Governments

The Galactic Alliance

 * When Lord Monarch assaulted Coruscant and seized the seat of governmental power in the galaxy, the New Republic was no more.  The few surviving leaders regrouped, merging as a Rebellion to challenge Monarch's reign.

The New Imperium

 * With the death of Emperor Palpatine, so began the eventually collapse of the First Galactic Empire.  Imperial forces would continue to survive for decades however, eventually coalescing as the Imperial Remnant.  When Lord Monarch seized Coruscant in a calculating and devastating surprise attack, the Remnant was forcefull absorbed into the Second Galactic Empire, known officially as the New Imperium.  For many years, it was simply the Empire once more, or the 'New' Empire to distinguish it from the previous incarnation.  With the return of the ancient Sith Empire, the proper name of 'New Imperium' has become more commonly used, the terminology clearly identifying and separating the two opposing factions.

The Sith Empire

 * The Sith Empire has remerged from the darkest depths of legend, sending both the Galactic Alliance and the New Imperium into a frenzy of preparations.  War or Peace?  Ally or Enemy?  What role with the Sith play in conquest of the galaxy?

Minor Factions

 * These secondary factions, while perhaps not the on the grand-scale of the major powers, are still very formidible in their own rights, controlling entire sectors or regions of space, ruling over dozens of systems and holding sway on a galactic-level.

Older Governments

 * These previous governments may have fallen, but they endured for years, decades, some even for millenia.  Either directly or indirectly, they have all influenced many of the modern powers in the galaxy today.