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Star Wars Planets & Moons Deep Core, Koornacht Cluster, Core Worlds, Corellian Sector, The Colonies, Centrality, Tapani Sector, Inner Rim Planets, Hapes Consortium, Expansion Region, Mid Rim, Hutt Space, Tion Hegemony, Meridian Sector, Outer Rim Territories, Corporate Sector, Wild Space, Unknown Regions, Not Charted The Deep Core The Deep Core is the densely packed mass of stars lying at the very heart of the galaxy. Since the gravitational pull of its myriad suns snarls the fabric of hyperspace, the region was long thought to be impenetrable. Emperor Palpatine, however discovered several safe hyperlanes into the protected region, and it remained a stubborn Imperial stronghold for nearly two decades after the Battle of Endor. The star systems within the Deep Core are sometimes called the Core Systems The Koornacht Cluster The Koornacht Cluster, a luminous disk of blaing stars and interstellar gas, sits in the Farlax sector near the fringes of the Deep Core. It was imperial territory from the end of the Clone Wars until soon after the Battle of Endor, when the alien Yevetha successfully hijacked the Empire's retreating Black Fleet armada. Twelve years later the Yevethans rabidly annihalated all the "foreign" colonies inside the Cluster's borders, forcing the New Republic to retaliate. Core Worlds The ancient region bordering the Deep Core contains the most prestigious planets in the galaxy. There are, of course, exceptions, like the seedy Abregado-raw, but most of the Core Worlds are universally revered. The Old Republic was born in the Core Worlds and spread out from there to settle other distant star systems. A basetion of Imperial support, the Core Worlds were finally liberated by the New Republic approximately three years after Endor. But an Imperial resurgence led by Palpatine's clone forced the Alliance to withdraw temporarily, and the Rebels had to capture the Core Worlds a second time. Corellian Sector Situated within the Core Worlds, this legendary area contains the five worlds of the Corellian system and dozens of other neigboring systems known as the Outliers. Formerly ruled by the Corellian Diktat, the sector became increasingly hermetic durring the Empire's rule. Fourteen years after the Battle of Endor, the Sacorrian Triad attemped to use the Starbuster weapon to bully the New Republic into recognizing the Corellian sector as an independant state. Duro sits at the edge of the sector, though it is not considered and Outlier system. The Colonies The first Old Republic explorers and settlers to leave the Core Worlds colonized this adjacent region, which they named the Colonies. Over the millennia many of these planets became just as industrilized and wealthy as their old-world counterparts, though the antiquated term "Colonies" has stuck. The New Republic picked indeveloped planets in the Colonies region to use as stepping-stones for its first Core Worlds invasion. Tapani Sector The Tapani sector is located in the Colonies, but by tradition it is considered a respected part of the Core Worlds community. Elite and ancient noble houses rule much of the sector, though border planets called the Freeworlds are slowly encroaching on house-hled territory. Inner Rim Planets This diverse region features many agricultral and industrial powerhouses. The Inner Rim was finally freed by the New Republic five years after the Battle of Endor-just in time for Grand Admiral Thrawn to sweep in and recapture the territory. Though Thrawn was defeated, many Inner Rim planets resent the New Republic fo its failure to protect them. Hapes Consortium A fabulously wealthy cluster of sixty-three inhabited planets, the Hapes Consortium has become synonymos with fierce protection and zealously guarderd borders. Though vary few had ever seen the cluster's worlds, rumorrs abounded of astouding treasures such as rainbow gems, wisdom trees, and mind-controling weaponry. Left largely to its own devices during Emperor Palpatine's reign, the Consortium broke its millennia-long isolation when the Hapan Queen Mother unexpectedly contacted Princess Leia Organa of the New Republic. Expansion Region The Expansion Region began as an experiment in corporate-controlled space--wealthy conglomerates were allowed to profit from the area's planets as they saw fit. Eventually the ruling companies moved on to exploit the Corporate Sector. The Expansion Region is still a producer of raw materials, metals, and ores, though many of its resources have been exhausted. Centrality The Centrality is an old-fashioned, regressive cornor of space best known for the Oseon casinos and the life-crystals of the Rafa system. The Centrality swore allegince to Palpatine soon after the Empire's formation. Its puppet goverment was allowed a certain degree of autonomy, though this was mostly because Imperial forces had little interest in directly controling the trivial region. Mid Rim With a smaller population and fewer natural resources than many other regions, the Mid Rim is a territory where residents work hard for what they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, while pirate raiding fleets often hide in the unexplored spaces far from the trade lanes. Hutt Space A lawless expanse near the Outer Rim Territories, Hutt Space is controlled by the most corrupt and powerful Hutt clans. The region is infamous throughout the galaxy for its widespread smuggling, piracy, and open criminal activity. Imperial authorites largely left the Hutts to their own devices, in part beacause many influential citizens (including Black Sun's Prince Xizor) had a covert stake in their illegal commerce. Tion Hegemony Once the seat of power for the pre-Republic conqueror Xim the Despot, the Tion Hegemony is now a crumbling backwater whose glory days are long past. It sits in an undistinguished area bordered by the Cronese Mandate and the Allied Tion. Meridian Sector The Meridian Sector is a lightly populated region near the Outer Rim Territories. The New Republic has several bases om the sector, but most of the planets remain neutral despite the close proximity of the Imperially held Antemeridian sector. Nine years after the Battle of Endor a devastating outbreak of the Death Seed plague raced across three-quaters of the sector and killed millions. Outer Rim Territories The Outer Rim is the last widely settled expanse before one reaches Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. An incredibly vast region of space, it is strewn with obscure alien homeworlds and rugged, primitive frontier planets. As a result of its distance from the Core, the area was a hotbed of support for the Rebel Alliance. Grand Moff Tarkin was given the formidable task of bringing the Outer Rim into line. Corporate Sector Located at the wispy edge of one galactic arm, the Corporate Sector is a free-enterprise fief that contains no native intelligent species. Despite its considerable distance from the Core Worlds, the sector is easy to get to, thanks to several wellestablished hyperspace routes. The ruthless Corporate Sector Authority (CSA) was given a free hand in governing its territory by the Empire as long as Emperor Palpatine received regular kickbacks. The CSA was interested in profit, not ideology, and commonly sold weapons to both sides durring the frequent Imperial-New Republic skirmishes. Wild Space The frontier of the galaxy, Wild Space is the ragged fringe separating civilization from the Unknown Regions. Planets such as Almania lie so far from the galactic centers of power that they are virtually ignored. Unknown Regions Even after twenty-five milennia of interstellar travel, much of the galaxy remains unexplored. Scouting missions were drastically curtailed during the height of the Empire, though Grand Admiral Thrawn spent several years mapping portions of the Unknown Regions. Recent attacks by unfamiliar foes such as the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium have helped convince the New Republic that further exploration of this area is a military necessity. Not Charted This is a section for planets that have no specific location in any of the regions in any of the offical Star Wars informational books. Deep Core, Koornacht Cluster, Core Worlds, Corellian Sector, The Colonies, Centrality, Tapani Sector, Inner Rim Planets, Hapes Consortium, Expansion Region, Mid Rim, Hutt Space, Tion Hegemony, Meridian Sector, Outer Rim Territories, Corporate Sector, Wild Space, Unknown Regions, Not Charted |