Moorja

Moorja

Type: Terrestrial

Temperature: Temperate

Atmosphere: Type I (Breathable)

Hydrosphere: Moist

Gravity: Standard

Terrain: Badlands, plains, low hills & forests

Length of Day: 17 Standard Hours

Length of Year: 310 Local Days

Physical Diameter:  ? km

Sapient Species: Near-Human - Hapan

Starport: Avisio & Moorjay

Points of Interest: Confederate base, Crumbling Lands & New Republic base

Population: 25,000 Humans, 15,000 Ithorians, 2,500 Arcona

Planet Function: Agriculture

Official language: Galactic Basic Standard, Arconian & Ithoran

Government: Corporate owned

Major cities: Avisio & Moorjay

Tech Level: Space

Major Exports: Salt, Fenti beans & Ruva grains

Major Imports: Heavy farm machinery & Electronic components

Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems, Salliche Agricultural Corporation, Galactic Empire & New Republic

System: Moorja system

Sun: 1: Moorja

Moons: 1

Sector: Not Listed

Region of Space: Inner Rim

Notes:
Moorja was a small Inner Rim world on the Corellian Trade Spine. It was owned by the Salliche Agricultural Corporation, which ran an agricultural and mining colony there. Though the planet was frequently swept by fierce ion storms capable of interfering with electronic equipment, it was a major exporter of foodstuffs.

During the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems established a base on the planet, gathering soil from its badlands, which it then utilized during its assault on Ukio. The Confederacy later conquered the planet and garrisoned it with organic forces, a rare move for the battle droid-focused government. While there, the CIS fought the Galactic Republic in the Battle of Moorja. The planet subsequently became part of the Galactic Empire and home to an advanced scout training facility. During the Galactic Civil War, the planet was the site of another major engagement, between forces of the Empire and the rogue Moff Utoxx Prentioch; both were attempting to gain access to a New Republic reconnaissance report prepared by the Black Curs. Later that same year, the New Republic gained control of the planet, establishing a permanent base, and using it as a jumping point for assaults against various Imperial forces.

Description:
Moorja was a small planet in the Moorja system of the Inner Rim, down the Corellian Trade Spine from Yag'Dhul. It had one moon, and a local day consisting of seventeen standard hours, and a year of 310 local days. The terrain varied from fertile plains and forests to a number of desolate badlands. Notable among these badlands were the Crumbling Lands, a region of sedimentary rock strata undermined over many years by water erosion. Many caves and tunnels crisscrossed the area, while sandstone formations and deep sinkholes dominated the surface. The soil in the Moorja badlands was an electrostatic compound with photosensitive properties.

In contrast to these barren regions, most of Moorja's surface was naturally fertile, aided by plentiful rainfall from the frequent ion storms that blew in from the world's oceans. However, poor crop management had taxed this fertility, leaving many areas dependent on artificially produced fertilizer. Nevertheless, Moorja produced sufficient crops of fenti beans and ruva grain to export offworld.

The planet was home to no native sentient species. The most distinctive creatures there were the bruwoses, immense lizards that inhabited the badlands. Equipped with large fore-paw talons, the reptiles burrowed through the soft rock, searching for small prey. The bruwoses possessed only vestigial eyes, instead using heat, sound and smell for guidance.

A frequent recurrence on Moorja were ion storms. These lightning storms heavily interfered with electronic equipment, and ion lightning strikes damaged shields, life support, nav-control and other important starship systems, rendering planetary landings extremely difficult. To counteract this, most of Moorja's farming equipment was earthed, however, machinery still needed to be replaced often.

Source:

• Wookieepedia