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Skako

Skako

Astrographical
Region	Core Worlds^[1]
Moons	2^[1]
Grid coordinates	L-9
Rotation period	27 standard hours^[1]
Orbital period	384 local days^[1]
Physical
Atmosphere	Type IV (Environment suit required)
Climate	Temperate (High-pressure)^[1]
Gravity	Standard^[1]
Primary terrain	Urban Vines
Points of interest	Power Mounds
Societal
Native species	Skakoans Octuptarras
Primary language(s)	Skakoverbal
Government	Guild^[1]
Population	100% Skakoan^[1]
Major cities	World-spanning metropolis
Major imports	Foodstuff, raw materials, water^[1]
Major exports	Technology^[1]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Techno Union Confederacy of Independent Systems Galactic Empire New Republic

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Skako was an ecumenopolis on the Hydian Way in the Core Worlds and homeworld to the Skakoan species.

1 History
2 Appearances
3 Sources
4 Notes and references
- 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

The planet was comparable to Coruscant in terms of population and scale, but lacked the latter's charm and aesthetics.^[2] Heavy atmospheric pressures, a methane gas base, and exotic chemical air molecules made Skako uninhabitable to any species unadapted to high pressure atmospheres. Though most of Skako was covered by urban sprawl, some examples of the planet's original ecosystem had been preserved in the form of vast fields of sprawling vines. Skako was also home to the Octuptarras—eight-eyed creatures with gasbag-shaped heads and multiple legs—that inhabited the planet's vines.

Few Skakoans invested in the protective Skakoan pressure suit required for traveling offworld, and thus the species was relatively rare abroad.

The planet was part of the Galactic Republic and the Techno Union, represented in the Galactic Senate by Wat Tambor, Foreman of the Techno Union. After the Clone Wars, the Skakoans' role in the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Human High Culture of the Galactic Empire resulted in their being persecuted. Most retreated to their homeworld, where they remained in isolation.