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THE OUTER GALAXIES
The Outer Galaxies are the seven dwarf galaxies which are satellites of the primary galaxy, and which can be reached by means of
hyperspace travel. Ships from the Core civilization first traveled to some of these yet unnamed dwarf galaxies many millennia before
the era of the films. One of these galaxies is very close to the galactic disk, and the starsystems spaced out in between form a bridge
between it and the primary galaxy near the Rishi Maze in the southeastern part of the Outer Rim. Two others are slightly farther but
still relatively proximal to the eastern and southeastern extremes of the galaxy. It is not known if all have been visited, or have continued
to be regularly visited, as indeed there are large regions of the primary galaxy which have never been explored by the Core civilization.
The planet Kamino is an example of a planet which technically lies outside of the galaxy, depending on one's definition of a galaxy's
borders. It is located 'within' the Abrion Sector of the Slice region of the Outer Rim, but is so far above the galactic plain that it lies
in between the Galaxy and the closest of the Outer Galaxies. Galaxies are not a discrete units, they are constantly moving and
temporary arrangements of gravity, matter, and energy, and dwarf galaxies near to a primary galaxy are usually being 'eaten' by
the larger galaxy, or at least stretched in the direction of the primary galaxy's gravity. This causes regions of intergalactic space in
between which contain starsystems, planets, and interstellar gas, all of which are not usually found in the space between galaxies.
Interaction between the galaxies is largely informal and based on traders, expeditions, and private enterprise. The notable exception to
this is the InterGalactic Banking Clan, which has credit offices, banking centers, and currency exchanges in some of the Outer Galaxies.
This allows travelers from the primary galaxy to access their credits and exchange for local currencies, and for the occasional travelers
from these galaxies to trade for credits before journeying to the primary galaxy. Due to their investments and financial centers in these
galaxies, the Banking Clan has better knowledge of the planets, economics, and politics of some of the Outer Galaxies than anyone else
in the galaxy. While there is little political or cultural influence felt from these galaxies in the primary galaxy, visitors and groups from
them have no doubt played some small part in the history of the Rim. The image below shows a ship of the Starhunter's Intergalactic
Menagerie, a kind of vessel used for such journeys. Extra-galactic visitors do rarely come from even farther away, from one of large
galaxies that are far more distant but still part of the same galactic cluster as the primary galaxy. While visitors from the Outer Galaxies
are much more common in galactic history, those who come from other large galaxies beyond are clearly not unheard-of in the galaxy.
OTHER GALAXIES
Despite their distance, there is occasional contact between the Galaxy and other large, primary galaxies located within the same cluster
of galaxies, usually referred to as a 'local group'. Extra-galactic visitors to the Galaxy have played some small part in its history, and
intergalactic travelers from the Galaxy have done the same in other galaxies. One other galaxy has long been connected to the familiar
galaxy by the migration routes of purrgil. Purrgil from the Galaxy instinctively travel from the planet Seatos to the planet Peridea in one
other, distant, primary galaxy, however they do not return as they are said to make this voyage when they are preparing to die. Through
the purrgil, the Galaxy and this galaxy are historically linked, however opportunities for travel are extremely limited due to distance.
Worlds seen, mentioned, or inferred in canon which lie within other large, primary galaxies, and canon races which originate there:
