Corellia (ESW)

Corellia was the capital planet of the, which included , , , and. It was also the birthplace of Jedi Scott Borek as well as Dark Jedi Zell Coo-Neo. Republic General Echo Delrissian was also from Corellia.

Collectively, the planets of the system were known as the. As the largest planet and the closest to, the system's sun, Corellia was often called the "Eldest Brother" or the "Eldest." Historians believed the assembled the system artificially, the worlds brought from other parts of the galaxy for unknown reasons. Some believed that these Celestials populated Corellia with Humans from Coruscant.

Infinite Empire
Corellia was a slave world of the. In circa, Corellian slaves helped build the. When the fell victim to a plague, the Corellians freed themselves in a revolt that occurred around. Corellian explorers early in their history scaled the mesa.

Galactic Republic
Corellians spent the next two hundred years reverse-engineering the without  tools of the Rakata. The reinvention of the hyperdrive in let Corellia, Coruscant and Duro, among other worlds, become the founders of the Galactic Republic.

Corellian Engineering Corporation was founded early on, perhaps before the dawn of the Republic. became a subsidiary of CEC between 5,000 BBY and 3,000 BBY. CEC was one of the larger shipbuilding firms in the galaxy, and its s were one of the most extensive in the galaxy. Examples of Corellian ships included the, the freighter, and the.

Corellians were among the first hyperspace explorers. Within a millennium, the was mapped; the  by. The Corellians discovered, a Core World planet within the , in , Goroth Prime in , and Koboth prior to 219 BBY. Corellia was an early trading partner of the s when entered the Republic (c. 3,956 BBY). In the Mandalorian Wars, it was the site of important Republic Navy drydocks.

Approximately 10,000 BBY, a spartan sect established a monastery on Kor Vella. During a boom in CEC's popularity, miners discovered ore deposits near the mesa, transforming the Kor Vella community into a luxurious center of tourism and wealth.The elitist in the  expanded its membership to become a public resort in 400 BBY. Over the next few centuries, a village grew around the retreat, known as, and eventually merged with the Retreat, becoming a resort town.

Corellia allied with and  circa 500 BBY in a failed attempt to conquer the. 30 years later, Corellia attempted to secede from the Republic; although progressing far enough to close its sector's borders and withdraw from the Senate using, the plan ultimately failed and the system continued as a begrudging Republic member-state.

King established a democratic government in 312 BBY, replacing his own. Corellia was home to several multi-stellar corporate conglomerates, including (founded in 219 BBY), the  and, of course, CEC. Many of these competed directly with the Trade Federation and its subsidiary, the Intergalactic Banking Clan, for galactic influence. Over time these companies became very powerful and in 150 BBY overthrew the historic parliamentary constitutional monarchy founded by the Royal in favor of a government more amenable to unrestricted commerce.