Mercot

Mercot was a water world in the Inner Rim that was composed of abnormally high iron and copper contents. Though all of the surface was naturally underwater, Human colonists from Corulag created multiple artificial islands on which several mining colonies were established. The colonists relied on a vegetarian diet as the livestock they brought with them on their expedition died out over the centuries, instead relying on the plants and fungi that continued to thrive in their colonies. After setting up their society, the Mercotans joined the Galactic Republic. Following their Republicanization, many Mercotans left their homeworld to practice medicine across the known galaxy.