Current History

       The Bothans are renowned for their information-gathering techniques. For over 300 years our species has been cultivating a vast network of operatives dedicated to gathering useful data. The Bothan spynet remains independent during the Galactic Civil War. At least, it has on the surface. Much of the intelligence gathered is siphoned to the Alliance, but the Empire and criminal organizations also take advantage of Bothan services.
       It was the Bothan spynet that captured plans for the second Death Star, just prior to the historic Battle of Endor. Two-dozen Bothan pilots and gunners of Blue Squad lost their lives in raiding the Imperial transport Suprosa.
       The Bothan reputation for skullduggery and deception has colored many a being's perception of us. Many openly question their involvement in the Imperial trap at Endor. When it was revealed that the Bothans were tangential accomplices in the destruction of the planet Caamas, there was a great uproar that demanded the furred aliens be brought to justice. This political tinderbox threatened to split the New Republic, but cooler heads prevailed. Now, a Bothan Chief of State, Borsk Fey'lya, leads the New Republic. A long time member of the New Republic's inner council, Fey'lya claims to have the New Republic's best interests at heart. But old Bothan habits die hard, and Fey'lya and his staff spend much of their energy in protecting the Chief of State's political life rather than tending to the Yuuzhan Vong crisis tearing apart the galaxy.