The Galactic Diplomatic Initiative Star, commonly referred to as GDIStar, was a placed in a relatively innocuous, neutral location in the Inner Rim for the purposes of furthering diplomatic relations between the various galactic governments. While the galaxy was fraught with chaos, the station would exist as a semi-permanent installation upon which peace-making talks could be conducted without fear of invasion, interruption, or reprisal. The intentions were there, and initially, all the galactic powers were represented from 4 ABY until 7 ABY. A severe falling-out precipitated between the Galactic Empire and Griffon Alliance, resulting in the Empire's taking of the Griffon's prized station Pride-1. Then, the Yavin Plague seeped its way across most of the Rim regions, and many governments ab