Venestria was a planet located near Muunilinst, located in the Clacis sector. The planet was home to the prestigieus Venestria Security Academy. During the Clone Wars it followed the InterGalactic Banking Clan, siding with the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Culture[]
The natives of Venestria had developed a strong military tradition. For long the planet was home to many mercenary units, that supplied their services to the highest bidder. Dozens of years before the Clone Wars, the planet's government signed an exclusivity pact with the InterGalactic Banking Clan. With funding from the IGBC, the Venestria Security Academy was founded. An acamdemy for training officers for the IGBC's Collections and Security Division. This greatly impacted Venestrian society. Most of the mercenary groups disapeared or exclusively provided service to the Banking Clan. At some point about half the population was employed by the IGBC in some way or a form. Even Muuns and Iotrans traveled Venestria to follow training at the Security Academy. During the years of the Clone Wars it was estimated that nearly one precent of the Separatist officers hailed from Venestria. Apart from its militaristic traditions and mercenaries, Venestria was also known for Venestrian poetry.

Venestrian mercenaries recieve contract from Separatist commander.
History[]
The planet was first discovered by Human colonists from Anaxes, who settled the planet. The Anaxsi colonists brought with them their military tradition. Venestria became a home for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of mercenary groups. The connection with Anaxes faded over years as, much like other nearby worlds, the planet developed a strong relation with Muunilinst and the InterGalactic Banking Clan. Like Sartinaynian, Venestria relied heavily on funding from the Banking Clan. This eventually led to the Venestrian government signing an exclusivity pact with the Banking Clan, becoming a recruiting ground for officers, pilots and mercenaries for the Collections and Security Division. With IGBC funding, Venestria became the location of the Venestria Security Academy, which brought forth well known names like Sa Nalaor and Iridia Delo.
During the Clone Wars Venestria sided with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, along with the InterGalactic Banking Clan. Natives from the planet were recruited in the Separatist forces, with estimates that one precent of the Separatist officers hailed from Venestria. The planet was the sight of many battles during the Clone Wars. However, it remained in the hands of the Confederacy until the final year of the war, when Venestria fell to the Galactic Republic. Venestria suffered under the Galactic Empire due to its support for the Separatists. The Security Academy was closed by the Empire and the planet was put under military occupation. It wasn't until after the Battle of Endor that restrictive measures were relaxed. Around that time Venestria became part of the newly created Pentastar Alignment of Ardus Kaine. Kaine continued the Human High Culture of the Empire and with his forces spread thin, he needed every Human populated world to support the Pentastar Alignment. Even though the planet suffered under the Empire it supported the Imperial Remnant under Gilad Pellaeon. As memberworld of the Imperial Remnant, Venestria was allowed to return to its military tradition, many of the natives even joined the Imperial Remnant's forces