Iziz
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Iziz was the only city on Onderon, and served as the planet's capital.
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[edit] Characteristics
- Oss: "So this is the city of Iziz. It looks magnificent."
- Tott: "It was, before all the fighting started."
- ―Oss Wilum and Tott Doneeta[src]
Iziz was built with high walls to keep out the dangerous beasts native to the planet. Its defenses included turret towers, which were built during a time when the Beast Riders were at odds with the people of Iziz. Following the marriage of Oron Kira and Princess Galia, there was relative peace between the two groups, and it was not uncommon to see caged beasts along the streets of Iziz, with their handlers nearby.
[edit] Points of Interest
In the Western Square there was a Cantina, as well as a medical facility, which was run by Dhagon Ghent after the Jedi Civil War. Iziz also had a Merchant Quarter, which was the center of all business and trade on Onderon. The Merchant Quarter connected the Western Square, Iziz Starport, and the Sky Ramp. The Sky Ramp led to the Royal Palace, where the planet's leadership resided. During the Beast Wars era, there was also a university in Iziz called Ov Taraba.
[edit] History
[edit] Beast Wars
In the time following the rule of Sith Lord Freedon Nadd, Onderon dissidents were cast out of the city, where it was expected that they would be devoured by the beasts that had migrated to Onderon from Dxun. Instead, they learned to tame these beasts, and the resulting conflict between the newly dubbed Beast Riders and the monarchy of Onderon turned Iziz into a war-torn fortress. Many years later, the marriage of Princess Galia of Iziz and a Beast Rider named Oron Kira brought peace to the two peoples at last, and the exiled Beast Riders were once more welcomed within the walls of Iziz.
[edit] Onderon Civil War
Five years after the Jedi Civil War, Iziz was thrown into a civil war of its own when a power struggle within the royal family erupted. Queen Talia, the planet's young ruler, was struggling to maintain Onderon's allegiance to the Galactic Republic, even though the Republic seemed to have abandoned them. Meanwhile her cousin, General Vaklu, had allied with the Sith, and his call to cut ties with the Republic were gaining support. The dispute escalated into an uprising that came to be known as the Second Battle of Onderon, after which Queen Talia reclaimed control of the city and its defenses, while General Vaklu would stand trial for treason.
[edit] Appearances
- Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic (First appearance)
- Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
- Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
- Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Empire's End
- Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (audio)
- Tales of the Jedi (audio)
