Cyrkon's surface as viewed from orbit
Cyrkon was notorious as a hub for pirates and smugglers. There was around half a dozen cities scattered across the planet. The capital, Motok, had a landing bay in one of the largest facilities on the edge of the city. The local government was as corrupt as the Imperial one, and with enough credits, one could bribe or buy their way to just about anything they needed. While there was a working economy on the planet, real business was made on the black market, dealing in goods, weapons, spice, and sometimes even slaves. Anything worth money could be bought or sold in one of Cyrkon's cities.
Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Han Solo and Chewbacca engaged Imperial forces on Cyrkon.
Long before the fall of the Republic, when Cyrkon was first colonized, it had been an ideal, almost idyllic world, situated perfectly in the habitable zone from its single star. Since then, the atmosphere had become poisonous as industrial and commercial ventures had filled it with toxins. The temperature had skyrocketed, the surface had begun to overheat, resulting in a runaway greenhouse effect, which meant all inhabitants had to live within domed cities with regulated temperature and atmosphere controls. These cities became overpopulated and underserved.
The sneak peak at the map of the galaxy included in Star Wars: Timelines shows Cyrkon to be just outside of Hutt Space despite the book Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure states the planet to be within Hutt Space.
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