[quote=Galgarion]
Just a thought, and obviously completely up to you, but it may not hurt to hop on wookiepedia and scan over the entry on the Yuuzhan Vong war (one of the more recent crises) and take a look at how messed up the galaxy is. No need to to in depth research, but a few min would help a lot I think.
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Well Yuuzhan Vong wasn't the most recent. It was just the most cataclysmic of the recent events. Most of our chars were born in the waning days of the war however we'd still feel its affects afterwards.