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.)

Imperial Presence

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. Wilhuff Tarkin was granted command of the Seswenna sector upon Palpatine's restructuring of the galactic government, and as a Moff, Tarkin established his administration on Eriadu and made it the sector's capital.

Tarkin's decision took advantage of the system's industrial, commercial, and strategic importance and provided a semblance of Core Worlds culture for Imperial and noble representatives from Coruscant who had been posted there. Under Tarkin's rule, Eriadu's manufacturing grew, its exports of technology increased, and corporations with interests there thrived. The shipyards above Eriadu are also the most important Imperial drydocks.

Business

Eriadu's climate is polluted and an orange haze appears in its lower atmosphere; the world is dominated by heavy industry, and toxic by-products spewed from numerous unregulated factories fouled its air, land, and sea. Most of the inhabited regions on Eriadu are heavily industrialized with blocky, utilitarian architecture. The advanced waste disposal systems, atmosphere scrubbers, and aquifer purifiers that are used on most prosperous worlds are absent on Eriadu.

Eriadu Manufacturing, the largest employer on the planet, is by far the greatest polluter, and its processes are directly responsible for much of the environmental damage inflicted on the planet's ecosystem. The rapid industrialization of Eriadu drove most of its native species into extinction; the Eriaduan rat, which thrived in the new environment, was one exception. In spite of its pollution issues, Eriadu is an active hub of trade and government in the Outer Rim Territories. Eriadu imports foodstuffs, medicinals, and lommite ore, and exports computer technology, manufacturing, textiles, and droids.

Eriadu also has a very active slave worker populace, numbering approximately three billion or so.

Culture

Humans comprise 86% of Eriadu's population of 22 billion. Eriaduan men tend to wear turbans and beards while women are veiled. Notable Eriaduans include the Tarkin family. Many if not all Eriaduans are also Humanocentric. The Eriaduan accent is distinctive, and is said to be "more Core than Core".