View source for Ryloth/Legends

{{Top|fga}}
{{Otheruses|Ryloth}}
{{TCWRetcon}}
{{Threeconflicting|''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]''|''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''|''[[The Essential Atlas]]''}}
{{Disputed}}
{{Planet
|image=[[File:Ryloth_EotECR.png]]
|name=Ryloth
|region=[[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]]<ref name="EAWGG">''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
|sector=[[Gaulus sector/Legends|Gaulus sector]]<ref name="EAOC">{{SW|url=news/star-wars-the-essential-atlas-online-companion|text=''Star Wars: The Essential Atlas'' Online Companion|int=Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion}}</ref>
|system=[[Ryloth system/Legends|Ryloth system]]<ref name="GATORW">''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]''</ref>
|suns=1: [[Ryloth (star)/Legends|Ryloth]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|position=2<ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>
|moons=5<ref name="GATORW" />
|coord=R-17<ref name="TEA" />
|xyz=
|routes=*[[Corellian Run/Legends|Corellian Run]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Corellian Skip Run]]<ref name="LoNH">''[[Lords of Nal Hutta]]''</ref>
*[[Death Wind Corridor]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Old Corellian Run]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Ryloth Road]]<ref name="LoNH" />
|distance=
|lengthday=30 [[Standard hour/Legends|standard hours]]<ref name="TEA" />
|lengthyear=305 [[Standard day/Legends|standard days]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|class=Terrestrial<ref name="GATORW" />
|diameter=10,600 [[Kilometer/Legends|kilometers]]<ref name="GATORW" /><ref name="TEA" />
|atmosphere=[[Atmosphere/Legends#Type I atmospheres|Type I]] {{C|breathable}}<ref name="GATORW" />
|climate=*[[Temperature/Legends|Varied]]:
**Subarctic
**Temperate
**Arid<ref name="GATORW" />
|gravity=[[Gravity/Legends|Standard]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|terrain=*[[Mountain/Legends|Mountains]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*Valleys
*[[Desert/Legends|Deserts]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*Tundra<ref name="GATORW" />
*Ice cap on night side
*[[Forest/Legends|Forests]]<ref name="TEA" />
*Plains<ref name="TEA" />
|water=*Underground rivers
*Springs
|interest=*[[Bright Lands]]
*[[Crater Sea]]
*[[Floating Rock Gardens of Ryloth|Floating Rock Gardens]]
*[[Fungus Pit]]
*[[Great Tusks]]
*[[Leb'Reen]]
*[[Hunvar's Spire]]
*[[Joreikna]]
*[[Junkard]]
*[[Lohema]]
*[[Lonely Five Range]]
*[[Nightlands/Legends|Nightlands]]
*[[Sith Academy (Ryloth)|Sith Academy]]
*[[The Enclave]]
*[[The Brightlands|The Brightlands Podracing Track]]
|flora=
|fauna=*[[Bibfort/Legends|Bibfort]]<ref name="GCG">''[[Galactic Campaign Guide]]''</ref>
*[[Blurrg/Legends|Blurrg]]<ref name="TCWCE">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
*[[Can-cell/Legends|Can-cell]]
*[[Doashim/Legends|Doashim]]
*[[Gutkurr/Legends|Gutkurr]]<ref name="TCWCE" />
*[[Lylek/Legends|Lylek]]<ref name="EAWGG" />
*[[Mazer]]<ref name="GCG" />
*[[Rycrit/Legends|Rycrit]]
|otherlife=*[[Gugal bloom]]<ref name="Mission">{{TORcite|type=crewskill|Bioanalysis|Aboreal Armageddon}}</ref>
*[[Glow-fungus]]
*[[Munch-fungus]]
|species=[[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|otherspecies=*[[Devaronian/Legends|Devaronian]]
*[[Human/Legends|Human]]
*[[Jawa/Legends|Jawa]]
*[[Rodian/Legends|Rodian]]
*Others
|language=*[[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Basic]]<ref name="GATORW" /><ref name="TEA" />
*[[Twi'leki/Legends|Twi'leki]]<ref name="GATORW" /><ref name="TEA" />
|government=Feudal meritocracy<ref name="GATORW" />
|population=*1.5 billion:<ref name="TEA" />
**76% Twi'lek
**24% other<ref name="GATORW" /><ref name="TEA" />
|demonym=Rylothan<ref name="TFP">''[[The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy]]''</ref>
|cities=*[[Kala'uun/Legends|Kala'uun]]<ref name="TEGtPaM">''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''</ref> and [[Lessu/Legends|Lessu]] {{C|[[Capital/Legends|capitals]]}}
*[[Sal'kaasa]]
*[[Kala'din (city)|Kala'din]]
*[[Leb'Reen]]
*[[Nabat/Legends|Nabat]]
*[[Resdin]]
|imports=*[[Foodstuff/Legends|Foodstuffs]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*Medicine<ref name="GATORW" />
*Technology<ref name="GATORW" />
|exports=*[[Ryll/Legends|Ryll]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Slavery/Legends|Slaves]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|affiliation=*[[Twi'lek Clan Council]]
*[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]
*[[Brotherhood of Darkness/Legends|Brotherhood of Darkness]]
*[[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]]
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
*[[Zann Consortium/Legends|Zann Consortium]]<ref name="FoC">''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''</ref>
*[[Alliance of Free Planets]]
*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]
*[[Diversity Alliance]]
*[[Cooperative Council of Independent Planetary Governments]]
*[[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Galactic Alliance Remnant]]<ref name="TEA" />}}
'''Ryloth''', also known as '''Twi'lek''', and '''Twi'lek Prime''',<ref name="OK">''[[Oblivion's Kiss]]''</ref> was the harsh, rocky [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]] of the [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'leks]], an [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]] world located on the [[Corellian Run/Legends|Corellian Run]] and forming one endpoint of the [[Death Wind Corridor]]. One side of the planet perpetually faced its [[Star/Legends|sun]] and the other remained in darkness, a phenomenon known as tidal locking. The dayside was referred to as the [[Bright Lands]] and the night-side was known as the [[Nightlands/Legends|Nightlands]].

==Description==
[[File:Nightlands.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The night side of Ryloth was punctuated by diverse, luminescent forests of crystalline flora]]
Ryloth, the second [[Planet/Legends|planet]] in the [[Ryloth system/Legends|Ryloth system]], possessed a thin, but breathable [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmosphere]]. The planet was [[Orbit/Legends|orbited]] by five [[Moon/Legends|moons]], which had subtle tidal effects on the planet's liquid core and underground springs. It had little or no surface [[Water/Legends|water]] except for patches of water ice on the night side.

It was a planet of extremes: dry, rocky landscapes of deserts, mountain ranges with mist-covered peaks, shadowy valleys, alternated with snowy wastes, joined by lush temperate bands which concentrated much of its population.<ref name="TEA" />

Because of its unusual day-night rotation period, atmospheric conditions on Ryloth's surface were characterized by turbulent seasons<ref name="TEA" /> and extremely high winds (reaching 500 kilometers per hour) scouring the surface and sculpting the landscape and unpredictable bursts of heat called [[heat storm]]s, which could reach 300 degrees Celsius. The more extreme heat storms sometimes moved across the terminator and reached miles underground, making caves near the surface temporarily uninhabitable, before eventually dying out on the night side.

Along the terminator lay a thin habitable border, a twilight realm between the two extremes. Along this narrow strip were the series of caverns where some of the Twi'leks decided to build their underground cities, blockaded with thick blast doors and portcullises to keep out the vicious monsters that prowled the Bright Lands, especially [[Lylek/Legends|lyleks]].

The [[Floating Rock Gardens of Ryloth]] were a natural wonder and tourist attraction, well known throughout the Outer Rim, where strong winds blew among the tunnels, causing rocks to float gently through the air. Over the years the gardens became filled with rare and dazzling stones. Visitors were allowed to rearrange the stones to their liking, but were encouraged to seek meaning in the natural configurations.

[[Kala'uun/Legends|Kala'uun]] was a permanent city located within the [[Lonely Five Range|Lonely Five mountain range]], boasting a large underground [[Spaceport/Legends|spaceport]].

To people like Jerris Rudd like and others who have been to Ryloth and Tatooine they describe the planet being a little bit like Tatooine.

===Fauna===
<div style="float:right">[[File:Gutkurr_pair.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A pair of [[Gutkurr/Legends|gutkurrs]]]]</div>

Ryloth had several native [[Sentience/Legends|non-sentient]] species, most of which were fierce and predatory for survival on a planet with such a harsh environment. The [[Lylek/Legends|lylek]] was easily the most dangerous predator native to Ryloth, with their hard shelled [[Insectoid/Legends|insectoid]] bodies and sharp limbs and extremely strong tentacles. They were one of only a few creatures able to withstand the extreme temperatures of the [[Bright Lands]].

The [[Doashim/Legends|doashim]] was another fierce predator that inhabited the dark subterranean caverns of Ryloth. They were horned, red-eyed, sharp-clawed and fanged creatures reminiscent of demons from the lore of many different sentient species across the galaxy. The [[Gutkurr/Legends|gutkurr]] were fast, two-legged creatures with hard-shelled carapaces with spines protruding from their backs. They were predatory creatures feared by the Twi'leks.

One of the few non-aggressive creatures of Ryloth was the [[Rycrit/Legends|rycrit]], which were short-furred quadrupeds kept as herd animals by the Twi'leks. They were raised for their hides, which could be used for clothing, and for their meat which was often used in [[rycrit stew]].

==History==
[[File:Twilek_Exodus.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Twi'leks flee a [[heat storm]].]]

Ryloth was originally discovered by [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Old Republic]] explorers approximately 10,000 years before the onset of the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] and was one of the first worlds discovered in the Outer Rim. Located at one end of the [[Corellian Run/Legends|Corellian Run]], it was one of the few worlds of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]] further from the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Galactic Core]] than [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]].

Civilization on Ryloth at the time of its discovery was not particularly advanced. Twi'leks integrated windmills and turbines to power their homes and industries carved out of the mountains. The cultivation of fungi and molds provided nourishment for the populace, as did the rearing of the domesticated herd animals [[Rycrit/Legends|rycrits]] for meat. Twi'leks never developed [[Realspace/Legends|space]] travel, but instead expanded throughout the galaxy by trading with the Republic, variously negotiating, charming, or seducing their way to the stars.

===Life of enslavement===
The [[Slavery/Legends|slave]] trade had been an everyday part of life on Ryloth for millennia and persisted long after its contact with the Republic sometime in [[10,000 BBY]].<ref name="TEA" /> Dancing girls were especially prized, and as Twi'lek communities were established throughout the Republic and elsewhere, they found numerous eager markets. The slaves were often sold by 'contract,' as a feeble way of evading antislavery laws.

<div style="float:right">[[File:Twilek_twins.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Twi'lek slave girls]]</div>
Female Twi'lek consorts and companions soon became a status symbol among the rich and the decadent throughout the Galactic Republic and eventually the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]. The slave trade remained profitable all throughout Ryloth's history, and though the early slavers were Twi'leks, over the years many alien [[Crime lord/Legends|crime lords]] migrated to Ryloth for a piece of the action.

Twi'leks of all professions eventually became a common, even ubiquitous, sight all over the galaxy, as businesspeople, servants, bodyguards, [[Majordomo/Legends|majordomos]] and slaves. Their near-[[Human/Legends|Human]] appearance made them less a target of anti-[[Alien/Legends|alien]] prejudice than others during the [[Imperial Period|Imperial era]].

The [[Anx/Legends|Anx]] crime lord [[Graxol Kelvyyn/Legends|Graxol Kelvyyn]] had his headquarters on Ryloth shortly before the onset of the Clone Wars. He was known for having a vast slave-trading network that covered the Outer Rim and even reached [[Kidiet Olgo]] in the Galactic Core.

Prominent examples of Twi'lek slaves during the last days of the Republic and the Empire included [[Ann Gella/Legends|Ann Gella]] and [[Tann Gella/Legends|Tann Gella]], twins owned by [[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]], and [[Oola/Legends|Oola]], owned by [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba the Hutt]].

===Ryll===
The major export of Ryloth, and the product which sustained its early trade, was the mineral known as [[Ryll/Legends|ryll]], a potent [[Spice/Legends|spice]], discovered in [[4800 BBY]], which was [[Mining/Legends|mined]] and originally distributed for medicinal use. Ryll was found in 'blooms' in the rock rather than veins, typical of most ores. Miners placed their mines underneath the blooms and drilled up. Ryll's highly addictive nature and hallucinogenic properties also made it a favorite recreational substance among the scoundrels and decadent nobles of the galaxy. A particularly popular and addictive mixture was [[glitteryll]], a synthetic mixture of ryll and [[Glitterstim/Legends|glitterstim]] which had a strong numbing effect on memory. Ryll and glitteryll were outlawed on most Republic worlds, but the demand was great enough to sustain a healthy [[Black market/Legends|black market]]. Crime lords and slavers turned their attention to ryll [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggling]] operations and began competing with legitimate miners. By the time of the [[Jedi Civil War]], most ''legitimate'' ryll mining operations were gone, leaving only the smugglers.

The exclusive distribution rights to ryll were temporarily seized by the [[Neimoidian/Legends|Neimoidians]] around 4800 BBY. Though it was thought this might end the perilous illegal ryll trade, it had quite the opposite effect. Irresponsible distribution of the drug eventually led to the [[Gank Massacres]].

===Jedi Knights on Ryloth===
[[File:Heatstorm-Redemption1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Tott Doneeta]] leading fellow Twi'leks away from a heat storm on Ryloth in [[3986 BBY]]]]

In [[3630 BBY]],{{Fact}} the [[Gugal bloom]] decimated the [[Forest/Legends|forests]] of Ryloth.<ref name="Mission" />

Around [[1002 BBY]], the [[Brotherhood of Darkness/Legends|Brotherhood of Darkness]] operated a [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] academy on the world that specialized in the training of [[Sith assassin/Legends|Sith assassins]].

In the years before the Clone Wars, [[Anoon Bondara]] served as [[Jedi Watchman/Legends|Jedi Watchman]] of Ryloth, identifying Force-sensitive Twi'leks and sending them to [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]] for training.

In [[44 BBY/Legends|44 BBY]], [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Tholme/Legends|Tholme]] and [[Quinlan Vos/Legends|Quinlan Vos]] were sent to Ryloth under orders to stop illegal animal smuggling. There they met a Force-sensitive infant Twi'lek named [[Aayla Secura/Legends|Aayla Secura]]. She was taken and later trained by Quinlan Vos.

Later in [[32 BBY/Legends|32 BBY]], Vos and Aayla, now his [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]], discovered an illegal glitteryll smuggling operation masterminded by [[Pol Secura]] (Aayla's uncle), [[Bib Fortuna/Legends|Bib Fortuna]], and [[Senator/Legends|Senator]] [[Chom Frey Kaa]], using [[energy spider]] eggs taken from [[Kessel/Legends|Kessel]]. Using the mental abilities of the [[Kiffar/Legends|Kiffar]] [[Asanté Vos]] and large doses of glitteryl, Pol Secura wiped their memories and kept Aayla as a dancer in his estate. Eventually, Vos recovered his memories and returned to Ryloth to retrieve his Padawan.

===Ryloth in the Republic===
Ryloth entered into the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] circa [[10,000 BBY]].<ref name="TEA" />

Ryloth was represented in the [[Galactic Senate/Legends|Galactic Senate]] by Senators [[Connus Trell]] and [[Orn Free Taa/Legends|Orn Free Taa]], who succeeded the controversial [[Chom Frey Kaa]]. Senator Free Taa, a strong [[Loyalist/Legends|Loyalist]], kept Ryloth under the Republic's protection by supporting most of [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Supreme Chancellor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine's]] decrees, including the [[Military Creation Act/Legends|Military Creation Act]]. <div style="float:right">[[File:Blockade_of_Ryloth.png|thumb|left|200px|Ryloth [[Ryloth blockade/Legends|blockaded]] by [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|CIS]] forces]]</div>

===Clone Wars===
During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], Ryloth was invaded by the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]] and was used to house a large [[Droid/Legends|droid]] reclamation facility under the eye of [[Wat Tambor/Legends|Wat Tambor]]. At first the Republic Garrison, under the command of [[Jedi General/Legends|Jedi General]] [[Ima-Gun Di/Legends|Ima-Gun Di]] and [[Clone trooper captain|Clone Capt]]. [[Keeli/Legends|Keeli]] fought the droids alongside [[Twi'lek freedom fighters]] under Gen. [[Cham Syndulla/Legends|Cham Syndulla]] to protect the refugees. Unfortunately, supplies were running low and the droid army was closing in on their position. When a Republic fleet under Admiral [[Dao/Legends|Dao]] failed to make it past the [[Ryloth blockade/Legends|Ryloth blockade]], Gen. Di decided to sacrifice himself and his command to buy the Twi'leks time to escape. Though Gen. Di and his command perished, supplies sent from [[Toydaria/Legends|Toydaria]] reached the refugees.<ref name="Supply Lines">{{TCW|Supply Lines}}</ref> After the droids took control of Ryloth, the Twi'leks were taken captive and some were used as human shields for the droid army. The seizure was officially protested by [[Senator/Legends|Senator]] [[Orn Free Taa/Legends|Orn Free Taa]], and public opinion on Ryloth itself was bitterly divided. The [[Battle of Ryloth/Legends|battle]] was short, but Ryloth's towns were left heavily damaged by [[Hyena-class bomber|droid bombers]]. Eventually, the planet became the site of a battle in [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]] during the [[Outer Rim Sieges/Legends|Outer Rim Sieges]].

===Galactic Empire===
[[File:BattleOfRyloth-EaW.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Battle of Ryloth (Galactic Civil War)|The Battle of Ryloth]]]]
The anti-alien prejudice of the Galactic Empire was clear to the inhabitants of Ryloth. [[Human High Culture]] thought little of aliens, but Ryloth shrewdly played the role of loyal servant to the Empire, while quietly and unobtrusively aiding the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]]. These were dark times for the Twi'leks, however, as even members of the most influential clans were enslaved, losing all their property and influence to entertain and see to the needs of Imperial bureaucrats and [[Governor/Legends|governors]].

For a time, roughly the same year as the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], the Rebellion operated a base on Ryloth. It was located by [[Viper probe droid/Legends|Viper probe droids]], prompting an attack by an Imperial task force, which infiltrated and wiped out the installation, despite strong resistance from the Rebels and even from immigrant [[Jawa/Legends|Jawas]].

During this time, the [[Zann Consortium/Legends|Zann Consortium]] owned a secret [[Consortium palace]] on Ryloth.

In [[5 BBY/Legends|5 BBY]] [[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends|Wilhuff Tarkin]] established a refueling outpost on Ryloth, using Twi'lek slave labor, and recruited native Twi'lek [[Tol Sivron]] to administer the outpost now called [[Maw Installation]].

In [[2 ABY/Legends|2 ABY]], [[Tyneir Renz]], [[Padija Anjeri]], [[Nikaede Celso]], and [[Drake Paulsen]] brought the crystal skull of Twi'lek [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Newar Forrth]] to the Rebel base on [[Derora]]. Renz presented the skull to the [[Nercathi clan]] on Ryloth to persuade them to join the Alliance.

===After the Empire===
[[File:KalauunStarport-PlattsStarportGuide.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Kala'uun Starport]] on Ryloth]]
Following the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]] in [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]], Ryloth became a member of the [[Alliance of Free Planets]]. However, after it was liberated from the Empire, Ryloth chose not to join the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] right away. Later, [[Wedge Antilles/Legends|Wedge Antilles]] and [[Winter Celchu|Winter]] would journey to Ryloth in search of a fugitive Twi'lek, and had to compete with a group of Imperials in a rigged race.

After [[Rogue Squadron/Legends|Rogue Squadron]] went to Ryloth in [[6 ABY/Legends|6 ABY]] to get ryll to help heal the [[Krytos virus]], Twi'lek pilots joined Wedge Antilles and former pilots of Rogue Squadron in fighting [[Ysanne Isard]] in the [[Bacta War]]. Due to their [[ryll kor]] scams against the New Republic, the [[Clan Shak|Shak clan]] was discredited.

Shortly after that, the Twi'lek [[Nolaa Tarkona]] engineered a revolution that overthrew the ruling clans. She then assumed control of Ryloth and founded the [[Anti-Humanism|anti-Human]] [[Diversity Alliance]]. However, in [[24 ABY/Legends|24 ABY]], the Diversity Alliance's efforts to launch a war against Humans was foiled. Following that, the planet was represented in the [[New Republic Senate/Legends|New Republic Senate]] by [[Kur (Twi'lek)|Kur]] and later by [[Cola Quis]]. During the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], the planet was a valuable member of the New Republic and the subsequent [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]]. During the [[Second Imperial Civil War]] it was part of the [[Galactic Alliance Remnant]].<ref name="TEA" />

==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Ryloth_TEA.jpg|thumb|180px|Ryloth in ''The Essential Atlas'']]
The PC game [[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] mistakenly places Ryloth in the [[Orus sector]], which is actually a [[Sector/Legends|sector]] located in the [[Inner Rim]]. Additionally, ''Rebellion''{{'s}} in-game encyclopedia entry for Ryloth erroneously states that most of the planet's inhabitants live in perpetual darkness on the side of the world that eternally faces away from its sun.

Despite Ryloth's lack of rotation in earlier portrayals, the Ryloth story arc in the [[The Clone Wars: Season One|first season]] of ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' instead shows day and night on the planet, as well as a mention of its "planetary rotation." This was later confirmed as a [[retcon]] rather than an error in ''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', although the planet was still mentioned to have harsh environmental conditions.<ref name="TEA" />

The Twi'lek cities built within caverns have been compared to real-life locations such as the [[Wikipedia:Ancient Pueblo Peoples|Anasazi]] people ruins of [[Wikipedia:Mesa Verde National Park|Mesa Verde National Park]] in south-western [[Wikipedia:Colorado|Colorado]], which were discovered by two cowboys in 1887.<ref name="SWK20">''[[Star Wars Kids 20]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
{{Scroll_box|content=
<div style="float:right">[[File:RylothNEGAS.jpg|thumb|200px|Another view of Ryloth.]]</div>
*[[Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1|''Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm'' 1]]
*[[Tales of the Jedi (audio)|''Tales of the Jedi'' (audio)]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Path of Destruction'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Rule of Two'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Plagueis (audiobook)|''Darth Plagueis'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Cloak of Deception]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Episode I Adventures 7: Capture Arawynne]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1998) 17|''Star Wars'' (1998) 17]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Twilight]]''
*[[Star Wars (1998) 32|''Star Wars'' (1998) 32]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1998) 36|''Star Wars'' (1998) 36]] {{Flash}}
*[[Star Wars (1998) 37|''Star Wars'' (1998) 37]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1998) 41|''Star Wars'' (1998) 41]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1998) 42|''Star Wars'' (1998) 42]]
*[[Star Wars (1998) 43|''Star Wars'' (1998) 43]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1998) 44|''Star Wars'' (1998) 44]]
*[[Star Wars (1998) 45|''Star Wars'' (1998) 45]]
*''[[The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge]]''
*''[[Portrait of the Artist as a Young Rodian]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|47|news/13314_1.html|Corellia Closes Borders|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728185456/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/47/news/13314_1.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|48|news/13321_1.html|Palpatine to Separatists: Let's Talk|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728125020/http://www.holonetnews.com/48/news/13321_1.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|49|news/13328_1.html|Palpatine forms Loyalist Committee|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728124856/http://www.holonetnews.com/49/news/13328_1.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|50|news/1344_5.html|Senators Implicated in Slave Ring|https://web.archive.org/web/20050221082919/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/50/news/1344_5.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|51|news/13411_4.html|Senators Found Gambling on Secessions|https://web.archive.org/web/20040502071925/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/51/news/13411_4.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|51|news/13411_7.html|Senator Tikkes Jumps Bail|https://web.archive.org/web/20040530213914/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/51/news/13411_7.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|52|news/13418_4.html|Greyshade Proposes Gambling as Revenue|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728123342/http://www.holonetnews.com/52/news/13418_4.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|54|news/1352_3.html|Senator Taa Apologizes Over Dod "Joke"|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728122852/http://www.holonetnews.com/51/news/13411_5.html}} {{Mo}}
*{{Hnn|56|news/13516_1.html|BREAKING NEWS: Amidala Alive|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728110527/http://www.holonetnews.com/56/news/13516_1.html}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Elusion Illusion]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi: Aayla Secura]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Twi'light Storm]]''
*''[[Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:7:02]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:9:15 Edition]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Show of Force]]''
*[[Path of the Jedi (video game)|''Path of the Jedi'']] {{Nc}} {{Mo}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Way of the Jedi]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Jedi Crash}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Supply Lines}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Covetous]]''
*{{TCW|Storm Over Ryloth}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Curfew]]''
*{{TCW|Innocents of Ryloth}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: The Ballad of Cham Syndulla]]''
*{{TCW|Liberty on Ryloth}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes]]''
*[[The Clone Wars 11|''The Clone Wars'' 11]]
*{{TCW|Death Trap}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Lethal Trackdown}} {{C|Appears on poster only}}
*{{TCW|Pursuit of Peace}} {{C|Appears on billboard only}}
*''[[Only the Force]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:01:15 Edition]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:3:02]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Republic Commando: True Colors]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/dodcampaign|text=Echoes of the Jedi|int=Echoes of the Jedi|archivedate=20100118064618}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''
*''[[The Paradise Snare]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hutt Gambit]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|7|Passages}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Interlude at Darkknell]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|9|Death-Hunter}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Instant Adventures|story=Agent Nallok Is Missing}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Seregar Turnabout}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|14|Special Ops: Drop Points}} {{Mo}}
*[[Death Star (novel)|''Death Star'']] {{Mo}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}} {{Mo}}
*''[[A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']]
*{{Journal|6|Finder's Fee}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|12|Idol Intentions}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|14|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*''[[Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale]]'' {{Flash}} <!--4ABY-->
*''[[A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Mandalorian Armor]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground: Tatooine]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game|text=''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Beginner Game|story=Escape from Mos Shuuta|stext=''Escape from Mos Shuuta''}} {{Mo}}
*''[[The Long Arm of the Hutt]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Hasty Exit|stext=''Hasty Exit''}} {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (unabridged audiobook)|''X-Wing: Rogue Squadron'' unabridged audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|2|Big Quince (short story)|Big Quince}} {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Bacta War]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Hutt and Seek]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|15|Firestorm (short story)|Firestorm}} {{Mo}}
*[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']] {{Mo}}
*''[[Champions of the Force]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Tempest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Outcast'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
}}

==Sources==
{{Scroll_box|content=
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters]]''
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One]]''
*[[Wanted by Cracken (sourcebook)|''Wanted by Cracken'']]
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook]]''
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Cracken's Rebel Operatives]]''
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]''
*{{Journal|5|Stand and Deliver}}
*{{Journal|5|Zirtran's Anchor (article)|Zirtran's Anchor}} {{Imo}}
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies]]''
*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*{{Journal|8|Wanted by Cracken (Star Wars Adventure Journal)|Wanted by Cracken}}
*{{GalaxyCite|3|The Essential Guide to Star Wars Aliens}}
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''
*{{Journal|10|A Free-Trader's Guide to the Planets}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Tales of the Jedi Companion]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]''
*{{Journal|11|Smuggler's Log}}
*[[No Disintegrations (West End Games)|''No Disintegrations'']]
*''[[Introductory Adventure Game]]''
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
*''[[The Black Sands of Socorro]]''
*{{Journal|14|Cynabar's Droid Datalog (article series)|Cynabar's Droid Datalog}}
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[Platt's Smugglers Guide]]''
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*''[[C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20010222clodhop|text=Operation: Clodhopper|int=Operation: Clodhopper|archivedate=20091015130905}}
*{{InsiderCite|57|Who's Who in the New Jedi Order}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order Sourcebook]]''
*{{InsiderCite|59|Who's Who in Rogue Squadron}}
*{{GamerCite|10|Galactic Power Brokers}}
*''[[Ultimate Alien Anthology]]''
*''[[Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide]]''
*''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]'' {{C|Game and website}}
*{{InsiderCite|67|Who's Who in the Max Rebo Band}}
*''[[Ultimate Adversaries]]''
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*{{InsiderCite|87|Order 66: Destroy All Jedi}}
*''[[Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy]]''
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
*''[[Twi'light Storm]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]
*{{SideshowCite|set=Order of the Jedi|pack=Aayla Secura (Jedi Master)|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/SSC16Aayla.asp|archivedate=20210302050527}}
*''[[Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Fandex Deluxe Edition]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[Legacy Era Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*''[[The Unknown Regions]]''
*{{Holonet|biographies|vette|Vette}}<!--28 May 2010-->
*{{Holonet|old=true|inhabitants|twilek|Twi'lek}}<!--24 Sept 2010-->
*{{InsiderCite|125|50 Great Reasons to Rewatch Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Three|50 Great Reasons to Rewatch ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' Season Three}}
*{{DB|character|abdibadawzi|Abdi-Badawzi|archivedate=20100414054848}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Beginner Game]]
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{SWE|characters|boil|Boil}}
*{{SWE|characters|wattambor|Wat Tambor}}
*{{SWE|locations|ryloth|Ryloth}}
*{{SWE|groups|twileks|Twi'leks}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*<!-- 2014/10/20 -->''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''
*[[Stay on Target (sourcebook)|''Stay on Target'']]
*''[[Lords of Nal Hutta]]''}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

{{Interlang
|cs=Ryloth/Legendy
|de=Ryloth
|es=Ryloth/Leyendas
|fr=Ryloth/Légendes
|it=Ryloth
|nl=Ryloth
|pl=Ryloth
|pt=Ryloth
|ru=Рилот
|fi=Ryloth
|ja=ライロス/レジェンズ
}}

[[Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems planets]]
[[Category:Corellian Run]]
[[Category:Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire planets]]
[[Category:Desert planets]]
[[Category:Galactic Alliance planets]]
[[Category:Galactic Alliance Remnant planets]]
[[Category:Galactic Empire planets]]
[[Category:Galactic Republic planets]]
[[Category:New Republic planets]]
[[Category:Rocky planets]]
[[Category:Ryloth locations| ]]
[[Category:Ryloth system planets]]
[[Category:Shadowports]]
[[Category:Sith planets]]
[[Category:Slavery worlds]]
[[Category:Spice producing worlds]]
[[Category:Type I atmosphere planets]]
[[Category:Zann Consortium planets]]