Up the Intelligence Ladder

Up the Intelligence Ladder was a short story by Peter M. Schweighofer that was published in the Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook.

Plot Summary

Darth Vader informs Lando Calrissian he must keep Princess Leia Organa and Chewbacca on Cloud City and threatens to leave a garrison behind. Later, Vader's logistics officer Lieutenant Djirra hears a rumor about the garrison and considers the possibility of having to set it up. He also notes that Captain Treece would be the ideal commanding officer.

On Coruscant, General Sendo—an Imperial officer in Black Sun's employ—meets with Xizor to report Vader left a garrison on Cloud City and failed to capture Luke Skywalker. Xizor is pleased to hear the news, even though he heard it before from five other informants.

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Lando Calrissian Chewbacca (Indirect mention only) Lieutenant Djirra (First appearance) Guri Emperor Palpatine (Mentioned only) Princess Leia Organa (Mentioned only) Portent (First mentioned) General Sendo (First appearance) Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only) Captain Treece (Mentioned only) Darth Vader Prince Xizor

Locations

Cloud City Class three carbon-freezing chamber (Mentioned only) Coruscant Xizor's Palace

Organizations and titles

Black Sun Galactic Empire

Sentient species

Human Falleen