FOUNDED LONG AGO, the Republic has united countless thousands of star systems under a single far-reaching government. In millenia past, great sections of the Republic fought each other, even as they clung to threads of unity. Peace and Justice came to prevail under the protection of the wise and powerful Jedi, who draw on a mystical power known as the Force.

Through the guidance of the Galactic Senate, civilization grew and the Republic became prosperous. But the price of comfort was weakness. The institutions of government became decadent and Jedi numbers dwindled to a mere 10,000.

Now the force itself is unbalanced and great change seems imminent...