Recaps

The chapter surveyed the Hoth Sector’s importance as Dawn Territory’s prosperous logistical hub and described its strategic worlds, including Yag'Dhul, where The Givin built Titan warships under threat from the Republic 20th Army. It ended with rising conflict between Planet Kaal’s human natives and the Vasari, whose settlement Tang Xiao tacitly supported.

• Graham governed the Hoth Sector, which had grown into Dawn Territory’s most livable and prosperous region, with Hoth Planet and Gerrenthum Planet serving as major population and naval centers.
• The Givin of Yag'Dhul joined the Fourth Civilization, built the Titan warships Plague and Xuanwu, and faced the Republic 20th Army’s continued threat to their system.
• Matt Hona stationed himself at Yag'Dhul to direct the defense against a possible Republic offensive.
• The chapter described Bespin’s blaster-gas supplies, Terminus Planet’s smuggling trade, and other notable Hoth Sector worlds.
• Tang Xiao assigned Planet Kaal to the Vasari, whose settlement led to growing clashes with the planet’s human natives, a conflict he tacitly approved.

Tang Xiao outlined how the Dawn Territory suppressed local conflicts according to its interests, then described the Sith Vena sector’s strategic importance, defenses, and industrial assets. The sector’s role as the Dawn Territory’s industrial and military center remained central to its contest for galactic power.

• Tang Xiao accepted that the Vasari would displace or enslave Planet Kaal’s natives and turn the world toward industrial development.
• The Dawn Territory’s occupation of the former Galactic Republic 18th Army territory established the Sith Vena star sector, governed by Ling Liang after her role in capturing Eriadu.
• The Eriadu system became the Dawn Territory’s strategic hub, protected by the Xuanwu, upgraded defenses, and expanding Agonev-class star bases.
• Salust and Sluis Van served as major industrial worlds, producing equipment and warships for the Dawn Territory.
• Woosterley Planet housed the Milky Way Galaxy’s second-largest database array, containing vast stores of knowledge.

Dawn Territory expanded its industrial and strategic holdings by integrating planets in the Sith Vena sector and strengthening its ties with the InterGalactic Banking Clan. The chapter ends with Muunilinst established as the Confederacy of Independent Systems’ financial core, supporting the costly war.

• Dawn Territory kept Woosterley Planet open to researchers while gaining access to its super database array for technological development.
• Dawn Territory planned to occupy Vanderheim Planet, which would protect Woosterley Planet and add a mineral-rich industrial world.
• Tang Xiao ordered the Daggs and Gran on Malastare to sign a peace treaty and serve Dawn Territory together.
• Dawn Territory returned Haruun Kal to the Korunnai in exchange for livestock, Thyssel tree bark, and permission for Korunnai to work or enlist in its territory.
• The Muuns strengthened their ties with Tang Xiao after breaking from the Human faction of the InterGalactic Banking Clan, which remained publicly aligned with the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
• Muunilinst remained the Confederacy of Independent Systems’ financial center, helping Count Dooku and Tang Xiao fund the war.

The chapter surveyed the Dawn Territory’s northern and southeastern regions and its three isolated Core Worlds, detailing their financial, industrial, military, and strategic importance. It ended with Rendili Planet identified as the second heart the Dawn Territory had just acquired.

• Darth Malthael’s Muunilinst remained essential because it held Abola Island and Darth Pregas’s accumulated research, while Makito served as the InterGalactic Banking Clan (M)’s financial center and the Fourth Group’s headquarters.
• Sojourn Satellite became the Geth’s concealed manufacturing world, while Caladan Planet and Yinchorr supplied soldiers and other resources to the Dawn Territory.
• The chapter described Golden Nyss Shipyard’s declining role, Jaemus Planet and Yaga Minor’s industrial capacity, Bation Planet’s shipyards, and Ord Mantell’s rise as a gambling and money-laundering center.
• Christophsis’s wealth and Kyber Crystal production made it strategically valuable, while the Dawn Territory effectively controlled the planet through the Corporate Alliance.
• The Galactic Republic kept Kato Neimoidia, Balmorra Neimoidia, and Rendili Planet under fleet encirclement but refrained from attacking them.
• Rendili Planet was identified as the second heart the Dawn Territory had just acquired.

Rendili Planet’s enormous population made feeding and defending it a major challenge for the Dawn Territory, even as its shipyards offered a valuable industrial asset. During Tang Xiao’s ongoing inauguration ceremony, the chapter also explained how the Dawn Territory regulated its state-owned companies’ use of mothership technology while they expanded into wider markets.

• Rendili Planet’s population had fallen by more than ten billion through emigration, but a Ministry of the Interior report said it needed to drop below 150 billion to reach a healthy state.
• Claire Underwood’s Outer Rim Planets Mutual Aid Fund brought food and supplies into Rendili while helping residents leave, leaving the planet’s shipyards short of raw materials.
• The Dawn Territory sought to turn Rendili’s industrial capacity into a lasting asset before the Galactic Republic’s blockade could intensify under Sheev Palpatine.
• Tang Xiao’s inauguration continued with gifts and blessings from major companies and financial conglomerates, which avoided pledging loyalty so they could keep operating across political borders.
• The Dawn Territory required strict review of products based on mothership technology to prevent leaks, while allowing companies to expand with independently developed products.

The chapter outlined Fourth Group’s central role in Dawn Territory’s commercial system and surveyed the state-owned companies built on mothership technology. It left Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group advancing biological and Force-related research while collaborating on Project Spartan.

• Fourth Group grew into a central manager of Dawn Territory’s commercial system, classified projects, investments, and stakes in other state-owned companies.
• Glosse Shelbia led Fourth Group and maintained a close, ambiguous relationship with Tang Xiao that secured her company’s loyalty to him.
• Tyran Heavy Industries expanded its broad line of StarCraft-based vehicles and weapons under Chief Engineer Rory Swann, with Zhang Jiarui among its key engineers.
• United Mining Group spread its mining and refining operations across the galaxy, acquired three Cachalot-class industrial flagships, and remained outside foreign trade under chairman Xu Yan.
• Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group developed technologies and biological weapons, researched Darth Malthael’s Drayer Virus, and cooperated with Halo Weapon Systems Corporation on Project Spartan.

The chapter outlined the Dawn Territory’s state-owned companies, corporate alliances, and growing military strength. It left the Dawn Territory poised to expand its forces further as it absorbed new populations and technology.

• The chapter described how Hiigaran Aerospace Group, Citadel Standard Light Industry, Halo Weapon Systems Company, Titan Security, Salarian Industrial Group, and Damask Holdings Group served the Dawn Territory.
• Tang Xiao maintained influence over major corporations including the Trade Federation, the InterGalactic Banking Clan, and Rendili StarDrive, while SoroSuub and other firms strengthened commercial ties with the Dawn Territory.
• The Dawn Territory divided its military into army and navy branches, with fifteen million army personnel and plans to expand the army to one hundred million within five years.
• Semirians, Ewoks, and Salarians served in specialized army roles, while the standard army rifle was the N-7 Valkyrie and the standard combat suit remained the Liberator II.
• The army deployed Scorpion tanks, support vehicles, mechs, aircraft, Pelican transports, and ten Corsev Battlecruisers configured for orbital drops, while commanders avoided risking the Fourth Legion in drop operations unless necessary.
• The Fourth Group reached thirty thousand personnel, and its high operating costs were tied to the mysterious Rebirth Plan.

The chapter outlined Dawn Territory’s army and navy, highlighting the Fourth Legion’s personal shields and resurrection program, its evolving armor and tactics, and the fleet’s broad transition to new capital ships. It left the navy’s future force structure taking shape as older warships were retired and newer designs entered service.

• The Fourth Legion’s 30,000 soldiers were described as elite troops whose personal shields, enhancements, and participation in the Rebirth Plan gave them an advantage over Republic clone troopers.
• Dawn Territory prepared CMC-300, Rhino, and Vulture Power Armor for different roles, while its army doctrine focused on elite orbital deployments and rapid armored assaults.
• After heavy losses in the Eriadu System Campaign, Dawn Territory reformed its navy around Amarr Empire warships researched by the Salarians and manufactured by several industrial groups.
• Dawn Territory’s new capital-ship lineup included Hell Angel-class, Calamity-class, Doomsday Battlefield class, Dunov Class, Kohl-class, Behemoth-class, and Martha-class ships, supported by Sova-class Carriers.
• Dawn Territory planned to retire older light cruisers, destroyers, and frigates, replace some with Enforcer-class heavy destroyers and rumored Tyrant-class and Pioneer-class ships, and upgrade its Garda and Javelin frigates.

Dawn Territory overhauled its navy and fighter forces, retiring obsolete ships while adopting newer fighters and exploring several drone designs. The chapter left the escort fleet tasked with protecting trade and supply convoys across dangerous routes, especially through Hutt Space.

• Dawn Territory retired the Cobalt Alloy, Shriken, Stilat, and Pulsar classes, selling the Pulsar frigates and replacing the light corvettes with fighters and Valkyrie missile frigates.
• Dawn Territory retained its heavily upgraded Wraith fighters while adding Viking fighters for long-range strikes, and Army Lieutenant General Cheng Shitao sought a version capable of transforming for ground combat.
• Halo Weapon Systems Group submitted its F-41 Broadsword fighter prototype for military evaluation, while Dawn Territory began planning to replace Vulture droid fighters with drones.
• Salarian Industrial Group proposed Acolyte and Infiltrator drones, Halo Weapon Systems Group proposed the F-99 Kangaroo, and Zerakas offered the Protoss Swarm Unmanned Interceptor.
• Dawn Territory reassigned Vulture droid fighters to planetary security forces and relied on escort fleets to protect trade and supply convoys from pirates and other threats.

The chapter outlined Dawn Territory’s cost-effective escort fleet and its super warship program, including the strengths and drawbacks of its Titan classes. It left the navy with a broad, efficient fleet system while the Endless-class Super Carrier project remained clouded by leaks and political intrigue.

• Dawn Territory used Grey Horse-class escort carriers, retired warships, and other inexpensive vessels to handle most escort missions.
• Dawn Territory High Command ended Ragnarov-class production after judging the Titan’s costly, fragile, short-range weapon design unsuitable, while the Confederacy of Independent Systems began building Tenebrous.
• The Ankollon-class Titan Xuanwu deterred the Republic’s forces in the Kira system, and construction of its sister ship Taowu began in Yag'Dhul.
• Salarian Industrial Group began research on its own Titan under Project Avatar.
• Leaks involving Rush Clovis and Darth Tenebrus destabilized the development of the jointly built Endless-class Super Carrier.

Tang Xiao watched Dawn Territory’s parade display its military strength to the galaxy, alarming the Republic Supreme Strategic Command. The Grand Commander ordered an operational plan to attack Dawn Star Planet while the parade continued.

• Over a hundred Wraith fighters illuminated the ceremony as a large Dawn Territory army assembled before Tang Xiao, Count Dooku, and Adele-Ulan.
• One hundred CMC-300 powered armor soldiers marched past the platform, prompting Republic commanders to assess their weapons and armor and warn that Clone Troopers could not match them.
• Dawn Territory’s army, vehicles, mechs, and logistics units paraded, including medical CMC-300 suits that could perform surgery.
• The Grand Commander ordered an operational plan for attacking Dawn Star Planet, and the Chief of Staff agreed to prepare and simulate contingency plans.
• Fighters, drones, frigates, and destroyers flew past, displaying messages of loyalty and blessings to Tang Xiao.

At Tang Xiao’s inauguration, live footage showed the Dawn Territory fleet defeating the Galactic Republic 17th Army in the Enarc system, and Ling Liang presented the victory as a tribute to the new Grand Duke. A Behemoth-class battlecruiser descended above the ceremony as Ailiya Isabella sang, while the spectacle left Republic leaders sensing a profound difference between Dawn Star Planet and the Republic and Confederacy.

• Battlefield footage showed Dawn Territory forces destroying a Hunter Class Battlecruiser and crippling a Knight-class Star Destroyer under the Xuanwu’s group shield.
• Ling Liang announced the victory in the Battle of the Enarc system, reporting that one Commander II-class Dreadnought had been sunk, another heavily damaged, and more than half of the Republic fleet’s other warships destroyed.
• The audience cheered and chanted, “I am the Calamity,” as Ling Liang saluted Tang Xiao and declared the victory a tribute to the Grand Duke of Dawn.
• A Behemoth-class battlecruiser descended above the ceremony, where Ailiya Isabella sang to Tang Xiao as battlefield footage and Dawn Territory warships filled the displays.
• After the ceremony, Sheev Palpatine and Republic commanders stayed awake following events and sensed a profound difference between Dawn Star Planet, the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and the Galactic Republic.

Tang Xiao established the Duchy of Dawn as a nation, while Count Dooku prepared to take over as chairman of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. In the Enarc system, Ling Liang and Malcolm Granger trapped the Republic 17th Army in a supply-starved battle, ending with Malcolm’s fleet arriving behind it.

• Tang Xiao formally established the Duchy of Dawn, fulfilling his promise to its residents.
• The Confederacy of Independent Systems announced that Count Dooku would become its chairman three days later, with Tang Xiao set to attend the ceremony.
• Malcolm Granger’s guerrilla fleet cut off the Republic 17th Army’s supplies and disrupted its routes for three days.
• Ling Liang used the Xuanwu and its battlegroup to draw the Republic fleet into a costly assault and drain its supplies.
• Malcolm Granger broke away from pursuit and arrived behind the weakened Republic fleet, delivering the final blow to its position.

The 17th Army’s fleet collapsed at Enarc after Ling Liang’s forces and Malcolm Granger’s raiders trapped it, turning a planned war of attrition into a devastating defeat. Afterward, Qi Jian warned Tang Xiao that the Republic would likely shift its main offensive toward Yag'Dhul, and Tang Xiao asked whether it would open a new front.

• Malcolm Granger’s raider fleet returned to Enarc from behind the Republic fleet after failing to sustain its attacks at Kalinda and Naboo.
• Ling Liang charged the Xuanwu through the Republic formation and shielded Granger’s battered ships, breaking Admiral Kurny’s fleet’s morale.
• Ling Liang pursued the fleeing Republic warships, and the 17th Army abandoned much of its fleet after suffering catastrophic losses.
• Qi Jian told Tang Xiao that the victory at Enarc could increase pressure on Yag'Dhul and other systems.
• Tang Xiao and Qi Jian discussed the Republic’s likely next offensive, and Tang Xiao asked whether it might open a new front.

Tang Xiao predicted that the Galactic Republic would next target the Modell Sector and ordered its defenses strengthened. At Kuat Drive Yards, Lila Blythex faced Onana Kuat’s interrogation over the Quat Ring disaster and accepted blame for bringing Zhang Jiarui there.

• Qi Jian named Makito and Christophsis as the Galactic Republic’s likeliest targets, and Tang Xiao ordered him to strengthen the Modell Sector’s defenses.
• Tang Xiao told Qi Jian that Darth Sidious would target the Modell Sector next.
• Lila Blythex arrived at Kuat Drive Yards uneasy about the Galactic Republic’s growing dissatisfaction with the company.
• Onana Kuat demanded that Lila explain Zhang Jiarui’s escape, the destruction of the Eclipse-class prototype, and the deadly virus outbreak on the Star Ring.
• Lila admitted she had become too focused on acquiring the Separatists’ Particle Beam Lance technology and said Zhang Jiarui’s importance to them had been proven.

Onana Kuat confronted Lila Blythex over the Separatist technology she had recovered, while Little Kuat explained Kuat Drive Yards’ growing technological and development gap. Onana then revealed that an opportunity lay before them.

• Onana Kuat showed Lila Blythex that the recovered Extractor technology had originally been provided by Zhang Jiarui and criticized its limited value.
• Little Kuat argued that Extractor could still help Kuat Drive Yards’ Kyber Crystal focusing work and explained that the Eclipse-class project had been halted over energy-focusing problems.
• Onana Kuat warned that the Executor-class could barely match the Separatists’ Plague Titan warship and criticized the Knight-class Star Destroyer’s failures.
• Lila Blythex defended the Knight-class and argued that the Separatists’ many new warship designs revealed a far greater development capacity.
• Little Kuat said Kuat Drive Yards’ slow development and technological inferiority drove its interest in Separatist technology, and Onana Kuat said an opportunity now lay before them.

Onana Kuat decided to involve Kuat Drive Yards in the Republic’s coming offensive in the Modell Sector, hoping to seize Dawn Star Planet’s advanced technology, while Little Kuat warned that the plan could destroy the company. After leaving Onana, Lila Blythex returned to her private design room and, troubled by the limits of her warships, contacted Willix Blythex.

• Onana Kuat told Little Kuat that the Republic’s planned offensive in the Modell Sector presented an opportunity to take Dawn Star Planet’s technology.
• Little Kuat opposed interfering in a military operation and urged Onana Kuat to consult Council Representative Giddean Danu.
• Onana Kuat dismissed Little Kuat’s warning and declared that Kuat Drive Yards would join the operation and claim Dawn Star Planet’s warship technology.
• Little Kuat left after warning that Onana Kuat’s decision would begin Kuat Drive Yards’ downfall, and Lila Blythex departed soon afterward.
• Lila Blythex returned to her private design room, doubted that her warships could match the Separatists, and connected to Willix Blythex.

Lila Blythex contacted her father, Willix Blythex, and found him designing a passenger ship to evacuate people from Rendili Planet. As Lila recalled their past work together and admitted she needed his genius, Willix said he had found no freedom in the Duchy of Dawn, but Lila's appeal for him to return remained unanswered.

• Lila Blythex contacted Willix Blythex, who was busy designing a giant passenger ship for emigrants from Rendili Planet.
• Willix explained that the ship would carry twenty thousand passengers and needed space for their belongings and food.
• Lila remembered how she and Willix had worked together to design the Acclamator-class assault ship, Hunter Class Battlecruiser, and Aquitenes-class light cruiser.
• Lila decided she needed Willix's genius to win the war of warship design and thought he should belong to her alone.
• Lila asked Willix whether he had found freedom in Rendili, and Willix said the Duchy of Dawn was merely another great power opposing the Galactic Republic.
• Lila urged Willix to return, saying that Little Kuat and she missed him.

Lila Blythex tried to persuade Willix Blythex to return to Kuat Drive Yards, but he rejected the arms race and defended his choice to leave. The chapter ended with Willix giving Lila a final warning as their conversation turned bitter.

• Willix Blythex and Lila Blythex discussed Onana Kuat’s fear of losing power to Gideon Danu and the growing success of the V-wing fighter.
• Lila asked Willix to return to Kuat and help design warships to compete with the Separatists, and he explained fleet tactics through the concepts of spears and shields.
• Willix said he had left Kuat because he wanted no part in an endless arms race or a war of power.
• Lila accused Willix of wasting his talent by designing ships for the Separatists, and he replied that their leaders had not forced him to focus on warships.
• Lila pleaded with Willix to return and pursue stronger warships with her, but he gave her a final warning not to chase what was beyond her abilities.

Lila Blythex argued with her father, Willix Blythex, about his rejection of warship design and his defection to the Separatists. After he ended their call, Lila sought Dunn Vesex’s support and told him her father had abandoned her.

• Lila Blythex accused Willix Blythex of wasting his chance to use Kuat’s resources and end the war, while Willix said his warship designs had only fueled an arms race and that he wanted to live peacefully with her.
• Willix told Lila that war had not reached every part of the Milky Way Galaxy and that she had chosen to enter the conflict, prompting Lila to cut off the call and curse him.
• Lila composed herself and called Dunn Vesex, using a distressed, hesitant manner to draw his attention.
• Dunn Vesex left a meeting and traveled from Paarin Minor to Quat Planet to meet Lila, ordering others to handle his battle plan.
• Lila told Dunn that Willix had defected to the Separatists and refused to acknowledge their father-daughter bond, leaving Dunn unsure how to respond.

Dunn Vesex comforted Lila Blythex over her father’s defection and promised to help bring him back from Rendili. At the Galaxy Grand Theater, he showed off his influence and warned Lila to avoid Onana Kuat’s plans in the Modell Sector.

• Lila Blythex told Dunn Vesex that her father, Mr. Willix, had joined the Separatists, and asked Dunn to help her reunite with him.
• Dunn promised to use his agents and his uncle’s connections to find Mr. Willix, then took Lila to the Galaxy Grand Theater.
• Dunn and Lila spotted Sheev Palpatine at the theater, and Dunn said he could arrange a meeting with the Chancellor if Lila needed one.
• Dunn identified Onana Kuat meeting Tannon Praji and guessed she was seeking Palpatine’s support for involvement in the fighting in the Modell Sector.
• Lila feared Onana would blame her designs for a failed operation, and Dunn pledged to protect her and ensure the Republic military continued ordering her warships.

A'Sharad Heite, a wounded Jedi Knight, recalled surviving Order 66 and being captured after escaping to an unknown planet. He learned he was being transported with criminals and arrived at Thonner, where an officer shocked him unconscious.

• A'Sharad Heite woke in a prisoner transport and remembered Clone Troopers turning on him after Order 66 during the battle for Saleucami.
• Heite recalled escaping his warship, crashing on an unfamiliar planet, and being captured after trying to steal food.
• Heite failed to sense any other Jedi and feared he might be the only surviving Jedi Knight.
• Heite introduced himself to Ramadan Biso, who said the prisoners were headed somewhere worse than Kosher.
• An officer welcomed Heite to Thonner and struck him with an electrostaff, knocking him unconscious.

A'Sharad Heite was brutally interrogated after being accused of killing a woman and two peace officers, then sentenced to death by the Duchy of Dawn. After recovering enough to be imprisoned on Thonner, he learned from Ramadan Biso that the prison was notorious for its Beast Legion and human experiments, and wondered what fate awaited them.

• Heite woke tied to an iron chair and recognized the Dawn Star Planet insignia, realizing he was in Separatist territory and hiding that he was a Jedi Knight.
• An officer accused Heite of killing a homeowner and two peace officers, and beat him while a doctor advised where to strike.
• Heite sensed the Dark Side might have caused him to kill the peace officers while he was unconscious, but the authorities treated him as an ordinary criminal.
• The officer declared that the Duchy of Dawn had sentenced Heite to death, then Heite lost consciousness.
• Several days later, Heite recovered in a heavily guarded prison on Thonner and was told he could earn redemption through obedience and good behavior.
• Heite spoke with Ramadan Biso and learned that the prison was notorious for the Beast Legion and human experimentation.

After brutal physical training at Sonell Prison, Heite and nineteen other prisoners were selected for a program using the Duchy of Dawn’s CMC-300 powered armor to fight in exchange for reduced sentences. The chapter ended as the prisoners learned the points system and ‘Butcher’ Bacheco threatened the officer in charge.

• Heite endured Sonell Prison’s extreme training and befriended Ramadan-Biso, who told him how a smuggling job carrying stolen Thyssel tree bark had led to his arrest.
• Heite concealed that he had been a Jedi Knight and gave Ramadan a limited account of why the Republic had pursued him.
• After several days of training, Heite, Ramadan, and eighteen other prisoners were taken blindfolded to an advanced engineering laboratory.
• A Sonell Prison officer introduced the CMC-300 powered armor and said the prisoners could reduce their sentences by killing enemy soldiers and clone troopers in battle.
• ‘Butcher’ Bacheco mocked the offer and threatened to kill the officer, prompting prison guards to aim their guns and the Destroyer droids to activate their shields.

A'Sharad Hett and other criminals were forced to join the Black Beast Squad and wear CMC-300 armor that would remain welded to them until they died or cleared their sentences. Meanwhile, at a Republic medical station, Luna Huan and Luna Meng faced danger after Order 66 was issued, and Luna Huan revealed she was awake and listening.

• An officer warned the prisoners, including A'Sharad Hett and Romarimonte, that the CMC-300 armor would be welded onto them and add twenty years to their sentences.
• The officer named the prisoners the Black Beast Squad and began their two-week armor training.
• At a medical station in the Ando system, the chief physician and security commander discussed whether to kill the injured Jedi sisters Luna Meng and Luna Huan under Order 66.
• Luna Huan revealed herself by joining the conversation and urging the others to kill the sisters, while the security commander hesitated because they were beautiful.