The Alwari were groups of nomadic Ansionians. They were opposed by the Unity of Community, the governing body of Ansion's urban populations. The urbanites and the Alwari had had conflicts going back millennia, but a truce was established around 222 BBY. The truce was nearly broken due to the Commerce Guild's meddling in the Unity during the Separatist Crisis antecedent to the Clone Wars. The Alwari supported staying in the Galactic Republic. After 22 BBY, the Alwari were represented, not by factional ruling councils, but by a unified Council of Alwari Elders.