The Fringe Worlds
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
'One thousand years of peace!’
These are the words that Supreme Chancellor Finnis Valorum cannot wait to declare.
Indeed, the galaxy has never known such a peaceful and prosperous age. However there are some who would say this time has been too prosperous. Wealth flows dramatically from the outer rim in towards the core, towards the elite on worlds like Coruscant, Fondor, Corelia and Hosnian Prime as yet more systems on the edge of the galaxy flock to join the increasingly bloated Republic.
On top of this, Corporations hold more power than ever before, competing to take advantage of this tide of credits. Some of them, like the Trade Federation, have grown so bold as to manufacture their own military forces, in order to guarantee their stranglehold on the galaxy’s financial arteries can never fade.
In response, the Galactic Senate of the Republic has passed Proposition 31-814D, a measure designed to increase taxes on these burgeoning corporate powers by taxing the free trade zones in which these entities have arisen. It is a dispute yes, but one that does not look likely to upset the long period of peace the galaxy has grown accustomed to.
On the outer fringe of the mid-rim, many worlds have attempted to thrive despite this ongoing struggle. Their wealth pours away, either off towards the core or into the hands of the corporate powers. Yet for a few there is opportunity to be found there, there are worlds with resources to sell and bright optimistic populations ready to join their Supreme Chancellor in celebrating a thousand years of peace.
Nestled between the Bortele and Suolriep Sectors, on the very boundary between the mid and outer rims, sits the Aasimyr Fringe, a small region of clustered star systems basking in the ethereal glow of a nearby nebula. The systems of the Fringe; Vardania, Rothstantooine, Ullinor and Teraxi are all members of the Republic, and find themselves caught, like many worlds, between the competing interests of the core worlds and those of the looming corporate giants.
As those competing interests begin to grow into something uglier, the citizens on these planets go about their daily lives. Whether it’s gas mining on Vardania’s Tempest Hub or overseeing the mundane droid-run farms on Ullinor, grinding away in the factories of Rothstan-Gamma or scavenging the wastes of Teraxi Prime. Life goes on. And as the calendar creeps forward, ever-closer towards that thousand year anniversary, Valorum’s Thousand Years of Peace, few have either the time or the inclination to wonder...
How much longer can it last?...
This is a Star Wars RP for the nations of Latica, the non-canon (player invented) factions in which have been agreed collaboratively. It is currently closed but may open more widely in the future so feel free to TG if interested in taking part. This thread will not be used for OOC posts of any kind. If you wish to discuss any element of this RP, please reach out via TG.
As an aside this RP may contain some themes in keeping with the Star Wars universe including very mild sexual references and violence. Please go away if such themes might offend you.
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace - 32BBY
A Time of Tension
At present all player created factions are resident within the non-canon (player invented) sector of the Assimyr Fringe, at present they include:
- The Vardanian Lunar Assembly - Cheye
- The Teraxi Conglomerate - Sarrin/Czenikov
- The Rothstantooine System Congress - Greater Latica
- The Ullinor Governing Council - Pageon
A map of the Galaxy including the Assimyr Fringe: