Rothana

Rothana was a planet located in the Outer Rim Territories' Rothana system. It had arctic regions that were home to the arctic horny whelmer. The world was sold to the Kuat Drive Yards (KDY) vehicle building company around 800 BBY and hosted the KDY subsidiary Rothana Heavy Engineering (RHE). The subsidiary had its hand in technological developments, and the KDY corporate-security starfleet also defended the Rothana system from any espionage from the Trade Federation corporation.

From around 31 BBY, Kuat and Rothana were secretly contracted by the Kaminoans to develop new vehicles for the Galactic Republic's new clone army. RHE designed a number of new vehicles, with the Acclamator-class assault ship being the company's first starcraft and the All Terrain Tactical Enforcer being inspired by Rothana's arctic horny whelmers. These vehicles made their debut at the outbreak of the Clone Wars against the Separatist Alliance in 22 BBY.

After the end of the Clone Wars in 19 BBY, Rothana continued to contribute to the Galactic Empire, the Republic's successor, but was a shadow of its former self and began to specialize in ground vehicle production primarily. The world continued to contribute to the Imperial Military's war efforts, including against a rebel cell in 14 BBY. The Rebel Alliance against the Empire considered Rothana's Imperial facilities as a possible target in 3 ABY.

In 5 ABY, all Imperial personnel on Rothana were redirected to the planet Jakku, where the Empire met its demise. After the Empire's fall, Rothana's shipyards remained abandoned until a salvager crew infiltrated the facility with the help of one of its former security, the ex-stormtrooper Terex. The crew stole an array of abandoned Imperial ships, including the mothballed corvette known as the Carrion Spike.

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