Background: Muunilinst (pronounced "MYOON-il-ist",
with a silent "n" near the end in Galactic Basic),
nicknamed Moneylend, was the temperate, mineralrich Muun homeworld and the headquarters of the
InterGalactic Banking Clan. It was located on the
Braxant Run. It was a member of the Confederacy of
Independent Systems under Chairman San Hill.
Muunilinst was a lush world of forests, plains, and
tall, jagged mountain peaks, with its skies said to be the
most beautiful in the galaxy. It had a liquid iron core, a
strong magnetic field, and was volcanically active
throughout its known history. Its shallow oceans
contained hundreds of "smokers," which were conical
volcanoes built up by powerful vents in the crust. Many,
though not all, of these smokers spewed out
superheated gases containing rich, pure precious metals
from the planet's core. The very cones surrounding
these vents were made up of layers of precious metals,
mixed in with the mollusks, tube-worms, and
bioluminescent ferns nurtured by the heat and water. It
was these natural formations that provided the Muuns
with the almost inexhaustible wealth to guarantee the
credit of the entire galaxy.