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A celebration at a CMG guildhouse.
The Corellian Merchants' Guild (CMG) was a galaxy-spanning private trade organization that provided monetary aid, information, contacts and starship maintenance and repair facilities for its members. Only native Corellians and the owners and crew of Corellian-made starships were eligible for membership.
History
Before the breakout of the Clone Wars, Corellia enacted Contemplanys Hermi resulting in Corellia's borders being sealed. With the borders sealed all interstellar trade vessels were ordered to drop their payloads in the Outlier systems. Afterwards the Corellian Merchants' Guild's transports would transfer the cargo to their proper destinations.
At this same time, all non-Corellian companies in the Corellian sector were allowed to continue operating as long as they abided by the shipping and travel restrictions. This often required businesses to purchase a CMG membership.
During the time of the Galactic Empire, it was viewed as a hotbed of sedition and anti-Imperial activities by the Empire, but because the CMG was deeply entrenched in galactic commerce, the Empire could not easily pass a law to declare the organization illegal. In 2 ABY, the Guild was banned from the Corporate Sector.[1]
Guildhouses
Appearances
Corellia Closes Borders — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #47 (original site is defunct)
Coruscant Restricts Immigration — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #51 (original site is defunct) (Mentioned only)
"Galaxywide NewsNets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
"Galaxywide NewsNets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 10 (as Corellian Merchants Guild)
"Lost Destiny" — Tapani Sector Instant Adventures
"Running the Sisar" — Secrets of the Sisar Run
"Death Is Remotely Possible" — The DarkStryder Campaign (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
"Shintel Downtime" — The DarkStryder Campaign (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe) (Mentioned only)- Specter of the Past (and unabridged audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
- Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- Player's Guide to Tapani
- Lords of the Expanse
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 71 COR 31-32: Coruscant – Starship Terminals
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Suns of Fortune