After years of ineffective rule, the senate of the New Republic voted to create a new
position of leadership called the First Senator, leading the populist faction to raise Senator
Leia Organa as their candidate for the election.
However after an investigation into criminal activity occurring in the outer rim, Leia’s
centrist ally Ransolm Casterfo was manipulated into betraying her, when he learned that she
was the secret daughter of Darth Vader.
Casterfo exposed Leia to the entire galaxy, effectively ending her political career and
forcing her to withdraw as the populist nominee.
The idealistic senator Casterfo had been used as a tool by a secretive organization known
as the First Order, a ruthless political and military faction born out of the remnant of
the old Empire, building up their forces in the Unknown regions, and using imperial sympathizers
within the New Republic to sabotage the government from within.
The First order then turned on Casterfo, implicating him in the criminal activity occurring in
the outer rim, seeing him arrested and sent to his homeworld for trial and sentencing.
In addition, Tai Lin Garr, the new populist candidate for First Senator was assassinated
by a First Order agent, causing the Senate to delay the election, further plunging the
new republic into political turmoil.
Senator Organa, having led the investigation into the massive criminal cartel which seemed
to have ties to a number of republic senators, knew her former ally Casterfo was being framed,
and saw that a larger conspiracy was clearly taking place.
She therefore resigned from her Senatorial position and set up a meeting with many former
allies and rebel leaders including General Ackbar, to form the Resistance, a private
military organization that would remain vigilant against the new threats faced by the Republic.
Sometime later, the First Order finally revealed themselves.
When a number of Centrist Senators abandoned the government, pledging their alliance to
the First Order.
Although their territories remained in the Unknown regions, though they soon began to
spread into the outer rim of the galaxy.
The First order was under the leadership of a figure known as Supreme leader Snoke who
took on an apprentice known as Kylo Ren who was once Ben Solo, the force sensitive son
of Leia Organa and Han Solo.
Although initially a student of Luke Skywalker, he fell to the darkside and led the Knights
of Ren against the Jedi and his students, killing his former companions and setting
out to purge the galaxy of surviving jedi and force sensitives.
In relative secret, the First order used the many secrets and technological advances of
the old Empire, to create a fleet of powerful new ships, including the creation of Star
Killer base, a planet sized weapon able to harness the power of a star, to destroy a
number of planets in a single volley.
The Republic, still struggling under weak and indecisive leadership, proved unwilling
to believe the First Order posed any significant threat.
Sentiments greatly encouraged by certain senators within the government, who were being financed
by the First Order to hamper progress and prevent any action.
When at last they were ready to reveal their true purpose, General Hux ordered that Starkiller
base be activated, launching a powerful attack that destroyed several worlds in the Hosnian
system, including Hosnian Prime, which was serving as the capital of the New Republic,
wiping out their government and primary military forces in a single blow.
This prompted the Resistance to strike back against them, destroying Starkiller Base.
In addition, after Kylo Ren murdered his father Han Solo, the man’s long-time companion
Chewbacca shot the darkside apprentice with a bowcaster, gravely injuring him before having
to confront a former Stormtrooper and a force sensitive girl named Rey, who found Luke Skywalkers
lightsaber and now used it to battle Kylo Ren. Rey, who was already well experienced
in melee combat, became empowered by the force, allowing her to defeat Kylo Ren.
However the planet began to break apart before she could deliver the final blow.
Suffering a setback, Supreme Commander Snoke ordered that General Hux bring Kylo Ren to
his location, so he might continue the man’s dark side training.
While Leia Organa and the Resistance sent Rey and Chewbacca aboard the Millennium falcon,
to find Luke Skywalker in self-imposed exile, and ask for his aid in defeating the First Order.