Alba

"For countless generations, Alba has thrived on its own; its people are educated, industrious and proud to be as such."
- Rasmus (Alban Scholar)

Basic Information

ASTROGRAPHICAL

• Region: Outer Rim Territories
• Sector: Belsmuth sector
• System: Alba System
• Suns: 1 (Alba)
• Orbital position: 16
• Moons: 1 (Trasalba)
• Grid coordinates: O-6
• Distance from Core: 32,250 LY
• Rotation period: 35 standard hours
• Orbital period: 415 local days

PHYSICAL

• Class: Terrestrial
• Diameter: 15,350 km
• Atmosphere: Type I (breathable)
• Climate: Temperate
• Gravity: Standard
• Primary terrain:
  • Forests
  • Woodland
  • Hills
  • Urban municipalities
• Native flora: Deciduous forests
• Native fauna: Vulpraire
• Points of interest: Elsgate

SOCIETAL

• Native species: Human
• Primary language(s): Galactic Basic Standard
• Government: Elected Parliament
• Population: Dense in urban municipalities; sparse elsewhere
• Demonym: Alban
• Major cities: Elsgate
• Affiliation:
  • First Galactic Republic
  • Confederacy of Independent Systems
  • First Galactic Empire
  • Second Galactic Republic
  • Second Galactic Empire
  • Imperial Remnant
  • Third Galactic Republic
  • Outer Rim Alliance

Description

Alba (Alba-16) is a primarily human-settled world, known for its proud and strong-minded inhabitants. The planet possesses a sizeable mass and an abundance of natural resources. Due to the efficient and highly educated nature of its population, Alba is largely self-sustaining and has historically resisted interference from centralised Core-world governments.

Throughout its history, Alba has aligned itself with various splinter factions, most notably the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars and the Outer Rim Alliance in later eras.

History

Human Settlement of Alba (Prior to 10,000 BBY)

Much of early Alban history has been lost to time. Scholars suggest that humans did not originate on Alba, as no fossil records of precursor species exist. While the Infinite Empire has been cited as a possible source of early slave populations, the level of societal development indicates strong colonisation efforts during the Expansionist Era approximately 25,000 years ago.

Alban civilisation developed around vast urban centres, often clustered around universities and libraries that formed the cultural heart of each city. Sustainable mining and resource extraction were long-standing priorities, enabling Alba to remain self-sufficient for millennia despite a growing population.

Conflicts with the Republic (5,000 to 1,000 BBY)

Republic scouts encountered Alba around 5,000 BBY, but formal membership did not occur until roughly 1,000 years later. Initial reluctance stemmed from fears of economic exploitation, though cultural exchange proved mutually beneficial.

Shortly after joining the Republic, Alba suffered raids during the Mandalorian Wars. Perceiving Republic and Jedi protection as inadequate, the planet aligned itself with Darth Revan's Sith Empire during the Jedi Civil War and remained allied with Sith successors until the end of the New Sith Wars.

Following the Ruusan Reformations, Alba rejoined the Republic under a revised power structure that afforded it greater political influence.

Civil War and Separatism (44 to 19 BBY)

Republic authority remained limited in the sector, and Alba entered a controversial arrangement with the Syndicat, a criminal organisation controlling Phindar. Alba accepted mind-wiped rebels from Phindar, housing them in penal colonies.

In 44 BBY, civil war erupted between pro- and anti-Syndicat factions. The conflict ended when Phindian rebels, aided by Jedi and Alban sympathisers, liberated Phindar and dismantled the penal system.

Despite lingering tensions, Alba joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 24 BBY. Following the Clone Wars and the rise of the Galactic Empire, the planet pledged allegiance to the Imperial Senate.

Imperial Planet (19 BBY to 138 ABY)

Alba remained loyal to the Empire but experienced minimal direct Imperial oversight. This autonomy allowed fugitives and dissidents to pass through largely unchallenged.

After the Emperor’s death, Alba fell under the Imperial Remnant, first under Warlord Zsinj and later under Grand Admiral Thrawn. Following Thrawn’s death in 9 ABY, Alba returned to independence and was largely spared the devastation of the Yuuzhan Vong War.

During Darth Krayt’s Empire, Alba briefly rejoined Imperial governance before once again asserting independence after the regime’s collapse.

Recent History (circa 990 ABY onwards)

Alba emerged as a focal point during the First Outer Rim Conflict, owing to its economic independence, political maturity, and symbolic value within the Outer Rim. The planet played host to two major engagements during the war, collectively remembered as the First and Second Battles of Alba. While the Outer Rim Alliance was ultimately defeated, the resilience of Alba’s civilian institutions and militia forces left a lasting impression across the region, cementing the world’s reputation as a centre of resistance rather than rebellion.

Following the dissolution of the Outer Rim Alliance in 992 ABY, Alba was subjected to extensive Republic and corporate oversight. GalactaWerks-led Repatriation Campaigns focused heavily on the system, restructuring trade, security, and infrastructure under the auspices of stabilisation. Although Alba was formally reintegrated into the Republic, these measures were widely perceived by the local population as punitive and extractive, reinforcing long-standing distrust of Core-directed governance.

During the Second Outer Rim Conflict, Alba once again assumed strategic importance, serving as the political capital of the reconstituted Outer Rim Alliance. Though the planet itself was never occupied, it endured prolonged pressure through the Blockade of Alba in 1,195 ABY. Communications interference, trade interdiction, and the capture of Alliance leadership elsewhere severely constrained Alba’s ability to coordinate the war effort, contributing directly to the circumstances that forced renewed negotiations.

The conclusion of the conflict under the Belsmuth-Quelii Treaty saw Alba retained as the administrative centre of a newly defined municipal province within the Third Galactic Republic. While spared the harsher reprisals inflicted on other Alliance-aligned worlds, Alba continues to navigate a fragile political balance. Its population remains wary of both Republic authority and corporate influence, and the legacy of repeated conflict has ensured that Alban political culture remains deeply sceptical of external guarantees of stability.