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Bakura

Astrographical information

Orbital position

3^[3]

Moons

2^[3]

Grid square

G-16^[1]

Trade routes

Rotation period

22.9standard hours^[4]

Orbital period

302local days^[4]

Physical information

Class

Terrestrial^[3]

Diameter

21,400kilometers^[3]

Atmosphere

Type I(breathable)^[4]

Climate

Temperate^[4]

Gravity

1.05standard^[4]

Terrain

Forests^[3]
Plains^[3]
Mountains^[3]
Small seas
Rivers^[5]
Valleys

Points of interest

Flora

Fauna

Societal information

Native species

Kurtzen^[4]

Other species

Primary language(s)

Government

Bakuran Senate^[3] or Imperialgovernorship^[2]

Population

68 million:^[3]
- 95% Human^[3]
- 5% Kurtzen^[3]

Demonym

Bakuran^[4]

Major cities

Major imports

Medicine^[3]
Technology^[3]

Major exports

Namana liquor
Namana-based products^[2]
Repulsorlift coils^[2]
Strategic metals

Affiliation

"In many ways, Bakura reminds me of Alderaan."

―Leia Organa^[6]

Bakura, known inSsi-ruuvi asXwhee, was a rich, green and blueplanet in theBakura system of theShiritoku Spur, located inWild Space, and was thehomeworld of the indigenousKurtzen and isolatedhuman colonizers known asBakurans. The native language ofKurtzen was spoken alongsideBasic.

Bakura's capital city,Salis D'aar, was known as an importantspaceport and financial center in theBakura sector, while the planet itself served as one of the largest commercial hubs in Wild Space.

It was also the site of a historic truce between theGalactic Empire and theAlliance to Restore the Republic immediately following theBattle of Endor, shortly before theInvasion of Bakura.

Description[]

Bakura, whichorbited thestar Bakura,^[3] was the third of eightplanets in theBakura system,^[4] which was itself part of theBakura sector of theWild Space region ofthe galaxy.^[1] It was situated on theShiritoku Way, ahyperlane that connected it toTimora^[3] and was on the outer edge of theShiritoku Spur.^[3]

Bakura, a terrestrial world with a diameter of 21,400kilometers, possessed twomoons,^[3] a moderate hydrosphere, andgravity 1.05 times standard and was the only world in its system with a breathableatmosphere. Its climate was temperate and tended to be mild, with abundant cloud cover and high levels of rainfall.^[4]

Bakura's terrain included forests, plains, mountains, and some urban centers. The planet's three major continents wereBraad,Prytis, andKishh'daar; in the western hemisphere, Prytis and Braad both featurednamana plantations, and Prytis also boasted an abundance of arable land, extensive agricultural regions, and mountain ranges with mines and quarries. Kishh'daar was in the eastern hemisphere.^[4]

Bakura's primary industry was the manufacture ofrepulsorlift coils; the production of tools and furniture using these coils was a secondary industry. The refinement of raw metals and minerals mined from the planet's two moons provided another industry, while the native namanatree helped the planet develop a significant agricultural sector.^[4] The world exported repulsorlift coils and namana-based products while importing medicine and technology.^[3]

General disapproval ofdroids, combined with high tariffs, led to a nearly total absence of droids on Bakura; droid technology was prohibited, and the possession of droids was only allowed with official permission and several permits.Repulsorlift generators were extremely common on Bakura.^[4]

Bakura's terrain mostly comprised mountains, valleys, plains, and small seas, all of which received a great deal of rain. Bakura's primary exports included strategic metals.^[3]^[5] The planet was also the origin of a disease calledBakuran fever bumps.

History[]

"We have come to restore you to your natural place in the galactic balance, and hope you will help us achieve this goal."

―Captain Brellar welcomes Bakura into the Galactic Empire^[7]

Around150 BBY,^[3] Bakura was first settled by theBakur Mining Corporation, an exploratory mining consortium that sought to develop the planet'scrystal and metal deposits. The first Bakuran settlers arrived equipped with food, seeds, tools, and some advanced building materials, although they hoped to use the planet's considerable natural resources to survive.^[4]

As was typical in colonization efforts, the Bakurans relied on droids, especially labor drones, to assist in the construction of homes and buildings. However, the droid complement of thecolony ship had been sabotaged by theH'Lokk Consortium, a rival of the Bakur Corporation that aimed to cause enough hardship for the Bakur Corporation's colonists to force their withdrawal from Bakura, allowing a nearby H'Lokk colony to annex the planet.^[4]

The H'Lokk Consortium's saboteurs introduced a minor virus into the Bakuran colonists' labor droids. The virus program was intended to force the droids to sabotage as many colony operations as possible, but an error in the program's code removed many of the droids' fail-safes, wiping out non-aggression mandates. During the earlyweeks of colonization, the droids successfully planned and carried outa revolt, killing nearly 40% of the original colonists. The uprising was ultimately put down, andDeredith Arden, the captain of the original colony ship, served as the first head of the Bakur Corporation government.^[4]

Deredith Arden served asPrime Minister for eight years, and under his leadership, the Bakura colony overcame a shortage of labor, established a mining operation, and constructed processing and manufacturing facilities. In 146 BBY, the Bakur Corporation chartered Bakura as a self-sufficient mining community. Initially, Bakura exported few goods to the rest of the galaxy, and its significant trading partners were limited to a small number of nearby worlds; nevertheless, it achieved a favorable economy.^[4]

The Bakur Mining Corporation's colonization of Bakura was considered the official founding of the planetary civilization. At first, the Corporation directly controlled the planet, but after Arden's death and faced with lessening returns of themining operations and an increase of both population and wealth, a government comprising aPrime Minister and aSenate was established. However, this system of government was not truly representative; the titular head of government was always one of Arden's descendants, and the Senate elected its members. The Prime Minister, however—at least after the reforms following theInvasion of Bakura—was elected by popular vote.

JKAlevelshot t1 fatal — ABakuran power station with one of the moons looming large in the sky.

In97 BBY, there was a majordroid uprising on the planet, thus explaining theaversion many of the planet's inhabitants felt for the automata.^[4]

In22 BBY, during the Clone Wars, although neutral in the conflict and independent of both theGalactic Republic andConfederacy of Independent Systems, aSeparatist base was, for a time, established on Bakura. Shortly after theFirst Battle of Geonosis,Count Dooku hid on Bakura, where he was engaged byJedi Masters Tholme andSora Bulq, with the latter falling to thedark side ofthe Force.^[8] Around this time, the Separatist forces alsodefeated the Republic on Bakura using theForce Harvester.^[9]

Seven standard weeks after the Battle of Geonosis,Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi andAnakin Skywalker fought on Bakura against Separatist forces led by thecyborg General Grievous.A traitor in the Bakuran government made it possible for Grievous toslay the entireRuling Synod.^[10] Bakura was opened to outside settlement during the final years of theClone Wars, after which immigration caused the population to triple within a decade. In spite of Bakura's demographic and economic advantages,political infighting prevented theBakuran Senate from governing effectively, and for decades, Bakura's social and economic issues were ignored.^[4]

Bickering among the ruling upper class of the Corporation and the local Senate had always been an issue but grew stronger as the years went on. It reached the point where the Bakuran Senate could not agree on matters as simple as school schedules, and it was believed that the planet was near to civil war. Combined with the fact that the Senate directly controlled the small planetary military and that there was a sense of unrest among the people, Bakura was an easy target forImperial forces.

Bakura eventually became known as a successful producer of repulsorlift coils, which attracted the attention of the Galactic Empire.^[3] In0 ABY, early on the night of36:1:1, twoImperial Star Destroyers and supporting vessels neutralized the planet's defense grid. Subsequently, Imperial troops shuttled to the planet's surface and moved to seize strategic assets, facing negligible resistance. Several Imperial troopers became casualties as they attempted to secure the Bakuran Senate, but resistance ceased as members of the Senate were placed under house arrest.^[7]

TheHuman inhabitants of Bakura maintained a modest economy by exporting repulsorlift coils to the Empire. Annexation by the Empire allowed Bakura to send more goods to theOuter Rim Territories and other regions, greatly improving Bakura's economy and causing the cost of importing goods to fall. The government of Bakura remained intact, but Prime MinisterYeorg Captison and the Senate were made answerable to Imperial GovernorWilek Nereus. Purges and two brief rebellions, which prompted further purges, ensued, but the Empire was entrenched as the true authority on Bakura. Much of the output of the planet's mines was diverted to theDeath Star project atEndor.^[4]

AnImperial Orbital prison was also stationed around Bakura. In approximately 3 ABY, it contained miscellaneous enemies of the Empire and several Rebel prisoners from the planetHoth. Thanks to the intervention ofRogue Squadron underWedge Antilles, flying aB-wing starfighter, he was able to disable severalImperial transports with the B-Wing'sion cannon and allow for an AllianceGR-75 transport to evacuate the prisoners. However, one of his wingmen was hit by aTIE starfighter, whose laser cannons shredded hisT-65 X-Wing's stabilizer, causing him to crash land onto Bakura, inside Imperial territory. Antilles, thinking quickly, infiltrated the prison, commandeered aTIE/sa bomber, and flew down to rescue his wingmate. The two returned to orbit just in time to see anImperial escort carrier leap into hyperspace with some scientists captured from rebel transports. GeneralCrix Madine extrapolated the escort carrier's course and estimated that the craft would head forGeonosis, leading to abattle there.

Although there was a short period of violent resistance to the Imperial occupation, and there were several Imperial purges of suspected (and actual) Rebel partisans, the vast majority of Bakurans were ambivalent about the Imperial occupation (perhaps partly fuelled by their passive religion). They acknowledged that Imperial control had ended their near-disastrous infighting, and their major gripe was the increased taxation. At the time of the Invasion of Bakura, the formal (and not very active)Bakuran resistance numbered only about one hundred individuals.

Salisdaar — Salis D'aar, capital city of Bakura.

The day following theBattle of Endor, which saw the death ofEmperor Palpatine and the shattering of his Empire, Rebel forces stationed on the Sanctuary Moon received a message droid from Bakura requesting help. Bakura was being attacked by theSsi-ruuk—a saurian species from the most distant reaches ofthe galaxy, which attempted to establish a beachhead for an invasion of the known galaxy. TheRebel Alliance dispatched a small task force led byLuke Skywalker to assist in the defense of Bakura. Once the task forcereached Bakura, a temporary truce was agreed to between the Rebels and the Imperials. In the end, the Ssi-ruuk were repelled, theImperials in control of the planet were overthrown, and Prime MinisterYeorg Captison resumed control of the government. After his resignation,Gaeriel Captison, niece of Yeorg and an important figure during the Ssi-ruuk invasion was elected to replace him.

Though the Ssi-ruuk had been defeated, Bakura could not let down its guard against another invasion, and theBakuran Defense Fleet was formed as a result. They also developed four powerful warships. These were the threeBakura-class Destroyers:Watchkeeper,Defender, andSentinel, and theNamana-class Light Cruiser Intruder. These warships were equipped withHyperwave sustainers that allowed them to move through interdiction fields. These four warships were essential in maintaining aNew Republic presence in theCorellian sector during theFirst Corellian Insurrection. Though this mission was successful, half of the fleet—theWatchkeeper and theIntruder—was destroyed, and Gaeriel Captison was killed.

Bakura JA — Bakura during theDisciples of Ragnos crisis

During theDisciples of Ragnos crisis,Jaden Korr went on a mission withKyle Katarn to Bakura to prevent a terrorist takeover of a power station. Kyle, however, did not show up, so Jaden decided to investigate the station alone. He found out that theImperial Remnant was operating in the area and had armed several bombs throughout the station. Jaden battled the Remnant troops and deactivated the bombs before they could go off. Having completed his mission and reclaimed the station, Jaden left the planet in one piece.

Bakura briefly joined theNew Republic and was represented in theNew Republic Senate byMolierre Cundertol during theBlack Fleet Crisis. However, the planet withdrew itself from the New Republic and reasserted its independence before18 ABY.

Later, during theYuuzhan Vong War, the Ssi-ruuk, once more, attempted to invade Bakura, armed with new entechment technology. They would use the deception that theP'w'ecks under the mutant Ssi-ruuvi, theKeeramak, had toppled theSsi-ruuvi Imperium and had come to Bakura to form an allegiance with the Bakurans. TheKeeramak "consecrated" Bakura during a ceremony at the Bakuran Senate, thus allowing the Ssi-ruuk to fight on Bakura since they feared dying on unconsecrated worlds. However, their plan backfired when theP'w'ecks underLwothin revolted against the Ssi-ruuvi and joined forces with theGalactic Alliance to drive away the Ssi-ruuvi during asecond battle. It was revealed that BakuranPrime Minister Molierre Cundertol, the formerSenator, had betrayed his planet. Despite this turn of events, Bakura initially chose not to join the Galactic Alliance. However, with theYuuzhan Vong making new strides with the destruction of theHoloNet, Bakura joined the Galactic Alliance, contributing ships to thedefense ofMon Calamari and giving theGalactic Alliance Defense Fleet access to theHIMS technology for use during theBattle of Yuuzhan'tar.

Society[]

Bakura Symbol — Symbol of the Bakuran government.

Bakura's only nativesentient species was theKurtzen, a pale, hairless humanoid species, although its most populous sentient species wasHumans (who composed the other 95% of the population). Most Bakurans were independent-minded and proud of their planet. Much of the population followed the Religion of theCosmic Balance. The Balance flowered as a faith under the hierophantDif Istuvi. Dif wrote its sacred text,Fulcrum. He also founded the order of priest prophets known asZanazi.

Families who counted themselves among the Faithful had pairs of children close in age that followed theRule of the Feather and Bowl. When each pair was a teenager, they underwent tests. The most promising youth obtained a small feather, while the other was given a golden bowl. The Child of the Bowl left home to join a communal Simple Home, serving the Zanazi. The Child of the Feather stayed as a part of Bakuran society and was given Zanazi funds for a more prestige education. Some Children of the Bowl left the Faith, but most submitted to a lifetime of service.

The native Kurtzen, however, followed their mystical faith, which featured totems and symbolism.

A droid rebellion engineered by theH'Lokk Consortium caused the death of many Bakurans. This left them with a distrust of machinery, which was banned from public use. Despite this, Bakurans were known for their repulsorlift industry,Bakur RepulsorCorp. Besides the Kurtzen, Bakurans did not know of any other alien species inthe galaxy. This made many Bakurans fearful and prejudiced against non-human species, a tendency only perpetuated during their time under Imperial rule.

Bakurans were masters oforgan replacement, explaining why so many of them lived far longer than most Humans throughout the galaxy; for example, in4 ABY,Eppie Belden was 132 years old and still young enough to personally lead a guerrilla uprising.

Locations[]

Salis D'aar, the capitalcity of Bakura, was located atopD'aarmont, an immense outcropping ofquartz at the confluence of two rivers. Bakura's mainspaceport was located just south of Salis D'aar and on D'aarmont, and an Imperial garrison base identical to those found on many worlds was located a kilometer south of the spaceport.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Many sources seem to place Bakura in the Outer Rim Territories—theThe Truce at Bakura Sourcebook identifies Bakura as being "on the outer edge of the Outer Rim Territories," theStar Wars Encyclopedia and the subsequentThe Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia claim Bakura is "located on the isolated edge of the Rim Worlds,"The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons names Bakura as a "colony world in the Outer Rim" and "the Outer Rim planet Bakura," andThe New Essential Chronology places Bakura "at the edge of known space." However,Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds explains that Bakura is located in the Shiritoku Space, an "area [that] remained formally part of Wild Space" following theBakura Incident. The PC gameStar Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Bakura in theOrus sector, which is actually asector located in theInner Rim.