Senali was the moon of Rutan. It had four moons of its own. The native Senalis were an offshoot of the Rutanians, and the two peoples had a long history of rivalry and conflict.
Senali was covered in oceans except for small islands the Senalis lived on. The Senalis subsisted mainly on fish and fruit from the various scattered islands across the moon. The Senalis' culture was to wear necklaces and bracelets made of seashells and stones.
Senali ultimately won the war between Rutan and Senali, but the conflict was so devastating that a peace agreement was made: the firstborn children of the rulers of both worlds would be exchanged at age seven. When the exchangees turned 16, they would return home.
This pact was nearly broken and both worlds nearly went to war when the Rutanian prince, Leed, felt that Senali was his home and wanted to stay, prompting his father, King Frane, to demand he return home. The Republic sent two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, to assess the situation.
As the Yuuzhan Vong made their way through the galaxy, Rutan and Senali were politically divided by the Peace Brigade. Several months after this, the Senali were wiped out by the Yuuzhan Vong.
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