Iol

Iol was a lifeless planet in the Unknown Regions.

History
A starship pilot discovered valuable ore for durasteel-making when crashing on the planet, and attempted to make a claim to the world, naming it after a god of death. The company Tangan Industries alters this claim after one of their cargo ships picked up his transmission and begin their own mining operations on the world after his rescue.

Three cities dedicated to mining colonies were established on the planet. Despite attempts at unity under the Tangan Industries banner, their mining crews often quarreled over competing claims, at some points engaging in outright combat.

During the Mandalorian Wars, a rogue Jedi known as Revan leads a group of ships that come across the mining planet. In exchange for technology the Revanchists can dispense with, they get fuel and supplies from the colony administrator. The board of directors at Tangan Industries did not sanction the transaction, but keep quiet due to being the recipients of the valuable technology.

Due to the extensive transaction, the colonies have less resources to draw upon, and prices for goods sold internally skyrocket to compensate for diverting more supplies to the world. An organization known as the Miner's Union is established to rebel against Tangan and end the starvation and misery. The Union demanded the miners run the colonies independently and attempted to storm the administration building. Though pushed back by the administrator's guards, the administrator opens direct negotiations with the rebel leader, ending the protests when the prices are lowered once again.

In the time of the Galactic Empire, the colonies planned on striking out as an independent state again, but Tangan Industries reached an agreement with the colonial administration which made improvements to the living conditions of the miners, increasing productivity and improving their morale.