A time of peace and prosperity shined upon the GALACTIC REPUBLIC for two millennia.

However, a bad wind is beginning to blow: sudden tax increases, inability to stem Hutt piracy, noisy cases of corruption... everyone understands that the principles they have taken for granted are collapsing.

A majority of citizens, however, accepted this truth without saying anything, but now that the dangerous TRADE FEDERATION has managed to grant itself a monopoly on all interstellar shipping through the Senate, that situation has changed abruptly. The Federation's planetary systems, which have always been poor, see this as a chance to finally gain the upper hand over the considerably richer galactic core.

However, the sudden explosion in prices has brought entire civilizations to the brink of ruin, leading to an unprecedented economic collapse. A general protest is rising: demonstrations, strikes and riots are now setting the galaxy ablaze. Rumors of secession spread over Corellia, Antares and Kashyyyk. The JEDI ORDER, guardian of stability and justice, has not stopped sending its emissaries to restart negotiations and restore calm.

The hope remains that a peaceful outcome will prevail, but the shadow of a historic cataclysm hangs over the planet Naboo...