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Carantoc said..
'Darth Abbott, I bring news from Emperor Howard. All is not well, the rebel alliance stills stands strong here in the senate'
'I am aware of these issues Darth C'tello, but what of the outer reaches of the universe ?'
'Darth Abbott, the south is subdued, the Alliance of Liberated Planets is defeated, wrecked by Sith spies within their own ranks'
'Yes, Darth C'tello, Lord Rudd did well, we must reward him with a lucrative ambassadors role'
'And the west is suppressed Darth Abbott. The residents have become lazy and complacent and pose no threat'
'But in the East there rises a new force. There is a Hutt, Clive the Hutt that pledges allegiance to the aims of the Emperor, but I do not believe it can be trusted'
'Darth C'tello, I thought your emissary Lord Newman has control of the east ?'
'Darth Abbott, I fear Newman rules for himself. He is evil, even in comparison with the Empire. He enjoys the suffering of his own people. I fear his evil may turn people to seek a new hope from Clive the Hutt'
'And what of the Hutt in the west ? Darth C'tello'
'I know not of this western Hutt that you speak of Darth Abbott'
'Darth C'tello, there is a Hutt they call Gina the Hutt that seeks influence in the west Darth C'tello'
'Can Lord Barnett not control this western Hutt Darth Abbott ?'
'This Hutt has been consumed by the dark side Darth C'tello. The dark forces control its actions, it no longer has free will. It even seeks the defeat of its own off spring, one they call Luke Hancock-Welker'
'These are indeed troubling times Darth Abbott'
..and what of the Jedi?...

Any post that includes Gina the Hutt gets brownie points.
Congrats to Caratonic for his assessment on the ascendency of the Empire...