Astronavigation Data: Eriadu system, Seswenna

sector, Outer Rim

Orbital Metrics: 360 days per year/24 hours per
day
Government: Imperial governorship
Population: 22,000,000,000 (86% Human, 14%
other)
Languages: Basic
Terrain: Jungles, mountains, forests, industrial
cityscape, waste zones (later eliminated)
Major Cities: Eriadu City, Phelar, Old Town
Factoryville
Areas of Interest: Carrion Plateau, Orrineswa River, succeeded. Few mention Eriaduan shellwork
Tarkin family compound, Eriadu Manufacturing anymore. (And just as well – the Eriaduan flow-
Shipyards, Tarkin Memorial Conference Center mollusks are extinct, the victims of increased ocean
acidity that dissolved their shells.)
Major Exports: Lommite, computer technology,
manufacturing, textiles, droids Eriadu was a flashpoint during the Clone Wars.
A Republic bastion amid Separatist sectors, it
Major Imports: Foodstuffs, medicinal
served as the headquarters for the Greater
Trade Routes: Hydian Way, Rimma Trade Route, Seswenna’s Sector Army, overseen by Wilhuff
Lipsec Run, Nothoiin Corridor, Yankirk Route Tarkin. After Palpatine’s ascension to Emperor, the
Background: Eriadu, it’s said, was a Core World in Greater Seswenna was reaorganized into
all things except geography. But while the planet Oversector Outer, making Tarkin the most
was inarguably in the Outer Rim, it sat squarely at powerful man in the Outer Rim.
the most prestigious, economically vital, and
strategic spot in the entire region: the intersection
of the Hydian Way an the Rimma Trade Route (not
to mention two lesser but still important routes, Eriadu was settled by Human colonists during
the Lipsec Run and the Yankirk Route). the Galactic Republic era, prior to the Jedi
Civil War. Eriaduan men tended to wear
Eriadu was a badly polluted factory world of turbans and beards while women were veiled.
rugged landmasses and shallow seas. For years, it Notable Eriaduans included the Tarkin family
was known more for its delicate shellwork jewelry which played a role in the history of the
than for its economic might – but that all changed Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire.
under the guidance of the Quintad, five power, Many if not all Eriaduans were also
ambitious, Corulag families who emigrated to Humanocentric.
Eriadu around 900 years ago. The Quintad – the
Many Eriaduans are extremely touchy about
most famous branch of which is the Tarkin clan –
their place in the galaxy. Their accents are
remade Eriadu into a manufacturing giant with
“more Core than Core,” and they regard even
prestigious shipyards, seeking to turn their world the most innocent remarks about the Rim as
into “the Coruscant of the Outer Rim.” They largely potential insults.