Organizations

A list with short descriptions of some of the major governments and organizations that exist within the Star Wars galaxy.

New Republic
Formed in the wake of the Galactic Empire and growing out of the Rebel Alliance, the New Republic seeks to reclaim the glory of the Old Republic by being representative and fair-minded to all its members. It is lead by a chancellor(Mon Mothma was the first), and each member system is allowed a vote in the galactic senate, which can be decided by one or more senators as decided by the system. Many view the New Republic as being clunky and slow to react to problems, a product of idealism more then practicality.

Galactic Empire
Formed when Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Old Republic orchestrated the destruction of the jedi and declared himself as Emperor Palpatine. Though short-lived, the Galactic Empire expanded the reach of the Old Republic, successfully retaking the Trade Confederacy and tightening its grip on the outer rim. The war machine of the Empire was massive, and spawned some of the most terrifying troops, ships, and weapons the galaxy had ever seen. However, its iron fisted approach to rule also created great unrest, and its eventual downfall at the hands of the Rebel Alliance.

Old Republic
Also known the Galactic Republic or Grand Republic, the Old Republic existed for thousands of years before being supplanted by the Galactic Empire. It functioned as a democratic union over thousands of star systems at its height. While the Jedi did not directly function as a branch of the Republic, they were allied and often worked in concert, with the Republic being able to call on the Jedi order for diplomats or in times of war.

Jedi Order
With the express purpose of organizing those people who could easily touch the Force, the Jedi also became a powerful political force during the times of the Old Republic.

Hutts
A long-lived species who have made it their purpose to acquire power through any means, the Hutts are a loose collection of individuals that have nonetheless been able to claim a significant portion of space as their own, and run a successful criminal empire.

Shaelyn System Syndicate
A new, merchant run, organization responsible for the colonization and trade in one corner of the galaxy led by one man: Gunther Madoc.

Mining Guild
A group of merchants who pooled their resources to be the first people to extract almost any resource from anywhere in the galaxy. They worked very closely with the Galactic Empire, and fell from grace as the Empire did.

Mandalorians
A of people that often glorified war and struggle. Beginning as a single species in the outer rim, as they conquered others, they also adopted them into their culture so that even as the original species went extinct, the culture of Mandalore goes on. Mandalorians as a people have fought in countless wars, often against the Old Republic and the Jedi. In recent years, their homeworld was devastated by the Galactic Empire, and most Mandalorians were wiped out. In the latter half of the Empire and into the New Republic, Mandalorians have no central leadership and exist as solo mercs and bounty hunters, or in small isolated communities.

Sith
Practictioners of the dark side of the force, the Sith ceased not exist as a large organization about a milennia before the Galactic Empire rose to power. They fought many wars against the Jedi and Old Republic before that point, until the Jedi managed to almost completely wipe them out. From then on, their order became much more secretive, and only emerged back to prominence when Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine, rose to power. Even then, he kept the Sith order small and secretive, only teaching a few in the Sith religion and traditions. Others may exist, however, as the Sith Empire spanned a large portion of the galaxy in its heyday, and many artifacts and ruins have yet to be uncovered.