Neutral Systems Alliance

The Neutral Systems Alliance, also called the North Outland Confederation, was a political and economic alliance of worlds from over 2,000 star systems in the northern Outer Rim spearheaded by the Duchy of Mandalore, which was led by the New Mandalorian society (who opposed the warlike Old Mandalorian clans). A majority of the Neutral Systems Alliance's members were also members of the Galactic Senate, though some were not. Galactic Basic Standard, albeit in many different dialects, was the most common spoken language in the Alliance's member worlds, though dozens of different languages were spoken across the Alliance's vast sphere of influence.

History
The Neutral Systems Alliance was formed immediately following the Great Clan Wars that occurred in the Mandalore sector in around 32 BBY after Satine Kryze, who only recently ascended as self-proclaimed Duchess of Mandalore, declared the Alliance's formation at the domed city of Mergalniit on Kalevala. Many of the systems that joined felt pressured by the spike in terrorism and insurgency across the galactic community, which coincided with the start of the Separatist Crisis. The Neutral Systems Alliance reach the height of their political influence at the start of the Clone Wars, when several more systems sought neutrality in the civil war between the Republicans and the Separatists. "Federal" laws limiting local militaries were imposed and a currency known as the Neutral Systems Alliance Credit, which was identical in value to the Galactic Standard Credit, was used as a universal currency between merchants from aligned worlds; the currency was almost used exclusively by space traders and was seldom used by the general population. In mid-20 BBY, Duchess Satine Kryze was assassinated during an attack on Sundari city by a coalition of Death Watch warriors and Black Sun mercenaries, resulting in the rapid collapse of New Mandalorian rule in the sector. With the Mandalorians' untimely withdrawal from the league, the Neutral Systems Alliance capital was relocated to Ciutric IV in the Ciutric sector for several months until the rise of the Galactic Empire, after which point many of the Alliance's worlds were made "direct Imperial territories" and were subjected to a heavy military presence. As expected, several resistance groups formed in these regions culminating in numerous notable operations such as the Ciutric Offensive. Some of these resistance groups sought to restore the Neutral Systems Alliance as a unified state completely independent of any other government. Although the Neutral Systems Alliance would never be restored, many of the Alliance's former members became part of the New Republic, though some areas such as worlds within the Ciutric Hegemony remained under Imperial influence for years onward.