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Manaan was an aquatic planet in the Pyrshak system. It was home to the Selkath, an amphibious species. It was completely covered in water and was the only known source of the healing liquid, kolto. Kolto was so important to the galaxy that the Selkath were able to use it to enforce their neutrality policy. The only above-surface settlement on Manaan was the floating city of Ahto. During the Jedi Civil War, both the Sith and the Republic attempted to get an upper hand in the war by creating secret deals that would give them more kolto. In the end, the Selkath banned the Sith from Manaan for trying to overthrow the government. When kolto was replaced in favor of bacta, the Republic abandoned Manaan, and the Selkath left Ahto City for their ancient cities in the depths of their oceans. Manaan did not have contact with the galaxy until the Selkath were enslaved by the Empire. The Order of Shasa later overthrew their Imperial masters, only to become servants to Darth Vader. Manaan was presumably freed in 5 ABY, by the New Republic.