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Then Supreme Chancellor, Drayson, along with a few other officials in the Republic, began dismantling the Confederacy's power structure in Year -22. The murders of the captured Confederacy leaders and several Jedi began a monumental government shift in the Republic. Reforming itself into the [[Galactic Empire]], the newly formed government claimed a vase majority of the Outer Rim with the promise of new reforms and financing for the colonies there.
 
Then Supreme Chancellor, Drayson, along with a few other officials in the Republic, began dismantling the Confederacy's power structure in Year -22. The murders of the captured Confederacy leaders and several Jedi began a monumental government shift in the Republic. Reforming itself into the [[Galactic Empire]], the newly formed government claimed a vase majority of the Outer Rim with the promise of new reforms and financing for the colonies there.
  
===Division in the Outer Rim===
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===Political Divisions in the Outer Rim===
Many schisms occured in the Galactic Empire, finally ending with [[Vodo Bonias]] as emperor. Unsettled by this change, many former Imperials retreated to the Outer Rim and with the majority forming a movement called the [[Rebel Alliance]] with several colonies disgruntled with the Empire, while others choose to follow their own paths different from the Rebel Alliance or Empire. After several border skirmishes, Year -2 signaled the beginning of what several historians call the [[Second Galactic Civil War]]. This ongoing struggle forced many sentients to flee from several systems for the relative peace in the Outer Rim, which still remained largely unexplored. Finally in Year 0, after two years, the Galactic Empire formally acknowledged the existence of the Rebel Alliance.
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Many schisms occured in the Galactic Empire, finally ending with [[Vodo Bonias]] as emperor. Unsettled by this change, many former Imperials retreated to the Outer Rim and with the majority forming a movement called the [[Rebel Alliance]] with several colonies disgruntled with the Empire, while others choose to follow their own paths different from the Rebel Alliance or Empire. After several border skirmishes, Year -2 signaled the beginning of what several historians call the [[Second Galactic Civil War]]. This ongoing struggle forced many sentients to flee from several systems for the relative peace in the Outer Rim, which still remained largely unexplored. Finally in Year 0, after two years, the Galactic Empire formally acknowledged the existence of the Rebel Alliance. This decision is what some count as the formal beginning of the Second Galactic Civil War.
 
 
The billions of migrants that settled in the Outer Rim started establishing major trade ports and colonies on worlds untouched by the now defunct Galactic Republic. Several of these groups formed many of the major governments now ruling parts of the galaxy. Out of the 19 current governments ruling parts of the galaxy, 15 currently have holdings in the Outer Rim such as: the [[Eidola Pirates]], [[Mandalore]], the [[Corporate Sector Authority]] and the [[Zann Consortium]], just to name a few.
 
  
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The billions of migrants that settled in the Outer Rim started establishing major trade ports and colonies on worlds untouched by the now defunct Galactic Republic. Several of these groups formed many of the major governments now ruling parts of the galaxy. Out of the 19 current governments ruling parts of the galaxy, 15 currently have holdings in the Outer Rim such as: the [[Eidola Pirates]], [[Mandalore]], the [[Corporate Sector Authority]] and the [[Zann Consortium]], just to name a few. With the progression of the war some governments sided with the Empire, while others joined the cause of the Rebel Alliance (who later reformed in the [[New Republic]]). But not all picked a side in this war, with some staying neutral to the growing conflict.
  
 
==Astrography==
 
==Astrography==

Revision as of 11:09, 10 February 2017

The Outer Rim Territories, simply known as the Outer Rim, is a vast region of space outside the Mid Rim. The Outer Rim is the least widely settled and explored expanse of the galaxy, not including Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. The largest region in the galaxy, it is strewn with diverse worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.[1]

Exact dates and times when most of of the current sectors were formed and colonized are somewhat obscured, but the galactic shift of Year 12 has helped shape the current layout of the Outer Rim.

History

The earliest known settlements in history were established by the Galactic Republic, with the last being formed close to Year -35. Many critiqued the newly elected Supreme Chancellor and his advisors of following an agenda separate from what many colonies in the Outer Rim voted for in the senate. During the subsequent deceade, the Trade Federation openly disputed the Galactic Republic on matters such as planetary governance and free market. This resulted in a tense battle over the planet Averam, which solidified the Republic's hold in the Outer Rim. Much of this changed in Year -25.

The Galactic Republic started focusing most of it's funding Coreward, fortifying planets closer to the galactic capital of Coruscant. This left many colonies and groups in the Outer Rim upset over the perceived negligence, with the Trade Federation as one of the main instigators. The Trade Federation, under the guidance of a Sith Lord, formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems with the following: the Commerce Guild, the Corporate Alliance, and the Black Sun. This newly formed government made it's home close to the galactic core, but owned several holdings in the Outer Rim. As a result, a galactic civil war broke out which enveloped the whole galaxy. Though only lasting about 3 years, this war left several planets in the Outer Rim devastated due to many battles happening in the Outer Rim. Close to the end of the war, the Confederacy assaulted the Republic's capital of Coruscant. During the assault, many Confederacy leaders were captured and put on trial, which left the Confederacy in disarray during the last year of the war.

Then Supreme Chancellor, Drayson, along with a few other officials in the Republic, began dismantling the Confederacy's power structure in Year -22. The murders of the captured Confederacy leaders and several Jedi began a monumental government shift in the Republic. Reforming itself into the Galactic Empire, the newly formed government claimed a vase majority of the Outer Rim with the promise of new reforms and financing for the colonies there.

Political Divisions in the Outer Rim

Many schisms occured in the Galactic Empire, finally ending with Vodo Bonias as emperor. Unsettled by this change, many former Imperials retreated to the Outer Rim and with the majority forming a movement called the Rebel Alliance with several colonies disgruntled with the Empire, while others choose to follow their own paths different from the Rebel Alliance or Empire. After several border skirmishes, Year -2 signaled the beginning of what several historians call the Second Galactic Civil War. This ongoing struggle forced many sentients to flee from several systems for the relative peace in the Outer Rim, which still remained largely unexplored. Finally in Year 0, after two years, the Galactic Empire formally acknowledged the existence of the Rebel Alliance. This decision is what some count as the formal beginning of the Second Galactic Civil War.

The billions of migrants that settled in the Outer Rim started establishing major trade ports and colonies on worlds untouched by the now defunct Galactic Republic. Several of these groups formed many of the major governments now ruling parts of the galaxy. Out of the 19 current governments ruling parts of the galaxy, 15 currently have holdings in the Outer Rim such as: the Eidola Pirates, Mandalore, the Corporate Sector Authority and the Zann Consortium, just to name a few. With the progression of the war some governments sided with the Empire, while others joined the cause of the Rebel Alliance (who later reformed in the New Republic). But not all picked a side in this war, with some staying neutral to the growing conflict.

Astrography

Aside from the traditional region divisions, the Outer Rim Territories are divided further based on the navigational elements such as the galactic coordinates of Coruscant (0, 0, 0) during the Old Republic era or major hyperlanes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route or the Corellian Run. From the northwest, moving clockwise, the Outer Rim Territories consist of:

  • New Territories (a region north of the Northern Dependencies and the Hydian Way)[2]
  • The Borderlands or Trans-Hydian (a region "north" of the Perlemian Trade Route)[3]
  • The Slice (a region between the Perlemian Trade Route and the Corellian Run)[4]
  • Trailing Sectors (a region west of the Corellian Run, "trailing" the Slice)[5]
  • Western Reaches (a region west of the Trailing Sectors beyond the Rimma Trade Route)[6]

List of Sectors

See also: Outer Rim Sectors

New Territories

The Borderlands

The Slice

Trailing Sectors

Western Reaches

References