Lol sector
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The Lol sector was a sector in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy. Located within its boundaries were the planets Kendamar and Majilop, as well as the Lol system, home of the sentient Sumria species. The sector was one of five sectors in which the Tenloss Criminal Syndicate was active.
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The Lol sector was a sector of space located in the Outer Rim Territories.[1] It contained the Lol system, which was home to the Sumrias, a sentient species. The members of the Sumrian thought-caste had four digits on each hand; consequently, they developed a base-eight measurement system. This gave rise to the Df, a unit of measurement used to categorize artillery, which was one of three systems in wide use by the Imperial military.[2]
The sector was also home to the planets Kendamar and Majilop, which both housed criminal groups affiliated with the Tenloss Syndicate. The Tenloss Syndicate was one of the largest non-Hutt criminal organizations in the Rim, having spread from the Bajic sector into not only the Lol, but also the Astal, Dail, and Skine sectors. In the Lol sector, its businesses included the Kendamari Casinos operating out of Kendamar, which provided a chain of gambling facilities throughout the sector, catering for upper-class clientèle. They also sponsored sporting events, such as annual sun-jammer races, drawing prospective gamblers from neighboring sectors. Despite Tenloss' independence, a number of the more prosperous casinos were rumored to be controlled by Hutt operatives. The planet Majilop was home to the Lucin Syndicate, a Tenloss-affiliate, and a major producer and distributor of illegal holoporn to the Rim.[1] The sector also saw frequent activity by the Ragnar Syndicate, a large bounty hunter syndicate originally founded in the Merel sector.[3]
[edit] Behind the scenes
The Lol sector was first named in Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim, a West End Games roleplaying sourcebook published in 1993. However, the name Lol itself was first used in the Imperial Sourcebook published in 1989, in relation to the Lol system. Since that time, the term "Lol" has become known as an internet acronym meaning "laugh out loud."[4]
