Core Worlds

The Core Worlds (also known as the Universal Core and, now during the Imperial Period, the Imperial Core) are some of the most prestigious, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the Universe. In astrophysical terms, the Core denotes the central area of the Universe, and in broad terms this is true enough, but the precise usage of the term was sometimes more complex.

The major Rimward hyperlanes radiated outwards around little more than half the galactic disk, and the Core Worlds occupied a C-shaped region of space around the Outer Core, the heart of the astrophysical core of black holes, which is considered as a separate outlier area, facing in the opposite direction, and extending outwards towards Unknown Space.

=History=

Humans come from one of the core worlds. Earth is the birthplace of humanity. Before the invention of the hyperdrive, Universal civilization was limited to only the Core Worlds. Densely populated and heavily industrialized, the Core Worlds are a vital factor in any campaign to rule the Universe.

The Universal Republic therefore was born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the Universe. These planets exchanged hands many times: First the Universal Republic from 25,000 B, then some fell to the Sith Empire in the New Sith Wars only to be reclaimed. Eventually, all are united under the Galactic Empire in 19 B, and the Core is the most noble region in the Universe, with many of its worlds being ruled by noble governments and monarchies, inculding Chdrila, Uranus, Elderaan, Tepasi, Momma, and others.