Welcome to T. Rob’s Star Wars Guide
A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Fourth Edition
(based on the third edition book by Bill Slavicsek, with additions
and revisions by T. Rob Brown -- now includes
information from all 11 Star Wars motion pictures, newer books, comics, games,
and d20 sourcebooks)
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- Baas, Bodo: The gatekeeper
of the Jedi Holocron. Baas lived about 600 years before the Galactic Civil
War, and he appeared as a cross between an insect and a crustacean. Only someone
imbued with the Force could activate the Holocron, and many of its secrets
were reserved for those who followed the light side. When it was activated,
a holographic Baas would guide the user in the operation of this legendary
source of knowledge and wisdom. [DE]
- Baas, Master Vodo-Siosk: This Jedi Master and expert
lightsaber crafter lived more than 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War.
His students included the powerful Exar Kun. When Kun turned to the dark side,
he betrayed and murdered Baas. Vodo-Siosk returned to the Force and became
the gatekeeper to a Holocron, an interactive repository of Jedi history and
knowledge. Sometime after the birth of the New Republic, the spirit of Vodo-Siosk,
with the help of Luke Skywalker and his Jedi-in-training, destroyed Kun forever.
[DA, DLS, TSW]
- Baba, Ponda: An Aqualish pirate
and smuggler, he kept company with the thug Dr. Ebazan, also known as Roofoo
or Dr. Cornelius. In the Mos Eisley cantina, a drunken Baba shoved Luke Skywalker
and subsequently lost his right arm to Ben Kenobi's lightsaber. A burly Aqualish thug, Ponda Baba smuggled spice for Jabba the Hutt. He was one of the alien barflies escaping the heat of Tatooine’s twin suns in the Mos Eisley Cantina. Ponda picked a fight with Luke, but Obi-Wan interceded and removed one of his arms with a lightsaber. CHARACTERS AQUALISH FRINGE [GG1, SW,
SWCG, TMEC]
- Babali: A tropical planet whose archaeologial sites
draw the interest of scholars from around the galaxy, including those from
the Obroan Institute. [SOL]
- Bacara, Clone Commander: One of the Republic clone
commanders during the Clone Wars. [ROTS]
- bacta: This chemical compound will treat and heal all
but the most serious wounds. Bacta is applied in a solution of clear synthetic
fluid that mimcs the body's own vital liquids. A patient is fully immersed
in this fluid within specially-designed rejuvenation tanks, also called bacta
tanks. The gelatinous, translucent red bacta is added to the clear fluid,
where it interacts to form a bacterial medium. This bacterial medium adheres
to traumatized flesh, promoting regeneration and tissue growth to rapidly
heal wounds without causing scarring. Emperor Palpatine saw bacta as a source
of power and control. He limited bacta production to two corporations, Zaltin
and Xucphra. The healing medium then fell under the control of a cartel on
Thyferra. Later, a war was fought to control the healing substance. On Hoth,
after Luke Skywalker suffered injuries fighting a wampa ice creature, he was
treated within a bacta rejuvenation tank. Used to treat seriously injured patients, bacta tanks are filled with a liquid healing agent. Patients are submerged while using an apparatus to breathe. Luke Skywalker recovers in a bacta tank at Echo Base after being attacked by a wampa. TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL [BW, ESB]
- bacta tank: Used to treat seriously injured patients, bacta tanks are filled with a liquid healing agent. Patients are submerged while using an apparatus to breathe. Luke Skywalker recovers in a bacta tank at Echo Base after being attacked by a wampa. TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL [BW, ESB]
- Bacta War: This civil war rocked the planet Thyferra
approximately three years after the Battle of Endor. The conflict was instigated
by Ysanne Isard, director of Imperial Intelligence, and the Xucphra Corporation
in an effor to destroy the Zaltin Corporation and gain complete control of
the Bacta Cartel. Rogue Squadron's pilots temporarily resigned their positions
to help the Ashern rebels overthrow Isard's government and defeat her forces.
[BW]
- Badlands: A flat, desolate area near the arid equator
of the planet Kamar. Inhabitants of this region are commonly called Badlanders.
Han Solo and Chewbacca spent some time hiding in the region after the Corporate
Sector Authority became overly interested in finding them. [HSR]
- Badure: One of Han Solo's military mentors. Badure,
who also went by the nickname Trooper, taught Solo almost everything he knew
about flying. Han Solo, in turn, saved Badure when a training mission turned
bad. After leaving the Imperial military, Badure crossed paths with Solo a
number of times. He even saved Solo and the Wookie Chewbacca after an aborted
spice run to Kessel. Just prior to Solo's connection with the Rebel Alliance,
Badure enlisted Han and Chewbacca in his quest to find the lost treasure of
the cargo vessel Queen of Ranroon. [HLL]
- bafforr tree: These semi-intelligent crystalline trees
are found on the planet Ithor. The bark of these trees is as smooth as glass.
The more trees in an area, the more intelligent the collective forest. [DA,
GF, TMEC]
- Baga: This horselike baby bordok was the pet of the
Ewok named Wicket W. Warrick. [ETV]
- Baji: A Ho'Din healer and medicine man who lived on
Yavin 4 and spoke in rhyme. On Yavin 4, Baji spent much of his time gathering
roots and plants necessary to make his medicines. He also collected rare plants
he feared were nearing extinction. These he transported to his home planet
Moltok for further study by his botanist colleagues. The Empire captured him
and forced him to cure the blindness that afflicted Trioculus. Afterward,
he was kept as an Imperial staff physician until the Rebel Alliance rescued
him. He then moved to Dagobah to tend medicinal plants grown in an Alliance
greehouse. [LCJ, QE]
- Bajic sector: This sector in the Outer Rim contains
the Lybeya system, home to a secret Rebel shipyard built on a large asteroid
in the Vargesso belt. It was also home to Ororo Transportation, a company
that directly competed with Prince Xizor's profitable shipping interests.
Xizor convinced the Emperor to send Darth Vader to destroy the Rebel base
during the period following the Battle of Yavin. An added benefit, as far
as Xizor was concerned, was the destruction of Ororo Transportation. [GG11,
SESB, SOTE]
- Baker, Mayor: The mayor of
the town Dying Slowly, located on the planet Jubilar. Before her marriage,
she was known as Incavi Larado. [TBH]
- Baktoid Combat Automata: Manufacturer of combat droids
such as battle droids and super battle droids for the Trade Federation. [AOTC,
ROTS]
- Bakura: A remote world annexed by the Empire three years
before the Battle of Endor. The planetary government is situated in the capital
city of Salis D'aar. In addition to its repulsor coil industry and agricultural
exports, Bakura provided raw materials mined from the planet's two moons for
the second Death Star project. While humans make up the majority of Bakura's
population, the Kurtzen are indigenous to the planet. In the days following
the victory at Endor, the Alliance intercepted a distress call from the Imperial
governor of Bakura. The governor, seeking aid from an Empire that was now
shattered and in disarray, reported his world was under attack by aliens from
outside the Emperor's sphere of control. Luke Skywalker led a military task
force to Bakura to provide humanitarian aid and to demonstrate the Alliance
wasn't the "band of thieves and murderers" Imperial propaganda portrayed
them to be. Skywalker's task force included the converter cruiser Flurry,
the Millennium Falcon, the Corellian corvette Ullet,
and the Corellian gunships Ensaiav, Ghorman's
Honor, Mastala, Telsor,
and Walerv. The truce of Bakura provided the means
by which the Alliance task force and the Imperial starships could work together
to repel the Alien invaders. The hostile aliens, called the Ssi-ruuk, had
actually been in secret contact with the Emperor for several years. The Emperor
wanted Ssi-ruuk technology and was willing to trade the lives of his subjects
for it. Fortunately, Skywalker and the heroes of Yavin were able to help drive
off the invaders and free Bakura from Imperial rule. Fourteen years after
the truce, Luke Skywalker returned to Bakura to borrow battle cruisers from
its powerful defensive fleet. Though his mission was completed successfully,
half of the Bakuran cruisers were destroyed. [AS, SAC, TAB, TBSB]
- Balmorra: A factory world located in the frige of the
Galactic Core. Balmorrans were forced to manufacture weapons for the Imperial
military and were the primary builders of the AT-ST walker. Though liberated
by the New Republic following the Battle of Endor, it again fell under Imperial
rule by the time the first clone of Emperor Palpatine appeared. [DE2]
- Banking Clan: See InterGalactic Banking Clan.
- bantha: A large four-legged beast of burden with long,
thick fur and bright, inquisitive eyes. Found on Tatooine and throughout the
galaxy, banthas have adapted to a variety of climates and terrain types. Wild
herds thunder across some worlds, while on others they have been domesticated.
Males grow as large as 3 meters at the shoulders and can be identified by
the pair of large spiral horns growing from each side of their head; females
are slightly smaller and possess no horns. The bantha's world of origin has
been lost in the distant past. Banthas serve many purposes throughout the
galaxy. Herders raise the huge beasts for food and clothing. Some of the finest
restaurants serve bantha steaks, and bantha-skin boots and cloaks are popular
among the upper classes. Priests of the Dim-U religion are devoted to the
mystery of the Bantha. These priests and their followers believe that a great
message of universal importance has been hidden in the simple bantha. Once
the message is interpreted, they believe, an incredible age of peace and bounty
will begin. [SW, SWSB, TM]
- "bantha four five six": An instruction code
given by the droid TDL3.5 as proof it was authorized to replace C-3P0 as nanny
for Leia and Han Solo's children. Young Anakin Solo provided the code as a
prank when he got angry at C-3PO for not reading him his favorite bedtime
story, "The Little Lost Bantha Cub." [NR]
- "Banya kee fofo Aduki, momo.": "An Aduki
double, please" in Huttese. [GPB]
- Baobab, Mungo: This treasure
hunter and adventurer from Manda was a member of the family that owned the
Baobab Merchant Fleet during the early days of the Empire. He frequently disreguarded
safety precautions while recklessly pursuing adventure. He was sent to the
planet Biitu to establish a trading post and fuel ore mining operation. His
greatest accomplishment was locating and perserving the Roonstones, a crystal
structure that contained an encoded version of Dha Werda Verda,
an epid poem of the conquest of Coruscant by the warrior race, the Taungs.
[DTV, SOTEALB, TGH]
- Barab 1: This dark, humid world orbits the red dwarf
Barab. The heat of the day causes standing water to evaporate into haze, but
during the cool night, animal life is active and the haze condenses to fall
as rain upon the planet's surface. The intelligent Barabels live beneath the
surface. When the Empire took control of the world, the Alater-ka underground
spaceport was constructed. It was a crude facility by Core standards, but
sporting hunters filled the tourist lodges to hunt the terrible beasts that
inhabit the world. [CPL, DFR, DFRSB, GG4]
- Barabel: These reptilelike humanoids range from 1.75
to 2.5 meters tall. Horny black scales cover their bodies, and long, sharp
teeth fill their mouths. They inhabit the dark, humid world of Barab I. Though
spice smugglers and other criminals have often used the world as a refuge,
it rarely receives open galactic traffic. Thus, the Barabel species is not
widely known and few have found their way off planet. Some Barabels have taken
jobs as porters and guides for the tourists who come to the planet to hunt
the dangerous game that roam the night. A few were even able to leave the
world with bounty hunter commissions, but the majority have remained untamed
and uncivilized. Barabels hold a deep respect for Jedi Knights, and a few
have tried to emulate the Jedi tradition despite little aptitude in the Force.
This respect goes back to the time of the Barabel War, when the primitive
species split into two factions over access to choice hunting grounds. Passing
Jedi Knights intervened and negotiated a peaceful solution, keeping the Barabels
from killing themselves needlessly. Prior to the Battle of Endor, Skahtul,
a female Barabel bounty hunter, captured Luke Skywalker on the planet Kothlis.
He escaped before she could sell him to the highest bidder. After the Battle
of Endor, the Barabels and the Verpine nearly went to war over a shipbuilding
contract. [DFR, DFRSB, GG4, SOTE]
- Baragwin: A large species with a large tongue. One
of these, Hermi Odle, served Jabba the Hutt. [ROTS]
- Barboo: Home planet of the Institute for Sentient Studies.
[BTS]
- Barada: A native of the planet Klatooine, Barada was
sold into indentured servitude as punishment for a crime he committed in his
youth. The crimelord Jabba the Hutt won Barada's contract and put him to work
in the repulsor pool. Barada quickly took charge, becoming responsible for
the procurement, modification, crewing, and care of all of Jabba's repulsorlift
vehicles. He took his job to heart, serving as captain of the skiffs when
they went into battle or when Jabba wanted to travel. He died when Luke Skywalker
and his companions freed Han Solo from Jabba's clutches in the Tatooine wilderness.
[GG5, RJ, SWCG]
- Barak, Koth: This male midshipman
of the New Republic escort cruiser Adamantine, was
one of the first victims of the Death Seed plague. [POT]
- BARC Speeder: A speeder bike used by Republic clone
forces to fight the Separatists during the Clone Wars. [ROTS]
- Barhu: A boiling-hot lifeless planet in the Churba star
system. [DFR, DFRSB]
- Baritha: This older woman with graying hair and glittering
green eyes was a leading figure among the dark-side Nightsisters of the Witches
of Dathomir. She tried to claim Han Solo as her slave, according to the traditions
of her society. [CPL]
- Baros: This large, arid planet orbits the star Bari.
Homeworld of the reptilian Brubb, Baros has high gravity and is wracked by
intense windstorms. [GG4, HE, HESB]
- Barth: This New Republic flight engineer was captured
by Yevethan forces during the same attack in which Han Solo was taken hostage.
Nil Spaar, commander of the Yevethan forces, killed the engineer. [TT]
- Bartokk: Known for their relentless assassin squads,
the Bartokk are insectoid creatures with black shells, tough exoskeletons,
and razor-edged claws. They utilize a hive mind. About 20 years after the
Battle of Endor, the young Jedi Knights stopped a Bartokk squad from assassinating
Queen Mother Ta'a Chume, the grandmother of Jedi academy student Tenel Ka.
[YJK]
- Barukka: One of the Witches of Dathomir, she was the
sister of the evil Gethzerion and was cast out of the Singing Mountain clan
after succumbing to her evil urges. After a period of cleansing in the Rivers
of Stone caverns, she was recruited to lead Luke Skywalker and Han Solo into
an Imperial prison complex to find parts needed to repair the Millennium
Falcon. [CPL]
- Basic: The common language of the galaxy, based on the
language of the human civilizations of the Core Worlds. It became the standard
trade and diplomatic language during the time of the Old Republic. [HESB,
SWRPG, SWRPG2, SWRPG3SE, SWSB]
- Basilisk: One of four Star Destroyers under the
command of Imperial Admiral Daala, it had to be repaired after receiving sever
damage during a battle with Moruth Doole's forces near Kessel. Later, it was
destroyed in the Cauldron Nebula as it prepared to make a suicide attack against
Coruscant. [DA, JS]
- Basilisk, Battle of: Jedi Master
Sidrona Diath was killed in this clash. [DLS]
- Bast Castle: Darth Vader's stronghold and private retreat,
located on the planet Vjun. Dark-side executor Sedriss and the Emperor's elite
force of Dark Jedi later used this remote and heavily-defended structure as
a headquarters. [DE2]
- Bastion: This planet was the political center of the
Empire at the time of Grand Admiral Thrawn's reported return about 16 years
after the Battle of Endor. [SP, VF]
- Bastra, Gil: This former Corellian
Security Force officer worked with Corran Horn and Corran's father, Hal. He
later assisted Corran and two other members of Rogue Squadron by providing
them with false identities, helping them escape from Imperials. He died after
being interrogated by Kirtan Loor aboard the Expeditious.
[BW]
- Batcheela: An old Ewok, she was the mother of Teebo
and Malani. [ETV]
- battle analysis computer (BAC): Developed by General
Jan Dodonna for the Alliance, this computer system analyzes variables of enemy
vessels to project the course of a battle. By analyzing speed, firepower,
current position, shield strength, and maneuverability, it suggests courses
of action. Luke Skywalker tested the battle analysis computer (BAC) at Bakura.
[TAB]
- battle dog: See nek.
- battle droid: The foot soldiers of the Trade Federation
army, these droids served as security, ground troops, and pilots of Trade
Federation battleships. Armed with blaster rifles, they can be deployed anywhere
and derive their strength from their overwhelming numbers and authomated discipline.
They are not programmed for independent thinking, instead relying on a central
data source usually located aboard a control ship. Each battle droid has an
identification number printed on its back. Specialized battle droids are distinguished
by color: Yellow markings for commanders, blue for pilots, and maroon for
security guards. Later, during the Clone Wars, the Trade Federation forces
would join up with the Separatists to fight the clone armies of the Republic.
Battle droids are easily controlled, unquestioningly obedient and inexpensive to mass-produce—and sometimes they’re even funny. They are the primary troops in the Trade Federation mechanized armies. DROIDS SEPARATISTS TRADE_FEDERATION [AOTC, CW1, CW2, RotS, SWTPM]
- battle droid, super: An advanced model of the Trade
Federation battle droid that was larger, could take more damage, and had built-in
weapons such as wrist rocket launchers and a built-in arm blaster. They were
popular during the Clone Wars and were a staple of the Separatist ground forces.
These combat droids were manufactured by Baktoid Combat Automata. Their weapon
of choice is a built-in arm blaster. They are fearless, tireless, and with
only rudimentary programming. After the introduction of the massive clone
army, the Trade Federation revists the design of its battle droids and decides
a slightly-smarter, more-independent, and more-heavily-armed droid is needed.
The result is the much more powerful and deadly super battle droid. After
the introduction of the massive clone army, the Trade Federation revisited
the design of its battle droids and decided that a slightly-smarter, more-independent,
and more-heavily-armed droid was needed. The result is the much-more-powerful
and deadly super battle droid. They are fearless and tireless but only have
rudimentary programming. They are a combat droid manufactured by the Baktoid
Combat Automata. DROIDS SEPARATISTS TRADE_FEDERATION [AOTC, CW1, CW2, RotS]
- battle meditation: This Jedi Force technqiue strengthens
the hopes of a Jedi's allies while heightening the fear of his or her enemies.
[GAS]
- Battle of Yavin: A modified Imperial customs
frigate used by the New Republic in covert missions. [BW]
- battle wagon: A massive Ewok war machine originally
designed by Erpham Warrick and restored by his great-grandson Wicket. The
wagon has four huge wheels and features a large battering ram topped by a
Bantha skull. [ETV]
- Bavo Six: A truth drug primarily used by Imperial agents
as part of a normal interrogation procedure. [CRFG]
- "Bazl batza Bazic?": "Do you speak Basic?"
in the Bocce language. [GPB]
- BB unit: BB units keep the vessels and weapons of the Resistance in top fighting condition. You’ll find most BB units rolling around the hangar bays of outposts and capital ships or in the astromech sockets of X-wing fighters. BB-8 is Poe Dameron’s right-hand droid. DROIDS [FA, LJ]
- Bdu, T'nun: A Corellian captain.
His supply ship Sullustan was intercepted by Imperial
Admiral Daala while en route to Dantooine. After raiding the ship's data banks,
Daala destroyed the vessel. [DA]
- beamdrill: A heavy tool used for mining, employing a
high-intensity pulse to disintegrate rock. [HLL]
- beam tube: An antiquated handheld weapon powered by
a backpack generator. [HLL]
- Bearus: Leader of the once-powerful carbonite mining
guild in the Empress Teta system, about 4,000 years prior to the Galactic
Civil War. [DLS]
- Beast-Lord: An honorific title granted to the traditional
leader of a group of Onderonian beast-riders. [TOJ]
- beast-rider: Onderonians in ancient times who, cast
out of the walled fortress called Iziz, learned to tame and ride the great
beasts of Dxun's moon. [TOJ]
- Beauty of Yevetha: A corvette in Nil Spaar's
Black Eleven Fleet. New Republic forces destroyed the vessel during the blockade
of Doornik-319. [BTS, SOL]
- Bebo, Kevreb: The captain and
olny survivor from the ship Misanthrope, he was the
first to find -- and crash on -- the planet D'vouran. He was killed by a Gank.
[GF]
- Beedo: A relative of the deceased bounty hunter Greedo,
he took his kin's place in Jabba the Hutt's organization after Greedo was
killed by Han Solo. [RJ]
- "Beeka doe wampa keejeckta peedunkey!": Huttese
for "If you ask that one more time, I'm activating your seat ejector!"
[GPB]
- Been, Rep: A Gungan political leader from Naboo during
the time of the Clone Wars. [TPM]
- "Beeska mu-moolee bu Halapu.": "The
payment is in the HoloNet" in Huttese. [GPB]
- "Beetix to fee fi nototex ge holo?": "Will
the bill list the title of the holo?" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
- Beggar's Canyon: This valley on Tatooine served as the
training ground for Luke Skywalker's aerial skills. Luke and his childhood
friends raced skyhoppers and engaged in mock dogfights within its twisting
confines. One of Luke's favorite pastimes was to fly his T-16 skyhopper at
full throttle while hunting womp rats in the canyon. Three mighty rivers that
flowed here in the millennia past formed Beggar's Canyon. Features of the
canyon include the 2-kilometer-long Main Avenue, Dead Man's Turn, and the
Stone Needle. Here, Luke engaged in a chase and battle with swoop bikers hired
to assassinate him just prior to his mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba
the Hutt. [SESB, SOTE, SW, SWR]
- Behn-kihl-nahm, Chairman: The
chairman of the Defense Council of the New Republic Senate, he was a staunch
ally of Chief of State Leia Organa Solo. [BTS, SOL]
- Beidlo, Brother: A young B'omarr
monk whose brain was removed and put into a brain spider as part of Jabba
the Hutt's plan to provide criminals with new identities by giving them new
bodies. [GF]
- Belbullab-22 Starfighter: This assault/interceptor
had two ion drive thrusters and triple laser cannons. During the Clone Wars,
Separatist General Grievous flew one of these. It was hangered on Utapu. Though
Grievous was known more for his incredible skill as a hand-to-hand combatant
and tactician, he was nonetheless a fearsome pilot as well. Twin ion engines
and the uncanny reaction speeds of its pilot made this craft more than a match
for any Republic craft, and a flat profile made for an extremely-small and
difficult-to-hit target. Rapid-firing triple laser cannons could flood the
sky with superheated death at the twitch of Grievous' murderous fingers. [ROTS]
- Belden, Eppie: By the time
of the truce at Bakura, between the Alliance and the Empire, Eppie Belden
was a small, wizened woman of 132 years of age. Once a major operative in
the Bakuran underground, where she constantly made trouble for the Empire,
she used her expertise in computer programming and electronics to assist in
covert operations. She was eventually arrested and subsequently incapacitated
by the mistreatments of Imperial Governor Wilek Nereus. She was able to retain
a great deal of wit and intelligence, despite Nereus' parasite treatments
that damaged her brain. [TAB, TBSB]
- Belden, Orn: A senior senator
on the planet Bakura, he served his constituents well -- usually at a great
cost. He hated Imperial rule and opposed Imperial Governor Wilek Nereus at
every opportunity. Belden came to openly support the Rebel Alliance despite
Nereus' retaliatory tactics. The governor taxed Belden until he was nearly
destitute, had his son, Roviden, killed in a purge, and infected Belden's
wife, Eppie, with a brain-damaging parasite. Shortly after the Battle of Endor,
Belden provided aid to Princess Leia. He was subsequently arrested, interrogated,
and died of a cerebral hemorrhage instigated by Nereus. [TAB, TBSB]
- beldon: A giant gas bag that metabolizes the natural
chemicals in Bespin's atmosphere, giving off Tibanna gas as a waste product.
It is illegal to hunt these creatures. [GG2, ISWU]
- Beldorian the Hutt: A massive, 12-meter-long Hutt who
ran Nam Chorios until he was forcibly replaced by Seti Ashgad. He had some
Jedi training, but was killed by Leia Organa Solo in a lightsaber duel. [POT]
- Bel Iblis, Garm: A senator
from the Corellian system who helped start the Rebellion as the threat of
the Empire first surfaced. When the Alliance emerged to fight the Empire,
Bel Iblis went into hiding and began his own private war against the New Order.
Bel Iblis and Mon Mothma never got along. He had worked with her and Bail
Organa in the Rebellion's formative years. It was Bel Iblis who convinced
three of the biggest resistance groups to join forces and form the Alliance.
The results of that meeting became known as the Corellian Treaty, but what
should have been Bel Iblis' finest hour turned out to be Mon Mothma's. For
she possessed the gift of inspiration and became the symbol of the Alliance.
When Bail Organa died in Alderaan's destruction, Bel Iblis left to form his
own private army. He feared Mon Mothma was seeking to overthrow the Emperor
in order to set herself up in his place. He waited for that to happen, but
it never did. In the subsequent years, pride kept him away. Bel Iblis hoped
to build a fleet and return with dignity and respect, but the best he could
create was a strike force. Still, after he provided badly-needed assistance
to Han Solo at the hidden location of the Katana
fleet, Princess Leia officially invited Bel Iblis and his strike force to
join the New Republic. He accepted her offer. [DFR, DFRSB, LC]
- Belkadan: A planet in the Dalonbian sector, near the
galactic rim. It was the site of ExGal-4, a solitary outpost of the ExGal
Society devoted to watching for signs of life beyond the galaxy. The Yuuzhan
Vong started their invasion of the galaxy on this world. Their agent, Yomin
Carr, sabotaged the outpost to prevent the scientists from noticing the approach
of the invasion force, then murdered the outpost personnel. He used the biological
expertise of the Yuuzhan Vong to change the planet's atmosphere into a toxic
brew, preparing it so his people could planet yorik coral -- the basis of
many of their living ships and weapons. [VP]
- Belsavis: Kilometers of icy glaciers separate volcanic
rift valleys on this planet located in the Ninth quadrant near the Senex sector.
Cities are located within the rifts, and the planet is known for its vine-coffee
and vine-silk exports. [COJ, TJP]
- Ben Kenobi: See Kenobi, Obi-Wan.
- Bendone: Home planet of the Howler Tree People. [YJK]
- Bengat: A planet covered in water. [TBH]
- Benthic "Two Tubes": Benthic "Two Tubes" is a mercenary pilot who flies alongside his eggmate, Edrioc. They share the nickname derived from the breathing apparatus that allows Tognath physiology to process oxygen atmosopheres. Their native world of Yar Togna was conquered and occupied by the Empire. With a desire to strike back, Benthic and Edrio have allied with Saw Gerrera. CHARACTERS FRINGE REBELLION YAR_TONGA TOGNATH [R1]
- Ber'asco: Leader of the Charon death cult and commander
of the biologically-engineered spacecraft Desolate.
Ber'asco and the Charon came from the strange dimension known as otherspace.
[OS]
- Berchest: A planet in the Borderland Regions, best known
for its major city, Calius saj Leeloo, the City of Glowing Crystal. This city,
a spectacular wonder since the earliest days of the Old Republic, was crafted
from a single gigantic crystal. The salty spray of the dark red-orange waters
of the Leefari Sea created the crystal over the eons, while Berchestian artisans
painstakingly sculpted it and nutured its slow growth, crafting buildings,
walkways, and roads directly from the massive crystal. This planet and its
crystal city were once a major galactic tourist attraction, but the Clone
Wars and the rise of the Empire caused business to slack off over time. The
planet achieved modest success as an Imperial trading center during the Galactic
Civil War. Grand Admiral Thrawn used Berchest as a troop transfer point for
his newly-cloned ship crews as he prepared to launch a massive assault on
the New Republic. [LC]
- Beruss, Avan: The son of an
Imperial senator, he tried to join the Rebellion when his childhood friend,
Princess Leia Organa, began to act as a Rebel courier. His father forbade
it. Later, he disobeyed his father and joined Rogue Squadron. [XW]
- Beruss, Doman: A senator from
Illodia, he was the chairman of the Ministry Council of the New Republic.
He submitted a petition of no confidence in Chief of State Leia Organa Solo
during the Yevethan crisis, hoping to keep her from committing the New Republic
to war in order to rescue the captured Han Solo. Also, a flasen-haired female
who represented the Corellian exiles at the New Republic's Provisional Council
and signed the Declration of the New Republic. [BTS, SOL, TT, WG]
- Bespin: This gaseous planet in the star system of the
same name is the location of the Cloud City mining colony once run by Lando
Calrissian. Other planets in the Bespin system include Miser, a small, metal-rich
world orbiting close to the sun, and Orin, a hostile world with a violent
environment. The gas giant's many moons include H'gaard and Drudonna, "the
Twins." The system is also home to a massive asteroid field known as
Velser's Ring. The asteroids are actually chunks of frozen gases and liquids,
not metal or stone, leading to the speculation that that field was once a
second gas-giant planet. After the Empire established a presence on Bespin,
a giant Imperial floating factory barge was put in place. The barge's factories
collected raw materials from the Rethin Sea to produce more war machines.
Bespin is an astrophysical rarity; an immense gas giant, surrounded by moons, with a band of habitable atmosphere among endless clouds. The mining planet in a little-visited sector of space is usually secluded from turmoil but the Empire takes over Bespin’s Cloud City during the Galactic Civil War. LOCATIONS PLANETS [ESB, GG2, ZHR]
- Bessimir: A planet located 15 parsecs from Coruscant.
A dozen years after the Battle of Endor, the newly-commissioned Fifth Fleet
conducted a live-fire training mission code-named Hammerblow here. [BTS]
- Bestine IV: This planet in the Bestine system allied
with the Rebellion and housed a secret Rebel base. Biggs Darklighter defected
to the Alliance while on a mission to Bestine. Bestine is also the name of
a small farming community on the planet Tattoine, located west of the Mos
Eisley spaceport. Imperial control of the planet was situated in this community.
[GG1, MTS, RJ, SW, TMEC]
- BG-J38: A thin, mantis-headed droid who was in much
demand in Jabba the Hutt's court. The droid was an expert hologame player,
often serving as an opponent for Jabba or one of his associates. [RJ]
- Bib Fortuna: See Fortuna, Bib
- Big L: Spacer slang for the speed of light. To "cross
the Big L" is to jump to light speed. [HSE]
- Biitu: A beautiful and peaceful planet once covered
with lush farmland and inhabited by contented farmers until disaster struck.
During the earliest days of the Empire, a droid called the Great Heep installed
a fuel ore processing plant equipped with a moisture eater that turned the
planet into a barren wasteland. The green-skinned, bald Biituians were saved
when R2-D2 destroyed the Great Heep. [TGH]
- Bilar: A meter-tall species whose members resemble hairless
teddy bears with long arms, short legs, dark eyes, and thin lips that are
formed into perpetual grins. They inhabit the tropical world Mima II in the
Lar star system. Due to the effects of the Bilar group minds, or claqas, single
members of this species possess no more intelligence than a rodent. But when
Bilars join together to form a group mind, their intelligence doubles with
every new member. Seven-member claqas reach genius-level intelligence, and
10-member claqas have been achieved. These claqas result in group personalities
that can be unnerving and unpredictable. [GG4]
- Bilbringi: A star system famous for the Bilbringi Shipyards.
The New Republic's last battle with the Imperial forces under the command
of Grand Admiral Thrawn occurred here. During the conflict, an armada of smuggling
ships led by Aves, Mazzic, and Gillespee aided the New Republic. [LC]
- Bildor's Canyon: A canyon located in the Dune Sea on
the planet Tatooine. [TMEC]
- Bille, Dar: Second in command
of the Yevethan raiders under Nil Spaar during the attack on the Empire's
shipyards at N'Zoth. Later, he was primate, or proctor, of the command vessel
Pride of Yevetha. Dar Bille ordered the attack on
Koornacht settlements. [BTS, TT]
- Bimm: The diminutive inhabitants of the planet Bimmisaari.
The half-furred Bimms are a friendly, peaceful people, with singing voices
and a love of stories -- especially heroic stories. One of their favorites
is the tale of the Battle of Endor, and they are particularly fascinated with
the heroic acts of Luke Skywalker. They love to haggle, and discover bargains
at the many markets scattered among their planet's forests. They abhor stealing
-- so much so that shoplifting is considered a capital offense. [HE, HESB]
- Bimmisaari: This temperate world is the home to the
Bimms. Due to the planet's distance from the Core Worlds, the planet escaped
most of the horrors inflicted by the Empire during its rein . Bimmisaari entered
into negotiations with the New Republic five years after the Battle of Endor.
The planet offers a number of impressive marketplaces, including one located
next to the Tower of Law. Noghri commandos ambushed Princess Leia and her
party during her diplomatic mission to this world. [HE, HESB]
- binary loadlifter: A primitive labor droid designed
to move heavy objects in spaceports and warehouses, utilizing powerful mechanical
claws and either a wheeled or repulsorlift propulsion system. [SW]
- Binks, Jar Jar: A member of
the amphibious species known as Gungans living on the plnaet Naboo, Jar Jar
Binks was one of the heroes who helped overcome the Trade Federation blockade
of his planet. During that campaign, he was saved from certain death by the
Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, and Jar Jar was bound to a life debt with the Jedi.
He helped Qui-Gon and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, as they sought to end
the blockade, and proved helpful in persuading the Gungan leader, Boss Nass,
to join the liberation efforts. {Editor's Note: He is also the most loathed
and hated Star Wars character ever created, based on his stupid antics and
unbelievability.} Jar Jar Binks, a Gungan from Naboo, is the accident-prone yet good-hearted ally of Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala. Jar Jar was an outcast from his own society because of his clumsiness. During Naboo’s conflict with the Trade Federation blockade, Jar Jar became a general in the Grand Gungan Army. Later as a senator, Jar Jar proposes a motion to grant Chancellor Palpatine emergency powers to deal with the Separatists, unintentionally aiding in Palpatine’s plans for galactic domination. CHARACTERS GUNGANS NABOO REPUBLIC [SWTPM]
- bioscan: A scanner and diagnostic package designed to
identify and analyze the biological composition and medical status of living
beings. Bot a portable unit, the dedicated sensor array is built into a surdy
framework that is lowered onto a patient. The array includes a medtox detector,
vapro-sampler, and doppraymagno scanner, all connected to an analysis computer.
In addition to medical applications, the bioscan can be used to identify more
than 1,000 alien species. It can be recalibrated to serve as a surveillance
device, detecting and analyzing power sources, comm transmissions, and a weapon
signature within an extremely limited range. [SESB, SOTE]
- Bith: Craniopods -- highly-evolved humanoids with enlarged
craniums -- with large, lidless black eyes, receding noses, and baggy epidermal
folds beneath their jaws. They originated on the world of Clak'dor VII in
the Colu system of the Mayagil sector. A cantina band that regularly played
at the Mos Eisley cantina consisted of Bith. Large-headed aliens with a knack for science and music, the Bith were a peaceful, intelligent race. Hailing from Bith, they participated in galactic politics and remained loyal to the Republic in the Clone Wars conflict. Perhaps the most famous Biths in the galaxy are Figrin Da’n and the Modal Nodes. PEOPLES BITH [GG4, SW, TMEC]
- Bithabus the Mystifier: A Bith stage magician whose
performances were famous throughout the galaxy. His act was regularly seen
at Hologram Fun World's Asteroid Theater. [QE]
- Bix: A sleek droid that teamed with Auren Yomm in the
Colonial Games that took place during the early days of the Empire. [DTV]
- "Biztiz hit yilly rev moomaws.": "My
program is faster because I have the latest moomaws" in the Bocce language.
[GPB]
- Bjornsons: A family of Tatooine moisture farmers who
opposed Ariq Joanson's plans to establish peace with the Jawas and the Tusken
Raiders. Their resistance was due to the death of their son, presumably at
the hands of the Sand People. [TMEC]
- BL-17: A droid owned by the bounty hunter Boba Fett
during the early days of the Empire. BL-17 looked like C-3P0 but had the olive-drab
and yellow coloration of Fett's armor. It carried a rectangular blaster. [DTV]
- Black Asp: This Imperial Interdictor-class
cruiser was involved in a fast and furious skirmish with Rogue Squadron at
Chorax. Uwlla Iillor commanded the vessel. [BW]
- Black Ice: This cargo train consisted of two
engine pods set on each end of connected force spheres, and it was five times
the length of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. It
carried the equivalent of more than a year's power supply for an Imperial
battle fleet. [BI]
- Blackmoon: A moon of the planet Borleias, supporting
no native life-forms. It was also the code name for Rogue Squadron's assault
on Borleia's Imperial stronghold. [BW]
- Black Nebula: This nebula in the Parfadi region of space
separates the planets Arat Fraca and Motexx. The nebula contains two immense
neutron stars and is considered unnavigable. [SOL]
- Black Nine: The Imperial shipyard at ILC-905 that was
taken over by Yevethan forces. [TT]
- Black Sun: The criminal organization known as Black
Sun lurked in the shadows of the Empire, employing tens of thousands of operatives
throughout the galaxy. Free traders, politicians, newsnet reporters, Imperial
bureaucrats, smugglers, assassins, spies, and criminals of all sorts could
be found on the payroll of Black Sun or one of its many subsidaries. Many
of those working for Black Sun didn't even know it -- in fact, few knew of
Black Sun's existence, as it was concealed beneath layers of front organizations,
covert operations, and Imperial officials on the take. Black Sun spanned the
galaxy, dealing in blackmail, espionage, gambling, smuggling, slaving, spicerunning,
racketeering, and a multitude of other activities. The alien Prince Xizor
sat in the center of Black Sun's intricate web of shadow corporations and
legitimate businesses. He allowed the alluring human replica droid Guri to
serve as the syndicate's public face, and many believed she led Black Sun.
Nine lieutenants, or Vigos, coordinated the criminal activities of tens of
thousands of minions in different sectors of the galaxy. Eleven years after
the death of Prince Xizor and the Alliance victory at Endor, Black Sun fell
under the leadership of Y'ull Acib. With the help of Grappa the Hutt, he plotted
to take control of the Imperial Interim RUling Council by assassinating council
head Xandel Carivus and replacing him with a clone. The plan failed, but Acib
remained in charge of the galaxy's underworld. [CE, SESB, SOTE]
- "Blapdoz.": "Blast off" in the
Bocce language. [GPB]
- blase' tree goat: These lathargic, goatlike creatures
live in the great trees covering Endor's forest moon. [ETV]
- blaster: Common weapons that fire coherent packets of
intense light energy bolts. A blaster's level of intensity can be adjusted
to fire stun or killing bolts. When a blaster discharges an energy bolt, a
smell similar to ozone fills the air. A variety of different models are available,
ranging in size from small holdout blasters, to standard blaster pistols,
to heavy blaster pistols and blaster rifles. Larger models require targeting
computers and crews to operate them. These include various field artillary
and ship-mounted blaster cannons. The standard ranged weapon of military personnel and civilians across the galaxy. Blasters fire bolts, or cohesive bursts of light-based energy, that cause a wide range of damage. Made in a variety of shapes and sizes, blaster pistols sometimes have stun settings and can fire grappling hooks. TECHNOLOGY WEAPONS [ESB, RJ, SW, SWRPG, SWRPG2, SWSB]
- blastonecrosis: An allergy to bacta marked by fatigue
and loss of appetite. [BW]
- blast-rifle: A weapon favored in ancient times by the
beast-riders of Onderon. It fired bolts of laser energy. [TOJ]
- blba tree: A broad-trunked, jagged-branched tree that
grows on the savannas of Dantooine. [DA]
- Blessings: A Dreadnaught in Nil Spaar's Black
Eleven Fleet. [BTS]
- Blissex, Lira: A Republic engineer who designed the
Venator-class cruisers near the end of the Clone Wars. These ships
were converted into the Imperial Attack Cruiser as the Empire formed. [ROTS]
- Blissex, Walex: A Republic
engineer who designed the Victory-class Star Destroyer
near the end of the Clone Wars. Later, as the Empire was on the rise, Blissex
disappeared from public life and joined the Rebel Alliance. [SWSB]
- Blizzard Force: An elite Imperial cold weather force
belonging to Darth Vader and led by General Veers that attacked the Rebel
Alliance's Echo Base on Hoth. The force included AT-ATs, AT-STs, snowtroopers,
and more. [ESB]
- blob race: A major betting sport in Umgul City on the
planet Umgul. This bizarre race features gelatinous blobs moving through a
complicated obstacle course. Cheating is punishable by death. [JS]
- Blockade Runner: Any Corellian corvette utilized by
smugglers and others attempting to circumvent galactic authorities. The Alderaanian
consular ship Tantive IV, commanded by Captain Antilles,
was one such vessel. See Corellian corvette. [SW, SWSB, SWVG]
- Bloor, Melvosh: A Kalkal professor
of investigative politico-sociology at Beshka University, he went to Jabba's
palace to locate a missing colleague and was fed to the rancor. [TJP]
- Blue, Sinewy Ana: A beautiful
smuggler, she ran the sabacc games on Skip 1 in the Smuggler's Run asteroid
field. She sold former Imperial goods to the dark-sider Kueller, who used
them in his reign of terror against the New Republic. Later, Kueller ordered
her to bring Han Solo to Almania. She eventually told Solo everything she
knew, and he rushed to Almania despite the fact Kueller was waiting for him.
[NR]
- Blue Desert People: The members of this reptilelike
species on the planet Dathomir possess bloodred eyes and sharp black teeth.
[CPL]
- Blue Leader: At the Battle of Endor, Rebel Captain Merrick
Simm commanded one of four Alliance battle wings taking part in the assault
against the second Death Star. Simm died when his fighter was caught in the
explosion that destroyed an Imperial communications ship. [RJ]
- Blue Max: An experimental cube-shaped computer droid
packed with more memory and capablities than most shipboard computer systems.
Stolen from the Empire, Blue Max eventually wound up in the possession of
an outlaw tech named Doc. Doc and his daughter Jessa reprogrammed Max's miniature
computer and provided it with a chirpy personality. The deep blue droid's
primary function was to process and interpret data. It was equipped with a
speech synthesizer, folded appendages, and a glowing red monocular photoreceptor.
Doc and Jessa mounted Blue Max inside the chest cavity of the labor droid
Bollux. Together, the two droids traveled with Han Solo and Chewbacca throughout
the Corporate Sector, prior to Solo's involvement with the Rebellion. [HLL,
HSE, HSR]
- Blue Nebula: An extremely seedy tavern and dining establishment
in the Manda spaceport. [DTV]
- Bluescale: See Sh'tk'ith, Elder.
- Blue Squad: Luke Skywalker awarded the title of Blue
Squad to the 24 Bothans who took part in the attack on the Imperial freighter
Suprosa. The squad flew 12 two-man Y-wings, seeking
to intercept the secret plans for the second Death Star which were hidden
within the freighter. Suprosa, although unescorted,
was armed with surprisingly powerful cannons and shields. The Bothans captured
the plans, but 12 of the Blue Squad Bothans were lost in the terrible battle.
During the Battle of Endor, Blue Squad was one of many A-wing starfighter
squadrons in the Alliance's Blue Wing attack element. [RJ, SESB, SOTE]
- Blue Squadron: One of the New Republic X-wing battle
groups that participated in the Battle of Calamari. [DE]
- Blue Wing: The comm unit designation for Blue Leader's
second in command at the Battle of Endor. He was responsible for coordinating
several of the Blue Wing battle groups. [RJ]
- blumfruit: A large, red, egg-shaped berry that grew
on Endor's forest moon and was considered by the Ewoks to be a delicacy. [ETV]
- blurgg: Beast of burden used by the Marauders of Endor
for transportation and to pull carts. [ISWU]
- Bnach: This scorched, cracked world was the site of
an Imperial prison camp where prisoners labored in rock quarries. [PDS]
- Bnar, Master Ood: This ancient
Jedi, who some believed evolved from a treelike species on the planet Myrkr,
was the gatekeeper of a Jedi Holocron that belonged to Master Arca Jeth. He
proclaimed Nomi Sunrider would be a powerful Jedi. Thousands of years later,
he reawakened on the planet Ossus to help Jem, a young woman with Force powers.
He sacrificed himself to destroy the evil Imperial military executor Sedriss.
[DE2, TOJ]
- boarding craft: Any small spacecraft used to ferry personnel
and cargo between space vessels or between vessels and planets or space stations.
[HSR]
- Boba Fett: See Fett, Boba
- Bocce: One of many languages used on Tatooine, it was
also spoken on the planet Aris, capital world of the Albarrio sector. Bocce
is the intersystem trade jargon developed by the Baobab merchants. Bocce was
developed so there would be a common language among the highly-diverse species
of pilots and their crews. [GPB, RM, SW]
- Boda, Ashka: An ancient Jedi
who was captured and murdered by the Emperor during the Jedi extermination
that marked the start of the New Order. Ashka possessed the Jedi Holocron
at the time of his capture. [DE]
- Bodgen: A swampy moon orbiting an unnamed planet. During
the early days of the Empire, R2-D2 and C-3P0 visited the bog moon. At the
time, the pirate captain Kybo Ren was holding Princess Gerin of Tammuz-an
on a freighter hidden on the moon. [DTV]
- body-wood: This incredible wood from the tree of the
same name resembles the flesh of the forest dwellers of the planet Firrerre.
Many consider it to be the finest wood in the galaxy. The wood's polished
surface is pale pink, shot through with streaks of scarlet and a gleaming
light similar to precious stones. Some believe the body-wood trees possess
a degree of intelligence and "cry" when chopped down. The cut wood
bleeds a scarlet liquid. [CS]
- bofa: A sweet, dried fruit considered to be a delicacy.
[TSW]
- Boga: A reptilian riding beast from the sinkhole planet
of Utapau. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi rode him during the Clone Wars
while hunting down General Grievous. When on Utapau, Obi-Wan Kenobi rides a varactyl mount called Boga. Useful on Utapau’s treacherous terrain, varactyls are excellent climbers. Boga is well trained and very responsive to the Jedi’s commands. CREATURES UTAPAU VERACTYL [RotS]
- Bogen, Senator: A human from
the planet Ralltiir, he served as a New Republic senator and a member of the
Senate Defense Council. [BTS, SOL]
- bogey: A glittering, formless creature that inhabits
the spice mines of Kessel and is the mail source of nourishment for Kessel
energy spiders. [JS]
- Bok, Aidan: A Jedi ghost. He
was the guardian of the library of Nespis VIII. [GF]
- BolBol the Hutt: A Hutt crimelord who controlled much
of the Stenness system. [TMEC]
- Boldheart: The New Republic frigate that encountered
the mysterious ghost ship called the Teljkon vagabond. [BTS]
- Bollux: A battered, heavily-modified BLX-5 labor droid
who traveled with Han Solo and Chewbacca during their adventures in the Corporate
Sector. Bollux was altered by the outlaw tech Jessa to carry a miniature computer
named Blue Max inside his chest cavity. The labor droid was more than 100
years old, and his length of service dated back to his first activation at
the great Fondor shipyards. As his model was replaced by newer droids, Bollux
took on different jobs in order to avoid deactivation. Over the years, Bollux
worked as a construction gang assistant surveyor, a roustabout, and a maintenance
assistant, until he fell in with a band of outlaw techs. Bollux was a stocky,
dent-covered droid, with long arms and hands that hung nearly to his knees.
A flat brown primer was all that remained of his once-bright finish. Two unblinking
red photoreceptors stared from Bollux's head, and his outdated speech synthesizer
gave him a low, slow voice that matched his pleasant, low-key personality.
[HLL, HSE, HSR]
- boma beast: A species of wingless monsters that thrived
in the Onderon forests some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [TOJ]
- B'omarr monks: Members of this mysterious religious
order built a large monastery on Tatooine many centuries ago. They believed
that by cutting themselves off from all sensations they could enhance the
powers of their minds and journey through inner space. Monks rarely spoke
to one another, and even lectures were reduced to a single phrase or word.
Committed monks eventually reached a point where they rarely moved. During
the final stage of enlightenment, a monk was assisted in shedding his or her
body through a surgical procedure. A monk's brain was removed and placed in
a nutrient-filled jar. There, it was meant to spend eternity in perpetual
thought. In those instances when an enlightened brain had business to attend
to, it made use of a spiderlike mechanical walking apparatus. The B'omarr
monastery eventually became the palace of crimelord Jabba the Hutt, but some
monks continued to inhabit the lower levels of the place during and after
Jabba's destruction. [ISWU]\
- bomat: A small carnivorous pest native to the planet
Aruza. [TBH]
- Bombaasa, Crev: This crimelord
was a vicious yet cultured Corellian who ran most of the illegal operations
in the Kathol sector. [VF]
- Bo^mlas: A three-armed Yehthytonian bartender on Skip
1, he reportedly lost his fourth arm in a savage game of sabacc. [NR]
- Bonadan: A barren, parched planet that was one of the
Corporate Sector Authority's most important factory worlds. Bonadan is a yellow
sphere covered with rust-red strips. The planet looks barren, for whatever
plant life
- Bondo: A jovial, portly Ewok, he served as chieftain
of the nomadic Jinda tribe. [ETV]
- Bonearm, Dace: An unsavory
human bounty hunter, he traveled with an IG-model assassin droid. [TMEC]
- bonegnawer: A flying carnivorous creature that lives
in the desert wastelands of Tatooine. Its tooth-filled jaws are strong enough
to crush rock. [SW]
- bongo: A Gungan submarine used on the planet Naboo,
originally grown and propelled by rotating tentacles powered by electromagnetic
field motors. Resembling an exotic squid, the bongo submarine is organically grown through secret Gungan techniques. The manta-shaped hull fronts a semi-rigid assembly of tentacle-like fins that give the bongo its power to travel Naboo’s underground water network. VEHICLES GUNGAN NABOO [SWTPM]
- Booldrum: Cousin of Gerney Caslo, he was the owner of
a library in Hweg Shul on Nam Chorios. [POT]
- Boomas: Energy balls called boomas (or boomers) are similar to grenades, come in many sizes and can be thrown by hand, sling or falumpaset-towed catapult. The Gungans build boomas from plasmic energy deep in Naboo’s porous crust. When they hit their target, boomas shock organic beings and short out droids. TECHNOLOGY GUNGAN NABOO [PM]
- Boonda: A "reformed" Hutt who was the target
of a droid rebellion led by C-3P0. [D]
- Boonta: A planet famous for its speeder races. The speeder
courses are oval-shaped tunnels about 16 kilometers long. Large viewing screens
and a comfortable enclosed viewing area are set aside for spectators. The
planet also has a gigantic scrap yard that serves as a graveyard for damaged
spaceships. [DTV]
- Borderland Regions: A militarized zone between New Republic
and Imperial space, claimed by both sides but controlled by neither. Major
battles in teh continuing Galactic Civil War often took place in this area.
Systems within the Borderlands took great pains to stay neutral until a clear
winner emerged from the ongoing fray. [HE, HESB]
- bordok: A medium-size ponylike creature. Ewoks use them
as beasts of burden. [ETV]
- BorealisThe flagship used by Chief of State Leia
Organa Solo on her mission to Nam Chorios. [POT]
- Borealis, Rima: A name used
by Princess Leia's trusted aid Winter when she performed as an Alliance intelligence
agent who assisted Rogue Squadron during an undercover mission to Coruscant.
[BW]
- Borgo Prime: A hollowed-out, honeycombed asteroid featuring
a seedy spaceport and a disreputable trade center. Lando Calrissian's Corusca
gem broker operated from this location. Luke Skywalker and Tenel Ka contacted
the broker to find out who had purchased an important shipment. [YJK]
- Borleias (Blackmoon): The fourth planet in the Pyria
system, it is a steamy, blue-green world with a single dark moon. This feature
provided the system with its Alliance code name, Blackmoon. Though this inhabited
world lacks valuable resources and passes through a meteor shower once each
year, it is located at an important hyperspace crossroad. When the Rebel Alliance
planned its attack on Coruscant three years after the Battle of Endor, Borleias
was captured to be used as a staging area for the attack. It took two attempts
, but Borleias eventually became the operations base for Rogue Squadron. [BW]
- borrat: A fearsome, 2-meter-long rodent native to Coruscant,
distinguished by its tusks, spines, armored flesh, and powerful claws. [BW]
- Bortras: This planet in the Reithcas sector was the
birthplace of Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth. [DFR]
- Bortrek, Captain: The commander
of the ship Pure Sabacc, he was gruff, swaggering,
and frequently drunk. Bortrek rescued R2-D2 and C-3P0 after the droids were
set adrift in an escape pod during the Nam Chorios crisis. Instead of simply
returning them to Princess Leia, he held the droids hostage. [POT]
- Bos, Lieutenant: Flight leader
of the ferry operation to transfer hostage Han Solo during the Yevethan crisis.
[TT]
- BoShek: A human smuggler and starship technician, he
referred Ben Kenobi to Chewbacca at the Mos Eisley cantina. [TMEC]
- Boss Nass: See Nass, Boss
- Bossk: The Trandoshan bounty hunter contracted by Darth
Vader to find the Millennium Falcon and crew after
the Battle of Hoth. He specialized in hunting down Wookies and had many run-ins
with Han Solo and Chewbacca. Hound's Tooth, was modified
for Wookie hunting. He tried to steal the carbonite block containing Han Solo
from Boba Fett, but failed. Much later, Bossk teamed up with the Wookiee bounty
hunter Chenlambec and traveled to Lomabu III. The planet contained an Imperial
Wookiee prison camp. There, Chenlambec betrayed Bossk and handed him over
to Imperial Governor Io Desnand, who wanted to turn Bossk into a reptile-skin
dress for his wife. [ESB, GG3, TBH]
- Bot: The cloaked and mute henchman of Captain-Supervisor
Grammel on the planet Circarpous V. [SME]
- Bothans: A species from the industrial planet Bothawui
and its colony worlds throughout the Mid Rim Territories, Bothans are renowned
for their extensive spy network. Bothan spies were instrumental in locating
the site of the second Death Star and discovering the Emperor was scheduled
to supervise the battle station's final stages of construction. Due to the
efforts of the Bothan spies, the Alliance decided to launch the assault later
known as the Battle of Endor. These short, fur-covered humanoids have had
hyperspace travel for thousands of years. Bothans use information as a measure
of wealth and power, even wielding it as a weapon when necessary. The Bothan
SpyNet, one of the largest intelligence agencies during most eras, plays an
important role in the Galactic Civil War. Culturally, Bothans don't believe
in direct conflict because it destroyes people, material, and even information.
They prefer behind-the-scenes manipulation, watching and waiting for information
they can use to gain status and influence. This attitude makes espionage a
natural part of their culture. While others often find Bothans to be manipulative
and irritating, no one wants to lose access to their SpyNet. As a result,
nearly all groups have at least come contact with the Bothans. Bothans are
curious, manipulative, crafty, suspicious, and even a bit paranoid. They can
be irritating, but they are also loyal and brave. Bothans are covered with
fur that ripples in response to their emotional state. They have tapered ears,
and both male and female Bothans sport beards. They average about 1.8 meters
tall and have a maturity rate and life span slightly greater than Humans.
Bothans speak, read, and write Bothese and Basic. Example Bothan names include:
Borsk Fey'lya, Karka Kre'fey, Koth Melan, Tav Breil'lya, and Tereb Ab'lon.
Bothan adventurers, often SpyNet operatives, engage in daring missions at
great personal risk. In addition, many Bothan heroes serve as soldiers, pilots,
and diplomats. Their curiosity leads some to be explorers and scouts. Bothans
are agile but not particularly resilient, plus have above-average willpower.
[DFR, DFRSB, HE, LC, RJ, SWRPG3SE]
- Bothan SpyNet: A vast, galaxywide intelligence-gathing
network, second to none. During the darkest days of the Empire, the Bothan
spynet utilized agents, moles, bribes, surveillance devices, and other methods
to uncover secrets and turn a tidy profit. Though primarily used in support
of the Rebel Alliance, both the Empire and various underworld organizations
sometimes used the spynet for their own purposes. [SESB, SOTE]
- Bothawui: This high-tech, industrial planet is the homeworld
of the Bothans and the headquarters of the Bothan SpyNet. The planet gained
status as neutral ground for trade and diplomatic negotiations long ago, and
intrigues of all sorts occur regularly on Bothawui. Pilot Preshk Vri'syk graduated
from the Bothan Martial Academy before joining Rogue Squadron. After his death
another Bothan, Asyr Sei'lar, took his place in Rogue Squadron. [KT, SESB,
SOTE, SWRPG3SE, WG]
- Bothese: Language of the Bothans. [SWRPG3SE]
- Botor Enclave: A group of worlds that formed a protective
federation during the six years following the Battle of Endor. The frozen
planet Kerensik was among the members of this federation. [DESB]
- bounce: A casino game that consists of a moving target
suspended within an enclosed space and a gun. The only hits to score are those
reflected, or "bounced." Direct hits don't count. [HSR]
- Bounty Hunter's Creed: The code adhered to by even the
most-unethical bounty hunters. It states no hunter sould interfere with another's
hunt, and no hunter should kill another hunter. [TBH]
- Bounty Hunter's Guild: A loosely-organized group that
monitors the activities of bounty hunters, puts them in touch with clients
and other hunters, and upholds the Bounty Hunter's Creed. [TBH]
- Boushh: A bounty hunter and contract employee of the
Black Sun criminal syndicate. The hunter made the mistake of withholding credits
from the syndicate and was eliminated for the insult. Guri, Prince Xizor's
assassin, provided Leia Organa with Boushh's helmet and outfit so she could
sneak into the Imperial Center. Organa later used the disguise to gain access
to Jabba the Hutt's palace. [RJ, SOTE]
- Bovo Yagen: This star system was the third to be targeted
for destruction during the starbuster crisis about 14 years after the Battle
of Endor. [AS, SAC]
- bowcaster: A handcrafted Wookiee weapon that fires energy
quarrels. More powerful and accurate than a blaster, bowcasters are the Wookiee weapon of choice. Handcrafted following ancient methods, bowcasters are a mix of wood and metal that fires a metal quarrel enveloped in energy. Chewbacca builds one with the frame and power pack of a stormtrooper blaster. TECHNOLOGY WEAPONS WOOKIEE [ESB, RJ, SW, SWSB, FA]
- Bozzie: An old Ewok widow who was Paploo's pushy, overbearing
mother and Princess Kneesaa's aunt. [ETV]
- Bpfassh: A double planet with a complex system of moons,
located in the star system of the same name. During the Clone Wars, a group
of Bpfasshi Dark Jedi spread terror throughout the Sluis sector before being
stopped by an unknown person, or persons, on Dagobah. Because of this incident,
most Bpfasshi dislike all Jedi. Later, Bpfassh was one of the targets of a
three-system attack launched by Imperial forces as a diversion before their
true target, Sluis Van, was to be hit. The attack was designed to frighten
and injure, not destroy. The plan was to force Bpfassh and its neighboring
systems to call Sluis Van for aid, which they did. The Empire sought to steal
the rescue ships in order to bolster the war-reduced Imperial fleet. [HE,
HESB, LC]
- Brachnis Chorios: An ice-green and lavender planet located
in the outermost orbit of the Chorios systems in the Meridian sector. Leia
Organa Solo made a secret rendezvous with hyperdrive engineer Seti Ashgad
there, about nine years after the Battle of Endor. [POT]
- brachno-jag: Small, carnivorous animals used for torture
and painful executions. [TJP]
- Bragkis: This planet is the site of a million-credit
betting parlor. [SOL]
- Brakiss: An Imperial who tried to infiltrate Luke Skywalker's
Jedi academy. He was a physically-stunning man, endowed with blonde hair,
blue eyes, flawless skin, and thin lips. Princess Leia referred to him as
one of the most-handsome men she had ever seen. As an infant, Brakiss was
taken from his mother because of his nascent Force powers. Skywalker, believing
he had turned Brakiss from the dark side, made him a student at the academy,
but a training session in which Brakiss was to confront himself left Brakiss
terrified and angry. He left the Jedi academy. Later, he helped the dark-sider
known as Kueller install explosives inside New Republic droids. Luke faced
Brakiss in battle on the planet Telti. Six years after that, the Second Imperium
put Brakiss in charge of the Shadow Academy aboard a large space station,
where he was to train a new army of Dark Jedi. When Jaina Solo revelaed the
hidden location of the Shadow Academy by disabling its cloaking device, the
mysterious leaders of the Second Imperium destroyed the station. [NR, YJK]
- Brand, Commander: Commander
of Task Force Aster, part of the New Republic's Fifth Fleet deployed at Doornik-319.
Brand was stationed aboard the Indomitable. [SOL,
TT]
- Brand, King Empatojayos: A Jedi and the ruler of the
Ganathans, Brand was severely injured in a battle with Darth Vader. To survive,
he was forced to wear a prosthetic suit of his own design. When he heard Vader
had been vanquished, he joined the Alliance and helped fight against the second
clone of Emperor Palpatine. Brand sacrificed himself to keep the Emperor's
essence from entering the body of baby Anakin Solo, using his own death to
eliminate the Emperor's will. [DE2, EE]
- Brandei, Captain: The commander
of the Imperial Star Destroyer Judicator, a vessel
in Grand Admiral Thrawn's personal armada, was one of the few senior officers
to survive the Battle of Endor. He hated the Rebellion and the aliens it treated
as equals. Confident and daring, but never reckless, he believed it was more
important to live to fight than to die spectacularly in a lost cause. [DFR,
DFRSB]
- Brasck: This smuggling chief was one of the major players
operating in the Borderland Regions between New Republic and Imperial space.
Brasck was a Brubb from the planet Baros. The humanoid reptile had worked
as a mercenary for Jabba the Hutt. When Jabba died, Brasck grabbed as many
followers as he could and set up his own smuggling operation, which included
kidnapping and slavery. The starship Green Palace
served as his headquarters, a vessel he kept in constant motion in order to
avoid the fate that befell Jabba. Fearful of ambush and assassination, he
always wore body armor and kept several weapons hidden on his person. [DFR,
HE, HESB]
- Brashaa: A humanoid follower of Lord Hethrir. [CS]
- Brathis, Moff Tragg: Commander
of the Imperial battle fleet reportedly stationed at the planet N'zoth, and
an ally of the Duskhan League. The alliance was actually a Yevethan ruse implemented
to frighten the New Republic. [TT]
- Brattakin, Movo: An acquaintance
and victim of the villainous Olag Greck. After he was murdered by Greck, Movo's
mind was merged with his droid aide, B-9D7. Later, he reprogrammed C-3P0 and
turned the protocol droid into a fierce leader who spearheaded the droid rebellion
designed to destroy Movo's enemy, Boonda the Hutt. R2-D2 foiled the plot and
reverted C-3P0 back to his old self. [D]
- breath mask: Part of a portable system that supplies
life-sustaining gases to a user. The mask portion fits over the nose and mouth
and is connected to a miniature life-support pack worn on the belt or carried
on the back. Breath masks can also be built into environment suits and body
armor, such as that worn by Darth Vader. Also see "Fazkup." [ESB,
RJ, SWSB]
- Brebishem: These dancers have long snouts and wide,
leaf-shaped ears that are able to flap. When Brebishems touch each other,
their soft, wrinkled mauve flesh seems to meld together. [CS]
- Breil'lya, Tav: This Bothan
served as a top aide to New Republic Councilor Borsk Fey'lya. He always wore
an ornate neckpiece -- his family's lineage crest. As a council-aide, he was
extremely loyal to Fey'lya and was often assigned to the most-important fact-finding
missions. Like most Bothans, Breil'lya played games of politics in such a
way the game was more important than the outcome. He did not possess Fey'lya's
subtlety and acted with a heavy, obvious hand. As part of his regular duties,
Breil'lya traveled to the planet New Cov to meet with Garm Bel Iblis. The
Bothan hoped to convince the one-time Old Republic senator to join the New
Republic as an ally of Fey'lya's political faction. [DFR, DFRSB]
- bright: This slang term was used by X-wing pilots to
refer to Imperial TIE Advanced fighters. [BW]
- Bright Hope: This Rebel transport was one of
the last to depart during the evacuation of the planet Hoth. It was attacked
and severly damaged by the bounty hunters Zuckuss and 4-LOM as it attempted
to lift off. The bounty hunters had a change of heart, however, and rescued
the Bright Hope's 90 passengers and crew. The pair
safely transported them to the planet Darlyn Boda. [TBH]
- Bright Tree Village: Nearly 50 feet (15 meters) up, Bright Tree Village on the Endor moon is where nest-like bunches of thatched huts clinging to evergreen trees serve as home to nearly 200 Ewoks. The bark of the conifer trees not only provides insect repellant but is also fire resistant. The boughs make excellent spears. LOCATIONS VILLAGE ENDOR MOON [RotJ]
- Brigia: A poor, backward planet in the Tion Hegemony.
The University of Rudrig provided guidance and aid to the planet's development
and modernization initiative, even though the planet's rulers objected. About
two years before the Battle of Yavin, a small group of colonists left Brigia
and founded New Brigia, a chromite mining operation located in the Koornacht
Cluster. [HLL]
- Briil twins: Former associates of Han Solo who were
killed while battling an Imperial cruiser on patrol near the Tion Hegemony.
[HSR]
- Brill, Governor Foga: An Imperial
warlord and ruler of the planet Prakith. [BTS, SOL]
- Brilliant: This New Republic Star Destroyer was
part of the Home Fleet. It shadowed the Yevethan Duskhan League's embassy
ship Aramadia while it orbited Coruscant. [BTS]
- B'rknaa: Living rock creatures from the moon Indobok.
High-energy crystals on the moon animate the B'rknaa and give them a group
mind. [D]
- Brubb: Humanoid reptiles from the planet Baros, they
average about 1.6 meters tall, with dusty yellow, pitted, knobby hides, ridged
eyes, and flat noses. Males usually possess a single tuft of course black
hair jutting from the tops of their heads. Social beings, they treat visitors
to their world as honored guests. [GG4]
- Brusc, Captain: The captain
of the Imperial Star Destroyer Manticore served under
Admiral Daala until he died when the Manticore was
destroyed during the Battle of Calamari. [DA]
- Bubo (Buboicullaar): A creature that looked like a cross
between a dog and a frog, with bulging eyes and a protruding lower jaw. Bubo
was a spy and assassin in Jabba's palace on Tatooine. He often consulted with
the B'omarr monks and plotted to kill Jabba the Hutt. Few suspected Bubo was
even intelligent, and many believed he was simply a pet to a Jawa tribe. After
Jabba's death, the B'omarr monks removed Bubo's brain and freed him to contemplate
the mysteries of the universe without the hampering influence of his physical
form. [RJ, TJP]
- Budpock: This planet in the Meridian sector was a longtime
supporter of the Rebel Alliance. Dimmit Station is one of the planet's main
ports. [POT]
- bulk freighter: These vessels haul cargo throughout
the galaxy and come in a variety of different models, though all bulk freighters
are basically boxes with hyperdrive engines. These vessels are small to mid-sized
to keep fuel costs down and to allow access to almost all space docks and
ports. Most of these craft have little or no armament, and they depend on
the safety of well-traveled space lanes and the ships that patrol them. While
some large companies maintain their own fleets of freighters, most bulk frieghters
are independently owned. [SWSB]
- Bulq, Jedi Knight Sora: Sora Bulq was one
of the 200 in the Jedi taskforce sent to save Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker,
and Padme Amidala from execution by Seperatist forces on Geonosis at the start
of the Clone Wars. Fighting erupted in the planet's execution arena. Bulq
used his Jedi skills to destroy attacking battle droids and to protect his
friends. In the end, he was one of the few survivors of this fierce conflict.
He is a Weequay from Sriluur. [AOTC]
- Bunji, Big: An associate of
Han SOlo's, he got on the smuggler's bad side for not repaying a debt in a
timely fashion. To demonstrate his displeasure, Solo strafed Bunji's pressure
dome with blaster fire. Bunji barely escaped with his life. [HSE]
- Bur: A commander in dark-sider Kueller's army on Almania,
he was Kueller's favorite. [NR]
- Bureau of Operations: A division of Imperial Intelligence,
it handled all major covert operations. Its missions included surveillance
and infiltration operations, counterintelligence, and assassinations. [ISB]
- burnout: Spacer jargon referring to the loss of power
in a ship's engines. [ESBR]
- Burren, Tal: A computer tech,
he helped Ysanne Isard, director of Imperial Intelligence, attempt to recapture
Mara Jade after her escape from her cell. [MJ]
- Burrk: A Stormtrooper who deserted from the Imperial
military in the confusion following the Battle of Endor. He survived thereafter
through a variety of illegal activities. [DS]
- butcherbug: A multilegged, armored creature on Dagobah
that spins a tough, microfine cord between the roots of gnarltrees. Flying
creatures are sliced into pieces when they fly into the trap. The butcherbug
then feasts on the pieces. [ISWU]
- Butcher of Montellian Serat: The name given to the Devaronian
spy Kardue'sai'Malloc, after he indiscriminately shelled the city of Montellian
Serat. [TMEC]
- "Butimoz hiz --------?": "How far to
[insert destination name here]?" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
- "Buzna Klaz.": "Business class"
in the Bocce language. [GPB]
- Buzz droid: The Separatist armies deploy sabotage buzz droids during the Clone Wars to disable enemy ships. Armed with saws, cutting tools, and manipulator arms, buzz droids cut, tear, and yank on any part of an enemy ship they can to cause as much damage as possible. DROIDS SEPARATISTS TRADE_FEDERATION [RotS]
- B-wing starfighter: A primary airfoil combined with
four power plants and a command pot creates on eof the most-heavily-armed
starfighters in the Alliance arsenal. Two movable secondary airfoils form
a cross between the command pod and the primary airfoil wingtip. These can
change position during flight. They extend fully to bring the starfighter's
maximum concentration of firepower to bear and tuck into the primary airfoil
when the fighter is in cruise mode. The command pod employs a radical design.
It uses an automatic gyroscopically-stabilized suspension system to keep the
pod in a fixed position. The airfoil rotates around the stabilized pod, creating
a flesible firing platform while the pilot experiences none of the effects
of rapid spins, twists, or turns. The primary and two secondary wingtips sport
ion cannons, while the command pod features a mounted laser cannon. Other
weapons include two internally-mounted proton torpedo launchers and two small
blaster cannons. These starfighters played a key role in the Alliance victory
at the Battle of Endor. In response to the growing success of Imperial escort
warships, Admiral Ackbar conceived and headed the Shantipole Project. With
the aid of the Verpine colonies Slayn and Korpil, Ackbar designed the B-wing.
The ship combined speed with armor and armament, thus creating a formidable
starfighter to aid the Rebel Alliance. Designed as a pure starfighter, the
B-wing originally had no hyperdrive capability. Hyperdrives were added to
the design prior to the Battle of Endor. Manufactured by Slayn & Korpil,
this heavy assault starfighter was 16.9 meters long, was designed by Admiral
Ackbar, had laser and ion cannons plus proton torpedoes, and was affiliated
with the Rebel Alliance. Slow, ungainly and strange looking, the B-wing more
than makes up in firepower what it lacks in looks. Designed to engage and
destroy Imperial escort frigates, this heavy starfighter is equipped with
a wide array of powerful weapons and heavier armor than any other Rebel fighter.
Deployed at the Battle of Endor as escort ships to the fighter wing intended
to assault the new Death Star, this ship proved invaluable during the close
battle between the Imperial and Rebel fleets. Note: Though this may be
the common thought pattern regarding the B-wing, there is indeed no "B"
in the Aurebesh alphabet used throughout the galaxy. [RJ, SFS, SWSB,
SWVG]
- Byss: The primary planet in the binary star system of
Byss and Abyss. The Abyssin species originated on this arid world. [GG4]
- Byss: This planet hidden deep within the Galactic Core
was Emperor Palpatine's private world and the center of his reborn Empire
six years after the Battle of Endor. The planet could be reached only by navigating
through encoded routes and past formidable natural defenses. The place was
home to almost 20 billion humans, whose life energies fed the Emperor and
his Dark Side Adepts. The planet was eventually destroyed by its own superweapon,
the Galaxy Gun. [DE, DE2, DESB, EE]
- Byss Bistro: A cantina located within the Imperial Freight
Complex on the planet Byss. Freighter crews could find food, drink, and entertainment
in this establishment while they waited for their ships to be unloaded. [DE]
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