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 * style="width:100px;" | [[Image:Galacticrepublic.jpg|link=The Galactic Republic]] The Galactic Republic
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The Galactic Republic
For more than twenty thousand years, the Galactic Republic has been the most civilized and advanced power in the known galaxy. Governed by the Galactic Senate with representatives from hundreds of star systems and planets, the Republic has been the center of peace and progress, a bright beacon in the darkness of outer space...

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 * style="width:100px;" | [[Image:SithEmpire.jpg|link=The Sith Empire]] The Sith Empire
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The Sith Empire
The true origins of the Sith remain shrouded in mystery. The Sith race was, in fact, largely unimportant until three thousand years ago, when Dark Jedi exiles arrived on Korriban and subjugated the Sith beneath their rule and their philosophy.

As the years passed, the Dark Jedi intermarried with those they ruled, and within generations, the word “Sith” took on new meaning. This powerful new civilization began expanding rapidly, led by a growing population of ambitious dark Force-users...

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 * style="width:100px;" | [[Image:Jediorder.jpg|link=The Jedi Order]] The Jedi Order
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The Jedi Order
The Jedi have been the noble peacekeepers and diplomats for the Galactic Republic for 22,000 years. While law-abiding citizens look to the Jedi with respect and inspiration, the Galactic Republic’s enemies regard the Jedi with suspicion, fear, and anger...

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 * style="width:100px;" | [[Image:Sithlords.jpg|link=The Sith Lords]] The Sith Lords
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The Sith Lords
The true Sith have spent centuries building their strength in the depths of unknown space. The Sith Emperor patiently planned for the day when his Sith Empire would repay the Jedi for the humiliating defeats of the past. In that time, generations of Sith have come and gone, working hard and devoting their lives to the dream of vengeance...

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