Anaxes/Legends

A Core World, Anaxes, located in the Axum system, was known as the Defender of the Core when it was ruled by the Old Republic and later the Empire.

Anaxes was not as industrialized as Axum, but was more prestigious, home to many families associated with a tradition of service in the Fleet. An important Imperial military center, it held out for years before its last Commandant, Admiral Osted Wermis, surrendered to the New Republic.

History
For tens of thousands of years humans have inhabited Anaxes. Before the Galactic Republic, Axum was the throneworld of the Azure Imperium that sprawled along the Perlemian Trade Route. The empire was peacefully absorbed Coruscant centuries before the founding of the Republic. Anaxes had served as the chief shipyard and fortress of the Azure Imperium. Its location on the Perlemian made it a logical place to concentrate warships guarding the Core Worlds. Seven centuries before the Galactic Empire, the Anaxes Citadel was built to further the navy's power and prestige.

During the time of the Empire, many career officers from "generational" families were cast aside for devotees of the Empire. But they also made sure the wellsprings of the Navy's tradition continued. Anaxes soon became the command center for the Imperial Center Oversector. Anaxes was also the command center for Azure Hammer Command, whoes Super Star Destroyer Whelm and fifty-seven other capital ships defended Sector Zero. A seperate command called Azure Shield was created to protect the Azure Sector and its neighbors.

Up until the Battle of Yavin, Azure Hammer Command, the Anaxes Citadel, and all forces in Sector Zero were commanded by Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik. Anaxes changed hands several times as various warlords tried to succeed Palpatine. Finally the planet fell into New Republic control when handed over by Osted Wermis.