Anuvuin: episode #10 The Purchase of Tatooine
Part 1
Previously: Palpatine is now known as Senator Palpatine, yes, he got elected, Shmi and Summoner had another son: Owen. And now we move to things that happen within a timeframe of 4 years.
Never mind, that’s going to have to take place at the very end of Part 1. Instead, we’ll go to the Maurders. The last we left them, they just failed in their plans with the Republic heir…and now, a few years later, they have something new. It was Stu’s idea. Stu comes to Mr. Orange Idiot and says, “Master, I have another idea. We barely have many planets in our system…what if we were to go after another planet?” Mr. Orange Idiot raises his eyebrows. “Oh yeah, what is it…” “Well, sir Tatooine’s close to our sector…I was wondering if we could maybe purchase it. Who wants it anyway…it’s mostly wasteland.” “Then why would we want it?” “To add another planet to our list…you know, it’s popular for the scum of the galaxy…. a lot of smugglers and pilots can be found there. It would be good business for us. And there’s a new kind of sport that I would like to bring to Tatooine: pod racing. All the canyons and rock formations would make up the perfect place for such a thing. And there is much gambling involved…” “I see your point, Stu. I will consider it.” A year later, Mr. Orange Idiot has agreed to purchase the planet from the Republic. Supreme Chancellor Locon Spellbinder steps down from office that same year, and a new Supreme Chancellor is elected, Chancellor Valorum. You had to be in the Senate at least 9 years before you could even be nominated for Supreme Chancellor. The Senate agreed to grant the Maurders Tatooine for a dear price. Locon decided the pressures of being Supreme Chancellor were too much for him. Shortly after the purchase of Tatooine (all residents living there were given a fair warning), a Hutt named Jabba the Hutt became the Maurder in charge of running things on Tatooine. So, Jabba created a Palace for himself there, complete with dancing girls. Jabba was strange about that…he absolutely loved them! Jabba’s top person was someone named Bib Fortuna. Pod racing was introduced to Tatooine, and was an instant success. Pod racing is very fast, and very dangerous. Humans cannot do it…or at least no human yet has been able to. Other species can do it due to special organs and things. And with the Pod racing came two other things to Tatooine: gambling and slavery. New shops opened up in the major spaceports, and demand for slaves grew. The Republic now no longer ruled Tatooine, thus there were no anti-slavery laws. This planet was one of the very few that had slavery. Now, as you might have guessed, this has affected a certain family: the Skywalker’s. When news of this reached them, they could really do nothing. Lowdun and Mary still lived in Anchorhead. Summoner, Shmi, Rhun, and Owen lived in a neighboring homestead to Summoner’s parents. Brax however, opted not to stay on Tatooine, and of course Ellen does not live there. A lot of creatures were attracted to Tatooine, including one large blue-bug like flying thing named Watto. He came to Tatooine for the purpose of becoming a slaver, and that is just what he did. You’ll learn more abut him later, don’t worry. For the next episode, we’ll go to a pilot/mechanic named Ric Olie. Until next time!
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