Mayohiga

"Mayohiga, the planet that's also a gate to hell, but who knows, no one's been there."

- Han Solo

Mayohiga, or in Republic star maps Mika was a planet in the Mid Rim, which from 300 BBY on its population vanished for unknown reasons. Now a few freighters have passed Mayohiga from time to time again, but usually only for scenery, research or to get a hitch to Ilos in Hutt Space, the latter the most common.

History
"Mayohiga is the Republic's trash, and my treasure."

- A bounty hunter

The earliest recording of the planet is in 2,000 BBY, where the planet was used to blaze the Ootmian Pabol. The planet was used as a stop at the capital of the same name. After the route became obsolete, a human population of 300,000 at its most at about 230 BBY. 30 years later, they all vanished in a single day. One myth says that they all turned into animals, either domestic or feral. Some night inspections show a lot of cats in the houses of the city. The Firefight above Mayohiga is a battle taking place in 21 BBY, where 600 vessels crashed to the surface. Only 1 landed in the city, and didn't cause any more than smoke marks. Another theory is that a massive raid took place in the city, and many vehicles exploded, due to the fact that several other smoke marks like the battle had appeared in the city before the battle. Mayohiga is usually used as a jump to Ilos.

Modern
The planet is now a place where smugglers and bounty hunters raid the cities and trade, and most of the buildings are assassin/ bounty hunter bases, most either burnt down or destroyed.

Huttese relations
The planet is called Shiny but worthless jewel, or Nar Ten Hutta. The name is based off Nal Hutta, which is glorious jewel translated. The planet is used to get to Ilos and then to Sleheyron.

Behind the scenes
The planet is named after a town in Touhou 7: Perfect cherry blossom with the same name, which is inspired by a strange ghost town called Mayoiga from. Japanese poem.