Background: Karideph was a planet located in
the Karideph system of the Minos Cluster, a star
cluster and sector in the Outer Rim Territories.
The planet's surface was covered by rows upon
rows of carefully tilled gardens, including the
sides of Karideph's mountain ranges and the
coasts of the planet's oceans. By the time of the
Galactic Civil War, none of the planet's original
wildlife or flora remained, as it all had been
cultivated, and the crop fields were dotted by
several massive cities. The upper levels of these
cities had to be pressurized because of their
incredible height, but the majority of Karideph's
native Kari lived in the extensive tunnel systems
beneath its surface—the deepest of which
reached twelve kilometers, almost breaking
through the planet's crust. Karideph was located
at the far southern end of the Rimma Trade
Route hyperlane, and the Trition Trade Route
branched off of the Rimma to connect several
important worlds in the Minos Cluster and the
nearby Kathol sector.
