Lit A Bright Center: The Official Core Worlds Discussion Thread

Corulag interests me the more I think about it. The House of Citizens is most likely some sort of elected representative body, so I wonder if the reason an Imperial governor was to quell any potential factions on the planet that were anti-Imperial? IIRC, wasn't Corulag at one point under the Alsakan sphere of influence? I known that Corulag is normally described as having strong Imperial leanings, but maybe the world has a bit more depth to it?

--Adm. Nick

Well, remember that Zafiel Snopps (I can never get over how weird that name is) was Corulag's senator during the Old Republic and continued to serve in that position until the Senate's temporary suspension shortly before the Battle of Yavin. After that, the Galactic Emperor appointed him Imperial governor of Corulag as a reward for his service and patriotism. So I don't think it's a matter of Corulag needing supervision, as it was Snopps himself being rewarded.

Good catch, my friend. I forgot about that. I still am intrigued about a potentially democratic (in a general modern sense, not the literal Athenian sense) world in the Core being a Alsakan supporter in the early years of the Republic and then eventually at one point becoming a world within Coruscant's sphere on influence. I would love to know what caused the switch.

Also, from a purely diversity standpoint, I like that the Empire had worlds that had democratic governments that were ardent supporters. Variety like that makes the GFFA a much more interesting place!

--Adm. Nick

Did the Atlas or something say it was within the Alsakani sphere? Because most of the sources I know about Corulag -- going back to WEG -- point out that Corulag was colonized by ships from Coruscant, hence its particular devotion to the capital and consequent lack of provincialism.

As for as democratic support for the Empire, there were some NewsNets articles about the New Order Party winning majorities in the legislature of... Esseles, I think? Not that I am at all a fan of the NOP -- I despise COMPNOR and all its incidents.

Yes, but I mean that's what WEG tells us, that its loyalty has to do with its Coruscanti heritage. CatCW adds that it has long been favored by the Old Republic.

Plenty of other Core Worlds were settled from Coruscant, but Corulag apparently maintained its allegiance in a way that the others did not. That is why I'd be hesitant to say that Corulag was in the Alsakani sphere of influence.

@GrandAdmiralJello

I dug out my copy of the EGTW. Not only was Corulag in the Alsakani sphere of infulence, but it was an ally of Alsakan up to the 17th and final Conflict. According to the guide, Republic Supreme Chancellor Vedij developed a fleet of Invincible-class battleships "designed to overwhelm Alsakan and Corulag's fleets in a direct assault." I wonder if Corulag's loyalty to Coruscant grew in the post-3600 BBY period, after the end of the last Alsakan Conflict and the final statement of Coruscant's power and place in the Republic? Three and a half millenia is plenty of time for the world to grow into the rabidly pro-Coruscant, pro-Empire world it was by the Galactic Civil War.

--Adm. Nick

True, but I think there is ample reason to believe that Alsakan decided to move on and accept Coruscant's dominant place in the Republic. If not immediately, I can see that totally happening following Ruusan and the reformation of the Republic. That last thousand year period, to the best of my knowledge, has the Core free of conflict (up until the Clone Wars) and probably much mopre unified and like minded than in prior millenia. IIRC, either the Essential Atlas or the EGTW pointed out that Alsakan was home to both ardent Imperials and staunch Rebels. The would would be full of contradictions.

--Adm. Nick

I think the thing that intrigues me so very much about the Coruscant/Alsakan issue is that it you essentially have two camps fighting for the same thing- the Republic. Different views on the Republic, yes, but all factions (including the Corellian Hegemony) all are stauch Republicans. Alsakan's faction is even more interesting, in that it includes some of the most prominent human Core Worlds- Axum, Anaxes, Corulag, Scipio, Shawken, Brentaal, Esseles, and Alderaan, as well as some prominent aliens species like the Caamasi and Mrissi. Again, that list reads like a "who's who" of Republic supporters. Also, it is worth noting that the Alsakan Conflicts didn't suspend the Senate or galactic trade, based on what we know. The occasional fleet battle out in the Rim, while pro-Coruscanti and pro-Alsakani senators both debated the issues of the day AND apparently kept galactic civilization running and avoided civil war.

Such is the strange and wonderful awesomeness of the Old Republic!

--Adm. Nick

I wouldn't be suprised is Alsakan was at least attacked from orbit. There wasn't much in the Arrowhead that the Vong didn't control, or at the very least attack. Of the top of my head, Chandrila is one of the few Core Worlds in that area to avoid a Vong attack, at least as of the Fall of Coruscant. IIRC, when CATCW came out, it mentioned that the Chandrilans hoped that their non-military nature would allow them to escape notice of the Vong. However, as a prominent Core World AND major NR/GA member, I can't see the world escaping notice forever, unless the Vong were too busy elsewhere.

--Adm. Nick

Did Anaxes ever fall, or was it just bypassed?