User:Kwenn/Temp:History

=I - Genesis of the Galaxy=



Life and Unification
The Galaxy was formed along with many other galaxies created by the Big Bang, growing to an approximate length of 120,000 light-years. The Galaxy held somewhere in the region of 400 billion stars&mdash;one of the oldest of which was Morasil in the Cularin system, thought to be as ancient as the Galaxy itself. Around half of of these stars were the primaries of star systems capable of supporting life. It was thought that life evolved on only 10% of the planets in the Galaxy, with around 20 million world supporting sentient life-forms.
 * c. 5,000,000,000+ BBY

Though it is unknown what the first life-form to evolve actually was, all life in the Galaxy contained deep within their cells microscopic life-forms known as midi-chlorians. These midi-chlorians formed a symbiosis with their hosts, and revealed to them the energy of the Force.

It is unknown how or when the Force came into existance; perhaps it was created along with the Universe itself, or it may have predated even the Big Bang. What is known, however, is that the midi-chlorians enable all life to communicate with the Force, allowing the mystical energy field to penetrate their being, to enlighten and sustain them, and to bind the Galaxy together. Over time, the power of the Force would be used in far grander ways by the sentient beings of this Galaxy.

Evolution

 * c.3,000,000,000 BBY - 25,000 BBY'''

As the Galaxy evolved, so too did its inhabitents, and soon a myriad of species rose into prominence among the life-bearing worlds of the Galaxy. One of the first races known to have evolved was the Sharu, native to the world of Rafa V, who built impressive monuments and structures on the worlds of their system. The Sharu would come to be known as "superhumanoids" by galactic scholars. Little else is known about this period, save for the creation of the Oseon asteroid belt by a rogue star passing through the Oseon system, and that the Yavin system formed in approximately 7,500,000 BBY.

Around three or four million years before the rise of the Galactic Empire, the Valley of the Giant Oysters evolved on Dac&mdash;a natural formation that would form the basis of the Mon Calamari Knowledge Banks&mdash;and the Chevin of Vinsoth began to evolve after an asteroid collision wiped out the largest mammals on the planet.

One of the most fascinating species to evolve during this time was the Columi of Columus, who evolved from lizard-like creatures through an aboreal phase until finally creating civilization as true sentient bipeds. Over the next few thousand years, the technology of the Columi advanced rapidly, and the species became one of the first to achieve interstellar travel. However, the Columi grew disappointed with the inability of lower life-forms to match their achievements, and thus the species collectively turned its attention to advancing the civilization on Columus. Another species of this era was the Tempestro race, all but wiped out by an asteroid collision on their homeworld which forced the survivors to exist in the tree-tops.

As of 2,000,000 BBY, the planet Tatooine, known in the time of the Empire as a arid desert world, was a bountiful, ocean-covered planet. Beggar's Canyon was formed during this time, and it is possible that the duck evolved in the oceans of Tatooine. In contrast, the Sullustans of Sullst evolved in dark, underground caverns, the navigation of which would later make Sullustans highly perceptible to hyperspace travel.

A million years later, one of the most influential species in the Galaxy evolved on Coruscant: Humans beings, sentient bipeds who would make massive contributions to galactic history. Another influential species, though not always for the same reasons, was the Hutts, who evolved on Varl. The planet was eventually ravaged in some mysterious celestial tragedy, forcing the Hutts to relocate to the Y'Toub system, settling on Evocar, a world later known as Nal Hutta. Upheaval also wracked the Bith homeworld of Clak'Dor VII, in the form of a terrible civil war begun by the cities of Nozho and Weogar over the rights to a new form of stellar propulsion: the sublight drive. Both sides eventually created and launched chemical and biological weapons that devastated the surface of Clak'Dor VII, forcing the surviving Bith to retreat into domed cities, safe from the polluted wasteland that had once been their homeland.

=II: The Galactic Republic=

=III: Rise of the Dark Lords=

=IV: Reformation of the Republic=

=V: Revenge of the Sith=

=VI: The Dark Times=

=VII: The Return of Hope=

=VIII: End of the Empire=

=IX: Invasion and Destruction=

=X: Legacy of the Force=