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Naos III

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this small moon was little more than a mud-covered frontier world which was originally settled by Rodian and Lethan Twi'leki criminals who found rich veins of ryll spice beneath its surface. Because of its orbital position, Naos III should have been a frozen ball of muddy ice that was covered by regular snowfalls, but intense volcanic activity kept the surface just warm enough to melt the ice into a thick sludge. Most of the natural animal life had been hunted to extinction, and only a handful of imported rycrits and banthas managed to survive. In addition to its spice, Naos III was also known as the homeworld of the Nos sharptooth. It was on Naos III that Darth Sidious hoped to murder Obi-Wan Kenobi, during the last months of the Clone Wars, in an effort to orphan Anakin Skywalker. The two Jedi had been searching for Fa'ale Leh, as part of their ongoing investigation into the many connections Sidious had throughout the galaxy. Sidious ordered his apprentice, Darth Tyranus - known to the rest of the galaxy as Count Dooku - to ensure Kenobi's death. Tyranus was hesitant, since it obviously meant that Sidious wanted to take Skywalker as a future apprentice.