Chad / Legends The planet Chad ( also known as Chadra or Chad III ) was the homeworld of the Chadra - Fan race . It was in the Outer Rim Territories , more specifically in the Slice . Description . Chad was a planet that orbited the blue - white star Chad in the Chad system of the Outer Rim Territories region of the galaxy and was within the area known as the Slice . Chad occupied an unusual elliptical orbit , which caused uncertainty as to whether it was the third or fourth planet from its star . Chad ' s day lasted twenty standard hours and its year lasted 380 local days . Chad was a terrestrial world that possessed a breathable atmosphere , a hot climate , a moist hydrosphere , and standard gravity and was orbited by nine small moons , which created a complex , gentle , and pulsing system of tides . Water covered three - fourths of Chad ' s surface , and its terrain featured bayous , marshes , and bogs . Large oceans and ridge - like , mountainous continents divided by broad band of tidal marshes dominated the planet ' s geography , and long , broad currents existed in the deep oceans of Chad . Narrow mountains were the only areas on the planet that were considered dry ; even the highlands experienced regular rainfall and were covered in clinging foliage . On Chad , depth and height were considered to be more meaningful terms than land and water . Wetlands appeared beginning in foothills and lowlands , bogs appeared at moderate elevations , and deep swamps were present along coasts . Tens of thousands of square kilometers of shallowly - submerged land tapered off into moderate seas , then into deep ocean . Rays from Chad ' s sun warmed the planet ' s surface to an average of 89 standard degrees , though recorded temperatures ranged from 20 to 122 standard degrees . The relatively high mean temperature on Chad , combined with nearly absent axial tilt , allowed the planet ' s climate to remain fairly uniform with little variation through seasons , although polar areas froze in winter and equatorial oceans steamed in summer . Its sky was turquoise in color and its seas were volatile , with hurricanes and tsunamis occurring frequently ; hurricanes moved through the deep ocean on a nearly monthly basis . Only a few areas of land on Chad were considered habitable , and fauna of note was scarce even in those areas . The world ' s government consisted of anarchistic clans and local ranches . A pre - industrial world , Chad was rich in methane fuels , and although scouts and traders brought some high technology to Chad , the world was considered to be technologically primitive . It exported bildog meat , proop meat , and unusual mechanisms while importing homestead supplies . History . The native Chadra - Fan , an arboreal race , dwelt in simple dwellings in the tops of the bayous ' cyperill tree s . They did not bother to make elaborate homes , as they knew their dwellings could be destroyed at any time by the hurricanes and tsunamis which their planet was prone to . Callista grew up on Chad with her family , who worked as deep - sea ranchers on the world ' s algic current , herding and cultivating wander - kelp , until Jedi Master Djinn Altis arrived around 25 BBY to educate her in the ways of the Jedi . Chad was not a member world of the Galactic Republic . In 9 BBY , the fifth " death wave " to be recorded in Chadra - Fan history occurred when ocean floor quakes on Chad created massive tidal waves . Hundreds of thousands of Chadra - Fan were killed and much of their civilization was destroyed . By 5 ABY , Chad was the dairy capital of the galaxy , due to the large herds of milk - producing lactil s on the planet . However , because the lactils produced so much methane , Chad ' s atmosphere was often subjected to intense storms as a result of the greenhouse effect it produced . Locations . Chad had no known permanent local landing facilities and no landing facilities that were sanctioned by the Galactic Empire , but the Chadra - Fan would occasionally erect landing platforms in hopes of attracting traders from off - world . Inhabitants . Chad was the only inhabited planet in its system , with a population that included twenty million Chadra - Fan and 15 , 000 Humans . It was the homeworld of the Chadra - Fan , a rodentine species whose tendency to emigrate to and gravitate towards drier worlds and fear of water - related death stemmed from the violent nature of Chad ' s seas . Many Chadra - Fan were aware of the existence of life beyond Chad , although they lacked detailed knowledge on the subject . Series of natural disasters on Chad forced the Chadra - Fan to focus on the necessity of survival . An unchartered colony of loosely - connected , hardy , and individualistic homesteaders and ranchers lived on Chad ' s oceans . These mostly Human groups gathered in small , nomadic fleets of barges and herded semi - domesticated bildogs and proops . The Jedi Knight Callista Ming was one of the Humans born on Chad . The Human colonists lived in oceanic ranches aboard large arks . Behind the scenes . The name of this planet , and its position in its system , is unclear . While its first mention in " " calls it Chad , and places it as the fourth planet in its system , " Children of the Jedi " calls it Chad III . " The Essential Guide to Alien Species " later resolved the problem by introducing Chad ' s eccentric orbit , which makes it either the third or fourth planet in the system at different times in its year . " " refers to the Chadra - Fan Kabe as a native of the planet Chadra . This may be an alternate name for Chad , or a separate Chadra - Fan colony . This would have to be in another system , since " Galaxy Guide 4 " points out that Chad is the only inhabited planet in its system .