Editing O'reenian (section)

==History==
'''Colonization''' <br />
After the conclusion of the Great Hyperspace War in 5,000 BBY, the Galactic Republic initiated a program of military colonization whereby fortress worlds were established in areas of realspace beyond the borders of galactic civilization. The plans for the program called for such colonies to be fully supported with Republic matériel and troops and full two-way communication via the [[HoloNet]]. Nevertheless, the Galactic Senate rejected the original proposal as too expensive. The Republic scaled down the project to instead seed self-sufficient colonies that would still offer some degree of protection against future threats. The Republic asked for volunteers to colonize twelve identified worlds, but the number of volunteers was sufficient only for five, [[O'reen]] among them.
 
Shortly after the Great Sith War, which concluded in 3,996 BBY, the Human ancestors of the O'reenians thus traveled to O'reen under the auspices of the Republic's program. With its location in the southwestern quadrant of the galaxy, O'reen was chosen as a bulwark against an extragalactic force that was feared to threaten the galaxy at the time. A network of satellites was placed in the planet's orbit to allow the O'reenians to monitor nearby systems. However, the threat never materialized. Over time, four of the Republic's fortress colonies failed entirely, leaving only O'reen as a success. However, financial trouble eventually forced the Republic to completely cut ties to O'reen and its inhabitants.
 
O'reens vast resources provided the raw materials for the O'reenians to survive on their own. During the rule of the son of a dandyish Republic functionary, a military officer and starship captain named Magnus took over the government of O'reen in a bloodless coup d'état. With widespread public support, Magnus and his advisors introduced a new lifestyle based on military discipline and widespread martial training. "Magnus" became more than a family name; it became the title of the supreme ruler of O'reen and its O'reenian people.
 
With time, the O'reenians forgot their ties to the Galactic Republic and the circumstances that had led to the settling of their world. Their society stratified into castes, and laws were passed that granted citizenship only to those who served in the military for at least six years. Non-citizens were thus thrust into menial roles. The O'reenians eventually became a distinct species as well, resembling Humans except for their orange-hued skin and dark eyes. A language derived from an archaic form of Bocce became the species's main tongue. <br />
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'''Isolationism''' <br />
Several centuries before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the O'reenians made contact with the outside galaxy once again when a corporate exploration vessel found [[O'reen]]. The offworlders tried to claim the planet for their corporation through a display of technological superiority, but the O'reenians responded with force and took control of the strangers' starship. The encounter convinced the Magnus that O'reen was vulnerable to technologically superior and aggressive forces from afar. He ordered the planet's scientists to reverse-engineer the ship to improve the capabilities of the O'reenian military. The O'reenians then embarked on a program of sending soldiers and scouts on secret raids on nearby planets, during which further technological advances were sought. Over time, the O'reenians began to reach technological parity with the rest of the galaxy in military hardware. Nevertheless, O'reenian leaders were cautious to keep the location of O'reen completely secret from the targets of such raids.
 
During the Clone Wars, a conflict fought between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems from 22 to 19 BBY, the O'reenians were faced with another threat when a Republic military exploration ship found the planet during a search for Confederate supply planets. The O'reenians took the crew captive and enslaved most of them. The Jedi General Morningfire later arrived, supported by the clone troopers of Vornskr Company, to rescue the exploration crew. The Magnus ordered the military to resist the invasion, but the ruler died during the assault. The subsequent Magnus advocated further isolation for the O'reenian people to avoid further contact with the Republic. Meanwhile, the Galactic Senate voted to keep O'reen isolated from the galaxy to keep the O'reenians from aiding the Separatists and to curtail any expansionism on the part of the planet's people.
 
The O'reenians remained isolationists until the Yuuzhan Vong War tore through the galaxy beginning in 25 ABY, when the reigning Magnus adopted a policy of watching the conflict between the New Republic and the [[Yuuzhan Vong]] from afar, but remaining vigilant against any aggressors, while also keeping an eye out for opportunities to expand O'reen's sphere of influence. After the Fall of Coruscant in 27 ABY, all records of [[O'reen]] were lost to the New Republic. <br />
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'''O'reenians in the Galaxy''' <br />
With the exception of the Star Corps, which carried out periodic raids on systems near the [[O'reen system]] to steal weapons and technology, the O'reenians were an isolationist species whose members had little inkling to travel beyond the atmosphere of their homeworld. Nevertheless, a few O'reenian exiles abandoned their homeworld altogether and made their way into the greater galaxy. The majority of these expatriates found work as soldiers. At least one O'reenian smuggled weapons and technology to O'reen by enlisting pilots for hire. In the eyes of the O'reenian government, however, the agent was an outlaw whose activities constituted treason.