Duroon

"Let the Authority look for me; this whole part of Duroon's spotted with hot springs, thermal vents, heavy-metal magma seepages, and radiation anomalies. It'd take them a month to find me, and in an hour or three, I’ll be gone like a cool breeze."

―Han Solo's thoughts on the Corporate Sector Authority^[2]

Duroon was a planet in Corporate Sector visited by Han Solo in 2 BBY.

Description[]

"Pass, nothing—that thing's a slot! Hold your breath, Chewie; we'll have to skin through."

―Han Solo, to Chewbacca on a mountain pass^[2]

Duroon^[2] was a world of lush jungles between volcanic vents and fissures,^[3] with an atmosphere capable of supporting humanoid life without breath masks,^[2] which gave the world gray skies.^[3] The planet was damp and warm, and had a thin crust that yielded impressive deposits of diamonds, glow-pearls, fire nodes, and nova crystals.^[1] A volcanically-active crevasse ran east-to-west, appearing like a stupendous scar on the planet's surface and containing active rifts of lava and eddied volcanic flatlands. Its fissure was filled with ferrous slag, infernal heat, and radioactive discord that could confound sensors. To the seam's south-western end was a gigantic mountain range with a pass leading to a thick jungle beyond. Hot and humid, the jungle was filled with rolling fog and fern-like plants, and its nocturnal life-forms included lacy white flyers, straw-like creatures, and the^[2] Ball Creatures of Duroon^[4] referred to as bouncebeasts, which became popular pets on many worlds^[3] and were used by Duroon's inhabitants as guard animals.^[6] A winding river led from a two-hundred meter waterfall. This area of Duroon was spotted with hot springs and thermal vents.^[2]

History[]

During the Cold War, a Sarlacc which had died of disease was pulled above ground to have its stomach searched for any antiquities.^[5]

During the Clone Wars, the planet was located within Separatist space.^[1]

The planet was governed by the Corporate Sector Authority (CSA) and was located well within "steer clear territory". As such the Sector Police did not take well to the smuggler's illegal activities in the system. The Authority made use of contract-slaves from offworld,^[2] bringing in laborers from Montitia and Pal Goral for the dangerous, primitive work of recovering mineral deposits from the planet's crust. Kept in near-slavery, the Palarians fought back to wage a guerrilla war against the CSA.^[1]

The planet held a single major Corporate Sector Authority military installation. While making a cargo run, Captain Han Solo attempted to evade the Authority's sensors by flying over a huge, active volcanic fissure located on the opposite side of the planet. Solo also made use of the planet's mountainous terrain to escape when pursued by a heavily-armed CSA^[2] Etti Lighter.^[7] He delivered weapons to^[2] Palarian^[1] contract-slaves for their slaves' revolt against the CSA.^[2]