Independent Rim Consortium

The brainchild of controversial public figure Vaal Hirah, the Independent Rim Consortium was formed ostensibly to provide 'an alternative to begging either the Republic or the Hutts for protection'. The exact charter was coined and signed by both Vaal Hirah and Pesiro Nonobi; founding members of the small but influential organization. It reads:
::Every member world, regardless of level of investment or public expenditure shall receive the full financial and militaristic aid of the others in times of crisis, regardless of the nature of the crisis or the sentients casing it. In times of non-crisis (defined here for the sake of brevity as 'peace') every member world has an equal voice in the distribution of the Independent Rim Consortium's funds and resources, and are not required to provide equal contribution or donation to said funds. Membership is considered commitment enough to the welfare of all, although as has been stated, distribution is subject to the will of the majority of investors and members.
Since its conception the IRC (as it is less officially known) managed to fund and amass a sizable personal fleet; made all the more impressive when one considers the poverty that besets many of the member worlds.
Sadly for the IRC, the fleet was said to have been destroyed by the Republic Navy, they themselves looking to destroy the resources of Chairman Vaal Hirah. Despite the initial enthusiasm of member worlds and the backing from both Sullust and Kashyyyk, the fleet has not been rebuilt following Hirah's escape into hiding.
The future of the Consortium and of all its member worlds is uncertain following the events in the Tatooine system (commonly known as the Tamuuz Engagement), though it is said that many of the lesser Outer Rim systems live in the hope that their benefactor and Chairman will return to aid them.
===Notable Members and Investors=== 
*Pesiro Nonobi
*Lord Aravel
*Queen Mallyykam
*Celis Dissek
*Nash Dragen
*Karin
* Eden Fallon
Category:Archived Factions