Ord Mantell / Legends Ord Mantell was a planet in the Bright Jewel Cluster . It was located near Anobis in the Mid Rim and was originally settled by the Galactic Republic circa 12 , 000 BBY as an Ordnance / Regional Depot . A large portion of the planet ' s surface was dotted in immense mountain chains and junkyard fields , which served as the perfect lawless haven for many smugglers , mercenaries and bounty hunters of all stripes . While the urban sprawls of Worlport were known as a popular spaceport and gambling area in the northern sections of the Mid Rim . Due to its location on the Celanon Spur between the Expansion Region and the Outer Rim Territories , the planet gradually became the leading financial hub and trading post not only of the Bright Jewel sector , but of the Dohu sector and Qiilura sector as well . Description . Overview . Ord Mantell was known as the Heart of the Bright Jewel since it orbited the blue star Bright Jewel at the center of the Bright Jewel system . The planet was famous for its thick , outer cometary cloud , which glowed with a pinkish cast when viewed from space , ensuring its place as the site of the Blockade Runners ' Derby for nearly 100 years . Two large moons and thirteen other satellites orbited the planet ( to which was added the " Jubilee Wheel " ) , and the cloud cover was tinged with pink when viewed from the planet ' s surface . This collection of natural wonders made Ord Mantell something of a tourist attraction , despite its seedier side . It was also the homeworld of the Mantellian Savrips and Mantellian flutterplume s , whose sentience was largely unnoticed or ignored . Surface . Although Ord Mantell had two large moons , which could easily be seen during the night and daytime , the relative closeness of the two natural satellites were responsible for the elevated tidal forces that affected the planet ' s dynamic landscape : groundquakes were common , which resulted in the planet being volcanically active and almost every landmass being dotted with mountain chains . Sandy beaches were rare , and the coastlines were mostly dominated by cliffs , rocks , and mudflats . Thus , mountains and islands were the distinct features of Ord Mantell ' s terrain . Ord Mantell ' s continent of Worlport boasted a sprawl of cities along its southern shore , famous for their casinos . Many spacers regarded this part of Ord Mantell as a safe port , and it attracted almost one billion tourists annually . Other metropolitan areas lacked address markings and were considered not intended for outsiders . The thinking behind this was that " if you don ' t know where you ' re going , then you don ' t belong here " . Outside the urban sprawl , the narrow equatorial band of starports , and the volcanic islands , Ord Mantell remained largely rural and low tech . Its extreme reliance on fossil fuels kept the planet quite barren ; huge robotic coal yards remained to fuel the planet ' s cities , and an immense junkyard littered a large portion of the planetscape . Environment . Since fossil fuels were the predominant energy source throughout most of the Old Republic era , massive amounts of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide were in the Ord Mantellian atmosphere . As a result , Ord Mantell lacked polar icecaps , and the average global temperature was far above the pre - industrial level . The planet ' s polar regions were mostly dominated by a tundra landscape which consisted of many fjords , glaciers and mountains . In turn the tropical and temperate regions of Ord Mantell included the vast majority of its forests , seas , mountain chains and junkyard fields . The large robotic coal yards and factories emitted tons of different gases into the planet ' s atmosphere , polluting the air of Ord Mantell , especially in the immense junkyard fields of the planet ' s industrial zones . History . Discovery . Ord Mantell was originally inhabited by the primitive but sentient Savrips . Circa 12 , 000 BBY , Ord Mantell was settled by Corellian colonists as an advance military and scouting base for the Galactic Republic . Established as an Ordnance / Regional Depot during the Pius Dea Crusades , with many military installations being built around the continent of Worlport , which in the following centuries provided the ground for the planet ' s capital city and other urban areas . Due to the aggressive nature of the Savrips and the expansionist beliefs of the outsiders , violent conflict arose between the groups almost immediately . The Savrips , outmatched in technology , were ultimately forced to flee into the wilderness of their homeworld . Beginning a propaganda campaign depicting the Savrips as dangerous beasts , the Republic placed bounties on the hides of Savrips which led to their near - extinction due to overhunting . With the Savrip population nearly depleted , the colonists were able to settle into their new home , mostly becoming farmers . Over time , the planet ' s fauna were driven back , and the world became something of a free port for all manner of freighters and cargo ships . The Republic eventually lost control of the colonists overtime , who embraced their obstinate Corellian attitudes and resisted foreign control . Old Republic era . Despite the Mantellians ' collective refusal to behave as civilized as the Galactic Senate wanted , the planet served as an ordinance / regional depot for centuries . During the Mandalorian Wars , Ord Mantell was the site of a battle won by the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders . While never attacked outright during the Great Galactic War , Ord Mantell would become embroiled in scandal during the Cold War between the Republic and the Sith Empire . Several cabinet members were revealed to have accepted bribes by the Empire , causing the Galactic Senate to investigate and detain members of the cabinet on charges of treason . In 3653 BBY , a corrupt admiral sold off the local fleet , causing the Republic military to all but abandoned the planet . The planet became a haven for mercenaries , exiles , murderers and smugglers coming from the Hydian Way who sought out the Republic ' s military spaceports . Angered with the Republic ' s response to the cabinet scandal and the fleet ' s departure , many secessionist movements began to describe a free and independent Ord Mantell that could police its own government . As the cries for succession rose above all other politics , an armed civil war for independence racked the planet . The conflict was primarily focused near the Republic - aligned Fort Garnik in the Avilatan region where the Galactic Republic - backed elected government sought to defeat the Mantellian Separatist Movement through force . Based out of Fort Garnik , Republic and Mantellian troops sought to gain control of the volcano stronghold of the Separatists . During this period , corruption ran rampant throughout the Mantellian government and military . Lax ethics among both Republic and Mantellian officers damaged relations with civilians . In the local villages in Avilatan , public perception of the Republic and the Ord Mantell government was very low . Crime syndicates and smugglers utilized such corruption to operate on Ord Mantell freely . Republic and Mantellian officers did little to combat illegal trade , and some encouraged smuggling as a way to expedite shipping . One such crime syndicate , led by Rogun the Butcher , utilized Ord Mantell as a viable shipping depot . Although attempting to restore order , crime syndicates and Galactic Republic military forces destabilized the region as the local government attempted to reclaim the area . Several Republic Special Forces units were dispatched to deal with the crisis . Organized at Fort Garnik , Havoc Squad , led by Harron Tavus , was one such unit . Havoc Squad defected to the Sith Empire on Ord Mantell , stealing a prototype ZR - 57 Orbital Strike Bomb . While the Separatists were fueled by fanaticism and self - righteous rage , the Republic military eventually overwhelmed the Separatist groups and encouraged them to lay down their arms . While peace returned to Ord Mantell , the scars of civil war would remain for millennia as abandoned battlefields reminded citizens of the past . An era of peace . While the planet was the site of a battle won by the Jedi during the New Sith Wars , Ord Mantell remained at peace since the time of the Great Galactic War . Despite being considered a shadowport , the world was a profitable member of the Republic . While rarely sending its senators to Coruscant , Ord Mantell maintained its position in the galactic economy through untaxed criminal enterprise . Circa 37 BBY , Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi were assigned to investigate a missing cargo ship . The investigation led them to Ord Mantell , where they encountered a ruthless land baron named Taxer Sundown , who controlled much of Ord Mantell ' s moisture - farming property . The intervention of the Jedi forced Sundown to try and flee Ord Mantell , though the resulting chase ended in a crash that broke Sundown ' s neck . This led to the discovery of a mind - control device being employed by Sundown , which , in addition to lightsaber - wielding enforcers , had convinced Mantellian farmers that he was a Jedi . Clone Wars . Before the start of the Clone Wars , Jedi Knight Pablo - Jill brought peace to the lawless world . Anakin Skywalker ' s fleet was ambushed by Separatist forces while making a supply run to the planet . Despite this , the overall lack of Republic presence on the world allowed for Black Sun to control the world and its criminal enterprises . The Shadow Collective seized this as an opportunity when the Clone Wars erupted across the galaxy , enveloping Black Sun and other criminals to amassing a large criminal empire . When the Confederacy of Independent Systems attempted to establish a stronghold on Ord Mantell , Darth Maul led the armies of the Shadow Collective against the droid army , and defeated both Count Dooku and General Grievous , before abandoning the world to the Republic . Afterward , Ord Mantell became the headquarters of the Republic 8th Sector Army and was used as a weapons storage facility , clone trooper barracks and fleet support by the Grand Army of the Republic and Republic Navy . Despite its prominent and profitable position in the Republic , the Senate still sought to bolster the manufacturing capacity on the planet to raise its tax revenue . Despite increased contributions to the Republic , the windfall was never as great as the Senate planned . Bribed to remain loyal through the rest of the war , the planet was kept within the fold by the Galactic Empire ' s great military might . Galactic Empire . During the Imperial era , Ord Mantell was the capital of the Bright Jewel Oversector , an Imperial Priority Sector created from the area of operations of the Republic 8th Army and ruled by Grand Moff Vanko . Following the Battle of Yavin , Renegade Squadron , Han Solo , and Chewbacca rendezvoused on the planet to repair damages sustained to their fleet . It was here that the squadron and Solo were attacked by IG - 88 and Imperial forces in the Ord Mantell junkyards . However , the Rebels managed to escape . Although the planet claimed to be free of Imperial interest , Han Solo and Luke Skywalker , while on a different mission , discovered an Imperial fleet on maneuvers there . Before returning to Echo Base on Hoth , Han had a run - in with the bounty hunter Skorr on Ord Mantell . It was also at a starship scrapyard on Ord Mantell that Dash Rendar — working to locate information on Han Solo ' s whereabouts for Lando Calrissian after the debacle at Cloud City — ran into IG - 88D and other bounty hunters trying to intercept Boba Fett , who was transporting Han Solo ' s frozen body to Jabba Desilijic Tiure . Rendar defeated IG - 88D in a battle in the Ord Mantell junkyards . The Wookiee Chalmun used gambling profits earned on the planet to purchase his cantina in Mos Eisely . New Republic . By 7 ABY , Ord Mantell was located in the heart of Imperial Space . However during the Post – Zsinj campaigns of 8 ABY , Admiral Ackbar secured a corridor to Ord Mantell and captured the planet . Ord Mantell attained membership in the New Republic in 8 ABY , and although the Republic launched extensive efforts to civilize the planet , it remained a center of illicit activities . The Republic also deployed an X - wing fighter wing to Ord Mantell to assist in ongoing skirmishes in its sector . Ord Mantell was attacked in the following year by Grand Admiral Thrawn as part of a tactic to keep the New Republic distracted . The planet was later briefly recaptured by the Empire just prior Operation Shadow Hand . During the Disciples of Ragnos crisis , information surfaced about a large stockpile of Rebellion - era weapons caches hidden in the wastes of the planet . Jaden Korr was sent to destroy the stockpiles so they didn ' t fall into the wrong hands ; during the mission he battled Boba Fett , who wished to capture the weapons for himself . Han Solo returned to Ord Mantell between 23 and 24 ABY aboard the " Millennium Falcon " to act as a judge in the Blockade Runner Race . During this visit , they encountered Anja Gallandro , who believed that Solo had murdered her father . Gallandro used this to try and coerce Solo in mediating a violent dispute between miners and farmers on her home world of Anobis . Yuuzhan Vong War . During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy , Ord Mantell was approached by the New Republic to help alleviate the overwhelming rush of refugees fleeing the battle zones . Like many refugee worlds early in the war , it was eventually overrun by the Yuuzhan Vong who also caused severe damage to the orbiting space station , the Jubilee Wheel . The planet was eventually liberated by a band of soldiers wearing Mandalorian armor . It was believed that their leader was none other than Boba Fett himself , although only Han Solo had any evidence to support this rumor . Inhabitants . Mantellian Savrips . Originally Ord Mantell did not have any intelligent species , so until 12 , 000 BBY , when the Galactic Republic started to colonize the planet , the native Savrips were the predominant sentients on the planet . Despite being a predator and ferocious the Savrip almost came to an extinction because of the legal hunting that took place on Ord Mantell during the Old Republic era . Fortunately in the New Republic era the Ord Mantellian government passed a chain of laws that forbade the hunting of the Savrip in order to preserve the existence of the remaining native species . Immigrated species . The inhabitants of Ord Mantell were known as Mantellians , which made up a variety of different immigrated species . Although originally settled by Human colonist s from Corellia , with time Ord Mantell also became a haven for a large number of Zabraks , Ithorians , Sullustans , Rodians , Bothans , Devaronians and many more exotic species who mostly lived in the urban sprawls of Worlport . While there were many segregated villages and communities beyond the capital , no species dominated the world . Thus , the Mantellian society remained mostly cosmopolitan . Despite its status as a military outpost in the Mid Rim , throughout most of its history the lawless world served as a magnet for criminals of all stripes — pickpockets and smugglers frequently enjoyed the shining casinos in Worlport , while pirates and other mercenaries preferred to stay in the barren outback . Even assassin droids were common to the planet ' s surface , mostly lurking in the industrial junkyards of the Scraplands . Because of the nature of the world , many Mantellians prized privacy and often operated under simple pseudonyms while dealing with strangers . Resisting the urge to form strong bonds with others until trust was firmly established , Mantellians were otherwise cordial . Economy . The economy of Ord Mantell during the Old Republic era was mostly concentrated in the hands of the most effective crime syndicates on the planet . Together with the corrupt government , the syndicates controlled the planet ' s industry and the tariff prices of incoming and outgoing goods . Since Ord Mantell was located at the junction of the Celanon Spur and Entralla Route , the tariff prices continued to be the main income of the planet ' s economy , because apart from some manufactured weaponry and foodstuffs , Ord Mantell ' s industry could offer little of value to export . Despite the fact that over time Ord Mantell lost its strategic significance due to the expansion of new trade routes , the presence of military - quality starship yards and docks brought a thriving civilian cargo trade to the world . Planetary income during the Old Republic era also came from game hunters , who traveled from as far as Rodia to hunt the Mantellian Savrips . As the number of Savrips declined , contact with the colonists became less frequent , and hunters ' interest in the world waned . Although the economy of Ord Mantell recovered from these losses , the Savrip population remained low . The absence of strong law enforcement , at least in the Old Republic era , prevented farmers from having an efficient agrarian industry and was the main reason Ord Mantell remained dependent on foreign food supplies , mostly from the agriworld of Anobis . Other luxury foodstuffs and beverages were imported from the nearby world of Qiilura , while high tech was mostly imported from the Core Worlds . Entertainment and sports . Apart from gambling in the casinos of Ord Mantell , hunting the native Savrips was popular during the days of the Old Republic . Also , since the planet contained a mountainous landscape of different altitudes , mountain climbing was considered a very popular activity in the Mantellian society . If one was affected by speed and fame , the Blockade Runners ' Derby was the most prestige starship race in the Bright Jewel system . It was held annually on Ord Mantell and was considered one of the grandest and most daring races a pilot could enter . The course was run through the outer rim of the system , weaving through the outer cometary cloud . The course changed yearly , due to the orbital mechanics of the system . Behind the scenes . The PC game " " mistakenly places Ord Mantell in the Dufilvan sector ( a misspelling of the Dufilvian sector ) of the Outer Rim Territories . The Dufilvian sector is actually located in the Mid Rim .