Weik Weik was a terrestrial planet located in Wild Space far from established hyperlane s and nearly disconnected from the rest of the civilized galaxy . Description . The planet of Weik was a nexus of Force energy , flowing freely among the mountains and fjords . While the light side aspects of the Force were strong on Weik , the dark side was pervasive . Although the planet developed a rich biosphere , Weik never developed sentient life . Located on the fringes of civilized space , visitors to Weik generally landed on the planet on accident . An untamed wilderness at the edge of its star ' s habitable zone , the planet was cool even at the equator . Heavy snows blanketed the planet during the winter months , making it difficult for life to survive . A planet with small , deep seas that froze over often , Weik ' s continents were crisscrossed by towering mountain ranges . The population centers of Weik were scattered and disparate , unable to unite around a single culture due to geographical obstacles . Inhabited for thousands of years , migration stalled after an initial diaspora occurred while the original colonists still had some of their technology . Organized around a feudal society , travel from one city - state to the next took months on narrow roads and across turbulent seas . History . Settled by Core World colonist s representing the diversity of the early Galactic Republic , tens of thousands of colonists were diverted from their desired route as their ship passed through the mass shadow of a black hole and was sent tumbling into Wild Space . Surviving long enough to find a hospitable planet to land , the crippled ship landed not a day too soon . Crash - landing in the shallows of a sea , the surviving colonists made it to land and settled into their new home . As rescue never came , towns became cities and cities became states . Despite the efforts to salvage what they could from their ship , industry never developed on the world and technology eventually vanished . Histories were lost as civilization struggled to be reestablished for generations ; reinventing all of the galaxy ' s most basic innovations from nothing . Entering into an iron age at a time when their origins were fading into myths and legends , the fragmented governments of city - states were too far apart to form a functioning planetary government . The economy that developed on Weik was based around farming and simple labor . Caravans and ships moved rare goods across the world as global trade began to reemerge , though techniques used to farm the land required vast amounts of time and effort . Xenophobia and prejudices based on gender and species were unheard of , having been eliminated in the earliest days of the colony ' s foundation . Some relics from the past remained in use , though manufacture of these goods did not exist . The Force was viewed as magic by those who could touch it , with schools of magical theory rising and falling over the centuries to study the rituals of shamans and magicians . The powers of the Paladins of the Adamite Tower were similar to those of the Jedi Order , while the Skyholme Lucites studied the dark side of the Force . Other groups , such as the Cendiary Priests and the Skyholme Astromancers practiced a more neutral study of the Force .