- "How, then, should the galaxy that lies before us be apportioned out? Should Coruscant alone say where the colony ships are to be most profitably sent? Or should it stand aside while a thousand thousand species, planets, and organizations launch a thousand thousand ships to a thousand thousand new worlds? My mind rebels at both ideas, my friends—as, I suspect, does yours. And so here we stand, seeking a middle path that may not exist."
- ―Senator Fird, testifying on the creation of the Outer Expansion Zone
Senator Fird was a Human who represented the Core World Alsakan in the Galactic Senate of the Republic during the Great Peace of the Republic. Around the year 700 BBY, Fird testified at hearings on the Matter of Creating an Outer Expansion Zone, which ultimately concluded with the approval and creation of an Outer Expansion Zone for Republic colonization in the galaxy's northern quadrant under the administration of the Expansionist Oligarchy. The endeavor later ended in a political crisis that forced the Senate to intervene in the region and reign in the Oligarchy.
Biography
Fird was a Human from the Core World[2] of Alsakan[1] who lived during the Great Peace of the Republic.[3] Around the year 700 BBY, Fird served Alsakan as its legislative delegate in the Senate of the Galactic Republic. During this time, a proposal for the creation of an Outer Expansion Zone of Republic colonization was introduced to the Senate for review and a vote. The effort was supported by several of the galaxy's megacorporations, which were displeased with the Republic's slow pace of expansion into the Inner Rim territories north of the capital planet Coruscant and the Perlemian Trade Route.[2]
Fird was a member of the Galactic Senate (seal depicted).
During the hearings on the Matter of Creating an Outer Expansion Zone, Senator Fird addressed the Republic Congress, weighing the benefits and drawbacks of continuing to allow only the central government to commission colonies. The initiative to create the Zone was eventually approved, and the Senate delegated the task of administering the new colonies to the Expansionist Oligarchy—a consortium of megacorporations who had been advocating for the creation of the region. The experiment ultimately failed, however, as the Oligarchy began to exploit the resources and native peoples in the Outer Expansion Zone. The resulting scandals and uprisings forced the Senate to step in and relieve the Expansionist Oligarchy of control.[2]
Personality and traits
Senator Fird was a Human with dark brown hair, green eyes, light skin with black decorative facial markings, and facial hair around their jawbone, mouth, and chin.[2] An eloquent speaker,[1] Fird asserted during their testimony on the Matter of Creating an Outer Expansion Zone that there were two paths that could be pursued as a result of the debate—government-controlled expansion or an effort with more emphasis on local and corporate initiatives. The Alsakan senator disliked both possibilities, but conceded that there may have been no third alternative choice.[2]
Equipment
Fird wore a silver-trimmed red jacket, a white-collared green top with silver-colored ornaments, and a silver-colored headpiece.[2]
Behind the scenes
Senator Fird was first mentioned in the 2008 reference book The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.[1] They were later first pictured in the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas, written by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry.[2]
Sources
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (First mentioned)
- The Essential Atlas (First pictured)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 273 ("Fird, Senator")
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia identifies the Great Peace of the Republic as the era between the Battle of Rusaan (1000 BBY) and the Clone Wars (22 BBY); The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 363 ("Great Peace of the Republic")