Mid Rim/Legends



The Mid Rim, also known as the Mid-Rim or Mid-systems, was located between the Expansion Region and the Outer Rim Territories in the galaxy. With fewer natural resources&mdash;and therefore a smaller population&mdash;than many neighboring regions, the Mid Rim was a territory where residents worked hard for everything they had. Several planets built up impressive economies, and pirate raiders often hid in the relatively unexplored spaces far from major trade routes.

History
The Mid Rim politically developed as a consequence of a colonization boom in the Expansion Region during the Great Manifest Period (20,000&mdash;17,000 BBY). Profits from business ventures in the Expansion Region prompted several Inner Rim political systems and religious organizations to colonize and develop the worlds in the Mid Rim's portion of the Slice. This colonization boom attracted few corporations which chose to remain in the Expansion Region due to the region's business friendly policies.

Over the following millennia, colonization in the Mid Rim developed at a progressive albeit leisurely pace which provided successive generations of colonists with ample space to expand into. Due to the stronger presence of central government from Coruscant, there was less criminal activity in the region compared to the more distant Outer Rim Territories. The crime-dominated Hutt Space bordered the eastern fringes of the Mid Rim.

Around 15,000 BBY, the factitious Aqualish were discovered by the Galactic Republic following a violent first-encounter which led to the Aqualish-Republic War. Subsequently, the Aqualish joined the Republic after agreeing to abide by Republic law. Circa 8,000 BBY, the Republic established an outpost on Malastare which was home to the sapient quadruped Dug species.

Circa 4,000 BBY the Mid Rim was known as the Frontier or Galactic Frontier, as it was the limit of the then explored galaxy. Most Mid Rim colony worlds became dependent on low-cost manufacturing and agriculture as the basis of their economies. However, this prosperity attracted the attention of pirates who used unexplored space as a hiding place and staging ground for raids on colonies. This became a problem in the period following the Sith Civil War.

Around 3,951 BBY, the Grizmalltian Queen Elsinore den Tasia sponsored an expedition by the Republic explorer Kwilaan who discovered the planet Naboo. The planet became notorious amongst big game hunters who favored the indigenous veermoks, although it would be five decades before permanent Human settlement. Eventually, in approximately 3,900 BBY, Human refugees fleeing a violent revolution on Grizmallt settled in the mountains and great grass plains. Cultural differences between the Human colonists and the indigenous Gungans led to tensions and conflict over the millennia..

In 3,700 BBY, the discovery of the Hydian Way encouraged colonization in the northern and southern arcs of the region. By this time, the region was organized into structured government-zoned settlement districts. Following the Great Galactic War, large portions of the Mid Rim came under the resurgent Sith Empire after the Treaty of Coruscant in 3,653 BBY including loyalist worlds like Rodia and the Bothans. During the Clone Wars, control of the Mid Rim fluctuated between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic. The Confederacy took advantage of interspecies rivalry between the Wookiees of Kashyyyk and the Trandoshans by arming Trandoshan commercial raiders on attacks against Republic shipping. In 22 BBY, the Separatist launched their first offensive against Kashyyyk with Trandoshan support but were repulsed by Republic forces. During the Dark Reaper campaign, the Chiss mercenary Sev'rance Tann raided Wookiee colony on Alaris Prime. Towards the end of the war, most CIS forces were repulsed to the Outer Rim.

Following the Declaration of a New Order, a series of Imperial academies were established throughout the Mid Rim. It was heavily patrolled by the Empire, which feared that it was ripe for the Rebellion to set up bases there. The region’s interstellar markets also profited from favorable trading incentives.

As the Empire withdrew, the Mid Rim remained one of the few places unquestionably controlled by the Empire. After the Battle of Endor, it housed many hidden Imperial bases and makeshift shipyards. Many rival Moffs maintained "private empires" in this region on the condition that they supply troops and taxes to legitimate Imperial fleets in the region. During the time of the return of Palpatine in 10 ABY, the Mid Rim was still a significant Imperial power base which kept their massive fleets supplied.

The Yuuzhan Vong War (25&mdash;30 ABY) invaded much of the Mid Rim with prominent worlds including Kalarba, Druckenwell, Rodia and Falleen being conquered, devastated or destroyed. The region was also economically wrecked due to the collapse of the local economy and trade routes. A few worlds managed to escape invasion by aligning themselves with the collaborationist Peace Brigade only to be raided by New Republic forces during the later stages of the war.

With the end of the war and the recapture of the galactic capital Coruscant, those Peace Brigade worlds were unpopular with the Galactic Alliance government&mdash;the successor state to the Republic. Rejecting foreign aid, the Mid Rimmers managed to rebuild their worlds and establish new trade routes which brought a post-war boom to the region.

Appearances

 * Cloak of Deception
 * The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
 * Jedi Quest: The School of Fear
 * Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth
 * The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army
 * Republic Commando: True Colors
 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * Star Wars Rebellion 11: Small Victories, Part 1

Notes and references
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