Proclamation of Annexation

The Proclamation of Annexation was a writ of annexation drafted in 8 ABY by the Galactic Empire to levy against the Caspian Democratic Union. Emperor Bacharan Valak had the document written by his advisors and given to Warlord Jarl Rellik in anticipation of a swift impressment or overthrow of the Caspians by Rellik's invading force. It was printed onto translucent plastifilm, with a transceiver chip embedded in it to not only trace its location, but to transmit the signatures back to Dreven the moment it was signed. The signatures would actually be burned into the plastifilm, too, so as "never to be erased or obscured".

The document was carried in a small briefcase by one of Porlance Vertimoor's attendants during their visit to Caspar. When the document was presented to the Union Assembly and subsequently refused, Rellik rolled it up, placed it into a short tube, and gave it to Morganna Tazecks for safekeeping. Tazecks could be summoned at any time by Rellik to re-present the document, and it also gave Rellik the opportunity to track the volatile agent. Rellik would not see the document again, or at least not present it again, as the Siege of Trinumvira turned into a gruesome attrition and the Battle of the Belt resulted in he and his forces put into a perilous situation. Instead, a ceasefire was brokered, and the Cessation of Occupation signed in a much humbler state.

The whereabouts of the original annexation document were not known for years until an assistant of Danik Kreldin's stumbled upon the tube while sifting through surplus office wares from Valak's time. The Grand Admiral, not one to overlook irony, would later present it by official courier to Elana Tracer at the close of 13 ABY.