Aralia

Located in the Aralia system, Aralia is a small, tropical world in the Andron system. The Aralia Project (a Human-made amusement parks) is one of the primary attractions to the planet. Aralia is also home to the Ranat, a mildly intellegant species. The Ranats (who call themselves Con Queecon or "the conquerors") evolved on the planet Rydar II, but came to Aralia when the spice-smuggling ship on which they had stowed away crashed in Aralia's jungles. Ranats live in tribes numbering around one hundred individuals, and inhabit maze-like underground warrens. The Ranat population has expanded greatly since the crash, and they now people most areas of Aralia including its grassy steppes and mountains. The fierce appetites of the Ranats have led to a decline in most of Aralia's natives including the pig-like roba. After Project Aralia's construction was interfered with by the Ranats, the builders attempted to organize an extermination of the species. This led to an Imperial ruling that Ranats can be killed in self-defense, and they may not be armed under any circumstances. Some Ranats were drugged-and mind-controlled by Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader to serve as enclosure guards.