Planetary Information

[Varda]

*Galantos is the second planet in the Utos system on the Widek Bypass, near the Koornacht Cluster. Its first contact with the galactic community was quite ancient, as at least one Fian served as a Jedi 500 years before the First Great Schism.The planet's gravity if only 85% of standard and its surface is covered in smooth, pale green gelatinous bodies with continental islands. During large storms, the surface of Galantos tends to roll and shift. Because Galantos' crust was severed into drifting tectonic plates, the islands are wracked with regular seismic vibrations known as gelquakes. Like many other planets in the Farlax Sector, Galantos is rich with chromite deposits.

The gelatin is an organic substance which provides life-giving nutrients to all life on the planet, including the indigenous sentient . To protect their cities, the Fia built reinforced structures and developed a transportation system built on balloons to avoid groundquake-sensitive roads. Despite their ingenuity, the Fia prefer the gelatin and only take to the landmasses to interact with outsiders.

Most non-Fia live in the capital city of Gal'fian'deprisi where the planet's major starport is located. It is there that the Black Hammer Pirates historically made their headquarters. During the Black Fleet Crisis, Jobath Knox, the Councilor of Galantos, went to Coruscant to appeal directly to Chief of State Leia Organa Solo, waiting outside the Solo Family apartment for an audience. Leia, acting outside the defined powers of the Chief of State, admitted Galantos to the New Republic. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, it was almost attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong despite a Fian deal made with the Peace Brigade.*