Ronika Ronika was a world in the Empress Teta system , which was used as a prison colony around the time of the Great Hyperspace War . Ronika was the eighth planet in the system , and had one moon . First settled around 5000 BBY , the harsh landscape was not conducive to settlement ; to prepare the planet for large - scale colonization , Empress Teta , the ruler of the system , used prison labor to terraform Ronika . After the conclusion of the Unification Wars , many members of the rebels of Kirrek were imprisoned on Ronika . Later that year , hyperspace explorer Jori Daragon , convicted of a wide variety of charges , was sent to Ronika . However , intending to warn Teta of the looming Sith threat to invade the Galactic Republic , Daragon stole an ore shuttle and escaped . Daragon ' s forebodings proved to be true ; just days later the Sith attacked the Republic . Teta appointed Llaban , former leader of the Kirrek rebels to lead a defense army on Kirrek , and reinforced his ranks by freeing his former soldiers on Ronika . The freed prisoners played a large role in a Republic victory in the subsequent battle at Kirrek . Description . Ronika was the eighth planet of the Deep Core Empress Teta system , revolving around the star Koros . Ronika had one moon . The planet had a harsh landscape , dominated by brightly - colored rocky cliffs and desert sands , which caused Ronika to appear red from orbit . To survive on Ronika , one needed a fully stocked survival pack , including allergy paste s , anti - venom ampule s , emergency scab bandage s , and ultraviolet eye shield s . The high radiation levels on the planet and the bright , hot sun required visitors to the planet to stay tightly bundled up at all times . One of the native species was the stinger moth , a highly venomous flying insect . History . Ronika was first settled around 5000 BBY , and was used as a prison colony world by Empress Teta , the ruler of the then - Koros system . Teta shipped criminals from the system to Ronika to pay off their debt to society by preparing the arid world for large - scale settlement . That year , rebels on the planet Kirrek fought against Teta ' s military in the Battle of Kirrek . After their defeat , many of the rebels were sentenced to labor on Ronika , where they worked smashing rocks and collecting the valuable ore inside . Later in 5000 BBY , hyperspace explorer Jori Daragon was sent to Ronika after being arrested on an outstanding record and convicted . Daragon was desperate to leave as her brother , Gav Daragon , had been captured by the long - isolated Sith Empire ; also , Daragon had discovered Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow ' s ambitions to invade the Galactic Republic . However , her protests and warnings fell on deaf ears and Daragon hatched a plan to escape from the planet . Spontaneously falling to the ground , Jori Daragon cried out that one of the native stinger moths had stung her , distracting the guards who came to assist her . As the guards left their posts to help , Daragon sprang up off the ground and stole one of the Drone ore shuttle s that were on the planet collecting ore . An experienced pilot , Daragon was able to keep pursuing ships at bay until she reached Koros Major ' s capital city of Cinnagar . Although the guard ships destroyed the shuttle , Daragon safely ejected and was able to warn Teta of the Sith threat . Daragon ' s forebodings proved true when , just a few days later , Naga Sadow ' s invasion force attacked the Republic . With a part of Sadow ' s force poised to attack the Koros system , Teta enlisted Llaban , former leader of the rebels on Kirrek , to command a defense army in a battle for Kirrek . Teta also promised to free some of his former rebel soldiers on Ronika to aid him . Teta kept her promise , and the freed prisoners from Ronika proved pivotal in the Koros victory in the Battle of Kirrek . Eventually the Republic was victorious in the war . During the Galactic Civil War Eara Lota , the niece of Emperor Alor Keto and heir to the throne of Empress Teta , protested the conditions that prisoners of Ronika were forced to endure . She was frequently seen on localized holovids attempting to spread her message . Inhabitants . Upon first settlement , Ronika was not suitable for large - scale colonization , due to the arid climate , harsh environment , and poisonous native species . In order to prepare Ronika for settlers , the Koros government brought many criminals to the planet to help terraform Ronika ' s surface . The prisoners were not allowed to leave the planet , and were constantly watched by guards . At regular intervals , drone shuttles came to the planet to collect ore that the prisoners had extracted from the rocks . Locations . Ronika was a very barren world , with little but cliffs and deserts . Several large man - made structures could be seen on the planet , however . Also , there were several large clearings to accommodate landing ore ships . Behind the scenes . The planet Ronika first appears in " " , a story arc of the " " comic book series , written by Kevin J . Anderson and released in 1997 . Ronika only directly appears in the arc ' s second issue , " " , where it is illustrated by Dario Carrasco , Jr . However , the planet is later mentioned in the third issue , " " , and the fourth issue , " " . More information on the planet is given in the 2005 Wizards of the Coast " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " supplement " Byss and the Deep Core " , and in 2008 , Ronika was given an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . A continuity issue is raised by " Byss and the Deep Core " ; in " Forces in Collision " , Ronika is shown as being in a binary star system , but " Byss and the Deep Core " places Ronika in the Empress Teta system , which has just one star . However , " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " confirms that Ronika is in the Empress Teta system .