Riker) to be detached from the damaged core - it was launched but the impact of the exploding section caused it to crash-land on the surface of Veridian III.The country was torn by civil war with many kingdoms struggling for land and power.But one king had a ruthless ambition to make himself emperor by the sword.The other rulers hired assassins to kill the king before he could conquer them all.Kingdom by kingdom, his army swept away everything in its path and anyone who resisted met a terrible fate."The next morning, Luke and C-3PO pursued the renegade droid in the family""s floating land-speeder.They were watched from a high ridge in the Jundland Wastes by a Tusken Raider (dreaded warriors known as Sand People) as they came upon R2-D2 and put an end to his escape." After all the guests have left her "perfectly hideous party," an inebriated Alicia on a drinking binge sits alone at the table, eyeing the cool, tall, well-dressed man as they finish the last of the drinks.