Planet - C (pt.3)
Source List & Abbreviations
Corellia
Corellia, located in the Corellian sector and system, orbits the star
Corell with four other habitable planets. The inhabited worlds are
called the Five Brothers, and Corellia is often referred to as the Elder
Brother. Corellia is an attractive world, with farms and small towns
located between rolling hills, fields, and pockets of razor grass.
Animal life includes the Corellian sea ray and the Corellian sand
panther, a dangerous predator with poisoned claws. Points of interest
include the Gold Beaches, the mid-size town of Bela Vistal, and the
capital city of Coronet, located on the coast. Unlike many cities,
Coronet has many wide open spaces-- small buildings and trading stalls
separated by parks and plazas. The center of government in Coronet is
the twenty-story Corona House, formerly inhabited by sector
Governor-General Micamberlecto.
Treasure Ship Row in Coronet, adjacent to Meteor Way and Starline
Avenue, was formerly an eclectic bazaar catering to species from every
corner of the galaxy. The galactic civil war and the Corellians'
increasing isolation, however, caused a sharp decline in the trading
industry, and Treasure Ship Row and other areas like it are now
deserted. Although all three Corellian species (human, Selonian, and
Drall) mingle freely in Coronet, the collapse of the Empire's central
authority has led to separatist sentiment and anti-alien factions like
the Human League. Beneath the surface of Corellia lies a vast network of
tunnels built over thousands of years and home to many Selonians.
Archeological excavation has recently begun on a series of underground
chambers dating from pre-Republic days. Within this ancient complex is a
vast planetary repulsor, once used to move the planet to its current
orbit from an unknown location. Corellia was formerly ruled by a royal
family, but became a republic three centuries ago after Berethon e Solo
introduced democracy to the system. Three years after the Battle of
Endor, the main Imperial battle fleets garrisoned key worlds, including
Corellia and Kuat, due to their valuable shipyards. Fourteen years after
Endor, a riot in the Selonian enclave of Bela Vistal touched off
widespread chaos and triggered the takeover of Corellia's government by
Thrackan Sal-Solo and the Human League. The Human League was defeated,
and Sal-Solo captured, by the intervention of the New Republic and a
Bakuran task force. [COPL, AAC, AAS, SAC, TFJP, XWRS]
Corellian sector
The Corellian sector, located in the most thickly-populated portion of
the galaxy, contains the Corellian system and dozens of others known as
the "Outlier" systems (including the Sacorrian system). The Corellians
have a reputation for keeping to themselves, and the Outlier systems are
known to be even more secretive. The sector was formerly ruled by the
Corellian Diktat, a title held by Dupas Thomree during the early years
of the war against the Rebellion. Thomree consolidated his power during
these years and caused the sector to become more isolated. After
Thomree's death, Daclif Gallamby became Diktat and reduced the levels of
Corellian military support for the Empire. After the Emperor's death,
many powerful Imperials fled to the sector and supported the Diktat, but
Gallamby nevertheless lost more and more power and eventually
disappeared into the Outlier systems. The most recent head of the
sector, Governor-General Micamberlecto, had the backing of the New
Republic but very little power or influence. Fourteen years after the
Battle of Endor, the armies of the Sacorrian Triad attempted to force
the New Republic into recognizing the Corellian sector as an independent
state by controlling the starbuster weapon. At the same time, Thrackan
Sal-Solo attempted to doublecross the Triad and seize power for himself.
Both groups were defeated by New Republic representatives and a Bakuran
task force. Micamberlecto was killed during the crisis, and Leia Organa
Solo was expected to name Duchess Marcha of Mastigophorous the new
Governor- General of the sector. Admiral Mordon of the Star Destroyer
Vengeance was from one of the Outlier systems of the Corellian sector.
He kept venomous plants from his home system in his private retreat on
board the Vengeance. [AAC, AAS, SAC, XWRS, TSC]
Planet - C (pt.5)