Ord Antalaha Ord Antalaha was a planet located along the Shwuy Exchange , in the Colonies region of the galaxy , that was colonized and established as an Ordnance / Regional Depot by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . As a military outpost , Ord Antalaha was primarily used for storage and recreational purposes , prompting the construction of thousands of warehouses across the planet . After the Clone Wars , all military forces abandoned the planet , leaving the civilian colonists as the planet ' s only inhabitants . The colonist population , however , quickly declined over the years and Ord Antalaha soon became a regular stopover and haven for pirates , smugglers , and other space - faring criminals . This new wave of fringe elements soon inhabited Ord Antalaha ' s unoccupied warehouses , arming and barricading them into impenetrable fortresses referred to as " Resort s . " The colonists , despite the arrival of their new neighbors , continued living their lives in peace as simple farmers . In fact , the majority of Ord Antalaha ' s criminal population found it wise to prevent the harassment of the colonists for fear of attracting unwanted Imperial attention . Though no formal government ruled over the planet after the Clone Wars , the collective fringe presence on the world operated under a code consisting of three fundamental rules . Ord Antalaha ' s sole starport was Fort Divin , a center of black marketeering and smuggling . Description . Ord Antalaha was a planet in the Ord Antalaha system located along the Shwuy Exchange , a minor trade route in the Colonies region connecting the Shwuy and Fakir sectors . While Ord Antalaha was remote , the fact that it accessed a minor trade route meant that starships could use it as a stopover on their way to the two major routes toward either end of the Exchange : the Hydian Way and the Namadii Corridor . A pleasant world with a temperate climate and a breathable atmosphere , Ord Antalaha was covered in a mix of forests and plains spread out across its three continents . Originally colonized by the Galactic Republic as an Ordnance / Regional Depot , the planet later became a haven for pirates , smugglers , and other fringe elements . After its abandonment by the Republic , Ord Antalaha was ruled by no individual government , although local fiefdoms arose across the planet . The planet ' s major industries included farming and illegal ship services , and planetary trade mainly dealt in stolen goods and plunder . The only starport located on the planet was Fort Divin . The Rebel Alliance SecuriDex directory identified Ord Antalaha as only a moderate threat to Alliance personnel and considered the world to be strategically located . It was also recommended as a temporary refuge or the site of a supply exchange base for Alliance operative s . History . Ord Antalaha was colonized by the Galactic Republic as an Ordnance / Regional Depot sometime before the Pius Dea Era , and was initially used as a storage facility and recreational zone for wounded soldiers due to its convenient location along the Shwuy Exchange . All over the planet , thousands of warehouses were constructed and clustered by the dozen . These warehouses were eventually evenly relocated across the planet and lightly armored to slow potential orbital bombardment by enemy forces . A small hospital and resort was also constructed for the benefit recovering soldiers . Over the course of the war , Ord Antalaha remained nearly undisturbed ; it was the site of several staging actions but no actual battles took place there . After the Clone Wars , the military bases and warehouses were downgraded and eventually abandoned , but the colony remained and subsisted on light trade and agriculture . The colony ' s population began to rapidly decline in the years following the Clone Wars until there was virtually no colony left , and the few remaining colonists moved elsewhere around the planet . Ord Antalaha eluded the attention of the newly - established Galactic Empire , but soon became a regular stop for pirates and smugglers . The world ' s small existing population allowed for criminals to conduct their private business without local or Imperial interference , and as word spread among the underworld , the abandoned assortment of defensible warehouses and staging facilities were repaired and reinhabited , serving as bases for various pirate and smuggling groups . The colonists continued living as they did before the arrival of fringe elements , and were left undisturbed by their new neighbors . Inhabitants . After the Clone Wars , Ord Antalaha was home to a light , scattered population of colonists and criminals , both Human and otherwise . The planet was known to have one of the highest criminal - to - citizen ratios in the galaxy . Between approximately 2 BBY and 4 ABY , Ord Antalaha ' s inhabitants were thought to have numbered around 150 , 000 , although the accuracy of this number was in question . By circa 25 ABY , the average inhabited world on the Shwuy Exchange had a population between 100 million and 500 million . Colonists . Most of Ord Antalaha ' s colonist population was based five kilometers away from the Fort Divin starport and located within the planet ' s warm forests and hot plains . After all military forces abandoned the planet in the aftermath of the Clone Wars , the colonists left their original dwellings but continued living their lives in relative peace , although their numbers rapidly dwindled over the years . Many colonists lived as simple farmers and sustained themselves through agriculture in the absence of Republic support . Virtually nothing changed in their lifestyle after the arrival of pirates and other criminals ; aside from the occasional low - flying pirate ship , their territory remained peaceful and quiet . Although they did not particularly enjoy living near such rough individuals , the colonists found their criminal neighbors tolerable . Spread out across the planet were roughly two thousand occupied warehouses , collectives , farms , homesteads , ranches , and villages , each with colonist populations ranging from one to one thousand . Wherever possible , the colonists attempted to move into the abandoned Republic facilities , but many simply used prefabricated buildings when warehouses were not available . Criminals . Criminal elements , such as pirates and smugglers , were originally drawn to Ord Antalaha due to the planet ' s relative obscurity and convenient location along the Shwuy Exchange . Since the planet had a very tiny colonist population and was entirely overlooked by the Empire , criminals could go about their business without conflict . Though no actual government existed after the Republic abandonment , a local code was developed among the criminals to govern the various fringe elements on the planet . The code consisted of three basic rules , the first one being " " Antalaha is a neutral zone " . " Feuds between criminal groups were prohibited on the planet ; pirate captains and mercenary units often clashed in space , but any conflict between them was to be suspended upon reaching the surface of Ord Antalaha . Personal duels and cantina brawls were permitted , but any organized aggression was met with harsh punishment by the rest of the planet ' s criminal denizens . The second rule was " " Leave the colonists alone " . " Many felt that allowing the colonists to live in peace would keep unwanted attention away from their safe haven . Most were concerned that outraged farmers could attract Imperial interest , which they felt would end in disaster for everyone . Some pirates and mercenaries took this idea to an extreme and believed that it was their duty to protect the colonists from crime lords and gangsters . Though the colonists often felt overprotected , most of them preferred having the criminals occupy the planet rather than the Imperials . The final rule enforced by the fringe elements of Ord Antalaha was " " You only get one chance " . " Overly disruptive individuals were given one warning by the planet ' s older criminal denizens ; no second failures were tolerated and repeat offenders were sometimes known to go missing . Many criminals made their homes in the warehouses abandoned by the Republic . About one thousand warehouse clusters , consisting of one to ten warehouses each , were spread across the planet , each varying in size and design . Roughly five hundred of these were occupied by the various raider , slaver , smuggler , and mercenary groups drawn to the planet . These inhabited clusters were often referred to as " Resort s " by the colonists . Each Resort had at least one large warehouse , usually subdivided into quarters and run by a support staff , and a landing field large enough for a light freighter . Additionally , many Resorts had at least a single hangar and some criminal groups even installed light space defense blaster s in case of attack . A few group leaders were paranoid enough to move periodically ; others set up their Resorts in such a fashion that evacuation could be achieved at a moment ' s notice . Not all groups transformed their Resorts into impenetrable fortresses : others turned their claimed structures into simple settlements or miniature courts . Locations . Fort Divin . Ord Antalaha ' s sole starport , Fort Divin was named after Divin , the first lieutenant to command the planet ' s military depot after its initial colonization . After the arrival of off - world criminals , the starport began to receive a good deal of illegal traffic . Smuggling eventually became a secondary industry on the planet and a large number of black marketeer s began to trade with the local pirates for their plunder . Fort Divin was the site of a fair amount of illicit dealing and backstabbing , but it was not considered much more dangerous than most seedy starports . Transponder forgeries and ship modifications were among the starport ' s many illegal offerings , but the port ' s facilities were unable to service any ships larger than a CR90 corvette and mainly dealt with converted freighters and patrol vessels . Fort Divin had a thriving used starship market , although ships were sold stripped so that weapons and other extras had to be added on later , at a small profit to the starship fitters . Behind the scenes . Ord Antalaha was first detailed in " Pirates & Privateers " by Timothy S . O ' Brien , a supplement to published by West End Games in 1997 . In 2008 it received an entry in the multi - author work " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and in 2009 it was referenced in " The Essential Atlas " by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry . " Pirates & Privateers " states that fringe elements did not discover Ord Antalaha until " roughly ten years before Palpatine ' s ascension to the throne . " However , since the rest of the book indicates that the criminals only occupied the planet when it was abandoned after the Clone Wars , this is likely a mistake . This is further reinforced by the planet ' s entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , which indicates that the planet was discovered by pirates after the Clone Wars .