Confederation of Non–Aligned Planets

"The Confederacy of Independent Systems no longer exists. We are threatened to be crushed by the new tyrannical Galactic Empire. To counter this major threat, I hereby announce the formation of a Second Confederation, a new confederacy, which, I assure you, will guarantee our security and independence against any foe! I have devised a plan which will make us able to escape from the Imperial grasp and start a new resistance. The location of our hideout will be revealed soon to both you and the public!"

- Avenko Ti announcing the formation of the Second Confederation to the to-be members of the Second Confederation Council

The Second Confederation, also known as the Second CIS, New CIS or SC for short was a government formed by various Separatist holdouts around Muunilinst to create an organized resistance against the Galactic Empire. Its first leader, the Neimoidian Vicelord Avenko Ti managed to defeat initial Imperial attacks and thus won time to steal Centerpoint Station from the Corellian system. This machine was used to create an enclave in the Unknown Regions, where the Confederation allied itself with the Vagaari Empire to supply itself with resources.

The Confederation did not interfere with the Galactic Civil War, and started extra-glactic operations after 3 ABY. These actions would continue for long and would provide the Confederation a new, safe home - in another galaxy.

Initial resistance
When Darth Vader ordered all Separatist forces to deactivate the battle droids, the CIS governor of the Obtrexta sector, Avenko Ti resisted, and convinced the neighboring sectors to aid him in creating an organized resistance. Using CIS war matériel, he defeated the Imperial forces sent to subjugate him, and used this advantage to seize the ancient Centerpoint Station in the Corellian system.

Into the unknown
The Confederation used this ancient machine's hyperspace tractor beams to clear a safe hyperspace route from Kalee to Ilum in the Unknown Regions to create a safe haven for its members. After this was complete, all Confederate forces fled there, thus abandoning their strongholds around Muunilinst. When this evacuation ended, the station was used to block all hyperspace routes leading to Ilum or ending in its immediate vicinity by moving immense amounts of space dust and gases, thus rendering hyperspatial navigation impossible.

However, this isolation also meant that there were no allies left to help the Second Confederation, so contact was made with the Vagaari Empire, a major power in the Unknown Regions. Soon a hyperspace route was cleared to the Vagaari space, and an alliance treaty was signed between the two factions. This pact was equally beneficial, as the Confederation gained access to vital raw materials and food necessary for survival, while the Vagaari received newly built warships for use against the Chiss.

The RimTravel
By 12 BBY, the Confederation had charted 586 habitable planets around the 8000 light-year-wide territory around Ilum and colonized several of them. Ilum became the capital of the Confederation, while most ship-building industry was centered around a planet called Opli, an oceanic world rich in minerals. The only thing the Confederation lacked was population, as there were not enough sentients for colonization. Avenko Ti decided to recruit new colonists mostly from species that were originally affiliated with the CIS in the Clone Wars. To accomplish this, several officials were sent to the Corporate Sector, which allied itself with the Confederation shortly after, where they set up a company known as RimTravel. This organization advertised its colonization offers in non-Imperial sectors of the Outer Rim Territories. The movement was a success, and at least a trillion sentients moved to the Confederate planets, thus effectively ending the lack of population.

Outside the galaxy
In 10 BBY, an operation was made to penetrate the hyperspace disturbance beyond the edge of the galaxy, which hindered travel towards the companions or other galaxies, by using Centerpoint Station. The effort was a success, and a hyperspace lane was cleared to Companion Aurek. In the years that followed, the Confederation slowly continued to build up its armed forces. Avenko Ti decided that the only way to survive and rule a larger area is to leave the known galaxy. In 3 ABY, several campaigns were fought between the Confederation, the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic, which ended when the Confederation moved many ex-CIS planets like Geonosis and Muunilinst into the Unknown Regions. After this was complete, an extra-galactic expedition was assembled. The team was given several Lucrehulk II-class battleships and LH-3210 cargo freighters and left in 5 ABY, bound for a galaxy one million light-years away, dubbed AG-12 (Alien Galaxy 12).

A new technology
It was clear that conventional hyperdrives would be unable to transport the explorers to such a distance, so a radical propulsion system was used, which harnessed massive amounts of the Force to create an energy ball, known as the "crystal" which would provide a near-infinite source of energy. If this was used to power engines, the immense amount of energy would cause the ship to jump into a new dimension called "crystalspace", which would make for speeds much greater than hyperspace speeds. This energy could also be used to power shields, weapons and other systems. The technology based upon this discovery was called "crystal technology". The expedition's ships were all equipped with these crystals, which provided them a speed of about 50,000 light-years per day, allowing them to reach their destination galaxy in twenty days. The expedition arrived into the "eastern" section of the target, and slowly began to explore systems around it.

A new galaxy far, far away
The first important thing they found was the long-lost Rakata homeworld of Lehon. It appeared that the surviving Rakata were able to move their planet to the AG-12, where they created a small enclave of planets in an outer arm of the galaxy. The Rakata offered to help them in their quest to explore the galaxy, granting access to Rakatan spaceports and resources. The expedition had a long rest on Lehon, repairing their ships and preparing for the journeys across the galaxy.

After several days, the explorers left Rakatan space and advanced in the galactic arm towards the inner portions of the galactic disk. They soon came over planets ruled by a species which was predatory in appearance but was sentient and used a heavily upgraded form of crystal technology, which they dubbed "zephyr" technology. The explorers were allowed to continue mapping but were warned to not to interfere with the species.

A new home
Several weeks later, the expedition arrived into a region of the galaxy called the "blade" by the native species. This sector was uninhabited but had several colonizeable planets and was on the side looking towards their original galaxy, so the leader of the expedition decided to break the force in two; he settled many of the colonists on the planets in the sector, while most warships journeyed back to the Unknown Regions.

Intergalactic expansion
Avenko Ti was pleased to hear the news and assembled a force of additional colonists, which departed in 6 ABY. He also ordered to build several space stations along the intergalactic crystalspace lane for protection, supply and rescue.

By 137 ABY, the Confederation was still in existence in both galaxies and was led by a descendant of Avenko Ti. It also made further contact with the species in the AG-12, thus acquiring even better technologies.

Legislative bodies
The legislative body of the Confederation was initially the Second Confederation Council, which was a collective of representatives of the planets in and around the Obtrexta sector. When the Confederation expanded in size after it retreated into the Unknown Regions, Avenko Ti set up a Confederate Parliament, consisting of planetary representatives, which was used to weigh the decisions of the council, which was reorganized into a body of twelve high-ranking officials and led by a Prime Councilor. If one of the council's decisions was rejected by the parliament, the council had to re-make it to suit the parliament.

Main policy
The main goal of the Confederation was not galactic conquest but a kind of "friendly expansion", which meant that the Confederation would expand into uninhabited regions or symphatizing worlds and would leave the resisting planets alone. This method had many advantages; first of all, most of the member worlds would be loyal and the danger of a revoultion would be greatly reduced, secondly, no sabotage or other terrorist attempts would happen, and finally, little police forces would be needed to sustain planetary security.

Constitution
The constitution of the Second Confederation was the "Kalee Document", which fixed the rights of all Confederate citizens. The document underwent major edits during the history of the Confederation, but its main entry remained the same: the preservation of democracy while reducing political combat and bureucracy to a bare minimum.

The Second Confederation Council
The council was initially made up of simple representatives, but the reorganization of the political structure and the addition of the parliament in 18 BBY saw many famous ex-CIS members ascend to the position of councilor. The most influential members of the council were Marath Vooro, who used to be a Customs Vizier in the Trade Federation and Tikkes, who was a Quarren senator in the Galactic Republic but deferred to the CIS, as they had greater experiences than most other members. The list of the council's members in 0 ABY were as follows: All decisions made by the council would be presented to the parliament which would then weigh it and decide whether it is acceptable or not.
 * Marath Vooro - Prime Councilor and official Neimoidian representative
 * Domb Treetor - Councilor of Research and official Skakoan representative
 * Deetle Vikkal - Councilor of Industry and official Geonosian representative
 * Pors Tonith - Financial Councilor and official Muun representative
 * Tikkes - Councilor of Agriculture and official Quarren representative
 * Toonbuck Toora - Anti-Corruption Councilor and official Sy Myrthian representative
 * Rogwa Wodrata - Traffic Councilor and official Holwuff representative
 * Asajj Ventress - Councilor of Military, offical Rattataki representative and the only Force-user on the council
 * Dr. Nuvo Vindi - Medical Councilor and official Faust representative
 * Tyreca Bremack - Councilor of Foreign Affairs and official Human representative
 * Sha'ala Doneeta - Councilor of Interior Affairs and official Twi'lek representative

The Second Confederation Parliament
The parliament was a huge body consisting of many planetary representatives. It was formed in 18 BBY to create a legislative organization that is capable of supplementing the old council. It was used to weigh the decisions of the council and then accept or reject it. It was led by a Vicelord.

Economy
The Confederate economy was initially based on simple taxation. However, many members began to protest against this method after the retreat to the Unknown Regions, so Financial Councilor Pors Tonith devised a master plan to reform the entire economy.

The plan was mostly based upon the alliance with the Corporate Sector Authority, and created a half-offshore capitalist economy. Most Confederate mega-corporations would move to the Corporate Sector and would pay the taxes there, but the CSA would pay a percentage of this income to the Second Confederation. The taxes that were to be paid by citizens were reduced, but this was supplemented by the fact that more citizens restarted to pay taxes, as it was now more acceptable due to the reduced sums.

After the Confederation continued to expand, a new currency, the "MuunCred" was introduced. This currency was stronger than the old Galactic Credit Standard and better suited the corporations' needs. Planets that did not accept this new credit were allowed to continue using Galactic Credit Standard by paying taxes and fares to the CSA instead of the Confederation, which would then pass this sum over to the Confederation in MuunCred. Later Financial Councilors would all be Muuns, like Pors Tonith, as the Muuns were specialized in banking.

Culture
Although the Confederate culture was a mix of the culture of the member worlds, it did possess some unique elements. Architecture was somewhat mixed, resulting in buildings which, for example, combined towering Geonosian spires with aquatic Quarren constructions. Art was greatly encouraged by the government; there was an entire building with an exhibition of sculptures of various political figures.

There were not many national holidays in the Confederation, but the CIS Remembrance Day and the IGBC Formation Day were very important national holidays, which would be continued by every leader. Government officials regularly took holidays, usually to pleasant planets in the AG-12. In this case, their aides took control.

Military
The Second Confederation Army and Navy was an upgraded collection of CIS war matériel, featuring - among many others -the following units: Note that all units were manufactured with crystal systems from 4 ABY.
 * Lucrehulk-class battleship - Standard Clone Wars-era battleship design. Used as a frontline battlecruiser and carrier.
 * Lucrehulk II-class battleship - Drastically upgraded variant of the original Lucrehulk, it featured crystal-powered systems and an upgraded fighter complement.
 * Munificent-class Star Frigate - The backbone of the Confederate Navy, this ex-IGBC frigate was used in almost every kind of role, ranging from patrol to raid duties.
 * Recusant-class light destroyer - A variant of the older CIS ship, it was refitted with anti-fighter weaponry. Dedicated to anti-fighter and patrol duties.
 * Vulture-class droid starfighter - Common CIS droid starfighter. Manufactured with shields and improved droid btains from 18 BBY.
 * Droid tri-fighter - Improved CIS droid fighter. Manufactured with shields and a hyperdrive form 17 BBY.

Behind the scenes
The AG-12 is, of course, the Andromeda Galaxy, two million light-years away from Milky Way. --TK-999 (Talk) 14:40, August 1, 2010 (UTC)