Organization

Ruling Families

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The Ruling Families, or the Ruling Houses, also known as the Nine Ruling Families, the Nine Families, the Four Families, and at various points there were as many as twelve and as few as three Ruling Families, were a group of Chiss families that governed the Chiss Ascendancy. Their representatives composed the Council of Families. Each of the Ruling Families were associated with a specific color worn on the shoulder patches of the Defense Fleet uniforms of their officers and warriors.

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Facts

Headquarters: Csaplar, Csilla
Locations: Csilla
Fragmented: By 28 ABY
Reorganized: By 41 ABY
Affiliations: Chiss Ascendancy; Ruling Circle; Council of Families

Appearances

12 works, in story order

Star Wars: The Old Republic (mentioned only)
Outbound Flight
The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates (mentioned only)
Vision of the Future (first mentioned)
Red Sky, Blue Flame (mentioned only, first identified)
Survivor's Quest (first identified)
The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant (indirect mention)
The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee (first appearance, first identified)
Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (mentioned only)
Legacy of the Force: Tempest (mentioned only)
Legacy of the Force: Invincible (mentioned only)

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