Kingdom of Shu-Torun

The Kingdom of Shu-Torun was the hereditary monarchy of the planet of Shu-Torun— located in Mid Rim. It was controlled by the Galactic Empire during the reign of Emperor Palpatine, who claimed the planet Shu-Torun as part of its domain. The Monarch of Shu-Torun led the government, although the ore-dukes possessed considerable wealth and influence. Therefore, peace and stability on Shu-Torun depended on the throne's ability to maintain the allegiance of the nobility. A chancellor was appointed to run the day-to-day affairs on behalf of the monarchy.

Shu-Torun's volcanic environment granted the kingdom an abundance of natural resources, making it valuable to the galaxy's economy, and therefore, the Empire. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, Shu-Torun was loyal to the Empire but was largely left alone as long as its people paid their ore quotas to it. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, the king conspired to assassinate the Emperor's right hand, Darth Vader, in an attempt to liberate the Shu-Torun homeworld from Imperial rule. The plot was foiled by the Sith Lord, who killed the conspirators save one: Princess Trios, the king's youngest heir and sole surviving member of the royal family. With the deaths of her father and siblings, Prince Monthan and Princess Hollian, Trios was crowned by Vader as the new Queen of Shu-Torun.

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