Aargau
Aargau is one of the
Deep Core Worlds, and is the headquarters of the Bank of Aargau, which is owned by the
Confederacy of Independent Systems' ally, the
InterGalactic Banking Clan. Aargau is located in the
Zug system.
The planet shares its name with Aargau, a Swiss canton near the banking capital of Switzerland, Zürich.
Abregado-rae
Abregado-rae is a planet in the
Abregado system. Its main port and administrative capital is Abregado-rae.
Rebel groups were known to use the hills of this planet for cover.
Talon Karrde was also a known supplier and smuggler for these groups. Recently, a totalitarian government has modernized Abregado-rae but has demanded total obedience from its citizens. The planet is the home to the
Gado species.
[Daniel Wallace and Scott Kolins, The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Star Wars) (1998). ISBN 0345420683] [Ann Margaret Lewis, The Essential Guide to Alien Species (Star Wars) (2001). ISBN 0345442202]
In one novel, Han Solo mentions that it was originally a poverty-stricken planet, but when a new governing council was elected, the capital city was cleaned up.
Adari
Adari, home to the
Adarian race, is a planet covered in snow-capped volcanic mountains. Adari signed a non-aggression treaty with the
Empire during the
Galactic Civil War. In exchange for Adarian neutrality, the planet supplied large amounts of raw materials to the Empire.
Adega
Adega is another name for the planet
Ossus. It was once a
Jedi stronghold and a source of Adegan crystals, used in Jedi
lightsabers. The planet is located in the
Outer Rim, bordering the
Cron Drift.
Aduba-3
Aduba-3, or
Aduba III, is a planet in the
Aduba system in the
Outer Rim. It has three million inhabitants and a small shipyard. It was once an agricultural world, but much of the land was laid waste by a mining rush sparked by false rumors of plentiful
chromium deposits.
Adumar
Adumar, located near the edge of
Wild Space, is a planet that was settled 10,000 years
BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) by a separatist group that was defeated by the
Galactic Republic and banished. They were rediscovered eight years after the
Battle of Endor by the
New Republic. The world contains natural resources vital in the construction of
proton torpedoes. General
Wedge Antilles, Colonel
Tycho Celchu, Major
Wes Janson, and Major
Derek "Hobbie" Klivian went on a diplomatic mission to Adumar to convince the world's leader to join the New Republic. While there, they discovered that the
Empire also sent a group of pilots to secure military ties with Adumar. After a large space battle, the New Republic proved victorious, and Adumar, now under new leadership, chose to join the New Republic. The planet was subsequently bombarded by Imperial forces under Admiral
Gilad Pellaeon.
[Aaron Allston, Starfighters of Adumar, Book 9 of the X-wing (series) series (1999). ISBN 0553574183] [Aaron Allston, Betrayal, Book 1 of the Legacy of the Force series (2006). ISBN 0345477340]
Af'El
Af'El is the homeworld to the
Defel. It is a high-gravity planet with no
ozone layer and orbits the
ultraviolet supergiant Ka'Dedus. Because of the lack of ozone, ultraviolet light passes freely to the surface, while other light wavelengths are blocked by the heavy gases in the planet's atmosphere. Thus, all lifeforms on Af'El can only see in ultraviolet light ranges, and are blind to other wavelengths of light.
Agamar
Agamar is an agricultural world in the
Outer Rim. The planet was the site of two battles during the
Clone Wars, and was also the home of
Rebel pilot
Keyan Farlander. Agamar long remained in
Imperial hands, however the planet had joined the
New Republic by the time of the
Yuuzhan Vong invasion. During the war, many refugees passed through Agamar, but the world was later overrun by the
Yuuzhan Vong prior to their invasion of
Ithor.
Alderaan
Alderaan, seen in Episodes Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV A New Hope, is the home of Princess Leia Organa, Bail Organa, and also, in 4000 BBY, Ulic Qel-Droma, who fought in the Great Sith War. Its name is actually an archaic and disused astronomical name (see Alderaan (real)). Alderaan was known for its peaceful and nature-conscious citizens and vibrant, melodic culture. The planet's citizens had no weapons, and space pilots had to have port authorities hold theirs while they were on the planet. Alderaan was tragically destroyed by the Death Star in 0 BBY. The planet was similar to Chandrila and Naboo, and also resembled Earth. Animals native to Alderaan included the nerf and the thranta, examples of which still survive on other planets. [A.C. Crispin, Rebel Dawn, Book 3 of The Han Solo Trilogy (1998). ISBN 0553574175] [Michael A. Stackpole, The Bacta War, Book 4 of the X-wing series (1997). ISBN 0553568043] [George Lucas et al., Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays (1997). ISBN 0345409817]
Almania
Almania is an obscure planet in the
Outer Rim whose population was destroyed by
droids in whom were implanted explosive devices by the
Dark Jedi Brakiss at the behest of
Kueller.
[Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The New Rebellion (1996). ISBN 0553100939]
Almas
Almas is a
terraformed planet in the
Cularin system. Its moon
Dorumaa is also a terraformed satellite. Almas is the site of an ancient
Sith fortress established by
Darth Rivan.
Altyr 5
Altyr 5 is a rocky, cliff-riddled planet in the
Altyr system. A fierce battle of the
Clone Wars took place on the planet a number of years before a
New Republic base was erected. Five years after the defeat of
Jerec,
Kyle Katarn and
Mara Jade were stationed at the base when
Imperial Remnant forces attacked.
Alzoc III
Alzoc III is the homeworld of the
Talz.
Muftak and
Foul Moudama are two examples of Talz that come from Alzoc III. In the demo version of
Jedi Outcast,
Kyle Katarn must infiltrate an Imperial outpost on Alzoc III to find out what the
Imperial Remnant are planning.
Ambria
Ambria is a desert world in
Stenness Node, tainted by a strong
dark side influence. Herds of
staga and flocks of
neeks, as well as strange creatures inhabiting Lake Natth, roam the plains of Ambria. Four thousand years before the
Battle of Yavin, the great
Jedi Master Thon, a
Tchuukthai Jedi, lived on Ambria.
Ammuud
Ammuud is a planet governed by seven
feudal clans that lies under the umbrella of the
Corporate Sector Authority. Prior to the Authority's annexation of the planet, the clans had been warring with each other for some 10,000 years. Ammuud is heavily forested, with large oceans and two immense ice caps.
Ampliquen
Ampliquen, in
Meridian Sector, is one of the few planets in that sector to have an independent civilization. It maintained an uneasy truce with
Budpock until
Seti Ashgad incited pirates to attack Ampliquen and break the truce. This was done in order to draw
New Republic forces away from
Durren and
Nam Chorios, as part of
Dzym's plans to take over the galaxy.
[Barbara Hambly, Planet of Twilight (1997). ISBN 0553575171]
Anaxes
A
Core World,
Anaxes, located in the
Axum system, was known as the
Defender of the Core when it was ruled by the
Galactic Republic and later the
Empire. The planet is populated mostly by humans, and boasts 512 million citizens, most of whom speak
Basic. The terrain consists of plains, forests, and mountains. On the planet is the famous Anaxes Citadel, built by the
Azure Imperium.
The world has been associated with the Azure Imperium, the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire, and the New Republic.
Ando
Located in the
Mid Rim,
Ando is home to the aquatic
Aqualish. Ando is an ocean world orbited by two moons. Ninety-five percent of the surface is covered in water, and what little land remains is complemented by Aqualish sailing ships used as mobile homes. Once the Aqualish discovered space travel, they explored Ando's sister world, though a series of inter-species wars left it decimated and barren.
Ando Prime
Ando Prime is an icy, mountainous planet that hosts many
podraces. It is featured primarily in the video game
Episode I Racer. As well, in
Attack of the Clones, the planet can be seen briefly on a viewscreen in the nightclub. The inhabitants of Ando Prime have a culture similar to that of
Tibet. In the
Episode I Racer game, Ando Prime is home to the Beedo's Wild Ride, Howler Gorge, Andobi Mountain Run and Ando Prime Centrum podraces.
[LucasArts Entertainment Company, Episode I Racer, a Nintendo 64 and PC game.]
Anoat
Anoat is a planet that lies in the
Anoat system. The star system lies between the
Hoth and
Bespin systems. The
Millennium Falcon passed through the relatively deserted system while escaping from the
Empire. Toxic waste infected Anoat and the terraformed planet
Deyer, forcing the populations to move offworld. In the game
Dark Forces,
Kyle Katarn is sent to Anoat to investigate a lead in the
Dark Trooper project. It appears that it has become home to many
Dianogas.
Anoth
Anoth is the planet where Jacen, Jaina and Anakin Solo spent their early vulnerable years of childhood. The planet consisted of three separate parts, two of which were close enough to scrape each other and the third which orbited a safe distance away. It was on this third fragment where the children were kept.
Ansion
Ansion is the planet which
Obi-Wan Kenobi and
Anakin Skywalker visited to settle a border dispute just prior to
Attack of the Clones (22
BBY). There were rumours that Ansion would withdraw from the
Galactic Republic and join the increasing
Separatist movement, and the
Jedi were sent to deal with this problem.
Ansion is covered in grasslands which have a huge variety of wildlife, including the kyren and the suubatar. Two main groups of Ansionians inhabit the planet: the city-dwelling people and their nomadic brethren the Alwari. The small Gwurran are another race encountered who live primitively off of the land.[Alan Dean Foster, The Approaching Storm (2002). ISBN 0345442997]
Antar
Antar is a gas giant which has six moons orbiting it. The fourth moon,
Antar 4, is home to the
Gotal race.
Anteevy
Anteevy is a frigid ice world home to an
Imperial construction facility. It was home to the production of second-stage
Dark Troopers before
Kyle Katarn infiltrated the base and destroyed it in the game
Dark Forces.
Aquilaris
Aquilaris is a watery planet filled with sunken cities. Only floating city islands are found above sea level, something like
Mon Calamari.
Podraces here include the Aquilaris Classic, Sunken City and Bumpy's Breakers.
Arabanth
Arabanth is a
Hapan world that holds pride in a series of "thought puzzles", one of which is seen during the Hapan gift ceremony on
Coruscant.
Aram
Aram is a high-gravity, tropical planet that is the homeworld of the
Aramandi. It is part of the
Aramand Cluster in
Brak Sector, and is orbited by a single moon.
Arbra
Arbra is a small tropical planet that served as a
Rebel base after the
Battle of Hoth. The Rebels called it "Salvation", since they were lucky to have found it. Forests cover most of the planetary surface, growing up the sides of immense mountains and inside the deep valleys. Arbra is inhabited by
Hoojibs, who are small, telepathic sentients. They allowed the Rebels to build a base on the planet after Rebel troops helped them defeat the
Slivilith, a creature that posed a threat to the Hoojibs.
The Rebel base on Arbra was built in a deep cave, which the Hoojibs lived in. The Rebels tapped into a series of crystalline power rods that provided geothermal energy directly from Arbra's core. The co-ordinates of Arbra were only given to the Rebels' most trusted operatives, to ensure that the Empire did not discover the base. When the Empire collapsed after the Battle of Endor, most of the Rebels relocated to Endor, though the Hoojibs remained proud members of the Alliance of Free Planets.
Arda-2
Arda-2 is a small industrial world, found in the
Outer Rim. It is the source of T-6 diodems, which are used in
starfighter targeting controls.
Arkania
Arkania is a tundra world in the
Colonies region. It is covered by diamond pits where miners extract melon-sized gems from the planet's crust.
Jedi Master Arca Jeth established a
Jedi training outpost in the wilderness of Arkania some 4,000 years
BBY. Centuries ago, the scientifically-minded Arkanians began cyber-enhancing the brains of their primitive neighbors, the
Yaka. Soon the stocky Yaka were one of the most intelligent and quick-minded species in the galaxy, with a bizarre sense of humor to match. Animal life on the planet includes the
Arkanian dragon and the
Arkanian jellyfish.
Artus Prime
Artus Prime is the location of an
Imperial mine. The crystals mined there, used in conjunction with the well of
Force power in the
Valley of the Jedi, were able to infuse Imperial soldiers with Force abilities. It was for this reason that the
Dark Jedi Desann led the
Imperial Remnant to take control of the planet as a part of his
Shadowtrooper project. Desann had the miner colonists of Artus Prime used as part of his experimentation at his research outpost on the planet
Kejim. There, scientists perfected the shadow armour invented by Admiral
Galak Fyyar.
Mon Mothma dispatched New Republic mercenaries Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors to Artus Prime to ascertain the fate of the colony. Once they discovered the Imperial occupation, the Republic fleet was called in and the planet resecured. This represents a turning point in the plot of Jedi Outcast, when Jan Ors is captured and apparently killed by Tavion.
Aruza
Aruza, inhabited by the
Aruzans, is a peaceful world orbited by five moons. The planet was also the home of
COMPNOR General
Sinick Kritkeen during the period of its subjugation by the
Empire.
Ator
A
Core World,
Ator is where
Cliegg Lars went during his youth. There, he married a woman named Aika, and they had a son,
Owen Lars. Aika died a few years later, and Cliegg returned to
Tatooine with his son.
Axum
Axum is a temperate world located in the
Axum system. It is more industrialized but less prestigious than its sister planet
Anaxes. In the millennia preceding the
Old Republic, Axum was the headquarters of the
Azure Imperium, an important political institution.
Axxila
A planet of the
Outer Rim,
Axxila has been described as
Coruscant, only "inside-out".
Imperial Admiral
Firmus Piett was from Axxila.
The name "Axxila" is a pun on the anatomical term "axilla", or armpit.
Azbrian
Azbrian is an agricultural world, dotted with farms that raise black-and-white eight-legged beasts. One such farm is owned by
Condren Foreck, a potential suitor to
Lando Calrissian.
[Roger MacBride Allen, Ambush at Corellia, Book 1 of The Corellian Trilogy (1995). ISBN 0553298038]
Bakura
Bakura is a small, pastoral planet on the outskirts of known space, just outside
Moddell Sector. Bakura was the site of the truce between the
Galactic Empire and the
New Republic. Bakura was also the site of the
Battle of Bakura against the reptilian
Ssi-Ruuk which used the life essences of their human captives to power their war machines.
During the war with the Yuuzhan Vong, the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium attempted to assimilate Bakura through deceit. The timely rebellion by the Ssi-Ruuvi servants the P'w'ecks saved the day, but it was merely a plot by the Vong to defeat the Ssi-Ruuk.
Bakura's only native sentient species is the Kurtzen, although its most populous sentient species is human. They are also known for their repulsorlift industry, though the people are quite distrustful of droids.
Bakura manufactures some of the Galactic Empire's Star Destroyers. Bakura is prominently featured in the Kathy Tyers novel The Truce at Bakura. It is also a planet Jaden Korr visits in Jedi Academy. [Kathy Tyers, The Truce at Bakura (1993). ISBN 0553095412] [Roger MacBride Allen, Assault at Selonia, Book 2 of The Corellian Trilogy (1995). ISBN 0553298054] [Steve Perry, Shadows of the Empire (1996). ISBN 0553574132]
Balmorra
Balmorra is a rocky, barren planet with many canyons in the
Core region of the galaxy. The
Galactic Empire used this planet as the site for many of its factories supplying
AT-AT and
AT-ST walkers as well as
TIE fighters, mostly hidden within the canyons of the planet. Because of the heavy industry, the planet has been heavily polluted and the sky is thick with smog and pollution. This planet is featured in the video game
Rogue Squadron.
After the death of the Emperor at the Battle of Endor, Balmorra revolted successfully, but when the Reborn Emperor launched his initial offenses during the events of the Dark Empire saga, Balmorra fell again under the Imperial fist. After the Emperor's second death, Balmorra revolted a second time, whereupon it was attacked by Military Executor Sedriss; Sedriss lost the battle as even his shadow droids could not defeat the new battle droids the Balmorrans had developed, the SD-10 battle droids and the new X-1 Viper Automadons. In exchange for the droids, Sedriss signed a peace treaty with Balmorra, granting it independence.
Bandomeer
Bandomeer is in the first two books of the
Jedi Apprentice series by
Jude Watson and
Dave Wolverton. If a Jedi learner isn't chosen to be a
Padawan by the age of 13, they will be excluded from all further training and sent to Bandomeer to work with the
AgriCorps and grow crops. There are also several mining guilds on the planet.
Offworld Corporation is one of the more corrupt organizations with operations on the world.
On Bandomeer, Qui-Gon Jinn's former apprentice, Xanatos, attempts to take revenge on him, but fails. Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent to Bandomeer, but is captured by mine lords. There, he is enslaved to work on mines and meets a friend who helps him escape. Bandomeer has vast traces of valuable ionite, which scrambles electronic fields. As well, Bandomeer has a large ocean which covers about half the planet. [Jude Watson, The Rising Force, Book 1 of the Jedi Apprentice series (1999). ISBN 0590519220] [Jude Watson, The Dark Rival, Book 2 of the Jedi Apprentice series (1999). ISBN 0590519255]
Barab I
Barab I is a planet that was home to the
Barabel people, including
Jedi Knight Saba Sebatyne and her all-Jedi
Wild Knights squadron. During daylight hours, the planet's dim red star gave off such radiation that most living creatures, including the Barabels, were forced to take shelter in underground tunnels or caverns. Only at night was it safe to venture out onto the surface. Barab I was under the rule of the
Empire until it was liberated by the
New Republic. The planet, along with its inhabitants, was destroyed in the
Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
Barkhesh
Barkhesh is a tropical planet in the
Outer Rim, which is home to a
Rebel supply base. In the video game
Rogue Squadron, the player is required to escort some Rebel cargo craft through the planet's canyons to a rendezvous point, because the
Empire has set up a base on the other side of the canyons.
Baroonda
Baroonda is a tropical world that was home to several
podraces. It features wide, sandy beaches, spectacular waterfalls, thick jungles, and numerous volcanoes. Podrace tracks on this world include Baroo Coast, Grabvine Gateway, Fire Mountain Rally and Inferno.
Bastion
Bastion is the current capital world of the
Imperial Remnant, and the sector capital for the far-flung
Braxant Sector in the
Outer Rim Territories. "Bastion" was originally a codename for the Imperial capital as it was moved repeatedly as the Imperials were forced to retreat again and again during the
Galactic Civil War. The original name for the planet now known as Bastion seems to have been largely forgotten, although it lies in the
Sartinaynian system.
Bastion is a planet with varied climates, much like Earth in reality, and is said to be a fairly pleasant world, one of the few in Imperial space with amenities comparable to Coruscant. It is also, however, a heavily defended position, or "fortress world" as the Empire called such positions in the late stages of the Galactic Civil War. In addition to planetary deflector shield generators, Bastion is the home port of the Braxant Sector Fleet, which contains a number of well-known Star Destroyers.
During the war with the Yuuzhan Vong, the Imperial forces defending Bastion were heavily damaged and forced to retreat. In the ensuing chaos, the capital city of Bastion, and the Remnant itself, was burned to the ground by Yuuzhan Vong orbital strikes. Rebuilding efforts are still underway, and the loss of life was great, but when compared to the absolute devastation of worlds such as Coruscant and Ithor, Bastion was fortunate.
Belasco
Belasco is the home world of Senator
Uta S'orn, the childhood friend of
Jenna Zan Arbor. A wealthy planet with a rigid class system, Belasco was once ruled by a royal family, but now a Leader is elected who then elects his own Council. The capital city is
Senta, where the old royal grounds are also located. Every seven years, a naturally-occurring bacteria invades the planet's water supply from the Great Sea, and the Belascans prepare for this by stockpiling water.
[Jude Watson, The Dangerous Rescue, Book 13 of the Jedi Apprentice series (2001). ISBN 0439139325]
Belgaroth
Belgaroth is a planet in the
Core Worlds that is covered in toxic waste dumps, junkyards, and scrap yards. The planet was chosen as a proving ground for
Imperial weapons, but the residents didn't care, as it meant money and jobs. When the
New Republic took control of the planet, the residents were just as happy with their rule as they were with the Imperials' rule.
Belkadan
Belkadan is the location of the outpost of
ExGal-4. It was located in the
Dalonbian Sector in the far
Outer Rim.
Yomin Carr, a
Yuuzhan Vong warrior, spent time on Belkadan studying the galaxy to prepare for the
Yuuzhan Vong invasion. The planet was once tropical, but Yomin Carr used a colony of
dweebits to alter the planet drastically so that it could be used to grow
yorik coral for the Yuuzhan Vong.
Bellassa
Bellassa is a thriving peaceful world. The capital is
Ussa, a pleasant city with seven large tranquil lakes.
Obi-Wan Kenobi goes to Bellassa after learning on
Tatooine that one former
Jedi,
Ferus Olin, survived the
Great Jedi Purge.
Berchest
Berchest is best known for its "City of Glowing Crystal" (
Calius saj Leeloo), made from natural formations of red-orange salt deposits along the coast of the Leefari Sea. After the
Battle of Endor, Berchest remained under
Imperial control and
Grand Admiral Thrawn, who threw off
Luke Skywalker with false leads that Thrawn was massing his armies of
clone troopers there. During his investigation, Skywalker encountered
Talon Karrde for the first time.
Bespin
Bespin, seen in Episodes Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI Return of the Jedi, is the planet over which Cloud City hovers by means of an antigravity pod. Bespin is a major source of tibanna gas, which is refined for production and transport in Cloud City. It is home to several million individuals, including humans and Ugnaughts. [Kevin J. Anderson, Jedi Search, Book 1 of The Jedi Academy Trilogy (1994). ISBN 05532979788]
Bestine IV
Bestine IV, an aquatic world, is the home planet of
Jek Porkins and
Zev Senesca. It is located in the
Inner Rim, near the
Corellian Trade Spine. During the
Galactic Civil War, Bestine IV was the site of an important
Imperial naval base.
Bimmiel
Bimmiel was originally reported by
Imperial scouts as being a temperate world of grassy plains and cool deserts. However, it was later learned that the scouts had come during the planet's closest pass to its sun, and that Bimmiel actually had a highly elliptical orbit which froze the planet when it was at its furthest from the sun. It was also discovered that the
Yuuzhan Vong had established a spy post on Bimmiel some five decades previously.
Bimmisaari
Bimmisaari, the capital world of
Halla Sector, is the homeworld of the
Bimm. After long negotiations, Bimmisaari eventually joined the
New Republic. The planet, however, was overrun during the second wave of the
Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
Blenjeel
Blenjeel is a hazardous, uninhabited planet populated with giant carnivorous
sand worms. As a
Padawan,
Jaden Korr went to Blenjeel to investigate the crash-landing of a merchant ship.
Bogden
Bogden is an uninhabitable world with several moons, one of which is home to the headquarters of the death-obsessed cult, the
Bando Gora. It is on this moon where
Count Dooku (under the name Darth Tyranus) recruited
Jango Fett for the clone army. The entire Bogden system is overrun by criminal fugitives and smugglers. Bogden's moon is, as the name implies, a swampy, boggy, mucky terrained world.
Bonadan
Bonadan is the main port world of the
Corporate Sector. It is a barren, heavily-mined planet, and the remaining land not mined is home to numerous manufacturing facilities. Weapons are not allowed on Bonadan, and all newcomers are scanned before landing.
Borleias
Borleias is the fourth planet of the
Pyria system, and is also known by the
Rebel Alliance codename "Blackmoon". Due to its proximity to the
Core Worlds, the Alliance took this planet as a step towards the capital world of
Coruscant. The
Alderaan Biotics facility, which initially grew
Alderaanian foodstuffs and which was later used to produce the
Krytos virus, was also based on Borleias.
[Michael A. Stackpole, Rogue Squadron, Book 1 of the X-wing series (1996). ISBN 0553568019]
During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Borleias fell and was used as a staging point for the assault on Coruscant. During the retreat from Coruscant, forces under the command of General Wedge Antilles captured the world for a second time, holding it for several weeks against the Yuuzhan Vong.
Bothawui
Bothawui is a cosmopolitan planet serving as the homeworld of the
Bothan race, as well as being a major hub for information trafficking. The Bothan spy network is widely seen as the best in the galaxy, and much of the information it carries goes through Bothawui at some point. The
Imperial name for the planet was Bothawui Proper. Bothawui is in the center of
Bothan Space.
[Timothy Zahn, Specter of the Past, Book 1 of The Hand of Thrawn Duology (1997). ISBN 0553298046]
Boz Pity
Boz Pity is a cemetery world, and was the setting for one of the
Outer Rim Sieges near the end of the
Clone Wars. The planet has been described as being bleak and grisly.
Jedi Master Quinlan Vos moved his clone troops to Boz Pity during the Sieges. Shortly afterwards, the planet was the site of a massive battle between the
Jedi and
General Grievous.
Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered
Asajj Ventress barely alive in a
bacta tank inside a
Separatist medical facility hidden on the planet. Ventress nearly died in the battle, but Kenobi refused to give in to his own dark feelings and allowed her to live—only so she could escape capture and disappear.
Bpfassh
Bpfassh is a planet in
Sluis Sector. The inhabitants are noted for their extreme suspicion of
Jedi—before the Clone Wars, a large group of Bpfasshi Jedi fell to the
dark side and rampaged throughout the planet and sector. They would eventually be defeated by a large Jedi Order taskforce which included the respected
Jedi Master Jorus C'Baoth (not to be confused with the clone
Joruus C'Baoth). The last surviving Bpfasshi
Dark Jedi commandeered the smuggler kingpin
Jorj Car'das' ship and fled to
Dagobah, where he was defeated by
Yoda. His final resting place became the cave permeated with the dark side where
Luke Skywalker had a vision in
Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.
[Timothy Zahn, Vision of the Future, Book 2 of The Hand of Thrawn Duology (1998). ISBN 0553100351]
Brachnis Chorios
Brachnis Chorios is a cold, greenish-lavender planet on the outer edge of the
Chorios Systems, far from the triple stars and deep within
Meridian Sector. Although fairly unpopulated, the world's largest moon was designated as a meeting place between
Leia Organa Solo and
Seti Ashgad just prior to the Death Seed plague outbreak.
Brentaal
Brentaal is a
Core World that sits upon the intersection of the
Perlemian Trade Route and the
Hydian Way. Because it lies at the intersection of these two major trade routes, its economy centers around trade and business. All of its 65 billion inhabitants live in the narrow valleys across the planet, resulting in major overpopulation.
Brigia
Brigia is a planet in the
Outer Rim, once home to a
Rebel base. The planet was abandoned by the Rebellion when they suspected (correctly) that the
Empire was going to attack it. It appears only briefly, during the computer game
X-Wing.
Budpock
Budpock is a
New Republic-aligned planet in
Meridian Sector. However, the world is also a haven for pirate gangs. Many of these groups were incited by
Dzym to attack neighboring
Ampliquen, thus breaking the fragile truce between the two worlds.
Byss
There were two planets known as Byss in the Star Wars universe.
The first Byss appeared in the Dark Horse Comics series Dark Empire as a Deep Core world located very near the center of the galaxy. It was a dark clouded planet, with a nearly inhospitable and turbulent atmosphere. It was also very strong in the dark side of the Force, having been a place where ancient Sith artifacts were stored. Palpatine invited millions of people to the planet, tricking them into thinking it was a paradise worth visiting. Once the people arrived, he enslaved them and tapped into their life energies, making the planet even stronger in the dark side. It later became the reborn Emperor's throne world where a massive city of towers was constructed on the surface. It was surrounded by enormous orbital shipyards where the Super Star Destroyers Eclipse I and II were built along with the rest the Emperor's reborn star fleet. Byss was destroyed when R2-D2 reprogrammed the Eclipse II and sent it colliding into the Galaxy Gun. In the confusion, the Galaxy Gun accidentally launched one of its planet-destroying missiles right into Byss, annihilating the planet.
The second Byss is the homeworld of the Abyssin species. An arid planet in the Outer Rim, it orbits in a figure-eight pattern around the Byss/Abyss binary star system. [Craig R. Carey et al., Coruscant and the Core Worlds (2003). ISBN 0786928794] [Tom Veitch, Dark Empire II (1995). ISBN 1569711194]
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