Eriadu / Legends Eriadu was the primary world in the Seswenna sector , and one of the Outer Rim ' s most active trade centers . It sat on the intersection of several hyperspace routes , including the Rimma Trade Route , the Hydian Way , the Lipsec Run , and the Yankirk Route . The planet had originally been on the Eriadu Bypass until the Hydian Way was remapped to run through Eriadu ( reflecting economic realities ) rather than Seswenna . It was an important launch point for ships headed to the Moddell sector , such as the colony ship " Free Enterprise " in 130 BBY . Description . Eriadu was a terrestrial planet that occupied the fourth position from the star Eriadu in the Eriadu system , at the center of the Seswenna sector in the Outer Rim Territories region of the galaxy . Eriadu served as the capital of the Seswenna sector and was situated at the intersection of the Rimma Trade Route , the Hydian Way , the Lipsec Run , and the Yankirk Route . Possessing a breathable atmosphere , standard gravity , and a single moon , Eriadu was a gray factory world of rugged landmasses and narrow seas whose terrain included industrial cityscape and waste zones . The planet had a day that lasted 24 standard hours , a year that consisted of 360 local days , and diameter of 13 , 490 kilometers . Eriadu ' s climate was polluted and an orange haze appeared in its lower atmosphere ; the world was 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 were heavily industrialized with blocky , utilitarian architecture . The advanced waste disposal systems , atmosphere scrubbers , and aquifer purifiers that were used on most prosperous worlds were absent on Eriadu . Eriadu Manufacturing , the largest employer on the planet , was by far the greatest polluter , and its processes were 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 was an active hub of trade and government in the Outer Rim Territories . Eriadu imported foodstuffs , medicinals , and lommite ore , and exported computer technology , manufacturing , textiles , and droids . Although several droid manufacturers were present , droid labor was uncommon on Eriadu ; despite this , at least one EV - series supervisor droid that had been equipped with an MDF motivator instead of the standard EV motivator was used on Eriadu , where , as a result of sadism induced by the MDF motivator , it had the feet of 160 droids melted to a factory floor to prevent them from leaving their work stations . Apartments on Eriadu , rented under false names , were among the off - world assets of House Organa . Major cities on Eriadu included its capital , Eriadu City , Phelar and Old Town Factoryville . The planet was also mentioned to have forests . Eriadu was orbited by one natural moon , small shipyards , and several orbital habitats . History . Galactic Republic . Eriadu fell within space that had been widely explored by the Galactic Republic by the time of the Jedi Civil War and was within Sith - controlled space during the New Sith Wars . Eriadu was known for delicate shellwork jewelry prior to the arrival of the Quintad , an oligarchy of five powerful families of Corulag ancestry , around 900 BBY . Under the guidance of the Quintad , who sought to transform the world into " the Coruscant of the Outer Rim , " Eriadu became a manufacturing center with prestigious shipyards . Eriadu also became a rival of the noble houses of the Senex and Juvex sectors , and around 700 BBY , the houses annexed a number of systems that became known as the Ninth Quadrant in an effort to guard against Eriadu ' s influence . Around 130 BBY , the colony ship " Free Enterprise " departed from Eriadu , carrying several hundred Jinda and Tulgah settlers , before vanishing on its way to Kuna ' s Eye in the Moddell sector . After retiring from the Republic Outland Regions Security Force to assume a political position on his homeworld , Eriadu native Wilhuff Tarkin won the office of lieutenant governor of Eriadu . Ruling from an ostentatious coastal estate , he quickly immersed himself in Eriadu ' s political and economic spheres . Tarkin arranged a competition between Lommite Limited and InterGalactic Ore in an effort to keep Eriadu ' s shipbuilding industries supplied with lommite , but when the two companies raced to deliver their ore to Eriadu , their barges were sabotaged and crashed into each other . The talk show " Essence " was based on Eriadu by 23 BBY , and in 22 BBY , Eriadu network executives paid for Jonava Billane ' s transit to the Seswenna sector prior to a scheduled appearance by Billane on " Essence " . Brigadier Gideon Tarkin served as Eriadu ' s Minister of Security by 22 BBY , when agents of Eriadu Customs and Immigration detained the " Tandleroff ' s Trove " while it was passing through Phelar Port and found 144 hailfire droids packaged within the independent starship . Eriadu served as the headquarters of the Eighteenth Army and as a forward position for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars due to the presence of significant Separatist forces in the surrounding sectors . The initial Republic defense force received reinforcements in the form of twelve Delta - 7 " Aethersprite " starfighters moved to Phelar Port by the Jedi Council in cooperation with Brigadier Gideon Tarkin , and later skirmishes would result in still greater presence by the Jedi and the Republic military on Eriadu . Eriadu hosted a full fleet under the command of Brigadier Tarkin , who merged various planetary navies into " priority theaters " and launched them from Eriadu , and had become the primary Republic staging point for all battles in its quadrant by the time the nearby manufacturing center of Sullust seceded from the Republic in 21 BBY . Around this time , a battle took place over Eriadu between the Republic and a Separatist force under the command of Kaleesh cyborg General Grievous , and during the engagement Grievous slaughtered many clone troopers . Troops from Eriadu would also besiege worlds such as Sluis Van and Xagobah in the Praesitlyn theater . Galactic Empire . 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 . Tarkin directed the Western Reaches Operation from Eriadu in 17 BBY , and after the campaign concluded , Imperial pilot Shea Hublin was given a marquisate on Eriadu , where he married Eris Harro , the heiress of one of the Quintad Houses . After Emperor Palpatine promoted him to the position of Grand Moff , Wilhuff Tarkin took up residence on Eriadu full - time to oversee his new jurisdiction of Oversector Outer . A sizeable underground resistance was present on Eriadu from the outset of the New Order , and after the signing of the Corellian Treaty in 2 BBY , the group became a formal part of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Due to the threat of Imperial reprisals , however , Rebel agents merely used Eriadu as a base of operations for off - world activity ; the large volume of commercial starship traffic allowed insurgents to travel between Eriadu and other locations within the Seswenna sector and other major ports around the galaxy with relative ease . Some time prior to the Battle of Yavin , a Rebel Alliance strike team attacked Grand Moff Tarkin ' s personal shuttle near Eriadu in a failed attempt to assassinate Tarkin that nevertheless resulted in the liberation of a Mon Calamari slave named Gial Ackbar . Upon Wilhuff Tarkin ' s death in 0 ABY , Ardus Kaine assumed his command over Oversector Outer and relocated its capital from Eriadu to Entralla . Admiral Sander Delvardus refused to follow Kaine and fortified Eriadu , from which he controlled a portion of the Hydian Way and moved Coreward to secure the Rimma Trade Route as far north as Yag ' Dhul after the Battle of Endor . Shea Hublin , who had also refused to accompany Grand Moff Kaine , aligned with Superior General Delvardus and his Eriadu Authority , and in 4 ABY , he led a squadron at Chelleya to repel Nagai raiders from Eriadu . Delvardus soon fell out with the ruling families of Eriadu , who wanted him to defend their system ' s interests instead of positioning toward an invasion of the Core Worlds , and the Eriadu Authority soon disintegrated . Eriadu remained within Imperial territory as late as the Thrawn campaign of 9 ABY but eventually became a begrudging member of the New Republic due to economic considerations . Slaves on Eriadu were freed during the ascension of the New Republic , severely harming the Eriaduan economy in the short term ; nevertheless , under the New Republic , Eriadu was a key economic power in the Outer Rim and an industrial and commercial center . Under the Galactic Empire , the Eriaduans kept non - Human slaves . Eriadu was also the most important Imperial drydock . The planet was the homeworld of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin , formerly lieutenant governor of the planet under the Republic , who oversaw the Seswenna Sector and Oversector Outer from the planet under the New Order . After his death , the Tarkin Memorial Conference Center was constructed in Eriadu City , named to honor the late Grand Moff . Yuuzhan Vong War and beyond . In 26 ABY , during the Yuuzhan Vong War , the Jedi Corran Horn , Anakin Solo , and Tahiri Veila visited the planet . During their time at Eriadu , Anakin and Tahiri came to the aid of the Rodian Jedi Kelbis Nu who was under attack by Peace Brigade agents . Before Kelbis died , they learned that Yag ' Dhul would be attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong because it was where the Corellian Trade Spine and the Rimma Trade Route met . Unfortunately , the two Jedi were arrested by Eriaduan judicials and were interrogated by judicial Lieutenant Themion . During the interrogation , Anakin was subject to brutal treatment by Themion until Tahiri came to his aid . Anakin , Tahiri , and Corran escaped Eriadu on the transport " Lucre " . Eriadu remained a member of the New Republic and the Galactic Alliance , though there was a certain degree of resentment toward the galactic government due to the economic hardships experienced by emancipation of the slaves and the new environmental controls placed on the planet . When it became apparent that Contruum was to be attacked during the Defense of Mon Calamari , two Eriaduan taskforces jumped out of the system , though these may have been individual decisions . The Yuuzhan Vong bypassed Eriadu , which emerged from their conflict with greatly enhanced importance and influence . Eriadu was a member of the Confederation during the Second Galactic Civil War , and by 137 ABY , it fell within space controlled by the Galactic Empire of Darth Krayt . Locations . Eriadu City , located in the world ' s southern hemisphere , was the capital and primary urban center of Eriadu , as well as the site of most of the heavy industry carried out on the world . Population . Humans comprised 86 % of Eriadu ' s population of 22 billion . Galactic Basic Standard was spoken on Eriadu . A significant slave population of nearly three billion was present on Eriadu during the time of the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire . Eriaduan men tended to wear turbans and beards while women were veiled . Notable Eriaduans included the Tarkin family which played a role in the history of the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire . Many if not all Eriaduans were also Humanocentric . The Eriaduan accent was distinctive , and was said to be " more Core than Core " .