Commerce Guild/Legends

The Commerce Guild was a trade group made up of major corporations such as the SoroSuub Corporation. It was known for forcing smaller companies to join the Guild. Companies that resisted the Guild were placed under tremendous pressure by the Guild including its security forces. Like the Trade Federation and the InterGalactic Banking Clan, the Commerce Guild had its own security forces. The Guild was also powerful and had several corrupt planetary officials, senators and industrial spies in its fold.

The Commerce Guild also had the power to buy entire planets. One such planet was Castell, the homeworld of the Gossam Shu Mai. The Commerce Guild enslaved the entire population of Castell. At the time, Shu Mai was the Commerce Guild's Chief of Property Resources. She initially used her position to liberate her people, but then followed this by raising the required tribute from her fellow Gossam. The Commerce Guild was so pleased with Shu Mai that they gave her the office of President of the Commerce Guild. In the years leading to the Clone Wars, Shu Mai greatly increased the military and commercial clout of the Guild. She also instigated strife on Ansion, and aligned the guild with Count Dooku's Separatist movement.

In 22 BBY, Shu Mai was present in a meeting of Separatist leaders on Geonosis which saw the birth of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. She knew that support of the Separatists would be treason against the Galactic Republic, but she could not resist the lure of promised wealth. She allied the Commerce Guild with the Confederacy during the Clone Wars, and supplied armies of battle droids to their droid army and starships to their starfleet.

Following the death of Shu Mai at Mustafar by Darth Vader in 19 BBY, the Commerce Guild ceased to exist and its remaining holdings were absorbed by the Galactic Empire.

Notable Members

 * Shu Mai: President of the Commerce Guild.
 * Qi Zhu: Aide to Shu Mai prior to the start of the Clone Wars.
 * Cat Miin: Chief Aide to Shu Mai during end of Clone Wars.

Soldiers

 * Gossam Commando

Battle droids

 * DSD dwarf spider droid
 * A-DSD advanced dwarf spider droid
 * H-DSD heavy dwarf spider droid
 * OG-9 Homing spider droid
 * OG-10 Heavy Homing Spider Droid
 * Spelunker probe droid

Starships

 * Commerce Guild Advanced Bomber
 * Commerce Guild Bomber
 * Commerce Guild corvette
 * Commerce Guild Enhanced Bomber
 * Diamond-class cruiser
 * Recusant-class light destroyer

Appearances

 * Republic HoloNet News Special Inaugural Edition 16:5:241 (Star Wars Insider 84)