Kala'uun starport details

Ryloth
Principal planet in the star system of the same name. A dry, rocky world of shadowy valleys and mist-covered peaks. Its atmosphere is thinner than most inhabited worlds but is within the range breathable by the human races.

Perhaps best known as the Twi'lek homeworld, Ryloth is an inhospitable planet filled with twisted rock formations and mountains. One side is constantly baked in the heat of Ryloth's sun, while the other side barely survives the perpetual night. Heat storms and other air currents keep the dark side warm enough to sustain some life, although most lifeforms survive only by taking refuge in deep caves during the intense storms which blast through Ryloth's canyons and mountain ranges.

Several Twi'lek cities exist just beneath Ryloth's surface, either built into the rocky terrain or build up to blend in. Each city is autonomous and is governed by a five-member "head-clan." Each member of the head-clan is responsible for overseeing one major aspect of the city: production, agriculture, power, air and water, and starport services are often major areas governed by a head-clan member.

Kala'uun
One of the Twi'lek cities on the searing surface of Ryloth. Like most cities, Kala'uun has landing facilities for starship but it does not broadcast its location. Twi'leks have long been the target of slavers, whose oppressive policies of tribute sap the Twi'lek economy, demoralize the populace, and keep the Twi'leks little more than a passive species dependent on others for space travel.

Contained within the rock formation known as the Lonely Five, Kala'uun is a bustling city which enjoys trade with several smugglers and free-traders who are daring enough to brave Ryloth's hostile environment and the narrow entrance to the city.

The starport is actually a landing field at the bottom of an immense cavern within one of the mountains forming the Lonely Five. Most of the starport services are located on this ground level, although access tunnels, turbolifts, stairways, ramps and ladders connect this level with other levels perched in the cavern high above the starport, as well as the four other caves comprising the city. Access to these other areas is limited to Twi'leks or their authorized guests only.

A small contingent of pirates and a few starfighters, left here by the slave lord Voorg the Thandicant, provide minimal protection to the starport from outside threats. They are also a constant reminder of the Twi'lek's continual vulnerability to slavers.

Teela, and her crew of the Astral Dancer, have returned to her homeworld in spite of the risk and her bitter memories. While keeping their actual objective concealed, they meet a lovely and mysterious stranger in need of transport off this world. Her name is Sha'nesa Nova, a gunslinger with a past she would like to forget as well.