Background: Zonama Sekot (Ferroan for "World of Body
and Mind") was a living, sentient world capable of
traveling through space. Zonama was the planet itself,
while Sekot was the living intelligence of Zonama.
Zonama Sekot was unique from other worlds. Its north
polar region, a spot of pearl white was surrounded by an
entire hemisphere of tropical jungles. Its southern
hemisphere was covered with impenetrable silvery clouds.
Along the equator there were several rivers, lakes, and
small seas. The edge of the southern hemisphere was also
covered by elegant wisps of wind which frequently broke
free to form spinning storms.
Zonama Sekot's first settlers were black-haired
humanoid Ferroan colonists and red-skinned Langhesi
colonists, and the living world was ruled by Magisters. The
Ferroans were believers in the Potentium view of the
Force. During the time of the Galaic Republic, Zonama
Sekot was rumored to be home to the fastest ships in the
galaxy.
Roughly seven years prior to the Clone Wars, a series
of circumstances led to Zonama Sekot being attacked by a
Republic battle group led by Wilhuff Tarkin. In response,
the world unveiled its hyperdrive system, which had been
built by the Langhesi, and escaped into the Unknown
Regions.
In the following years, stories of the "rogue planet"
that had once made living ships circulated among many in
the Outer Rim.
