Lit Ships of the Eriadu Authority, Admiral Drommel and Kaarenth Dissension

The Kaarenth Dissension only appeared in two adventures in SWAJ. The depiction of the assembled fleet is "Assault shuttles, system patrol craft, strike cruisers and frigates", and an ISD and Interdictor - it also states that they had been hoarding the vessels - called a "massive strike force" over the past year. Which is interesting, because this is set between the Battle of Bilbringi and the fall of Coruscant... apparently they didn't feel like helping out Thrawn (and I suspect they might be one of the puppet states of the Emperor Reborn's forces prior to his reveal). The illustration of the orbiting fleet isn't very clear, although there is only one ISD depicted and ships that are clearly Strike-class cruisers.
The Krieger survived the battle, as it's with Drommel's forces in Wanted By Cracken - one would have to assume it joined afterwards.
Eriadu's forces, unfortunately, I'm unable to find any information about.

 

You might be able to add the Kabalian Cross to the list of vessels in the Eriadu Authority, considering that it was Shea Hublin's flagship. We also have the Wolf's Claw for Drommel, and I'd have to assume that the Krieger was definitely one of the others as well. Unfortunately, information on the Kaarenth Dissension is relatively vague, limited to the general "Assault shuttles, system patrol craft, etc." quote that blackmyron mentioned.

 

It's a little unclear due to poor wording - "a central repair facility built around a reactor core, a spherical object nearly the size of the Star Destroyer". Because the reactor core isn't visible from the outside, I assume that they mean the repair station as the "spherical object". The one illustration would suggest the other interpretation (reactor core) as the object, but considering the poor nature of the drawing I can't say I trust it. However, the cut-away diagram almost screams "mini-Death Star", and my first thought would be "habitation sphere" - which would also support a larger size.

Not the former, according to the NR - "..at first we thought it an extension of the Pentastar Alignment, we have recently discovered that it is an independent splinter group calling itself the Kaarenth Dissension."

Wanted By Cracken states that three ISDs were involved with Drommel's attacks - two were destroyed and one was captured (Wolf's Claw) at the Battle of Tantive V - so it would have to be another ISD besides the three.

 

I checked the earlier adventure for any further information - it mentions the "warlord controlling the Imperial forces in Corva Sector" and he sends two Carrack-class light cruisers to an ambush. The Dark Jedi, Durrei, who appears at the end, appears to be working for them as well - but his description seems to say he represents someone battling the "remnants of the Empire"(!). The name "Kaarenth Dissension" never actually appears in that adventure, only the second.

 

I can see Eriadu fielding a mixed bag of warships in it's fleet. On one had, it was the home of Grand Moff Tarkin, so one presumes that it benefited from modern capital ships in it's Imperial Sector Fleet. However, given the various post-Endor battles in that area, the warlordism that became rampant in the Empire, and the fact that the world eventually joined the New Republic, I imagine she lot alot of her best hardware along the way.

Eriadu has always had ambitions, so personally I wouldn't be suprised to learn that the "Eriaduan task forces" that were mentioned in TUF were at least in part composed of some native cruiser design. In my mind, Eriadu would have a small "core" of native cruisers, a larger complement of older Imperial designs, and the bulk being a mix of old Clone Wars-era warships and possibly some surplus Rebel warships, given that the NRDF tended to retire older ships and sell them to member navies.

Eriadu should of been, as Luceno intended, a big focus and emerging power in the post-NJO period. Alas, Denning went in another direction, but it still stands to reason that Eriadu is up to something. The "Coruscant of the Rim" has BIG ambitions and has always jealously looked at the power of the Core and, by default, the non-Core major NR/GA worlds like Dac, Sullust, and Kashyyyk.

--Adm. Nick

 

I'd love to see Eriadu as a player, and I'd also like to check in and see what the Tarkin family is doing and what their position is after Wilhuff's death. They were a big family, but we've still yet to see any of them after ANH, other than Rivoche, who was off doing her own thing as a Na'al.

 

Eriadu also had shipyards that were one of the largest of the "lesser" shipyards, "second only to Sluis Van" - and not only did KDY have a satellite facility there, but let's not forget that the yards at Patriim nearby were capable of working on superweapons...

 

Hmm... well, the NEC stated that Teradoc had the largest intact military even after fleeing into the Deep Core...