Pantora / Legends Pantora was the principal moon of the Outer Rim Territories ' Pantora system , orbiting the ice planet Orto Plutonia . Pantora was covered by terrestrial land , with marshes on the outskirts of its cities . It was a member of the Galactic Republic and had full senatorial representation on Coruscant . History . Beginning as a feudal system of government , Pantora eventually developed a democratically elected government , presided over by the Pantoran Assembly which was in turn led by the Chairman . During the Clone Wars , the manipulative Chi Cho at the time ruled over Pantora as chairman . The moon was represented in Galactic Senate by the young female Senator Riyo Chuchi . An influential moon , Pantora was able to request and receive a Republic outpost within its system as a measure of protection against the CIS forces during the Clone Wars . Initially thought to be the only inhabited world in the system , Pantora orbited the ice world of Orto Plutonia , which was a protectorate of the Pantorans and — unknown to them — a home to a Talz colony . When the existence of Talz was discovered , the planet was granted sovereignty — though Chairman Cho fiercely opposed the measure and started the One - Day War with the Talz . However , Senator Chuchi intervened at the behest of the Pantoran Assembly and , in respect of the Talz ' s wishes to be left alone , she recalled the Pantoran and Republic presence from the ice world and returned to Pantora . Not long after , Baron Notluwiski Papanoida became the new Chairman of Pantora . Later in the war , Pantora was blockaded by the Trade Federation under the command of Lott Dod to force Pantora to join the Separatists . The blockade led to violent riots and calls to join the CIS in desperation . Papanoida managed to overcome the crisis after his daughters were kidnapped and held as leverage , with the help of Senator Chuchi and Ahsoka Tano , who aided him in their rescue . Chuchi successfully negotiated with the Trade Federation ambassador to end the blockade and resume trade relations after she threatened to blackmail him and expose his alliance with the Separatists . When the Republic collapsed and the Galactic Empire seized control of the galaxy , Pantora was cut off from the rest of the galaxy . Struggling to come to grips with their new predicament , the Pantoran Assembly split into three factions : the Appeasers , the Republicans , and the Expansionists . The first group believed that integrating with the Empire was the only path to security and economic strength , while the traditionalist Republicans believed the Empire stood in stark opposition to the core principles and values of the Pantoran culture . The Expansionists argued that the forging of treaties with the old slaving and spice trading worlds around them would be their salvation . The Expansionists were the smallest in number , and their position was viewed as abhorrent by most Pantorans . Building up a small navy of volunteers , the Assembly cautiously expanded ; careful to avoid drawing Imperial attention to their work . Rogue members of the Assembly began to hire mercenaries and make unofficial deals to free up the flow of information technologies and resources . Despite the vast resources available on Orto Plutonia , Senator Chuchi ' s treaty still stood , protecting the Talz from Pantoran interference . While many on the Assembly wished to respect the Treaty , others sought to educate the Talz in hopes of integrating the two societies and sharing resources .