Rogue Star systems are similar to Independent Colonies as they have no sovereign nation. But unlike the Independents, rogue systems are run by criminal organizations, such as pirates or mob families. They can be generally hostile places, with no authority to challenge the crime lords and pirate captains. Slavers also use these systems to buy and sell their live merchandise. The only real form of justice in rogue systems are the bounty hunters and mercenaries who were paid enough to take down a crime lord. Unfortunately, this doesn't always work out, as sometimes the mercenaries and bounty hunters get paid an even larger sum to ignore the problem.