- "Nok Drayen was the greatest gangster who ever lived. He personally wiped out the Rath Cartel and the Vandelhelm Combine during the Syndicate Wars."
- ―Risha Drayen, Nok Drayen's daughter
The Rath Cartel was a criminal organization active at the time of the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Affiliated with the Hutt Cartel, the Rath Cartel was in the business of smuggling weapons and hired mercenaries in their efforts to compete with the rival Vandelhelm Combine in a clash that later became known as the Syndicate Wars.[1]
However,[1] sometime between 3667 BBY and 3661 BBY,[2] the fighting spilled over into a trade corridor controlled by the notorious gangster Nok Drayen, who quickly retaliated against both groups in order to protect his profits. Drayen called in favors from Gank mercenaries, Hutts, and officials from the Sith Empire to destroy both gangs in reprisal. The Syndicate Wars ended when Drayen stormed the Combine's headquarters while simultaneously having the leader of the Rath Cartel assassinated, and in the aftermath Drayen took all of the groups' profits for himself.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Rath Cartel was first mentioned the 2011 video game Star Wars: The Old Republic.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan (Codex entry)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan — Codex: "Galactic History 91: The Syndicate Wars"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan — Codex: "Galactic History 91: The Syndicate Wars" is part of the Galactic History series of Codex entries, which are ordered chronologically, and is placed between the entries on the Battle of Alderaan and the blockade of the Hydian Way. The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural places those two events at fourteen and eight years after the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant, respectively; therefore, since Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia dates the latter event to 3653 BBY, the Syndicate Wars must have occurred at some point between 3667 BBY and 3661 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Smuggler Mission: "Race the Devil" on Coruscant