Rutan/Legends

Rutan was a planet in the Outer Rim Territories, on a trade route near the Hydian Way.

History
The tradition on the planet was for the son or daughter of both leaders to travel to the other world at the age of seven, and live there until they turned 16, to prevent an attack from the corresponding planet. The two worlds were almost thrown into war once when Rutan's King Frane's firstborn son Leed, chose to stay on Senali instead of return to his birthplace on Rutan. King Frane, convinced his son was being brainwashed, threatened to declare war on Meenon, leader of Senali. Instead, he called upon two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi to come and return his son to him.

The two Jedi eventually found a way to avoid another battle and Leed's younger brother Taroon turned out to have a wish to rule, despite his father's ignorance. He became King after Frane.

The pirate raids on the trade route were stopped by the Galactic Empire by 18 BBY. The rivalry between the Rutanians and their offshoot race the Senalis, on Rutan's moon Senali, was provoked into open warfare by the Yuuzhan Vong, leaving both the planet and its moon weakened and vulnerable to invasion.

Behind the scenes
It is possible that this planet's name is a reference to famed aerospace engineer Burt Rutan.

Appearances

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Shattered Peace
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant