Roon

Astrographical information

Suns

1: Roon^[1]

Moons

1^[1]

Grid square

S-15^[3]

Trade routes

Rotation period

Special (tidally-locked)^[1]

Orbital period

414 standard days (tidally-locked)^[1]

Physical information

Class

Terrestrial^[1]

Diameter

6,093 kilometers^[1]

Atmosphere

Type I (breathable)^[1]

Climate

Temperate^[1]

Gravity

Standard^[1]

Terrain

Plains^[1]
Frozen mountains^[2]
Mudfields^[2]
Oceans^[1]

Points of interest

Bantha Graveyard
Roon Sea^[2]
Tawntoom province^[2]
- Fortress of Tawntoom
The Triad
Umboo province^[2]
- Pinnacles of Felth

Fauna

Societal information

Other species

Primary language(s)

Government

Dictatorship (temporarily Imperial-aligned in 15 BBY)^[1]
Representative democracy (during New Republic)^[1]

Population

665,000:^[1]
- 55% Human^[1]
- 12% Twi'lek^[1]
- 11% Duros^[1]
- 7% Sullustan^[1]
- 3% Kobok^[1]
- 12% other^[1]

Demonym

Roonan^[1]

Major cities

Major imports

Technology^[1]

Major exports

Flame jewels^[1]
Spice^[1]
Roonstones^[2]

Affiliation

Roon was a planet located in the nearly impenetrable Cloak of the Sith. Known for its Roonstones, the planet was constantly sought after by treasure hunters for years.

Description[]

Surrounded by a lethal ring of asteroids and meteors, Roon was located in an Outer Rim Territories system of the same name. It was a terrestrial world with a diameter of 6,093 kilometers and standard gravity. Its climate was temperate, and the surface was covered by mountains, oceans, and plains. The planet's year lasted 414 standard days, but as Roon was tidally-locked, it took a full year for it to rotate on its axis. The planet was orbited by a single moon, and lay on the Death Wind Corridor and Manda-Roon Merchant Route hyperlanes.^[1]

Located in an impenetrable cosmic dust cloud ominously referred to as the Cloak of the Sith, easily navigable routes to Roon had long been lost. Even the most complete accounts, located in the Baobab Archives on Manda, were sketchy at best, and the loss of Roon's trading partners in the Galactic Republic upon its replacement by the Galactic Empire cut the system off fully from the rest of the galaxy.^[1] This was fine to native Roonians; the planet was largely self-sufficient^[source?] and plentiful in mineral resources, especially flame jewels, roonstones, and Roon spice.^[1]

Like nearby Ryloth, Roon's tidal-locking rendered one side constantly bright and the other side constantly dark and cold, lit only by the moon and the rainbow comets. Unlike Ryloth, however, the lit side of the world was not scorching, nor was the dark side frigid. Roon long served as a staging point for spice smugglers coming from Ryloth.^[1]

The way to Roon was rediscovered by explorer and treasure-hunter Mungo Baobab. In a move typical of his derring-do, Baobab followed the mysterious annual rainbow comet, a phenomenon that led him successfully through the Cloak of the Sith and near enough so that liberated prisoner Noop Yeldarb could guide him the remainder of the way. This became the Baobab Merchant Fleet-established Manda-Roon Merchant Route, a replacement for the near-suicidal, Twi'lek-charted Death Wind Corridor connected to Ryloth.

Fauna[]

Roon's fauna included a number of introduced species, including the semisentient mudmen, banthas, kalaks, mogos, moorv, mynocks,^[1] rockhoppers,^[source?] and shamunaar. The mynocks performed an annual migration to Roon, a process that caused the planet's skies to darken.^[1]

History[]

After being driven off of Coruscant, the Taungs fled to Roon, where they resided until 7000 BBY. At this point, they immigrated to the planet that came to be known as Mandalore.^[5]

Ancestors of Roon's later inhabitants first reached the planet around 1000 BBY,^[1] near the end of the New Sith Wars, when the Brotherhood of Darkness made its headquarters there.^[source?] During the prosperous years of the Old Republic, the world had a small but consistent trade with independent interests, importing necessary technologies and exporting flame jewels, Roon spice, and the occasional Roonstones.^[1] Some time between 42 and 32 BBY, Mahwi Lihnn took a bounty on Roon.

Roon remained withdrawn from the New Order until 15 years before the Battle of Yavin, when Koong, governor of the Tawntoom province, contacted Admiral Terrinald Screed. Together, the two officials formed a loose and informal alliance to locate the cache of precious Roonstones. One of these Roonstones, which fell into the hands of Mungo Baobab, contained the text of the the legendary poem, Dha Werda Verda, which chronicled an ancient Coruscanti battle between the Taung and the Zhell.

It was after Screed's interest in Roon that the planet finally began to become drawn into galactic affairs once more. A handful of Rebel groups managed to operate in the system, working with the natives of the Umboo province, a part of the planet known to have long opposed outside authority. It was through great efforts that Governor Koong tried again and again to subjugate this hardy people, but never to any avail. This was largely due to the efforts of Baobab, whose exploits on the world not only led to the discovery of the hidden Roonstone mines, but also to their subsequent destruction at the hands of the governor.

Largely thanks to its isolation, Roon remained untouched by the Yuuzhan Vong War.

Inhabitants[]

Roon was home to 665,000 residents, of whom 55% were Human (primarily descended from exploratory or colonial missions), 12% were Twi'lek, 11% were Duros, 7% were Sullustan, 3% were Kobok, and 12% were members of other species. These residents spoke Basic, Bocce, and Durese.^[1]

Roonians were a hardy people who refused to discard archaic technologies if those techniques still worked. Thus, the resultant eclectic society placed starships alongside animal-driven labor and wooden boats.^[1] The planet's proximity to Ryloth resulted in a large Twi'lek population.

Most Roonians were content to mind their own business, even though most opposed the tyranny of Governor Koong during the Imperial Period. Because of their lack of resources, only the residents of the province of Umboo actively fought against him.^[1]

Some of the population, who worked in the wet fields, were known as "the mudmen of Roon." Their name was occasionally invoked throughout the galaxy when one felt dirty.

Economy[]

Roon's economy was butressed by the export of valuable flame jewels, roonstones, and spice. The mining of roonstones by off-worlders was forbidden in order to benefit Roon's economy and workforce. The planet's only major import was technology.^[1]

Government[]

Until the rise of the New Republic, Roon was ruled by a dictatorship. During the era of the Galactic Empire, the dictatorship aligned itself with the new galactic government. After the New Republic rose to power, a representative democracy was established on the planet.^[1]