As Silvir already said, I never said anything about them not getting those memories back. I have no intentions of absolutely erasing those memories.
Actually, erasing the memories probably isn't the best way of putting it. It's more like the Memories are sealed. Still technically there, but forgotten. I do intend on those memories getting back. ...How and when, I'm still working on, I'd wager somewhere in the middle, possibly latter-middle.
But yes, you are right in that it does give the villains an advantage. Admittingly, I've tried to balance this out to the best of my ability because, well, I predicted this kind of reaction. But as Eddieddi and Silvir has pointed out, this is a challenge that is often found in fiction. The resistance is small compared to the Empire, and that is as it should be. They can't just go right into the fight and expect to achieve victory after all, they have to use their mind and different skills to overcome those giant odds.
As for the Stars, the Faction that both your characters are a part of. The balance in their part is not only the fact that they have no real enemies, save perhaps for one or two, but they have a guardian with them to help them out. The Resistance has a guardian that can assist but not as much, and while the Empire has a Guardian, ...Heh, He's not going to do a thing for them, he's doing enough as it is, whether they know it or not.
