New Alderaan — A Kingdom Inside the Empire
Leia Organa left the New Republic NI 4, crowned Queen NI 4, joined the New Galactic Empire NI 5 — price: Jedi can exist legally. Stepped down NI 18 to serve as Senator; her daughter now reigns. Leia is Queen Mother.
Leia's Price — Registered Jedi
Leia would only join if Empress met conditions. Chief:
- Jedi can exist legally in Empire (not hunted)
- Force Practitioners not forced into Knights or killed
- Audits, not executions
- Amnesty for Jedi who didn't commit war crimes
Empress agreed — Leia joining = massive legitimacy: Rebel hero, Alderaan victim, chooses Empire over Republic. Both daughters of monsters (Vader and Palpatine), both understand power corrupts. Leia is maybe only person who can tell Empress she's wrong and live.
Resulting Law — Registered Jedi (NI 5): legal to be "Force Practitioner — Jedi Tradition" if registered, no students, no temples, 1 per sector max (unless married), submit to Inquisitor Auditor visits monthly/quarterly unannounced, carry Registry Card, report harmful Force use, can keep saber. Training anyone = Death + forfeiture.
New Alderaan = sanctuary — many registered Jedi live there under Leia's direct protection. She audits the auditors back via Alderaanian liaison.
Today NI 24
- Population ~12M: Alderaanian diaspora + ex-Rebels + registered Jedi hermits + some ex-NR officers who followed Leia.
- Capital: New Aldera City — white stone, lake, low crime.
- Government: Elected monarchy — Leia's daughter now Queen. Leia serves as Senator from New Alderaan on Galactic Star, called "Queen Mother" by locals. C-3PO attends her.
- Politics: Most liberal / most pro-Jedi part of NGE. Constant tension with Imperial hardliners who hate Jedi toleration. Leia pushes against Knights-as-property law: "you are doing what Old Republic did, just prettier."
- Relationship Empress ↔ Leia: Respectful, wary. Both daughters of monsters (Vader and Palpatine), both understand power corrupts. Leia argues, Empress listens. Only person who can tell Empress she's wrong and live.
- Relationship Knights ↔ Leia: Leia helped write "feel everything" doctrine, insisted on therapy/Inquisitor follow. Knew Anakin.
- Family: Han Solo and Chewbacca fly trade missions together — Falcon better funded and maintained than ever, so Han doesn't get bored planetside. One son is a Jedi on the Outer Council circuit. The other flies with Han and Chewie learning the smuggler routes.
- Leia vs Luke — now allied: Old split was hermits audited (Leia) vs Order rebuilt (Luke). Now resolved — Leia sits on the Outer Council with Luke, Ahsoka, and Ezra but takes no students by law and choice. She protects the circuit politically.
Game Use
- Jedi PC can register on New Alderaan — safe haven, but monthly Auditor visits.
- Leia great quest-giver: knows both sides, can get Empire and Republic to talk.
- Conflict: Hardliner Imperial officer wants to purge New Alderaan Jedi despite law — party must stop or help.