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2020-04-04T23:45:46Z

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Lorell (Planet)

2020-04-04T23:45:16Z

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2020-04-04T23:16:06Z

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Lorell (Planet)

2020-04-04T22:55:22Z

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Lorell (Planet)

2020-04-04T03:07:05Z

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2020-04-04T02:29:34Z

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2019-10-01T16:54:25Z

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2019-10-01T16:38:58Z

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Lorell (Planet)

2019-10-01T16:38:27Z

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{{Infobox Planet
| name = Lorell
| image = [[File:Planet-Lorell.png|400px]]
| system = [[Lorell (System)|Lorell System]]
| sector = [[Hapes Cluster]]
| galcoord = (136, 99)
| syscoord = (14, 6)
| rotation =
| orbital =
| entry = [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&planetID=407 Lorell]
| type = Temperate/Breathable
| terrain = Grassland, Glacier, Mountains, Ocean, Jungle
| controller = [[Hapes Consortium]]
| shielded =
| governor =
| magistrate = Tarix Chume [[Gane Lant]]
| population = 591,396,872 inhabitants
| race = [[Hapan]]
}}
'''Lorell''' is a notable planet within the [[Hapes Cluster]] and was the flashpoint of the [[Black Sun Crisis]] circa [[Year 3]]. During the latter crisis, Dark Prince [[Qel Dar]]'s [[Black Sun|Black Sun crime syndicate]] — with the covert aid of the [[Falleen Federation]] — attempted to seize the temperate world from the [[Hapes Consortium]]. Following a cessation of diplomatic negotiations, a cold war ensued between the two regimes. The Hapan regime and its satellites quickly amassed a formidable military presence in the system before undertaking a large-scale bombardment of Black Sun's cities. In the end, Prince Dar of Black Sun capitulated.

==Overview==
The [[Lorell Raiders]] were the first to colonize Lorell several thousand years ago. The pirate organization was the first to find the only suspected hyperspace entry route into the [[Hapes Cluster]] through this system, which stands today as the doorway to the sector. Constantly needing to venture beyond the [[Transitory Mists]] to pillage resources and kidnap females from the surrounding systems, the Raiders quickly came to understand the complexities of navigating the anomaly far better than any before them.

Lorell was once a hive of villainy, a base of operations for the expansion of the Raiders, but today stands as a shining beacon of civilization. The planet itself was once a paradise, with forests, jungles, grasslands and vast oceans. Today, only some of the oceans and the vast magma fields are left in their original state, while the majority of the planet has been built up in recent years thanks to generous donations by private investors.

[[Category:Planets]]

Hosnian (System)

2018-06-22T00:12:27Z

Alex Tylger:

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{{Infobox System
| name = Hosnian
| image = [[File:Hosnian.png]]
| sector = [[Byblos (Sector)|Byblos]]
| galcoord = 87, -37
| discoverydate = [[Year 19|19.188]]
| planets = 5
| suns = 1
| moons = 1
| asteroidfields= 0
| stations = 2
| population = 18,666,550
| controller = [[Galactic Empire]]
| entry = [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&systemID=1643 Hosnian]
}}

The '''Hosnian''' system is a planetary system located in the [[Byblos (Sector)|Byblos sector]] of the [[Colonies]]. It is the location of the ongoing [[War for the Hosnian System|Hosnian conflict]] between various parties vying for control of the planets.

[[Image:Map-Colonies-Hosnian.png|300px||left|thumb|The systems and sectors of the Colonies region, with the Byblos sector and Hosnian system highlighted.]]

[[Category: Systems]]
[[Category: Locations]]

File:Map-Colonies-Hosnian.png

2018-06-22T00:06:52Z

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The systems and sectors of the [[Colonies]] region, with the [[Byblos (Sector)|Byblos sector]] and [[Hosnian (System)|Hosnian system]] highlighted.
[[Category:Stellar Cartography]]

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2018-06-22T00:04:19Z

Alex Tylger:

Hosnian (System)

2018-06-22T00:03:36Z

Alex Tylger:

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{{Infobox System
| name = Hosnian
| image = [[File:Hosnian.png]]
| sector = [[Byblos (Sector)|Byblos]]
| galcoord = 87, -37
| discoverydate = [[Year 19|19.188]]
| planets = 5
| suns = 1
| moons = 1
| asteroidfields= 0
| stations = 2
| population = 18,666,550
| controller = [[Galactic Empire]]
| entry = [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&systemID=1643 Hosnian]
}}

The '''Hosnian''' system is a planetary system located in the [[Byblos sector]] of the [[Colonies]]. It is the location of the ongoing [[War for the Hosnian System|Hosnian conflict]] between various parties vying for control of the planets.

[[Image:Map-Colonies-Hosnian.png|200px||left|thumb|The systems and sectors of the Colonies region, with the Byblos sector and Hosnian system highlighted.]]

[[Category: Systems]]
[[Category: Locations]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/galaxy

2018-06-05T20:50:18Z

Alex Tylger:

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[[File:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.png|right|thumb|500px]]
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
Wild Space is a term applied to the frontier of galactic civilisation, in particular any areas north, east and south of the Outer Rim. Within these wispy areas and the three galactic arms, few systems have been mapped, and sector boundaries have not been drawn up. West of the Galaxy's major astrographical regions, Wild Space is a vague fringe between organised sectors and the Unknown Regions. There the term is also applied to the theoretical western parts of the Core, Colonies, Inner Rim, Expansion Region and Mid Rim regions if these had extended around the Deep Core, with the Mid Rim's outer boundary extending vertically from the [[Churnis (Sector)|Churnis sector]] in the north to the tip of the [[Trilon (Sector)|Trilon sector]] in the south. Some systems have been discovered, such as [[Huk (system)|Huk]], but no large-scale exploration and charting of hyperspace routes have taken place thus far.

Historically, much of what is now parts of defined astrographical regions was considered Wild Space, for examples areas north of the Perlemian Trade Route outside the Inner Rim, or areas between the Expansion Region and Hutt Space. With the charting of additional hyperspace routes like the Hydian Way and widespread settlement and organisation of such areas, the Wild Space frontier was pushed ever outwards towards the galactic rim.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored area in the western part of the galactic map. Historically, the label of the Unknown Regions was also applied to various parts of the Galaxy that are now settled areas, essentially anything beyond the fringes of what was then Wild Space and the Galactic Republic's sphere of influence and governance, also in the eastern part of the disc. As time went by and exploration became more widespread, the term became more exclusively applied to the inaccessible areas in the west.

In the far west and south, the region encompasses two of the galactic arms which have yet to receive any universal designation. While it is speculated that local governments and sentient species call the Unknown Regions home, no contact has been made between these and the great galactic community over the millennia, apart from with the [[Chiss]]. The region is comprised of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. This may (but not definitively proved) be part of the reason why it has thus far been impossible to chart any major hyperspace lanes into the area. Dangerous stellar objects, hyperspace eddies, and other phenomena that obstruct travel have ensured that the region has been left alone while galactic civilisation has spread north, east, and south from the Core over the centuries. Some scientists speculate that this so-called "tangle" of hyperspace impediments is an ancient relic of Celestials design, but no conclusive evidence to that effect has been found. The Unknown Regions designation also includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo.

=Miscellaneous Regions=
In addition to the aforementioned astrographical regions, there exists a multitude of other regions in the Galaxy. They typically overlap and extend across several astrographical regions and include numerous sectors and systems. Most of these have relatively vague borders, and are regarded as general, grouped areas of the Galaxy with some commonality to them, reflecting past or present political and/or cultural divisions of the Galaxy. What is characteristic for many of these is that their definition originally arose as a result of astrographical coordinates, location relative to major hyperlanes, or shared history of major discovery and settlement.

===The Negs===
===Arrowhead (Inner Core)===
===The Slice===
===Southern Core===
===Northern Dependencies===
===New Territories===
===Trans-Hydian (Borderlands)===
===Trailing Sectors===
===Western Reaches===

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and a quite unique section of the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. For a while considered a client state (or allied region) of the [[Galactic Empire]], the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers in more recent times. After the overthrow of Emperor [[Charon]], the influence of Hutt clans was diminished, and much of their territory was divided up by other organisations and successor governments, with the area now existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial Sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Galaxy]]
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2018-06-05T20:49:36Z

Alex Tylger: New version of old JPG map, improved design elements, color and contrast corrections, newly discovered systems added.

== Summary ==
New version of old JPG map, improved design elements, color and contrast corrections, newly discovered systems added.

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/galaxy

2018-06-05T20:48:25Z

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[[File:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.png|right|thumb|250px]]
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
Wild Space is a term applied to the frontier of galactic civilisation, in particular any areas north, east and south of the Outer Rim. Within these wispy areas and the three galactic arms, few systems have been mapped, and sector boundaries have not been drawn up. West of the Galaxy's major astrographical regions, Wild Space is a vague fringe between organised sectors and the Unknown Regions. There the term is also applied to the theoretical western parts of the Core, Colonies, Inner Rim, Expansion Region and Mid Rim regions if these had extended around the Deep Core, with the Mid Rim's outer boundary extending vertically from the [[Churnis (Sector)|Churnis sector]] in the north to the tip of the [[Trilon (Sector)|Trilon sector]] in the south. Some systems have been discovered, such as [[Huk (system)|Huk]], but no large-scale exploration and charting of hyperspace routes have taken place thus far.

Historically, much of what is now parts of defined astrographical regions was considered Wild Space, for examples areas north of the Perlemian Trade Route outside the Inner Rim, or areas between the Expansion Region and Hutt Space. With the charting of additional hyperspace routes like the Hydian Way and widespread settlement and organisation of such areas, the Wild Space frontier was pushed ever outwards towards the galactic rim.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored area in the western part of the galactic map. Historically, the label of the Unknown Regions was also applied to various parts of the Galaxy that are now settled areas, essentially anything beyond the fringes of what was then Wild Space and the Galactic Republic's sphere of influence and governance, also in the eastern part of the disc. As time went by and exploration became more widespread, the term became more exclusively applied to the inaccessible areas in the west.

In the far west and south, the region encompasses two of the galactic arms which have yet to receive any universal designation. While it is speculated that local governments and sentient species call the Unknown Regions home, no contact has been made between these and the great galactic community over the millennia, apart from with the [[Chiss]]. The region is comprised of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. This may (but not definitively proved) be part of the reason why it has thus far been impossible to chart any major hyperspace lanes into the area. Dangerous stellar objects, hyperspace eddies, and other phenomena that obstruct travel have ensured that the region has been left alone while galactic civilisation has spread north, east, and south from the Core over the centuries. Some scientists speculate that this so-called "tangle" of hyperspace impediments is an ancient relic of Celestials design, but no conclusive evidence to that effect has been found. The Unknown Regions designation also includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo.

=Miscellaneous Regions=
In addition to the aforementioned astrographical regions, there exists a multitude of other regions in the Galaxy. They typically overlap and extend across several astrographical regions and include numerous sectors and systems. Most of these have relatively vague borders, and are regarded as general, grouped areas of the Galaxy with some commonality to them, reflecting past or present political and/or cultural divisions of the Galaxy. What is characteristic for many of these is that their definition originally arose as a result of astrographical coordinates, location relative to major hyperlanes, or shared history of major discovery and settlement.

===The Negs===
===Arrowhead (Inner Core)===
===The Slice===
===Southern Core===
===Northern Dependencies===
===New Territories===
===Trans-Hydian (Borderlands)===
===Trailing Sectors===
===Western Reaches===

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and a quite unique section of the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. For a while considered a client state (or allied region) of the [[Galactic Empire]], the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers in more recent times. After the overthrow of Emperor [[Charon]], the influence of Hutt clans was diminished, and much of their territory was divided up by other organisations and successor governments, with the area now existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial Sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
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! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
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| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
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| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
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| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
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| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
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| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
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| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
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| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
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| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
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| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
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| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
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| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
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| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
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| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
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| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
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| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
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| '''Compact Stars'''
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| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
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| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
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=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category: Locations]]

Hapes Cluster

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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==Description==
The Hapes Cluster's exact astrophysical definition varies, but it is traditionally acknowledged to be similar to an open star cluster wrapped in a dark nebula. The area's coreward boundary lies approximately 15,000 light years (4,609 parsecs) north-east of the [[galactic center]], midway between the [[Colonies]] and [[Expansion Region]] in the [[Inner Rim]]. The expanse is circa 3,300 light years (1,012 parsecs) across from east to west, and 2,500 light years (766 parsecs) from north to south (defined by the extreme points of the surrounding nebula, not taking in to account the irregular borders.) Additionally, it extends approximately 1,500 light years (460 parsecs) from bottom to top on the Z-axis. Traditional educational star charts and astrographic maps give a somewhat distorted view of the Galaxy. The X-axis of maps defines a location along the east-west axis, while the Y-axis pinpoints the north-south location. But many fail to take in mind the depth of the galactic disk, where a system’s location above or below the galactic plane (or alternatively Coruscant’s location on this axis) is defined by positive or negative on a Z-axis. Compared to surrounding sectors, the Hapes Cluster is located somewhat further up on the positive scale of the Z-axis, with the bottom "footprint" starting closer to the outer edge of the thin disk, that extends from the galactic plane. Hapan scientists typically divide the Hapes Cluster into four layers: the '''Transitory Mists''', the nebulae surrounds and permeates areas of the sector; the '''Void''', interior sections of the Cluster free of impeding nebulous gasses; the '''Base''', meaning the sector "footprint" in the thin disk; and the '''Halo''', meaning the "lid" of the nebula that extends into the thick disk of the galaxy.

===Nebulae===
{{Quote
|quote = Who dimmed the blast-tinting?
|person = Popular saying among spacers, upon entering the Transitory Mists}}
The nebula is named the Transitory Mists, and surrounds the sector's star systems like a bubble, while some gaseous drifts in the so-called interior void also occur. Hapan scientists therefore differentiate between the two sections of the Transitory Mists: the '''Outer Veil''', for the surrounding nebula; and the '''Inner Veil''' for sections of nebula that divide various areas of the Hapes Cluster's astrographical regions. Furthermore, individual nicknames have been given to various parts of the Transitory Mists, typically by virtue of their distinct colors or other individual characteristics. The '''Dillaem Wall''', '''Cloak of Orelon''', '''Rivved Space''', and '''Nele'serin Arm''' are all part of the Outer Veil. Meanwhile the Inner Veil has the '''Keltros Expanse''' (between the Lorelli Reach and Corsair Outback), the '''Irrea Mist''' (between the Rifle Worlds and Gateworlds), and finally the '''Scoteian Mists''', '''Temporal Clouds''', and '''Ta'a Chume's Veil''' between the Interior and Hapan Rim Worlds.

Travel to, from, and in the Hapes Cluster is dangerous by most standards. Within the Transitory Mists, there are massive rogue comets, vast asteroid fields, lone stars in close proximity, ion storms, and other impediments that makes diverging from defined hyperspace routes extremely hazardous. In part, these types of obstructions is what made widespread settlement by the Hapes Consortium go slowly across the millennia. But it has also kept the rest of galactic civilisation out of Hapan affairs, as there are few gaps in the Outer Veil that actually lead to the safe interior hyperroutes. On official charts, only the Lorell Route via Lorell and the Knot Holes and the Hapan Spine by Roqoo are listed as safe and sanctioned passages in the clouds of ionised gas and impeding hyperspace eddies.

===Stars===
===Planets===

==History==
===Ancient History===
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The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets indicate that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20000 to 15000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| The planet Lorell, the first world of the Hapes Cluster that was settled by non-natives in documented history.
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The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Rise of the Hapes Consortium===
As a result of the Jedi Knights’ campaigns against the Lorell Raiders, Lorellian society became heavily skewed. Many of the civilisations male warriors had been killed in the conflict, and on most of the settled planets the females were now in majority. The women seized the momentum to stage a revolution across the Lorellian settlements. A conflict followed that spanned four years, with the revolt led by Ta’a Chume, a female Lorellian chieftain. She united with Enilithia Nele’serin of Lorell, the great-granddaughter of an Alsakani slave and the wife of a chieftain who had died in the conflict with the Jedi. She enjoyed great respect among the settlers on Hapes and Lorell, and had her late husband’s remaining resources at her disposal, despite her gender. Together, the two drove the campaign for freedom, aided by Mairans and Morthorn warriors who were tired of paying tribute to their pirate overlords. Their efforts were eventually successful, with the women becoming dominant in Lorellian society. This led to Enilithia Nele’serin making herself Queen of Hapes after Ta’a Chume’s death, and the founding of the Hapes Consortium in 4027 BCGT. The initial member worlds were Hapes Prime, Lorell, Charubah, Gallinore, Theselon, and Baldavia - all former Lorellian colonies - as well as Maires and Vergill.

The Hapes Consortium was initially formed as a loose union of member worlds under the reign of Nele’serin as the Queen of Hapes. The other worlds enjoyed great autonomy with internal self rule, especially in the case of Maires and Vergill who were practically devoid of human settlement. Some colonies were established on known planets along the Lorell Route and Gallinore Reach, with Cheruba, Relephon, Daruvvia, Andalia, and Ket becoming member worlds in this time period. In part colonisation efforts there were aided by extra-cluster immigration and the arrival of refugees. The latter came as a result of the Galactic Republic’s series of conflicts that took place during this time: the Great Sith War (4000-3996 BCGT), the Mandalorian Wars (3976-3960 BCGT), and the Second Sith War (3959-3956 BCGT). However, the frontiers of the Hapes Consortium were not expanded. The utilisation of the old (and now defunct) Lorellian Path hyperspace lane between Theselon and Hapes Prime - an impractical and complex route - meant that many nearby systems in close proximity of the throne world were not discovered, and also partially isolated the planet.

Not until the reign of Nele’serin III starting in 3970 BCGT did the Hapes Consortium as a proper government take true form. She changed her title to be Queen Mother, with the monarchs styled in Hapan as Ta’a Chume - in honour of the revolutionary war hero who had helped bring about the founding of the Hapes Consortium. The title was also retroactively bestowed upon her predecessors. Hapes Prime also began to take a more active role in overseeing the affairs of the member worlds, attempting to consolidate a unified Hapan state. To that effect, piracy along the Consortium’s borders, raiding Mandalorian clans, and Republic worlds out for revenge for Lorellian raiding parties, played a role in providing a common enemy for the Hapans. A proper military, an army and space fleet with units contributed by the various worlds, was established, answering to the Queen Mother.

Very little official contact between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Republic took place up until 3019 BCGT. Alsakani ships visited the Lorell system uninvited and a period of superficial talks ensued, in which the Alsakani delegates rained gifts on the Queen Mother and nobles. The Queen Mother finally began to warm to their ancient family, charmed by their praise and gifted treasures, eventually inviting an Alsakani delegation to tour the worlds of the Hapes Consortium, culminating in a lengthy stay in the Castle of Per’agthra on Hapes Prime itself. During this visit, the Alsakani kowtowed before the Queen Mother, officially apologized for the neglect Alsakan had shown Lorell, and expressed a desire to bring the Consortium in to the galactic community. Furthermore, the Jedi Order was condemned for its aggression towards the Lorellian population, undoubtedly a safe statement for the Alsakani given general animosity towards the Jedi since the Great Galactic War against the Sith Empire that spanned 3681-3653 BCGT. However, the Chume’doro with their advanced surveillance methods were able to reveal a different purpose for the Alsakani visit, discovering that Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds. A conflict was brewing and increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route to counter Coruscant’s development of new, more advanced battleships. Alsakan was doing its best to meet this potential threat with missile corvettes and the like, but Corellia and its vast, neutral hegemony was joining in the game with an armada of frigates. The intention of the Alsakani was to sway the Hapes Consortium to their side and bring the Hapan naval forces in to the conflict to shift the odds in Alsakan's favour.

Upon learning of the Alsakani deceit, the Queen Mother was furious. The members of the delegation on Hapes Prime were arrested, and the ambassador deported. Their ships in the Lorell system were destroyed, save one, which was dispatched with ambassador back to their homeworld. By 3017 BCGT the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict was in full swing, with both Coruscant and Alsakan suffering major losses to Corellia's forces. The war concluded with a peace treaty imposed by the Corellians, ending Alsakan’s bid for galactic dominance once and for all, and uniting the three factions of the Galactic Republic.

The same year, the Hapes Consortium declared its intention to isolate itself fully from the rest of the Galaxy by order of the Queen Mother. The Hapans had had enough of the Galactic Republic, its wars, and its deceit. Crossing the borders of the Hapes Cluster would be punishable by death. The events also brought about a partial new-found respect for the Lorell Raiders among Hapans, feeling they had in a sense liberated the humans of the Hapes Cluster from the Alsakani. But it was indeed only partial, as a distinct image of the Lorell Raiders as oppressors and slavers endured, and justly so. This love-hate view of them remains to this day. In the three millennia that followed, the Hapans were left to their own devices, expanding further within the Hapes Cluster through periods of exploration and colonisation, while also enduring a multitude of internal conflicts.

===Recent Developments===
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As a consequence of Hapan isolationism, the civilisation within the Hapes Cluster developed without further influences from the rest of the galactic community. The Consortium prospered over the centuries, but eventually started a slow decline that culminated a century ago with the outbreak of the Hapan Civil War after the death of the last Queen Mother. As the various member worlds rallied behind different factions in bids for power, the Hapes Consortium ceased to exist as a unified governing body for close to fifty years. The war would have long-lasting effects on the Hapan populace, with the ravaging of several prominent worlds, industrial infrastructure shattered, the death of a significant percentage of the sector's inhabitants, as well as the end of matriarchal rule in society after the reunification. Following the conflict, the Hapans needed to look outwards for much needed supplies that could help them rebuild.

As a result, the Hapes Cluster saw an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy from approximately 2 BCGT, when the Hapan government began a concerted effort to promote trade and commerce. As a first step in this endeavor, Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It did not take long for immigration to begin in earnest, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employment and opportunity. Even so, the Hapes Consortium has continued to imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the sector, with most systems being off-limits to non-citizens. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in 3 CGT, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

{| style="width: 50%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Region'''
| width="69%" | [[Inner Rim]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Systems'''
| width="69%" | 58
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Population'''
| width="69%" | 671,676,676,868 (18:100 CGT)
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Controlled By'''
| width="69%" | [[Hapes Consortium]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Astrographic Entry'''
| width="69%" | [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&sectorID=228 Hapes Cluster]
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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
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The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets indicate that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20000 to 15000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Rise of the Hapes Consortium===
As a result of the Jedi Knights’ campaigns against the Lorell Raiders, Lorellian society became heavily skewed. Many of the civilisations male warriors had been killed in the conflict, and on most of the settled planets the females were now in majority. The women seized the momentum to stage a revolution across the Lorellian settlements. A conflict followed that spanned four years, with the revolt led by Ta’a Chume, a female Lorellian chieftain. She united with Enilithia Nele’serin of Lorell, the great-granddaughter of an Alsakani slave and the wife of a chieftain who had died in the conflict with the Jedi. She enjoyed great respect among the settlers on Hapes and Lorell, and had her late husband’s remaining resources at her disposal, despite her gender. Together, the two drove the campaign for freedom, aided by Mairans and Morthorn warriors who were tired of paying tribute to their pirate overlords. Their efforts were eventually successful, with the women becoming dominant in Lorellian society. This led to Enilithia Nele’serin making herself Queen of Hapes after Ta’a Chume’s death, and the founding of the Hapes Consortium in 4027 BCGT. The initial member worlds were Hapes Prime, Lorell, Charubah, Gallinore, Theselon, and Baldavia - all former Lorellian colonies - as well as Maires and Vergill.

The Hapes Consortium was initially formed as a loose union of member worlds under the reign of Nele’serin as the Queen of Hapes. The other worlds enjoyed great autonomy with internal self rule, especially in the case of Maires and Vergill who were practically devoid of human settlement. Some colonies were established on known planets along the Lorell Route and Gallinore Reach, with Cheruba, Relephon, Daruvvia, Andalia, and Ket becoming member worlds in this time period. In part colonisation efforts there were aided by extra-cluster immigration and the arrival of refugees. The latter came as a result of the Galactic Republic’s series of conflicts that took place during this time: the Great Sith War (4000-3996 BCGT), the Mandalorian Wars (3976-3960 BCGT), and the Second Sith War (3959-3956 BCGT). However, the frontiers of the Hapes Consortium were not expanded. The utilisation of the old (and now defunct) Lorellian Path hyperspace lane between Theselon and Hapes Prime - an impractical and complex route - meant that many nearby systems in close proximity of the throne world were not discovered, and also partially isolated the planet.

Not until the reign of Nele’serin III starting in 3970 BCGT did the Hapes Consortium as a proper government take true form. She changed her title to be Queen Mother, with the monarchs styled in Hapan as Ta’a Chume - in honour of the revolutionary war hero who had helped bring about the founding of the Hapes Consortium. The title was also retroactively bestowed upon her predecessors. Hapes Prime also began to take a more active role in overseeing the affairs of the member worlds, attempting to consolidate a unified Hapan state. To that effect, piracy along the Consortium’s borders, raiding Mandalorian clans, and Republic worlds out for revenge for Lorellian raiding parties, played a role in providing a common enemy for the Hapans. A proper military, an army and space fleet with units contributed by the various worlds, was established, answering to the Queen Mother.

Very little official contact between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Republic took place up until 3019 BCGT. Alsakani ships visited the Lorell system uninvited and a period of superficial talks ensued, in which the Alsakani delegates rained gifts on the Queen Mother and nobles. The Queen Mother finally began to warm to their ancient family, charmed by their praise and gifted treasures, eventually inviting an Alsakani delegation to tour the worlds of the Hapes Consortium, culminating in a lengthy stay in the Castle of Per’agthra on Hapes Prime itself. During this visit, the Alsakani kowtowed before the Queen Mother, officially apologized for the neglect Alsakan had shown Lorell, and expressed a desire to bring the Consortium in to the galactic community. Furthermore, the Jedi Order was condemned for its aggression towards the Lorellian population, undoubtedly a safe statement for the Alsakani given general animosity towards the Jedi since the Great Galactic War against the Sith Empire that spanned 3681-3653 BCGT. However, the Chume’doro with their advanced surveillance methods were able to reveal a different purpose for the Alsakani visit, discovering that Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds. A conflict was brewing and increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route to counter Coruscant’s development of new, more advanced battleships. Alsakan was doing its best to meet this potential threat with missile corvettes and the like, but Corellia and its vast, neutral hegemony was joining in the game with an armada of frigates. The intention of the Alsakani was to sway the Hapes Consortium to their side and bring the Hapan naval forces in to the conflict to shift the odds in Alsakan's favour.

Upon learning of the Alsakani deceit, the Queen Mother was furious. The members of the delegation on Hapes Prime were arrested, and the ambassador deported. Their ships in the Lorell system were destroyed, save one, which was dispatched with ambassador back to their homeworld. By 3017 BCGT the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict was in full swing, with both Coruscant and Alsakan suffering major losses to Corellia's forces. The war concluded with a peace treaty imposed by the Corellians, ending Alsakan’s bid for galactic dominance once and for all, and uniting the three factions of the Galactic Republic.

The same year, the Hapes Consortium declared its intention to isolate itself fully from the rest of the Galaxy by order of the Queen Mother. The Hapans had had enough of the Galactic Republic, its wars, and its deceit. Crossing the borders of the Hapes Cluster would be punishable by death. The events also brought about a partial new-found respect for the Lorell Raiders among Hapans, feeling they had in a sense liberated the humans of the Hapes Cluster from the Alsakani. But it was indeed only partial, as a distinct image of the Lorell Raiders as oppressors and slavers endured, and justly so. This love-hate view of them remains to this day. In the three millennia that followed, the Hapans were left to their own devices, expanding further within the Hapes Cluster through periods of exploration and colonisation, while also enduring a multitude of internal conflicts.

===Recent Developments===
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As a consequence of Hapan isolationism, the civilisation within the Hapes Cluster developed without further influences from the rest of the galactic community. The Consortium prospered over the centuries, but eventually started a slow decline that culminated a century ago with the outbreak of the Hapan Civil War after the death of the last Queen Mother. As the various member worlds rallied behind different factions in bids for power, the Hapes Consortium ceased to exist as a unified governing body for close to fifty years. The war would have long-lasting effects on the Hapan populace, with the ravaging of several prominent worlds, industrial infrastructure shattered, the death of a significant percentage of the sector's inhabitants, as well as the end of matriarchal rule in society after the reunification. Following the conflict, the Hapans needed to look outwards for much needed supplies that could help them rebuild.

As a result, the Hapes Cluster saw an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy from approximately 2 BCGT, when the Hapan government began a concerted effort to promote trade and commerce. As a first step in this endeavor, Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It did not take long for immigration to begin in earnest, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employment and opportunity. Even so, the Hapes Consortium has continued to imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the sector, with most systems being off-limits to non-citizens. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in 3 CGT, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

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! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

2017-03-19T19:10:36Z

Alex Tylger:

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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
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The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets indicate that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20000 to 15000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Rise of the Hapes Consortium===
As a result of the Jedi Knights’ campaigns against the Lorell Raiders, Lorellian society became heavily skewed. Many of the civilisations male warriors had been killed in the conflict, and on most of the settled planets the females were now in majority. The women seized the momentum to stage a revolution across the Lorellian settlements. A conflict followed that spanned four years, with the revolt led by Ta’a Chume, a female Lorellian chieftain. She united with Enilithia Nele’serin of Lorell, the great-granddaughter of an Alsakani slave and the wife of a chieftain who had died in the conflict with the Jedi. She enjoyed great respect among the settlers on Hapes and Lorell, and had her late husband’s remaining resources at her disposal, despite her gender. Together, the two drove the campaign for freedom, aided by Mairans and Morthorn warriors who were tired of paying tribute to their pirate overlords. Their efforts were eventually successful, with the women becoming dominant in Lorellian society. This led to Enilithia Nele’serin making herself Queen of Hapes after Ta’a Chume’s death, and the founding of the Hapes Consortium in 4027 BCGT. The initial member worlds were Hapes Prime, Lorell, Charubah, Gallinore, Theselon, and Baldavia - all former Lorellian colonies - as well as Maires and Vergill.

The Hapes Consortium was initially formed as a loose union of member worlds under the reign of Nele’serin as the Queen of Hapes. The other worlds enjoyed great autonomy with internal self rule, especially in the case of Maires and Vergill who were practically devoid of human settlement. Some colonies were established on known planets along the Lorell Route and Gallinore Reach, with Cheruba, Relephon, Daruvvia, Andalia, and Ket becoming member worlds in this time period. In part colonisation efforts there were aided by extra-cluster immigration and the arrival of refugees. The latter came as a result of the Galactic Republic’s series of conflicts that took place during this time: the Great Sith War (4000-3996 BCGT), the Mandalorian Wars (3976-3960 BCGT), and the Second Sith War (3959-3956 BCGT). However, the frontiers of the Hapes Consortium were not expanded. The utilisation of the old (and now defunct) Lorellian Path hyperspace lane between Theselon and Hapes Prime - an impractical and complex route - meant that many nearby systems in close proximity of the throne world were not discovered, and also partially isolated the planet.

Not until the reign of Nele’serin III starting in 3970 BCGT did the Hapes Consortium as a proper government take true form. She changed her title to be Queen Mother, with the monarchs styled in Hapan as Ta’a Chume - in honour of the revolutionary war hero who had helped bring about the founding of the Hapes Consortium. The title was also retroactively bestowed upon her predecessors. Hapes Prime also began to take a more active role in overseeing the affairs of the member worlds, attempting to consolidate a unified Hapan state. To that effect, piracy along the Consortium’s borders, raiding Mandalorian clans, and Republic worlds out for revenge for Lorellian raiding parties, played a role in providing a common enemy for the Hapans. A proper military, an army and space fleet with units contributed by the various worlds, was established, answering to the Queen Mother.

Very little official contact between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Republic took place up until 3019 BCGT. Alsakani ships visited the Lorell system uninvited and a period of superficial talks ensued, in which the Alsakani delegates rained gifts on the Queen Mother and nobles. The Queen Mother finally began to warm to their ancient family, charmed by their praise and gifted treasures, eventually inviting an Alsakani delegation to tour the worlds of the Hapes Consortium, culminating in a lengthy stay in the Castle of Per’agthra on Hapes Prime itself. During this visit, the Alsakani kowtowed before the Queen Mother, officially apologized for the neglect Alsakan had shown Lorell, and expressed a desire to bring the Consortium in to the galactic community. Furthermore, the Jedi Order was condemned for its aggression towards the Lorellian population, undoubtedly a safe statement for the Alsakani given general animosity towards the Jedi since the Great Galactic War against the Sith Empire that spanned 3681-3653 BCGT. However, the Chume’doro with their advanced surveillance methods were able to reveal a different purpose for the Alsakani visit, discovering that Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds. A conflict was brewing and increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route to counter Coruscant’s development of new, more advanced battleships. Alsakan was doing its best to meet this potential threat with missile corvettes and the like, but Corellia and its vast, neutral hegemony was joining in the game with an armada of frigates. The intention of the Alsakani was to sway the Hapes Consortium to their side and bring the Hapan naval forces in to the conflict to shift the odds in Alsakan's favour.

Upon learning of the Alsakani deceit, the Queen Mother was furious. The members of the delegation on Hapes Prime were arrested, and the ambassador deported. Their ships in the Lorell system were destroyed, save one, which was dispatched with ambassador back to their homeworld. By 3017 BCGT the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict was in full swing, with both Coruscant and Alsakan suffering major losses to Corellia's forces. The war concluded with a peace treaty imposed by the Corellians, ending Alsakan’s bid for galactic dominance once and for all, and uniting the three factions of the Galactic Republic.

The same year, the Hapes Consortium declared its intention to isolate itself fully from the rest of the Galaxy by order of the Queen Mother. The Hapans had had enough of the Galactic Republic, its wars, and its deceit. Crossing the borders of the Hapes Cluster would be punishable by death. The events also brought about a partial new-found respect for the Lorell Raiders among Hapans, feeling they had in a sense liberated the humans of the Hapes Cluster from the Alsakani. But it was indeed only partial, as a distinct image of the Lorell Raiders as oppressors and slavers endured, and justly so. This love-hate view of them remains to this day. In the three millennia that followed, the Hapans were left to their own devices, expanding further within the Hapes Cluster through periods of exploration and colonisation, while also enduring a multitude of internal conflicts.

===Recent Developments===
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As a consequence of Hapan isolationism, the civilisation within the Hapes Cluster developed without further influences from the rest of the galactic community. The Consortium prospered over the centuries, but eventually started a slow decline that culminated a century ago with the outbreak of the Hapan Civil War after the death of the last Queen Mother. As the various member worlds rallied behind different factions in bids for power, the Hapes Consortium ceased to exist as a unified governing body for close to fifty years. The war would have long-lasting effects on the Hapan populace, with the ravaging of several prominent worlds, industrial infrastructure shattered, the death of a significant percentage of the sector's inhabitants, as well as the end of matriarchal rule in society after the reunification. Following the conflict, the Hapans needed to look outwards for much needed supplies that could help them rebuild.

As a result, the Hapes Cluster saw an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately 2 BCGT, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employment and opportunity. Even so, the Hapes Consortium still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the sector, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

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|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

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Alex Tylger:

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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| Artist rendition of Centrepoint Space Station under construction. Theorized as an instrument of the Celestials in constructing some of the Galaxy's unique phenomena.
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The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets lend weight to the theory that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20000 to 15000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Rise of the Hapes Consortium===
As a result of the Jedi Knights’ campaigns against the Lorell Raiders, Lorellian society became heavily skewed. Many of the civilisations male warriors had been killed in the conflict, and on most of the settled planets the females were now in majority. The women seized the momentum to stage a revolution across the Lorellian settlements. A conflict followed that spanned four years, with the revolt led by Ta’a Chume, a female Lorellian chieftain. She united with Enilithia Nele’serin of Lorell, the great-granddaughter of an Alsakani slave and the wife of a chieftain who had died in the conflict with the Jedi. She enjoyed great respect among the settlers on Hapes and Lorell, and had her late husband’s remaining resources at her disposal, despite her gender. Together, the two drove the campaign for freedom, aided by Mairans and Morthorn warriors who were tired of paying tribute to their pirate overlords. Their efforts were eventually successful, with the women becoming dominant in Lorellian society. This led to Enilithia Nele’serin making herself Queen of Hapes after Ta’a Chume’s death, and the founding of the Hapes Consortium in 4027 BCGT. The initial member worlds were Hapes Prime, Lorell, Charubah, Gallinore, Theselon, and Baldavia - all former Lorellian colonies - as well as Maires and Vergill.

The Hapes Consortium was initially formed as a loose union of member worlds under the reign of Nele’serin as the Queen of Hapes. The other worlds enjoyed great autonomy with internal self rule, especially in the case of Maires and Vergill who were practically devoid of human settlement. Some colonies were established on known planets along the Lorell Route and Gallinore Reach, with Cheruba, Relephon, Daruvvia, Andalia, and Ket becoming member worlds in this time period. In part colonisation efforts there were aided by extra-cluster immigration and the arrival of refugees. The latter came as a result of the Galactic Republic’s series of conflicts that took place during this time: the Great Sith War (4000-3996 BCGT), the Mandalorian Wars (3976-3960 BCGT), and the Second Sith War (3959-3956 BCGT). However, the frontiers of the Hapes Consortium were not expanded. The utilisation of the old (and now defunct) Lorellian Path hyperspace lane between Theselon and Hapes Prime - an impractical and complex route - meant that many nearby systems in close proximity of the throne world were not discovered, and also partially isolated the planet.

Not until the reign of Nele’serin III starting in 3970 BCGT did the Hapes Consortium as a proper government take true form. She changed her title to be Queen Mother, with the monarchs styled in Hapan as Ta’a Chume - in honour of the revolutionary war hero who had helped bring about the founding of the Hapes Consortium. The title was also retroactively bestowed upon her predecessors. Hapes Prime also began to take a more active role in overseeing the affairs of the member worlds, attempting to consolidate a unified Hapan state. To that effect, piracy along the Consortium’s borders, raiding Mandalorian clans, and Republic worlds out for revenge for Lorellian raiding parties, played a role in providing a common enemy for the Hapans. A proper military, an army and space fleet with units contributed by the various worlds, was established, answering to the Queen Mother.

Very little official contact between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Republic took place up until 3019 BCGT. Alsakani ships visited the Lorell system uninvited and a period of superficial talks ensued, in which the Alsakani delegates rained gifts on the Queen Mother and nobles. The Queen Mother finally began to warm to their ancient family, charmed by their praise and gifted treasures, eventually inviting an Alsakani delegation to tour the worlds of the Hapes Consortium, culminating in a lengthy stay in the Castle of Per’agthra on Hapes Prime itself. During this visit, the Alsakani kowtowed before the Queen Mother, officially apologized for the neglect Alsakan had shown Lorell, and expressed a desire to bring the Consortium in to the galactic community. Furthermore, the Jedi Order was condemned for its aggression towards the Lorellian population, undoubtedly a safe statement for the Alsakani given general animosity towards the Jedi since the Great Galactic War against the Sith Empire that spanned 3681-3653 BCGT. However, the Chume’doro with their advanced surveillance methods were able to reveal a different purpose for the Alsakani visit, discovering that Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds. A conflict was brewing and increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route to counter Coruscant’s development of new, more advanced battleships. Alsakan was doing its best to meet this potential threat with missile corvettes and the like, but Corellia and its vast, neutral hegemony was joining in the game with an armada of frigates. The intention of the Alsakani was to sway the Hapes Consortium to their side and bring the Hapan naval forces in to the conflict to shift the odds in Alsakan's favour.

Upon learning of the Alsakani deceit, the Queen Mother was furious. The members of the delegation on Hapes Prime were arrested, and the ambassador deported. Their ships in the Lorell system were destroyed, save one, which was dispatched with ambassador back to their homeworld. By 3017 BCGT the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict was in full swing, with both Coruscant and Alsakan suffering major losses to Corellia's forces. The war concluded with a peace treaty imposed by the Corellians, ending Alsakan’s bid for galactic dominance once and for all, and uniting the three factions of the Galactic Republic.

The same year, the Hapes Consortium declared its intention to isolate itself fully from the rest of the Galaxy by order of the Queen Mother. The Hapans had had enough of the Galactic Republic, its wars, and its deceit. Crossing the borders of the Hapes Cluster would be punishable by death. The events also brought about a partial new-found respect for the Lorell Raiders among Hapans, feeling they had in a sense liberated the humans of the Hapes Cluster from the Alsakani. But it was indeed only partial, as a distinct image of the Lorell Raiders as oppressors and slavers endured, and justly so. This love-hate view of them remains to this day. In the three millennia that followed, the Hapans were left to their own devices, expanding further within the Hapes Cluster through periods of exploration and colonisation, while also enduring a multitude of internal conflicts.

===Recent Developments===
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As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

{| style="width: 50%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

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Hapes Cluster

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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Systems'''
| width="69%" | 58
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Population'''
| width="69%" | 671,676,676,868 (18:100 CGT)
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Controlled By'''
| width="69%" | [[Hapes Consortium]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Astrographic Entry'''
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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
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The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets lend weight to the theory that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20000 to 15000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Rise of the Hapes Consortium===
As a result of the Jedi Knights’ campaigns against the Lorell Raiders, Lorellian society became heavily skewed. Many of the civilisations male warriors had been killed in the conflict, and on most of the settled planets the females were now in majority. The women seized the momentum to stage a revolution across the Lorellian settlements. A conflict followed that spanned four years, with the revolt led by Ta’a Chume, a female Lorellian chieftain. She united with Enilithia Nele’serin of Lorell, the great-granddaughter of an Alsakani slave and the wife of a chieftain who had died in the conflict with the Jedi. She enjoyed great respect among the settlers on Hapes and Lorell, and had her late husband’s remaining resources at her disposal, despite her gender. Together, the two drove the campaign for freedom, aided by Mairans and Morthorn warriors who were tired of paying tribute to their pirate overlords. Their efforts were eventually successful, with the women becoming dominant in Lorellian society. This led to Enilithia Nele’serin making herself Queen of Hapes after Ta’a Chume’s death, and the founding of the Hapes Consortium in 4027 BCGT. The initial member worlds were Hapes Prime, Lorell, Charubah, Gallinore, Theselon, and Baldavia - all former Lorellian colonies - as well as Maires and Vergill.

The Hapes Consortium was initially formed as a loose union of member worlds under the reign of Nele’serin as the Queen of Hapes. The other worlds enjoyed great autonomy with internal self rule, especially in the case of the latter two who were practically devoid of human settlement. Some colonies were established on known planets along the Lorell Route and Gallinore Reach, with Cheruba, Relephon, Daruvvia, Andalia, and Ket becoming member worlds in this time period. In part colonisation efforts there were aided by extra-cluster immigration and the arrival of refugees. The latter came as a result of the Galactic Republic’s series of conflicts that took place during this time: the Great Sith War (4000-3996 BCGT), the Mandalorian Wars (3976-3960 BCGT), and the Second Sith War (3959-3956 BCGT). However, the frontiers of the Hapes Consortium were not expanded. The utilisation of the old (and now defunct) Lorellian Path hyperspace lane between Theselon and Hapes Prime - an impractical and complex route - meant that many nearby systems in close proximity of the throne world were not discovered, and also partially isolated the planet.

Not until the reign of Nele’serin III starting in 3970 BCGT did the Hapes Consortium as a proper government take true form. She changed her title to be Queen Mother, with the monarchs styled in Hapan as Ta’a Chume - in honour of the revolutionary war hero who had helped bring about the founding of the Hapes Consortium. The title was also retroactively bestowed upon her predecessors. Hapes Prime also began to take a more active role in overseeing the affairs of the member worlds, attempting to consolidate a unified Hapan state. To that effect, piracy along the Consortium’s borders, raiding Mandalorian clans, and Republic worlds out for revenge for Lorellian raiding parties, played a role in providing a common enemy for the Hapans. A proper military, an army and space fleet with units contributed by the various worlds, was established, answering to the Queen Mother.

Very little official contact between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Republic took place up until 3019 BCGT. Alsakani ships visited the Lorell system uninvited and a period of superficial talks ensued, in which the Alsakani delegates rained gifts on the Queen Mother and nobles. The Queen Mother finally began to warm to their ancient family, charmed by their praise and gifted treasures, eventually inviting an Alsakani delegation to tour the worlds of the Hapes Consortium, culminating in a lengthy stay in the Castle of Per’agthra on Hapes Prime itself. During this visit, the Alsakani kowtowed before the Queen Mother, officially apologized for the neglect Alsakan had shown Lorell, and expressed a desire to bring the Consortium in to the galactic community. Furthermore, the Jedi Order was condemned for its aggression towards the Lorellian population, undoubtedly a safe statement for the Alsakani given general animosity towards the Jedi since the Great Galactic War against the Sith Empire that spanned 3681-3653 BCGT. However, the Chume’doro with their advanced surveillance methods were able to reveal a different purpose for the Alsakani visit, discovering that Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds. A conflict was brewing and increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route to counter Coruscant’s development of new, more advanced battleships. Alsakan was doing its best to meet this potential threat with missile corvettes and the like, but Corellia and its vast, neutral hegemony was joining in the game with an armada of frigates. The intention of the Alsakani was to sway the Hapes Consortium to their side and bring the Hapan naval forces in to the conflict to shift the odds in Alsakan's favour.

Upon learning of the Alsakani deceit, the Queen Mother was furious. The members of the delegation on Hapes Prime were arrested, and the ambassador deported. Their ships in the Lorell system were destroyed, save one, which was dispatched with ambassador back to their homeworld. By 3017 BCGT the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict was in full swing, with both Coruscant and Alsakani suffering major losses to Corellia's forces. The war concluded with a peace treaty imposed by the Corellians, ending Alsakan’s bid for galactic dominance once and for all, and uniting the three factions of the Galactic Republic.

The same year, the Hapes Consortium declared its intention to isolate itself fully from the rest of the Galaxy by order of the Queen Mother. The Hapans had had enough of the Galactic Republic, its wars, and its deceit. Crossing the borders of the Hapes Cluster would be punishable by death. The events also brought about a partial new-found respect for the Lorell Raiders among Hapans, feeling they had in a sense liberated the humans of the Hapes Cluster from the Alsakani. But it was indeed only partial, as a distinct image of the Lorell Raiders as oppressors and slavers endured, and justly so. This love-hate view of them remains to this day. In the three millennia that followed, the Hapans were left to their own devices, expanding further within the Hapes Cluster through periods of exploration and colonisation, while also enduring a multitude of internal conflicts.

===Recent Developments===
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As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

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|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Region'''
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Systems'''
| width="69%" | 58
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Population'''
| width="69%" | 671,676,676,868 (18:100 CGT)
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Controlled By'''
| width="69%" | [[Hapes Consortium]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Astrographic Entry'''
| width="69%" | [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&sectorID=228 Hapes Cluster]
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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
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The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets lend weight to the theory that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20000 to 15000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| The planet Lorell, the first world of the Hapes Cluster that was settled by non-natives in documented history.
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The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Rise of the Hapes Consortium===
As a result of the Jedi Knights’ campaigns against the Lorell Raiders, Lorellian society became heavily skewed. Many of the civilisations male warriors had been killed in the conflict, and on most of the settled planets the females were now in majority. The women seized the momentum to stage a revolution across the Lorellian settlements. A conflict followed that spanned four years, with the revolt led by Ta’a Chume, a female Lorellian chieftain. She united with Enilithia Nele’serin of Lorell, the great-granddaughter of an Alsakani slave and the wife of a chieftain who had died in the conflict with the Jedi. She enjoyed great respect among the settlers on Hapes and Lorell, and had her late husband’s remaining resources at her disposal, despite her gender. Together, the two drove the campaign for freedom, aided by Mairans and Morthorn warriors who were tired of paying tribute to their pirate overlords. Their efforts were eventually successful, with the women becoming dominant in Lorellian society. This led to Enilithia Nele’serin making herself Queen of Hapes after Ta’a Chume’s death, and the founding of the Hapes Consortium in 4027 BCGT. The initial member worlds were Hapes Prime, Lorell, Charubah, Gallinore, Theselon, and Baldavia - all former Lorellian colonies - as well as Maires and Vergill.

The Hapes Consortium was initially formed as a loose union of member worlds under the reign of Nele’serin as the Queen of Hapes. The other worlds enjoyed great autonomy with internal self rule, especially in the case of the latter two who were practically devoid of human settlement. Some colonies were established on known planets along the Lorell Route and Gallinore Reach, with Cheruba, Relephon, Daruvvia, Andalia, and Ket becoming member worlds in this time period. In part colonisation efforts there were aided by extra-cluster immigration and the arrival of refugees. The latter came as a result of the Galactic Republic’s series of conflicts that took place during this time: the Great Sith War (4000-3996 BCGT), the Mandalorian Wars (3976-3960 BCGT), and the Second Sith War (3959-3956 BCGT). However, the frontiers of the Hapes Consortium were not expanded. The utilisation of the old (and now defunct) Lorellian Path hyperspace lane between Theselon and Hapes Prime - an impractical and complex route - meant that many nearby systems in close proximity of the throne world were not discovered, and also partially isolated the planet.

Not until the reign of Nele’serin III starting in 3970 BCGT did the Hapes Consortium as a proper government take true form. She changed her title to be Queen Mother, with the monarchs styled in Hapan as Ta’a Chume - in honour of the revolutionary war hero who had helped bring about the founding of the Hapes Consortium. The title was also retroactively bestowed upon her predecessors. Hapes Prime also began to take a more active role in overseeing the affairs of the member worlds, attempting to consolidate a unified Hapan state. To that effect, piracy along the Consortium’s borders, raiding Mandalorian clans, and Republic worlds out for revenge for Lorellian raiding parties, played a role in providing a common enemy for the Hapans. A proper military, an army and space fleet with units contributed by the various worlds, was established, answering to the Queen Mother.

Very little official contact between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Republic took place up until 3019 BCGT. Alsakani ships visited the Lorell system uninvited and a period of superficial talks ensued, in which the Alsakani delegates rained gifts on the Queen Mother and nobles. The Queen Mother finally began to warm to their ancient family, charmed by their praise and gifted treasures, eventually inviting an Alsakani delegation to tour the worlds of the Hapes Consortium, culminating in a lengthy stay in the Castle of Per’agthra on Hapes Prime itself. During this visit, the Alsakani kowtowed before the Queen Mother, officially apologized for the neglect Alsakan had shown Lorell, and expressed a desire to bring the Consortium in to the galactic community. Furthermore, the Jedi Order was condemned for its aggression towards the Lorellian population, undoubtedly a safe statement for the Alsakani given general animosity towards the Jedi since the Great Galactic War against the Sith Empire that spanned 3681-3653 BCGT. However, the Chume’doro with their advanced surveillance methods were able to reveal a different purpose for the Alsakani visit, discovering that Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds. A conflict was brewing and increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route to counter Coruscant’s development of new, more advanced battleships. Alsakan was doing its best to meet this potential threat with missile corvettes and the like, but Corellia and its vast, neutral hegemony was joining in the game with an armada of frigates. The intention of the Alsakani was to sway the Hapes Consortium to their side and bring the Hapan naval forces in to the conflict to shift the odds in Alsakan's favour.

Upon learning of the Alsakani deceit, the Queen Mother was furious. The members of the delegation on Hapes Prime were arrested, and the ambassador deported. Their ships in the Lorell system were destroyed, save one, which was dispatched with ambassador back to their homeworld. By 3017 BCGT the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict was in full swing, with both Coruscant and Alsakani suffering major losses to Corellia's forces. The war concluded with a peace treaty imposed by the Corellians, ending Alsakan’s bid for galactic dominance once and for all, and uniting the three factions of the Galactic Republic.

The same year, the Hapes Consortium declared its intention to isolate itself fully from the rest of the Galaxy by order of the Queen Mother. The Hapans had had enough of the Galactic Republic, its wars, and its deceit. Crossing the borders of the Hapes Cluster would be punishable by death. The events also brought about a partial new-found respect for the Lorell Raiders among Hapans, feeling they had in a sense liberated the humans of the Hapes Cluster from the Alsakani. But it was indeed only partial, as a distinct image of the Lorell Raiders as oppressors and slavers endured, and justly so. This love-hate view of them remains to this day. In the three millennia that followed, the Hapans were left to their own devices, expanding further within the Hapes Cluster through periods of exploration and colonisation, while also enduring a multitude of internal conflicts.

===Recent Developments===
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As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

{| style="width: 50%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Astrographic Entry'''
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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
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The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets lend weight to the theory that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20,000 to 15,000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16,000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26,000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| The planet Lorell, the first world of the Hapes Cluster that was settled by non-natives in documented history.
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The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Rise of the Hapes Consortium===
As a result of the Jedi Knights’ campaigns against the Lorell Raiders, Lorellian society became heavily skewed. Many of the civilisations male warriors had been killed in the conflict, and on most of the settled planets the females were now in majority. The women seized the momentum to stage a revolution across the Lorellian settlements. A conflict followed that spanned four years, with the revolt led by Ta’a Chume, a female Lorellian chieftain. She united with Enilithia Nele’serin of Lorell, the great-granddaughter of an Alsakani slave and the wife of a chieftain who had died in the conflict with the Jedi. She enjoyed great respect among the settlers on Hapes and Lorell, and had her late husband’s remaining resources at her disposal, despite her gender. Together, the two drove the campaign for freedom, aided by Mairans and Morthorn warriors who were tired of paying tribute to their pirate overlords. Their efforts were eventually successful, with the women becoming dominant in Lorellian society. This led to Enilithia Nele’serin making herself Queen of Hapes after Ta’a Chume’s death, and the founding of the Hapes Consortium in 4027 BCGT. The initial member worlds were Hapes Prime, Lorell, Charubah, Gallinore, Theselon, and Baldavia - all former Lorellian colonies - as well as Maires and Vergill.

The Hapes Consortium was initially formed as a loose union of member worlds under the reign of Nele’serin as the Queen of Hapes. The other worlds enjoyed great autonomy with internal self rule, especially in the case of the latter two who were practically devoid of human settlement. Some colonies were established on known planets along the Lorell Route and Gallinore Reach, with Cheruba, Relephon, Daruvvia, Andalia, and Ket becoming member worlds in this time period. In part colonisation efforts there were aided by extra-cluster immigration and the arrival of refugees. The latter came as a result of the Galactic Republic’s series of conflicts that took place during this time: the Great Sith War (4000-3996 BCGT), the Mandalorian Wars (3976-3960 BCGT), and the Second Sith War (3959-3956 BCGT). However, the frontiers of the Hapes Consortium were not expanded. The utilisation of the old (and now defunct) Lorellian Path hyperspace lane between Theselon and Hapes Prime - an impractical and complex route - meant that many nearby systems in close proximity of the throne world were not discovered, and also partially isolated the planet.

Not until the reign of Nele’serin III starting in 3970 BCGT did the Hapes Consortium as a proper government take true form. She changed her title to be Queen Mother, with the monarchs styled in Hapan as Ta’a Chume - in honour of the revolutionary war hero who had helped bring about the founding of the Hapes Consortium. The title was also retroactively bestowed upon her predecessors. Hapes Prime also began to take a more active role in overseeing the affairs of the member worlds, attempting to consolidate a unified Hapan state. To that effect, piracy along the Consortium’s borders, raiding Mandalorian clans, and Republic worlds out for revenge for Lorellian raiding parties, played a role in providing a common enemy for the Hapans. A proper military, an army and space fleet with units contributed by the various worlds, was established, answering to the Queen Mother.

Very little official contact between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Republic took place up until 3019 BCGT. Alsakani ships visited the Lorell system uninvited and a period of superficial talks ensued, in which the Alsakani delegates rained gifts on the Queen Mother and nobles. The Queen Mother finally began to warm to their ancient family, charmed by their praise and gifted treasures, eventually inviting an Alsakani delegation to tour the worlds of the Hapes Consortium, culminating in a lengthy stay in the Castle of Per’agthra on Hapes Prime itself. During this visit, the Alsakani kowtowed before the Queen Mother, officially apologized for the neglect Alsakan had shown Lorell, and expressed a desire to bring the Consortium in to the galactic community. Furthermore, the Jedi Order was condemned for its aggression towards the Lorellian population, undoubtedly a safe statement for the Alsakani given general animosity towards the Jedi since the Great Galactic War against the Sith Empire that spanned 3681-3653 BCGT. However, the Chume’doro with their advanced surveillance methods were able to reveal a different purpose for the Alsakani visit, discovering that Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds. A conflict was brewing and increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route to counter Coruscant’s development of new, more advanced battleships. Alsakan was doing its best to meet this potential threat with missile corvettes and the like, but Corellia and its vast, neutral hegemony was joining in the game with an armada of frigates. The intention of the Alsakani was to sway the Hapes Consortium to their side and bring the Hapan naval forces in to the conflict to shift the odds in Alsakan's favour.

Upon learning of the Alsakani deceit, the Queen Mother was furious. The members of the delegation on Hapes Prime were arrested, and the ambassador deported. Their ships in the Lorell system were destroyed, save one, which was dispatched with ambassador back to their homeworld. By 3017 BCGT the Seventeenth Alsakan Conflict was in full swing, with both Coruscant and Alsakani suffering major losses to Corellia's forces. The war concluded with a peace treaty imposed by the Corellians, ending Alsakan’s bid for galactic dominance once and for all, and uniting the three factions of the Galactic Republic.

The same year, the Hapes Consortium declared its intention to isolate itself fully from the rest of the Galaxy by order of the Queen Mother. The Hapans had had enough of the Galactic Republic, its wars, and its deceit. Crossing the borders of the Hapes Cluster would be punishable by death. The events also brought about a partial new-found respect for the Lorell Raiders among Hapans, feeling they had in a sense liberated the humans of the Hapes Cluster from the Alsakani. But it was indeed only partial, as a distinct image of the Lorell Raiders as oppressors and slavers endured, and justly so. This love-hate view of them remains to this day. In the three millennia that followed, the Hapans were left to their own devices, expanding further within the Hapes Cluster through periods of exploration and colonisation, while also enduring a multitude of internal conflicts.

===Recent Developments===
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As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

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! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

2017-03-19T17:14:51Z

Alex Tylger:

{{Under Construction}}
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;" | '''General Information'''
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Region'''
| width="69%" | [[Inner Rim]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Systems'''
| width="69%" | 58
|-
| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Population'''
| width="69%" | 671,676,676,868 (18:100 CGT)
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Controlled By'''
| width="69%" | [[Hapes Consortium]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Astrographic Entry'''
| width="69%" | [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&sectorID=228 Hapes Cluster]
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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Image:Centrepoint-Construction.jpg]]
|-
| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| Artist rendition of Centrepoint Space Station under construction. Theorized as an instrument of the Celestials in constructing some of the Galaxy's unique phenomena.
|}
The history of the Hapes Cluster stretches back millennia, with much of it lost in the mists of the past. No written accounts of pre-Galactic Republic settlements exist, but there is some evidence to suggest non-native attempts at exploration and settlement prior to the arrival of humans. Some native species, however, have kept written documentations of their own lengthy history, largely pertaining to their own worlds. Information regarding the sector’s role in greater galactic history stems from ancient archives on foreign worlds and archaeological research conducted in more recent years. Most of the concrete and solid chronology begins with the arrival of the Alsakani, but more so the founding of the Hapes Consortium - with which the sector’s history is undeniably intertwined.

The history of the Galaxy predating the Galactic Republic is largely shrouded in mystery. However, advances in technology, communication between civilisations and races, as well as joint research efforts, have unveiled more information in recent years. It is believed that the ancient beings known as the Celestials, who held dominion over the Galaxy some 100,000 years ago may have had an influence over the Hapes Cluster. Remnant, dormant, and unusable Celestial technology, such as Centrepoint Space Station, is a theorised instrument used to create the Corellian system, the Kathol Rift, the Maw black hole cluster, and indeed the Hapes Cluster. The evidence of such comes from the unique and unnatural makeup of these astrographical locations, where unlikely combination of celestial objects appear to be more by design than natural occurrence. For instance, the combination of numerous planets with native sentient species in the Corellia system, seemingly pulled from different locations in the Galaxy. In the case of the Hapes Cluster, the unusual attributes of the Transitory Mists, combined with the abundance of temperate worlds within that share similar geographical features, lends weight to the theory. Some scientists, primarily Hapans who have sought to elevate the significance of the sector, have referred to the Hapes Cluster as "the Celestial Vault." Archaeological evidence such as monumental pillars and mysterious inscriptions found on numerous planets lend weight to the theory that the sector was at least partially explored and settled in the distant past by some unknown race, and then abandoned for reasons unknown. However, no evidence has been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire and their Infinite Empire as no relics present can be attributed to their known designs, though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated in the adjacent Japrael sector.

In documented, greater galactic history, the Hapes Cluster first appeared on astrographical charts pertaining to exploration dating from the Galactic Republic’s Great Manifest Period that lasted from 20,000 to 15,000 BCGT. During this era, the Republic expanded in to outer areas of the Inner Rim before moving in to the eastern parts of the Expansion Region, and onward to the outer edges of the eastern Mid Rim. The Republic had explored and colonised tightly along the Perlemian Trade Route in the north-east and Corellian Run in the south-east, but the vast area inbetween was largely unknown. This region eventually became known as the Slice, and received its name for its wedge-shape between the two hyperlanes, extending outwards from the Inner Core sectors designated the Arrowhead, but at the time the Slice was simply known as the Exploitation Region. While discovered, the Hapes Cluster was avoided by spacefarers and designated as an impediment to hyperspace travel due to the hazardous Transitory Mists. Some minor hyperspace lanes within the Slice were established that skirted close to the sector, but all within safe distances.

As navigational equipment and spacefaring technology advanced, efforts to approach the Hapes Cluster from the Zeemacht Cluster and Neshig sector, particularly through the Manress system, were made. The Lorell system was discovered by exploratory travelers from the Alsakani faction of the Galactic Republic circa 16,000 BCGT. The Core world Alsakan had been a Killik colony prior to Celestial meddling, was then later a Rakatan colony, and had finally been settled approximately 26,000 BCGT by humans from Coruscant. An aristocratic, human-centered culture oriented around a monarchy arose, and Alsakan was one of the founders of the Galactic Republic. Limited and strictly periodical efforts were made by the Alsakani to actually colonise the Lorell system - possibly due to its impractical location - and no attempt was made at traversing the depths of the Hapes Cluster. Lorell was, however, used as a way-point on a minor hyperspace route between Taanab and Japrael. The relevance of this settlement was its role as a supply station in many of the seventeen Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan fought for dominance of the Galactic Republic.

The Ancient Alsakan Conflicts were wars motivated by cultural concerns, as well as economic and political division, leading to increased militarism along the Perlemian Trade Route (then known as the Axis) which the Alsakani dominated. Alsakan challenged Coruscant’s role as the center of galactic affairs and sought to be the capital of civilised space. Furthermore, the planet was disgruntled with the non-human-dominated settlements and colonisation efforts along the Corellian Run that were sponsored by corporations in the Arrowhead, particularly because of the Republic’s bureaucracy and the lack of independence colonies enjoyed. The conflicts spanned centuries and would occasionally flare up again over the millennia that passed, but also decreased in intensity as time went by.

===Settlement & Exploration===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Image:Scene-Lorell.jpg]]
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| The planet Lorell, the first world of the Hapes Cluster that was settled by non-natives in documented history.
|}
The so-called Lorell Raiders originated from a small group of Alsakani settlers who had arrived on Lorell during one of the very first Alsakan Conflicts, and had ever so slowly grown over time. While a world with abundant resources, the star system’s location was far from heavily traveled hyperspace lanes, and as centuries went by it became neglected and largely forgotten by both Alsakan and Coruscant. A minor civilisation arose on the planet, but efforts to promote further settlement and commerce failed. Drawing on Alsakan militarism, the population of Lorell used local defense ships as well as mercenary outfits from other worlds to form a relatively prominent military force. In one of the later Ancient Alsakan Conflicts where Coruscant and Alsakan were once again at odds circa 4,500 BCGT, the Lorell military was ordered to assist in attacking and raiding Republic shipping. Lorell answered the call of their ancient homeworld, but when the conflict came to an end, the Lorellians saw no need to cease hostilities.

In the decades and centuries that followed, Lorell largely ignored directions from Alsakan, or made false promises to reassure them. Lorellian forces continued to raid shipping lanes and worlds from the Colonies to the Mid Rim even in peace time, indiscriminately targeting vessels and populations. The Lorellian mentality was that Lorell had become an ignored colony, only good enough to fight and die for Alsakan. And consequently, if Alsakan could not encourage further settlement to Lorell, the Lorellians would force it themselves. The entire civilisation descended in to barbary with piracy tactics, robbing wealth and whisking away countless human women from other worlds to help further their civilisation. As time progressed, the population of Lorell became known to the rest of the Galactic Republic as the Lorell Raiders. They were widely feared, particularly by spacers and settlers on minor colonies along the Perlemian Trade Route, but other threats such as the Sith remained a greater priority for both Coruscant and Alsakan. Furthermore, it was Coruscant’s view that Lorell was a child of Alsakan, and as such the Alsakan’s responsibility to deal with.

Knowing that settlement in the Neshig sector would expose their population to danger and draw attention from the Galactic Republic, the Lorellians turned their eyes inwards in the Hapes Cluster. They traversed the Knot Holes, mapping the hyperspace anomalies and dead ends before proceeding north through what is now the Lorelli Reach. Eventually they came across the Maires system where they made contact with the native aquatic race, and by proxy the Morthorn of Vergill, who had some limited spacefaring abilities and contact with one another. The Mairans, in cryptic terms, told the Lorellians of the Hapes Cluster’s interior where there was an abundance of worlds with rich natural resources. As part of their human-centric Alsakan heritage, the Lorellians took little interest in the affairs of either race, but used information obtained from them to travel further, discovering worlds such as Charubah and Gallinore, and eventually Hapes Prime itself.

The Lorellians established colonies on these worlds, and their society prospered. The interior of the Hapes Cluster was a safe haven where their civilisation could develop unchallenged by the galactic powers. Raiding fleets based on Lorell continued to bring people and wealth in, and the riches from the interior worlds were occasionally exported out. These exotic goods, such as Rainbow Gems from Gallinore, were sold at tremendous prices to collectors and the like in commerce centers and on the black markets on Coruscant and elsewhere. Efforts were also made by the Lorellians to decrease their dependence on foreign goods, such as medical supplies. They raided and imported a [[kolto]] hybrid and put the oceans of Maires to work on farming and producing the substance. But as the pirate civilisation grew, so did the needs of the population that was steadily growing, leading to more frequent raids outside the Cluster.

The Lorell Raiders had long been a thorn in the Galactic Republic’s side, and by 4,031 BCGT the piracy and plundering had become more than a minor, local nuisance. Jedi Knights spent some time investigating the matter before they decided to act. Backed by a Republic military force, the Jedi Knights were dispatched to deal with the pirates. A conflict followed where most of the Lorellian society was called to arms. The affair culminated in a battle in the Lorell system in 4,030 BCGT where the Lorell Raiders were defeated by the Jedi Knights, and Lorellian military forces were almost completely wiped out. Surviving Lorellian representatives vowed to not interfere with the Galactic Republic again, which satisfied the Jedi Knights who were also unaware of Lorellian settlements in the Hapes Cluster’s interior.

===Recent Developments===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| Predominantly unspoiled landscape is typical of many planetoids across the sector, such as the forest moon Icco.
|}
As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Image:Scene-Relephon.jpg]]
|-
| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;"| The gas giant Relephon and its numerous moons, a chief supplier of tibanna gas.
|}
{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

{| style="width: 50%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;" | '''General Information'''
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Region'''
| width="69%" | [[Inner Rim]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Systems'''
| width="69%" | 58
|-
| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Population'''
| width="69%" | 671,676,676,868 (18:100 CGT)
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Controlled By'''
| width="69%" | [[Hapes Consortium]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Astrographic Entry'''
| width="69%" | [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&sectorID=228 Hapes Cluster]
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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
While no concrete evidence has been found, the unique makeup of the Hapes Cluster has led historians and scientists to theorise that the region was put together by the [[Celestials]], who are also credited for the creation of [[the Maw]], [[Kathol Rift]], and [[Centrepoint Space Station]].

No evidence has either been found to prove settlement by the [[Rakata Empire]], though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated relatively close to the Hapes Cluster. Due to the Hapes Cluster's location in the [[Galaxy]], it appeared as a vast obstacle on the charts of early explorers from the [[Galactic Republic]] around Year -20,000 to -15,000, during the Great Manifest Period.

The Hapes Cluster is, however, home to a number of species - such as the [[Mairan|Mairans]], [[Thrakian|Thrakians]] and [[Jeby]] - who appear native to the region and developed without influence from outsiders. Some of these came to develop limited space travel and explored some of their neighbouring systems inside the Cluster prior to contact with humans.

===Settlement & Exploration===
No attempts were made to try to explore or settle the Hapes Cluster until around Year -4496, when the brutal and savage [[Lorell Raiders]] were a constant thorn in the side of the [[Galactic Republic]]. They raided countless worlds and were a continuous threat in the mid and outer rims of the galaxy. As the Republic intensified the efforts to track them down, the Raiders had to seek out locations for new bases of operations. It was at this time they dared to venture into a gap in the Transitory Mists. Within they found the [[Lorell system]] functioning as a natural gateway in the cosmic dustcloud. They established colonies on [[Lorell]] and later [[Hapes Prime]], using them as bases of operation for their continued raids on the Republic.

Continuing their old ways, the Raiders robbed worlds of vast amounts of wealth while also kidnapping the most beautiful women they could find. The women were forced to serve as slaves and wives of the pirates and were often left behind on the Raiders colonies within the Hapes Cluster. In the end the Republic sent the [[Jedi]] to deal with the Raiders threat. Most of the Raiders ships were destroyed in extensive campaigns and much of the male population was killed in the process. This left the women outnumbering the men within the cluster. Led by Ta'a Chume and Enelithia Nele'serin they rose up against their husbands and oppressors in rebellion and in turn took over all the Raiders assets and outposts.

In Year -4026 the [[Hapes Consortium]] was established as an actual governing body with the Queen Mother as head of state. It lasted nearly four thousand years with nine specific eras and ten dynasties. Treasures the [[Lorell Raiders]] had robbed from outside worlds were used to purchase defences and goods to build up an actual peaceful society within the Hapes Cluster. Some decades were spent indoctrinating new ideals and ideas into the minds of the population and it was not until three to four centuries had passed that the Consortium began to change into more familiar form with noble families, a class ruled society with feudal control and an actual space fleet.

The civilisation grew over time, slowly expanding across the Hapes Cluster, not needlessly disturbing the nature on worlds where human presence was not needed. To the female [[Hapan|Hapans]] the balance of nature and civilisation was extremely important, as were the ideals of beauty and perfection. Exploration was conducted in phases, as the expansion of the population required more living space and more natural resources. Sentient species who were native to the Cluster were annexed and made part of Hapan society, often in lesser roles as servants and slaves, though as time went by some of the worlds and species began to enjoy a certain amount of autonomy within the Hapes Consortium. The annexation process was relatively peaceful and some of the races joined willingly, but occasional conflicts arose and were characterised as colonial wars between settlers and natives.

The new government was also often troubled by piracy and mercenaries over the centuries. While the [[Hapan|Hapans]] resented what the [[Lorell Raiders]] had stood for, they also recognised that the savages had been their ancestors and were murdered by the guardians of the [[Galactic Republic]] and for this reason they banned Force users from the Cluster. The borders of the Hapes Consortium were closed from the second millennium in order to prevent any more foreign attacks and intervention on the Hapan government.

Due to the new isolationist stance of the Hapans, the Hapes Cluster remained untouched in various galactic conflicts that raged outside its borders, leaving its inhabitants to continue nurturing their unique and distinct culture. Even so, the Hapans experienced a civil war of their own which led to massive devastation on many of their worlds, and the death of billions. Upon the conclusion of the conflict, the new monarch sought to reopen relations with worlds outside the Cluster in order to promote trade and commerce.

===Recent Developments===
As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

{| style="width: 50%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

2017-03-08T05:26:41Z

Alex Tylger:

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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="background-color: #21314c; text-align: left;" | '''General Information'''
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Region'''
| width="69%" | [[Inner Rim]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Systems'''
| width="69%" | 58
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Population'''
| width="69%" | 671,676,676,868 (18:100 CGT)
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Controlled By'''
| width="69%" | [[Hapes Consortium]]
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| width="31%" valign="top" | '''Astrographic Entry'''
| width="69%" | [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&sectorID=228 Hapes Cluster]
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{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
While no concrete evidence has been found, the unique makeup of the Hapes Cluster has led historians and scientists to theorise that the region was put together by the [[Celestials]], who are also credited for the creation of [[the Maw]], [[Kathol Rift]], and [[Centrepoint Space Station]].

No evidence has either been found to prove settlement by the [[Rakata Empire]], though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated relatively close to the Hapes Cluster. Due to the Hapes Cluster's location in the [[Galaxy]], it appeared as a vast obstacle on the charts of early explorers from the [[Galactic Republic]] around Year -20,000 to -15,000, during the Great Manifest Period.

The Hapes Cluster is, however, home to a number of species - such as the [[Mairan|Mairans]], [[Thrakian|Thrakians]] and [[Jeby]] - who appear native to the region and developed without influence from outsiders. Some of these came to develop limited space travel and explored some of their neighbouring systems inside the Cluster prior to contact with humans.

===Settlement & Exploration===
No attempts were made to try to explore or settle the Hapes Cluster until around Year -4496, when the brutal and savage [[Lorell Raiders]] were a constant thorn in the side of the [[Galactic Republic]]. They raided countless worlds and were a continuous threat in the mid and outer rims of the galaxy. As the Republic intensified the efforts to track them down, the Raiders had to seek out locations for new bases of operations. It was at this time they dared to venture into a gap in the Transitory Mists. Within they found the [[Lorell system]] functioning as a natural gateway in the cosmic dustcloud. They established colonies on [[Lorell]] and later [[Hapes Prime]], using them as bases of operation for their continued raids on the Republic.

Continuing their old ways, the Raiders robbed worlds of vast amounts of wealth while also kidnapping the most beautiful women they could find. The women were forced to serve as slaves and wives of the pirates and were often left behind on the Raiders colonies within the Hapes Cluster. In the end the Republic sent the [[Jedi]] to deal with the Raiders threat. Most of the Raiders ships were destroyed in extensive campaigns and much of the male population was killed in the process. This left the women outnumbering the men within the cluster. Led by Ta'a Chume and Enelithia Nele'serin they rose up against their husbands and oppressors in rebellion and in turn took over all the Raiders assets and outposts.

In Year -4026 the [[Hapes Consortium]] was established as an actual governing body with the Queen Mother as head of state. It lasted nearly four thousand years with nine specific eras and ten dynasties. Treasures the [[Lorell Raiders]] had robbed from outside worlds were used to purchase defences and goods to build up an actual peaceful society within the Hapes Cluster. Some decades were spent indoctrinating new ideals and ideas into the minds of the population and it was not until three to four centuries had passed that the Consortium began to change into more familiar form with noble families, a class ruled society with feudal control and an actual space fleet.

The civilisation grew over time, slowly expanding across the Hapes Cluster, not needlessly disturbing the nature on worlds where human presence was not needed. To the female [[Hapan|Hapans]] the balance of nature and civilisation was extremely important, as were the ideals of beauty and perfection. Exploration was conducted in phases, as the expansion of the population required more living space and more natural resources. Sentient species who were native to the Cluster were annexed and made part of Hapan society, often in lesser roles as servants and slaves, though as time went by some of the worlds and species began to enjoy a certain amount of autonomy within the Hapes Consortium. The annexation process was relatively peaceful and some of the races joined willingly, but occasional conflicts arose and were characterised as colonial wars between settlers and natives.

The new government was also often troubled by piracy and mercenaries over the centuries. While the [[Hapan|Hapans]] resented what the [[Lorell Raiders]] had stood for, they also recognised that the savages had been their ancestors and were murdered by the guardians of the [[Galactic Republic]] and for this reason they banned Force users from the Cluster. The borders of the Hapes Consortium were closed from the second millennium in order to prevent any more foreign attacks and intervention on the Hapan government.

Due to the new isolationist stance of the Hapans, the Hapes Cluster remained untouched in various galactic conflicts that raged outside its borders, leaving its inhabitants to continue nurturing their unique and distinct culture. Even so, the Hapans experienced a civil war of their own which led to massive devastation on many of their worlds, and the death of billions. Upon the conclusion of the conflict, the new monarch sought to reopen relations with worlds outside the Cluster in order to promote trade and commerce.

===Recent Developments===
As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

{| style="width: 50%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

Hapes Cluster

2017-03-08T05:16:46Z

Alex Tylger:

{{Infobox Sector
| name = Hapes Cluster
| image = [[File:HapesCluster-Thumb.jpg|250px|]]
| region = [[Inner Rim]]
| systems = 58
| pop = 420,967,676,510
| events = [[Black Sun Crisis]]
| controller = [[Hapes Consortium]]
| entry = [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Galaxy_Map&sectorID=228 Hapes Cluster]
}}
{{Quote
|quote = The Hapes Cluster has sixty-three worlds, with hundreds upon hundreds of different governments and thousands of cultures.
|person = [[Leto Chume|Leto Tini'duran]]}}

The '''Hapes Cluster''' is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the [[Inner Rim]] of the [[Galaxy]], Galactic North by Galactic East in [[the Slice]], between the [[Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian]] and [[Trellen Trade Route|Trellen]] trade routes. It borders [[Neshig sector|Neshig]], [[Japrael sector|Japrael]] and the [[Ktilac Regions]].

The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either [[Lorell system|Lorell]] or [[Roqoo]].

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the [[Hapes Consortium]] is made up of close to one hundred planets and an assortment smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrographic regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native [[Hapan|Hapans]] to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the [[Hapes Consortium]] consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

==History==
===Ancient History===
While no concrete evidence has been found, the unique makeup of the Hapes Cluster has led historians and scientists to theorise that the region was put together by the [[Celestials]], who are also credited for the creation of [[the Maw]], [[Kathol Rift]], and [[Centrepoint Space Station]].

No evidence has either been found to prove settlement by the [[Rakata Empire]], though they are known to have had a presence on [[Onderon]], which is situated relatively close to the Hapes Cluster. Due to the Hapes Cluster's location in the [[Galaxy]], it appeared as a vast obstacle on the charts of early explorers from the [[Galactic Republic]] around Year -20,000 to -15,000, during the Great Manifest Period.

The Hapes Cluster is, however, home to a number of species - such as the [[Mairan|Mairans]], [[Thrakian|Thrakians]] and [[Jeby]] - who appear native to the region and developed without influence from outsiders. Some of these came to develop limited space travel and explored some of their neighbouring systems inside the Cluster prior to contact with humans.

===Settlement & Exploration===
No attempts were made to try to explore or settle the Hapes Cluster until around Year -4496, when the brutal and savage [[Lorell Raiders]] were a constant thorn in the side of the [[Galactic Republic]]. They raided countless worlds and were a continuous threat in the mid and outer rims of the galaxy. As the Republic intensified the efforts to track them down, the Raiders had to seek out locations for new bases of operations. It was at this time they dared to venture into a gap in the Transitory Mists. Within they found the [[Lorell system]] functioning as a natural gateway in the cosmic dustcloud. They established colonies on [[Lorell]] and later [[Hapes Prime]], using them as bases of operation for their continued raids on the Republic.

Continuing their old ways, the Raiders robbed worlds of vast amounts of wealth while also kidnapping the most beautiful women they could find. The women were forced to serve as slaves and wives of the pirates and were often left behind on the Raiders colonies within the Hapes Cluster. In the end the Republic sent the [[Jedi]] to deal with the Raiders threat. Most of the Raiders ships were destroyed in extensive campaigns and much of the male population was killed in the process. This left the women outnumbering the men within the cluster. Led by Ta'a Chume and Enelithia Nele'serin they rose up against their husbands and oppressors in rebellion and in turn took over all the Raiders assets and outposts.

In Year -4026 the [[Hapes Consortium]] was established as an actual governing body with the Queen Mother as head of state. It lasted nearly four thousand years with nine specific eras and ten dynasties. Treasures the [[Lorell Raiders]] had robbed from outside worlds were used to purchase defences and goods to build up an actual peaceful society within the Hapes Cluster. Some decades were spent indoctrinating new ideals and ideas into the minds of the population and it was not until three to four centuries had passed that the Consortium began to change into more familiar form with noble families, a class ruled society with feudal control and an actual space fleet.

The civilisation grew over time, slowly expanding across the Hapes Cluster, not needlessly disturbing the nature on worlds where human presence was not needed. To the female [[Hapan|Hapans]] the balance of nature and civilisation was extremely important, as were the ideals of beauty and perfection. Exploration was conducted in phases, as the expansion of the population required more living space and more natural resources. Sentient species who were native to the Cluster were annexed and made part of Hapan society, often in lesser roles as servants and slaves, though as time went by some of the worlds and species began to enjoy a certain amount of autonomy within the Hapes Consortium. The annexation process was relatively peaceful and some of the races joined willingly, but occasional conflicts arose and were characterised as colonial wars between settlers and natives.

The new government was also often troubled by piracy and mercenaries over the centuries. While the [[Hapan|Hapans]] resented what the [[Lorell Raiders]] had stood for, they also recognised that the savages had been their ancestors and were murdered by the guardians of the [[Galactic Republic]] and for this reason they banned Force users from the Cluster. The borders of the Hapes Consortium were closed from the second millennium in order to prevent any more foreign attacks and intervention on the Hapan government.

Due to the new isolationist stance of the Hapans, the Hapes Cluster remained untouched in various galactic conflicts that raged outside its borders, leaving its inhabitants to continue nurturing their unique and distinct culture. Even so, the Hapans experienced a civil war of their own which led to massive devastation on many of their worlds, and the death of billions. Upon the conclusion of the conflict, the new monarch sought to reopen relations with worlds outside the Cluster in order to promote trade and commerce.

===Recent Developments===
As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the [[Hapes Consortium]] still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the [[Galactic Civil War]] rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak [[Basic]] or interact with foreigners. Apart from the [[Black Sun Crisis]] in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

For a time, under the reign of [[Jessy James|King James]], the Hapan government would appoint military and/or civilian governors to systems of high importance, such as [[Lorell system|Lorell]]. The six regions of the Cluster would also have overseers appointed, who were typically given the title Archon. This has since been abolished, but various systems are considered to be either Royal Dominions or holdings of the Hapan nobility, who are typically tasked with the development of their provinces.

==Regions==
===Lorelli Reach===
The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the [[Galactic Centre]], situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the [[Lorell system]], which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. [[Chosper system|Chosper]], [[Andalia system|Andalia]], [[Sennex system|Sennex]], [[Daruvvia system|Daruvvia]] and [[Ket system|Ket]] are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

===Rifle Worlds===
{{Quote
|quote = Where House Olanji leads, the Rifle Worlds shall follow... either by free will or under our lash!
|person = Alidra ''Ta'`din'' Olanji of Olanji}}
The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is [[Charubah system|Charubah]], which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the [[Maires system]] is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the [[Mairans]]. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the [[Hapes Consortium]]. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system [[Vergill system|Vergill]], which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are [[Lovala system|Lovala]], [[Modus system|Modus]], [[Cheruba system|Cheruba]], [[Wodan system|Wodan]], [[Algnadesh system|Algnadesh]], [[Divora system|Divora]], and [[Relephon system|Relephon]].

===Gateworlds===
Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are [[Sargorn system|Sargorn]], [[Febrini system|Febrini]], [[Zadaria system|Zadaria]] and [[Phelope system|Phelope]].

===Corsair Outback===
The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. The planets are characterised by harsh conditions, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are [[Jodaka system|Jodaka]], [[Stalsinek system|Stalsinek]] and [[Nantuker system|Nantuker]].

===Rim Worlds===
Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The [[Terephon system]], located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from [[Roqoo]]. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned [[Maad system]], situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the [[Rynmar system]], which is close to [[Zalori system|Zalori]] and [[Rainboh system|Rainboh]]. Other systems of the region include [[k'Farri system|k'Farri]], [[Calfa system|Calfa]], [[Dreena system|Dreena]], and [[Reboam system|Reboam]]. Of note are also the stars [[Orelon]] and [[Roqoo]], both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

===Interior===
The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the [[Hapes system]] which contains the [[Hapes Consortium]]'s capital and throneworld [[Hapes Prime]] and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include [[Gallinore system|Gallinore]] and their Rainbow Gems, [[Ut system|Ut]] and their talented singers, and [[Selab system|Selab]] and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are [[Novi system|Novi]], [[Farnica system|Farnica]], [[Sivoria system|Sivoria]], [[Talcharaim system|Talcharaim]], [[Baldavia system|Baldavia]], [[Theselon system|Theselon]], [[Millinar system|Millinar]], [[Lalmy'ash system|Lalmy'ash]], [[Archais system|Archais]], [[Jovaria system|Jovaria]], [[Thrakia system|Thrakia]], [[Lemmi system|Lemmi]], [[Harterra system|Harterra]], [[Arabanth system|Arabanth]], [[Carlania system|Carlania]], [[Ediorung system|Ediorung]], [[Tumani system|Tumani]], [[Tinta system|Tinta]], and [[Rbollea system|Rbollea]].

The region is shielded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as [[Queen Mother's Pearls]], which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

==Astrography==

{| style="width: 50%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! System
! Position
! Planets
! Population
! Controller
|-
| [[Arabanth]]
| (152, 107)
| 4
| 131,437,522
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Gallinore]]
| (148, 108)
| 3
| 930,923,228
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Cheruba]]
| (145, 109)
| 4
| 6,649,494
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lorell]]
| (136, 99)
| 6
| 1,974,369,138
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Hapes (System) | Hapes]]
| (152, 106)
| 10
| 776,168,279
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Selab]]
| (151, 104)
| 3
| 3,600,780
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Dreena]]
| (160, 103)
| 3
| 4,217,953
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Modus]]
| (143, 110)
| 3
| 2,936,899
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ediorung]]
| (152, 109)
| 5
| 6,097,308
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[k'Farri]]
| (149, 98)
| 5
| 768,188,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Stalsinek]]
| (145, 101)
| 5
| 11,550,785
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Charubah]]
| (142, 109)
| 4
| 89,519,630
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sargorn]]
| (145, 112)
| 4
| 62,515,036
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maad]]
| (159, 111)
| 4
| 4,918,263
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Maires]]
| (141, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Relephon]]
| (146, 108)
| 7
| 4,004,841
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Roqoo]]
| (161, 113)
| 2
| 47,639
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Terephon]]
| (157, 111)
| 3
| 68,038,284
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zalori]]
| (156, 112)
| 3
| 4,634,426
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rainboh]]
| (157, 114)
| 3
| 1,622,531
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rynmar]]
| (156, 113)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Orelon]]
| (154, 113)
| 3
| 57,787
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Reboam]]
| (161, 106)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Calfa]]
| (157, 100)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Nantuker]]
| (146, 100)
| 2
| 1,093,548
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jodaka]]
| (144, 103)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Chosper]]
| (139, 99)
| 2
| 3,290,225
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Andalia]]
| (138, 101)
| 3
| 335,880,269
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sennex]]
| (138, 102)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Daruvvia]]
| (139, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,569
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ket]]
| (139, 105)
| 2
| 54,803,274
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lovala]]
| (140, 108)
| 2
| 1,273,102,395
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Vergill]]
| (141, 110)
| 3
| 4,898,596
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Febrini]]
| (149, 111)
| 3
| 19,204,855,440
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Zadaria]]
| (150, 110)
| 4
| 3,384,391,984
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Phelope]]
| (150, 109)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Wodan]]
| (146, 107)
| 2
| 2,801,060
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Algnadesh]]
| (145, 106)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Divora]]
| (143, 106)
| 2
| 1,660,207
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Farnica]]
| (147, 106)
| 2
| 2,871,212
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Novi]]
| (148, 107)
| 3
| 3,258,056
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Sivoria]]
| (147, 105)
| 2
| 1,746,073
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Talcharaim]]
| (147, 104)
| 2
| 1,702,852
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Baldavia]]
| (149, 107)
| 3
| 3,311,223
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Theselon]]
| (150, 107)
| 3
| 3,268,578
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Millinar]]
| (150, 106)
| 2
| 44,867,834
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lalmy'ash]]
| (149, 105)
| 3
| 3,289,940
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Archais]]
| (150, 104)
| 3
| 1,369,707,261
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Jovaria]]
| (153, 104)
| 3
| 243,015,479,703
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Harterra]]
| (151, 105)
| 2
| 6,089,164
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Ut]]
| (152, 105)
| 3
| 96,213,377,075
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Carlania]]
| (151, 108)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Thrakia]]
| (154, 103)
| 3
| 51,146,170,588
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Lemmi]]
| (155, 104)
| 2
| 1,681,568
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tumani]]
| (153, 109)
| 3
| 3,216,742
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Tinta]]
| (154, 108)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Rbollea]]
| (155, 107)
| 2
| 1,608,371
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|-
| [[Queen Mother's Pearls]]
| (157, 106)
| 6
| 54,721
| [[Hapes Consortium]]
|}

[[Category: Sectors]][[Category: Inner Rim Sectors]]

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User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/Supremacy

2016-08-17T23:39:01Z

Alex Tylger:

{{stub}}
{{Infobox ship
|name = Supremacy-class Attack Ship
|image = [[File:SupremacyClassAttackShip.jpg|300px]]
|hyper = 3.0
|SubSpeed = 20 MGLT
|maxspeed = 200 km/h
|Maneuverability = 1.00
|sensors = 6
|ecm = 0
|escapepods = [[File:CockpitPod.gif]] 3
|dockingbay = [[File:DockingBay1.gif]] Yes
|hangarbay = n/a
|landingcap = n/a
|repulsor = n/a
|graviton = n/a
|dockingport = [[File:DockingPort1.gif]] 1
|medicalroom = n/a
| recycling = n/a
|weaponsutility = Turbolasers: 22 Tractor Beams: 2 Proton-Torpedo Launchers: 4 Heavy Laser: 25
|weight = 8,000,000 T
|volume = 140,000,000 m³
|weightcap = 28,000 T
|volumecap = 450,000 m³
|maxpassengers = 2,500
|partyslotsize = 12.00
|length = 1,750 m
|hull = 2,000
|ioniccap = 850
|shield = 1,950
|RMP = 21,168,946
|quantum = 574
|meleenium = 6,026
|ardanium = 3,555
|rudic = 1,074
|rockivory = 9
|tibannagas = 462
|varmigio = 23,159
|lommite = 1,725
|durelium = 7,720
|bacta = n/a
|hibridium = n/a
|varium = n/a
|affiliation = n/a
}}
The '''Supremacy-class Attack Ship''' is an archaic capital ship type that saw extensive service during the Great Sith War and other galactic conflicts approximately four millennia ago, where they functioned as mobile attack platforms. In their prime, vessels of this design were manufactured by the [[Empress Teta (System)|Tetan]] shipyards called [[Koros Spaceworks]] in the [[Koro-Teta]] sector of the [[Deep Core]]. The differed from other contemporary battleships used by the Galactic Republic, such as the [[Hammerhead Cruiser]], not only with their extensive armament, bulky hull, and central command tower - but also with the designs' highly versatile range of size and power, given that the ships could be built in various sizes for different roles. While other historical craft such as the [[Veltraa-Class Cruiser]] and aforementioned Hammerhead Cruiser are frequently seen on the galactic space lanes and remain popular collectors' items, there is only one known, functioning Supremacy left in the [[Galaxy]].

==The last Supremacy==
Four millennia ago a sector commander of the Old Republic was sent to investigate a strange signal that had emanated from an unknown region of space known as X-110. He prepped his small fleet and leaped into hyperspace, but was never heard from again. Before an investigation could be conducted, the galaxy found itself in yet another galactic conflict, now known as the Sith Wars, and soon the small fleet was forgotten amongst bureaucracy of war.

===Discovery and Salvage Operation===
The wreckage of what would later turn out to be the Supremacy-class Attack Ship was scanned and recorded by forces loyal to the [[Imperial Core]] during the events of [[From the Ashes|search for Veynom]] at the onset of [[Year 3]]. Major galactic powers, particularly the three Imperial factions and their enemies, were scrambling to track the trajectory of the Grand Admiral's journey. The end result of the search was the X-110 system beyond the [[Sith Worlds]] with its rogue planetoid and assortment of debris. The Supremacy was adrift in a minor asteroid field near the center of the system, along with several other unidentified mangled starships. While the [[Imperial Core]] and [[Sith]] parties focused on surveying the mysterious planetoid [[Marharawen]], at least one of the wreckages was salvaged by the patrolling task force. The salvaged wreck was later restored to become an [[Escort Carrier]], which eventually became mass produced by Imperial factions. In the midst of the events at X-110, several [[TIE/LN Starfighter|TIE fighters]] were struck by asteroids and thus left behind. Similarly, a [[Rebel Alliance]] reconnaissance flight consisting of an [[A-wing]] squadron reverted to realspace in the tail of a rogue comet, leaving the fighters adrift and damaged - pilots' fate unknown.

{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" align="left" width=25%
| align="center" border="1"| '''Historical Perspective'''
|-
| <cite> "Log entry, Y4 D300

The task force has finally arrived in the system with designation X-110, also known as Gamma. The ''Darkness'' proceeded from the Hapes Cluster to the Core - and from there continuing up the Hydian Way to the Corporate Sector - while the Dreadnaughts took the Perlemian Trade Route to the Tion Cluster where they lingered until we could coordinate a simultaneously jump for rendezvous here. Apart from that, we have maintained communications blackout.

I was unable to dissuade Xarius from going to Beta. Tara also attempted to convince him to avoid Beta at all cost, but when has my nephew ever listened to anyone? While his presence here was never of vital importance to the mission, I consider likely that the talk we all had over the HoloNet was the last I shall ever see of him. Knowing [[Uebles]], Imperial wrath will be swift and merciless, and the Falleen are in for one hell of a fight. I suppose there is a certain irony in the fact that this mission at Gamma happens concurrent with the military buildup at Beta, both key locations during the search for [[Veynom]]. Thankfully what it also means is that the Imperials and Rebels are both occupied on other fronts and will not interfere - albeit I have previously heard rumours of Rebel intervention in my quest, due to the sensitivity of the A-wing design.

[[Vodo Bonias|Bonias]] never cancelled my access to Majestic 12's databases. This has allowed me to review the transcripts, sensor data, and other material from the events of the ''Ashes'' campaign in more detail. The [[Escort Carrier]] wreckage was salvaged by the [[Imperial Core]] from the asteroid field and as I understand the [[Dark Empire]], and subsequent reunited [[Galactic Empire]], has managed to reverse engineer the design for mass production. The files indicate that a Rebel [[A-wing]] squadron was destroyed by a comet in system during reconnaissance, and some Core [[TIE/LN Starfighter|TIE fighters]] suffered a similar fate in the inner asteroid field. Additionally there were two other wrecks already present that nobody had time to investigate before the team pulled out from the dwarf planetoid or rogue moon - whatever it is. In any case, I am glad I ignored Bonias' urging me to assist in the defence of this place, no matter how tempting the reward.

With any luck we will be able to salvage some of the Rebel fighters and maybe some TIE fighters to reconstruct at [[Lorell.]] The unknown wrecks may prove to be something similar to the Escort Carrier, which is also promising."</cite>
|-
| [[Alex Tylger|Alexander Tylger]] contemplating events just prior to the salvage of the Supremacy
|}

===Eidolan Service===

===Ownership History===
* Galactic Republic
* Alex Tylger
* Thraken Solo
* Eidola
* Falleen Federation

From the remains of the Old Republic fleet, the Supremacy-class Attack Ship was reborn. Its restoration was a monumental task, with the other wrecks that were found in the asteroid field being cannibalized for parts. While every effort was made to keep the original design intact, many upgrades to both shielding and armour were also implemented. The ship's hull was damaged beyond recognition — pitted and dented by thousands of years of asteroid collisions and exposure to large amounts of radiation. The engineers involved in the repairs worked around the clock for the better part of a year to bring this ship to its current glory. New armour plates were molded out of a revolutionary meleenium alloy, allowing the Supremacy-class Attack Ship to compete with more modern craft. New hard points were added for weapon placements and the extra weapons allow the attack ship to decimate formations of fighters, or defend itself from capital ship attacks.

The last known Supremacy Attack Ship was used in [[Teniel Djo]]'s suicide. [[Eidola Pirates]] were then able to successfully retrieve it from [[The Maw]].

==Holonet links==
* [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Capital_Ships&ID=92 Supremacy-class Attack Ship - Technical Specifications]

[[Category:Spacecraft]]
[[Category:Capital Ships]]
[[Category:Rare Ships]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/Supremacy

2016-08-16T02:42:41Z

Alex Tylger:

{{stub}}
{{Infobox ship
|name = Supremacy-class Attack Ship
|image = [[File:SupremacyClassAttackShip.jpg|300px]]
|hyper = 3.0
|SubSpeed = 20 MGLT
|maxspeed = 200 km/h
|Maneuverability = 1.00
|sensors = 6
|ecm = 0
|escapepods = [[File:CockpitPod.gif]] 3
|dockingbay = [[File:DockingBay1.gif]] Yes
|hangarbay = n/a
|landingcap = n/a
|repulsor = n/a
|graviton = n/a
|dockingport = [[File:DockingPort1.gif]] 1
|medicalroom = n/a
| recycling = n/a
|weaponsutility = Turbolasers: 22 Tractor Beams: 2 Proton-Torpedo Launchers: 4 Heavy Laser: 25
|weight = 8,000,000 T
|volume = 140,000,000 m³
|weightcap = 28,000 T
|volumecap = 450,000 m³
|maxpassengers = 2,500
|partyslotsize = 12.00
|length = 1,750 m
|hull = 2,000
|ioniccap = 850
|shield = 1,950
|RMP = 21,168,946
|quantum = 574
|meleenium = 6,026
|ardanium = 3,555
|rudic = 1,074
|rockivory = 9
|tibannagas = 462
|varmigio = 23,159
|lommite = 1,725
|durelium = 7,720
|bacta = n/a
|hibridium = n/a
|varium = n/a
|affiliation = n/a
}}
The '''Supremacy-class Attack Ship''' is an archaic capital ship type that saw extensive service during the Great Sith War and other galactic conflicts approximately four millennia ago, where they functioned as mobile attack platforms. In their prime, vessels of this design were manufactured by the [[Empress Teta (System)|Tetan]] shipyards called [[Koros Spaceworks]] in the [[Koro-Teta]] sector of the [[Deep Core]]. The differed from other contemporary battleships used by the Galactic Republic, such as the [[Hammerhead Cruiser]], not only with their extensive armament, bulky hull, and central command tower - but also with the designs' highly versatile range of size and power, given that the ships could be built in various sizes for different roles. While other historical craft such as the [[Veltraa-Class Cruiser]] and aforementioned Hammerhead Cruiser are frequently seen on the galactic space lanes and remain popular collectors' items, there is only one known, functioning Supremacy left in the [[Galaxy]].

==The last Supremacy==
===Origin and Salvage===
Four millennia ago a sector commander of the Old Republic was sent to investigate a strange signal that had emanated from an unknown region of space known as X-110. He prepped his small fleet and leaped into hyperspace, but was never heard from again. Before an investigation could be conducted, the galaxy found itself in yet another galactic conflict, now known as the Sith Wars, and soon the small fleet was forgotten amongst bureaucracy of war.

During yet another time of conflict, a number of wrecked vessels were discovered by Imperial forces loyal to [[Grand Admiral]] [[Veynom]], in an asteroid field within the X-110 system. The fleet marked the location before continuing on its way, the wrecks were later salvaged by a Hapan aristocrat.

{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" align="left" width=25%
| align="center" border="1"| '''Historical Perspective'''
|-
| <cite> "Log entry, Y4 D300

The task force has finally arrived in the system with designation X-110, also known as Gamma. The ''Darkness'' proceeded from the Hapes Cluster to the Core - and from there continuing up the Hydian Way to the Corporate Sector - while the Dreadnaughts took the Perlemian Trade Route to the Tion Cluster where they lingered until we could coordinate a simultaneously jump for rendezvous here. Apart from that, we have maintained communications blackout.

I was unable to dissuade Xarius from going to Beta. Tara also attempted to convince him to avoid Beta at all cost, but when has my nephew ever listened to anyone? While his presence here was never of vital importance to the mission, I consider likely that the talk we all had over the HoloNet was the last I shall ever see of him. Knowing [[Uebles]], Imperial wrath will be swift and merciless, and the Falleen are in for one hell of a fight. I suppose there is a certain irony in the fact that this mission at Gamma happens concurrent with the military buildup at Beta, both key locations during the search for [[Veynom]]. Thankfully what it also means is that the Imperials and Rebels are both occupied on other fronts and will not interfere - albeit I have previously heard rumours of Rebel intervention in my quest, due to the sensitivity of the A-wing design.

[[Vodo Bonias|Bonias]] never cancelled my access to Majestic 12's databases. This has allowed me to review the transcripts, sensor data, and other material from the events of the ''Ashes'' campaign in more detail. The [[Escort Carrier]] wreckage was salvaged by the [[Imperial Core]] from the asteroid field and as I understand the [[Dark Empire]], and subsequent reunited [[Galactic Empire]], has managed to reverse engineer the design for mass production. The files indicate that a Rebel [[A-wing]] squadron was destroyed by a comet in system during reconnaissance, and some Core [[TIE/LN Starfighter|TIE fighters]] suffered a similar fate in the inner asteroid field. Additionally there were two other wrecks already present that nobody had time to investigate before the team pulled out from the dwarf planetoid or rogue moon - whatever it is. In any case, I am glad I ignored Bonias' urging me to assist in the defence of this place, no matter how tempting the reward.

With any luck we will be able to salvage some of the Rebel fighters and maybe some TIE fighters to reconstruct at [[Lorell.]] The unknown wrecks may prove to be something similar to the Escort Carrier, which is also promising."</cite>
|-
| [[Alex Tylger|Alexander Tylger]] contemplating events just prior to the salvage of the Supremacy
|}

===Eidolan Service===

===Ownership History===
* Galactic Republic
* Alex Tylger
* Thraken Solo
* Eidola
* Falleen Federation

From the remains of the Old Republic fleet, the Supremacy-class Attack Ship was reborn. Its restoration was a monumental task, with the other wrecks that were found in the asteroid field being cannibalized for parts. While every effort was made to keep the original design intact, many upgrades to both shielding and armour were also implemented. The ship's hull was damaged beyond recognition — pitted and dented by thousands of years of asteroid collisions and exposure to large amounts of radiation. The engineers involved in the repairs worked around the clock for the better part of a year to bring this ship to its current glory. New armour plates were molded out of a revolutionary meleenium alloy, allowing the Supremacy-class Attack Ship to compete with more modern craft. New hard points were added for weapon placements and the extra weapons allow the attack ship to decimate formations of fighters, or defend itself from capital ship attacks.

The last known Supremacy Attack Ship was used in [[Teniel Djo]]'s suicide. [[Eidola Pirates]] were then able to successfully retrieve it from [[The Maw]].

==Holonet links==
* [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Capital_Ships&ID=92 Supremacy-class Attack Ship - Technical Specifications]

[[Category:Spacecraft]]
[[Category:Capital Ships]]
[[Category:Rare Ships]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/Supremacy

2016-08-16T02:30:24Z

Alex Tylger:

{{stub}}
{{Infobox ship
|name = Supremacy-class Attack Ship
|image = [[File:SupremacyClassAttackShip.jpg|300px]]
|hyper = 3.0
|SubSpeed = 20 MGLT
|maxspeed = 200 km/h
|Maneuverability = 1.00
|sensors = 6
|ecm = 0
|escapepods = [[File:CockpitPod.gif]] 3
|dockingbay = [[File:DockingBay1.gif]] Yes
|hangarbay = n/a
|landingcap = n/a
|repulsor = n/a
|graviton = n/a
|dockingport = [[File:DockingPort1.gif]] 1
|medicalroom = n/a
| recycling = n/a
|weaponsutility = Turbolasers: 22 Tractor Beams: 2 Proton-Torpedo Launchers: 4 Heavy Laser: 25
|weight = 8,000,000 T
|volume = 140,000,000 m³
|weightcap = 28,000 T
|volumecap = 450,000 m³
|maxpassengers = 2,500
|partyslotsize = 12.00
|length = 1,750 m
|hull = 2,000
|ioniccap = 850
|shield = 1,950
|RMP = 21,168,946
|quantum = 574
|meleenium = 6,026
|ardanium = 3,555
|rudic = 1,074
|rockivory = 9
|tibannagas = 462
|varmigio = 23,159
|lommite = 1,725
|durelium = 7,720
|bacta = n/a
|hibridium = n/a
|varium = n/a
|affiliation = n/a
}}
The '''Supremacy-class Attack Ship''' is an archaic capital ship type that saw extensive service during the Great Sith War and other galactic conflicts approximately four millennia ago, where they functioned as mobile attack platforms. In their prime, vessels of this design were manufactured by the [[Empress Teta (System)|Tetan]] shipyards called [[Koros Spaceworks]] in the [[Koro-Teta]] sector of the [[Deep Core]]. The differed from other contemporary battleships used by the Galactic Republic, such as the [[Hammerhead Cruiser]], not only with their extensive armament, bulky hull, and central command tower - but also with the designs' highly versatile range of size and power, given that the ships could be built in various sizes for different roles. While other historical craft such as the [[Veltraa-Class Cruiser]] and aforementioned Hammerhead Cruiser are frequently seen on the galactic space lanes and remain popular collectors' items, there is only one known, functioning Supremacy left in the [[Galaxy]].

==The last Supremacy==
===Origin and Salvage===
Four millennia ago a sector commander of the Old Republic was sent to investigate a strange signal that had emanated from an unknown region of space known as X-110. He prepped his small fleet and leaped into hyperspace, but was never heard from again. Before an investigation could be conducted, the galaxy found itself in yet another galactic conflict, now known as the Sith Wars, and soon the small fleet was forgotten amongst bureaucracy of war.

During yet another time of conflict, a number of wrecked vessels were discovered by Imperial forces loyal to [[Grand Admiral]] [[Veynom]], in an asteroid field within the X-110 system. The fleet marked the location before continuing on its way, the wrecks were later salvaged by a Hapan aristocrat.

{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" align="left" width=25%
| align="center" border="1"| '''Historical Perspective'''
|-
| <cite> "Log entry, Y4 D300

The task force has finally arrived in the system with designation X-110, also known as Gamma. The Darkness proceeded from the Hapes Cluster to the Core - and from there continuing up the Hydian Way to the Corporate Sector - while the Dreadnaughts took the Perlemian Trade Route to the Tion Cluster where they lingered until we could coordinate a simultaneously jump for rendezvous here. Apart from that, we have maintained communications blackout.

I was unable to dissuade Xarius from going to Beta. Tara also attempted to convince him to avoid Beta at all cost, but when has my nephew ever listened to anyone? While his presence here was never of vital importance to the mission, I consider likely that the talk we all had over the HoloNet was the last I shall ever see of him. Knowing [[Uebles]], Imperial wrath will be swift and merciless, and the Falleen are in for one hell of a fight. I suppose there is a certain irony in the fact that this mission at Gamma happens concurrent with the military buildup at Beta, both key locations during the search for [[Veynom]]. Thankfully what it also means is that the Imperials and Rebels are both occupied on other fronts and will not interfere - albeit I have previously heard rumours of Rebel intervention in my quest, due to the sensitivity of the A-wing design.

[[Vodo Bonias|Bonias]] never cancelled my access to Majestic 12's databases. This has allowed me to review the transcripts, sensor data, and other material from the events of the ''Ashes'' campaign in more detail. The [[Escort Carrier]] wreckage was salvaged by the [[Imperial Core]] from the asteroid field, and as I understand the [[Dark Empire]] and subsequent reunited [[Galactic Empire]], has managed to reverse engineer the design for mass production. The files indicate that a Rebel [[A-wing]] squadron was destroyed by a comet in system during reconnaissance, and some Core [[TIE/LN Starfighter|TIE fighters]] suffered a similar fate in the inner asteroid field. Additionally there were two other wrecks already present that nobody had time to investigate before the team pulled out from the dwarf planetoid or rogue moon - whatever it is.

With any luck we will be able to salvage some of the Rebel fighters and maybe some TIE fighters to reconstruct at [[Lorell.]]"</cite>
|-
| [[Alex Tylger|Alexander Tylger]] contemplating events just prior to the salvage of the Supremacy
|}

===Eidolan Service===

===Ownership History===

From the remains of the Old Republic fleet, the Supremacy-class Attack Ship was reborn. Its restoration was a monumental task, with the other wrecks that were found in the asteroid field being cannibalized for parts. While every effort was made to keep the original design intact, many upgrades to both shielding and armour were also implemented. The ship's hull was damaged beyond recognition — pitted and dented by thousands of years of asteroid collisions and exposure to large amounts of radiation. The engineers involved in the repairs worked around the clock for the better part of a year to bring this ship to its current glory. New armour plates were molded out of a revolutionary meleenium alloy, allowing the Supremacy-class Attack Ship to compete with more modern craft. New hard points were added for weapon placements and the extra weapons allow the attack ship to decimate formations of fighters, or defend itself from capital ship attacks.

The last known Supremacy Attack Ship was used in [[Teniel Djo]]'s suicide. [[Eidola Pirates]] were then able to successfully retrieve it from [[The Maw]].

==Holonet links==
* [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Capital_Ships&ID=92 Supremacy-class Attack Ship - Technical Specifications]

[[Category:Spacecraft]]
[[Category:Capital Ships]]
[[Category:Rare Ships]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/Supremacy

2016-08-16T02:29:00Z

Alex Tylger:

{{stub}}
{{Infobox ship
|name = Supremacy-class Attack Ship
|image = [[File:SupremacyClassAttackShip.jpg|300px]]
|hyper = 3.0
|SubSpeed = 20 MGLT
|maxspeed = 200 km/h
|Maneuverability = 1.00
|sensors = 6
|ecm = 0
|escapepods = [[File:CockpitPod.gif]] 3
|dockingbay = [[File:DockingBay1.gif]] Yes
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|landingcap = n/a
|repulsor = n/a
|graviton = n/a
|dockingport = [[File:DockingPort1.gif]] 1
|medicalroom = n/a
| recycling = n/a
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|weight = 8,000,000 T
|volume = 140,000,000 m³
|weightcap = 28,000 T
|volumecap = 450,000 m³
|maxpassengers = 2,500
|partyslotsize = 12.00
|length = 1,750 m
|hull = 2,000
|ioniccap = 850
|shield = 1,950
|RMP = 21,168,946
|quantum = 574
|meleenium = 6,026
|ardanium = 3,555
|rudic = 1,074
|rockivory = 9
|tibannagas = 462
|varmigio = 23,159
|lommite = 1,725
|durelium = 7,720
|bacta = n/a
|hibridium = n/a
|varium = n/a
|affiliation = n/a
}}
The '''Supremacy-class Attack Ship''' is an archaic capital ship type that saw extensive service during the Great Sith War and other galactic conflicts approximately four millennia ago, where they functioned as mobile attack platforms. In their prime, vessels of this design were manufactured by the [[Empress Teta (System)|Tetan]] shipyards called [[Koros Spaceworks]] in the [[Koro-Teta]] sector of the [[Deep Core]]. The differed from other contemporary battleships used by the Galactic Republic, such as the [[Hammerhead Cruiser]], not only with their extensive armament, bulky hull, and central command tower - but also with the designs' highly versatile range of size and power, given that the ships could be built in various sizes for different roles. While other historical craft such as the [[Veltraa-Class Cruiser]] and aforementioned Hammerhead Cruiser are frequently seen on the galactic space lanes and remain popular collectors' items, there is only one known, functioning Supremacy left in the [[Galaxy]].

==The last Supremacy==
===Origin and Salvage===
Four millennia ago a sector commander of the Old Republic was sent to investigate a strange signal that had emanated from an unknown region of space known as X-110. He prepped his small fleet and leaped into hyperspace, but was never heard from again. Before an investigation could be conducted, the galaxy found itself in yet another galactic conflict, now known as the Sith Wars, and soon the small fleet was forgotten amongst bureaucracy of war.

During yet another time of conflict, a number of wrecked vessels were discovered by Imperial forces loyal to [[Grand Admiral]] [[Veynom]], in an asteroid field within the X-110 system. The fleet marked the location before continuing on its way, the wrecks were later salvaged by a Hapan aristocrat.

{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" align="left" width=25%
| align="center" border="1"| '''Historical Perspective'''
|-
| <cite> "Log entry, Y4 D300

The task force has finally arrived in the system with designation X-110, also known as Gamma. The Darkness proceeded from the Hapes Cluster to the Core - proceeding up the Hydian Way to the Corporate Sector - while the Dreadnaughts took the Perlemian Trade Route to the Tion Cluster where they lingered until we could coordinate a simultaneously jump for rendezvous here. Apart from that, we have maintained communications blackout.

I was unable to dissuade Xarius from going to Beta. Tara also attempted to convince him to avoid Beta at all cost, but when has my nephew ever listened to anyone? While his presence here was never of vital importance to the mission, I consider likely that the talk we all had over the HoloNet was the last I shall ever see of him. Knowing [[Uebles]], Imperial wrath will be swift and merciless, and the Falleen are in for one hell of a fight. I suppose there is a certain irony in the fact that this mission at Gamma happens concurrent with the military buildup at Beta, both key locations during the search for [[Veynom]]. Thankfully what it also means is that the Imperials and Rebels are both occupied on other fronts and will not interfere - albeit I have previously heard rumours of Rebel intervention in my quest, due to the sensitivity of the A-wing design.

[[Vodo Bonias|Bonias]] never cancelled my access to Majestic 12's databases. This has allowed me to review the transcripts, sensor data, and other material from the events of the ''Ashes'' campaign in more detail. The [[Escort Carrier]] wreckage was salvaged by the [[Imperial Core]] from the asteroid field, and as I understand the [[Dark Empire]] and subsequent reunited [[Galactic Empire]], has managed to reverse engineer the design for mass production. The files indicate that a Rebel [[A-wing]] squadron was destroyed by a comet in system during reconnaissance, and some Core [[TIE/LN Starfighter|TIE fighters]] suffered a similar fate in the inner asteroid field. Additionally there were two other wrecks already present that nobody had time to investigate before the team pulled out from the dwarf planetoid or rogue moon - whatever it is.

With any luck we will be able to salvage some of the Rebel fighters and maybe some TIE fighters to reconstruct at [[Lorell.]]"</cite>
|-
| [[Alex Tylger|Alexander Tylger]] contemplating events just prior to the salvage of the Supremacy
|}

===Eidolan Service===

===Ownership History===

From the remains of the Old Republic fleet, the Supremacy-class Attack Ship was reborn. Its restoration was a monumental task, with the other wrecks that were found in the asteroid field being cannibalized for parts. While every effort was made to keep the original design intact, many upgrades to both shielding and armour were also implemented. The ship's hull was damaged beyond recognition — pitted and dented by thousands of years of asteroid collisions and exposure to large amounts of radiation. The engineers involved in the repairs worked around the clock for the better part of a year to bring this ship to its current glory. New armour plates were molded out of a revolutionary meleenium alloy, allowing the Supremacy-class Attack Ship to compete with more modern craft. New hard points were added for weapon placements and the extra weapons allow the attack ship to decimate formations of fighters, or defend itself from capital ship attacks.

The last known Supremacy Attack Ship was used in [[Teniel Djo]]'s suicide. [[Eidola Pirates]] were then able to successfully retrieve it from [[The Maw]].

==Holonet links==
* [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Capital_Ships&ID=92 Supremacy-class Attack Ship - Technical Specifications]

[[Category:Spacecraft]]
[[Category:Capital Ships]]
[[Category:Rare Ships]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/Supremacy

2016-08-16T02:12:31Z

Alex Tylger: Created page with "{{stub}} {{Infobox ship |name = Supremacy-class Attack Ship |image = 300px |hyper = 3.0 |SubSpeed = 20 MGLT |maxspeed = 200 km/h |Maneuverab..."

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|Maneuverability = 1.00
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|ecm = 0
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|medicalroom = n/a
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The '''Supremacy-class Attack Ship''' is an archaic capital ship type that saw extensive service during the Great Sith War and other galactic conflicts approximately four millennia ago, where they functioned as mobile attack platforms. In their prime, vessels of this design were manufactured by the [[Empress Teta (System)|Tetan]] shipyards called [[Koros Spaceworks]] in the [[Koro-Teta]] sector of the [[Deep Core]]. The differed from other contemporary battleships used by the Galactic Republic, such as the [[Hammerhead Cruiser]], not only with their extensive armament, bulky hull, and central command tower - but also with the designs' highly versatile range of size and power, given that the ships could be built in various sizes for different roles. While other historical craft such as the [[Veltraa-Class Cruiser]] and aforementioned Hammerhead Cruiser are frequently seen on the galactic space lanes and remain popular collectors' items, there is only one known, functioning Supremacy left in the [[Galaxy]].

==The last Supremacy==
===Origin and Salvage===
Four millennia ago a sector commander of the Old Republic was sent to investigate a strange signal that had emanated from an unknown region of space known as X-110. He prepped his small fleet and leaped into hyperspace, but was never heard from again. Before an investigation could be conducted, the galaxy found itself in yet another galactic conflict, now known as the Sith Wars, and soon the small fleet was forgotten amongst bureaucracy of war.

During yet another time of conflict, a number of wrecked vessels were discovered by Imperial forces loyal to [[Grand Admiral]] [[Veynom]], in an asteroid field within the X-110 system. The fleet marked the location before continuing on its way, the wrecks were later salvaged by a Hapan aristocrat.

{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing "5" style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" align="left" width=25%
| align="center" border="1"| '''Historical Perspective'''
|-
| <cite> "Log entry, ...

The task force has arrived in the system with designation X-110, also known as Gamma.

I was unable to dissuade Xarius from going to Beta. Tara also attempted to convince him to avoid Beta at all cost, but when has my nephew ever listened to anyone? While his presence here was never of vital importance to the mission, I consider likely that the talk we all had over the HoloNet was the last I shall ever see of him. Knowing [[Uebles]], his wrath will be swift and merciless, and the Falleen are in for one hell of a fight. I suppose there is a certain irony in the fact that this mission at Gamma happens concurrent with the military buildup at Beta, both key locations during the search for [[Veynom]]. Thankfully what it also means is that the Imperials and Rebels are both occupied on other fronts and will not interfere - albeit I have previously heard rumours of Rebel intervention in my quest, due to the sensitivity of the A-wing design.

[[Vodo Bonias|Bonias]] never cancelled my access to Majestic 12's databases. This has allowed me to review the transcripts, sensor data, and other material from the events of the ''Ashes'' campaign in more detail. The [[Escort Carrier]] wreckage was salvaged by the [[Imperial Core]] from the asteroid field, and as I understand the [[Dark Empire]] and subsequent reunited [[Galactic Empire]], has managed to reverse engineer the design for mass production. The files indicate that a Rebel [[A-wing]] squadron was destroyed by a comet in system during reconnaissance, and some Core [[TIE/LN Starfighter|TIE fighters]] suffered a similar fate in the inner asteroid field. Additionally there were two other wrecks already present that nobody had time to investigate before the team pulled out from the dwarf planetoid or rogue moon - whatever it is.

With any luck we will be able to salvage some of the Rebel fighters and maybe some TIE fighters to reconstruct at [[Lorell.]]"</cite>
|-
| [[Alex Tylger|Alexander Tylger]]
|}

===Eidolan Service===

===Ownership History===

From the remains of the Old Republic fleet, the Supremacy-class Attack Ship was reborn. Its restoration was a monumental task, with the other wrecks that were found in the asteroid field being cannibalized for parts. While every effort was made to keep the original design intact, many upgrades to both shielding and armour were also implemented. The ship's hull was damaged beyond recognition — pitted and dented by thousands of years of asteroid collisions and exposure to large amounts of radiation. The engineers involved in the repairs worked around the clock for the better part of a year to bring this ship to its current glory. New armour plates were molded out of a revolutionary meleenium alloy, allowing the Supremacy-class Attack Ship to compete with more modern craft. New hard points were added for weapon placements and the extra weapons allow the attack ship to decimate formations of fighters, or defend itself from capital ship attacks.

The last known Supremacy Attack Ship was used in [[Teniel Djo]]'s suicide. [[Eidola Pirates]] were then able to successfully retrieve it from [[The Maw]].

==Holonet links==
* [http://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Capital_Ships&ID=92 Supremacy-class Attack Ship - Technical Specifications]

[[Category:Spacecraft]]
[[Category:Capital Ships]]
[[Category:Rare Ships]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/galaxy

2016-03-08T01:59:26Z

Alex Tylger:

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<div style="max-width:200; float: right;">[[Image:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg]]</div>
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
Wild Space is a term applied to the frontier of galactic civilisation, in particular any areas north, east and south of the Outer Rim. Within these wispy areas and the three galactic arms, few systems have been mapped, and sector boundaries have not been drawn up. West of the Galaxy's major astrographical regions, Wild Space is a vague fringe between organised sectors and the Unknown Regions. There the term is also applied to the theoretical western parts of the Core, Colonies, Inner Rim, Expansion Region and Mid Rim regions if these had extended around the Deep Core, with the Mid Rim's outer boundary extending vertically from the [[Churnis (Sector)|Churnis sector]] in the north to the tip of the [[Trilon (Sector)|Trilon sector]] in the south. Some systems have been discovered, such as [[Huk (system)|Huk]], but no large-scale exploration and charting of hyperspace routes have taken place thus far.

Historically, much of what is now parts of defined astrographical regions was considered Wild Space, for examples areas north of the Perlemian Trade Route outside the Inner Rim, or areas between the Expansion Region and Hutt Space. With the charting of additional hyperspace routes like the Hydian Way and widespread settlement and organisation of such areas, the Wild Space frontier was pushed ever outwards towards the galactic rim.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored area in the western part of the galactic map. Historically, the label of the Unknown Regions was also applied to various parts of the Galaxy that are now settled areas, essentially anything beyond the fringes of what was then Wild Space and the Galactic Republic's sphere of influence and governance, also in the eastern part of the disc. As time went by and exploration became more widespread, the term became more exclusively applied to the inaccessible areas in the west.

In the far west and south, the region encompasses two of the galactic arms which have yet to receive any universal designation. While it is speculated that local governments and sentient species call the Unknown Regions home, no contact has been made between these and the great galactic community over the millennia, apart from with the [[Chiss]]. The region is comprised of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. This may (but not definitively proved) be part of the reason why it has thus far been impossible to chart any major hyperspace lanes into the area. Dangerous stellar objects, hyperspace eddies, and other phenomena that obstruct travel have ensured that the region has been left alone while galactic civilisation has spread north, east, and south from the Core over the centuries. Some scientists speculate that this so-called "tangle" of hyperspace impediments is an ancient relic of Celestials design, but no conclusive evidence to that effect has been found. The Unknown Regions designation also includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo.

=Miscellaneous Regions=
In addition to the aforementioned astrographical regions, there exists a multitude of other regions in the Galaxy. They typically overlap and extend across several astrographical regions and include numerous sectors and systems. Most of these have relatively vague borders, and are regarded as general, grouped areas of the Galaxy with some commonality to them, reflecting past or present political and/or cultural divisions of the Galaxy. What is characteristic for many of these is that their definition originally arose as a result of astrographical coordinates, location relative to major hyperlanes, or shared history of major discovery and settlement.

===The Negs===
===Arrowhead (Inner Core)===
===The Slice===
===Southern Core===
===Northern Dependencies===
===New Territories===
===Trans-Hydian (Borderlands)===
===Trailing Sectors===
===Western Reaches===

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and a quite unique section of the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. For a while considered a client state (or allied region) of the [[Galactic Empire]], the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers in more recent times. After the overthrow of Emperor [[Charon]], the influence of Hutt clans was diminished, and much of their territory was divided up by other organisations and successor governments, with the area now existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial Sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

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[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
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'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
Wild Space is a term applied to the frontier of galactic civilisation, in particular any areas north, east and south of the Outer Rim. Within these areas few systems have been mapped, and sector boundaries have not been drawn up. West of the Galaxy's major astrographical regions, Wild Space is a vague fringe between organised sectors and the Unknown Regions. There the term is also applied to the theoretical western parts of the Core, Colonies, Inner Rim, Expansion Region and Mid Rim regions if these had extended around the Deep Core, with the Mid Rim's outer boundary extending vertically from the [[Churnis (Sector)|Churnis sector]] in the north to the tip of the [[Trilon (Sector)|Trilon sector]] in the south. Some systems have been discovered, such as [[Huk (system)|Huk]], but no large-scale exploration and charting of hyperspace routes have taken place thus far.

Historically, much of what is now parts of defined astrographical regions was considered Wild Space, for examples areas north of the Perlemian Trade Route outside the Inner Rim, or areas between the Expansion Region and Hutt Space. With the charting of additional hyperspace routes like the Hydian Way and widespread settlement and organisation of such areas, the Wild Space frontier was pushed ever outwards towards the galactic rim.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored region. The [[Unknown Regions]] comprises of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. For reasons yet to be demonstrated there is a lack of reliable hyperspace routes through the region. The "Unknown Regions" designation includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo. Past the region's outer edge, is the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy.

=Miscellaneous Regions=
In addition to the aforementioned astrographical regions, there exists a multitude of other regions in the Galaxy. They typically overlap and extend across several astrographical regions and include numerous sectors and systems. Most of these have relatively vague borders, and are regarded as general, grouped areas of the Galaxy with some commonality to them, reflecting past or present political and/or cultural divisions of the Galaxy. What is characteristic for many of these is that their definition originally arose as a result of astrographical coordinates, location relative to major hyperlanes, or shared history of major discovery and settlement.

===The Negs===
===Arrowhead (Inner Core)===
===The Slice===
===Southern Core===
===Northern Dependencies===
===New Territories===
===Trans-Hydian (Borderlands)===
===Trailing Sectors===
===Western Reaches===

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and a quite unique section of the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. For a while considered a client state (or allied region) of the [[Galactic Empire]], the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers in more recent times. After the overthrow of Emperor [[Charon]], the influence of Hutt clans was diminished, and much of their territory was divided up by other organisations and successor governments, with the area now existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial Sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

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[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
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<div style="max-width:200; float: right;">[[Image:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg]]</div>
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
[[Wild Space]] is the frontier of galactic society, separating the known parts of the galaxy from the Unknown Regions. The difference between the former and the latter wass that some of Wild Space has been explored, though not extensively, while the Unknown Regions remained mysterious.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored region. The [[Unknown Regions]] comprises of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. For reasons yet to be demonstrated there is a lack of reliable hyperspace routes through the region. The "Unknown Regions" designation includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo. Past the region's outer edge, is the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy.

=Miscellaneous Regions=
In addition to the aforementioned astrographical regions, there exists a multitude of other regions in the Galaxy. They typically overlap and extend across several astrographical regions and include numerous sectors and systems. Most of these have relatively vague borders, and are regarded as general, grouped areas of the Galaxy with some commonality to them, reflecting past or present political and/or cultural divisions of the Galaxy. What is characteristic for many of these is that their definition originally arose as a result of astrographical coordinates, location relative to major hyperlanes, or shared history of major discovery and settlement.

===The Negs===
===Arrowhead (Inner Core)===
===The Slice===
===Southern Core===
===Northern Dependencies===
===New Territories===
===Trans-Hydian (Borderlands)===
===Trailing Sectors===
===Western Reaches===

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and a quite unique section of the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. For a while considered a client state (or allied region) of the [[Galactic Empire]], the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers in more recent times. After the overthrow of Emperor [[Charon]], the influence of Hutt clans was diminished, and much of their territory was divided up by other organisations and successor governments, with the area now existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial Sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
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<div style="max-width:200; float: right;">[[Image:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg]]</div>
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
[[Wild Space]] is the frontier of galactic society, separating the known parts of the galaxy from the Unknown Regions. The difference between the former and the latter wass that some of Wild Space has been explored, though not extensively, while the Unknown Regions remained mysterious.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored region. The [[Unknown Regions]] comprises of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. For reasons yet to be demonstrated there is a lack of reliable hyperspace routes through the region. The "Unknown Regions" designation includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo. Past the region's outer edge, is the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy.

=Miscellaneous Regions=
In addition to the aforementioned astrographical regions, there exists a multitude of other regions in the Galaxy. They typically overlap and extend across several astrographical regions and include a numerous sectors and systems. Most of these have relatively vague borders, and are regarded as general, grouped areas of the Galaxy with some commonality to them, reflecting past or present political and/or cultural divisions of the Galaxy. What is characteristic for many of these is that their definition originally arose as a result of astrographical coordinates, location relative to major hyperlanes, or shared history of major discovery and settlement.

==The Negs==
==Arrowhead (Inner Core)==
==The Slice==
==Southern Core==
==Northern Dependencies==
==New Territories==
==Trans-Hydian (Borderlands)==
==Trailing Sectors==
==Western Reaches==

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and a quite unique section of the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. For a while considered a client state (or allied region) of the [[Galactic Empire]], the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers in more recent times. After the overthrow of Emperor [[Charon]], the influence of Hutt clans was diminished, and much of their territory was divided up by other organisations and successor governments, with the area now existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial Sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Galaxy]]
[[Category: Locations]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/galaxy

2016-03-07T23:18:47Z

Alex Tylger:

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<div style="max-width:200; float: right;">[[Image:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg]]</div>
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
[[Wild Space]] is the frontier of galactic society, separating the known parts of the galaxy from the Unknown Regions. The difference between the former and the latter wass that some of Wild Space has been explored, though not extensively, while the Unknown Regions remained mysterious.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored region. The [[Unknown Regions]] comprises of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. For reasons yet to be demonstrated there is a lack of reliable hyperspace routes through the region. The "Unknown Regions" designation includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo. Past the region's outer edge, is the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy.

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and quite unique in the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. With the declining influence of Hutt clans, and much of their territory being divided up by other organisations and successor governments, the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers and the [[Galactic Empire]] in more recent times, existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial Sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Galaxy]]
[[Category: Locations]]

File:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg

2016-03-07T23:08:11Z

Alex Tylger: uploaded a new version of "File:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg": Redesigned background, minor changes.

Astrographic regions, sectors, and systems with the five major hyperspace trade routes of the Galaxy. WORK IN PROGRESS!

[[Category:Stellar Cartography]]

User:Alex Tylger/sandbox/galaxy

2016-03-07T23:07:12Z

Alex Tylger: /* Sectors */

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<div style="max-width:200; float: right;">[[Image:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg]]</div>
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
[[Wild Space]] is the frontier of galactic society, separating the known parts of the galaxy from the Unknown Regions. The difference between the former and the latter wass that some of Wild Space has been explored, though not extensively, while the Unknown Regions remained mysterious.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored region. The [[Unknown Regions]] comprises of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. For reasons yet to be demonstrated there is a lack of reliable hyperspace routes through the region. The "Unknown Regions" designation includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo. Past the region's outer edge, is the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy.

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and quite unique in the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. With the declining influence of Hutt clans, and much of their territory being divided up by other organisations and successor governments, the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers and the [[Galactic Empire]] in more recent times, existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

In Wild Space, and to some extent the Unknown Regions, one finds '''freestanding subsectors'''. These areas are largely uncharted and on the wisps of galactic civilisation, regarded as the immediate area surrounding individual systems that have been discovered. A notable example would be the [[Huk (System)|Huk system]] located a few hundred light years in to Wild Space from the [[Carrion (Sector)|Carrion sector]] in the northern Outer Rim. Another is [[Csilla (Sector)|Csilla]], which surrounds the [[Chiss]] homeworld located deep inside the Unknown Regions. As the natives have not divulged the extent of their exploration or knowledge of other systems in proximity to [[Csilla (System)|Csilla]], the freestanding subsector known just as [[Csilla (Sector)]] extends a lightyear out from the local star until more information becomes available about the local astrographical area to warrant more defined borders.

Additionally, governments have tended to apply their own definition to their space and the sectors that their territory encompasses. For example, the government called the [[Tion Hegemony]] regards the three sectors [[Cronese Mandate|Cronese Mandate]], [[Allied Tion (Sector)|Allied Tion]] and [[Tion Hegemony (Sector)|Tion Hegemony]], to be the [[Tion Cluster]]. This is due to the regional sector definitions being applied to the Tion Cluster and dividing it astrographically during the time of the Galactic Republic. The [[Galactic Empire]]'s regional government similarly divides its vast territory in to six distinct areas known as '''Imperial sectors''', where one is defined as an '''Oversector''' and the other five as mere '''Sectors'''. All of these are comprised of numerous astrographic regional sectors, and named after one of them - for example the Coruscant Oversector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
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<div style="max-width:200; float: right;">[[Image:Map-GalaxyRegionsSectors.jpg]]</div>
'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
[[Wild Space]] is the frontier of galactic society, separating the known parts of the galaxy from the Unknown Regions. The difference between the former and the latter wass that some of Wild Space has been explored, though not extensively, while the Unknown Regions remained mysterious.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored region. The [[Unknown Regions]] comprises of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. For reasons yet to be demonstrated there is a lack of reliable hyperspace routes through the region. The "Unknown Regions" designation includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo. Past the region's outer edge, is the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy.

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)|Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space historically and politically tied to the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and quite unique in the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. With the declining influence of Hutt clans, and much of their territory being divided up by other organisations and successor governments, the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers and the [[Galactic Empire]] in more recent times, existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

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'''The Galaxy''' is a collection of stars that a subdivided into various astrographic regions, hundreds of [[sector|sectors]], and countless inhabited and uninhabited [[System|star systems]]. It is centered around a massive black hole called [[Galactic Center]] that generates the gravitational force that draws the stars together. The galaxy is circa 120,000 light years across, or 37,000 parsecs (a parsec is 3.258 light years), and approximately 13 billion years old.

The galaxy is a spiral galaxy with five, prominent arms at its exterior fringes, of which the Tingel Arm near the [[Corporate Sector]] has seen the most documented settlement and exploration. The main galactic disk is orbited by seven distinct dwarf galaxies - numerically designated Aurek through Grek - which are inaccessible by current, known navigational means, although exploration of some of these has been conducted in the past.

Due to countless hyperspace anomalies known as "the tangle," stretching across the galaxy west of Galactic Center and the fringes of the defined astrographic regions, a vast portion of space known as the Unknown Regions is thus far largely unexplored. With this virtual border stretching almost perfectly just west of the galaxy's prime meridian, it has been speculated that the hyperspace disturbance is a deliberate construct by ancient galactic powers, rather than a natural phenomenon.

=History=
:''For events since the onset of the [[Second Galactic Civil War|Galactic Civil War]], see the [[Timeline]]''

==Ancient Empires==
[[File:Map-GalaxyAncientEmpires.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Various ancient galactic powers, superimposed on modern sector borders.]]
Very little confirmed knowledge remains regarding the history of the galaxy prior to the formation of the [[Galactic Republic]] over 25,000 years ago. Almost all information on the galaxy and its history stems from knowledge obtained and gathered since sentient species in explored space, such as [[Duros]], [[Humans]] and [[Anzati]] achieved interstellar travel, and initiated contact with one another.

The Celestials (also known as the Architects) was one of the earliest civilizations known to have existed in the Pre-Republic era, although information on the extent of their territory, government, and species remains shrouded in mystery. Even so, it is theorized that the power wielded by the Celestials greatly exceeded current technological achievements, and that they dominated vast regions of the galaxy and countless species. Among the remaining artifacts credited to the Celestials, [[Centerpoint Station]] is undoubtedly the one universally accepted as being of their creation. It has also been speculated that they were responsible for the creation of several unique locations in the galaxy, such as [[the Maw]], the [[Corellia (system)|Corellia system]], the [[Hapes Cluster]], the [[Cron Drift|Cron Cluster]] and the [[Kathol Rift]].

The Rakata and their Infinite Empire was likely the first power that could technically be defined as a galactic government. While it existed alongside mighty interstellar powers such as the Gree Empire and Kwa Holdings, the Infinite Empire was vast with colony worlds across much of known space, despite their limited hyperspace capabilities. Many sentient species still in existence today, such as [[Humans]] and [[Selkath]], were enslaved by the Rakata. The civilization's industrial machinations left a profound impact on numerous worlds, particularly [[Tatooine]] which went from being a lush, temperate world to becoming a desert wasteland.

The collapse of the Infinite Empire saw the rise of a loosely governed human-dominated Core, while [[Hutt|Hutts]] were a rising power in the eastern [[Outer Rim]] region. Human sleeper colony vessels had also reached as far as the region now known as the [[Tion Cluster]], establishing the Tionese Kingdoms, which would eventually transform in to an expansionist empire. Later, the Tion ruler Xim the Despot began a war of aggression against the neighboring Hutt Empire. The conflict saw numerous species such as [[Weequay]] and [[Nikto]] becoming bound in servitude, essentially fighting the war against Xim for the Hutt rulers. The Hutts' victory in the conflict saw their empire firmly embedded as the dominant power of the Outer Rim, while the Tionese holdings fragmented in to numerous smaller powers that managed to hold their own for the next thousand years. These minor states and petty kingdoms eventually united in a new series of conflict with the Hutts and the Galactic Republic, which was still in its infancy. After a century of warfare, the governments of the Tion Cluster joined the Galactic Republic approximately 23,900 years ago.

==Galactic Republic==
[[File:Map-GalaxyExploration.jpg|right|thumb|250px|History of galactic exploration and settlement prior to the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]].]]

=Astrographic Regions=
===Deep Core===
The [[Deep Core]] is the center of the galaxy and where the [[Galactic Center|black hole]] is located. Also known as the Deep Galactic Core, it is full of unusual worlds, antimatter and some of the galaxy's oldest stars. Some stars are actually very close, some being near a half of a light year away from another which causes collisions and strange orbits. Due to these strange orbits and pulls, hyperspace travel is difficult at best.

===Core===
The [[Core Worlds|Core]] region comes nearly full circle around the Deep Core and is divided in to three traditional regional territories known as the Negs, the Southern Core, and the Arrowhead (traditionally being considered an extention of the Slice in to the Core.) It was gradually settled south and westwards over a period of 25,000 years, with a handful of sectors still remaining partially unexplored.

The region houses some of some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the galaxy. The [[Galactic Republic]] and subsequently all galaxy-wide governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the galaxy. Established as a nexus of political power early in the days of the Galactic Republic, [[Coruscant]] is considered by most to be the capital system of the galaxy and the key to holding legitimacy as galactic government. The system was the home of the Galactic Senate, and now the location of the [[Imperial Palace]], both symbols of galactic governance.

Historically, Coruscant's status as the center of civilization was challenged on numerous occasions by neighboring [[Alsakan (system)|Alsakan]], thrusting the galaxy in to a series of lengthy wars known as the Alsakan Conflicts, with both systems and their subordinate territories battling for dominance and control of newly explored areas of space and the major hyperlanes that converge in the Core Worlds.

===Colonies===
The [[Colonies]] is the region of the galaxy between the Core Worlds and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas outside the Core to be colonized, with even some Pre-Republic era settlement conducted by Humans and other species, particularly in to the regional territory that later became known as the Slice. Settlement was made easier by the proximity of several major hyperspace routes, such as the Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Run. These charted routes also helped Coruscant maintain its hold on the systems there while the Galactic Republic was in its infancy. The areas between the Hydian Way and Corellian Run were the first to be settled, with further southern and western expansion continuing across the centuries as the hyperlanes were extended further rimwards from the Core.

Due to their proximity to the Core, worlds of the Colonies are typically heavily populated, cultured, and industrialized. Underlining the latter point, the region was the birthplace of the [[Trade Federation]], with [[Neimoidia (system)|Neimodia]] located almost perfectly centered in the area where the Slice intersects the Colonies. Settled millennia after the rest of the region, sectors south-west of the Hydian Way in the Colonies are often referred to as being part of the Southern Core. Likewise, the sectors of the Colonies north-west of the Core, between the Perlemian Trade Route and Wild Space, are traditionally defined as being part of the Northern Dependencies and the Negs.

===Inner Rim===
[[File:Map-RegionalTerritories.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Regional territories of the Galaxy defined in the twilight years of the Galactic Republic.]]
The [[Inner Rim]] is a region of the galaxy between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. A large portion of this territory was settled between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, during the early years of the Galactic Republic. As such, it was originally referred to simply as "the Rim," as it was expected to be the farthest extent of the known galaxy for centuries. However, the "Expanded Rim" (later renamed the Expansion Region) was opened within a hundred years of the Inner Rim as explorers continued to chart extensions of several major hyperlanes outwards from the Core.

East-ward settlement of the Inner Rim was most prominent in the early years, as efforts continued to extend the Galactic Republic's territory further in to the Slice between the fringes of the Hydian Way. Even so, the [[Hapes Cluster]] in the eastern parts of the Inner Rim was not settled until approximately 4,300 years ago. Fringe sectors sectors in the western parts of the Negs, Northern Dependencies and Western Reaches (particularly the [[Bamula (sector)|Bamula]], [[Kiffex (sector)|Kiffex]] and [[Reecee (sector)|Reecee]] sectors) were not explored nor settled until millennia later, some even as recently as near the end of the Galactic Republic.

===Expansion Region===
The [[Expansion Region]] was an experiment in corporate-controlled worlds, with powerful corporations exploiting and profiting heavily from the planets for their [[Raw Materials]]. Inhabitants were oppressed while the corporations stripped entire stellar systems of all their resources. Eventually civil unrest spread from system to system. The [[Galactic Republic]] eventually took control of the system due to mounting pressure from its denizens by limiting or evicting corporate interests. Expansion Region worlds continued to be producers of raw materials and ores. Unfortunately, most of them were already exhausted by the time the [[Galactic Empire]] rose.

===Mid Rim===
With fewer natural resources (and therefore a smaller population) than many neighboring regions, the [[Mid Rim]] is a territory where residents have worked hard for everything they have. Several planets have built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hide in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

===Outer Rim Territories===
The [[Outer Rim Territories]] is the last widely settled expanse before Wild Space and the Unknown Regions. It was strewn with obscure worlds, and rugged, primitive frontier planets.

===Wild Space===
[[Wild Space]] is the frontier of galactic society, separating the known parts of the galaxy from the Unknown Regions. The difference between the former and the latter wass that some of Wild Space has been explored, though not extensively, while the Unknown Regions remained mysterious.

===Unknown Regions===
The term "Unknown Regions" most commonly refers to the large, unexplored region. The [[Unknown Regions]] comprises of only a few billion stars, out of a galactic total of 400 billion. For reasons yet to be demonstrated there is a lack of reliable hyperspace routes through the region. The "Unknown Regions" designation includes uncharted areas in dense nebulae, globular clusters, and the galactic halo. Past the region's outer edge, is the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy.

=Sectors=
The various regions of the Galaxy are divided in to areas defined by set boundaries known as sectors. The borders for these areas vary, either having conventional boundaries defined by the extent of stellar phenomena and the like, or have an artificial design as a result of political, economic, or military organization in the course of Galactic history by dominant powers and authorised cartographers. In many cases, sector borders have been redefined or reorganised as a result of expansion or other practical concerns. Hence, sectors are defined as belonging to a specific astrographic region (for example the Core or the Outer Rim) and never overlap the borders between these regions (save for Hutt Space; see below). All sectors contain countless stars and star systems, but records of some previously known inhabited systems of planets have been lost as a result of various galactic conflicts, and are gradually being rediscovered. Therefore certain sectors on the Galactic map appear empty while their borders are clearly defined and they have designated names.

The areas collectively known as sectors vary in terms of type and specific designations. The two primary types would be '''regional sectors''' and '''subsectors'''. The regional sector designation applies to most sectors found on astrographic maps, with relatively vast expanses of space that in most cases contain many known populated systems. The designation subsectors is applied to smaller areas that, for historical or practical reasons (such as large amounts of systems in a condensed area,) are considered separate from a larger regional sector. In some cases the designation may be a result of the subsectors placement on the Z-axis, meaning its position above or below the Galactic plane. Typically these areas are either fully encapsulated, largely surrounded, or on the fringe of a regional sector. Examples include [[Moddell (Sector)|Moddell]], which is a subsector of the [[Zuma (Sector)Zuma regional sector]] and part of the so-called Inner Zuma region; the [[Gree (Sector)|Gree subsector]], which is an enclave within the [[Veragi (Sector)|Veragi sector]]; and the [[Periphery]], which is a small region of space traditionally associated with the vast, neighbouring [[Hutt Space]].

Hutt Space itself is an area that is more complex in definition, and quite unique in the Galaxy. Due to its enormous size, Hutt Space is by some considered to be one of the Galaxy's defined greater astrographical regions, equal in status to for example the Expansion Region, rather than a regional sector. However, the border between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim is traditionally regarded as running directly through Hutt Space in a straight, vertical line, rather than surrounding the area. This is in part due to Hutt Space's borders having been constantly in flux in the course of history, ebbing and flowing as a result of the varying power of Hutt clans and their criminal empire. The Hutts did not adhere to the standards of the galactic government, such as the Galactic Republic, and their definition of regional sectors. Hence Hutt Space was at a time typically just considered to be the expanse in which the Hutts had influence or direct governance, at times extending far beyond present day borders. With the declining influence of Hutt clans, and much of their territory being divided up by other organisations and successor governments, the current borders were defined by stellar cartographers and the [[Galactic Empire]] in more recent times, existing as a specter of past Hutt power in the form of a vast regional sector.

=Astronomical Objects=
[[File:Info-StarTypes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Size comparison of common types of stars found in the Galaxy, with listed examples of each type.]]
The galaxy consists of approximately 400 billion stars. Of these, approximately 180 billion are considered star systems, and 7.1 billion are considered habitable. Stars are classed Aurek through Osk (A-O) according to type, and are divided in to four different categories (pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence, and compact.) Of all the types, red dwarfs are the most abundant, making up approximately 70% of the galaxy's stars. Habitable planets are primarily found in systems with a main sequence star, though some notable exceptions such as the [[Ku`Bakai|Ku'Bakai system]] (a post-main sequence blue giant) exist.

{| style="width: 60%; height: 50%" border="1"
|-
! Star Type
! Class
! Example Star
! Possibility of supporting life
! Abundance (% of all stars)
|-
| '''Pre-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Brown Drarf
| Aurek
| Doornik-1142
| unlikely
| -
|-
| Protostar
| Besh
| [[Maad (system)|Maad]]
| unlikely
| -
|-
| '''Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Dwarf
| Cresh
| [[Barab (system)|Barab]]
| unlikely
| 70%
|-
| Orange
| Dorn
| [[Yavin (system)|Yavin]]
| possible
| 15%
|-
| Yellow
| Esk
| [[Corellia (System)|Corell]]
| possible
| 4%
|-
| Yellow-White
| Forn
| Ropagi
| possible
| 2%
|-
| White
| Grek
| [[Colu (System)|Colu]]
| unlikely
| 0,7%
|-
| Blue-White
| Herf
| [[Kessa]]
| unlikely
| 0,2%
|-
| Blue
| Isk
| Garnib
| unlikely
| 0,00001%
|-
| '''Post-Main Sequence Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| Red Giant
| Jenth
| Sokor
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Blue Giant
| Krill
| [[Ku`Bakai]]
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| Red Supergiant
| Leth
| Primus Goluud
| unlikely
| 1%
|-
| '''Compact Stars'''
|
|
|
|
|-
| White Dwarf
| Mern
| [[Varl (System)|Ardos]]
| unlikely
| 7%
|-
| Black Dwarf
| Nern
| [[Javin (Sector)|star of "the Ring"]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|-
| Neutron Star
| Osk
| [[Din (system)|Din Pulsar]]
| unlikely
| 0,1%
|-
| Black Hole
| Peth
| [[The Maw]]
| unlikely
| 0%
|}

=Traffic Routes=
[[File:GalaxyMapPoli.gif|left|thumb|250px|A map of the Galaxy with areas marked according to Government Control]]

==References==
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