MOS ESPA
Location: Tatooine
Type: Spaceport city
Owner: Hutt crimelords
Inhabitants: Traders, settlers
Debut: The Phantom Menace
The port city of Mos Espa is a rough lawless settlement, inhabited mostly by the poor and controlled by powerful gangsters. Located on the Xelric Draw trade route on the edge of the Northern Dune Sea, Mos Espa is in the perfect place for traders of all kinds. During its early years, the Mos Espa marketplace sprung up quickly, and the spaceport was built around it.
For the most part, Mos Espa is a town filled with markets, outdoor cafes, simple domed shelters and a diverse selection of beings from across the Outer Rim. Mos Espa is also famous for its podraces, held in the massive Grand Arena on the edge of the Western Dune Sea. The Hutt crimelords who unoficially run most of Tatooine's settlements often visit these races.
Mos Espa is also filled with slaves. As the Outer Rim's laws are lax when concerning slavery, it is not outlawed on Tatooine as in systems closer to the Core. Tiny shelters in Mos Espa originally built by the first settlers are now used to house slaves, as many can be packed in to a single hovel, while their masters reside in tall, spacious buildings and opulent townhouses. |
