Malastare

Malastare was the high-gravity home world of the quadrupedal Dug race, on the Hydian Way. 
===Description===
Malastare had a variety of terrains including forests, deserts, methane pools, and rivers. This made the planet a favorite podracing location. There, local and interstellar stars such as the Dug Sebulba competed in events such as the Malastare 100, the Dug Derby, Sebulba's Legacy, the Phoebos Memorial Run and the Vinta Harvest Classic.
===History===
Circa 8,000 BBY, the Galactic Republic established an outpost on Malastare since it was located at a key spot along the Hydian Way trade route. Later, in ca. 1,000 BBY, a contingent of Gran colonists settled on the planet. First contact between the Gran and the Dugs was bloody, and a long, brutal war ensued. Because of the power and influence the Gran wielded in the Galactic Senate, the Republic settled the violence in the Gran's favor.
The Gran Protectorate became established circa 1,000 BBY as a consequence, and the Dugs were demilitarized, stripped of political power, and relocated to the western continent of their own planet. They were exploited and disenfranchised by the Gran colonists who ruled Malastare. The Gran ruled Malastare and represented the planet in the Galactic Senate. Dugs were little more than subservient labourers treated as slaves and paid minute wages.
In the Galactic Republic, Malastare was represented in the Galactic Senate exclusively by Gran politicians such as Aks Moe, Ainlee Teem, Baskol Yeesrim, and Ask Aak. In his quest to become the prime clone, the bounty hunter Jango Fett visited Malastare in search of the crimelord Sebolto, thought to be in league with the Bando Gora crime syndicate.
Malastare remained loyal to the Republic during the Clone Wars, its Senators serving on the Loyalist Committee. An organization called Dugs for Democracy opposed the Military Creation Act and fought for the civil rights of Dugs. In 21 BBY, the Battle of Malastare was fought.
In 19 BBY, around the time when Order 66 was issued, Captain Ozzik Sturn became the Chief Magistrate of Malastare after the Empire took over the planet. He quickly became bored with the native fauna and started hunting sentient beings. He would have prisoners (political and otherwise) released into his own private hunting reserve so that he could have the thrill of hunting them down. The Dug and Gran populous soon grew outraged by his behavior and there was an uprising. This resulted in Ozzik Sturn being transferred to Kashyyyk.
Though popularity increased on Malastare for supporting the Rebel Alliance in the period after the Battle of Yavin, support dropped considerably following successful Imperial efforts to destabilise the Alliance popularity in the sector. It has since seen a steady rise in Imperial activity.
== Foot Note ==
This Planet is used within a RESOLUTION Plots and is so part of the RSNverse of Star Wars lore.
In the RSNverse, the Planets history may run a different course to that of canon or the EU.
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