Alaris Prime

Alaris Prime, also known as Alaris for short, was a small moon of the gas giant Alaris in the Kashyyyk system. The moon was notable for the abundant resources to be found amidst its expansive forests and temperate oceans. It was also home to several unique species such as gnasps and Maru. Alaris Prime was untouched by civilizations for eons, and sometime after a skirmish on the moon, during the New Sith Wars in 1002 BBY, the moon disappeared from galactic view. Almost 950 years later it was rediscovered by Wookiee explorers from the nearby planet Kashyyyk.

A petition was made to the Galactic Senate to grant colonization rights, which were eventually granted to the Wookiees after twenty years of debate. The Wookiee colonization was launched between 39 BBY and 36 BBY, led by the Chieftain Attichitcuk. There, the Wookiees learned to gather the moon's natural resources and also became engaged in a war with the Trade Federation, who sought to illegally subvert Attichictuk's claim. After a united offensive removed the Federation from the moon in the Battle for Alaris Prime, the Wookiees retained their colonies there, making the world a thriving technological hub in the Galactic Republic.

Alaris Prime was the site of multiple invasions from the Confederacy of Independent Systems in the first month of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY. The battle on Alaris involved the enslavement of most of the moon's population and the testing of an ancient Sith artifact; the Force Harvester. The Wookiees were liberated with the help of the Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker. The next battle targeted the production facilities of the Decimator, a war machine built by the Wookiees.

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