Turning Point (Charlene Newcomb)

"Turning Point" is a short story written by Charlene Newcomb, originally published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 5 by West End Games in February 1995 and later archived online at Hyperspace.

Plot summary

In 6 BBY, the Galactic Empire established an official presence on Garos IV and ended the Garosian Civil War. Very enthusiastic, Dair Haslip decided to join the Imperial Army. However some days before entering at the Raithal Academy, he was walking around Garos IV with his childhood friend Jos Mayda when they were attacked by two Imperial scout troopers looking for a deserter. Jos was shot down for no reason and Dair killed them. He related the event to his grandmother, Keriin Haslip, who introduced him to the Garos resistance. Dair was disgusted by the methods of the Empire but the members of the resistance convinced him to enter the academy as a spy.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Brandei Chanceller Camron Gelorik (First appearance) Dair Haslip Keriin Haslip Nieka Haslip (First mentioned) Rees Haslip (First mentioned) West Haslip (First mentioned) Linsa (First appearance) Desto Mayda Jos Mayda (First appearance) Magir Paca Trenar Stillijan (First mentioned) Tionthes Turi (First mentioned) Alexandra Winger Sali Winger (First appearance) Tork Winger

Creatures

Boetay

Events

Garosian Civil War (Mentioned only) Raid on Janara III (Mentioned only) Whahalla Massacre (Mentioned only)

Locations

Carida Academy of Carida (As "Carida Academy") Coruscant Nyarikan Nebula Garos system Garos IV Ariana Chado's Pub University Library Garan Locura Ocean Morcur Valley (As "Upper Morcur Valley") Northlan Mount Usca Tahika Cliffs Sundari Raithal (Mentioned only) Raithal Academy Reega system

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only) Assistant Minister of Commerce Assistant Minister of Defense Captain Committee of Seven for Garosian Unification Drill sergeant Engineer Galactic Empire Imperial Academy Imperial Army Imperial Navy New Order Scout trooper Galactic Republic (As "Old Republic") Governor Lieutenant Senior Lieutenant RH Mining Corporation Spy

Sentient species

Human Garosian Sundar

Vehicles and vessels

Speeder bike Shuttle Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (As "Lambda-class shuttle") Star Destroyer Judicator

Weapons and technology

Blaster Blaster rifle Computer Datapad Macrobinoculars Scout trooper armor Sensor

Miscellanea

Baraka tree Factory Farm Grain Kilometer Local day Mining Sabacc Shrail Standard hour Standard year Tea

Behind the scenes

The timeline placement of this tale was left ambiguous on Charlene Newcomb's original timeline however, from Alex Winger's age at the time of her adoption it could be assumed that this tale takes place in 6 or 5 BBY. The date of 6 BBY was confirmed by The Essential Reader's Companion.

External links

• Turning Point on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)

In other languages

• Deutsch