TOR The Empire's plan with the treaty

AusStig · Feb 4, 2011

I have been think about the treaty of Coruscant and it's affects. It seems to me that all it did was:

1. end the current fighting giving both sides time to recover

2. humiliate the jedi and the republic without really weakening them.

This creates a situation in which the defeated nation feels Humiliated and betrayed and has many members looking for pay back.

Just like Germany after WW1.

I think that the Empire want the republic to start the next war. With jedi like the apprentice in Fatal Alliance to lead it. This would do at least 2 things:

1. Make the republic look like the bad, the Empire can say "we want peace but the EVIl republic wants WAR, more killing more suffering ect,

2. Divide the republic, between those who want war and those who want peace, "a house divided against it self cannot stand" jesus, divide and conquer is a very good strategy.

Just to think about and consider

darksideyesplease · Feb 5, 2011

Just to add, Daniel Erickson, the lead writer on the game wrote this up a couple of weeks back and posted it on the official swtor forums. This is straight from the horses mouth. You can check it out in the thread he posted it here: Daniel Erickson post.

DanielErickson said:

Hey folks,

There are some facts about the Treaty of Coruscant that are well known in the universe of The Old Republic... and many questions.

What do people know?

--Despite numerous setbacks the Empire was still clearly stronger before the Treaty discussions. Optimistic claims by Republic historians that the Empire was running out of manpower have a grain of truth but the Empire had just started razing conquered lands instead of capturing and holding them.

--The Republic Senate was shocked when Imperial Diplomats announced that the Emperor desired peace. They were suspicious but too far back on their heels to refuse.

--The Treaty discussions were to be held on Alderaan. Sensing a trap, the Senate required the vast majority of its best Jedi to attend. Calls from a few Jedi about the danger of leaving other places undefended were largely ignored.

--During the Treaty discussions on Alderaan the Empire attacked Coruscant in a complicated raid that had clearly taken years to plan. They demolished the Jedi temple and bombed many of the major manufacturing and cultural landmarks on the planet.

--With Coruscant at their mercy the Empire demanded the Republic sign the Treaty before them without negotiation.

--The Treaty of Coruscant isn't a particularly punishing document for a conquered people. Imperial held space stays Imperial and Republic held space stays Republic. Neither commits acts of violence in either space. Neutral space has no particular restrictions although a clause calls for "reasonable restraint" in such cases.

--The only strange clause in the Treaty of Coruscant is the ceding of several small, mostly uninhabited and unimportant star systems to the Empire.

--The Republic was horrified at the Sacking of Coruscant, puzzled by the lack of harshness in the Treaty and generally left confused and shaken.

--The vast majority of the rank and file Sith were under the impression that the Alderaan Treaty discussions were a feint and were outraged when they were forced to walk away from Coruscant and the war in what they saw as their greatest triumph. The upcoming Darth Malgus book, Deceived, does a good job of covering this time period.

What don't people know?

--Was it really the Emperor who called for the Treaty? If so, why? If not, who else could? The Emperor has still never been seen by any member of the Republic and was not at the Treaty signing.

--If the Treaty wasn't harsh, why sack Corsucant to assure it's quick signing?

--Why ask for those few star systems?

Conspiracy theories abound across both the Republic and the Empire.

Hope that helps!
Daniel
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TOR The Empire's plan with the treaty

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