Duro

Pre-Republic

Duro was surveyed by the Columi in 100,000 BBY, but the Columi were not impressed and passed it off as a primitive failure, little knowing that the inhabitants of the world, the Duros, would become the second most space faring Sentients in the Galaxy in the millennia to come. Duro became a slave world of the Infinite Empire. Duros helped create the Star Forge 10,000 BBY. Following a plague that struck the Rakata, the Duros rebelled in 25,200 BBY. The Duros then formed a hereditary monarchy. The monarchy was based at Ranadaast, a city named after Queen Rana Mas Trehalt, which fell into disrepair and was infested by criminals when the monarchy fell into decline. Several years after the fall of the monarchy Duro became a member world of the Herglic Trade Empire, the most powerful government in the Core Worlds region at the time.

Old Republic

Duros were interested in exploration and ventured off their homeworld to explore the galaxy at an early age. Hyperspace cannons linked Duro with Coruscant, Corellia, and other Category:Core Worlds. Having reverse-engineered the hyperdrive independently of the Corellians, Duro entered a Golden Age as a Core Founder 25,053 BBY under Queen Rana Mas Trehalt at the formation of the Galactic Republic. The monarchy was eventually abolished in favor of a collection of ruling corporations. The Duros High House became the government/legislature, and the Chief Representative Officer became the planet's head of state, and the Herglic Trade Empire fall with the formation of the new galactic government.

The Duros colonized Neimoidia during their earliest wave of expansion, though the Neimoidians were considered a separate culture by 15,000 BBY. The Duros discovered Sneeve 13,975 BBY, Adner 5,000 BBY, and Koboth (prior to 219 BBY).

3,962 BBY, the planet itself was laid to near-total waste during the Mandalorian Wars, when the Mandalorian invasion fleet advancing on the Category:Colonies and regions destroyed much of the world using thousands of Basilisk War Droids. Years of misery and rebuilding were ahead of the Duros people, merely the latest phase in the long series of Sith Wars. During the War of Light and Darkness, the Duros colony on Harpori was wiped out by Kaox Krul 1,002 BBY.

Rise of the Empire

220 BBY, during Duro's Industrial Age, the mining city of Tayana reached its height. 200 BBY, the Tiercam Dam was built.

During the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched Operation Durge's Lance in 20 BBY, a coordinated and major campaign that led to the capture of Duro. During the battle, General Grievous ordered an orbital bombardment of the surface. This resulted in the pollutants from the numerous factories which covered Duro's surface to be released radioactively, and the surface being rendered an uninhabitable wasteland. The swift success of the campaign sent shockwaves throughout the Galactic Republic, and even neutral Corellia began to tighten its defenses.

Galactic Empire

The Galactic Empire collected what was left of Duro's natural resources, and forced many Duros to move off the planet. A small population remained on the planet surface to maintain the food processing plants and mining operations, while the majority of those that remained dwelled on the 20 city-ships orbiting the planet, including:

• Bburru Station (capital city)
• Jyvus Space City
• Jivv Space City
• Rrudobar
• Orr-Om
• Urdorf City

In an attempt to stir up conflict between Duro and Corellia, the Empire declared Duro to be part of the Corellian sector. With the Trade Federation nationalized, the disgraced Neimoidians began to reintegrate themselves into mainstream Duros culture.

The space city Pellezara station, located near the planet in the Duro system, served as a maintenance stop over for freighters en route to Duro.

Cities
The cities are of a variety of designs, having been constructed by various companies at various points over the 200 years preceding the rise of the Empire. The majority are disc-shaped, while others are cylindrical. However, each of the cities is equipped with defense systems, including turbolaser batteries, energy shielding, and squadrons of starfighters. The cities are mobile through the use of powerful sub-light engines.

The smallest of the Duros city-ships, such as Urdorf City, are approximately 50 km in diameter and house approximately 50 million people; while the largest, namely Jyvus Space City and the capital of Bburru Station, are approximately 100 km in diameter and house upwards of 150 million. In addition to the large populations of Duro, the orbital cities are also home to artificial biomes containing many species of flora and fauna from the now de-populated planet surface.

Planet Surface
The surface of Duro itself is a wasteland, in most cases incapable of supporting life. The environment is contaminated by radioactive waste and special protective gear must be worn by anyone landing on the surface. A population of approximately 12,000 exists on the surface for the operation and maintenance of a multitude of automated food-processing plants and mining operations. While travel to the surface is strictly monitored by the Duro government, there are a moderate number of unauthorized vessels on the surface taking part in illegal mining or scavenging operations. Due to their relative rarity, ancient Duros artifacts command a high price on the black market.

Government
Each of the 20 orbiting city-ships operates fairly independently, responsible for its own economy and security. Most of the city governments are intertwined or synonymous with the management of the starship construction corporation that built the city, though some are ruled by an elected legislature and one even has a hereditary monarchy. For the majority of the cities ruled by the dominant corporation, all important political decisions are made by the stockholders of the corporations. Any stockholding Duros therefore can participate in the administration of the city, but wealth translates directly to power. Each city also includes a largely powerless imperial representative. Regardless of the individual system of government, each of the cities is represented by two individuals on a Planetary Council, stationed at the High Seat in the capital city of Bburru. The Council works with the office of the sector's Moff to coordinate larger scope affairs, such as inter-system trade, defense, disputes between cities, travel to and from the planet surface, surface food production and mining, etc.

Law Enforcement and Defense
Each of the 20 city-ships fields a vast force of law enforcement agents to maintain order. With an average ratio of approximately 1 officer for every 250 civilians, the cities' police forces range in size from 200,000 to 600,000. One of the Duro cities is home to an Imperial military base housing the 1206th Mobile Corps (around 150,000 troops). An additional 30,000 Imperial Army troops are distributed among the 20 cities and the planet surface to work with local law enforcement and maintain Imperial rule. The Imperial Army troops are commanded by the sector's Moff while the local law enforcement answers to a local police chief and, ultimately, to the city's ruler or ruling body. If needed, the Imperial Army forces may be reinforced by forces stationed elsewhere in the Sector or by Stormtroopers.

Characters

Characters who hail from Duro are listed here.

Roleplaying

Post-Reset

• Liberation of Duro (ongoing)

Pre-Reset

• Destinies:Convergence - in which one of the orbital cities is the site of a large battle between the Dark Jedi Lilaena De'Ville, the Jedi James Prent, Figrin D'an, Pierce Tondry, and several members of The Sith Order.