Syndic

The title of Syndic was a designation of rank used in some societies, particularly among the Chiss.

Several distinct pieces of evidence go some way towards defining to the use of the title of Syndic among the Chiss.


 * It is known that a title of Syndic was used by representatives of the Eighth Ruling Family, including, in 22 BBY, Thrass, brother of the future Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn. It is possible that the other Ruling Families also used the title in similar ways, but no direct evidence exists.
 * Among the warriors of his own rogue House Phalanx, Thrawn was later known formally as "Syndic Mitth'raw'nuruodo", suggesting that he had acceded to a comparable position to that which his brother had once held; the House Phalanx was not commanded by Thrawn himself, however, but by Stent, with the rank of Commander.
 * In 29 ABY, Baron Fel identified Commander Ganet as the Phalanx commander for "a rival Syndic"; this was probably another Syndic of the same type as Thrass and Thrawn.
 * A study produced by the University of Sanbra in the last years of the New Republic, however, suggests that the title of Syndic was also borne by the commanders of Colonial Phalanxes, the military forces attached to the twenty eight colony worlds of the Chiss Ascendancy.
 * The existence of a rank of Syndic with high authority over the whole Chiss Expansionary Defence Force is implied by former Imperial General Baron Soontir Fel's assumption of the rank of Assistant Syndic when he joined the CEDF in about 29 ABY.

On present knowledge, it is hard to infer the underlying structures behind these varied references with any confidence, although further information will no doubt enable fuller analysis. It can, additionally, be noted that the title of Syndic was not exclusively restricted to the Chiss. For instance, Talon Karrde sometimes used the alias of Syndic Pandis Hart, chief purchasing agent of the planetary council on the planet Sif-Uwana.