Ryloth System
Ryloth, also known as Twi'lek, and Twi'lek Prime, was the harsh, rocky homeworld of the Twi'leks, an Outer Rim Territories world located on the Corellian Run and forming one endpoint of the Death Wind Corridor. One side of the planet perpetually faced its sun and the other remained in darkness, a phenomenon known as tidal locking. The dayside was referred to as the Bright Lands and the night-side was known as the Nightlands.
- The Ryloth system was a star system situated in the Outer Rim Territories ' Gaulus sector. Its principal planet was Ryloth, the homeworld of the Twi'lek species. This article is a stub about a star system. You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it.
- The Ryloth system was a star system situated in the Outer Rim Territories ' Gaulus sector. Its principal planet was Ryloth, the homeworld of the Twi'lek species. This article is a stub about a star system. You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it.
The Ryloth system (sometimes mistakenly called the Tatoo system) contains the planet Tatooine, which orbits twin suns Tatoo I and Tatoo II. It is located in the outer rim territories also containing Ryloth and Klatooine.
Description
Ryloth, the second planet in the Ryloth system, possessed a thin, but breathable atmosphere. The planet was orbited by five moons, which had subtle tidal effects on the planet's liquid core and underground springs. It had little or no surface water except for patches of water ice on the night side.
It was a planet of extremes: dry, rocky landscapes of deserts, mountain ranges with mist-covered peaks, shadowy valleys, alternated with snowy wastes, joined by lush temperate bands which concentrated much of its population.
Because of its unusual day-night rotation period, atmospheric conditions on Ryloth's surface were characterized by turbulent seasons and extremely high winds (reaching 500 kilometers per hour) scouring the surface and sculpting the landscape and unpredictable bursts of heat called heat storms, which could reach 300 degrees Celsius. The more extreme heat storms sometimes moved across the terminator and reached miles underground, making caves near the surface temporarily uninhabitable, before eventually dying out on the night side.
Along the terminator lay a thin habitable border, a twilight realm between the two extremes. Along this narrow strip were the series of caverns where some of the Twi'leks decided to build their underground cities, blockaded with thick blast doors and portcullises to keep out the vicious monsters that prowled the Bright Lands, especially lyleks.
The Floating Rock Gardens of Ryloth were a natural wonder and tourist attraction, well known throughout the Outer Rim, where strong winds blew among the tunnels, causing rocks to float gently through the air. Over the years the gardens became filled with rare and dazzling stones. Visitors were allowed to rearrange the stones to their liking, but were encouraged to seek meaning in the natural configurations.
Kala'uun was a permanent city located within the Lonely Five mountain range, boasting a large underground spaceport.
History
Ryloth was originally discovered by Old Republic explorers approximately 10,000 years before the onset of the Clone Wars and was one of the first worlds discovered in the Outer Rim. Located at one end of the Corellian Run, it was one of the few worlds of the galaxy further from the Galactic Core than Tatooine.
Civilization on Ryloth at the time of its discovery was not particularly advanced. Twi'leks integrated windmills and turbines to power their homes and industries carved out of the mountains. The cultivation of fungi and molds provided nourishment for the populace, as did the rearing of the domesticated herd animals rycrits for meat. Twi'leks never developed space travel, but instead expanded throughout the galaxy by trading with the Republic, variously negotiating, charming, or seducing their way to the stars.
The slave trade had been an everyday part of life on Ryloth for millennia and persisted long after its contact with the Republic sometime in 10,000 BBY. Dancing girls were especially prized, and as Twi'lek communities were established throughout the Republic and elsewhere, they found numerous eager markets. The slaves were often sold by 'contract,' as a feeble way of evading antislavery laws.
Female Twi'lek consorts and companions soon became a status symbol among the rich and the decadent throughout the Galactic Republic and eventually the Galactic Empire. The slave trade remained profitable all throughout Ryloth's history, and though the early slavers were Twi'leks, over the years many alien crime lords migrated to Ryloth for a piece of the action.
Twi'leks of all professions eventually became a common, even ubiquitous, sight all over the galaxy, as businesspeople, servants, bodyguards, majordomos and slaves. Their near-Human appearance made them less a target of anti-alien prejudice than others during the Imperial era.
The Anx crime lord Graxol Kelvyyn had his headquarters on Ryloth shortly before the onset of the Clone Wars. He was known for having a vast slave-trading network that covered the Outer Rim and even reached Kidiet Olgo in the Galactic Core.
Prominent examples of Twi'lek slaves during the last days of the Republic and the Empire included Ann Gella and Tann Gella, twins owned by Sebulba, and Oola, owned by Jabba the Hutt.
Tales from the Krayt Fang an Edge of the Empire Campaign
Ryloth
Ryloth is the homeworld of the Twi’lek species. The planet is subject to unusual weather and rotational patterns, producing heat storms that warm the world. Most Twi’leks live underground.
Astronavigation Data: Ryloth system, Gaulus Sector, Outer Rim region
Orbital Metrics: 305 days per year / 30 hours per day
Government: feudalism
Population: 1.5 billion (Twi'leks 76%, other 24%)
Languages: Twi'lek, Lekku (nonverbal head-tail communication), Basic, Huttese
Major Terrain: caves, deserts, mountains, plains
Major Cities: Lessu (capital), Kala’uun, Roancu
Areas of Interest: ryll spice mines. Floating Rock Cardens
Major Exports: slaves, ryll spice
Major Imports: consumables, luxury goods, medicines, technology
Trade Routes: Corellian Run, Death Wind Corridor (for spice runs)
Special Conditions: none
Background: For millennia, the Twi'leks of Ryloth have managed to navigate the gray areas of galactic law and structure their economy around two commodities for which there is always a demand; slavery and spice. Experts at negotiation, Twi'leks clan lords skirt antislavery legislation by indenturing lower caste Twi’leks through 'free:wilj' contracts, slavery in all but name.. While such habits skirt galactic law. many otherwise law-abiding cultures are only too happy to turn a blind eye to this practice in order to obtain Twi’lek slaves.
Ryloth System Minecraft
Spice saved the Twi’leks from becoming a permanent underclass to other species. Thousands of years ago, vast deposits of ryll spice were discovered on Ryloth. Mined from blooms below the surface, ryll could be used as the active agent in both medicines and narcotics. Suddenly, Ryloth had another resource valuable to the galaxy. The clans exploited the spice themselves • rather than outsourcing the labor. As a result, Twi'lek slaves became a much rarer commodity, and fetched higher prices without depleting Ryloth’s population.
Visitors to the planet find it a world of harsh conditions. Much of the terrain is rocky and barren, blighted by Ryloth’s sun. Tremendous heat storms roll across the surface without warning, allowing only the hardiest of creatures, like the armored lylek, to survive. The weather is more temperate around the equator, where most Twi'lek settlements are located, including the capital city of Lessu. Those Twi’leks who choose to live elsewhere find shelter either below-the surface or shielded behind mountain rock, in cavernous cities like Kala’uun-and Roancu.
As Ryloth’s economy is primarily based on exports there is little indigenous industry, and almost all technology is imported. However, the Twi’leks are not technophobes; they prefer to maintain their position in the galactic community through bargaining and trade.
As anti-alien prejudice grows in the galaxy, the Twi’leks, given their similarities to humans, manage to dilute its impact on Ryloth by ingratiating themselves with Imperial officials. One executive of Sienar Fleet Systems found himself visiting Ryloth so frequently he built corporate offices in Kala’uun’s caves.
Notable campaign interactions
Ryloth System Gold Brick
- Freed the mining town New Meen by removing the annoyance of Drombb Enterprises