Dantooine

Overview

Dantooine (pronounced /'dæntuin/) was a pleasant world of pastel grasslands dotted with trees, rivers and lakes, located in the Raioballo sector of the Outer Rim (at an endpoint of Myto's Arrow, the other endpoint being in the Obtrexta sector); however, the planet itself was still rather far-removed from most galactic traffic. Dantooine was home to a small population of peaceful Human settlers, largely engaged in agriculture and inhabiting single-family dwellings within small communities, some with larger land holdings. In addition to Humans, Dantooine was also home to the endemic Dantari, a primitive, slightly "brutish" (albeit physically imposing) race of tall, strong humanoid beings. Rich in both flora and fauna, animals of interest on Dantooine included the kath hound, iriaz, kinrath and graul, among others, whose existence was largely due to Dantooine having no industrial or infrastructural establishments, nor anything resembling advanced technology, by the time of the Galactic Civil War, save for a temporary Rebelbase there and a brief Jedi enclave and training school.

History

During the Old Sith Wars, the Galactic Republic began a full-scale colonization campaign on Dantooine. While the Republic by itself had virtually no military on the planet, the settlers were protected by the Jedi Order.

After the Clone Wars, Dantooine was the first major base of the Rebel Alliance, before they established their headquarters on Yavin IV.

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