New Trade Federation

The New Trade Federation was an organization that was formed by Rune Haako, three months after the Empire's defeat at the Battle of Endor.

Founding
Rune Haako, former Settlement Officer of the Old Trade Federation, had somehow survived the slaughter of the separatists during the Clone Wars, despite being badly injured by Darth Vader's lightsaber. While Vader was duelling Obi-Wan Kenobi on the lava rivers of Mustafar, Haako managed to crawl out onto the landing platform where Vader's Starfighter was docked and managed to fly to his home on Cato Neimoidia. After healing his wounds with a dose of Bacta, Haako attended the funeral of his superior Nute Gunray. After Gunray's corpse was placed in a tomb, Rune vowed that if the Federation fell, he would spend his days re-establishing it, even if it took him the rest of his life.

Eventually, after the Old Trade Federation's dissolution, Haako travelled to Rhen Var. He had heard of the legendary droid commander, OOM-9, however he was unable to find the droid, and was forced to start work on the New Federation on his own.