Posted by Ford Prefect [209.245.7.81 - dialup-209.245.7.81.Dial1.Denver1.Level3.net] on 26 April 2002 at 22.47.03 ZuluTime:
This message is for anyone familiar with the Extended Star Wars Universe, I.E. the comics and novels. Particularly the events surrounding the new republic. More specifically, the skywalker family around thirty years after the events in Return of the Jedi. I need to know the following things:
1. Do Luke and his wife, Mara Jade, have any children? Are they trained as Jedi and what are their names?
2. What characters from the holy trilogy are still alive 30 years after RotJ?
3. Are Artoo and Threepio still around 30 years after the events in RotJ?
I need to know this info for a little writing project I'm considering working on, a screenplay entitled "Star Wars Episode VII: Mercenaries of Tatooine".
The story (if any of the requested information allows for it) follows a group of young Jedi (possibly Skywalker's children) sent to tatooine to investigate the regrowing slave trade on the planet led by Arbella the Hutt. When they arrive they find a much deeper mystery; a man who is freeing slaves and training them in the jedi arts. But is this man a warrior of the light, or an agent of the dark side of the force? The answer will lead them into a web of political intrigue and interpersonal colflicts, ending with a startling cliffhanger! The end will set up for "Episode VIII: Rogue Jedi" and the thrilling saga will conclude in "Episode IX: Balance of the Force".
Anybody who helps me will get a story consultant credit on the finished piece.