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Morlana One, situated within the Free Trade sector of the Outer Rim Territories, was a planet. Serving as the primary world of the Morlani system, its surface was characterized by coastal industrial cities bordering oceans and low-lying lands. The Consolidated Holdings of Preox-Morlana Corporation maintained its headquarters on Morlana One and exerted governance over the Free Trade sector, functioning as an extension of the Galactic Empire's surveillance apparatus. In the year 5 BBY, the criminal Cassian Andor made a visit to a Leisure Zone establishment on Morlana One, seeking information about a girl from Kenari. This led to an altercation with two sentry guards belonging to the Pre-Mor Authority Security Forces, resulting in the deaths of both guards.
The aforementioned deaths prompted an investigation led by Deputy Inspector Syril Karn from the Pre-Mor Security Inspection team. Despite instructions from Chief Inspector Hyne to drop the case and fabricate a more favorable narrative for the Pre-Mor forces, Karn successfully traced the deaths back to Andor, who was then located on the adjacent planet of Ferrix. Karn's attempts to apprehend Andor on Ferrix resulted in the deaths of four Pre-Mor corpos along with one civilian, which subsequently led to the Empire assuming direct and permanent control over the Morlani system. The majority of Preox-Morlana personnel were dismissed, with only a select few remaining to assist in the transition of power.
Morlana One was a terrestrial planet occupying the first orbital position within the Morlani system, which itself was located in the Free Trade sector of the Outer Rim Territories. It was the primary world of its star system, situated near the planet Ferrix and the astronomical body designated Four. Exhibiting a predominantly blue hue from a distance, the planet possessed a diameter of 11,236 kilometers (equivalent to 6,982 miles) and was orbited by a single moon. The surface of Morlana One was defined by oceans, coastal lowlands, plains, and industrial cities situated along the waterfront. While considered by some to be a rather bleak world, Morlana One featured a type I atmosphere suitable for respiration by humans and various other species, and its climate was characterized by rainfall.
As the primary world within the Morlani system, Morlana One developed a dominant industrial sector, leading to the growth of cities from commercial housing. During the era of the Galactic Empire, the planet functioned as the central hub for the Consolidated Holdings of Preox-Morlana Corporation. This corporation served as both the de-facto government and law enforcement agency for the Free Trade sector, while simultaneously operating as an extension of the Empire's surveillance capabilities.
In 5 BBY, Cassian Andor, a thief and salvager originating from Ferrix, ventured into a Preox-Morlana Corporate Zone on Morlana One during the night. He parked his starship just beyond a causeway and proceeded to a brothel located within the Leisure Zone. Andor inquired with a hostess regarding information about a girl from Kenari who had previously worked at the establishment, believing she might be his sister Kerri. The hostess was unable to provide any relevant details. Meanwhile, two sentry guards from the Pre-Mor Authority Security Forces, named Kravas Drezzer and Verlo Skiff, began to harass Andor, shadowing him as he returned to his starship.
Drezzer and Skiff intercepted Andor at the entrance to the causeway, holding him at gunpoint and fabricating reasons to confiscate his possessions. Andor responded by attacking the two guards, quickly overpowering Skiff before wrestling Drezzer to the ground and seizing his blaster. Skiff was already dead at this point, and Andor eliminated Drezzer shortly thereafter, despite the guard's pleas. Following this, the thief fled back to his ship and departed for Ferrix.
The Pre-Mor Security Inspection team initiated an investigation into the deaths of Drezzer and Skiff. Deputy Inspector Syril Karn prepared a report on the incident overnight and presented it to Chief Inspector Hyne at the Corporate Security Headquarters, summarizing the situation. While Karn expressed a desire to solve the case, Hyne intervened, preventing the Deputy Inspector from pursuing it further. Hyne was concerned about the potential fallout from revealing that Drezzer and Skiff had violated regulations, particularly as he was scheduled to attend an Imperial Regional Command review to report on crime rates. The Chief Inspector instructed his subordinate to instead create a fabricated report that portrayed the Pre-Mor Authority in a more favorable light.
Despite Hyne's directives, Karn persisted in following leads related to the murderer, Andor. With the assistance of an Astro-Traffic Control Officer, he identified a starship that had passed through Morlana One's checkpoints without proper identification, based on starchart records. He tasked the control officer with tracking the ship's trajectory to Ferrix. Subsequently, Karn contacted three other officers to locate a "Kenari male" on Ferrix. When census data failed to provide any information, he ordered them to issue a bulletin, despite their reservations about the willingness of the Ferrixians to cooperate.
The bulletin prompted a response from Timm Karlo, the Floor manager of Ferrix, who provided information about Andor out of jealousy over his growing relationship with Bix Caleen. The officers working with Karn processed the tip-off and retrieved Andor's file. The Deputy Inspector then arrived with the hostess from the brothel to confirm that Andor was the individual she had seen on the night of the murder. With his suspect identified, Karn contacted Sergeant Linus Mosk from Pre-Mor's Corporate Tactical Forces. The two discussed the situation and assembled a team of twelve corpos to apprehend Andor on Ferrix.
Karn, Mosk, and their team embarked on a mission to Ferrix with the objective of capturing Andor. However, the mission proved to be a complete failure, resulting in the deaths of four corpos and Karlo. The Pre-Mor Security's humiliating defeat quickly attracted the attention of the Empire's Imperial Security Bureau (ISB). Lieutenant Blevin, the ISB Supervisor for the Free Trade sector, reported the details of the incident during a meeting with the ISB board on the Imperial capital of Coruscant.
The Empire intervened in the Morlani system the day following the incident on Ferrix, establishing permanent authority and relieving the majority of Pre-Mor Authority personnel from their duties. Blevin personally reprimanded Karn, Mosk, and Hyne at the latter's office, forcing them to sign an ISB After Action Report detailing their involvement in the Ferrix incident and directing them to the transfer center to collect any personal belongings they were permitted to keep. While Karn returned to Coruscant to live with his mother, Mosk began working at a smelter on Morlana One.
Meanwhile, a small number of Pre-Mor Authority holdouts remained at the offices, assisting with the Imperial transition. One of them, a former colleague of Mosk, was working at the headquarters night desk and learned from Imperial communications that Andor's mother had passed away and that a funeral was being planned on Ferrix. Having been instructed by Karn to relay any information about Andor, Mosk contacted him and shared his suspicion that Andor would attend the funeral. Karn subsequently met with Mosk, and the two attempted to locate Andor at the funeral on Ferrix.
By 5 BBY, Morlana One had a population of 785 million, encompassing humans and other species. The Preox-Morlana Corporation governed and policed them, providing all civil services to its citizens, referred to as employees, contingent upon their adherence to compliance directives and logging of their hours.
Morlana One, an industrial world, featured industrial waterfront cities along its coastlines, which had evolved from commercial housing. The Preox-Morlana Corporate Zone included illuminated causeways that traversed bodies of water. The Leisure Zone, featuring brothels, was also present. Certain areas were restricted to visitors.
Morlana One was initially previewed in the sizzle reel for the first season of Tony Gilroy's live-action Disney+ Andor television series, which was unveiled on December 10, 2020. Its first appearance occurred in "Kassa," the inaugural episode of the season, directed by Toby Haynes and broadcast on September 21, 2022. Concept art for Morlana One was created by concept artist Peter McKinstry. Composer Nicholas Britell crafted an edgy, textural rumbling sound to complement the dark and gritty ambiance of Morlana One. He also composed the club music featured in the Leisure Zone brothel within the episode "Kassa."