Ryloth

Ryloth was home to the Twi'leks.

Description
A world in the Gaulus sector, Ryloth was poor in resources, though had a vital spice distribution network. Among the planet's flora was the flyrin berry, which had a sweet and spicy taste comparable to that of Twi'lek females.

The planet had sex dens.

Society and culture
"I'm guessing you don't hunt a lot of Twi'leks, at least outside the strip clubs or the sex dens on Ryloth, so you probably don't know a lot of our physiology and habits."

- Ardanna Glie, to Grummgar

Natives had a sexy Ryloth accent, and used Ryl pictographs. Many Twi'leks on Ryloth were pampered slaves, though those who grew up offworld tended towards more cosmopolitan attitudes towards sexual servitude. Twi'leks lived in clans and kept sacred ceremonial clan mating customs like the Dance of the Twi'lek Slave Girl. The world initially favored an egalitarian society, but after contact with the galactic community it became strictly patriarchal. Misogyny was commonly accepted, and the role of females was limited to domestic or sexual service. Many central aspects of Twi'lek culture were reduced to race-play pantomimes offworld, and Twi'lek women were often stereotyped as submissive maids or sexually-skilled yobanas.

Early history
"I'm afraid we're not all pampered slaves. Even the ones on Ryloth, but especially those of us who grew up off-world. I'm originally from a colony on Saleucami, led by Clan Secura. We tend to be a bit more cosmopolitan in our attitudes towards sexual servitude."

- Ardanna Glie

Ryloth was the ancestral homeworld of the Twi'lek species who were led by political and cultural leaders belonging to Ryloth's clans. Before contact with the outside galaxy, the Twi'leks developed sacred ceremonial clan mating customs including the Dance of the Twi'lek Slave Girl. Once contact had been established with the galactic community during the early era of the Old Republic, female Twi'leks quickly became fetishized commodities for males, and were one of the world's few exports. Ryloth's egalitarian society became strictly patriarchal under these economical and sexual factors, leading to a rise in common misogyny and the limitation of female roles to domestic and sexual service.

Natives established offworld colonies on planets such as Saleucami.

Republic Era
Ryloth had a vital spice distribution network overseen by Twi'lek clan mafias.

The planet was defended in the Clone Wars, during which a Jedi Master was killed.

Imperial Era
The Twi'lek Spice Conflict flared up after the Clone Wars. The gang war resulted in the Ryloth spice market being sealed up tightly until the Di Cartel's encroachment in the New Republic era.

The Free Ryloth movement was a principled resistance movement borne out of the Clone Wars which fought the Galactic Empire over the values of democracy and the rule of law. Hera Syndulla was inspired to fight by her revolutionary father, Cham Syndulla, and joined the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire alongside Kanan Jarrus. Cham continued to inspire other Ryloth revolutionaries during Hera's actions. Arda Minan attempted to rally support during the Syndulla uprising, but was arrested and forced to work at the Star Whores club on Coruscant.

As of 0 BBY, the Free Ryloth movement had been suppressed, and several scions of Ryloth's leading clans were sold into slavery. Some of the Twi'lek political and cultural leaders became the property of the Hutt Five Families along the edge of the Empire, while working-class immigrants found employment in Coruscant's underlevels.

New Republic Era
Escaping from Jabba's Palace in the wake of Jabba Desilijic Tiure's death, Twi'leks Nat Secura and Lyn Me used a chunk of the Hutt's spice trade to establish the Daivik Triad with Twi'lek Clan Council member Tyleah Daivik and Thora. They became the akk dogs herding Ryloth's spice trade.

Ryloth was neutral under the New Republic, situated outside of New Republic Space, though Twi'leks remained highly-placed in society. The Di Cartel, led by Rinnrivin Di, struck at the Ryloth clan mafias with help from the Amaxine warriors to take control of its spice trade. Di's soldiers decimated the Daivik Triad, and Rinnrivin acquired the holocube The Girls of Jabba's Palace. He defiled one of the Secura heiresses at the end of his gang encroachment, and made preparations to penetrate the Gaulus sector.