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Ano, originally known as Banushmak, was a located in the Shon sector of the.

Early history and Infinite Empire
Early in the world's history, Ano was once a lush planet known as Banushmak and was home to a race of amphibians called the Banush. For millions of years, the Banush grew strong on their world and by 35,000 BBY, Banushmak became the capital of a powerful empire that spanned over 200 different star systems in the.

Eventually their strength caught the attention of the  which declared war on the Banush in 30,000 BBY. Banushmak was the center-most point of all defensive coordination for the Banushi forces and was an essential factor in their ability to battle against the Rakatans. Over the course of 2,000 years, the two rivaling empires fought a bloody conflict but the Banush lost world after world until the Infinite Empire was on the door-step of Banushmak, cutting the capital off from the rest of what remained of the Banush empire. Despite the combined strength of hundreds of ships against a single world, it took another century for the Infinite Empire to overwhelm the Banush resistance and claim Banushmak as their own. The years of conflict transformed the world however, changing it from a tropical jungle planet into mostly a vast desert.

For the next several thousand years, Banushmak was a world where slaves for the Infinite Empire were broken, bred, or sold. The first slaves, many of which were Banush captives, were forced to build new cities on the ruins of old ones where their new Rakatan overlords could rule in comfort. In 27,000 BBY,  were the dominant demographic of Banushmak's slave population, desired by the Rakatan  for their potential as valuable resources. One such human, a boy dubbed Isk, was taken by the most powerful Predor on Banushmak, Ghis'kar, and shaped to serve as his latest in approximately.

The same Force Hound eventually betrayed Ghis'kar and the Infinite Empire, both of which he hated, taking two slave girls named Elsa and Isa and fleeing Banushmak in. Around the same time, the had come to Banushmak in small pockets but a  that only seemed to target Rakatans was a more prevalent threat, striking every major city and garrison on the surface until Imperial admirals refused to land their ships or dispatch fresh troops to the planet due to fears of contamination. Even still the Rakatans continued to dominate the slave population through fear and acts of brutality.

That all changed when Isk returned, who renamed himself Ano meaning "True" in his native tongue, with Elsa and Isa at his side who were now both fully-trained in the ways of the. These three were responsible for rallying the slave population of Banushmak into a full-scale rebellion against their slave masters, repelling every attempt at quelling their uprising that the Infinite Empire and Predor Ghis'kar unleashed upon them. Ano personally slew Ghis'kar in and with an army of former-slaves, drove the crippled Rakatans from Banushmak, permanently ending the reign of the Infinite Empire on the planet. Ano took both Elsa and Isa as his and was eventually named a  by the people of Banushmak. After his death and supposed apotheosis into a, Banushmak was renamed Ano in his honor, with both moons being named after his wives.