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THE COMPLETE

® ENCYCLOPEDIA

Stephen J. Sansweet & and Bob Vitas & Daniel Wallace with Chris Cassidy, Mary Franklin & Josh Kushins

A–G Volume I

D Ballantine Books New York

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Darth title and re- Banking Clan Banking Clan in the . Once used Banoosh- Walores A clan of Senalis, from named himself Darth communications frigate to guard bankers’ vaults on Outer Rim worlds, the moon Senali orbiting Rutan. Th e clan was Bane, recognizing that these ships handled intrasector communica- part of King Meenon’s family, on his sister the current Order tions in areas where the HoloNet was disman- Ganeed’s side. Th ey lived on Clear Lake. was a dead end. tled during the war. Th e ruling Sith Lord Kaan Large, four-legged beasts of bur- grew increasingly wary of Bane Bank of the Core A lesser-known spon- den found on many worlds, these creatures and dispatched Lord Kas’im to sor of the Corporate Sector. adapted to a variety of climates and terrain. kill him. Bane survived, however, Wild herds roamed some planets; on others, and returned to the Sith Order the only were domesticated. Highly just as the war against the was tures called orbalisks at- intelligent and extremely social, banthas drawing toward a climactic en- tached themselves as he struggled through the traveled in matriarchal herds of up to 25 in- gagement. To deliver a fi nal defeat dense jungles of Dxun. Two parent orbalisks dividuals. Th e bantha tongue was highly against the Jedi Army of Light, the affi xed themselves to Bane’s chest, forming a sensitive, extremely strong, structurally com- Sith students at Korriban had all breastplate. As they bred, the off spring spread plex, and dexterous. Males had a pair of large been elevated to the rank of Lord out across his body. Although Bane initially tapering horns and could be as wide as 3 and dispatched to the battlefront attempted to remove the creatures, he soon meters at the shoulders. Banthas survived of Ruusan. Bane gave Kaan ancient realized that their symbiotic relationship was on grasses and other native fl ora, and given Ebenn Baobab (left) and Queen Amidala knowledge to craft a weapon that one from which he would ultimately benefi t. their size and internal reserves they could would spell the end of the Jedi: a He had to wear a cage- like protective helmet live a month or so without water or food. replace C-3PO as nanny to the children of diabolical Force weapon called a to keep the creatures from growing into his Often used as pack animals, they had long, Leia and . But Leia’s aide Winter re- thought bomb. face. thick fur prized for clothing; their meat was alized that bantha was not a family code. It Bane returned to the Brother- Bane went into hiding, relying on his pa- used for food. Even bantha- skin boots and was a prank by young Anakin Solo, who was Darth Bane hood, seeking a worthy apprentice tience and cunning to keep the Sith ways alive. carrying cases brought top credits on some angry that C-3PO would no longer read him to continue the Sith Order in a new Darth Bane was the fi rst to dictate that a Sith worlds. his favorite bedtime story, “Th e Little Lost Bane, Darth An important architect of the fashion once he had disposed of the old. Kaan Lord should take only one apprentice. His Farquil Ban’n Since they could be found on most agri- Bantha Cub.” Sith Order, Darth Bane lived 1,000 years be- used Githany to poison Bane. On Ambria, the teachings were later expanded to ensure that cultural systems, it was believed that early fore the Battle of . He began life as Des- toxin coursed through his veins, and Bane only two Sith (a Master and his apprentice) Ban’n, Farquil A demure female Bith who space settlers transported them to these new Banvhar Station A defenseless asteroid sel, an indentured cortosis miner toiling under lashed out, trying to fi nd a focus in the dark would exist at any given time—the so- called was subjected to such humiliations as having worlds. Remains of banthas have been found belt mining facility brutalized by General harsh conditions on the planet Apatros. He side that would allow him to purge the poison Rule of Two: one Sith to embody power, the to wear a painful Th eselonian bridal gown for that predate most recorded civilizations. Th e Grievous and the Separatists during the Clone was raised by his abusive father, Hurst, who from his body. He used to slaugh- other to aspire to it. Zannah became his ap- her employer, Embra the . She secretly of had a special Wars. It was near Anoat and close to trade berated and blamed Dessel for the diffi culties ter a young boy and his brothers before their prentice, thus starting a secret line of Sith tracked Jozzel Moff ett during the search for bond with their personal bantha; if the crea- spaceways. Th e few survivors yearned for re- of their circumstances, nicknaming him Bane. anguished father’s eyes, and drew in the pain Lords that would extend over the centuries all the Vassilika and watched as Moff ett ture died, the Raider was sent into the desert venge against Grievous. Th is hardened Dessel into a tough young man and grief to once again grow strong in the dark the way to Darth Sidious’s time and beyond. delivered the artifact to the in in the hope of being adopted by who discovered his sensitivity to the Force side. exchange for an exact replica of the Vassilika a wild bantha. when he used the dark side to kill his father. A cured Bane arrived on Ruusan, much to Bane’s Heart A double- bladed along with four million credits. Ban’n shot After this incident, Dessel found a new confi - Lord Kaan’s surprise. Bane witnessed the Or- that once belonged to Darth Zannah and was Moff ett in the back and took the credits, al- Bantha A pink- dence that led him to brutally defend himself der’s weakness as other Sith Lords approached used by the combat N-K Necrosis. Th e lowing Zuckuss and Sardu Sallowe to take and-green alcoholic beverage, from any who would test him. He eventually him with off ers to conspire against Kaan. Bane weapon was said to contain Bane’s Heart, an home the trophy. With the stolen funds secur- it was a favorite of Jos Vondar smuggled his way off Apatros and joined the was galvanized to restructure the Order. alchemically treated Sith lightsaber crystal ing her future, Ban’n quit her job working for on Drongar, as well as a party Sith army, where he proved himself time and When Kaan used Bane’s knowledge to create given to Zannah by her Sith Master, Darth Embra—but she was promptly tracked down favorite at the palace of Jabba again as a member of the Gloom Walkers and detonate the thought bomb, the resulting Bane. by , sent to retrieve the four million the Hutt. unit. Th e Dark Lord Kopecz took an interest cataclysm destroyed the Jedi and Sith armies, credits for . in Dessel’s actions and invited him to join the leaving Bane the sole Sith survivor. Banjeer, Admiral A member of the Impe- Bantha Burrows A net- Sith Academy on Korriban. In the aftermath of Ruusan, Bane discov- rial Interim Ruling Council after the demise of Banolt, Lirin A male human con man who work of caves within Tatooine’s Dessel quickly excelled in the Sith arts, ered a young girl named Zannah, and tasked the reborn Emperor and commander of one stole precious artifacts for Sate Pestage. When canyons believed to be used by but his brashness led him to challenge far her with rendezvousing with him on Onderon of the Empire’s largest fl eets. An Imperial tra- Banolt got greedy and tried to blackmail Pe- banthas avoiding sandstorms. Bantha-class assault shuttle more powerful colleagues like ace pupil Sirak, if she was to receive training from him. En ditionalist, he disliked sitting alongside aliens stage to prevent him from divulging the loca- who gravely injured Dessel. While conva- route to Onderon, Bane crashed his vessel the on the council. He was the second council tion of the top- secret Eidolon Base, Pestage Bantha - class assault shuttle A squat, Banz A Jedi youngling taken prisoner by lescing, Dessel supplemented his training by Valcyn on the beast moon of Dxun. Th ere he member to be killed by Nom Anor, though had Banolt killed. Banolt also went by the slow vehicle with a hide as thick as its name- , he and his clanmates studying forbidden ancient texts and learn- adopted a living suit of armor that covered the assassin’s identity would not be known for names Bruhas Drey, Ran Nammon, and Kier sake, this ship was a joint design of Mon were brought to Belsus, where Grievous ing about Sith traditions that had been all but most of his body. Hard- shelled, parasitic crea- some time. Dom, among others. Calamari and Sullustan engineers. It was de- hoped to combine their potential dark side abandoned. He read about Darth , and signed to fl y behind a fi ghter screen energy with Geonosian technology. The began contrasting Revan’s methodology with Banjeer, Boss An underworld crime boss into target areas and take a beating intervention of a group of Jedi targeting the shortcomings he perceived in the then- who was nephew of Admiral Banjeer and ex- while it disgorged or airlifted troops Grievous for assassination allowed for their current Brotherhood of Darkness. It was at ploited his connections in the Imperial Interim and small ground vehicles. Th e escape. this time that fellow student Githany sought Ruling Council to control the bounty hunters Bantha- class assault shuttle was fi rst to seductively manipulate Dessel to her own of Baramorra. He also had ties to Grappa the used during the assault on Oradin at Baobab, Ebenn Q3 (EQ3) A male ends, using his increasing abilities to unseat Hutt. Bounty hunter Kenix Kil (in truth, the the Battle of Brentaal. member of the Naboo Royal Court pres- Sirak from his favored position within the Royal Guard Kir Kanos) infi ltrated Banjeer’s ent at Supreme Chancellor ’s ar- Academy. Dessel challenged Sirak and this organization and wiped out many of his hunt- Bantha formation A single-fi le rival following the Battle of Naboo. Ebenn time bested him, but stopped short of deliver- ers. Kil then assassinated Boss Banjeer for his starfi ghter formation. While evading Q3 Baobab, better known as EQ3, was a ing a killing blow. family’s betrayal of the Empire. neebrays in the Kaliida Nebula during distinguished author, traveler, humorist, ad- So convinced was he that the current Sith the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker venturer, historian, and philologist. He pos- were misguided, Dessel disobeyed his Mas- Banking Clan See InterGalactic Banking commanded Shadow Squadron to go sessed the largest known private collection ters and sojourned on the dark-side-drenched Clan. into Bantha formation. of Hutt folk art. He later relocated to Manda worlds of Korriban and Lehon, desperate for with his wife, Pookie, and a miniature ban- guidance. On Lehon, he discovered a lost ho- Banking Clan communications frig- bantha four fi ve six Th is in- tha named Nuke. He was well known for locron of Darth Revan, and became fi xated ate A Munifi cent-class combat warship 825 struction code was given by the droid a handy galactic phrasebook that he pub- upon ancient Sith traditions. He adopted the Admiral Banjeer meters long employed by the InterGalactic A Tusken Raider atop a bantha TDL3.5 as authorization for her to lished.

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equipped with scrubber units that could ex- clone turbo tank See HAVw A6 Jugger- Th e Clone Wars Combat cloud car tract oxygen from the water. A specialized naut. spanned about three propulsion backpack allowed each trooper to years, and rapidly trated plot to desta- move and maneuver underwater. Clone Wars Th e last great confl ict of the Ga- spread throughout the bilize the Republic lactic Republic, this was the name given to the galaxy after the Battle of and eliminate the Jedi. With the Th e soldiers of the Grand war waged by the Grand Army of the Republic Geonosis. Th ough defeat of Count Dooku and General Army of the Republic, mysteriously commis- against the droid forces of the Confederacy of seemed the public mastermind of the Sepa- Grievous, the Separatists were defeated fol- sioned by the Jedi Master Sifo- Dyas. Th e Ka- Independent Systems. During the war, the Jedi ratist strategy, he secretly answered to his Sith lowing the Outer Rim Sieges, and a trium- minoans used bounty hunter as the Knights acted as generals of the Grand Army, Master, Darth Sidious. Military actions were led phant Chancellor Palpatine announced the genetic template for the fi ghting forces, employ- leading clone troopers across scattered battle- by the cyborg General Grievous, and Dooku had formation of a new government that would ing growth acceleration techniques to develop a fi elds to bring an end to the Separatists. a cadre of specialized underlings, including the forever do away with the chaos of the Repub- fully mobile army in the span of a decade. When Th e Clone Wars had its roots in a Separat- bounty hunter Durge and the dark side warrior lic’s fi nal days. the Separatist movement led by Count Dooku ist crisis that began during Supreme Chancel- . Early in the war, Dooku’s forces militarized by taking on the droid armies of lor Palpatine’s term of offi ce. A disaff ected Jedi mined the hyperspace routes that connected Cloud An Imperial , he served the various commerce guilds, the Republic was Knight, Count Dooku, had left the Order, and the Core Worlds to the rest of the galaxy, eff ec- as part of the Aurek- Seven unit of the Impe- ready to respond with its own military forces in tively cutting off the Re- rial following the formation of a confl ict that came to be known as the Clone public from the bulk of its the Imperial Remnant and the signing of a Wars. Clone troopers were led into battle by Jedi resources and allowing the peace treaty between the Empire and the New Knights, who became generals in the wars. Separatists relative freedom Republic. Clone troopers were the progenitors of the of movement in the Outer Imperial stormtrooper ranks that would fol- Rim. To match this maneu- cloud car, combat Following a standard Emperor Palpatine created a cache of clone low. Th ey wore a 20-piece set of white body ver, the Jedi entreated the cloud car design, these vessels filled a gap duplicates of his body. armor modeled after the armor of the Man- Hutts to share their control between airspeeders and starfighters, with dalorian Shocktroopers. Each clone trooper’s Clone SCUBA troopers of the Outer Rim, allow- enough weapons to go up against fighters when his supply of clones was sabo- identifi cation number was coded into his ing the Republic to move and freighters. Combat cloud cars had a taged by treacherous agents. DNA, allowing for specifi c individuals to be variations such as clone commanders, ARC their vessels through Hutt- maximum altitude of 100 kilometers, as well identifi ed, if needed. Th e use of clone troop- troopers, second- generation clones, and controlled space. as superior maneuverability and excellent clone commando These ers simplifi ed the needs of more. Because of their growth acceleration, Over the course of speed. Most had extra hull plating and en- specialized clone troopers of combat medicine, as a single clone troopers had about half the normal life the war, public opinion hanced weapons systems. the Grand Army of the Re- genetic template streamlined span of a human, assuming they survived the of the Jedi Order waxed public were trained to act as pharmaceutical treatment rigors of combat. The fi rst battle of the Clone Wars erupts on Geonosis. and waned. Th eir early infiltration agents separate and surgery. Unfortunately, Th e white helmets of the initial, Phase One defeats underscored their from standard rank- and- file it also meant that the clone clone troopers were striped with colors indi- used his charismatic ways and fi ery political vulnerability, and their reluctant adoption of clone troopers. Comman- troopers were all vulnerable cating a trooper’s rank: yellow for command- rhetoric to cause star systems to secede. Th is the rank of general caused them to be blamed dos were trained in squads to the same biological agents. ers, red for captains, blue for lieutenants, and led to a number of scattered confl icts as more for many of the missteps in the Clone Wars. of four and wore specially Early in the Clone Wars, the green for sergeants. Th is system was quickly and more worlds left the Republic, and the Still, there emerged champions like Anakin upgraded Katarn armor enemy Separatists experi- supplanted by color coding that identifi ed in- small number of Jedi Knights tasked with pro- Skywalker and Obi- Wan Kenobi, respectively painted a dull gray for better mented with biowarfare. dividual combat units. Many clone troopers tecting order in the galaxy were overwhelmed. dubbed the Hero with No Fear and the Nego- camouflage. Unlike other Unlike droids, clone became fast friends with their Jedi generals, Th e Galactic Senate was in turmoil as alarmed tiator by an approving public. Heroes arose clones, commandos devel- troopers could think inde- and it was possible to see how the interactions Senators prescribed confl icting solutions to the similarly on the side of the Separatists. Opin- oped deep relationships pendently and creatively, of the Jedi shaped the personality and styles growing problems. Some backed the Military ion of the Jedi reached its nadir near war’s with the other members of and pressed their advantage of the various clone units. Discontent with the Creation Act, fearful that war with the Sepa- end, when Chancellor Palpatine exposed a their four- man squads. Re- despite the overwhelming level of personalization being displayed, the ratists was inevitable. Others believed matters Jedi plot to take control of the Republic. It cords from the Clone Wars numerical superiority of Kaminoans made future generations of clones would never reach a confl ict: Th e Republic was an easy enough scenario to paint—after attest to the effectiveness of the Separatist droid army. more uniform. had avoided a full- scale war for almost a mil- all, the Jedi had commissioned the clone the commandos, attributing Clone commando According to estimates, a A clone trooper was ultimately loyal to lennium. Th roughout this upheaval, Palpatine army, and then went to battle against forces Twin-pod cloud car the destruction of billions single clone trooper was re- the . Th e intense condition- extended his term beyond constitutional limi- led by one of their own. of battle droids to a few thousand clone sponsible for the destruction of more than ing and training was such that, when the Jedi tations, as the Senate demanded he stay in of- Th e real truth would be silenced by the ap- cloud car, twin- pod Atmospheric fl y- commandos created during the war. More 200 battle droids, with specialized clones were identifi ed as traitors to the government fi ce to guide the Republic through this storm. plause that accompanied the rise of the Galac- ing vehicles that used both repulsorlifts and than half of that number were killed during accounting for scores more. Th roughout the by the broadcasting of Order 66, clone troop- Intelligence gathered by Jedi Knight Obi- tic Empire. Darth Sidious, mastermind of the ion engines. Typical models consisted of twin the early stages of the Clone Wars, when Clone Wars, the Kaminoans refi ned their ers across the galaxy instantly responded by Wan Kenobi on the Outer Rim world of Separatists, and Chancellor Palpatine, leader pods for pilots and passengers. Th ey could the commandos were assigned to inexpe- techniques, introducing specialized killing their commanding offi cers. Geonosis revealed that Dooku had entered of the Republic, were the same person. Th e serve as patrol vehicles, cars for hire, or plea- rienced generals who failed to take full ad- into a secret treaty with a number of com- years of confl ict had been a carefully orches- sure craft. vantage of their training. merce barons to acquire a droid army of un- paralled size. Th e Separatists were gearing clone intelligence units Specialized Clone troopers for war, and the Republic had no choice but teams of clone troopers trained as intelligence to answer in kind. Granted emergency powers agents during the Clone Wars, gathering infor- by the Senate, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine mation on the Separatists and their leadership activated the Grand Army of the Republic, without attracting undue attention. Th e intel- which had been commissioned in secret by ligence units discovered that General Grievous the Jedi Order a decade earlier. Th e fi rst battle was hiding on Utapau. of the Clone Wars then erupted on Geono- sis, as the Separatist leadership scattered. In Clone Keepers A name given to the scien- this early phase, the complicity of the various tists and attendants responsible for Emperor commerce entities—the Trade Federation, Palpatine’s clone vats on the planet Byss. Commerce Guild, Corporate Alliance, Techno Union, and InterGalactic Banking Clan—was clone SCUBA trooper Aquatic clone frustratingly diffi cult to prove, and many of troopers equipped with modifi ed armor the organizations were allowed to keep their for underwater operations, with helmets Senate representation. The Clone Wars were fought on Christophsis and throughout the galaxy.

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the second . Pav D’armon was killed ful nicknames: Bug and Rain. this sector made up one- half in an Imperial raid. Th ey were recruited by the Jedi of the Ringali Shell. Its worlds Notable Darths to fi ght in the war against the included Esseles, Rhinnal, and Darnada, Vigo A monacle- wearing Dug Sith Brotherhood of Darkness. Ralltiir, all of which were linked who served as a Black Sun Vigo in the fi nal Th e Jedi Torr Snapit sacrifi ced by the Perlemian Trade Route. decades of the Galactic Republic. He had a his own life to save the young Th e sector was long ruled by Twi’lek bodyguard named Sinya. Despite the recruits, and Tomcat retrieved the heavy- handed Moff Jander warnings of Neimoidian Hath Monchar, Dar- his lightsaber, joining the battle Graff e. nada refused to believe the rumors that the Sith to fi ght alongside General Kiel had returned to the galaxy. Two of Darnada’s Charny. Tomcat was quickly Darpen, Tomer A human enforcers, Aga Nasa and Gargachyyk, brought disillusioned by the rigors of male from Commenor serving to the Vigo as a prospect for a new war, and he grew disappointed the New Republic Diplomatic bodyguard. At that moment, Maul lashed out at by the numerous setbacks faced Corps, he was the liaison be- Darnada’s forces, killing nearly all of his guards by the Jedi. Th e Sith Lord Gith- tween Rogue Squadron and Darth Andeddu Darth Azard Darth Bandon Darth Bane Darth Caedus Darth Cognus before slaying the Dug himself. Darth Maul any lured Darovit to the dark the Adumari. Darpen once then destroyed Darnada’s space station, though side, a betrayal made complete Roblio Darté served as a pilot with the Tier- he did allow Aga Nasa to escape. when Darovit delivered a kill- fon Yellow Aces. ing blow to General Charny. Darovit, however, Daroe A Jawa who worked as an was unable to strike down his cousin Bug, and Darron, Commander Vict An Imperial informant for the Empire. tried to renounce the dark side. Lord Kaan’s di- Navy offi cer serving under Prince-Admiral sastrous use of the Sith thought bomb resulted Delak Krennel in the Ciutric Hegemony, he Daron A native of the planet Solem, he was in the death of all the powerful Sith and Jedi commanded the Direption. part of the Rebel underground that sprang up warriors on Ruusan; Darovit was one of the few Darron was given the reprehensible order of during the early years of the Galactic Civil survivors due to his relatively weak connection razing a village on Liinade III to secure the War. Daron gave his life trying to protect his to the Force. When Tomcat emerged from the Hegemony’s borders. He arranged for the Darth Desolous Darth Krayt Darth Kruhl Darth Maladi Darth Malak leader, Yolan Bren. cavern of the thought bomb, he discovered Rain villagers to be evacuated prior to the bom- newly apprenticed to Darth Bane. Tomcat drew bardment. When the New Republic attacked Daroon, Miro A brilliant, intuitive tech ex- his lightsaber to confront the Sith Lord, but Rain Liinade III, the Direption was severely dam- pert at the Jedi Temple, he was a tall nonhuman attacked fi rst. She used the dark side to destroy aged, forcing Darron to surrender. from the planet Piton, thin as a reed, with a high Tomcat’s right hand, in reality sparing his life. forehead and pale, almost white eyes. Since his Accepting his failure as both a Jedi and a darr tah A Rakatan term that translated as species was accustomed to living underground, Sith, Darovit found solace among the peace- “triumph over death,” “immortal,” or “conquest Miro wore a cap and tinted eye shields. When ful Bouncers native to Ruusan. He studied the through the death of one’s enemies.” Some Jedi Xanatos and Bruck Chun sabotaged the central ways of natural healers on Ruusan, becoming scholars believed that it might have become power structure of the Jedi Temple, it was Miro known as the “Healing Hermit.” When the Jedi the basis for the Sith Lord title Darth. Daroon’s responsibility to fi x the problem. A Order returned to the planet a decade later to Darth Maleval Darth Maul Darth Millenial Darth Nihilus Darth Nihl Darth Phobos year ahead of Xanatos in his Jedi training, Miro build an enormous memorial to the fallen Jedi, Darsana, Senator Th e galactic ambassa- acknowledged that Xanatos was the only Jedi Darovit was outraged and surreptitiously sabo- dor of Glee Anselm during the Separatist cri- student who was better at constructing tech in- taged the construction eff ort. Confronted by the sis. After the assassination attempt on Senator frastructure models than he was. Jedi, Darovit recounted his witnessing of a Sith Padmé Amidala, Darsana began to question Lord survivor, Bane, ten years earlier, and was the eff ectiveness of Jedi protection. He was a Dar’Or A planet in the Dar’Or system and the escorted to to report his discovery blue- haired, scrunch- faced Anselmi. seldom- visited Jospro sector, this low- gravity to the Jedi Council. Before he could describe forested world orbited an orange sun and was his encounter, though, he saw Rain— now Darth Darsk, Ris See Dlarit, Erisi. home to intelligent fl ying called Ri’Dar. Zannah—infi ltrating the Jedi Temple in disguise. Along with the sloth-like sabertoothed indola, Zannah captured Darovit and took him with her Dart Th e code name used by Rebel Alliance they inhabited the middle levels of a dense net- to her ailing Master, Darth Bane. spy Yom Argo. Darth Plagueis Darth Revan Darth Rivan Darth Ruin Darth Ruyn work of 200- meter- tall waza trees that covered Bane was beyond Darovit’s healing abilities, the world. Predators of the Ri’Dar included the so Zannah took the Dark Lord to the Ambrian Darté, Roblio An imposing Jedi who led indola and the avian elix, healer, Caleb, with Darovit the Republic forces at Parcelus Minor dur- which was introduced to in tow. After Caleb healed ing the Clone Wars. His army was decimated Dar’Or by ecologists to Bane, Zannah killed Caleb when the Separatists bombarded the planet save it from extinction on and used the Force to drive from orbit, causing the natural oil tzeotine to a supernova- threatened Darovit mad. When a Jedi combust. Th ough badly wounded during the world. Th e Ri’Dar orga- team came to investigate a attack, the Jedi general survived to give a re- nized their primitive soci- report of a Dark Lord, the port to the Jedi Council. Darté was one of the ety into warrens and cities. enraged Darovit attacked few Jedi to survive Order 66. He assembled Th e planet was declared them, and the Jedi quickly on Kessel with fellow survivors in a trap set to Darth Sidious Darth Sion Darth Stryfe Darth Talon Darth Traya Darth Tyranus a Species Preservation killed him. Th ey mistak- ensnare . Darté believed that ven- Zone, but some smugglers enly believed that Darovit geance would be justifi ed if it brought an end still hunted the elix to sell fi t the description of the to the Sith. He was one of the last Jedi to fall its meat. Dark Lord, and thus they after being shot by Vader’s clone troopers. He ceased their search, un- wielded a unique Y- shaped lightsaber. Darovit A boy at the aware that the Sith Order time of the Battle of Ruu- secretly continued in Bane Darth A title used by certain Sith Lords; its san, he was trained for and Zannah. origins are lost to history. Th e fi rst known Sith war on Somov Rit. In his Lords to use it were Darth Malak and Darth youth, he went by the Darpa sector Located Revan, though it’s possible the name predates name Tomcat, and his in the Core on the edge even their use. Some Jedi historians believed Darth Vader Darth Vectivus Darth Wyyrlok (III) Darth Zannah cousins had similar play- Darovit of the Colonies region, the title Darth might have Rakatan origins,

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ecosystem and the many forms of life it en- lighter Any small, light- duty transport ship. most unstoppable. It could cut through blast compassed. It also was a time to remem- Th ese ships were easily modifi ed and could be doors and enemies alike. Using the Force, a Notable ber family members who had died, and the armed for combat. Jedi could predict and defl ect incoming blaster young ones who continued to bring new bolts, and refl ect them back at the fi rer. By life to a family. Extended families Light Festival An celebration that tradition, most lightsabers were built by their Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice () Plo Koon Darth Sidious would customarily gather to celebrate a day honored the rejuvenation of the Tree of Light. users as part of their Jedi training. Th ey could of joy and harmony, as promised by the Tree be built in a few days in an emergency, but of Life. Life Day was held once every three lightfoil A dueling weapon popular in the Ta- many users took a month or more to construct local years for many generations, but during pani sector. It was modeled on the lightsabers and fi ne-tune the weapon. After the extermi- Darth Bane Master Rahm Kota Sith Saber the Galactic Civil War its importance to the of the Jedi Knights, but was much smaller and nation of the Jedi at the end of the Clone Wars, became more pronounced. not as powerful or energy- effi cient as the Jedi lightsabers became rare relics. Th e knowledge weapon. of their construction disappeared with their Lifehold, Dannen A blue- haired human masters. , one of the last of the Maris Brood Darth Krayt Anakin/Luke Skywalker smuggler who operated during the Galactic Lightmoon, Gibbon A New Republic Jedi, built his own lightsaber as the culmina- Civil War. He piloted the freighter Lifeline with fl ight technician who was one of the initial de- tion of his training, and then taught a new Jedi the help of a Tinnel mechanic named Purr. signers of the covert shroud freighter/fi ghter Order how to do the same. system used by Luke Skywalker during the Re- Although the lightsaber was reserved for Darth Desolous Exar Kun Luke Skywalker life- jet Small safety jetpacks found at vari- public’s struggle with Grand Admiral Th rawn. Force- users—the only ones capable of fully ous locations along the outer edge of Cloud handling the diffi cult weapon—it was also City on Bespin for use in emergencies. Light of Reason A spacecraft used by Nam used by the Jedi’s enemies, the Sith. Chorios strongman Seti Ashgad. Ashgad took Lightsabers changed little in the thousands Kit Fisto Darth Malak Kol/Cade Skywalker life- orchard Th e name given to any of the the ship to meet with Leia Organa Solo near of years of their employ by the Jedi Knights. specialized growing environments required Nam Chorios, as well as to transport weapons Th ose who believed the Jedi Order began on for producing life- crystals. and synthdroids from Loronar Corporation to the ancient world of Ossus pointed to the Nam Chorios. abundance of Adegan crystals in the system Melik Galerha Darth Maul Stormtrooper Lifewell A bioengineered construct used by as proof. Th ese crystals were ideal for the cre- the ancient Kathol to store their life energies lightpad A specialized form of datapad, cre- ation of lightsabers, as they focused the energy during the struggle between the ancient Jedi ated for medical use during the last decades of released from a saber’s power cell into a tight, Knights and the Dark Jedi who had enslaved the Old Republic. It was used by doctors and blade- like beam. Early lightsabers didn’t have A’Sharad Hett Celeste Morne Darth Talon the Kathol. Th e Lifewell, which later became nurses to monitor the vital statistics of their self-contained power cells, but instead were known as DarkStryder, was essentially a huge, patients. connected by a conducting cable to a belt- glowing, crystalline organ that pulsed with the worn power pack.

life energies of the ancient Kathol. Th e crys- Lightrunner Mammon Hoole’s personal Once unleashed, the power channeled Sharad Hett Ki-Adi-Mundi tal’s tip emerged in a secret chamber within starship. He used it during his search for through a positively charged continuous en- DarkStryder’s fortress, but extended for sev- Borborygmus Gog and Project Starscream. It ergy lens at the center of the handle. Th e beam eral kilometers straight down into the plan- also served as transport for his young niece then arced circumferentially back to a nega- et’s mantle. Th e chamber that housed it was and nephew Tash and Zak Arranda following tively charged high- energy fl ux aperture. A Imperial Knights Darth Nihilus Shaak Ti formed from huge bones, and was fi lled with the destruction of . Th e Lightrunner superconductor transferred the power from organic, tactile control systems. was damaged when its hyperdrive cut out the fl ux aperture to the power cell. As a result, Only a handful of Kathol managed to enter upon detecting the presence of D’vouran in a lightsaber only expended power when its the Lifewell before the destruction of its launch its vicinity, and Hoole was forced to land the blade cut through something. So effi cient was gates. Its own self- awareness kept it from re- ship on the unusual planet. When the planet the blade that it did not radiate heat unless it Mara Jade Kazdan Paratus Saesee Tiin leasing the Kathol. Since the Kathol were unable began consuming everything in sight, Hoole came into contact with something. to break free of the Lifewell, their life energies and his charges were forced to fl ee in the Th e blade’s color depended on the na- evolved into the Ta- Ree. During the Battle of with Han Solo and Luke ture of the jewel it came from, and while its Kathol, the Lifewell was opened by Halbret, who Skywalker. length was fi xed in the case of a single- jewel Qui-Gon Jinn Darth Phobos Darth Tyranus had been awakened by the crew of the FarStar. lightsaber, lightsabers equipped with multiple lightsaber Th e lightsaber was known as crystals could have their lengths varied by ro- life- witch See life- bearer. the weapon of a Jedi, an elegant armament of tating a knob that allowed the focusing crys- a more civilized time. In comparison, blasters tal activator to subtly modify the refraction Tenel Ka Cay Qel-Droma Darth Vader lift tube Cylindrical tubes used to trans- were seen as crude, inaccurate, and loud af- pattern among the gems. With the Sith long port cargo or passengers into or out of a ship, fairs. To carry a lightsaber was a mark of in- believed extinct until the end of the Clone transport, or building. Th ey often employed credible skill and confi dence, dexterity, and Wars, lightsaber dueling occurred only within repulsorlifts or vacuums to lift and drop their attunement to the Force. But the followers of the practice chambers of the Jedi Temple. To Ulic Qel-Droma Asajj Ventress cargo. Th e Jawas on Tatooine used them to the dark side used them, too. a Jedi, a lightsaber was not just a weapon. It “suck” the scrap material they collected into When deactivated, a lightsaber appeared was a means of concentrating attention and the bellies of their . as a polished metallic handle, about 24 to 30 becoming attuned with the Force. centimeters long, lined with control studs. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Padawan) Darth Revan Quinlan Vos lift- wing racing A sport that used a small Th ere were many styles of lightsaber hilts, light- scan visor Originally developed sail, stretched across a rigid frame, to allow a including adept, adjudicator, arbiter, avenger, more than 4,000 years before the Battle of racer to glide through the air. Th e frame pro- champion, consul, defender, fi rebrand, guard- Yavin, these devices provided enhanced visual vided minimal lift and maneuverability, but ian, praetor, retaliator, sentinel, vanquisher, acuity by analyzing incoming light sources Obi-Wan Kenobi (Knight/Master) T’ra Saa allowed the racer to guide the frame toward and vindicator. At the press of a button, the and providing visual displays from frequencies the fi nish line. energy contained within was liberated and above those of normal sight. More expensive formed a shaft of pure energy about a meter visors could be adjusted for species- specifi c Light and Darkness War One of the long. Th e saber hummed and scintillated with characteristics. Agen Kolar many terms used to describe the New Sith a distinct sound. Its shimmering blade was ca- Wars, which occurred more than a millen- pable of cutting through almost anything, save light shaper Similar to a villip- choir fi eld, nium before the Clone Wars and ended with for the blade of another lightsaber. this Yuuzhan Vong technology used special- the Battle of Ruusan. In the hands of a Jedi, a lightsaber was al- ized creatures to send and receive images Lightsabers not to scale.

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2nd Airborne Company Th is was ing, blaster turrets, and military-strength one of the divisions of the Grand Army communications arrays that became vis- of the Republic’s 212th Attack Battalion. ible when an unwary enemy came within Th e 2nd Airborne Company was part of fi ring range. In Basic, the ship was known the assault on Utapau, led by Jedi General as the Profi teer. Obi-Wan Kenobi, during the hunt for General Grievous at the end of the Clone Saarai- kaar Th e highest rank attain- Wars. Th e 2nd Airborne had a distinct able by a Jensaarai Force- user. Th ere hatred of , and members could be only one Saarai- kaar at any given took out their feelings on the clone troop- time. ers of the GAR. Saarrj, Lieutenant Izbela An offi - 2nd Platoon Th is division of the cer in the Imperial Forensic Intelligence Grand Army of the Republic’s Bacta agency during the height of the New Company was commanded by Lieutenant Order, her investigations exposed the Barr during the Clone Wars. threat posed by Tyber Zann.

2nd Sector Army Th is division of the of the many Jedi Masters who reluctantly as- Saarn An isolated, hidden world, Saarn was Grand Army of the Republic was commanded sumed the rank of general for the Old Repub- used by the Rebel Alliance for military train- by Jedi Master Ry-Gaul during the Clone lic, seeing action on Devaron and Geonosis. ing and was later a remote surveillance outpost Wars. Th e 2nd Sector Army was part of Sys- Some 17 months after the Battle of Geonosis, after the New Republic moved to Coruscant. tems Army Alpha. bounty hunters badly wounded Five years after the Battle of Endor, one of Master Saa on Null, and she Grand Admiral Th rawn’s Star Destroyers, the 7th Legion A division of the spent a great deal of time in a Stormhawk, executed a hit- and- fade attack on Grand Army of the Republic bacta tank during her recovery. Saarn, wiping out New Republic personnel. under the command of Senior Th olme and T’ra Saa traveled Th rawn’s forces set up a listening post there to Clone Commander A’den dur- to Nar Shaddaa to locate Quin- protect the movement of the Imperial fl eet. ing the Clone Wars. It was part lan Vos’s lover Khaleen Hentz, of the 327th Star Corps. but were stranded there when sabacc A popular electronic card game in the command was given to which high stakes—ranging from spacecraft Saa, T’ra The Jedi Watch- execute Order 66. Th us, they to planets—could be won and lost. Sabacc man of the planetary sector were able to survive the initial was played using a deck of 76 card-chips with that contained the twin planets killings of the Jedi Purge, and values that changed randomly in response of Kiffex and Kiffu during the later accompanied Hentz to to electronic impulses. Th e deck’s four suits years surrounding the Battle Kashyyyk. were sabers, staves, fl asks, and coins. Each of Naboo. A tall, female Neti, suit consisted of cards numbered 1 through T’ra Saa often moved about in saago grass A tall, brittle 11 and four ranked cards—Commander, humanoid form, with yellow grass found in deserts and on Mistress, Master, and Ace—equivalent to 12 skin and a collection of thick the beaches of Naboo. Gun- through 15. Th ere were also 16 face cards. tendrils atop her head. It was gans harvested saago grass, A hand was dealt when the dealer pressed a T’ra Saa who first discovered T’ra Saa which was softened in the sap button on the sabacc table to send out a se- the resurgence of dark side en- of the rutiger tree to create a ries of random pulses that shifted the values ergy that emanated from Volfe Karkko after durable, leather- like material used in clothing and pictures shown on the card- chips. Players the Anzati was released from his stasis field and armor. bet and bluff ed; they could lock in the values by Aayla Secura. She teamed with Quinlan of any of their card-chips by placing them in Vos and two Jedi Masters, Tholme and Zao, Saak’ak A Neimoidian freighter. To all the table’s interference fi eld, which blocked to defeat the Anzati Sith magician. appearances, the Saak’ak was merely a com- the dealer’s pulses. To win, a player had to get During the Clone Wars, T’ra Saa was one mercial vessel, its horseshoe shape designed a pure sabacc, which totaled exactly 23, or an to carry large amounts of cargo. In addition idiot’s array, which consisted of an idiot face < Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, and Luke Skywalker to its cloaking device, however, the ship was card (value 0), a card valued at 2, and a card (left to right) equipped with heavy durasteel armor plat- valued at 3—a literal 23.

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