u/GrandMoffKaine2026

1. Grand Moff Ardus Kaine's fleet, Scourge Squadron.

2. Map of Zsinj's Empire, the Pentastar Alignment, and their territories.

3. Map of Post-Zsinj campaigns after his death.

Hi guys, u/Dragonic_Overlord here. This is my alt account, u/GrandMoffKaine2026. This is my first post on this subreddit from the latter account, so I hope you all enjoy it, Alhamdulillah. Without further ado, let's begin.

The Pentastar Alignment were practically next door neighbours with Zsinj's Empire. Had Ardus Kaine sent Scourge Squadron to grab Zsinj's territory after his demise, he would have been vying with Admiral Teren Rogriss of the loyalist Galactic Empire, Admiral Ackbar of the New Republic, and High Admiral Treuten Teradoc of the Greater Maldrood for control over these planets in 8.5 ABY.

Scourge Squadron consisted of the Executor SSD Reaper and 24 Imperial Star Destroyers. The first enemy Kaine would fight would be Ackbar, whose campaigns led him into Pentastar territory. Kane would encounter Ackbar around Agamar, but the Mon Calamarian would know better than to fight Scourge Squadron and be forced to retreat. Ackbar took heavy losses securing Zsinj's territory in the original timeline, and I have no doubt he would fare worse against Scourge Squadron in this scenario.

From here on, things become more complicated for Kaine. There is still some Imperial territory between him and Zsinj's holdings, so he might run into Rogriss. Since Kaine is a skilled politician, he would rather persuade Rogriss to step aside and let him through to Zsinj's territory rather than waste fighting him. Especially since doing so would incur the wrath of the Imperial Ruling Council, and Kaine would be defending planets much closer to the Pentastar Alignment.

However, even if Kaine did persuade Rogriss to stand down, he would end up fracturing his territory. Either scenario would benefit Teradoc because he would either have a weakened Pentastar Alignment as his neighbour or Rogriss would be too busy fighting Kaine to even consider attacking the Greater Maldrood.

That said, Kaine could persuade Rogriss to attack Ackbar instead by pointing out the New Republic is his true enemy as well as the weaker one since Ackbar doesn't have an SSD and 24 Star Destroyers at his disposal. By appealing to Rogriss' pride and honor, Kaine can convince him to battle Ackbar, leaving Kaine free to resume his campaign.

If Kaine's conquests are successful, he would obtain Celanon, Tangrene, Serenno, Axxila, Drackmar and perhaps even Mandalore for the Alignment. But on the other hand, Ackbar's retreat means he still has the Imperial Star Destroyers Rebel Dream, Liberator, and Arvel Crynyd intact, along with most of the Hapan ships and other Star Destroyers the Hapes Consortium gave the New Republic.

Rogriss still loses the majority of his battles and gets beaten by Ackbar in this scenario. With Kaine making his own power play, and most of Ackbar's fleet still intact, Rogriss will cut his losses and retreat to Kuat to fortify his position there to prevent his rivals from conquering it.

However, Ackbar with his intact fleet with be in a position to intercept Rogriss and defeat him. He might not be able to kill him, but he can neutralise him and make it easier for the New Republic to conquer Kuat.

I don't think Kaine will send Scourge Squadron to seize Kuat because it's too far outside the Alignment's borders. The Alignment is based in the Outer Rim while Kuat is in the Core Worlds. However, by attacking Teradoc instead and seizing his holdings at Maridun, Thanos, Gala, and Centares, the last one being Teradoc's capital world, he can force Teradoc to retreat to the Deep Core to link up with his brother Kosh like in the original timeline. Kaine has now significantly expanded the Alignment's territory, and it borders Hutt space, the Corporate Sector Authority, and the Hapes Consortium.

Kaine can easily negotiate a peace treaty with the Hapans, the Hutts and the CSA to persuade them to leave his new holdings alone in exchange for concessions, with Reaper as the venue for these talks to provide some none-too subtle intimidation.

Thanks to Kaine's new conquests, the Alignment is now stronger than before, but it's also the New Republic's No. 1 target, especially since the latter has conquered Kuat.

Fortunately for Kaine, Thrawn shows up soon afterwards in 9 ABY. With the New Republic gunning for the Alignment, Kaine might actually fully dedicate the Alignment towards Thrawn's campaign. Leading to a more devastating war and the possibility of a resurgent empire becoming a reality.

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1. Map of Zsinj's Empire and his territories.

2. Map of Post-Zsinj campaigns after his death.

The Pentastar Alignment were practically next door neighbours with Zsinj's Empire. Had Ardus Kaine sent Scourge Squadron to grab Zsinj's territory after his demise, he would have been vying with Admiral Teren Rogriss of the loyalist Galactic Empire, Admiral Ackbar of the New Republic, and High Admiral Treuten Teradoc of the Greater Maldrood for control over these planets in 8.5 ABY.

Scourge Squadron consisted of the Executor SSD Reaper and 24 Imperial Star Destroyers. The first enemy Kaine would fight would be Ackbar, whose campaigns led him into Pentastar territory. Ackbar would know better than to fight Scourge Squadron and be forced to retreat; Ackbar took heavy losses securing Zsinj's territory in the original timeline, and I have no doubt he would fare worse against Scourge Squadron in this scenario.

On one hand, this would allow Kaine to obtain Celanon, Tangrene, Serenno, Axxila, Drackmar and perhaps even Mandalore for the Alignment. But on the other hand, Ackbar's retreat means he still has the Imperial Star Destroyers Rebel Dream, Liberator, and Arvel Crynyd intact, along with most of the Hapan ships and other Star Destroyers the Hapes Consortium gave the New Republic.

Rogriss still loses the majority of his battles and gets beaten by Teradoc in this scenario. With Kaine making his own power play, and most of Aclbar's fleet still intact, Rogriss will cut his losses and retreat to Kuat to fortify his position there to prevent his rivals from conquering it.

However, Ackbar with his intact fleet with be in a position to intercept Rogriss and defeat him. He might not be able to kill him, but he can neutralise him and make it easier for the New Republic to conquer Kuat.

I don't think Kaine will send Scourge Squadron to seize Kuat because it's too far outside the Alignment's borders. However, he can still crush Teradoc and seize his holdings at Maridun, Thanos, Gala, and Centares, the last one being Teradoc's capital world. Losing them will force Teradoc to retreat to the Deep Core to link up with his brother Kosh like in the original timeline, but now Kaine has significantly expanded the Alignment's territory, and it now borders Hutt space, the Corporate Sector Authority, and the Hapes Consortium.

Kaine can easily negotiate a peace treaty with the, Hapans, the Hutts and the CSA to persuade them to leave his new holdings alone in exchange for concessions, with Reaper as the venue for these talks to provide some none-too subtle intimidation.

Thanks to Kaine's new conquests, the Alignment is now stronger than before, but it's also the New Republic's No. 1 target, especially since the latter has conquered Kuat.

Thrawn shows up soon afterwards in 9 ABY. With the New Republic gunning for the Alignment, Kaine might actually fully dedicate the Alignment towards Thrawn's campaign. Leading to a more devastating war and the possibility of a resurgent empire becoming a reality.

1. They get the SSDs Vengeance and Mandator 3.

2. They allow aliens to serve in their ranks.

3. Their leader is Ardus Kaine, a skilled orator and successor to Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin.

In short, you will enjoy playing as the Pentastar Alignment, Alhamdulillah.