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Gafra
an Imperial freighter charged with delivering a new warhead. The warhead had enough power to take out an entire Imperial-I class Star Destroyer. The freighter was intercepted by the Alliance shuttle Herald, and the warhead was stolen. (XW)

Gage
this man was an Imperial officer during the height of the New Order. Raised in the Core Worlds, Gage found that his career path in the military was made simpler by applying his family's connections and wealth in all the right places. Because of this, he never worked hard to gain the position of Captain. His demeanor among his troops was often viewed with disdain, as he considered himself above the common labor of the troops. He often rode in comfort aboard his Juggernaut during missions, preferring to remain clean and dry. When he was given command of Lieutenant Janek Sunber and his troops on Maridun, Gage was unable to comprehend why Sunber chose to walk on the ground with his troops, explaining that Sunber was supposed to direct his troops, not get his hands dirty with their toil. Gage's commanding officer, General Ziering disagreed with this position, believing that Sunber had his priorities straight and inferring that Gage were the one who was out of line. When Ziering was injured during an Amanin attack, Gage tried to assert himself as the group's leader, and relegated Sunber to construction detail. Ziering, however, had no intentions of resting, and ordered Gage to lead patrol duty while Sunber was laboring. Gage's poor judgment was quickly evidenced when his squad was ambushed by Amanin, and only Sunber's quick actions saved his life. Unfotunately, Gage panicked before recognizing that the Amanin had massed in incredible numbers for an all-out attack. When Frickett ordered his forces to fire, Gage tried to clear his own name by fabricating a story about how he warned Frickett not to attack. A subsequent request to have himself promoted to Commander after Frickett's death fell upon Ziering's increasingly deaf ears. Hoping to regain his control, Gage tried to order Sunber to the front lines of their defenses, but Ziering responded by placing Gage himself on the second line. Gage froze, unsure of what to do because he had ignored Sunber's plan completely. When the Amanin attacked, Gage panicked and ordered a retreat, leaving Sunber's squad cut off and defenseless. (SWELM)

Gagen
this was a common name among the Lepi people. (UANT)

Gah
this was believed to have been the Jawa verb for "to kill". (T10)

Gaham, Dela
this scout was a friend of J'an Ane Jinder, and spent a great deal of time on the planet Mrlsst. (WOTC)

Gahseelik
this male Trandoshan was one of the many thugs who worked for Gardulla the Hutt during the years following the Battle of Naboo. A bounty was issued for his capture by his own clan, shortly after the Battle of Naboo, when Trosslik claimed that Gahseelik had "disgraced the clan by leaving Trandosha to work for a filthy Hutt." Jango Fett later claimed the bounty on Gahseelik, during a mission to meet with Gardulla to discuss the Bando Gora cult. (BH)

G'ai Solem
this was one of the many cities found on the planet Solem. During the early stages of the Galactic Civil War, G'ai Solem was the site of Imperial Governor Malvander's seat of power. (SWES)

Gailea
this planet is the site of the Marqua Spas. (SWJ9)

Gailid
this human worked with Mosep in Jabba the Hutt's accounting and tax collection office. He was also highly technical, and spent a lot of time in the repulsor-pool with Barada. (CCG7)

Gaios
the philosophers of this planet once said that "a seed does not know the flower that produced it." (BTS)

Gairk
this unusual predator was native to the rivers of the planet Ansion. The wide mouth of the gairk contained no teeth and seemed to have little bone structure. Individuals often submerged their lumpy bodies near a crossing and waited for unsuspected creatures to try and ford the river. The gairk would then open its vast mouth and used specialized gills to pump huge amounts of water into its gullet, creating an intense suction that pulled its prey into its mouth. Gairks often worked together in order to catch more prey, with three or more gairks linking their misshapen maws to form a huge vacuum. (APS)

Gait, Loowil
this man was a member of the Coruscant police force during the years leading up to the Battle of Naboo. A dedicated officer who worked a beat in Coruscant's financial district, Gait once arrested a key member of a defense organization who was negotiating a deal with the Techno Union. The deal eventually fell through, prompting the Techno Union to issue a bounty for Gait's capture. Jango Fett claimed the bounty sometime later, when he apprehended by Gait and his fellow officers. Fett had just killed the Twi'lek Senator Trell, and Gait's gunship was the first to arrive on the scene. Fett managed to disable the gunship and take control of the police officers who survived. (BH)

Gaitzi
this woman was a member of the cleaning crew known as the Tripod, working on Bakura during the height of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy. (FH2)

Gakfedd
a tribe of Gamorreans living on Pzob with Luke Skywalker, Cray Mingla, and Nichos Marr were stranded there. At that time, the tribe was ruled by Bullyak and Ugbuz. (COJ)

Gal
this female name was common among the Kel Dor. Like all Kel Dor given names, it was short enough that it didn't attract the attention of certain wind spirit, which would carry away young children with long-winded names. (GCG)

Gala
this planet was long ruled by the Tallah dynasty, which held sway over three social tribes: the city people, the hill people, and the sea people. The planet was the homeworld of the Galacian race, and had three natural satellites. The average day on the planet was short, and the period of daylight was very short. A decade before the Battle of Naboo, the old Queen of the Tallah agreed to allow her successor to be chosen by popular vote of all the planet's inhabitants. Each of the three tribes would choose a candidate, and the leader would be chosen from among them. She recognized that the gap between the rich and the poor was widening, and that a continued division would tear the planet apart. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn were scheduled to travel to this planet, after they survived their encounter with Xanatos on Bandomeer. The Jedi were on a mission given to them by Yoda, to mediate the election of the planetary leader. Instead, they were hijacked to the planet Phindar by Paxxi Derida and his brother, Guerra. After Obi-Wan was captured by the Syndicat, he was "renewed" by Baftu and dropped on Gala. However, Obi-Wan had used the Force to resist the effects of the renewal process, and landed with his memories intact. (HP, MOC)

Galaan
this planet, the primary world in the Galaanus System of the Corva Sector, served as the New Republic's primary communications station in the sector. This gas giant provides ample cover for the relay station situated on its northern pole, as well as covering a New Republic Intelligence base. The base was eventually discovered by the Imperial splinter group known as the Kaarenth Dissension and destroyed. The planet's day lasts 132 standard hours, and its annual rotation takes up 479 local days. (SWJ6, SWJ8)

Galacian
this race of humanoids was native to the planet Gala. There were three primary tribes of Galacians: those that lived in the city, those that lived in the hills, and those that lived on the sea. They were thin-bodied creatures with pale, bluish skin which seemed to have a faintly-glowing luminescence. The Galacians often referred to the color of their skin as "moonlight." Because sunlight was not abundant on Gala, they were often referred to as "moon people." The Galacians held deep beliefs in the family structure, and marriages were often arranged so that one or both families augmented their own strength. (HP, MOC)

Galacian Mining Corporation
this legitimate mining operation was set up during Deca Brun's campaign to succeed Queen Veda as planetary governor. The corporation was really a front for Brun to acquire political backing from Offworld Mining Corporation. If Brun had been elected, Offworld would have obtained the rights to mine over half of Gala's surface, including much of the Galacian Sea. (MOC)

Galacian Sea
this vast ocean covered much of the planet Gala. (MOC)

Galactar Route
this street, found in Somin City on the planet Seltos, was where Marse and Sinya Deboora lived. They occupied the twelfth house on the street. (TSK)

Galactic Access, Incorporated
this corporation owned and operated a number of starports during the New Order, including the Estaria Central Starport. (HAS)

Galactic Alliance
see Galactic Federation of Free Alliances. (FH1)

Galactic Alliance Senate
this was the name of the senatorial body that was formed in the wake of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, more than thirty years after the Battle of Endor. Modeled after the former Galactic Senate, the Galactic Alliance Senate was designed to allow member systems an equal vote in matters of galactic importance. It quickly became apparent that the new Senate continued the traditions of greed and selfishness that destroyed the Old Republic, especially when entire systems were faced with massive rebuilding efforts due to the destruction of the war against the Yuuzhan Vong. (DN1)

Galactic Apprehend List
this was a list of the galaxy's most-wanted criminals, compiled and maintained by the Old Republic for many years. (SOJ)

Galactic Architecture
this magazine, based on the planet Cularin, detailed the most wondrous buildings and architectural styles of the Old Republic. (WOTC)

Galactic Archives
this establishment, located in the city of Talos, on Atzerri, was found near the city's spaceport. It proclaimed itself as "a one-stop source for everything that's worth knowing." Luke Skywalker stopped here, hoping to obtain information on the Jedi Knights, during his travels with Akanah. He picked up some tomes, but they were obvious fakes. (SOL)

Galactic Bandits
a series of holofeatures which celebrated some of the galaxy's most infamous pirates and shipjackers. (SE)

Galactic Banking Network
a collection of banks throughout the galaxy that have linked their assess together to allow free movement of funds. (SWSB)

Galactic Capital Bank
this old Jedi Knights used this financial institution for much of their business, during the last centuries of the Old Republic. (RP)

Galactic Caucus
this meeting was called by the Alliance shortly after the Battle of Endor. Its goal was to determine the correct form of government to put in place of the Empire, prior to the full construction of a New Republic. (CTD)

Galactic Center, The
this was another of Lando's mystical expletives. (LCM)

Galactic Chopper
this was a slang term used to describe the Ubrikkian DD-13 surgeon droid. It was believed to have been coined by a military commander, during the height of the Clone Wars. (SWI81, SWDB)

Galactic City
this was the name used to describe the capital city of Coruscant, during the last years of the Old Republic. With the advent of the New Order and Emperor Palpatine's rise to power, the city was eventually remained Imperial City. At its height, more than twelve billion individuals lived in Galactic City alone. (E1A3, IWE1)

Galactic City Spaceport
this was the primary spaceport found on Coruscant during the years leading up to the Clone Wars, until the Chancellor Palpatine Spaceport was built. After the Palpatine Spaceport was built, the Galactic City Spaceport was used by Senators and other officials who wanted to avoid the clamor of the new facility. (SWI81)

Galactic Civil War
the war waged between the factions of the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Empire which embraced Palpatine's New Order. (SW)

Galactic Constitution
this was the document which laid the foundation for the Old Republic. For many generations, the Constitution remained a stable and unaltered document, until the Clone Wars swept across the galaxy. During this time, Chancellor Palpatine was allowed to remain in office after a series of emergency amendments to the Constitution, most of which were part of a larger plan that had been hatched by Darth Sidious. As the Clone Wars ground on, and as Palpatine became more powerful, he began to hint that several more amendments would be necessary to ensure that there was peace in the galaxy once more. Although he claimed that all his work was designed to preserve the Constitution, the changes Palpatine made were part of his sweeping plan for the New Order, which eliminated much of what the Constitution originally was created for. (SWSB, LEV, VD3)

Galactic Core
the area of the galaxy immediately surrounding the Deep Core, it was also known as the Core system of worlds, or simply the Core Worlds. It included the planet Coruscant. (DE1, SWSB)

Galactic Corporate Policy League
this outwardly law-abiding and legal group of individual interests was secretly a cabal of plutocrats tied to Senator Palpatine and the ideals of his New Order. They resented the legal prohibitions on slavery, strip-mining, and credit-hoarding enforced by the Old Republic, and openly supported Palpatine's bid for Presidency. They petitioned Palpatine for the loosening of governmental controls, and Palpatine listened to them. Once he was established in office, Palpatine placed them in control of the Corporate Sector by naming them the founding members of the Corporate Sector Authority. (CSA)

Galactic Correctional Authority
this huge correctional conglomerate sprang up during the last decades of the Old Republic, when the concerns of the galaxy's rulers outweighed their concern with the well-being of the galaxy's most remote worlds. Based in the Outer Rim Territories, GCA maintained several penal colonies for the incarceration of criminals captured and convicted throught the Outer Rim. One of the most famous of these colonies was located on Oovo IV, because it was also the site of several pro-circuit podracers. (RAC)

Galactic Costume Extravaganza
this annual event was sponsored by Elwis Bontraar during the last decades of the Old Republic. The event was attended by business leaders, military personnel, and other wealthy beings, all of whom were required to wear an unusual costume and spend an entire day and night sharing all manner of information. The event, which was usually an open-invitation event, was held aboard the Bontraar's immense yacht, the Masquerade. Because entry to the Extravaganza did not require an invitation, any being could attend and exchange information without ever revealing their true identity. (WOA22)

Galactic Court
this is the highest-ranking judicial court in the galaxy, formed by the New Republic some years after the Battle of Endor. (POT)

Galactic Courts of Justice
this complex of buildings, located in the former Galactic City on Coruscant, housed a multitude of courtrooms and juryrooms used during trials of interstellar importance. (IWE1)

Galactic Criminals Act
developed and implemented by Xanatos on his homeworld of Telos, this law allowed the government to obtain police resources to capture offworld criminals. Xanatos' primary goal in instituting the law was to obtain any help he needed to capture Qui-Gon Jinn, if the Jedi Master ever traveled to Telos in an attempt to capture Xanatos. (DOR)

Galactic Crystal Creations
this employee-owned corporation purchased the rights to the planet Garnib. It used the planet to create wondrous pieces from the unusual Garnib crystals and market them throughout the galaxy. (PG1)

Galactic Cultures - A Visitor's Guide to the Galaxy
a travel guide which documents the various human and aline cultures found on the galaxy's most population tourist destinations. (ML)

Galactic Cup of Limmie
this was the galaxy's largest, professional series of bolo-ball matches, held annually during the last decades of the Old Republic. Bolo-ball was synonymous with limmie, being the name used outside the Core Worlds. Since the Galactic Cup was sponsored primarily by Core World corporations, the matches were known as limmie. (HNN4)

Galactic Dance Blast
a jizz tune played by the Max Rebo Band. (TJP)

Galactic Defense Review
a periodical produced during the Old Republic and, for a short time, early in the New Order, the Review described the Navy's best weapons and strategies. It also offered commentary. (RPG)

Galactic DelSoli
this sport was contested in Rayter Sector. An annual tournament was the talk of the bars for many weeks. (TA)

Galactic Drift, The
this was another of Lando's mystical expletives. (LCM)

Galactic East
in order to ascertain and provide direction in the void of space, pilots and navigators modified conventional thoughts of directions. Just as East on a planet was defined to be the direction of a planet's rotation, toward the point from which the sun rises, Galactic East was defined as the direction in which the galaxy spins. (SWED)

Galactic Electronics
a development firm located in the Corporate Sector, Galactic Electronics defied the Imperial ban on weapons sales and worked closely with the Alliance to develop the mag pulse weapon just after the Battle of Hoth. The Empire did not look kindly on businesses that defied its orders, let alone defied them in support of the Alliance. An assault on the company's Pondut research station left the company without a major research center. (TIE)

Galactic Empire, The
the name given to the regime established by Chancellor Palpatine when he assumed the position of galactic Emperor and instituted his New Order, in the wake of the Clone Wars. The basic belief of the Empire was to rule by fear of force rather than by force itself. Palpatine became the Emperor, and built a huge war machine in order to instill fear. Palpatine's use of the Dark Side of the Force bolstered his ability to control the galaxy, until he was destroyed during the Battle of Endor. After that, the Empire floundered for a number of years. Various warlords and Imperial officers tried to re-establish momentum for the Empire in a series of skirmishes with the New Republic, but none was able to triumph over it. Even the reborn Emperor Palpatine tried to strike back from a hidden base on Byss, but could not defeat Luke Skywalker and the New Republic. (SW, ESB, ROTJ, HTTE, DE1, JS, E3N)

Galactic Encyclopedia, The
this vast collection of information documents nearly every major fact in the known universe. (DE1)

Galactic Exotics
this Twi'lek business venture specialized in the development of rare agricultural goods. Based in Kala'uun on the planet Ryloth, Galactic Exotics developed the shalaman and podon orchards on Belsavis. (COJ, GORW)

Galactic Fair
this traditional fair was the highlight of Fete Week, each year on the planet Coruscant. It was held all along the Glitannai Esplanade, providing visitors a glimpse of the wide range of cultures and civilizations that made up the Old Republic. A glorious parade traveled the length of the Esplanade and ended in the Pliada di am Imperium, at the base of the Imperial Palace. Here was also the site of the Grand Display, which included displays created by various planetary governments. The Galactic Fair was renamed as the Imperial Fair during the reign of Emperor Palpatine. (CCW, SWJ5)

Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
this was the name given to the government formed by Chief of State Cal Omas, after the fall of the New Republic and the loss of Coruscant to the Yuuzhan Vong. Omas hoped that the various sections of the galaxy which had been isolated by the war - including the Unknown Regions and the Imperial Remnant - would join the scattered forces of the Republic in creating a Galactic Alliance which would fight back against the alien invaders. (FH1)

Galactic Footwear
this small business, located on the Ithorian herdship Bazaar, offered a wide range of shoes and foot gear for a variety of species. (GA)

Galactic Games
this sporting event, which was held every seven years since it originated some 80 years before the Battle of Naboo, was hosted by a different planet each time. Created in order to promote galactic peace through sport, the Games consisted of many different events featuring a wide range of activities, and were administered in such a way as to eliminate favoritism or unfair advantages. Betting on the Games, regardless of where they were held or how far away the bettor was, was illegal, in order to further enhance the fairness of the events. Many of the events were fast-paced, and some were dangerous. All were chosen for their appeal to the masses, in order to ensure that there was as much entertainment value as there was personal satisfaction among the athletes. (JQ3)

Galactic Games and Competitions
compiled and edited by V.F.G. Corvallin, this massive tome collecting information on the multitude of sports and games which were played throughout the galaxy. The original edition was produced during the last decade of the Old Republic, and annual updates were made each year. (GFT)

Galactic Gourmet's Galaxy Guide
this reference guide highlights the various cuisines found throughout the galaxy's inhabited worlds. (ML)

Galactic Great Seal
this was the term given to the emblem of the Old Republic. In some cases, the Great Seal was surrounded by the individual seals of the Thousand Worlds. The most prominent Great Seal was found on the Chancellor's Podium in the Senate Rotunda. (T, E3N)

Galactic History Foundation
this research group sought to create a complete picture of the history of galaxy. (COG)

Galactic Horizon
this Ithorian herdship was under the command of Captain Roogak during the early years of the Galactic Civil War. (GMR6)

Galactic Humane Society
active during the last decades of the Old Republic, this group sought to put an end to the cruelty that was often perpetrated on non-sentient creatures throughout the galaxy. (BH)

Galactic Judges
ostensibly a neutral organization, the Galactic Judges were established to try those cases that had ramifications across many jurisdictions. The Galactic Judges were put in place to preside over any criminal trial that could not be held in a single star system or sector, in order to emegre with an impartial decision. During the height of the Galactic Civil War, manmy beings believed that the Galactic Judges were little more than a mouthpiece for Imperial justice. (SWGAL)

Galactic Marines
this was one of the primary divisions of the Grand Army of the Republic, sent into battle to secure the frontlines of a battlefield during the height of the Clone Wars. Culled from the 21st Nova Corps of the Outer Rim Sector Army by Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and Commander Bacara, the clone troopers of the Galactic Marines were considered to have been among the toughest of the clones produced on Kamino, as demonstrated by their heroic efforts during the Battle of New Bornalex. (OWS, SWDB, SWI84)

Galactic Medical Central
this is the formal name of the New Republic medical team working in the Meridian Sector, based on Nim Drovis. (POT)

Galactic Miner's Guild
this was the Empire's official body that governed and controlled the mining of gases from gas giant planets. (CCG5)

Galactic Museum
this huge museum, located in the Coco District of Imperial City on Coruscant, has survived the various political changes that have swept around it. The museum is the home of many records detailing the Old Republic's growth as well as that of the Empire. There are a number of Sith and Jedi artifacts stored there. The Emperor Palpatine cut all funding for the museum during his rule, keeping the knowledge contained within from the public. He did, however, leave enough money for the museum to carry on his legacy. When the Rogue Squadron pilots infiltrated Coruscant following the Battle of Endor, they found a vast holographic display in which Darth Vader lamented over the death of Palpatine at the hands of the treacherous Rebels. Vader's image claimed that Palpatine was visiting a new "planetary ore extractor" - another name for the second Death Star - when the Rebels attacked. The image went on to claim that the Rebels were going to steal it in order to destroy Imperial planets, when Palpatine offered them forgiveness. The Rebels then killed him and stole the extractor. Much of this pro-Imperial propaganda was removed by the New Republic, following the liberation of Coruscant from Ysanne Isard, and was replaced with failry neutral depictions of the Galactic Civil War. (ISU, WG, SOC, WOTC)

Galactic News Network
this newsfeed reported on the events of the Outer Rim Territories, during the early years of the New Republic. (SWJ6)

Galactic News Service
a network which allows the entire New Republic to receive news as it happens, designed by the man who created the Skydome Botanical Gardens on Coruscant. It was here that Voren Na'al got his start as a reporter covering the Corsin swoop races. (MTS, TLC)

Galactic North
in order to ascertain and provide direction in the void of space, pilots and navigators modified conventional thoughts of directions. Given that Galactic East was defined as the direction in which the galaxy spins, Galactic North was defined as the direction in which one would fly to move toward the "top" of the galaxy, at a right angle to Galactic East. (SWED)

Galactic Outdoor Survival School
known throughout the galaxy as simply GOSS, this organization was noted for training some of the most skilled survivalists in any military. Founded by Barosa Warren on the terraformed world of OM813, GOSS provided students with the opportunity to learn survival skills in those environments which were most hostile to their own physiology. Thus, a Mon Calamari student could learn how to survive in desert areas. Graduates described the school as a combination of educational facility and survivalist camp, with a crude mentality and an excellent result. (AIR)

Galactic Patrol
this search and rescue operation was formed by the New Republic, and was missioned to assist disabled starships. (POT)

Galactic Phrasebook and Travel Guide
this was one of the Old Republic's most comprehensive collections of travel information. Regular updates and installments were made to the Guide, allowing readers to pick and choose what parts they needed to read in order to prepare for a trip to another world. (HNN5)

Galactic Plague, The
this group of alien musicians pounded out bad songs at the Lazy Bergruutfa Cantina on Betha II. (SWJ8)

Galactic Podracing Circuit Underwriters' Union
this collection of insurance agencies provided backing to the various podracing arenas and leagues that were operating during the years leading up to the Battle of Naboo. The union insured racers and support crews, as well as the arena operators for all manner of possible issues. (BH)

Galactic Podracing Promotional Board
during the last decades of the Old Republic, this body was responsible for promoting the image of podracing as being based on speed, excitement, strategy, and sportsmanship. Racers like Sebulba made their job challenging, and the general public paid to see the crashes more often than the racers themselves. (NEGC)

Galactic Polysapient Medical Center
this multi-sentient-species medical hospital was founded on the planet Alderaan during the Old Republic, and was known for its research and techniques for a wide range of races and species. The facility was home to no less than seventy-three unique environment zones and corresponding operating rooms, and could treat every known carbon-based form of life found in the galaxy. Additionally, its doctors could handle the medical needs of many silicon- and halogen-based lifeforms. Many of its graduates and doctors referred to it as the Big Zoo, because of the fact that one could encounter virtually any form of life in its halls and rooms. It was said that if a being was alive and reasonably conscious, sooner or later you'd see it at the Big Zoo. (MJH)

Galactic Power Engineering
this manufacturer once produced podracing engines and parts, as well as complete racers like the GPE-3130. (IG1)

Galactic Radicals
this band of criminals and miscreants was active during the last decades of the Old Republic, during which time its members caused all sorts of trouble for "straight" criminals. Mnay other criminal organizations wanted the Galactic Radicals eliminated, because the members often horned in on their activities, taking all the loot but never getting arrested. New members were recruited into the organization by Boozoo "Bogey" Boga, who hijacked bounty hunters and liberated their quarry. If the bounty chose to do so, they could join the Galactic Radicals. Otherwise, they were disposed of in short order, so as not to reveal the gang's location. (BH)

Galactic Rebels
this hologame was created during the early years of the New Republic, and allowed players to take on the personae of the heroes of the Alliance in defeating Imperial forces. (AFA)

Galactic Recreational Equipment Industries
a subsidiary of MK Enterprises, this leisure and fitness equipment manufacturer maintained 13,387 retails outlets across the galaxy during the Galactic Civil War. (SWJ6)

Galactic Registry
the document which describes all the peoples and races that have joined the galactic government. It was established by the Old Republic, and revised during the early years of the New Republic. (COJ)

Galactic Regulatory Commission
this body, an extension of the New Republic, was responsible for setting the value of currency throughout the galaxy. (SWJ15)

Galactic Representative Commission
this branch of the Old Republic Senate was made up of junior Senators who represented the minority races on their homeworlds. The Commission allowed for a wide range of viewpoints to be addressed, not just the condensed versions some Senators maintained in order to remain efficient. (NEGC)

Galactic Republic
the original name of the Old Republic, this galaxy-spanned government was founded after the discovery of hyperspace travel and communications. (TOJ, SWDB)

Galactic Research Academy
this was the name given to several installations dedicated to pure research. One of the main locations was established on the planet Koaan. (GOF4, GOF7)

Galactic Resorts
this holozine provided reviews and information on the most exclusive and exotic resorts in the galaxy. (CRO)

Galactic Rim on 100 Credits a Day, The
a tourist's guide to the planets and sights of the Outer Rim. (RPG)

Galactic Science Foundation
this small group funded a variety of scientific explorations into the origins of life across the galaxy, during the height of the New Order. (SWGAL)

Galactic Scout Corps
this was one of the Old Republic's most respectable scouting unions. (GMR6)

Galactic Senate
this was the term used to describe the galaxy-spanning Senate of the Old Republic. There were 1,024 seats available in the Senate Rotunda on Coruscant, meaning that many systems formed alliances in order to obtain a single vote. The Senate was presided over by the Supreme Chancellor, and for many generations was served by the Jedi Order. During the last decades of the Old Republic, the Senate became increasingly populated by greedy, squabbling delegates whose only concern was for the benefit of their own systems, rather than the good of the galaxy. These Senators became targets of opportunity for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was actually the Sith Lord Darth Sidious in disguise. When Palpatine was elected Chancellor, many Senators voted for him in order to receive certain considerations. Many others were bribed or coerced to vote for Palpatine, ensuring his rise to power. Palpatine was re-elected once more, and then was voted an unprecedented third term as the Confederacy of Independent Systems threatened to cause trouble. With the onset of the Clone Wars, many Senators decided to abandon their selfish ways, but instead chose to avoid the issue of the war whenever possible. The Senate voted many amendments to the Constitution that ceded powers of government to Palpatine himself, claiming that it was "safer" for all power to rest in a single being. Of course, this allowed Palpatine to enact his own agenda of laws, including the appointing of regional governors to oversee large portions of the galaxy. Only a handful of Senators saw this as a way to eliminate the Senate entirely, since Senatorial decisions were often ignored in favor of regional policies. Naturally, many of these regional policies came from Palpatine himself, including the Sector Governance Decree that all but eliminated the need for the Senate itself. In the wake of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Senate was renamed to the Imperial Senate as soon as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Emperor. Over time, Palpatine shifted more and more control to the regional governors, and dissolved the Senate shortly before the Battle of Yavin. (SW, DLS, SW1, IG1, VD3, E3N)

Galactic Senate Chamber
see Senate Rotunda (CCW)

Galactic Society of Recording Artists
this affiliation of musicians and singers provided employment and security for the galaxy's entertainers. (POT)

Galactic Spice Mining Guild
this guild flourished in the Outer Rim Territories during the last decades of the Old Republic, as the Republic began to turn inward and ignore the activities of the more remote planets. (RAC)

Galactic Sports Update
this regular HoloNet newsfeed provided updates on the most important sporting events in the galaxy, during the last years of the Old Republic. During the height of the Clone Wars, GSU was often recorded for distribution to remote battlegrounds, to help provide some news of the outside galaxy to the combatants. (MJH)

Galactic Standard
this was the name given to the Basic language, in the Marvel Comics Star Wars series. (LTA2)

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