Rothus

"I was born on Rothus, but it was never my home."

- Bolo Artel

 was a small rocky planet on the outer edge of the Axe in the. A poor planet, its only resource was some amounts of coal and metal ores that was extracted by various corporations around the time of the.

Before the Republic
Rothus was first colonised by the Oth hailing from the neighbouring planet Otis. A fiercely industrail species, the Oth set about exploiting the planet's natural resources to provide material and fuel for their vast starship manufacturers. Eventually the system was colonised by the Ciciarazzi, a near-human sub-species of unknown origin, and the two species lived in relative harmony.

Several thousands years before the was founded, the human population of Craestyl conquered the Axe and took both Rothus and Otis under its control. Both the Oth and the Ciciarazzi were enslaved on Rothus at this time. This remained until the Republic was founded and took the entirety of the Axe under its control, ending the enslavement of the two species and giving the Axe representation in the -- though in reality, this seat only represents the interests of the much larger and more populous planet Craestyl and its twin, Calstrade.

Era of the Republic
Rothus remained largely untouched by the rest of the galaxy. At one point the took over the planet and established several more mining systems stretching far down into the planet's crust, but the sites were abandoned when the ore ran out and the venture was deemed no longer profitable.

Mining projects continued on Rothus until at least, when Cara Vell discovered an infant Bolo Artel, who had been abandoned in the tunnels.

Era of the Empire
Rothus, along with the rest of the Axe, remained loyal to the. Artel was to return to his home sector during the Annhilation of Craestyl, and commented on how close he was to his home to his apprentice, Tsark, as the bombing commenced.

Physical characteristics
"I've been told it was beautiful to look at. Rich, dark purple on the surface. But that was just the outer layer of the crust, where the minerals lay exposed to the sun. Beneath the ground was black and dark, and the tunnels they found me in were full of soot."

- Bolo Artel, describing his home.

Rothus was undeniably beautiful to look at from orbit, being dubbed the "Purple Jewel" of the Axe -- with Craestyl the "Red Jewel", Calstrade the "Blue Jewel" and Otis the "Black Jewel". This was due to high concentrations of precious minerals gathering on the surface and "ripening" beneath the harsh glare of the sun. ....Lower layers....

....Close to sun, atmosphere....