Eadu

**Eadu** was a storm-stricken planet in the Outer Rim Territories. It hosted the Eadu Energy Conversion Laboratory prior to the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War, where Galen Erso and his team of scientists attempted to unlock the secrets of the kyber crystals as part of the Death Star project. The refinery was targeted by agents of the Alliance to Restore the Republic following the destruction of Jedha City and resulted in the ruination of the facility and the death of Erso.

In the New Republic Era, Boba Fett and Durge faced off on the planet near the remains of the refinery as they were both after the same bounty.

## Characteristics

A rugged, mountainous planet located in the Eadu system of the Outer Rim Territories' Bheriz sector, Eadu was a remote, blue-hued world shrouded in gloomy rainstorms, wind, and lightning strikes. The planet's cloud cover was so thick that it appeared to be a night world even in daytime, and clouds mired visibility while gales battered any starships attempting to reach the surface. It comprised difficult, rainswept terrain which afforded the planet natural defenses, although the southern hemisphere also contained an Eaduan village cluster populated by nerf herders. The ground was uneven and was made up of jagged rock formations, broad mesas, black stone ridges, and narrow spires. The rocky canyons bottomed out in dozens of writhing streambeds. The planet's rain had the smell of fecund soil with an undertone of acrid stink.

## History

In around 7 ABY-8 ABY, during the New Republic's reign, Boba Fett, while on an assignment given to him by Graballa the Hutt, tracked his intended bounty to Eadu. However, as he entered the planet's atmosphere, a powerful storm made him have difficulty flying his *Slave I*, and the ship hit one of the cliffs, causing it to crash on the surface near the wreckage of LMTR-20, the U-wing that was used by a team of Rebel agents led by Jyn Erso and Captain Cassian Jeron Andor to arrive on Eadu with the intention of locating Galen Erso all those years ago. Deeming *Slave I* inoperable due to the damage it sustained in the crash, Fett departed, having to find a new means of transport off-world.

Using his tracking fob given to him by Graballa to track the bounty, Fett traced his target to the remains of the Eadu Energy Conversion Laboratory. He activated his jetpack, flying into the remains of the Imperial laboratory, as the fob indicated that the target was hiding inside. Meanwhile, unknown to him, fellow bounty hunter Durge was also on Eadu, searching for the same target. Fett encountered the Quarren bounty in the ruins of the laboratory and tried to blast him, but the fugitive fled, and this resulted in a cat-and-mouse chase within the Imperial kyber refinery; in the end Fett did not catch his target as the Quarren was able to sneak out a hidden back end. Durge was preparing to find a way to enter the Imperial base when Fett suddenly attacked him in the rain. Fett stated that this was his bounty he was bringing in and not anyone else's. The two then proceeded to engage in a standoff, which would go all the way to to the Eadu Flight Station. Ultimately, Fett defeated Durge and continued his pursuit of the bounty, using an old Zeta-class cargo shuttle in place of the damaged *Slave I*. However, after completing his mission, Fett returned to Eadu and repaired *Slave I*, using spare parts from the remains of LMTR-20. After this, he departed Eadu.