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Ruusan
Astrographical
Region	Mid Rim[1]
Sector	Teraab sector[1]
System	Hoth's Brand system[1]
Suns	2: Hoth's Brand and Petja[1]
Orbital position	3[2]
Moons	3: the Three Sisters Ruusan 2
Grid coordinates	P-11[2]
Rotation period	23 standard hours[1]
Orbital period	335 local days[3]
Physical
Class	Terrestrial[1]
Diameter	21,000 km[1]
Atmosphere	Type I (Breathable)[1]
Climate	Varies[1]
Gravity	Standard[1]
Primary terrain	Desert[1] Canyons Caves Rivers Lakes Formerly: forests
Points of interest	Katarn's Hill Valley of the Jedi
Societal
Native species	Bouncers[1] Ruusanians[1]
Immigrated species	Humans[1] Other[1]
Primary language(s)	Galactic Basic Standard[1]
Government	None[3]
Population	30,000[1] 60% Bouncer[1] 25% Ruusanians[1] 10% Humans[1] 5% other species[1]
Major cities	Olmondo (capital) Fort Nowhere[4]
Major imports	Technology[1] Foodstuffs[1]
Major exports	Ore[1]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Mining Guild[2] Brotherhood of Darkness Alliance to Restore the Republic[4] Empire Reborn New Republic Yuuzhan Vong Empire

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Ruusan was a planet in the Mid Rim most famous for the Ruusan campaign, the last stand of the Brotherhood of Darkness under Lord Kaan. The planet lent its name to the Ruusan Reformations enacted after the battle.

CharacteristicsEdit

Ruusan was originally a temperate, pleasant world, inhabited by Ruusanians, Humans, and a strange sentient species known as Bouncers.

Ruusan's mineral deposits proved disappointing but it was the only source for the Ruusan crystal.

Ruusan had three moons, referred to by locals as the "Three Sisters." Smugglers claimed that at least one of the moons had ruins of an ancient civilization.

HistoryEdit

The planet was first colonized between 15,000 BBY to 8,000 BBY, sometime between the Kymoodon Era and Rianitus Period.^[2] In 2,200 BBY Ruusan was one of the ore-rich planets of the Teraab sector claimed by the Mining Guild, until the planet proved disappointing. All that remained on the planet were few optimistic claim jumpers and fugitives.^[2]

Ruusan was the site of seven battles between the Sith's Brotherhood of Darkness and the Jedi's Army of Light. During the last battle of Ruusan (1,000 BBY) between the Jedi under Lord Hoth, and the Sith under Lord Kaan, much of the planet's surface, including vegetation and several cities, were destroyed.

After the battle had ended, a Jedi Knight named Johun Othone petitioned the Galactic Senate to construct a grand mausoleum containing the one-hundred fallen warriors called The Valley of the Jedi, located on the former location of Olmondo.

Despite this, the expanding nebulae of the sector erased the hyperlanes connecting Ruusan^[2] and the world was quickly forgotten, as the Galactic Republic turned inward. Isolation and crossbreeding amongst the inhabitants produced a near-Human population that became known as Ruusanians. Shifting nebulae within the stellar nursery of the Teraab soon erased hyperspace routes to Ruusan, leaving it inaccessible from the galaxy at large. The Separatists briefly established a spy post over one of Ruusan's moons during the Clone Wars, but it was soon destroyed.^[2] By the time of the Galactic Empire's reign, Ruusan was mostly forgotten.

Rediscovered by the smuggler Jerg in 11 BBY, the planet came to be used by independent spacers and merchants as a base of operations. A decade later, Rebel refugees from Sulon settled on the planet, following Jerg and Morgan Katarn.^[4]

The planet's isolation would end shortly after the Battle of Endor. The Dark Jedi Jerec, informed of the location of the Valley of the Jedi, came to the planet intending to claim the Valley's power for himself. The Jedi Kyle Katarn, assisted by the spirit of Qu Rahn, managed to stop Jerec, slaying the Dark Jedi below the monuments that Othone had built centuries ago.^[4]

Katarn would return to Ruusan in 12 ABY to reestablish his connection to the Force, during the confrontation of the Empire Reborn, and in 14 ABY, during the Disciples of Ragnos crisis to investigate the Valley of the Jedi for cult activity.^[5]

The world was later targeted by the Yuuzhan Vong, who successfully invaded and occupied the planet over a year into their invasion of the galaxy. It would remain under Vong control until the end of the war.^[2]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
• Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
• Jedi vs. Sith
• Darth Bane: Rule of Two
• Bane of the Sith (Mentioned only)
• Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Mentioned only)
•  RM&S Debates Calendar Reform—HoloNet News Vol. 531 45 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Downfall of a Droid" (Referenced to)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duel of the Droids"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cat and Mouse" (Mentioned in data screen)
• Echoes of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (First appearance)
• Dark Forces: Rebel Agent (First identified as Ruusan)
• Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama
• Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
• Dark Forces: Jedi Knight audio drama
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Indirect mention only)

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Chronology
•  "The Starhoppers of Aduba-3"—Star Wars Gamer 4
• Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
• Ultimate Adversaries
• The Dark Forces Saga
•  Kyle Katarn's Tale, Mission 5 on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
• "Heritage of the Sith"—Star Wars Insider 88
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 129
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
• Jedi Academy Training Manual
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 21
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 23
• The Essential Atlas
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 27
• The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
•  Kyle Katarn in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  King Katuunko in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
• The Essential Reader's Companion

Notes and referencesEdit