—a position from which you recently stepped down. Can you tell me more about that?”
LAVEAUX: “I felt like I was better suited to serve at home rather than abroad. I was chosen as ambassador on the strength of my having been a senator, but in my opinion I wasn’t that great at it. I’m not diplomatic, not in the way Alicio Organa or Sibylla Abrantes are.”
INTERVIEWER: “Does Dahrtag still plan on joining the Republic?”
LAVEAUX: “We have no plans for that at present. For one, it’s simply not a pressing concern the way it is for, say, Alderaan. The Sith aren’t showing up like they own the place. Secondly, the Republic tends to take a ‘what’s in it for us?’ attitude to anything beyond its borders. Which is prudent of them, but it won’t make them many allies. A friend to all is a friend to none.”
