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Tion Cluster

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this was a cluster of stars found in one of the spiral arms of the galaxy. It was comprised of some 12,000 stars, 600 habitable worlds, and three major sectors. The sectors were the Cronese Mandate, the Tion Hegemony, and the Allied Tion. For many millennia, the Tion considered itself the home of humanity, even after Xim the Despot united it with many other surrounding star systems. However, more than 1,100 years after Xim's death, traders moving down the Perlemian Trade Route made contact with the peoples of the Tion. This sparked the Tion to action, especially when the natives of the Tion Cluster learned about the hyperdrive. They coveted the technologies of the fledgling Old Republic, and tried to take it by force. This plan backfired, as the forces of the Old Republic managed to drive the Tion ships back into their home systems before pitting the Tion Cluster against the Hutts. Then, bands of Jedi Knights were sent into the Tion Cluster, and the systems it contained were eventually absorbed into the Republic.