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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- I-7 (HOWLRUNNER): An Imperial starfighter introduced during the
period marked by the appearance of the clone Emperor. Pilots nicknamed the
craft Howlrunner, after the wild omnivores from the planet Kamar. [DE, DESB]
- Ialtra: The former village of the Fallanassi religious order
on Lucazec, it was desecrated by neighbors who feared the Fallanassi's powers.
[BTS]
- I'att, Tinian: This armaments heiress lost everything when the
Empire took control of her family's business and killed her parents. Thereafter,
she dedicated her life to fighting the Empire and became an apprentice bounty
hunter to the Wookie Chenlambec. She eventually became Chenlambec's partner,
and the pair often helped people defect to join the Rebel Alliance. [TBH]
- Ibtisam: A Mon Calamari, she was a member of Rogue Squadron who
had been part of the first B-wing squadron. Haughty and arrogant, she was
both attracted to and repulsed by fellow Rogue Nrin Vakil, a Quarren. She
also felt disappointed to be assigned to fly an X-wing, a starfighter she
felt was far inferior to her beloved B-wing. [XW]
- Icarii: These green-skinned humanoids are extremely difficult
to kill, as their limbs continue to fight even after being cut off. [BFEE]
- ice worm: Creatures that tunnel through Hoth glaciers, leaving
behind honeycombed shafts. [ISWU]
- ID profile: A ship's identification, broadcast from its transponder.
This electronic signal contains information about the ship, including its
name, registration number, current owner, home port, classification, armament
and power plant ratings, and any restrictions that apply to it, its cargo,
and its owner. The transponder is activated when queried by interrogator modules
such as those aboard military vessels and spaceport control towers. ID profiles
can be altered, but the process is difficult and illegal. [HSE]
- IG-72: One of the original series of IG assassin droids, it refused
to accept sentience programming from IG-88 in order to keep its independence.
It self-destructed in an attempt to capture Republic hero Adar Tallon, killing
Tattooine prefect Orun Depp in the process. [TBH, TM]
- IG-88: An infamous assassin droid, he went on to become a feared
bounty hunter. Tall and slender, the droid was given sentience and independence
by programmers at Holowan Laboratories as part of Project Phlutdroid. IG-88
and three other similar droids murdered the programmers. With a bounty on
his own head, IG-88 nevertheless took on contracts and killed with cold efficiency.
A built-in arsenal of weapons and an array of sensors made him extremely formidable.
He was among the six bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium
Falcon shortly after the Battle of Hoth. The deadly assassin droid IG-88 is hired by Darth Vader to track the Millennium Falcon. This droid is a long-time rival of Boba Fett, its incomplete programming making it obsessed with hunting and killing. Boba destroys the droid assassin and leaves it for scrap in Cloud City after catching it trailing him. CHARACTERS DROIDS FRINGE BOUNTY_HUNTERS [ESB, GG3, MTS, TBH]
- IG-2000: An assault starfighter owned and operated by the assassin
droid IG-88. The twenty-meter-long vessel was fast, built for combat, and
could carry up to eight captives in its prisoner hold. The starfighter was
destroyed over Tatooine in a battle with Boba Fett. [MTS, SOTE, SWVG, TBH]
- IG series prototype: An experimental line of assassin droids
commissioned by Imperial Supervisor Gurdun and designed by Chief Technician
Loruss of Holowan Laboratories as part of Project Phlutdroid. IG-88 was created
as a result of this project. [GG3, TBH]
- "Ignola.": "Start" in the Bocce
language. [GPB]
- Ihopek: A planet the Empire was forced to evacuate after the
Battle of Hoth. [BTS]
- Iillor, Uwilla: The human captain of the Black Asp, she
served under Colonel Thrawn as part of the elite NhM squad. Later, she and
her staff defected to the Alliance. Her ship was renamed Corusca Rainbow,
and it led the Alliance Invasion fleet during the conquest of Coruscant. [WG]
- Ikon: A red dwarf star orbited by an asteroid belt. Princess
Leia helped Rebel sympathizers install a turbolaser here after the Battle
of Yavin. [ROC]
- Ikrit: An ancient Jedi Master, he could not free the spirits
from the golden globe, so he remained at the Palace of the Woolamander on
Yavin 4 to watch over it. Anakin Solo and his friend Tahiri found him at the
Palace. [JJK]
- ILC-905: This star system in the Koornacht Cluster was the location
of the Black Nine orbital shipyard until the Imperial installation was destroyed
by New Republic forces. [TT]
- Ilic: One of eight walled cities clustered in the jungles of
New Cov, where biomolecule-producing plants are harvested. Ships and shuttles
enter the city through vents near the top of its silver-skinned dome. Bothan
leader Borsk Fey'lya had numerous business interests in Ilic, and it was here
he often contacted Garm Bel Iblis. While the city and corporate-controlled
planetary goverment considered themselves to be part of the New Republic five
years after the Battle of Endor, they still paid periodic tributes to the
Imperial remnants. [DFR, DFRSB]
- ILKO: One of the master encrypt codes the Empire used for transfering
data between Coruscant and the original Death Star construction facility at
Horuz. An Alliance team needed a month to break the code; Ghent, a twelve-year-old
slicer working for Talon Karrde, took two months to crack the code without
any help. [LC]
- Illodia: A planet located in a sector of the same name. It and
its colony worlds are home to the Illodian species. [TT]
- Illustrious: A cruiser in the New Republic's Fifth Fleet.
[SOL]
- Ilo, Plourr: A Rebel pilot, she served aboard Home One during
the Battle of Endor, then transferred to Rogue Squadron. Her true name was
Isplourrdacartha Estillo, and she was heir to the throne of the planet Eiattu
VI. With the help of Rogue Squadron, she unseated an impostor who claimed
to be her brother from the Eiattu throne, and squashed a plot by Moff Leonia
Tavira. Her world was then invited to join the New Republic, and despite her
royal duties she continued to fly with Rogue Squadron. [XW]
- Illthmar Gambit: A hologram board-game move used to gain a tactical
advantage over an opponent's guarded position. The player employing the Illthmar
Gambit uses a single playing piece as bait to draw out his opponent's defended
pieces. After capturing the piece, the rest of the opponent's forces are left
open to the player's follow-up attack. [HSR]
- Ilum crystals: See Adegan crystals.
- Imagecaster: Created by the SoroSuub Corporation, the sturdy Imagecaster is a handheld, disc-shaped hologram projector often used by Jedi in the field. It displays 3D images formed by the interference of light beams and can project stored images or be connected with a comlink for face-to-face contact. TECHNOLOGY JEDI SOROSUUB_CORP
- Imperial Academy, the: See Academy, the.
- Imperial Attack Cruiser: Attack cruisers of the Imperial
fleet, prior to the creation of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer.
Even as Emperor Palpatine consolidates his power through the destruction of
the last few Jedi and the annihilation of the final Separatist planets, this
second generation of Venator-class cruisers rolls off the assembly
line. Now referred to as "Star Destroyers" by the new Imperial Navy,
the arrowhead profile that once represented security and safety to citizens
of the Republic quickly comes to represent the murderous oppression and iron-fisted
rule of the fledgling Empire. These 1,137-meter-long ships designed by Lira
Blissex and created by Kuat Drive Yards, offer space and atmospheric flight
modes, turbolasers, laser cannons, and proton torpedoes. [RotS]
- Imperial Center: During Palpatine's reign, the name the Empire
used for the planet Coruscant. [SOTE]
- Imperial Charter: A document containing the rules and agreements
set forth by the Empire to govern the rights and responsibilities of all Imperial
worlds and star systems. The charter granted to each member system featured
provisions concerning resourse usage, rights of passage, military protection,
tributes, and colonization. [SME]
- Imperial City: The capital of the planet Coruscant, it has changed
allegiance a few times in its long history. During the Old Republic, it was
called Galactic City, and it served as the capital of the galactic union and
the permanent headquarters of the Republic Senate. When Emperor Palpatine
came to power, he named it Imperial City, and the planet Imperial Center,
and it became the ruling seat of the New Order. After the Battle of Endor,
Imperial City was declared the capital of the New Republic. A cosmopolitan
city, it has always been crowded. During the Old Republic, millions of species
were drawn to the bright lights of this beautiful city. The Emperor later
closed the city to nearly all nonhumans. The ancient, gigantic Senate Hall
filled part of the city. The massive Imperial Palace looms over the hall,
its tapered spires and fragile-looking towers jutting from every surface.
These glowing towers stretch out to blend with the rest of the city's architecture,
giving the impression of one endless structure. The city remained unscathed
during the Galactic Civil War, but suffered extensive damage later when it
was attacked by the remnants of the Empire. Under the New Republic, the city
underwent a painstaking reconstruction program. [DE, DFR, HE, JS, LC]
- Imperial code cylinder: A device, issued to Imperial officers,
that allowed its user to access computer information via scomp links or gain
entry to restricted areas of a ship or installation. A cylinder was coded
to its officer's personal security clearance. [DSTC, ISB]
- Imperial customs vessel: Light corvettes about 180 meters long,
these ships patrolled Imperial space and performed spot inspections on merchant
vessels to look for contraband or undeclared cargo. [GG6]
- Imperial drone ship: Cylindrical, pilotless ships about nine
meters long, they were used to carry messages. [TAB]
- Imperial Freight Complex: This huge docking tower and spaceport
orbited the planet Byss. Licensed independent haulers brought cargo to his
facility for unloading. [DE]
- Imperial garrison: Dark, ominous, prefabricated structures that
could be set up quickly on nearly any terrain, Imperial garrisons served a
number of functions. These bases were scientific, diplomatic, and military
strongholds for the Empire that were carried aboard Star Destroyers for immediate
deployment by Imperials charged with the subjugation and protection of planets
within the Empire. Garrisons were employed to enforce martial law, squelch
uprisings, support local governments loyal to the Empire, and deter piracy.
Typical personnel included 800 Stormtroopers and various support personnel,
assorted ground-assault vehicles, and forty TIE fighters. [SWSB]
- Imperial gunner: Highly-trained weapons master with keen eyesight,
superior reflexes, and a familiarity with gunnery weapons, they were part
of a special subunit of the Imperial pilot corps. Gunners wore specialized
computer helmets equipped with macrobinocular viewplates and sensor arrays
to assist with targeting fast-moving fighter craft. [ISB]
- Imperial Hyperspace Security Net: Remnants of the Empire utilized
this technology to continuously monitor any unauthorized space traffic in
the hypserspace lanes connected to Imperial systems in the Deep Galactic Core.
[DE]
- Imperial Information Center: The huge computer database on Imperial
Center (Coruscant). [DS]
- Imperial Intelligence: The military counterpart of the civilian-controlled
Imperial Security Bureau (ISB), it consisted of four distinct divisions: The
Ubiqtorate, the Internal Organization Bureau, the Analysis Bureau, and the
Bureau of Operations. One of the best-trained and most-professional portions
of the Empire to survive the Battle of Endor, it gladly gave its full support
to Grand Admiral Thrawn's war effort. [DFRSB, ISB]
- Imperial Interim Ruling Council: An assembly of political, military,
and business leaders, it took control of the Empire after its members conspired
to assassinate the cloned Emperor Palpatine. When the last surviving member
of the Emperor's Royal Guard killed its leader, Carnor Jax, the council was
thrown into chaos. After a series of murders of various council members, Xandel
Carivus took control. He disbanded the council and declared himself emperor.
Kir Kanos killed Carivus, and New Republic forces captured the remaining members
of the council. [CE]
- Imperialization: The process of galactic conquest as set forth
by Emperor Palpatine. It focused on the conquest of star systems, the regulation
of commerce, and the taxation and appropriation of goods and services for
the benefit of the Empire. [SWN]
- Imperial Redesign teams: COMPNOR units, they were charged with
brainwashing and surgically-altering citizens to make them loyal servants
of the Empire. [ISB, TBH]
- Imperial Security Bureau: A civilian-controlled Imperial agency,
it handled espionage and other intelligence work. The Emperor created it as
a rival to the military's Imperial Intelligence and to keep him informed of
political events. [ISB, SWRPG]
- Imperial Senate: The last holdover from the days of the Old Republic,
this body was titled "Imperial" after the Empire was established.
All member worlds of the Empire sent elected politicians to the senate to
create laws, pacts, and treaties to govern the galactic union. In an Empire
that was becoming more and more dictatorial and tyrannical, the democratically-elected
members of the senate were an anomaly. It was the Imperial Senate's job to
steer the course of the galactic government and administer to the many member
systems. The leader was the chancellor of the senate, who was elected by the
other senators to serve as a roving ambassador, arbiter, policymaker, and
planner. Once the Death Star battle station was declared operational, the
Emperor "suspended" the senate for the "duration of the galactic
emergency," instituting his doctrine of rule through fear. [SW]
- Imperial Sentinel: Six years after the destruction
of the second Death Star, these giant Imperial Sentinels guarded the doors
of the clone Emperor's palace and his chambers. They were twice the size and
power of other Imperial guards. [DE]
- Imperial shuttle: See Lambda-class shuttle.
- Imperial Sleeper Cell Jenth-44: A collective of clones on the
planet Pakrik Minor, they were cloned by Grand Admiral Thrawn from the genetic
material of Baron Soontir Fel. The imposter Thrawn activated this sleeper
group, along with others, sixteen years after the Battle of Endor. This group
refused to fight for the Empire. Instead, they threw in with the New Republic
and helped expose the fake Thrawn. [SP, VF]
- Imperial Sovereign Protectors: The highest-ranking member of
the Imperial Royal Guard, they served as the Emperor's personal bodyguards.
At least one Sovereign Protector was at the Emperor's side at all times. These
warriors were rumored to be empowered by the dark side of the Force. After
the Emperor's rebirth, the Sovereign Protectors guarded the cone vats on Bys.
[DE]
- Imperial Star Destroyer: See Star Destroyer.
- Imperial Stormtroopers: See Stormtrooper.
- Imperial walker: See All-Terrain Armored Transport.
- Inadi, Captain: Commander of the New Republic ship Vanguard.
His vessel was destroyed by Yevethan thrustships and he was killed at ILC-905.
[TT]
- Incom T-16 skyhopper: See T-16 skyhopper.
- Incom T-65: See X-wing starfighter.
- Incom T-70: See X-wing starfighter.
- Indexer: An octopuslike creature native to Chalcedon, it supplied
information about the slave trade and other illegal practices -- for a price.
[CS]
- Indomitable: A cruiser in the New Republic's Fifth Fleet,
it was under the command of Commander Brand and served as the battle operations
center for Task Force Aster. [SOL]
- Industrial Automation: One of the largest droid manufacturing
corporations in the galaxy, it produces various models including the MD series
of medical droids and the R series of astromech droids. [SWSB]
- "Infinez tope ur nockneeze?": "Where is my seat?"
in the Bocce language. [GPB]
- "Infinez topi lopiz?": "Where is my luggage?"
in the Bocce language. [GPB]
- Infinity: The ship piloted by BoShek, which he used to
beat Han Solo's record for the Kessel Run. [TMEC]
- Ingey: The cherished pet of young Prince Coby of Tammuz-an, this
small, rare creature was a tessellated arboreal binjinphant -- a sort of cross
between a kangaroo and a ferret. [DTV]
- Ingo: A desolate world of salt flats and craters, its inhabitants
are mostly human colonists who work hard and have little to show for it. [DTV]
- I'ngre, Herian: A Bith in Rogue Squadron, she was fascinated
by emotions and studies heroism. She sacrificed her self on Malrev Four, flying
her X-wing into a Sith temple and destroying it. [XW]
- Inner Council: The ruling body of the New Republic's Provisional
Council, its original members included Mon Mothma, Admiral Ackbar, Leia Organa
Solo, and Borsk Fey'lya. It was led by the chief of state. [HE, HESB]
- Inner Rim Territories: Originally known as the Rim, the area
was once thought to mark the end of galactic expansion. This diverse region
is nearly as civilized as the Core Worlds, though it benefits from being less
crowded. As the Empire made more and more demands of this region, disgruntled
colonists struck out to find better lives in the Outer Rim Territories. [SWRPG2]
- insignia of the New Republic: The seal adopted by the Provisional
Council was based upon the symbol of the Alliance that preceded it. The blue
crest of the Alliance, itself taken from the seal of the Old Republic, was
set within a circle of stars that represented the galactic community. The
circle was trimmed in gold, symbolizing the right of the people to govern
themselves. [HESB]
- interdiction field: A field generated by a ship, it produces
a gravity well that prevents hyperspace maneuvers in its vicinity. Ships inside
an interdiction field cannot jump to light speed, and ships passing through
it are abruptly pulled into realspace. [AC]
- Interdictor-class cruiser: This 600-meter-long Imperial
heavy star cruiser was designed to prevent ships from escaping into hyperspace.
A massive gravity-well generator and four gravity-well projectors provide
the core of this vessel. The projectors emit waves of energy that disrupt
the mass lines of realspace, simulating the presence of a true stellar body.
This displacement of mass lines serves two purposes: First, ships within the
sphere of influence of a gravity well cannot engage their hyperdrives; and
second, ships traveling through hyperspace that come in contact with the resulting
gravity shadow have to drop back into realspace. [DFR, HE, HESB, ISB, SWVG]
- InterGalactic Banking Clan: One of the members of the
Separatists during the Clone Wars. The clan was one of the wealthiest contributors
to the Confederacy. They were defeated by Republic forces in an all-out fight
on Muunilinst. [AotC, CW1, CW2]
- Internal Organization Bureau: A division of Imperial Intelligence,
the Internal Organization Bureau (IntOrg) protected the rest of Intelligence
from both internal and external threats. Its agents policed other divisions
to verify loyalty and reliability. [ISB]
- interrogator: A device that emits an electronic high-frequency
signal in order to activate a starship's ID profile transponder. All military
ships and spaceports are equipped with interrogators so authorities can identify
and screen approaching vessels. [HSE]
- interrogator droid: Terrifying mechanicals designed by the Empire
to question prisoners through a variety of techniques, including torture and
chemical injection. These black globe-shaped droids possess multiple appendages
tipped with pain-inducing tools and are equipped with repulsorlift engines
for movement. [SW]
- Invisible Hand: In the crowded, burning skies
above Coruscant, the Invisible Hand -- flagship of the Separatist
fleet -- hovers at the center of the battle. From her titanic hangar bay flood
dozens of Droid Tri-Fighters, while hundreds of Vulture Droids cling to the
outer hull, waiting the moment to launch into combat. Her batteries spew hot
death at closing Republic Star Destroyers, and around her glows the plasma
residue of proton torpedo exhaust. Within, two of the greatest Jedi of the
Republic fight for their lives and that of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine against
the cunning of Darth Tyranus (Count Dooku) and General Grievous. This Providence-class
carrier/destroyer was manufactured by Free Dac Volunteers. It is 1,088 meters
long, has turbolasers, ion cannons, and proton torpedoes. It also has an elevated
observation deck/command center. [ROTS]
- ion cannon: Ranging in size from blasters to cannons, ion weapons fire ionized particles that disrupt electronic systems. The Alliance uses surface-mounted ion cannons to defend Echo Base on the planet Hoth. WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY [ESB]
- Iridium: This planet was home to space pirates who preyed on
merchant vessels in the Old Republic until the Jedi Knights wiped them out.
The pirates used unique Iridium power gems to break through starship shields.
Han Solo exhausted the last of these gems following the Battle of Yavin. [CSW]
- Iridonia: Homeworld of the Zabrak people before creating
eight colonies. Iridonia is located in the Mid Rim Territories and is a harsh
world. [SWRPG3SE]
- Iron Citadel: The ancient fortress of the Krath sect, it was
located in Cinnagar, the largest city of the seven worlds that comprised the
Empress Teta star system. [DLS]
- Iron Fist: This Super Star Destroyer was Warlord Zsinj's
flagship and the primary vessel in his fleet. [CPL, IF]
- Isard, Ysanne: Director of Imperial Intelligence on Imperial
Center (Coruscant), she was nicknamed Iceheart. She was the daughter of Emperor
Palpatine's last internal security director, and she killed her father in
order to replace him. Following the Emperor's death, she rose to power and
held the Empire together. Isard captured Mara Jade while Jade was still reeling
from the Emperor's death. Isard believed Jade was a traitor, and hated her
because she could never learn anything about her. She considered Rogue Squadron
to be a significant threat to the Empire, so she commissioned Agent Kirtan
Loor to destroy them. Meanwhile, she went about trying to crush the Alliance
by bankrupting it. She had the Krytos virus developed to infect Coruscant's
alien population. None of her schemes succeeded, and she was eventually forced
to flee Imperial Center. During the final moments of the Bacta War, her shuttle
was destroyed when she tried to escape. But that wasn't the end for Isard.
Two years later, two Isards showed up to harass Rogue Squadron -- the real
Isard and her clone. Wedge Antilles destroyed the clone, while New Republic
Intelligence officer Iella Wessiri confronted the real Isard and killed her
aboard the Lusankya. [BW, IR, KT, MJ, RS, WG, XW]
- Ishi Tib: A bulbous-eyed humanoid with a beaklike mouth, this
alien was one of Jabba the Hutt's subordinates. Ishi Tib was the name of his
species. They come from the planet Tibrin, where they live in cities built
atop carefully-cultivated coral reefs. They are meticulous planners, and many
intergalactic corporations seek them out as managers and technicians. [GG4,
RJ]
- Ismaren, Roganda and Irek: The mistress and rumored son
of Emperor Palpatine, this pair hid on the planet Belsavis until Leia Organa
Solo arrived to follow up on rumors the planet had housed a large group of
Jedi children. Leia discovered, at fifteen, Irek was becoming strong in the
dark side of the Force. He wanted to bring the powerful Eye of Palpatine
ship to the planet, but it was destroyed before it could reach Belsavis. The
Ismarens escaped into the planet's dense jungle. [COJ, SWCG]
- Isolder, Prince: The heir to the Royal House of Hapes and one
of the handsomest humans in the galaxy, he nevertheless had a rough life.
A pirate named Haravan murdered Isolder's older brother, and his first love,
Lady Ellian, drowned in a reflecting pool. Both deaths were arranged by his
mother, Queen Mother Ta'a Chume, for political purposes. He eventually discovered
this, thanks to his bodyguard, Captain Astarta. Isolder fell in love with
Princess Leia and presented her with gifts from the sixty-three planets of
the Hapes Consortium. To compete with the prince, Han Solo kidnapped Leia
and took her to the planet Dathomir. There, Isolder met Teneniel Djo, one
of the Witches of Dathomir. He fell in love with her, and the two married
and had a daughter, Tenel Ka, who was later accepted into Luke Skywalker's
Jedi academy. [CPL, SWCG]
- Ison Corridor: This region of space is located next to the Corellian
Trade Spine and contains the Bespin, Anoat, Hoth, and Ison systems. [DFR,
GG2]
- Ithaqua Station: A station located on the planet Toola
in the Outer Rim. [DHSWRC]
- Ithor: The fourth planet in the Ottega star system, located deep
in the Lesser Plooriod Cluster, it is home to the nature-loving Ithorians,
or Hammerheads. This lush, tropical world teems with plant and animal life,
and its unspoiled rain forests are considered beautiful to behold. The Ithorians
have tamed some of the planet, but large regions remain wild and undeveloped.
Nature and technology coexist on this world and work together to support the
Ithorians' peaceful, ecology-based civilization. Ithorians live in great floating
cities that hover above the surface and migrate around the planet's three
developed continents. Each city is a several-levels-high, disk-shaped repulsorlift
complex that serves as a center of industry, commerce, and culture. Each herd
city was built to mimic the planet's surface, complete with indoor jungles,
artificial storms, examples of Ithorian wildlife, and vast corridors of lush
vegetation. The Tree of Tarintha, the Cloud-Mother, and the
grand heard ship Tafanda Bay are such floating cities. Ithorian starships
are herd cities equipped with hyperdrives that serve as traveling bazaars
and marketplaces. [COJ, DA, MTS, SWSB, TMEC]
- Ithorese: The stereophonic language of the Ithorians
from Ithor. [SWRPG3SE]
- Ithorians: The proper name for the species commonly referred
to as Hammerheads. Their nickname originates with their T-shaped heads that
rest atop long, curved necks. Ithorians speak with a strange twist because
of their two mouths, each located on opposite sides of their necks. This generates
a stereo effect that produces one of the most beautiful and difficult to learn
languages in the galaxy. Their homeworld, Ithor, is a jungle planet the Ithorians
have learned to respect and even worship. Herbivores, Ithorians never take
more than they need from their planet, and they are bound by the Law of Life
that requires them to plant two trees for every one they are required to take
from the jungles. Every five years, Ithorians gather at their planet for the
Meet. The herd cities link through an intricate and graceful network of bridges
and platforms, and decisions regarding Ithorian society are discussed and
agreed upon. Ithorians are tall humanoids whose appearance leads many to refer
to them colloquially as "Hammerheads." Peaceful and gentle, Ithorians
are widely recognized as talented artists, brilliant agricultural engineers,
and skilled diplomats. Ithorians are perhaps the greatest ecologists in the
galaxy, devoting their technology to preserving the natural beauty of their
homeworld's jungles. They live in "herds," dwelling in cities that
hover above the surface of their planet and striving to maintain the ecological
balance in the "Mother Jungle." Ithorians also travel the galaxy
in massive "herd ships," masterpieces of environmental engineering
that carry a perfect replica of their native jungle. Many look forward to
trading for the exotic wares the Ithorians bring from distant planets. They
tend to be calm, peaceful, tranquil, and gentle. Ithorians are humanoid, ranging
in height from 1.8 to 2.3 meters tall, with long necks that curl forward and
end in dome-shaped heads. They have two mouths, one on each side of their
neck, producing a stereo effect when they talk. Therefore, they speak stereophonic
Ithorese and Basic. Example names include: Fandomar, Momaw, Oraltor, Tomla,
Trangle, and Umwaw. Ithorians tend to concentrate on peaceful professions.
They love to meet new beings and see new places. Often, wanderlust leads them
to explore the greater galaxy for a time before they eventually return home.
They are wise and deliberate thinkers whose personable nature allows them
to get along well with others, but they are not agile. They have above-average
willpower. One of their special abilities is called bellow -- they can open
all four of their throats and emit a terrible subsonic bellow. [SWRPG3SE,
SWSB]
- Ithor Lady: One of two Republic cruisers sent to deal
with a pirate fleet in the Chorios systems. [POT]
- Ithull: Homeworld of the Ithullan species. About 4,000 years
before the Galactic Civil War, the exoskeletons of the planet's colossus wasps
were used as the hulls of cargo ships, called Ithullan ore haulers, or Nessies.
Several hundred years before the Battle of Yavin, the warlike Ithullans were
attacked and exterminated by the fierce Mandalorians. [TMEC, TOJ]
- IT-O: A prisoner interrogator droid, it uses probes and needles
to dispense truth drugs and torture a subject. [GG1, MTS]
- Ivak: An Imperial officer Ysanne Isard sent to talk to the imprisoned
Mara Jade in the months following the Emperor's death. He tried to convince
Jade to be honest with Isard. Mara used the Force to manipulate Ivak so she
could escape. [MJ]
- IX-26: A New Republic Intelligence Service ferret ship.
[SOL]
- IX-44F: This New Republic Intelligence Service ferret
ship trailed the mysterious Teljkon vagabond. [BTS]
- Ixll: Small, intelligent flying creatures that inhabit the fifth
moon of Da Soocha. Their language consists of chirps and whistles similar
to the language of R series astromech droids. Ixlls have developed a friendly
relationship with the New Republic's Pinnacle Base personnel and often guide
New Republic shiops through the dangerous peaks of the moon. [DE]
- Iziz: An ancient walled city on the planet Onderon, it was once
governed by the dark Jedi Freedon Nadd. [DLS, FNU, TOJ]
- Izrina: The queen of the Wisties, glowing, flying creatures that
live on Endor's forest moon. [EA, ETV]
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