Palmo armory

The Palmo armory was an Imperial armory built in the city of Palmo on the planet Ghorman. The towering building began construction by the Galactic Empire the day after a clandestine Imperial meeting at the Maltheen Divide, where top Imperial officers discussed the Ghorman project, involving the Empire's manipulation of Ghorman in order to control the valuable natural resources on the planet. Although the Empire did not have a large presence on Ghorman before the armory, by 3 BBY, the armory was in-progress and stood tall over Palmo Plaza, casting a shadow over the Monument to the Fallen, a commemoration of the hundreds of Ghorman people who had died in a massacre at the hands of the Empire's Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin in 19 BBY. By 2 BBY, the armory had been completed.

The armory's existence violated the Imperial Charter. Publicly, the Empire did not reveal the nature of the construction, and the Ghorman people were told the building was an annex. However, members of the Ghorman Front rebel movement did not believe the lies and suspected Imperial military involvement.

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