[O15 - Glom Tho - PK] Operation: Iron Vigil - Pt. 1

The detention level of the Glom Tho Imperial Citadel was carved from cold duracrete and lit by sterile overhead panels that left no corner in shadow. Igor Nallo, registered as a factory logistics technician, sat restrained in a reinforced interrogation chair at the center of the chamber. Only hours earlier, he had been processing shipment manifests at the AT-AT assembly yards; now he faced charges of diverting Imperial military supplies-power couplings, tibanna canisters, and blaster components-into the hands of the Kalarban Partisans.

Captain Anred of the Kalarba Security Apparatus stood rigid in the center of the room, grey-uniformed and expressionless as he questioned Igor. The Partisans had grown bold in recent months, sabotaging convoys and ambushing patrols under the banner of “liberation” to join the New Republic. Their operations disrupted factory output and endangered civilians caught in their reckless strikes. Igor, according to intelligence, was a conduit; small, quiet, and overlooked.

An IT-O interrogation droid hovered at Igor’s side, its photoreceptor glowing red as it extended its mind probe and used a truth serum. The machine’s tone was clinical as it began extracting data from biometric responses and fragmented memories. Igor clenched his jaw, sweat forming at his temples. The Empire did not rely on guesswork; it relied on results.

The sealed door hissed open, and Lieutenant Rheiker stepped into the chamber. He had been summoned directly from recent inspections at the AT-AT assembly yards when Igor’s name surfaced in connection with the Partisan network. Rheiker’s presence signaled escalation; factory theft was no longer a simple crime-it was insurgency.

Captain Anred offered a curt nod as the interrogation droid projected its findings onto the wall console. Under calibrated pressure, Igor had revealed the location of a concealed cell operating in Glom Tho’s industrial sector-an abandoned processing warehouse near the freight lines. The cell had stockpiled stolen Imperial components, intending to construct improvised weapons and disrupt walker shipments destined for the Protectorate’s northern frontier.

Anred and Rheiker studied the data in silence before an order was issued: activate Agent Riktor and deploy tactical units immediately. There would be no drawn-out siege, no spectacle. This infection would be cauterized before it spread further into the Protectorate’s arteries.

From left to right:

• Igor Nallo-the embittered factory worker turned accomplice-glared defiantly despite the weight of evidence against him. 
• Captain Anred, architect of the investigation and overseer of Glom Tho’s security grid. 
• Lieutenant Rheiker, Elevated into internal security command for this operation, is responsible for coordinating the raid and ensuring the Protectorate of Kalarba’s industrial lifeline remains intact.