System Alliance of Planets

"The Old Government worked for the most part we didn’t have many wars and no one went poor. But in the last years it began to fall, the Empire gave the races what they always wanted, a voice."

- A elder alien talking about the Systems Alliance.

The System Alliance of Planets was the ruling government body in a small part of the of the galaxy. Formed after a great war with two of the founding species, the Alliance lasted thousands of year until Darth Tomus' Sith Empire discovered them and absorbed them into his fledgling Empire. To the races that remember the System Alliance of Planets it is referred to as the Alliance or the Old Government.

The System Alliance of Planets was formed after a war between the two founding races, after the majority of both governments were ravaged by the war not wanting other space fairing races be placed under war due differences in culture the two races formed the Council and which formed their main governing body. The Council formed the interstellar laws and legislations that would form the core beliefs of the Council. Other races were invited to become Member Species, Member Species followed the laws of the Council and were protected by the Council Races fleets, and though Member Species could contribute to their interstellar community they could not form the laws or actively block a law being passed. Member Species were able to become part of the Council after they proved themselves, though it took many years to do so.

Throughout its history the System Alliance of Planets promoted peace and cooperation between the various species it encountered. There was only one war in its history and that was between a war loving species, the Aki’rai, the Aki’rai prospered on waging war and targeted the Alliance in 3,176 BBY, the war ended 20 years later in 3,156 BBY. In its last years the Council began to lose power and control over the other races, in its many thousands of years only two other races joined the Council and many Member Species began to close their embassies on Council worlds or leave completely, this had a dramatic affect on the Alliances economy and was the major factor in the Alliance joining the Empire.

Formation
1000 years before the forming of the Alliance two races fought against one another in a bloody costly war across their territories, it culminated in the complete destruction of an entire star system killing millions of lives and decimating both fleets. A emergency summit was called between the two species to discuss the turn of events. Niether species were prepared for the destruction and in the end of the summit both species agreed to form an alliance which would stop all wars between the two races.

As the years went by both races slowly rebuilt what was lost, working together allowed both races to prosper, seeing the benefits of cooperating, the two races formed a joint government called the Council. The Council made the laws and passed legislation in their territories, the Councils main goal was to get high level access within both governments allow both races to advance at the same time.

The Alliance began to expand their boarders into new star systems; new trade routes were created boosting the Alliances economy. Joint colonies became popular in the early years of the alliance allow both races to live together and work together.

Early history
Around the Council expanded into a sector of space already populated by another race, the Issoians. The Council introduced themselves and set up diplomatic relations with the Issoians, this eventually prospered and the Council came up with an idea, they allowed the Issoians into their interstellar community, this race became the first Member Species. Around this time the Council set up their First Contact laws and Council membership requirements.

Soon after meeting the Issoians, other races were shortly discovered and became Member Species, with new races came new technology and resources each boosting the Councils growing military. The Council set up their military in 4,990 BBY, the military was joint military force from both the Council races; they sent their fleets to guard Member Species colonies and mining worlds. Many species felt uneasy with the formation of a military which led to several terrorist attacks to discourage building more ships. Eventually the terrorist were caught and no one spoke against the military formation again.

After the formation of the military the Alliance was recognised as the System Alliance of Planets and peace spread throughout the systems.

Behind the scenes
The idea for the System Alliance of Planets is loosely based of the Citadel Council from the universe.