Living Force ( RPG ) Living Force was a Wizards of the Coast RPGA organized play campaign , following the model of similar campaigns such as . The campaign was set in the Cularin system , created especially for the campaign and detailed in the " Living Force Campaign Guide " . The campaign was initially set one year after " " , but to keep current with the movies , the Cularin system time jumped almost ten years when " " came out . The " Living Force " campaign lasted for six years , coming to a conclusion after " " was released . The adventures of the campaign were distributed by the RPGA through its membership for conventions and game days . They were supplemented by articles providing stories , information about the Cularin system , and rules updates for the campaign on the Wizards of the Coast website . The main story arc of the campaign was titled " Among the Stars " . A side story arc called " Law and Order " was being created by campaign staff in Great Britain , but was canceled after only four adventures were released . Characters . Mother Dariana . Dariana was the Mother of the Tarasin Hiironi irstat , the largest irstat on Cularin . In this role , she was an influential figure among the native Tarasin , able to convene a council of elders with decision making power for all Tarasin . On numerous occasions , Dariana recorded her memoirs , sharing insights on the events occurring in the Cularin system . Yara Grugara . Yara Grugara was a reporter for Cularin Central Broadcasting , originally on the talk show " Eye on Cularin . " She became a key commentator on events in the system , obtaining interviews with many of the key personalities in the system , such as the crime lord Nirama and the Jedi Masters Qel - Bertuk and Kirlocca . Grugara later endorsed the efforts of the Cualrin Militia , drawing criticism from some areas . While many thought her vapid , her persistence in interviews often produced surprising results . Kirlocca . Kirlocca was a Jedi Master at the time of the Invasion of Naboo . A Wookiee male , he was the lightsaber instructor at the Almas Academy . Kirlocca was kind - hearted and wise , but felt the best way to impart what he knew was through martial training , helping the younger to direct their energies through fencing . In addition to lightsaber instruction , some of Kirlocca ' s other duties including helping with basic Force exercises and overseeing aspects of the Jedi Trials . Kirlocca was attending a peace conference with a number of other Jedi when Raik Muun attempted to use two T ' salak s to turn the Jedi mediators into crazed killers , so as to discredit the Order . Her plan failed , but Master Kirlocca was killed by the t ' salaks and Raik managed to escape . Thurm Loogg . Thurm Loogg was the Metatheran Cartel ' s envoy to the Cularin system after Velin Wir . He headed the Cartel ' s offices on Cularin and oversaw their mining operations on Tilnes , but was more of a spokesman and facilitator than a true executive . Nirama . Nirama was an Oblee crime lord who controlled all crime in the Cularin system . He was formerly an accountant for Riboga the Hutt , but managed to take over his whole Organization . He was based in the Cularin system asteroid belt and developed a great love for the Cularin system . His organization fought on the side of the Cularin Militia against the Navy of Thaere . Lanius Qel - Bertuk . Lanius Qel - Bertuk was a renowned Jedi Master and Headmaster at the Jedi Academy on Almas . Lanius Qel - Bertuk was considered by some to be one of the wisest Jedi in the Order . Qel - Bertuk was a Human male with ice - blue eyes , raven - black hair and a greying beard in a friendly , commonly - smiling face . He had a burn scar on his left cheek and was missing the third finger on his left hand . Jir Tramsig . Jir Tramsig was the leader of the Navy of Thaere in the Cularin system . A ruthless and ambitious man , he had a reputation for caring more for the successful completion of a mission than the welfare of his subordinates . He eventually led his forces against the Cularin Militia , seeking to control the system through force , a development prompted by the Navy ' s affiliation with the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Lavina Wren . Lavina Durada - Vashne Wren was a female Human Senator of the Galactic Republic who represented the Cularin system from 32 BBY to 19 BBY . She constantly campaigned for Cularin during her terms on Coruscant , including during the ten year absence of the Cularin system from the galaxy . She endorsed the efforts of the Cularin Militia fighting against the Navy of Thaere and pressed their cause in the Senate , drawing assassination attempts . When it became clear the direction the Republic was taking , Wren withdrew Cularin from the Republic , declaring it a sovereign independent system . Media . Adventures . The Living Force campaign was composed of a number of story arcs , each lasting one year although with some story elements that continued throughout the campaign . Each year contained four adventure trilogies , of which three contributed to the central story line , with one additional trilogy on more peripheral events . These were trilogies were supplemented with between one and three stand - alone adventures . These adventures were all released first at conventions , but then became available for play at home at a later date . Most Living Force adventures were designed to be played in the four - hour time slots used at gaming conventions . " A Mon Alone " was an extra long adventure to be run in two time slots . The adventures were meant for 4 - 6 players ( though for a short time , the RPGA allowed 3 - 7 ) , and GMs were expected to run the adventures as written and without using house rules , so that all players had a similar play experience . Living Force adventures were usually retired about one and a half to two years after they premiered . Games played within 30 days of the premiere submitted an events summary to the campaign staff , with the results of the majority of the tables determining the results for the campaign ( i . e . if a villain escaped for over half the tables submitting events summaries , that villain did escape and could recur later ) . Another type of adventure was called an interactive , which had all the available players playing together in a mostly live action roleplaying ( ) situation . The players mostly interacted with each other and NPCs in a social setting . There were often activities that could be engaged in , such as podracing , gambling , marksmanship contests , or starship combat sims . Players could submit orders to metaorganizations , such as Joh ' s New and Used Droid Emporium and the Ma ' Haffee Shipyard . Some interactives featured periods where the players would break up into groups of 4 - 6 and sit down for a short segment of tabletop roleplaying . Many interactives only ran once , with the results of that event being the results for the campaign , though a few were made available for later conventions . Articles . Numerous supporting articles for the Living Force campaign were published on the Wizards website . Once the campaign got underway , these typically came out once a week , most written by plot director Morrie Mullins . Many were written as supplements to specific adventures , while others detailed other events in the Cularin system , often in the format of an in - universe component followed by some out - of - universe context and / or roleplaying statistics . JD Wiker also wrote some articles more specifically related to roleplaying issues , such as how to properly portray a Jedi or how to create an ongoing campaign villain . Living Force articles 2001 Aug : " " Sep : " Two Heads Aren ' t Better Than One " · " " · " No Droids for You ! " Oct : " The Sivulliq Is Out There - - Somewhere " · " Over Thaere " · " Shades of Meaning " · " Transmissions " · " Yri Worms Wreak Havoc for Miners " Dec : " Cularin ' s Lady Senator , Lavina Wren " · " Troop Movements " · " The Cartel ' s Gift " Living Force articles 2002 Jan : " " · " Senator Wren ' s Social Calendar " · " Gang War " Feb : " " · " Discussions With Lanius " · " Into the Academy " Mar : " " · " Life in the Shadows " · " Now I Am the Master " Apr : " A Dark Cult " · " The Sith Fortress " · " A Friendly Face " May : " " · " Profile of an Assassin " Jul : " " · " Dragon of the Desert " · " Dark on Dark " · " A Changing Galaxy " · " The Cell Revisited " Aug : " " · " Further Discussions With Lanius " · " Renna ' s Transport Service " Oct : " Rebirth " · " Shadow Droids " · " The Creaking Gate " · " Trade and Trade Alike " Nov : " Living Force 2003 Preview " · " Celebrate SoroSuub " Dec : " That Is Nirama ' s Word " · " Winter Fantasy Preview " · " Get ' em While They ' re Hot ! " Living Force articles 2003 Jan : " A Mother ' s Memoirs " · " " Feb : " Friendship in the Order " · " The Lost " Mar : " Tilnes Falling " · " Felanil Baaks , Jedi Artisan " Apr : " Something to Mull Over " · " Jedi Artisan Prestige Class " May : " Stories of Caarimon " · " Long Live the Republic " · " Jedi Artisan Contest " Jun : " Burnout " · " Devan " Jul : " Life ' s Memories " · " Trouble Follows Us " Aug : " The Darkstaff " · " Thurm Loogg Speaks " Sep : " Jurisdiction " · " You Are Not a Jedi Yet " · " News of the Wyrd " Oct : " Cularin at Night " · " Conversations With Lanius " Nov : " Thaere Is Not Your Friend " · " Who Is Baylan ? " Dec : " Trammel ' s Move " · " False Horizon " Living Force articles 2004 Jan : " Destabilization " · " Reidi Artom ' s Expansion Manifesto " Feb : " Smuggler ' s Trade " Mar : " Riboga ' s Legacy " · " Conflict and Mastery " · " Manifesto My Foot " · " Only a Master of Evil " · " Home of Wisdom " Apr : " Tales of Nub Saar " · " Martial Arts " · " The Hunt Begins " · " Merr - Sonn " · " A Mother ' s Memoirs , Continued " May : " Swoop and Dive " · " Insecurities " · " Jungle Warfare " Jun : " Political Platforms " · " The Duel " · " Metatheran Promise " Jul : " Droid Rights " · " Double Cross " · " Into the Woods " · " Lockdown " · " Conversation in Shadow " Aug : " Kilassin For Hire " · " Sacrifices " · " Cause of the Month " Sep : " Making of a Witch " · " Further Conversations with Lanius " Oct : " Academic Review " · " Professionals at Work " · " View from the Roof " · " Priorities " Nov : " Zero Zero Zero " · " Displacement " · " Ezil ' s Return " Dec : " Tramsig ' s Plan " · " Standoffs " · " Disapproval " Living Force articles 2005 Jan : " Reprieves " · " The Oblee " Mar : " Simplicity " · " The Best Defense " · " Everyone ' s a Critic " Apr : " A Mother ' s Memoirs , Concluded " · " Letters in the Sand " May : " Insider " Jun : " Conspiracy " · " Banner Days " · " Conversations With Lanius " · " Dark Heart " · " Stone and Steel " Jul : " All Comers " · " Osten Dal ' Nay " · " Marching Orders " · " A Hero ' s Death " Aug : " Cloud Force " · " Time After Time " · " Dark Hands " · " Idiosyncrasies " Sep : " Tilnes " · " Sith Battlelords " · " Hearts of Green and Gold " · " The Believers " · " Dark Soul " Oct : " Remember When " · " What Are We , Then ? " · " " Nov : " In All Things Balance " Dec : " Home Again " · " Cularin Emergency Announcement " · " Farewell " · " Life According to Meelo " Living Force articles 2006 Jan : " Grudge Match " · " The Price of Neutrality - - Isolation " · " The Price of Neutrality - - Rebellion " · " Dark Hope " · " The Calm Before the Storm " Feb : " Faded Colors " · " Closed Circuits " · " " · " " Mar : " " Living Force articles 2007 Feb : " " General articles Continuity . The Living Force campaign was a largely stand - alone series , set against the backdrop of events depicted in the movies . It began with the events of , and integrated various references to the events contained within . For instance , one of the early antagonists was the Metatheran Cartel , a splinter corporation that broke away from the Trade Federation . However , all the early adventures were required to occur within the Cularin system , and writers were not allowed to ulitize any plot elements or technologies from the movies . In order to keep pace with the movies , a plot device was included to move that action forward ten years to the setting of ; achieved by removing the whole Cularin system from the galaxy through the use of a dark side artifact , and returning it to the galaxy at a later date . One of the first external references to the Living Force campaign came in Abel G . Peña ' s " " published in March 2005 , which involved Uffel in the Yuuzhan Vong War . Later in 2006 and 2007 , Karen Traviss mentioned Cularin in both " " and " " ; the Cularin system was described as Separatist - friendly which did not fully mesh with the campaign itself . The Cularin system was also the setting for " Echoes of the Jedi " , an adventure written by Peña and Jean - François Boivin for the Dawn of Defiance campaign . This adventure utilized many features from across the Living Force campaign . Wizards of the Coast also included the Tarasin , Caarite , and Filordus in their " Ultimate Alien Anthology " . Later , " " also made numerous references to the Jedi of the Cularin system , even directly quoting a speech given by Lanius Qel - Bertuk from " Friendship in the Order " . In 2008 , Nirama and the Metatheran Cartel were referenced in " Millennium Falcon " , then a number of the characters and locations also received entries in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . Later , the " Rebellion Era Campaign Guide " included an adventure hook set in the Cularin system . Many of the worlds mentioned in passing in the campaign were included in the Appendix of " The Essential Atlas " .