THE COMPLETE ® ENCYCLOPEDIA Stephen J. Sansweet & Pablo Hidalgo and Bob Vitas & Daniel Wallace with Chris Cassidy, Mary Franklin & Josh Kushins A–G Volume I D Ballantine Books New York Sans_9780345477637_4p_fm1_r1.j.iii-iii ii-iii 10/8/08 1:37:58 PM B Bane, Darth Baobab, Ebenn Q3 (EQ3) B Darth title and re- Banking Clan Banking Clan in the Clone Wars. 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 Sith 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 bantha 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 banthas were domesticated. Highly just as the war against the Jedi 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 Han Solo. 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 Naboo. 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 the Force to slaugh- other to aspire to it. Zannah became his ap- her employer, Embra the Hutt. She secretly Tusken Raiders of Tatooine 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 Yavin 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 Rebel Alliance 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 lightsaber 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 Blaster A pink- dence that led him to brutally defend himself der’s weakness as other Sith Lords approached used by the combat droid 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 Boba Fett, 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 Jabba the Hutt. 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- General Grievous, 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.