Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Galaxy of Intrigue
Main Article: The Hapes Consortium
The Hapans are a Species of attractive Near-Humans who hail from the Hapes Cluster, a group of stars isolated from the rest of the galaxy by ionized gas clouds that are difficult to navigate. Hapans diverge from baseline Humans in that they tend to have weak night vision because their planets never get truly dark due to the illuminated gases that fill their star systems.
Hapans live on 67 worlds that they call The Hapes Consortium. They have been ruled by a strict matriarchy led by a Queen Mother for 4,000 years, ever since a group of females enslaved by the pirates who first settled the Hapes Cluster rose up against their captors. The Hapans intentionally isolate themselves from the rest of the galaxy, their mighty warships zealously patrolling the few passages that exist through the stellar drifts and repelling all attempts at military action, diplomacy, or trade that The Old Republic or The Sith Empire attempt to initiate with them.
Things change with the fall of Emperor Palpatine's government and the creation of The New Republic. Queen Mother Ta'a Chume personally leads diplomatic efforts that result in the Hapes Cluster becoming a founding state in The New Republic, but the Hapans ultimately play a very small part in the new galactic government. They do not even bother to seat more than a third of their Senate delegates, nor are they particularly cooperative with mercantile houses wanting to establish trade on anything but a few border worlds.
The Queen Mother is, primarily, looking for a way to pacify a growing rebellion on the planets located on the frontier between the Hapan dominion and the rest of the galaxy. These worlds have always been difficult to govern, but they become even more unruly in the period during which Emperor Palpatine rules the galaxy. Imperial Intelligence provides support for would-be insurgents in the hopes of gaining a foothold from which the Empire can scout the mysterious and reportedly very rich regions of the Queen Mother's domain.
By allowing the restless planets to feel as if they have some independence from the government and a part to play in the galaxy, the Queen Mother hopes to give them the illusion of freedom. However, no laws change on those worlds, and the enforcement methods of Hapan police and space patrols remain as draconic as ever. The majority of Hapans stirred up by Emperor Palpatine's agitators are content with the illusion of change, and Hapan control is reasserted.
Due to a shaky history with Force-users, The Hapes Consortium is not fond of Jedi. In fact, an organization known as Ni'Korish, which is named for the mother of Queen Mother Ta'a Chume, reflects its namesake's deep hatred for The Jedi.
Because of the many pirates that plague The Hapes Consortium, the government keeps a sizable fleet to protect its worlds. The Hapan Royal Navy includes Hapan Battle Dragons and Nova-Class Battlecruisers among its key Capital Ships. The fleet's known flagships include The Star Home and Song of War. For Starfighters, the Consortium prefers the Olanji/Charubah Miy'til Fighter and Miy'til Assault Bomber.
During the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion, the Hapans lose most of their fleet at the Battle of Fondor. The public perception is that they could have kept their fleet and remained safe within the stellar drifts if they had stayed out of galactic affairs. As a result, the Hapan government becomes even more isolationist during The Legacy Era, despite a desire for more openness on the part of Queen Mother Tenel Ka.
Consortium Vehicles[]
See also: Vehicles
| NAME | VEHICLE TYPE | CHALLENGE LEVEL | IMAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starships of the Galaxy | |||
| Miy'til Fighter | Starfighter | CL 9 |  |
| Miy'til Assault Bomber | Starfighter | CL 11 |  |
| Nova-Class Battlecruiser | Capital Ship | CL 17 |  |
| Hapan Battle Dragon | Capital Ship | CL 18 |   |
