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{{Quote|Skor II is a world of apparently unlimited resources, but, due to the varied nature of its climate and its planetary composition, these resources tend to be concentrated in different parts of the world.|[[Obo Rin]]|<ref name="GG4 1st">''[[Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races]]''</ref>}}
'''Skor II''' was a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] in the [[Squab system]] and the [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]] of the [[Squib/Legends|Squibs]]. It was located in the [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]] just west of the [[Rimma Trade Route/Legends|Rimma Trade Route]]. The world was small, with a varied terrain and climate that provided it with vast natural resources. The planet's system of government, known as the [[Squib Polyanarchy|''polyanarchy'']], was headed by a [[King/Legends|king]]. One major population center was [[Metrobig City]], site of the [[Metrobig Interplanetary Blastport]].

Early tribes of Squibs were forced to wander Skor II to find resources. As some tribes founded villages, others traded from settlement to settlement, and haggling became an ingrained part of the Squib psyche. It was this bargaining instinct that allowed the Squibs to trade for [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] technology and bring their world to [[The galaxy/Legends|galactic]] prominence. Skor II remained loyal to the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]]. When the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]] invaded the world in [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]], the Republic fought to regain the world, with the ensuing [[Battle of Skor II]] won by [[Mace Windu/Legends|Mace Windu]] and [[Clone trooper commander|Clone Commander]] [[CC-2224/Legends|Cody]]. Although the government of Skor II later negotiated rubbish management contracts with the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], the king declared a [[Unidentified Squib pact|pact]] of mutual support with the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] sometime before the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]].

==Description==
Skor II was a terrestrial [[Planet/Legends|planet]]<ref name="GG4" /> far from the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]]<ref name="H&R">''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''</ref> in the [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim]]<ref name="UAA" /> reaches just west of the [[Rimma Trade Route/Legends|Rimma Trade Route]]. It orbited a small, red [[Star/Legends|star]] called [[Squab]] as part of the [[Squab system]].<ref name="TEA" /> The world and its [[Star system/Legends|system]] were located in the [[Airam sector]].<ref name="TEAC" />

Although small, Skor II was dense, and its terrain and climate differed greatly from one region to another. The result was that the planet had seemingly boundless natural resources, although these were often localized: abundant timber was available in temperate zones, while salt was plentiful in sweltering coastal planes, and precious metals were concentrated in areas with mountainous terrain.<ref name="GG4" /> Native fauna included a [[Bird/Legends|bird]] species that had green body feathers, red plumage on its head, yellow legs, and a long, yellow beak.<ref name="HNN Liberates" /> Despite the fluctuations in climate, most beings found the world pleasant.<ref name="UAA" />

==History==
[[File:Mace_Windu_statue_on_Skor_II.jpg|thumb|left|upright|After the Battle of Skor II, King Ebareebaveebeedee declared Mace Windu a Big Time Hero of Beyond-Squib Eliteness from Metrobig City.]]
A [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]] [[Species/Legends|species]] known as the [[Squib/Legends|Squibs]] evolved on Skor II. The diminutive beings, split into various tribes, had to wander the world in search of daily necessities due to the uneven distribution of the world's natural resources.<ref name="SH /> Nevertheless, they evolved an innate curiosity and proclivity for collecting that eventually forced some tribes to settle down and found villages. Other tribes kept up their traditional nomadism and took on the added mantle of traders, bringing goods from far-flung regions as they wandered the globe. Haggling attained a heretofore unseen importance in Squib culture and was perfected to an artform. Technology on Skor II advanced to early mass production.<ref name="GG4" />

Beginning around [[5500 BBY/Legends|5500 BBY]],<ref name="TNEC">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''</ref> traders from the [[Tapani sector/Legends|Tapani sector]] began blazing new [[hyperlane]]s in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy's]] southern reaches.<ref name="HNN Liberates" /> Sometime during this process, Skor II received its first offworld visitor, a [[Dorcin]] merchant [[Starship/Legends|vessel]]. The Squibs negotiated for the technical specifications of [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] technology, and the Dorcin gained mineral rights to an arctic region of the planet. The Squibs took to the stars, and their world became progressively linked to the outside galaxy.<ref name="GG4" /> The Tapani merchant hyperlane, which came to be known as the Rimma Trade Route, grew to be one of the most heavily trafficked in the galaxy,<ref name="LotE">''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''</ref> Inflows of trade<ref name="H&R" /> and the Squibs' mastery of bargaining helped the planet prosper.<ref name="SH" /> Squibs spread across the galaxy; one group crash-landed on the planet [[Holador]] and was forced to eke out a living there.<ref name="SIII">''[[Strike III]]''</ref>
The [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Jedi Initiate/Legends|trainee]] [[Book/Legends|guidebook]] ''[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force]]'',<ref name="TJP">[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]</ref> first published as early as the [[Standard year/Legends|year]] [[990 BBY]]<ref name="TJP-PublishingDate">According to [[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path'']], the book was first published "''a decade or more after the end of the [[New Sith Wars]] in [[1000 BBY]]''." This is taken here to mean the year [[990 BBY]].</ref> depcited Skor II in a [[star-chart]] of the galaxy.<ref name="TJP" />

More than [[40 BBY/Legends|40 years]] before the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], a Squib named [[Ebareebaveebeedee]] ascended the planet's throne to become [[King/Legends|king]].<ref name="SH" /> Sometime before [[20 BBY/Legends|20 BBY]], Skor II joined the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]].<ref name="HNN Nowhere" />

===The Clone Wars===
{{Quote|Our ultrastrong loyalties and royalties to Republicness and whatever it may stand for will not let splitty-types coax-haggle Squibbish into leaving, no matter the size of the haggleprize.|King Ebareebaveebeedee|HoloNet News Vol. 531 47}}
Beginning in [[23 BBY/Legends|23 BBY]], sectors along the Rimma seceded one after another to join the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]]. Like other rimward systems on the hyperlane, Skor II found its trade with the Republic cut off.<ref name="TNEC" /> In [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]],<ref name="22 BBY">{{Hnn|47|regional/13314_2.html|Squibs Announce They're "Going Nowhere."|https://web.archive.org/web/20130105202939/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/47/regional/13314_2.html}} is set in 13:3:14, which corresponds to [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]] per the reasoning [[Template:YearMathGRS|here]].</ref> an issue of the [[HoloNet News CoCo District Edition|CoCo District Edition]] of the [[HoloNet News/Legends|HoloNet News]] stated that the king proclaimed that the Squibs were "going nowhere" and staunchly placed Skor II on the Republic side of the dispute.<ref name="HNN Nowhere" /> The defection of [[Sullust/Legends|Sullust]] to the Separatist side emboldened the separatists,<ref name="HNN Liberates" />  and in [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]],<ref name="Insider69Date">{{InsiderCite|69|Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:9:01}} is set in 14:9:01, which corresponds to [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]] per the reasoning [[Template:YearMathGRS|here]].</ref> a [[HoloNet News Core Edition|Core Edition]] issue of the HoloNet News communicated that CIS [[Battle droid/Legends|battle droids]] invaded Skor II and seized [[Metrobig Interplanetary Blastport]] for use as a base from which to launch [[Proximity mine/Legends|proximity mines]] along the outer Rimma.<ref name="HNN Liberates" /> A force of Republic [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]] led by [[Clone trooper commander|Commander]] [[CC-2224/Legends|Cody]]<ref name="LoE">''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]''</ref> and [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Mace Windu/Legends|Mace Windu]] counter-attacked, recapturing the [[Spaceport/Legends|spaceport]] and routing the invaders in the [[Battle of Skor II]]. The Republic then left a contingent of peacekeepers on the world. Ebareebaveebeedee held a ceremony in [[Metrobig City]], where he unveiled a [[Bronzium/Legends|bronzium]] [[Statue of Mace Windu|statue]] of Windu and declared him a "[[Big Time Hero of Beyond-Squib Eliteness]]."<ref name="HNN Liberates" /> Skor II remained in contested space for the remainder of the war.<ref name="TEA" />

===Galactic Civil War and legacy===
Although Ebareebaveebeedee largely kept his planet out of galactic politics during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], he did sign contracts with the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] to place Squib laborers aboard [[Capital ship/Legends|capital ships]] to work in waste disposal. After a group of [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] agents aided the Squib government in vandalizing the [[Paradise system]], home to the rival [[Ugor/Legends|Ugors]], the king signed a [[Unidentified Squib pact|pact]] of mutual support with the Alliance to Restore the Republic.<ref name="SH" /> The world remained neutral after the Empire's defeat at [[Endor/Legends|Endor]] in [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]].<ref name="TEA" /> That same year, an Imperial [[Warlord/Legends|warlord]] named [[Sander Delvardus|Delvardus]] asserted his control over the systems of the Rimma Trade Route, but [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] forces pushed him into the [[Deep Core/Legends|Deep Core]] by the middle of the year.<ref name="TNEC" /> Still, Skor II remained in neutral space through the [[Thrawn campaign]] of [[9 ABY/Legends|9 ABY]]. The world eventually fell within the influence of [[Darth Krayt]]'s [[Sith Empire/Legends|Sith Empire]] by [[137 ABY]].<ref name="TEA" />

==Inhabitants==
{{Quote|Beware of smiling Squibs.|Old traders' saying|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/species/squib/index.html}}
[[File:Databank_Squib_colored.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The Squibs of Skor II evolved into curious, gregarious packrats who loved haggling.]]
Skor II was the [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]] of the Squibs, a species of meter-tall humanoid rodents known for their irrepressible temperaments, uncontrollable curiosity, and love for collecting and trading items of every description.<ref name="GG4" /> The world's native languages included [[Squibbian]] and its ancestral form, [[Old High Squibbian]]. Most Squibs knew [[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Basic]], although few spoke it with any fluency.<ref name="UAA" />

After its discovery by a Dorcin trader, the world's native technology advanced to the galactic standard.<ref name="GG4" /> The planet was located on the Rimma Trade Route,<ref name="HNN Liberates" /> and by the time of the [[New Order/Legends|New Order]], it had grown into a prosperous<ref name="SH" /> trade world.<ref name="H&R" />

Since its first encounter with the galactic market, Skor II was an exporter of raw materials. As the world advanced in technology, the major imports were salvage and garbage from across the galaxy.<ref name="GG4" /> Squib corporations reorganized, refurbished, repackaged, and resold this "junk," especially on less populated worlds away from major trade routes.<ref name="UAA" /> Goods of Squib design included highly efficient [[Tractor beam/Legends|tractor beams]]<ref name="GG4" /> and weapons based on them, known as [[tensor weapon]]s.<ref name="A&EG" /> Despite the technical aptitude of its inhabitants, however, Skor II was best known as an exporter of labor. Squibs from the world toiled across the galaxy as trash collectors and garbage workers.<ref name="GG4" />

The planet was governed by the [[Squib Polyanarchy]], a loose coalition of autonomous communes. The head of state was known as the king, although this individual rarely intervened in local affairs.<ref name="DB" /> Skor II was the headquarters of the [[Squib Merchandising Consortium]], a state corporation that operated waste disposal services across the galaxy. Every Squib was at least a nominal employee. The head of the SMC was known as the [[Illustrious Chieftain of Junkyards]]. King Ebareebaveebeedee held this post during the Galactic Civil War.<ref name="SH" />

==Locations==
{{Quote|His Mace Windship will forever haunt Squibbish poems and jingles, and future fuzzlings will hear of the valiant Knight with his koovy purplish blade.|Ebareebaveebeedee|<ref name="HNN Liberates" />}}
Metrobig City was a major population center on Skor II. During his reign, the Squib king Ebareebaveebeedee made numerous official proclamations from the city, in a location notable for its dilapidated appearance.<ref name="HNN Liberates" /><ref name="HNN Nowhere" /> The city was the home of a major spaceport known as Metrobig Interplanetary Blastport. A bronzium statue of Mace Windu stood there, a testament to the Jedi's deeds during the Battle of Skor II.<ref name="HNN Liberates" />

==Behind the scenes==
The Squib homeworld was first described in the [[West End Games]] adventure ''[[Scavenger Hunt]]'' by [[Brad Freeman]] published in [[January]] [[1989]].<ref name="SH" /> It was unnamed until [[Troy Denning]] elaborated on the Squibs and their background in ''[[Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races]]'' that same year.<ref name="GG4 1st" />

The [[1995]] roleplaying supplement ''[[Heroes & Rogues]]'' misspells the world's name as "Skorr II."<ref name="H&R" />
The [[1998]] [[Video game|computer game]] [[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] and the accompanying ''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'' place Skor II in the Calaron sector.<ref name="SWR">[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']]</ref><ref name="SWR Prima's Guide">''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''</ref> The [[StarWars.com]] [[Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion|Online Companion]] to the [[2009]] reference book ''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', authored by [[Daniel Wallace]] and [[Jason Fry]], later overrode this placement by establishing the Squab system to be located in the Airam sector.<ref name="TEAC" /> ''Rebellion'' also depicts Skor II as a cold, ice-covered world, using the same generic planet graphic as that for such ice worlds as [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]] and [[Rafa IV]].<ref name="SWR" /> This contradicts the description of the planet as pleasant and varied in terrain as established in ''Galaxy Guide 4'',<ref name="GG4" /> so this is assumed to be an error.

''[[The Official Star Wars Fact File]]''{{'s}} [[The Official Star Wars Fact File 138|138th issue]], published on [[August 18]], [[2004]], claims that the Squib homeworld is in the Paradise system along with that of their galactic rivals, the Ugors.<ref name="FF138">{{FFCite|138|WAS4, ''Waste Disposal''}}</ref> As this conflicts with all other references Skor II,<ref name="TEAC" /><ref name="GG4" /><ref name="SH" /> this is assumed to be a mistake rather than a change in [[canon]].<ref name="FF138" /> The 2009 reference book ''The Essential Atlas'' placed the Squab system, and therefore Skor II itself, in grid square M-20.<ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*{{Hnn|47|regional/13314_2.html|Squibs Announce They're "Going Nowhere."|https://web.archive.org/web/20130105202939/http://www.holonetnews.com:80/47/regional/13314_2.html}}
*{{InsiderCite|69|Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:9:01}} {{1st}}
*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Desert Cries]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']]
*''[[Scavenger Hunt]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}

==Sources==
*''[[Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races]]'' {{1stID}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]'' {{ID|Skorr II}}
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Alien Anthology]]''
*''[[Ultimate Alien Anthology]]''
*{{FFCite|138|WAS4, ''Waste Disposal''}} {{Imo}}
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*''[[The Unknown Regions]]''
*[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]
*{{DB|species|squib|Squib|archivedate=20110913122310}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Alliance to Restore the Republic planets]]
[[Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems planets]]
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