The city of Aldera was a quiet and peaceful city, the capital of the equally peaceful planet of Alderaan. On a typical day many different walks of life could be found going about their daily routine. Alderaan was the "Shining Star" of the Core Worlds of the Galactic Empire. A "Core World" indicated that a planet was heavily populated, well known and significantly developed. A planet that was renowned throughout the galaxy for its beauty, Alderaan was characterized by its lush fields, rolling hills, vast plains, steep mountains and deep gorges. Truly, it was a planet to behold. The planet itself was well known as a place of inspiration among poets, artists, philosophers, writers, and many others who delved into the more "sophisticated,” as it might be referred to, ways of life.