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The Twi'lek Legion was volunteer unit of Twi'leks serving the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Led by Twi'lek nationalist Teska Allaran, the Legion had some 45,000 personnel, who fought in many battles for the CIS. It was formally part of the Separatist Droid Army, and was one of the several volunteer legions that fought for the Confederacy during the war. Ironically, it did not take part in the Battle of Ryloth, despite that it was the Twi'lek homeworld. That was due to the fact that various atrocities were being committed against the native Twi'leks by the CIS there, and they made sure that the Twi'lek volunteers did not find out about them. It was to also keep them free of influence of the revolutionary Twi'lek freedom fighters.

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  • The Twi'lek Legion was volunteer unit of Twi'leks serving the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Led by Twi'lek nationalist Teska Allaran, the Legion had some 45,000 personnel, who fought in many battles for the CIS. It was formally part of the Separatist Droid Army, and was one of the several volunteer legions that fought for the Confederacy during the war. Ironically, it did not take part in the Battle of Ryloth, despite that it was the Twi'lek homeworld. That was due to the fact that various atrocities were being committed against the native Twi'leks by the CIS there, and they made sure that the Twi'lek volunteers did not find out about them. It was to also keep them free of influence of the revolutionary Twi'lek freedom fighters.
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  • The Twi'lek Legion was volunteer unit of Twi'leks serving the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Led by Twi'lek nationalist Teska Allaran, the Legion had some 45,000 personnel, who fought in many battles for the CIS. It was formally part of the Separatist Droid Army, and was one of the several volunteer legions that fought for the Confederacy during the war. Ironically, it did not take part in the Battle of Ryloth, despite that it was the Twi'lek homeworld. That was due to the fact that various atrocities were being committed against the native Twi'leks by the CIS there, and they made sure that the Twi'lek volunteers did not find out about them. It was to also keep them free of influence of the revolutionary Twi'lek freedom fighters. The Legion mainly recruited from Twi'lek immigrants living on other planets. The CIS did drop propaganda leaflets urging Twi'leks to join the Legion and liberate their homeworld from the Galactic Republic, but they only got some 11,000 volunteers from there. The Twi'lek nationalist leader Teska Allaran was one of them, and was made the general of the Legion. Many of his supporters became officers. He recruited from other planets, and also attacked slavers, knowing that many members of his species were enslaved. He hated the pro-Republic Ryloth government, thinking that they were corrupt and only wanted more power for themselves at the expense of the Twi'lek people. His propaganda was more effective than the CIS government's, and he quickly raised the Legion's numbers to 45,000 by 21 BBY, organized into 15 battalions, which themselves were split among three divisions. The Legion fought in the Outer Rim Sieges, and was noted by CIS commanders for it's reliability. Like most volunteer legions, it's members were trained by droid commandos, and were given weapons primarily made for droids. For that reason Allaran ordered raids on Republic weapons factories to arm his men with better blasters. They also received vehicles from the Droid Army, such as the AATs. After the war, the Legion was disbanded, though some 12,000 members continued to fight for the Separatist holdouts. Allaran was assassinated by Imperial Intelligence in 18 BBY while in hiding.
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