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Obroa-Skai
Obroa-Skai is the home of the oldest and most extensive neutral knowledge archive in the galaxy. Grand Admiral Thrawn used the Obroa-Skai database to find information vital to his plot. It was captured by the Yuuzhan Vong relatively early in their invasion, and was used to further their knowledge of the Star Wars galaxy. Kevin J. Anderson, Darksaber (1995). ISBN 0553576119 Bill Slavicsek, The Heir to the Empire Sourcebook, ed. West End Games (1992). ISBN 0874311861
Odos
Odos is a backwater planet in the Meridian Sector, located near the Spangled Veil Nebula and Exodo II. Barbara Hambly, Planet of Twilight (1997). ISBN 0553095404
Ojom
Ojom, located in the Deep Core, is a frigid ocean world speckled with enormous glaciers that slowly move across the planet's surface. Each glacier supports a small community of the semi-humanoid Besalisks. Ojom has many space stations orbiting it, most of them larger than the Besalisk glaciers. These stations fill the role of Ojom's spaceports, and are more hospitable than the planet itself.
Omwat
Omwat is the home of Omwati, notably Imperial scientist Qwi Xux.Kevin J. Anderson, Jedi Search, Book 1 of The Jedi Academy Trilogy (1994). ISBN 05532979788
Onderon
Onderon is one of three planets in the Japreal System. Onderon has a temperate climate, and was once home to a primitive race of humanoids. Like many other fringe worlds, the Onderonians have a distrust of aliens. Onderon's largest moon is Dxun which largely jungle and mountain terrain. Onderon had a power struggle within the royal family five years after the Jedi Civil War, which was aided by the Jedi Exile. Tom Veitch et al., Knights of the Old Republic, Book 1 of Tales of the Jedi (1994). ISBN 1569710201 Tom Veitch et al., The Freedon Nadd Uprising, Book 2 of Tales of the Jedi (1996). ISBN 1569713073 Kevin J. Anderson et al., Dark Lords of the Sith, Book 3 of Tales of the Jedi (1996). ISBN 1569710953 Kevin J. Anderson, The Sith War, Book 4 of Tales of the Jedi (1996). ISBN 1569711739 Daniel Wallace and Scott Kolins, The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Star Wars) (1998). ISBN ISBN 0345420683
Oovo IV
The planet of Oovo IV hosts many podracing events due to its low gravity. It is also the site of an asteroid prison from which Jango Fett and Zam Wesell both attempted to recover the smuggler Bendix Fust. Fett then acquired a Firespray patrol craft, that would later become his Slave I.The planet shows up in the videogame Bounty Hunter and in the videogame Episode I Racer. Podrace tracks include Vengeance, Executioner and The Gauntlet. LucasArts Entertainment Company, Episode I Racer for Nintendo 64 and PC.
Ophideraan
Ophideraan is the planet once ruled by the Serpent Masters, who enslaved people until Luke Skywalker freed them. This was the time in between Star Wars Episodes IV and V. Also, Tanith Shire is a native to Ophideraan that met Luke in the shipyards of Fondor.
Ord Cestus
Ord Cestus is a planet that is home to the X'ting. It was a giant prison that was eventually changed into a world with an economy based on weapon building.
Ord Ibanna
Ord Ibanna is a gas giant like Bespin planet located in the Outer Rim. It is home to the Gandalorian prostitute training camp, as featured in the Dark Empire series. It was at one time home to several podraces, including Scrapper's Run, Dethro's Revenge and Abyss. Ord Ibanna looks a lot like Cloud City.
Ord Mantell
Ord Mantell is a scrap heap planet on the Outer Rim. It is home to mercenaries, exiles, murderers, smugglers and all other sorts of illegal dealers. The planet is first mentioned (erroneously as Ord Mandell) in The Empire Strikes Back, depicted in an audio story entitled Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell, and seen in the video games Shadows of the Empire and in Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. Ord Mantell has a mostly human population with Talz, Ithorians, Rodians, and Arcona representing it as well.
Ord Mantell was founded in the year 12,000 BBY as an Old Republic base. The Jedi Knight Pablo-Jiil brought peace to this world until Palpatine and the Galactic Empire took over. Once the Empire was defeated, the planet had dozens of run-ins with bounty hunters including Skorr, Dengar, Bossk, and Boba Fett. Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker, and other major Rebel heroes had connections to Ord Mantell. In the story Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell (which takes place shortly before the events in The Empire Strikes Back), Solo confronts a bounty hunter named Cypher, who tries to capture Solo for delivery to Jabba the Hutt. In the year 9 ABY, the New Republic added Ord Mantell to its territory. The following year Grand Admiral Thrawn attacked the planet to keep the New Republic off balance. The planet also plays host to a large race known as the Blockade Runners Derby. Han Solo himself is a three-time winner of the race.
The prefix "Ord" refers to "Ordinance Regional Depot". "Ords" are storage and disposal facilities for outdated weapons and military equipment used during the Old Republic era. Some of these facilities are also used by the Empire.Steve Perry, Shadows of the Empire (1999). ISBN 0553574132George Lucas et al., The Annotated Screenplays (1997). ISBN ISBN 0345409817
Ord Tasson
Ord Tasson is located in the Ord system. Ord Mantel is also seen, in the introduction, in the Star Wars galaxies online video game.
Orinackra
The Rebel spy Crix Madine was held on Orinackra for a time in an Imperial detention facility. In Dark Forces, he was rescued by Kyle Katarn, after which Madine could provide more information on the Dark Trooper project.
Osarian
Osarian is one of the human homeworlds.
Ossus
Ossus was once a learning ground for the Jedi Order, and was the location of a vast museum of Jedi artifacts and ancient lore. During the Great Sith War, Sith Lord Exar Kun caused a star in the nearby Cron Cluster to go supernova, the shockwave from which would have terrible effects on the planet. The Jedi rescued as many artifacts as they could, and had to leave the rest behind. The Neti Master Ood Bnar stood over a cache of lightsabers and turned himself into his giant tree form, surviving the shockwave and protecting his charge for over 4,000 years, until he awakened to fight Executor Sedriss during the reign of the reborn Emperor.Tom Veitch, Dark Empire II (1995). ISBN ISBN 1569711194 It is belived that the Jedi Order was created on Ossus.
Palanhi
Palahi was colonized by humans in 4,000 BBY. Forty years later they built large cities to cover the vast grasslands. The wildlife are a type of grassland bantha, thrantas, krahbus and vesps.
Panna
Panna is a water planet introduced in the animated segment of The Star Wars Holiday Special. Its surface has an orange hue to it, and the oceans seem to be composed of a thick liquid with a high surface tension. The name perhaps is an allusion to the Italian word for "whipped cream," panna, which also has a thick consistency. It apparently has at least one major city established. The city was known to have been occupied by the Empire, as evidenced in The Holiday Special. Troops marched through the city, keeping a watch. In The Holiday Special, Boba Fett makes a trip to the city to get a serum to cure a sleeping virus contracted by Han Solo and Luke Skywalker from a talisman Han was searching for. It was in this city that Boba first revealed his true allegiance, when he made contact with Darth Vader via viewscreen, and updated him on his progress in attempting to capture the rebels.
Pantolomin
Pantolomin is the beautiful water world of the aquatic Lomin species. It is best known for the undersea excursions of the Coral Vanda, a massive submarine filled with casinos, resorts, and luxury hotels that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the galaxy. Five years after the Battle of Endor, Grand Admiral Thrawn sent forces there to seize the Coral Vanda and locate the elusive Captain Hoffner, who knew the secret location of the Katana Fleet. Timothy Zahn, Dark Force Rising, Book 2 of The Thrawn Trilogy (1992). ISBN 0553085743
Pedducis Chorios
Pedducis Chorios is located in the Chorios Systems of the Meridian Sector. Admiral Daala retreated to the world nine years after the Battle of Endor. In addition, the planet is a haven for independent smugglers and businessmen.
Peragus II
Peragus II is a location featured in the video game Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. References in Star Wars to Peragus are most likely referring to the Peragus Mining Colony located on an asteroid that orbits the planet.
Peragus II's main export was fuel until a horrible accident that left a big crater in the planet's surface. Peragus still mines fuel, not from the planet, but from the asteroid belt that the accident on the main planet spawned.
Phindar
Phindar is a large planet with a high population, close to the planet of Gala. The capital of Phindar is the dense yet simplistic city of Laressa. It is the home of the Phindian race, as well as advanced assassin droid technology. The world is a haven for criminal organizations like the Syndicat, which has tight control over the rich planet. At one time, Gala royalty had connections to Phindar and the Syndicat. Jude Watson, The Hidden Past, Book 3 of the Jedi Apprentice series (1999). ISBN 0590519336
Phu
Phu is a tiny planet which is located in the colonies region near the Unknown Regions. The planet is similair to Earth and different from many Star Wars planets in that it has extremley diverse climate zones. Poles and Tundra in the North and south. the planet is covered with 76% water. Marshlands, Tropical rainforests, Deserts, Mountains, Plateaus, Grasslands, Conifer forests, and dry savannahs. The planet was native to a cephalopod-like creature which was a primitive creature with the makings of intelligent lifeforms. They were wiped out by the Yuuzhan Vong. But the diversity of species still exists and much of the planet is preserved by the Galactic Alliance.
Polis Massa
Polis Massa, seen in Revenge of the Sith, is an asteroid used as an emergency hideout by Republic loyalists Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Bail Organa, Padmé Amidala Skywalker, and others at the end of the film. It is on this asteroid that Padmé gives birth to Luke and Leia, and then dies.
Polis Massa is located in the Subterrel sector of the Outer Rim Territories. Polis Massa had once been an intact planet and was inhabited by the underground-dwelling Eellayin race. The race mysteriously vanished when the world was destroyed by an unknown and ancient cataclysm.
Over 500 years ago an archaeological expedition began searching the rocky surface for the Eellayin. The alien researchers believed themselves to be the descendants of the Eellayin, and became so entrenched in the asteroid, that over the centuries that they simply became known as the Polis Massans.
One of the largest facilities on the asteroid is called the Local Dig and is placed on top of the ancient Eellayin city of Wiyentaah, that the Polis Massans are currently uncovering. The Polis Massans employ cloning technology in attempts to recreate the Eellayin from any scraps of genetic material found in the rocks.
While Yoda is meditating on the asteroid, he is contacted by the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn through the Force. Yoda says he failed to properly train the Jedi. Qui-Gon Jinn tells Yoda of a power to retain one's identity through the Force after death. With this, Yoda becomes Qui-Gon Jinn's apprentice.
During the Galactic Civil War, Polis Massa became a base for the Rebel Alliance, which was attacked by the 501st Legion, thinking the Death Star plans were there.
In the game Battlefront II, Polis Massa is a playable map. Main areas include the birth table that Luke and Leia were born on, and commandeering a vehicle outside.
Praesitlyn
Praesitlyn is a planet in Sluis Sector. It is also a major hub for communication between sectors. Praesitlyn was under attack by the Separatist Admiral Pors Tonith. A small taskforce containing 20,000 clone troops, Jedi Master Nejja Halcyon, and Padawan Anakin Skywalker was dispatched to reinforce the defenders of Praesitlyn. The republic was not able to defeat the C.I.S. in head to head combat, but Anakin Skywalker took 20 clone troops and landed them in the enemy base to rescue the hostages so that planatary bombardment could take place. Instead, after rescuing the hostages, Anakin capture Admiral Pors Tonith. Then, the republic prevented Separatist reinforcments from landing. Yoda then promoted Anakin to the rank of a Jedi Knight.
Pria
Pria is the homeworld of the Priapulins, where the Intergalactic Communications Center stood during the late years of the Old Republic, and where Anakin Skywalker's Jedi test as commander of a fleet against a Separatist army was held.
Pzob
Pzob is an Outer Rim planet in the remote and uncharted K749 System. It is covered in thick heavy forests and swamps. It was colonized by nomadic Gamorreans decades prior to the formation of the Empire. Eighteen years after the Battle of Yavin, a secret Imperial base was established there as a supply station for the Eye of Palpatine and staffed by forty-five stormtroopers. All but one trooper had been killed by skirmishes with the hostile Gamorreans as they waited for the ship that would never arrive. Barbara Hambly, Children of the Jedi (1995). ISBN ISBN 0553572938
Qoribu
Qoribu is a ringed gas giant in the Gyuel system with 55 moons, including Jwlio, Evyl, Zvbo, Ruu, Nrogu, and Kr.
Quermia
Quermia is the homeworld of the Quermian species, and the Quermian Jedi Master Yarael Poof.
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