Gree Empire
This advanced species was noted as being one of the oldest civilizations and most ancient in the galaxy. Much of their own history was shrouded to the Gree themselves, with the secrets of their origins being lost. Most scholars believed that the Gree developed on their own homeworld of Gree hundreds of thousands of years before the Galactic Republic. Following a long period of evolution, it was thought that they had developed some form of hyperspace technology whereupon they moved to explore the stars. Their initial expansion in ancient times was achieved through their remarkable technology that included sophisticated navigational computers. This ancient era when their civilization flourished was known to Gree historians as "the most ancient and forgotten days". The Gree found themselves to be much more advanced than most other races in that era. Few of these species encountered had even entered into the industrial age. In this time, the Gree traded with these worlds and even ruled some of them. However, they formed a policy of never giving technology to a developing civilization unless they were theoretically capable of developing it themselves. At some unknown point in the distant past, the ancestors of the Gree launched an automated exploration vessel known as the Gray Secant that left the boundaries of the Enclave for its mission to study the entire galaxy. In the Outer Rim, the Gree civilization flourished from 100,000 BBY where they reached their apex during the same era as that of the Columi. They were noted to had constructed strange alien marvels that were never duplicated in later years. Whilst a powerful race, the Gree empire faced opposition to their reign in the form of the reptilian Kwa.
By 100,000 BBY, they shared the galaxy with a number of other races, including the Celestials, Kwa, Sharu, Columi, Taung and Humans. During these times the Gree, along with both the Kwa and Killiks, became servants of the Celestials. This era saw them aid in building astonishing technological projects.[11] Around 35,000 BBY one of the Celestials' servant races, the Rakata, revolted against their rule and usurped their domain. Afterwards, the Rakata were known to have waged a war against the other Celestial servant races, including the Gree. This saw the Gree encounter the aggressive and militarily superior might of the Infinite Empire. This period also saw the Gree come into conflict with the advanced Kwa Holdings, a conflict which stretched for millennia to 27,000 BBY. Eventually, both sides were pushed back to their borders by the aggressive expansions and military actions of the Infinite Empire. Sometime during their history, the Gree engaged in a war with a large saurian species. The war lasted for several centuries, causing such strife and chaos that Abeloth, the Bringer of Chaos, escaped from her prison. In the Histories of the Killik Thuruht hive, a panel depicted a group of Gree sacrificing several members of a large, saurian species to Abeloth on her planet.
Millennia ago, the Enclave closed the borders of Asation from the rest of the galaxy when the Gree entered into a cultural retreat that they called the Orange Conic Era. By the time the Je'daii Order formed on Tython, the species had long departed the known galaxy. All knowledge of their existence was so far back in history that it had became near legend or myths. During this era, there was much interest among the Tythonians in this ancient race who researched them and their legacy. A number of theories held that the Old City was a settlement inhabited or created by the Gree. By the age of the Old Republic, the Gree were noted for being one of the oldest species in the galaxy and known for both their bizarre as well as wonderful technology. Their glory days of their civilization had ended thousands of years before the rise of the Republic with much of their history being forgotten along with their greatest achievements lost to their people. The majority of Gree lived in seclusion within their territory in the Gree Enclave that was a mid-sized region of space that was carefully isolated from outside contact. Whilst isolationists, the Gree were well known for their reputation as engineers and artisans that were unmatched.
At some point in history, Gree also settled on Coruscant. In 3,640 BBY, during the Old Republic era much of Coruscant's lower level constructions, such as power production and waste processing was still of Gree technology. At the time, there was a delegation of Gree droids present on Coruscant to oversee the maintenance of these machines. The Sith Emperor Vitiate was noted to had used Gree technology to create a cloaking device for his personal space station. At some point, the Sith Empire managed to recover a Gree computer. It was believed by the Republic Strategic Information Service that the device was recovered from an ancient derelict vessel whereupon it was studied on Dromund Kaas. After recognizing its potential, the Sith were believed to had used it to safely navigate to the Maelstrom Prison following an adaptation of the computer interface for use by Humanoid species.
During the time of the Grand Acquisitions Race, it was noted by the Chevin Conglomerate that a Gree fleet was returning to known space for some mysterious purpose. In fact, the legendary vessel known as the Gray Secant began its journey to the planet Ilum as the conflict between the Republic and Sith became subject to its study. Afterwards, agents of the Dread Masters continued their plans by taking control of a Gree Hypergate on Asation where they began transporting hordes of creatures to the planet. As a result, the Gree dispatched their ambassadors to gather help from the galactic powers. Administrator General Lalat'k was sent to the Sith Empire to gather their aid whilst Gatemaster Beltek'k was dispatched to the Galactic Republic.
In the final years of the Galactic Republic, the Gree were known as an iconic species of cephalopods that had built a civilization that predated the Republic. As a result, the worlds of the Gree were noted for being a xenoarcheaologist's treasure trove that contained artifacts of exotic and advanced technology. These relics were guarded by the Gree who had degenerated to a point where their technology was largely unusable by themselves. Around four thousand years ago, several hundred A-series assassin droids left Kashyyyk for Gree space where a Gree clan employed them for assassination purposes. During the Rise of the Empire era, the glory days of the Gree were long over and their history and technological secrets mostly lost.
During the Separatist Crisis, Count Dooku formerly of the Jedi Order was sighted within the Gree Enclave where the Senate Bureau of Intelligence had reports of a man matching his description being onboard the mobile Rokak'k Baran station. There were also claims of him utilizing a vessel with a particle-wake unlike any encountered before that led to Director Armand Isard commenting that contact was being made with Gree crafters to inquire if they knew anything about the technology employed. At this point in their history, the Gree were still able to operate and build some unique items. Count Dooku's personal Geonosian solar sailer was fitted with an ancient, mysterious sail of Gree manufacture.
The Trident-class assault ships created by the Colicoid Creation Nest were craft that drew upon the ancient designs of the Gree Enclave. Midway through the Clone Wars, the Pollux Poi assassin droids were purchased by Count Dooku from the Gree where they were utilized on Jabiim. The Gree remained an obscure species, known only to specialists in alien cultures such as Clone trooper commander CC-1004. CC-1004 adopted the name "Gree" to demonstrate his knowledge of galactic species, knowing that anyone who commented on his chosen name would share his interest in sentientology.
On the other hand, Gree were almost entirely unfamiliar with standard galactic technology. They were particularly contemptuous of droids, which were not a part of Gree technology. Modern Gree became reduced to being mere caretakers of decaying wonders. First contact with the Gree by the Empire was made by Captain Marrix during a scouting expedition through their sector of space. He was apparently highly respected by the Gree to the point that he was allowed to visit their homeworld once. The Galactic Empire maintained a small consulate on Gree though there was no governor or garrison. The Imperial Consul-General maintained a small force under his command that included a Carrack-class light cruiser. Skalus served as the Imperial Consul-General on the Gree world of Asation.
