Riosa was a planet located in the Inner Rim region of the galaxy.[1]
History[]
Darth Vader himself (pictured) often visited Riosa to enforce its production quotas.
Shortly after the birth of the Galactic Empire, Riosa was annexed and its factories were commandeered, with workers forced into mandatory labor and pushed to their limits to produce components to be used in the construction of both the first and second Death Stars. The planet was frequently visited by Darth Vader to enforce production quotas.[1]
Two decades into the reign of the New Republic, the world had become a faded center of manufacturing that was still struggling to rebuild itself. At that time, Riosa was a member world of the Republic, with the Centrist senator Ransolm Casterfo representing it in the Galactic Senate. Twenty-four years after the Battle of Yavin, the death penalty was restored on Riosa, which Casterfo supported. Ironically, soon after restoring the death penalty on his homeworld he was wrongly arrested for treason against the Republic and taken back to Riosa. While Casterfo believed he would be executed,[1] he ended up spending years in prison until being moved to a prison work camp after the Hosnian Cataclysm and the First Order takeover of much of the galaxy.[3]
Beverages originating from Riosa included Riosan mead and Riosan liqueur.[1]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Master & Apprentice (Mentioned only)
- Master & Apprentice audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Mentioned only)
- Leia, Princess of Alderaan (Mentioned only)
- Leia, Princess of Alderaan audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Bloodline (First mentioned, simultaneous with audiobook)
- Bloodline audiobook
- Resistance Reborn (Mentioned only)
- Resistance Reborn audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- Star Wars Galaxy Map
SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)- NYCC 2022: Rise of the Red Blade Inquisitor Novel Revealed, and More Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook
