<strong>Name</strong>: Commander Rixx, Captain Nunq, New Republic personnel<br/><strong>Location</strong>: Indellian system, New Republic repair & supply ship Indata, conference room<br/><strong>Date/Time</strong>: Day 1, noon<br/><strong>Tagging</strong>: Everyone<br/><hr/>"On the surface there is no tension between the Imperials and the Vandorian nobility at all," Commander Rixx preempted a sociology lesson by his colleague, who looked rather disappointed that she was denied the opportunity to delve into the topic.<br/><br/>"What lies below the surface is one of the things we hope you can find out. What we think the Vandorian rulers are most interested in is stability. They have their nice, cozy little corner of the galaxy all atked out. They don't want to rock the boat, and the Empire gave them the their best shot at stability and continuity. As far as the average citizen is concerned, most likely all they want is what everyone else wants – a roof above their heads and a warm meal on the table."<br/><br/>"And not every planet in the sector is under direct Vandorian control," Nunq offered in that high-pitched voice of hers. "If you will turn your attention to the star chart you will find several systems marked with an orange ring around their planetary symbol. Those systems are directly controlled by the Vandorian throne. The other systems in the sector are still under Vandorian control, but only so because king Axander is also the imperial moff for the Vandor sector. The populations of those systems may feel less of an attachment to the Vandorian government. A government which – I must add – is perhaps isolationist, but also rather hedonist. Most Vandorian nobles may not literally live in ivory towers, but figuratively speaking most of them do."