Veron

Veron is an ancient planet made by a gravitational anomaly in the system in 1,000,000 BBY. The planet was built using ancient technology however the creator is unknown. Veron has a wide landscape of hills and grass lands with 5 continents of land and 3 major oceans. The continents would later be split into 15 states each running themselves under the command of the reigning government. Towards the end of the Galactic Civil War, Veron was under an Imperial State system where the states ran themselves but would follow laws and taxes set by the Imperial Senate at Venon. This Imperial System remained until the late Legacy Era.

The Old Republic
During the era of the Old Republic, Veron underwent some harsh political changes. With a very primitive view on the force and how it worked the Veronians attempted to create their own religions and beliefs, much like that of the Jedi and Sith.

The Reign of the Cultists
The Hollena Cult's period in power was one of simple-mindedness and brutality. Their belief that the deity "Hollena" controlled the force and that he was the almighty set in stone a period of brainwashing. For years the people of Veron truly believed that the deity would lead the cult into galactic domination. The cultist ideals did not fade and their flags can still be seen on the stone monoliths outside the Temple.

Covenant's Conversion
The Hollena Cult never vanished from Veron only changed into the Veronian Covenant. This covenant, much like the cult, had a religious aspect to its power. The covenant would attempt to convert citizens of other planets to beleive that the Veronians were the strong and that the Hollena and his followers could control the force. Intimidation was also used to force people into the belief. Eventually a young boy on Veron spoke against the ideals and proved that the Deity they had as the leader was in fact just a force spirit, he also provided evidence that Hollena was invented from scriptures the old Cultists made. This lead to a civil dispute and eventually an anarchist government.

The Clone Wars
The Clone Wars saw the start of the industrialisation era for Veron. After a long period of Anarchy and wars among continents (which had by now split into the 15 states) came an era of prosperity and growth. The 15 states came together and under the Issan Treaty the Republic of Veron was formed.

Republic Prosperity
During the same time that the Galactic Republic was undergoing the Battle of Geonosis, the Republic of Veron was entering a rapid industrialisation state. This made the planet of Veron very wealthy as it began supplying to both the C.I.S and Galactic Republic war efforts. It also, for the first time, opened trade with its neighbouring planet of Csilla. This trade allowed for simple and complex war machinery, vehicles and general goods to be sold from Veron providing an outstanding boost to the economy of Veron making it enter the Golden Age. The society of Veron became very diverse however. Factory owners and large land owners became very rich and popular where as the middle-class and lower-class suffered under the long working hours. The homing for the working class was adequate and the taxes were low (as most income as provided through business taxes). Education became free and unemployment levels were at their lowest. However working conditions were tough and hours long.

Sovereigns Rise
In late 21 BBY the Republic took its annual vote on the ruler of the Republic. This time round a rich idealist was voted to power. His name Arrus Yestoka. Arrus Yestoka was very popular among the rich, he was famous for owning 12 of the 28 industrial companies of Veron which he called The Yestoka Federation. The federation was particularly hard on their workers and when Arrus Yestoka gained control of Veron through the rich (who had 3 times as many votes as the working class) all voting for him he switched the constitution and generated The Sovereign States of Veron. The Sovereignties ideals was that the richer a man was the less taxes they pay, this benefited Arrus' rich friends however lead to a rapid amount of poverty among the working class. Arrus claimed himself King which caused tension between the States, those that supported the idea of a King and his Royal Senate would begin to covertly sabotage other states industries. In the short term this lead to an increase of money for the Loyal States however in the long term it lead to an economic downfall that would see the end of democracy on Veron entirely.

Collapse of the Sovereignty
Come the year 19 BBY, 3 of the 15 states were in a cold war over the sabotage. The working class became less of workers and more slaves. King Yestoka had a near impossible task of keeping the sovereignty together. His plans of a 11 century long Kingdom was seeming less and less likely. The event that really turned the tide however was the Crash of Gold. When Coruscant came under attack they quickly began to divert ships and money to the defence. One contract that was seen unneeded was the contract with Veron. The C.I.S was also weakened by the attack which left their head of state dead. They also pulled out of the contract. With Veron having no major supplier and Csilla pulling out being able to support itself the economy collapsed on Veron and inflation began on a massive scale. Even the rich felt the blow of the inflation as they realised their money was no longer worth anything on Veron or elsewhere. Most of the rich industrialists left Veron and went to start new lives in places like Kuat, Rothana and Balmorra. However on Veron the situation was becoming increasingly troubling. The states could no longer afford upkeep and hard to begin selling factories to gain money. Taxes escalated and through an emergency act the Tax Encouragement Law was set up. This meant that anyone who failed to pay the already high taxes would be attacked and assaulted by the Sovereign's military. This brutality came swift and often. In one case a new mother had her child taken away for failing to pay a 66,000 credit tax... For just one week. It was no real surprise when a factory worker called Markus Derenus began a campaign against the Monarchy. The movement became popular in all the states and quickly civilians began to steal military weaponry from factories in order to become guerilla warriors. Markus gained followers through promoting the idea of a single man in power that could control the planet fairly. His ideals spread quickly and at the same time as the rise of the Galactic Empire, civil war was declared on Veron.

Civil War on Veron
The Civil War raged on in the states of Veron. The Imperialists (lead by Markus) outnumbered their Loyalist opponents 12 to 1. However the Loyalists were trained soldiers and the Imperialists were militia. Markus organised mass trainings across the state's territory he owned. Markus knew he would need an incredibly large and strong army before he attacked Venon. Markus ordered his forces to target the factories and Loyalist farms in an attempt to cripple the Loyalists. Markus' campaign was brutal, he utilised guerilla warfare and ambushed Loyalist forces in the compact streets. The war was going in Imperialists favour until King Yestoka ordered a full retreat and defence of Venon. Using this fall back Markus was able to re arm his men. He also forced business men to buy military grade vehicles such as the Nu-Class Shuttle and old republic artillery. This provided Markus with the things he needed for the invasion of Venon.

Invasion of Venon
The Invasion of Venon was planned for the year 15 BBY. And come the date Markus flew his 12.9 Million troops into Venon air space. As the 430,000 Nu-Class Shuttles landed all over the Venon continent 18 squads of Loyalists ran towards the Imperialists in surrender. Most were met with the offer to join and fight against the Loyalists. The rest were shot. Markus ordered his forces to push for the Veronian Temple where the King would be hiding. The forces arrived and began a brutal battle against the heavily entrenched Loyalists. Markus himself lead on the front line and soon an artillery was dropped not far from the Temple. The artillery opened fire destroying the defences and allowing the Imperialists to charge in and take the land. Markus moved in to the Temple where he sat down on the head chair before firing a bullet through the old King's head. The Civil War had ended.

Rebuilding
What came next was a time of rebuilding, Markus Derenus claimed himself Emperor of Veron and established The Veronian Empire. The industry was rebuilt however working conditions were greatly improved and wages became better. Taxes were dropped and a shipyard began construction. Markus had planned for the spending so he was using the personal money of the old King. The now Emperor Derenus was at the peak of his game.

Neutrality
During the Galactic Civil War the Veronian Empire denied choosing a side to fight with and instead built up it's own army. It allowed both the Rebellion and Galactic Empire to come and go as they pleased. Veron saw that the force was with the Rebellion and secretly backed them financially. However being so close to the Core Worlds and having such a small military at the time, Derenus felt concerned about openly helping the Rebellion.

Imperial Civil War
This was the Veronian Empire's time to shine. They had built there military to a large level and the recent defeat of the Empire left many warlords scattered and many worlds open. The Veronian Empire took to securing nearby worlds.

(Uncanon) Ahsoka Tano Empire.
When Ahsoka Tano defeated the Emperor she became corrupt and took the seat of Supreme Empress for herself. Ahsoka then used her previous position in the Rebellion to crush them inside out. With little rebellion left the Veronian Empire allied itself with the Varino Empire and attacked Coruscant with an overwhelming force. Ahsoka surrendered but under orders from Emperor Derenus she was executed by means of fighters.

In anger and pride Emperor Derenus was going to sack Coruscant destroying its population and making Veron the galaxies capital. However the Varino Empire talked him out of it and so Coruscant was spared. The Varino Empire set up an Imperial Senate and a much more democratic galaxy of freedom was born. The Veronian Empires massive Navy served as a loyal servant and ally to the new Galactic Varino Empire and they held a seat within the Senate. Even holding many admiral positions in the official Navy.