Bilbringi

8 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers

22 Charger-class cruisers

36 GR-75 medium frigates

36 DP-20 Corvettes

300 SPHAW

## Location

Bilbringi was located in the Inner Rim, on grid J-8. It was situated along the Namadii Corridor at coordinates -121.384, 161.274. It's main industry was shipyards, being one of the largest in the galaxy.

## Industry

The Bilbringi shipyards produced a number of notable ship designs, including the Praetor-class Battlecruiser, the GR-75 frigate, the Charger-class cruiser, abd the Scipio-class Star Destroyer. They were all used in a number of notable Planetary Defense Forces around the galaxy.

## History

In 7958 CRC, Arien Gilhand, a former teacher-turned-politician quit his job in academia and ran for Senator, defeating thrice incumbent Vincent Enthrop. Gilhand served in the Senate for 2 years, from 7958 to 7960 CRC, most notably getting the Unknown Regions Exploration Act passed, though it was later vetoed by Supreme Chancellor Humal.

Though Gilhand was popular among the working class, the supervisors, the upper class, and the aristocrats hated him with a burning passion. In 7960 CRC, after allegations of public drinking surfaced and tales of Gilhand being passed-out drunk, the ruling house of Bilbringi recalled him, and, following a brief trial, stripped him of his Senator rank and sent him to be tried on multiple counts of public impropriety and conduct unbecoming in the 5th circuit court. Gilhand got acquitted. Seeing as Bilbringi was currently without a Senator, the House set up a special election date in 7961 CRC.

Gilhand immediately threw his hat in the ring, since he was acquitted of all charges, and it seemed like no one else would challenge him. However, another candidate emerged after his opponents mysteriously backed out of the race. Steven Cracken and Arien Gilhand were now in an election for the position of Senator of Bilbringi. Though at the beginning it seemed that Gilhand had the obvious upper hand, Steven Cracken used a variety of techniques and a stellar performance in the debates to even the poll numbers.

Then, on the week of the election, two crucial documents were suddenly leaked to the public. One was a photo of Arien GIlhand passed-out drunk at a celebration in the Corellia Embassy, taken by a member of the Coruscant press. In the background, several esteemed Senators were visible. Second was a toxicology report done on Gilhand, revealing that he had acute liver cancer as a result of severe alcohol abuse. Public opinion quickly turned against him, and Steven Cracken won the Senate seat in 7962 CRC.

After Cracken won the seat, the Bilbringi ruling house immediately passed a new law, the Anti-Alcohol Act. It banned the consumption of alcohol, and led to widespread backlash against it, including from former Senator Arien Gilhand. However, Arien Gilhand and other vocal opposition leaders were jailed as part of a crackdown coordinated by the Bilbringi ruling house and Senator Steven Cracken. Though Arien Gilhand gave an interview with celebrity Glup Slanzo to raise awareness, none paid attention to the plight of Bilbringi. Steven Cracken then introduced the Galactic Anti-Pleasure Products Act, leading to more controversy.

Later on in 7962 CRC, Steven Cracken entered the Vice Chair race. He was the leading candidate and won the first ballot by a landslide of nearly 40% of the vote, with the second place getting a mere 18%. However, he was arrested on bribery charges and forced to drop out of the race. The Bilbringi Ruling House then officially recalled him, but the Ministry of the Judiciary, led by then-Minister of the Judiciary Mola Ram of Balosar, refused to extradite him, instead officially indicting him on bribery charges.

In response, Bilbringi invoked Article 2 of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance, compelling all signatories, including Bracca, the Banking Clan, Bestine IV, Dorin, Fondor, Eriadu, and Hosnian Prime to offer all military and economic aid. However, Hosnian Prime, Eriadu, Bracca, and Bestine IV all rejected the invokation, citing that Article 2 specified a military incursion, and that simply holding a Bilbringi citizen did not qualify. Nevertheless, Steven Cracken was not yet done.

He revealed to Minister Ram that he had compiled a document of every single illegal deal he had ever made during his tenure as senator. This file was later dubbed the "Crack-files" by Socialsuub. It contained evidence implicating 16 Senators, Ministers, and even Vice Chairs, including Cracken himself. Cracken used this file as a bargaining chip, promising to deliver every single corrupt Senator in the entire Senate to the Judiciary with the evidence and even testimony from Cracken himself. In exchange, Ram allowed Cracken to be extradited to Bilbringi and serve house arrest without parole until he could testify in court.

## Military

The Bilbringi planetary force was one of the strongest in the galaxy, composed of a Navy and an Army.

### Navy

The Bilbringi Navy was made up of 4 fleets, 1 permanent defense force and 3 expeditionary forces. The permanent defense force was composed of 5 Scipio-class star destroyers, 3 Praetor-class battlecruisers, 1 Golan M3185 shield gate, 6 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers, 10 squadrons of AC-130s, and commanded by 1 Super Tactical Droid. It also included 3 Expeditionary fleets, each composed of 1 Praetor-class Battlecruiser, 2 Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruisers, 6 Charger-class Cruisers, 12 GR-75 frigates, 12 ARC-170 starfighter squadrons, 6 H-60 Tempest Bombers, 12 DP20 corvettes, and commanded by 1 Super Tactical Droid.

### Army

The Bilbringi Army was made up of 2 ground-based divisions. Each were composed of 50 AT-BTs, 25 AT-ATs, 150 SPHAWs, and 250,000 B12 battle droids, all commanded by 1 Super Tactical Droid.