Who are the Separatists?
From the Databank: “Into the disarray of the crumbling Republic stepped a charismatic man named Count Dooku, a former Jedi, who sought to teach the Republic a lesson… Dooku led a popular Separatist movement that gained increasing momentum, and in two short years, he had a following of several thousand solar systems. “What none in the Senate knew was that the Separatists were gearing up for war. Count Dooku courted the massive engines of commerce in the galaxy – institutions such as the Corporate Alliance, the Trade Federation, the Techno Union, InterGalactic Banking Clan and Commerce Guild – with promises of reform and unyielding devotion to capitalism. In exchange, these bodies would commit their immense armies to the Separatist cause. With their droid armies scattered throughout the galaxy, the Separatists would overwhelm the Republic. Dooku felt confident that ten thousand more systems would join the Separatists.” The Separatists further weaken the crumbling Republic. The Databank
