Eriadu was a planet in the Outer Rim controlled by the Galactic Empire as well as the home of Grand Moff Tarkin and his family. In the years before the Galactic Civil War, Eris Harro, HoloNet News Bureau Chief held office on the planet. After reporting the progress of the industrial and mining sectors of the planet Lothal to the Imperial Capitol, the planet's Governor Arihnda Pryce extended an invitation to meet with government officials on Eriadu.