Orto / Legends Orto was a small planet in the Orto system of the Sluis sector , located in the Outer Rim Territories . It was the homeworld of the Ortolan race . Description . Orto was located within a star system of the same name in the Sluis sector of the Outer Rim Territories region of the galaxy . It was a small , cold planet in a highly elliptical orbit around a red dwarf star . Water was plentiful on Orto , though much of it was frozen in the form of snow and ice , and its atmosphere was thin , but rich in oxygen . Beneath its ice caps , the world also possessed an abundant supply of heavy metals and radioactive fuels . Due to its orbit , axial tilt , and atmospheric conditions , Orto ' s growing season lasted an average of 161 standard days and occurred only in latitudes near the equator , and as a result of these harsh conditions , food was scarce and famines were common . The Ortolans , a species of sentient humanoids native to Orto , were efficient miners , and as their economy was barter - based , manufacturing companies competed for the planet ' s minerals by importing the best or most exotic foodstuffs possible . History . Geologist s believed that Orto had been struck by a large comet or planetary body in the past and hypothesized that the collision was the cause of Orto ' s peculiar orbit . In any case , Orto ' s climate was altered by a disaster at some point and all lifeforms over 200 kilograms in mass were driven to extinction by freezing temperatures and lack of food . With their primary predators gone , the primitive Ortolans , who were small enough to survive , were left as the planet ' s dominant species . Orto was neutral during the Clone Wars until its Financial Minister , Belo Tusus , declared his allegiance to the Confederacy of Independent Systems , seized control of the planetary government , and locked down all spaceports . Later that day , Confederate forces arrived on Orto and battle droids stormed its capital . While Tusus worked to settle his new government , it was struck by several unexplained acts of sabotage . These attacks were committed by Nem Bees , a Jedi Knight under cover as a common Ortolan citizen . Bees later reestablished contact with the Galactic Republic , arranging for a battalion of clone troopers to arrive in - system at a designated time shortly before infiltrating Tusus ' s palace to disable its shield generator . When the Republic forces arrived , Tusus , fearing for his life , fled Orto , and Bees rendezvoused with Clone Commander Deviss . One week into their campaign to remove the entrenched droid armies , Order 66 was issued , and Deviss cut down Bees as he led an assault on enemy lines . During the Galactic Civil War , Orto was largely left alone by the Galactic Empire . Although the Empire did impose regulations limiting the natives ' ability to leave their homeworld , supposedly for their own protection , as long as they traded their ore to Imperial supporters such as TaggeCo and SoroSuub , the Empire remained indifferent to them . To facilitate the extraction of resources , the Empire established several large processing centers on Orto . The Ortolans also traded with the Rebel Alliance , and altogether , the war was a boon to Orto ' s food supply . Orto later joined the Alliance of Free Planets and , eventually , the New Republic . Locations . At least one city existed on Orto , functioning as the planet ' s capital . The world also hosted multiple spaceports , as well as several processing stations which had been established under Imperial rule . A massive crater was buried beneath the northern polar ice cap of Orto . Behind the scenes . The PC game " " mistakenly places the Sluis sector and , consequently , Orto , in the Core Worlds .