Bakura / Legends Bakura was a rich , green and blue planet in the Bakura system of the Shiritoku Spur , located on the isolated edge of the Outer Rim , formally a part of Wild Space . It was the site of a historic truce between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic immediately following the Battle of Endor , shortly before the Invasion of Bakura . The Ssi - Ruuk called the planet Xwhee . Description . Bakura , which orbited the star Bakura , was the third of eight planets in the Bakura system , which was itself part of the Bakura sector of the Wild Space region of the galaxy . It was situated on the Shiritoku Way , a hyperlane that connected it to Timora , and was on the outer edge of the Shiritoku Spur . Bakura , a terrestrial world with a diameter of 21 , 400 kilometers , possessed two moons , a moderate hydrosphere , and gravity 1 . 05 times standard , and was the only world in its system with a breathable atmosphere . Its climate was temperate and tended to be mild , with abundant cloud cover and high levels of rainfall . Bakura ' s terrain included forest , plains , mountains , and some urban centers . The planet ' s three major continents were Braad , Prytis , and Kishh ' daar ; in the western hemisphere , Prytis and Braad both featured namana plantations , and Prytis also boasted an abundance of arable land , extensive agricultural regions , and mountain ranges with mines and quarries . Kishh ' daar was in the eastern hemisphere . Bakura ' s primary industry was the manufacture of repulsorlift coils ; the production of tools and furniture using these coils was a secondary industry . The refinement of raw metals and minerals mined from the planet ' s two moons provided another industry , while the native namana tree helped the planet develop a significant agricultural sector . The world exported repulsorlift coils and namana - based products while importing medicine and technology . General disapproval of droids , combined with high tariffs , led to a nearly total absence of droids on Bakura ; droid technology was prohibited , and the possession of droids was only allowed with official permission and several permits . Repulsorlift generators were extremely common on Bakura . Bakura ' s terrain mostly comprised mountains , valleys , plains and small seas , all of which received a great deal of rain ; Leia Organa viewed Bakura as being very similar to a wetter Alderaan . Bakura ' s primary exports included strategic metals . The planet was also the origin of a disease called Bakuran fever bump s . History . Around 150 BBY , Bakura was first settled by the Bakur Mining Corporation , an exploratory mining consortium that sought to develop the planet ' s crystal and metal deposits . The first Bakuran settlers arrived equipped with food , seed , tools , and some advanced building materials , although they hoped to use the planet ' s considerable natural resources to survive . As was typical in colonization efforts , the Bakurans relied on droids , especially labor drones , to assist in the construction of homes and buildings . However , the droid complement of the colony ship had been sabotaged by the H ' Lokk Consortium , a rival of the Bakur Corporation that aimed to cause enough hardship for the Bakur Corporation ' s colonists to force their withdrawal from Bakura , allowing a nearby H ' Lokk colony to annex the planet . The H ' Lokk Consortium ' s saboteurs introduced a minor virus into the Bakuran colonists ' labor droids . The virus program was intended to force the droids to sabotage as many colony operations as possible , but an error in the program ' s code removed many of the droids ' failsafes , wiping out non - aggression mandates . During the early weeks of colonization , the droids successfully planned and carried out a revolt , killing nearly 40 % of the original colonists . The uprising was ultimately put down , and Deredith Arden , the captain of the original colony ship , served as the first head of the Bakur Corporation government . Deredith Arden served as Prime Minister for eight years , and under his leadership , the Bakura colony overcame a shortage of labor , established a mining operation , and constructed processing and manufacturing facilities . In 146 BBY , the Bakur Corporation chartered Bakura as a self - sufficient mining community . Initially , Bakura exported few goods to the rest of the galaxy and its significant trading partners were limited to a small number of nearby worlds ; nevertheless , it achieved a favorable economy . The Bakur Mining Corporation ' s colonization of Bakura was considered the official founding of the planetary civilization . At first , the Corporation directly controlled the planet , but after Arden ' s death and faced with lessening returns of the mining operations and an increase of both population and wealth , a government comprising a Prime Minister and a Senate was established . However , this system of government was not truly representative ; the titular head of government was always one of Arden ' s descendants and the Senate elected its own members . The Prime Minister , however — at least after the reforms following the Invasion of Bakura — was elected by popular vote . In 97 BBY , there was a major droid uprising on the planet , thus explaining the aversion many of the planet ' s inhabitants felt for the automata . In 22 BBY , during the Clone Wars , although neutral in the conflict and independent of both the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems , a Separatist base was , for a time , established on Bakura . Shortly after the First Battle of Geonosis , Count Dooku hid on Bakura , where he was engaged by Jedi Masters Tholme and Sora Bulq , with the latter falling to the dark side of the Force . Around this time , the Separatist forces also defeated the Republic on Bakura using the Force Harvester . Seven standard weeks after the Battle of Geonosis , Jedi Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fought on Bakura against Separatist forces led by the cyborg General Grievous . A traitor in the Bakuran government made it possible for Grievous to slay the entire Ruling Synod . Bakura was opened to outside settlement during the final years of the Clone Wars , after which immigration caused the population to triple within a decade . In spite of Bakura ' s demographic and economic advantages , political infighting prevented the Bakuran Senate from governing effectively , and for decades Bakura ' s social and economic issues went ignored . Bickering among the ruling upper class of the Corporation and the local Senate had always been an issue , but grew stronger as years went on . It reached the point where the Bakuran Senate could not agree on matters as simple as school schedules , and it was believed that the planet was near to civil war . Combined with the fact that the Senate directly controlled the small planetary military , and that there was a sense of unrest among the people , Bakura was an easy target for Imperial forces . Bakura eventually became known as a successful producer of repulsorlift coils , which attracted the attention of the Galactic Empire . In 0 ABY , early on the night of 36 : 1 : 1 , two Imperial Star Destroyers and supporting vessels neutralized the planet ' s defense grid . Subsequently , Imperial troops shuttled to the planet ' s surface and moved to seize strategic assets , facing negligible resistance . Several Imperial troopers became casualties as they attempted to secure the Bakuran Senate , but resistance ceased as members of the Senate were placed under house arrest . The Human inhabitants of Bakura maintained a modest economy by exporting repulsorlift coils to the Empire . Annexation by the Empire allowed Bakura to send more goods to the Outer Rim Territories and other regions , greatly improving Bakura ' s economy , and caused the cost of importing goods to fall . The government of Bakura remained intact , but Prime Minister Yeorg Captison and the Senate were made answerable to Imperial Governor Wilek Nereus . Purges and two brief rebellions , which prompted further purges , ensued , but the Empire was entrenched as the true authority on Bakura . Much of the output of the planet ' s mines was diverted to the Death Star project at Endor . An Imperial Orbital prison was also stationed around Bakura . In approximately 3 ABY , it contained miscellaneous enemies of the Empire and several Rebel prisoners from the planet Hoth . Thanks to the intervention of Rogue Squadron under Wedge Antilles , flying a B - wing starfighter , he was able to disable several Imperial transport s with the B - Wing ' s ion cannon and allow for an Alliance GR - 75 transport to evacuate the prisoners . However , one of his wingmen was hit by a TIE starfighter , whose laser cannons shredded his T - 65 X - Wing ' s stabilizer , causing him to crash land onto Bakura , inside Imperial territory . Antilles , thinking quickly , infiltrated the prison and commandeered a TIE / sa bomber and flew down to rescue his wingmate . The two returned to orbit , just in time to see an Imperial escort carrier leap into hyperspace with some scientists captured from rebel transports . General Crix Madine extrapolated the escort carrier ' s course and estimated that the craft would head for Geonosis , leading to a battle there . Although there was a short period of violent resistance to the Imperial occupation , and there were several Imperial purges of suspected ( and actual ) Rebel partisans , the vast majority of Bakurans were ambivalent about the Imperial occupation ( perhaps partly fuelled by their passive religion ) . They acknowledged that Imperial control had ended their near - disastrous infighting , and their major gripe was the increased taxation . At the time of the Invasion of Bakura , the formal ( and not very active ) Bakuran resistance numbered only about one hundred individuals . The day following the Battle of Endor , which saw the death of Emperor Palpatine and the shattering of his Empire , Rebel forces stationed on the Sanctuary Moon received a message droid from Bakura requesting help . Bakura was being attacked by the Ssi - ruu k — a saurian species from the most distant reaches of the galaxy , which attempted to establish a beachhead for an invasion of the known galaxy . The Rebel Alliance dispatched a small task force led by Luke Skywalker to assist in the defense of Bakura . Once the task force reached Bakura , a temporary truce was agreed to between the Rebels and Imperials . In the end , the Ssi - ruuk were repelled , the Imperials in control of the planet were overthrown , and Prime Minister Yeorg Captison resumed control of the government . After his resignation , Gaeriel Captison , niece of Yeorg and an important figure during the Ssi - ruuk invasion , was elected to replace him . Though the Ssi - ruuk had been defeated , Bakura could not let down its guard against another invasion , and the Bakuran Defense Fleet was formed as a result . They also developed four powerful warships . These were the three " Bakura " - class Destroyers " Watchkeeper " , " Defender " , and " Sentinel " , and the " Namana " - class Light Cruiser " Intruder " . These warships were equipped with Hyperwave sustainers that allowed them to move through interdiction fields . These four warships were essential in maintaining a New Republic presence in the Corellian sector during the First Corellian Insurrection . Though this mission was successful , half of the fleet — the " Watchkeeper " and the " Intruder " — was destroyed , and Gaeriel Captison was killed . During the Disciples of Ragnos crisis , Jaden Korr went on a mission with Kyle Katarn to Bakura to prevent a terrorist takeover of a power station . Kyle , however , did not show up , so Jaden decided to investigate the station alone . He found out that the Imperial Remnant was operating in the area , and had armed several bombs throughout the station . Jaden battled the Remnant troops and deactivated the bombs before they could go off . Having completed his mission and reclaimed the station , Jaden left the planet in one piece . Bakura briefly joined the New Republic and was represented in the New Republic Senate by Molierre Cundertol during the Black Fleet Crisis . However , the planet withdrew itself from the New Republic and reasserted its independence prior to 18 ABY . Later , during the Yuuzhan Vong War , the Ssi - ruuk once more attempted to invade Bakura , armed with new entechment technology . They would use the deception that the P ' w ' eck s under the mutant Ssi - ruuvi the Keeramak had toppled the Ssi - ruuvi Imperium and had come to Bakura to form an allegiance with the Bakurans . The Keeramak " consecrated " Bakura during a ceremony at the Bakuran Senate , thus allowing the Ssi - ruuk to fight on Bakura since they feared dying on unconsecrated worlds . However , their plan backfired when the P ' w ' eck s under Lwothin revolted against the Ssi - ruuvi and joined forces with the Galactic Alliance to drive away the Ssi - ruuvi during a second battle . It was revealed that Bakuran Prime Minister Molierre Cundertol , the former Senator , had betrayed his planet . Despite this turn of events , Bakura initially chose not to join the Galactic Alliance . However , with the Yuuzhan Vong making new strides with the destruction of the HoloNet , Bakura joined the Galactic Alliance , contributing ships to the defense of Mon Calamari and giving the Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet access to the HIMS technology for use during the Battle of Yuuzhan ' tar . Society . Bakura ' s only native sentient species was the Kurtzen , a pale , hairless humanoid species , although its most populous sentient species was Humans ( who composed the other 95 % of the population ) . Most Bakurans were independent minded and proud of their planet . Much of the population followed the Religion of the Cosmic Balance . The Balance flowered as a faith under the hierophant Dif Istuvi . Dif wrote its sacred text , " Fulcrum " . He also founded the order of priest prophets known as Zanazi . Families who counted themselves among the Faithful had pairs of children close in age that followed the Rule of the Feather and Bowl . When each pair were teenagers , they underwent tests . The most promising youth obtained a small feather , while the other was given a golden bowl . The Child of the Bowl left home to join a communal Simple Home , serving the Zanazi . The Child of the Feather stayed as a part of Bakuran society and was given Zanazi funds for a more prestige education . Some Children of the Bowl left the Faith , but most submitted to a lifetime of service . The native Kurtzen , however , followed their own mystical faith , which featured totems and symbolism . A droid rebellion engineered by the H ' Lokk Consortium caused the death of many Bakurans . This left them with a distrust of machinery , which were banned from public use . Despite this , Bakurans were known for their repulsorlift industry , Bakur RepulsorCorp . Besides the Kurtzen , Bakurans did not know of any other alien species in the galaxy . This made many Bakurans fearful and prejudiced against non - human species , a tendency only perpetuated during their time under Imperial rule . Bakurans were masters of organ replacement , explaining why so many of them lived far longer than most Humans throughout the galaxy ; for example , in 4 ABY Eppie Belden was 132 years old and still young enough to personally lead a guerrilla uprising . Locations . Salis D ' aar , the capital city of Bakura , was located atop D ' aarmont , an immense outcropping of quartz at the confluence of two rivers . Bakura ' s main spaceport was located just south of Salis D ' aar and on D ' aarmont , and an Imperial garrison base identical to those found on many worlds was located a kilometer south of the spaceport . Behind the scenes . Many sources seem to place Bakura in the Outer Rim Territories — the " The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook " identifies Bakura as being " on the outer edge of the Outer Rim Territories , " the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " and the subsequent " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " claim Bakura is " located on the isolated edge of the Rim Worlds , " " The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons " names Bakura as a " colony world in the Outer Rim " and " the Outer Rim planet Bakura , " and " The New Essential Chronology " places Bakura " at the edge of known space . " However , " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " explains that Bakura is located in the Shiritoku Space , an " area [ that ] remained formally part of Wild Space " following the Bakura Incident . The PC game " " mistakenly places Bakura in the Orus sector , which is actually a sector located in the Inner Rim . " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " states that Bakura ' s gravity is " standard , " while " The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook " rates it at " 1 . 05 standard . " In George Lucas ' rough draft script for , Grievous refers to Anakin Skywalker as " the young hero of Bakura " .