Corellia/Legends

Corellia was the capital planet of the Corellian Sector, which included Corellia, Selonia, Drall, Tralus, and Talus, all in the Corellian system. In the days of the Galactic Republic, the planet was ruled by a Diktat while the sector maintained a seat in the Galactic Senate.

Collectively, the planets of the system were known as "The Five Brothers." Historians believe an ancient race may have assembled the system artifically, the worlds brought from other parts of the galaxy, for unknown reasons.

Some of the galaxy's most famous heroes came from Corellia, as did some of its greatest rogues and scoundrels. Han Solo hailed from Corellia, as did Wedge Antilles, Nejaa Halcyon, Corran Horn, Garm Bel Iblis, Myn Donos and Iella Wessiri. The noble pirate/smugglers Booster Terrik and his daughter Mirax Terrik called the planet home, as well. On the Imperial side, Corellians included the TIE Fighter Ace Soontir Fel and his son Jagged Fel.

Corellia was one of the Core Founders of the Galactic Republic. Ancient legends point to Corellia as the birthplace of the hyperdrive, though evidence points to Corellians receiving the technology from beneficent aliens circa 25,000 BBY. Nonetheless, Corellians were among the first and foremost hyperspace explorers, and the planet lied along both the Corellian Trade Spine as well as the Corellian Run.

Corellia's surface was extremely temperate, dominated by rolling hills, thick forests, lush farmland, golden beaches, and large seas. With most of its famed manufacturing centers lifted into orbit, the planet remained largely rural and undeveloped, with small villages and farming communities comprising the bulk of urban development. The largest cities were Coronet - the planetary capital, the touristy Kor Vella, and the mountain hamlets of Daoba Guerfea and Bela Vistal.

In 475 BBY, Corellia attempted to secede from the Republic; althrough progressing far enough to close its sector's borders and withdraw from the Senate, the plan ultimately failed.

In 389 BBY, Corellian Jedi Kieran Halcyon defeated the Afarathu pirates, a sect of Selonian terrorists, on Corellia. In 312 BBY, King Berethon e Solo established a democratic government, replacing his own absolute monarchy.

Corellia was home to several multi-stellar corporate conglomerates, many of which competed directly with the Trade Federation and InterGalactic Banking Clan for galactic influence. Over time these companies became very powerful and in 150 BBY overthrew the historic parliamentary constitutional monarchy founded by the Royal House of Solo in favor of a government more amenable to unrestricted commerce. This new business-supported regime was called the Diktat and remained in place (paradoxically, given Corellians' fiercely independent nature) through the New Republic era. Under the Empire, the sector enjoyed limited autonomy, with the office of Diktat becoming a puppet apparatus of the Imperial governor.

In the months leading up to the Clone Wars, Corellian Senator Garm Bel Iblis withdrew his planet from the galactic community in protest of the Military Creation Act, using a little known clause in the Corellian constitution. This attempt at isolation did not succeed and Corellia, like the rest of the galaxy, was soon embroiled in the turmoil of the Clone Wars.

Corellia was home to the Corellian Engineering Corporation, one of the larger shipbuilding firms in the galaxy, and their shipyards were one of the most extensive in the galaxy. Examples of Corellian ships included the Corellian Corvette, exemplified by the Alderaanian consular ship Tantive IV; the YT-1300 freighter, represented by the Millennium Falcon; and the Corellian Gunship.

Public peace was maintained by the Corellian Security Force, a fiercely proud organization whose members enjoyed an almost familial sense of loyalty and camraderie. Officers of CorSec usually followed their parents or siblings into the organization, donning their grey and khaki uniforms as part of a longstanding tradition. Rostek Horn, his adopted son Hal Horn and his son Corran Horn are a perfect example of the multi-generational CorSec legacy.

Due to the many Corellian expatriates at large wihin Alliance-held territory, the planet was represented by Doman Beruss on the New Republic Provisional Council, although Corellia itself withheld from beoming a full member of the New Republic government. As an unhappy consequence, many Corellian expatriates loyal to the New Republic were forbidden from returning to their homeworld.

Corellia later did join the New Republic, and shockingly, Garm Bel Iblis returned from hiding and joined the New Republic in time to lead its military during Thrawn's assualt on Coruscant. Following its inclusion and the overthrowing of the Diktat, the New Republic appointed a Governor-General to administrate Corellia. However, the New Republic government was almost ousted by Thrackan Sal-Solo during the Corellian Crisis. Sal-Solo tried again to restore Corellian independence during the Yuuzhan Vong war.

Corellians were a sentimental breed, and when separated from their homeworld became sentimental at the sight of rhyskate - a sweet Corellian pastry - or a bottle of the woody potable Whyrren's Reserve. Intrepid by nature, they would proudly remind you to never tell them the odds against success, for to them beating the odds was a reward in itself.