Kanos is characterized as a "war world" by the galactic community. A large planet once rich with many valuable resources has become the location of many bloody conflicts between various contending factions, none of which have managed to claim Kanos for very long at a time. The current state of Kanos is harsh at best with many water sources contaminated by radiation and the majority of the planet transformed into a ruined wasteland. The only organisms who remain on the planet are the tough and adaptive native wildlife who managed to avoid extinction along with a few combating factions of