Rya was a planet located within the Rya system, which itself was situated in the Kwymar sector of the Outer Rim Territories'. Notably, it served as the homeworld for the Human figure Cinto Alaras, who later pursued his education at the Carosi XII Academy of Medicine. This academy was located on the planet Carosi XII within the adjacent Nembus sector, and he graduated with a doctor's degree seven standard months before 2 ABY.
The planet Rya initially appeared in Alliance Intelligence Reports, a 1995 publication for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by West End Games. Later, in 2009, The Essential Atlas reference book specified the Rya system's, and thus the planet's, location as grid square P-4.