Background: Pergitor was a planet in the Minos
Cluster settled by Jesa Corporation miners.
Excessive mining resulted in volcanic eruptions
that poisoned the atmosphere and destroyed
the ecosystem. The inhabitants were forced to
retreat to sealed cities.
After having been ruled as a despotism for
years, 37 years prior to the Battle of Yavin, a
group of young liberals overthrew the
government, resulting in a disorganized
democracy. However, just before the start of the
Clone Wars, the Church of Infinite Perception
launched a counter-coup, installing a theocracy.
Due to its nebulous affiliation with the Galactic
Republic, the Republic could do nothing to stop
the bloody revolt.