Vervain sector/Legends

"Vervain is a poor, remote sector, and nobody in the Senate gives a fuck about it. They'd never take a hit to their wallets for this shithole corner of the Outer Rim."

- Miralla

The Vervain sector was a sector of the Outer Rim Territories containing the planets Aristo and Marilac, the sector capital.

Description
"Where the hell are we?" "Near the planet Aristo. About halfway to Marilac."

- Deevers and a Devaronian sergeant

The Vervain sector was located in the Outer Rim Territories, distant from Coruscant and considered poor and remote. Its sector capital was Marilac, and it contained the planet Aristo. It was populated by billions and led by a number of Vervani governments.

History
"Only the wealthiest systems can afford defense fleets, and Aristo always were a poor planet. It weren't long before the whole of Vervain sector were a pirate haven, and Aristo were their playground."

- Linna, to Padmé Amidala

Planets of the Vervain sector were part of the Galactic Republic during its last decades, including Aristo, and were meant to be defended by Planetary Constables and Sector Rangers. However, in 30 BBY the Galactic Senate stripped defense funds from the sector in order to fund a pay rise for itself. The sector's senators had little influence being so far from Coruscant, and only the wealthiest systems were able to afford defense fleets, leaving poor worlds like Aristo without protection. It wasn't long before the sector's star systems became infested with pirates who saw the sector as a haven and their playground, and their people grew disaffected, especially with senators.

Black Wind became something of a legend in the sector.

In order to address the pirate attacks in the sector, a diplomatic conference was scheduled to be held on Marliac. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine wrote a proposal to increase military presence in the area, though this proposal was opposed by the Vervain independence movement.

Queen Padmé Amidala was chosen to deliver the Chancellor's proposal, and undertook a mission into the Vervain sector aboard the Faraway Home, given a platoon of marines for protection in the pirate-infested sector. However, Amidala was targeted by the Tuono Free Company and her vessel came under attack. Amidala, her handmaidens, and surviving marines escaped onto the surface of Aristo, and fought for survival against Tuono mercenaries until Republic reinforcements could arrive. Colonel Dostin believed that the hit on Amidala had been intended to help push Palpatine's proposal through and prevent the Vervain sector from seceding. Indeed, although Amidala survived the attack, Palpatine was pleased that the incident proved the Vervain sector was unsafe, lending greater support for his proposal.