Eriadu

Eriadu

Astrographical Information
Region	Outer Rim
Sector	Seswenna
System	Eriadu
Suns	Eriadu
Orbital Position	4th
Moons	1
Coordinates	M-18
Rotation Period	24 standard hours
Orbital Period	360 local days
Planetary Information
Class	Terrestrial
Climate	Polluted
Atmosphere	Type 1 (breathable)
Gravity	Standard
Primary Terrain	Industrial cityscape, waste zones
Societal Information
Native Species	None
Immigrated Species	Humans
Primary Language	Galactic Basic Standard
Government	Imperial governorship
Population	22 billion (86% human, 14% other)
Major Cities	Eriadu City (capital), Phelar, Old Town Factoryville
Major Imports	Foodstuffs, medicinals, Lommite ore
Major Exports	Computer technology, manufacturing, textiles, droids
Affiliation	Galactic Empire
Mechanical Information
Astrogation	Rimma Trade Route & Hydian Way: Located on the crux of two major hyperspace routes, add + to astrogation checks to plan a course to or from Eriadu.
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Other Mechanics	None

Eriadu, it's said, is a Core World in all things save location. But while the planet is inarguably on the Other Rim, it sits squarely at the most prestigious, economically vital, and strategic spots in the entire region: the intersection of the Hydian Way and the Rimma Trade Route. Eriadu is a badly polluted factory world of rugged landmasses and shallow seas.

For years it was known more for its delicate shellwork jewelry than for its economic might - but all that changed under the guidance of the Quintad, five powerful, ambitious Corulag families who emigrated to Eriadu nearly a millenium ago. The Quintad - the most famous branch of which is the Tarkin clan - remade Eriadu into a manufacturing giant with prestigious shipyards, seeking to turn their world into "the Coruscant of the Outer Rim." They largely succeeded: few mention Eriaduan shellwork anymore. (Which is just as well - the Eriaduan flow-mollusks are extinct, the victims of increased ocean acidity.)

Eriadu was a flashpoint during the Clone Wars. A Republic bastion amid Separatist sectors, it served as the headquarters for the Greater Seswenna's Sector Army, overseen by Wilhulf Tarkin. After Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, the Greater Seswenna was reorganized into Oversector Outer, making Tarkin the most powerful man in the Outer Rim. Eriadu itself is rabidly pro-Imperial.