Astronavigation Data: Geonosis system,

Arkanis sector, Outer Rim

Orbital Metrics: 256 days per year/22 hours
per day
Government: Geonosian hives
Population: 100,000,000,000 (100%
Geonosian)
Languages: Geonosian
Terrain: Deserts, mountains
Major Cities: Gehenbar hive, Golbah hive, Stalgasin
hive spires (capital)
Areas of Interest: Badlands of N'g'zi, E'Y-Akh
Desert, Droid foundries, Hive spires, Im'g'twe Hills,
Orbital Foundry 7, Petranaki arena, Progate
Temple, Karina the Great's lair
Major Exports: Battle droids (formerly)
Major Imports: Raw materials
Trade Routes: Old Corellian Run, Triellus Trade
Route
Special Conditions: profile details Geonosis prior to
Imperial cleansing of the planet
Background: Geonosis, called Geonosia by some
natives, was a ringed, rocky planet in the Arkanis
sector of the Outer Rim Territories. The home
planet of the insectoid Geonosians, it was known
for its droid factories and violent gladiatorial
games. The desert world was the Confederacy's
first capital, hosting its major droid foundries. It
was the site of the Battle of Geonosis, the opening
conflict of the Clone Wars.
Geonosis had a large diameter but light gravity
and dense atmosphere. With a weak magnetic
field, harsh solar radiation storms and massive
sandstorms were common, and on occasion, mass
extinctions occurred. The most persistent surface
organisms were humble red rock algae while the
semi-insectoid Geonosians were driven
underground. The planet consisted of a diminutive
molten core with a rocky mantle forming a rocky,
desert world subject to flash floods that carved
great highland canyons. Water made up 5% of the
surface.
During the time of the Geonosian rule, much of
the planet's architecture was similar in appearance
to termite mounds, consisting of domes and
buildings built into caverns and rock spires.
Therefore, one could easily mistake Geonosian
buildings for natural formations and the planet to
be uninhabited, a great asset during war.
An Imperial construction yard in orbit around
Geonosis was the initial construction site for
the Death Star. The construction yard was
eventually abandoned at least 3 years prior to
the Battle of Yavin, and the yard’s remains
completely removed from orbit roughly two
years before that climactic battle.
Also within that timeframe, most Geonosians
were killed in a genocidal attack on their
world with bombs, toxins, and other
weapons, after the Empire failed to mine the
planet's minerals.
Despite the Geonosians’ apparent extinction,
rumors tell of a survivor here and
there…perhaps even a surviving queen driven
mad in her isolation.