Corporate Sector Authority/Legends

The Corporate Sector Authority (CSA) was the government of a free enterprise fiefdom known as the Corporate Sector. It stretched between the Aparo and Wyl Sectors in the northeast quadrant of the Outer Rim. The region was chosen for widespread economic development by the Republic for its lack of native, sentient life.

History
The Corporate Sector was first formed in 490 BBY to free the Republic lawmakers and the Corporate moneymakers from their differences. The Corporate Sector originally had a few hundred systems all devoid of intelligent life. The corporations allowed to operate in the sector could purchase entire regions of space, but were supervised by the Galactic Republic. During the Clone Wars, most of the Corporate Sector supported the Confederacy of Independent Systems. After the Clone Wars, the Corporate Sector took many reimaning droids belonging to the Confederacy; following the Battle of Murkhana at the end of the war, the surviving Corporate Alliance assets relocated to the Corporate Sector.

During Emperor Palpatine's reign over the galaxy, however, several of his influential corporate allies convinced him to expand the Corporate Sector to nearly 30,000 star systems. Many of the Corporate Sector's companies also developed technologies for the Empire. Eleven sentient species were discovered in this expansion region though the Corporate Sector managed to cover it up. The Corporate Sector also came into conflict with the feline Trianii. An armistice was eventually signed between the Corporate Sector and the Trianii three years after the start of the conflict.

The Corporate Sector Authority was soon established to administrate the sector. Following the Battle of Hoth, a contributing company Galactic Electronics developed a new magnetic pulse warhead and sold it to the Rebel Alliance. In retaliation, the Imperial Star Destroyer Glory invaded the sector and seized the corporation's deep-space research facility.

After the Battle of Endor, the Corporate Sector tried to remain neutral and sold products to both the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant. The New Republic was too burdened with establishing a new government to sign a new long-lasting partnership with the corporate-minded fiefdom&mdash;especially since some in the New Republic considered the CSA to be just as bad as the Empire. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, all communication was cut off between the Corporate Sector and the rest of the Galaxy. However, the Sector was not invaded.

Government
The government of the Corporate Sector Authority was made up of several powerful corporate companies. These companies ware managed by a Direx Board which was made up of 55 members (all of them were high ranking business executives). The Direx Board was led by the ExO or the Executive Officer. Other posts included the Prex (President), Viceprex, Auditor-General and the Imperial Advisor that represented the interests of the Galactic Empire. The monetary authority of the Corporate Sector was the Authority Currency Exchange.

Member Worlds
The worlds of the Corporate Sector included Ammuud, Bonadan, Roonadan, Bretta, Duroon, Etti IV, Kalla IV, Kail, Kir, Oron III, Knolstee, Mayro, Mytus VII, Gaurick, Rampa II, New Ralltiir, R'alla, Reltooine, Saffalore, Ulicia, Abo Dreth, Craci, Drog II, Erysthes, Kuminphal, Mall'ordian, Ession, Matra VI, Oslumpex V, Brosi, Colsa, Mos, Thosa, Tol, and the Trianii colonies of Fibuli, Ekibo, Pypin and Brochiib. The Corporate Sector Authority was known to ravage entire ecosystems in their hunt for profits.

Systems in the Corporate Sector Authority

 * Abo Dreth system
 * Bonadan system
 * Craci system
 * Dostra system
 * Drog system
 * Erysthes system
 * Etti system
 * Eva-T system
 * Kalla system
 * Kumasi system
 * Lucaya system
 * Matra system
 * Mytus system
 * Oron system
 * Oslumpex system
 * Rampa system
 * Saffalore system

Sentient liberties
The Corporate Sector Authority historically violated the rights of sentient beings. It had exclusive rights to use the sector's resouces as it wished. The corporations typically used up a planet and then moved on to another, often using slave labor or destroying the natural environment. The majority of its citizens were lowly workers. Citizenship, which granted limited "shareholder" rights, was purchased, putting it out of the reach of laborers. Labor relationships were extremely poor and most people lived in impoverished conditions. One of the most severe crimes in the Corporate Sector was to form a labor union.

On the other hand, the CSA had much less racial discrimination than the humanocentric Galactic Empire. Corporate Sector culture valued a being's financial status much more than his, her, or its species of origin.

Military
The Security Division of the Corporate Sector Authority was responsible for law enforcement and the defence of the CSA's territories. The police of the CSA, known as Espos, had a reputation for brutality.

The Security Division also maintained a fleet of outdated vessels to patrol their territory. They consists of outdated Victory-class Star Destroyers, Invincible-class Dreadnaughts, Lucrehulk-class battleships and Marauder-class corvettes. The Authority IRD was one of the numerous starfighters used by the Security Division. The CSA began purchasing large amounts of Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers as soon as they were developed.

Products

 * CD-2 Harvester
 * Etti-class Light Transport
 * GX12 Hovervan
 * IRD Fighter
 * IRD-A Fighter
 * IRD-B Fighter
 * TIS Zeta 10 Interceptor
 * X10 Patrol Groundcruiser
 * SX20 Patrol Airskimmer

Appearances

 * Han Solo at Stars' End
 * Han Solo's Revenge
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