Opening Crawl (http://www.starwars.com/games/playnow/crawl_creator/index.jsp?cs=p8jhcdgza2)<br/><br/>A lone hammerhead passes by the scenic worldscape of Corellia as it crests over the planet to join the Victory battle group, a fleet of thousands of capital ships around the titular Inexpugnable-class command ship. Where once space was an ocean, and a single ship a mere drop within... the holonet recording of the scene displayed the vast armada in orbit around the core world.<br/><br/>"Hey look!" A Republic trooper said in the middle of his meal, "We're on the net!"<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 6pt;">"Turn it up." Replied another, standing up from his seat in the mess hall to turn up the live feed. The attractive twi'lek news anchor on HoloNet News began to explain, "In the past two years alone, Defense funding expenditures have gone up nearly 500% in what senior government officials are calling an emphasis on Wartime preparedness and conversion. The Corporate Alliance released a report yesterday claiming that defense contracts now compose over 80% of their affiliates' income."<br/><br/>"In a related story," A male Duros began to say in Basic with a very 'human' accent, "The Republic Military has said that despite the increased demands of the mobilization, recruitment quotas have been exceeded. An estimated 40 billion citizens from Coruscant alone are currently serving in the armed forces, and a senior Republic official has stated that many would-be recruits have to be turned down or their service delayed until the military can find the resources to train and equip them." The HoloNet began to show a feed of mostly Zabrak waiting in a line outside a Republic recruiting office, "Few Mercenary and private contracting organizations are willing to hire these untrained patriots, so many citizens have taken to forming their own volunteer units and pledging their service to the Republic. A spokesperson has not declared to comment on whether or not these ad hoc volunteer organizations will officially be incorporated-"</span><br/><br/>"I'm receiving a report of breaking news." The Twi'lek interrupted with urgency, delicately touching her ear cone with her fingertips. On another deck of the Centurion-class battlecruiser 'Redeemer', a pair of Republic soldiers passed eachother in a hallway as a marine stood guard at a door along the side.<br/><br/>Within the darkened room, Jedi Knight Merryn sat cross-legged in a chair before a holoprojector. Flanked by four other Jedi, she had her hands in her lap calmly while a Republic officer extended a pointer in his hands. Behind the Jedi quintet, their subordinate squad leaders.<br/><br/>"Aproximately two hours ago," The man began, "Duro was attacked by Mandalorian forces. As of this moment, seven of the twenty orbital cities have been destroyed..."<br/><br/>This was their foothold into the Core Worlds, the holographic display of the planet being swarmed on one side by a horde of ships... fighters weaving in and out, hundreds of dogfights amid bitter deck-to-deck starship volleys. Thousands of basilisk droids rained down between the remaining cities and onto the planet's surface. "Two platforms have been captured entirely... It appears that the Mandalorians' objectives are threefold."<br/><br/>"One, to take control of the Corellian Run. Two, to inflict signifigant damage to the Esalacha battlegroup garrisoned there. And three, to destroy Durese infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities."<br/><br/>He kept a straight face, the brown-haired uniformed human maintaining his composure as he spoke and pointed out the chaos as it unfolded.<br/><br/>"By the time the Victory Battle Group can hyperdrive into the battle space, we estimate that the Mandalorians will have come very close to accomplishing these three objectives. We do not expect that the enemy has any long-term plans to make a War Forge out of Duro, though it is likely that they will attempt to convert or depatriate the population."<br/><br/>"As such, our goals are purely humanitarian. The remains of the Esalacha are assembling for a mass exodus of the orbital cities into space. All available ships will ferry the survivors coreward while the fleet covers their escape. The Victory battlegroup will provide logistical and defensive support during this operation."<br/><br/>"Are there any questions?" The stone-faced soldier asked.<br/><br/>Merryn leaned back, raising her hand up to her lips in contemplation. The lights in the room flickered back on and slowly began to illuminate its inhabitants; the twi'lek was wearing the tunic of a Jedi almost like a dress, her knees and a small portion of her thighs exposed. The woman's shins were wrapped in straps connected to sandals. Her lightsaber, the hilt nearly double the length of ordinary lightsabers, lay flat in her lap. Her robes were sleeveless, though her forearms were covered in cloth wrappings like the headdress of her people.