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• A-3D0 (ThreeDee): This multitalented service droid was in the service of Jedi Andur Sunrider when Sunrider died at the hands of Great Bogga the Hutt's gang of criminals. Programmed as a mechanic and pilot, A-3D0 later served Andur's wife, Nomi, while she trained to take her husband's place among the Jedi. [TOJ]
• A-9 Vigilance Interceptor: An Imperial starfighter that first saw action against New Republic forces during the events that led to the return of the Emporer six years after the Battle of Endor. It was designed as an answer to the Republic's A-wing fighters, but has limited maneuverability and a weak hull. [DE, SWVG]
• Aalun, Syron: One of three famous Gand ruetsavii, or observers, who were assigned to Rogue Squadron pilot Ooryl Qrygg. They were sent to observe Qrygg's activities and determine his worthiness to become janwuine, the highest-possible honor in the communal Gand society. In addition to watching Qyrgg, Aalun and the other ruetsavii served as pilots and undercover operatives for the squadron. [BW]
• Aar'aa: Members of a reptilian species of skin-changers, they are able to change the color of their pebbly-textured skin to match their surroundings. The Ylesian priests used Aar'aa to guard their spice-processing plants. [PS]
• Aba: A Wookie doll, named by its owner, young Jacen Solo. [CS]
• A'baht, General Etahn: Commander of the New Republic's Fifth Fleet. A'baht led from aboard his flagship, the fleet carrier Intrepid. His disregard for orders and the defeat of the fleet at the Koornacht Cluster led Princess Leia Organa Solo to relieve him of command and place the fleet under the authority of her husband, Han Solo. [BTS]
• Abbaji: This planet is home to the Irugian Rain Forest, where 100-meter-tall firethorn trees grow in a single grove. Prince Xizor, leader of the Black Sun criminal organization, counted a 600-year-old dwarf firethorn tree among his most prized possessions. [SOTE]
• abo: An old Imperial slang word for the native inhabitants of a planet, often used in a derogatory manner. [SME]
• Abregado-rae: This manufacturing and trade-oriented planet within the Abregado star system was part of the New Republic some five years after the Battle of Endor. During the time of the Empire, the spaceport was considered on par with the worst places in the Rim Territories. Since the birth of the New Republic, the place has cleaned up its act. A bright, painfully clean cityscape towers over its landing pits, but the wild air of all spaceports, created by the mix of cultures and species, cannot be washed from the place. A repressive bureaucracy that struggled to bring outlying clans into line rules the world. [DFR, HE, HESB]
• Abregado system: This planetary system is located in the Borderland Regions, a militarized zone that seperates the New Republic from the remnants of the Empire. A vast manufacturing infrastructure links the system's planets, and the goods produced there are vitally important to the New Republic. [HE, HESB]
• Abrion sector: The location of the planet Ukio, one of the top-five food-producing worlds in the New Republic. [LC]
• Abyssin: A primitive and violent species that inhabits the planet Byss, located in the binary star system of Byss and Abyss. Averaging about 2 meters tall, each humanoid Abyssin has long limbs and a single eye in its forehead. [GG4]
• Academy, the: During the time of the Old Republic, the elite educational institution produced highly-trained personnel to fill posts in exploration, military, and merchant services. Under the rule of the Emperor, the Academy slowly turned into the training ground for Imperial officers, especially the Raithal Academy in the Core region. All of its numerous campuses, spread across the galaxy, had a reputation for a competitive selection process and a rigorous curriculum. [ISB, SW, SWR]
• acceleration compensator: This device provides artificial gravity and neutralizes the effects of high-speed maneuvering for crew and cargo aboard space vessels. The Millennium Flacon, for example, is equipped with such a device. [HSE]
• acceleration straps: These passenger safety harnesses, usually built into seats, serve to restrain passengers during takeoffs, landings, and adverse traveling conditions. [SW]
• "Acceleroz.": "Accelerate" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Access Chute: This kilomters-long tunnel snakes through the decaying buildings and docking towers of the spaceport moon Nar Shaddaa, leading to Shug Ninx's repair facility. An advertising holoscreen hides the entrance to the Chute. [DE]
• Accuser: See Emancipator.
• Ackbar, Admiral: A respected and highly-regarded member of the Mon Calamari species, Ackbar overcame hardship and adversity to take a pivotal role in the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic. His public life began when he served as the leader of the Coral Depths City on the Mon Calamari homeworld. The Empire attacked the watery planet and enslaved many of its citizens, including Ackbar. He eventually became Grand Moff Tarkin's interpreter, and while in the Imperial's service heard about the Rebellion and learned of a new superweapon. Ackbar made a study of Imperial tactics and defenses while serving the grand moff. Rebel agents released him from servitude during a failed attempt to assassinate Tarkin. Ackbar returned to his homeworld and convinced the normally-peaceful Mon Calamari to join the Rebels, bringing a much-needed fleet of capital ships into the Alliance arsenal. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, the newly-ranked Commander Ackbar proposed a plan for dealing with Imperial escort frigates. He argued a specially-designed starfighter was the Alliance's best hope -- at least until more funds became available or the number of Rebel capital ships dramatically increased. WIth the aid of the Verpine, a renowned species of shipbuilders, Ackbar developed the B-wing starfighter. Ackbar then became one of Mon Mothma's two senior Rebel Alliance advisers. He was promoted to admiral and helped develop the plans for the Alliance surprise attack on the second Death Star battle station. He led the assault from the bridge of the personal flagship during the Battle of Endor. With the rise of the New Republic, Ackbar was named commander in chief of Republic military operations. As a member of both the Provisional COuncil and the ruling Inner Council, he helped forge the new galactic government. During the events surrounding the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Ackbar was falsely accused of embezzling New Republic funds thanks to fake evidence planted by Thrawn. Ackbar was later cleared, through the efforts of Luke Skywalker and his companions, and the Mon Calamari led the New Republic fleet to victory over Thrawn's forces at the Bilbringi Shipyards. A few days after Thrawn's defeat, survivors of the Emperor's ruling circle and a handful of IMperial fleet commanders attacked and recaptured Coruscant. Ackbar and other New Republic leaders planned a counterstrike, and their forces regained Coruscant a few months later. Later, on a diplomatic mission to Vortex, Ackbar's personal B-wing starfighter crashed into the Cathedral of Winds. This towering crystalline structure was considered to be the world's greatest artistic treasure, and Ackbar was once again accused of a serious crime. His chief mechanic was discovered to have been an Imperial operative who had sabotaged the B-wing, and Ackbar was cleared of any wrongdoing. After he resumed his role in the New Republic, Ackbar returned to Vortex to attend the ceremony dedicating the rebuilt Cathedral of the WInds. Winter, Princess Leia's aide, accompanied him on the trip, and the two developed a close relationship. Admiral Ackbar of the Rebel Fleet is from the planet Mon Cala. Ackbar leads the attack on the Empire’s capital ships from his personal flagship, Home One, during the Battle of Endor. CHARACTERS REBELLION MON_CALS [DA, DE, DFR, DS, HE, LC, RJ, SFS, SWCG, SWSB]
• Acklay: Native to the planet Vendaxa, this large creature serves the Separatists during the attempted Geonosian execution arena. Pikes don’t do much against the vicious, surprisingly agile amphibious crustacean’s sharp claws. The creature’s clumsy claw strike does, however, sever Obi-Wan Kenobi’s chains. CREATURES VENDAXA [AOTC]
• Adamant: Admiral Ackbar commanded this New Republic bulk space cruiser. Some 19 years after the Battle of Endor, the Adamant was attacked while transporting a cargo of hyperspace drive cores and turbolaser battery emplacements to the Kuat Drive Yards. It was boarded and captured by onetime Imperial TIE fighter pilot Qorl and his troops, who set the crew adrift in escape pods and made off with the cruiser and its cargo. [YJK]
• Adamantine: This New Republic escort cruiser visited the planet Nam Chorios. The ship and its crew were lost when the Death Seed plague was unleashed on the surrounding sector of space. [DOT]
• Adego: This star system located in the Outer Rim Territories was the site of an important Jedi stronghold in ancient times. [DE]
• Adegan crystals: These crystals were the types most commonly used in ancient times in the construction of lightsabers. They spontaneously emit powerful bursts of light and energy when resonant frequencies are transmitted through them. These crystals are also known as Ilum crystals. [DE]
• Adin: This former Imperial stronghold was the homeworld of Senator Meido. [NR]
• Adjudicator: One of two Imperial Star Destroyers captured by the Alliance during the Battle of Endor, the Adjudicator was renamed the Liberator and placed under the command of Luke Skywalker. After the Empire recaptured Corruscant, Liberator crashed into Imperial City as the result of damage sustained during combat. Skywalker's skillful deployment of the Star Destroyer's shields and respulsorlifts prevented the death of the crew. [DE, DESB]
• Admiral Ackbar: see Ackbar, Admiral.
• Admiral Ozzel: see Ozzel, Admiral.
• Admiral Piett: see Piett, Admiral.
• Adriana: This gas giant, the third planet in the Tatoo system, has rings of ice. The rings are periodically mined to proved the planet Tatooine with water. [GG7]
• Adventurer Slugthrower Rifle: The Adventurer slugthrower reifle, made by Czerka, floods its chamber with a rich oxidizer as it detonates its shell, giving the projectile extra range up to 1,476 feet (450 meters). It’s the favorite weapon of freelance assassin Aurra Sing. TECHNOLOGY WEAPONS
• Aethersprite: Anakin Skywalker's modified Delta-7, also known as a Jedi Starfighter, which he used in the Jedi Order to combat the Separatists during the Clone Wars. This interceptor was 8 meters long, manufactured by Kuat Systems Engineering, and had both laser cannons and proton torpedoes. Obsessive tinkering by its pilot turned this already-formidable Jedi Starfighter into one of the deadliest vehicles in the galaxy. Engines and attitude repulsors were fine-tuned to be so powerful and responsive that a less-skilled pilot would quickly spin out of control, or be crushed by acceleration. So successful were Anakin's modifications that many of them were incorporated into future Jedi Starfighter models. [CW1, CW2, ROTS]
• Af'El: The homeworld of Defels, or Wraiths, this high-gravity world orbiting Ka'Dedus specialized in the export of meleenium, a metal used to build durasteel. Af'El is the only known source of the metal. [GG4]
• affect mind: A Jedi Knight can use this Force technique to tamper with the perceptions of a person or creature. It creates illusions or blocks the senses so the target can't understand what's really happening. It can also be used to alter a person's memories, replace them with false memories, or totally wipe out memories of a particular event. [DFRSB, SWRPG, SWRPG2]
• Affytechan: A sentient form of plant life that originated on the Outer Rim world of Dom-Bradden. Each Affytechan appears beautiful, with a high musical voice and a body composed of thousands of colorful petals, tendrils, and stalks. However, it also smells of ammonia and musk. [COJ]
• Afyon, Captain: Native of Alderaan and New Republic captain at the helm of the escort frigate Larkhess, Afyon grew bitter over the years, believing men like him were doing the real work of the new government, while the credit was going to the hotshot starfighter pilots. Right before the appearance of Grand Admiral Thrawn, his warship was relegated to cargo transport duty. During the Battle of Sluid Van, he proved himself to be an excellent commander. [HE, HESB]
• Agamar: Home to the famous Rebel pilot Keyan Farlander, this planet is located in the Lahara sector of the Outer Rim Territories. Sites of interest include the large city Calna Muun and the backwater town Tondatha. The Empire wiped out the latter for harboring Rebel collaborators. [FP]
• Aggregator: This Imperial Interdictor cruiser was the property of High Admiral Teradoc. He leased it to Ysanne Isard to aid her quest to destroy Rogue Squadron. The cruiser was badly damaged during a battle in the section of space known as the Graveyard of Alderaan. [BW]
• Agrilat: A region on the planet Corellia known for its crystal swamps. The swamps contain hot springs, geysers of boiling water, and sharp blades of crystalline brush. The bounty hunter Dengar suffered serious injuries here during a swoop bike race against Han Solo that took place long before Solo became an infamous smuggler. [MTS, TBH]
• agrirobot: This primitive droid is programmed to tend the land and harvest foodstuffs. Such droids come in a variety of forms, each designed to fullfil a primary function. Models include harvesters, sowers, sprayers, and packagers. [HSE]
• Aguarl 3: During the Rebellion, this ocean-covered planet contained a submerged Rebel base. A Quarren spy revealed the location of the base to the Empire, leading to an attack by a wing of TIE bombers. [ROC]
• Ahazi: This New Republic fleet tender was destroyed during the Fifth Fleet's live-fire training exercise code-named Hammerblow. All six on board were killed. [BTS]
• Ahch-To: An uncharted world located deep in the galaxy’s Unknown Regions. Ahch-To is the world where the Jedi Order was founded and its sacred island is the site of the first Jedi Temple. Luke Skywalker discovered the lost world after a long search and chose it as his place of exile. LOCATIONS PLANETS [FA, LJ]
• Aikhibba: A planet in a system of the same name, it was the home of crimelord Spadda the Hutt and a minor stopping point for smuggers on the Gamor Run. [DESB]
• Aing-Tii: Alien monks who spend most of their lives near the Kathol Rift. Aing-Tii monks hate slavers and believe that while not all events are predetermined, they are all somehow guided. The Aing-Tii have an understanding of the Force, but a different one from the Jedi. They also have a different type of technology, one that includes a star drive that doesn't employ hyperspace. Instead, their ship makes instantaneous jumps to watever point in space they want to go. [VF]
• "Airlox.": "Airlock" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• airspeeder: Any type of airship designed to operate within a planet's atmosphere. The term is usually applied to repulsorlift vehicles that operate high above the ground. [HLL, SWSB]
• Ak-Buz: A Weequay, he commanded Jabba the Hutt's sail barge until Anzati Dannik Jerriko murdered him. [TJP]
• A'Kla, Elegos: A caamasi, he was the trstant for the Caamasi Remnant. Seven years after the Battle of Endor, he met Corran Horn and helped the pilot rescue his wife from the clutches of ex-Moff Leonia Tavira. Nine years later, he helped the New Republic survive the crisis instigated by the impostor of Grand Admiral Thrawn. [IJ, SP, VF]
• Akrit'tar: One of the galaxy's many penal colony worlds. The Empire imprisoned Tycho Celchu of Rogue Squadron here. He escaped after three months. [HSR, WG]
• Alderaan: The adopted homeworld of Leia Organa Solo, Alderaan was once a shining star in the Old Republic. It spawned such heroes as Bail Organa, Leia's adoptive father, who faught beside Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Clone Wars. The horrors of the Clone Wars convinced Alderaan to take a new stance once peace was restored. The planetary government instituted a philosophy of pacifism and banned all weapons from the planet. Alderaan was known for its high culture and education. It was famous for its artists, its cuisine, and its people, who loved the land. There were no oceans, but the planet han an ice-rimmed polar sea and thousands of lakes and waterways. When Alderaan dismantled its massive war machine, its government decided to hide the weapons where no one would be able to find them. At the same time, the weapons would be readily available should the planet ever need to protect itself or its beliefs. The weapons were stored aboard a massive armory ship named Another Chance, which was programmed to continually jump through hyperspace until the Council of Elders called it home. Sightings of a ghost ship in the asteroid ruins of Alderaan's orbit, called the Graveyard, have been attributed to this legendary vessel. Due to the tyrannical acts and unchallenged injustices of the Emperor's New Order, many young people, including Senator Leia Organa, began to question Alderaan's pacifistic policies. As the New Order became more open in its tyranny, Alderaan became more supportive of the growing Rebellion. Some believe the Alliance was born on this world. Before Alderaan could officially join the Alliance, the Empire destroyed the entire planet as a demonstration of the original Death Star's destructive capabilities. Alderaan's cities are designed to blend with and preserve the planet's natural beauty of wildflower fields that sweep up to snow-capped mountains. Home to Princess Leia, Alderaan's adherence to peaceful beliefs even during galactic turmoil can't save it from being the Death Star's first target. LOCATIONS PLANETS REPUBLIC REBELLION [GA, ISWU, SW, SWR, SWSB]
• Aleema: A direct descendant of Empress Teta, she was the heir to the throne of the Empress Teta system some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. Her cousin, Satal Keto, shared the role of heir with her. Spoiled, rich, and bored with life, she turned to the dark-side illusions of Sith magicians for amusement. Later, her interest turned into a lust for power. Eventually, she became powerful enough to help stage a coup and take over the system. Aleema and Satal jointly led the Krath dark-side cult. The spirit of Freedon Nadd, a dark-side Jedi, bestowed additional powers upon Aleema. {DLS, TSW]
• Algar: This planet is the source for Algarine torve weed, a mood-enhancing drug. Wing Tip Theel, an expert computer slicer and former associate of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, had a base of operations here. [POT]
• Alien Combine: This secret organization of nonhumanoid species was formed to protest unfair treatment and misconduct by Imperial forces on Coruscant after the Battle of Endor. Also known as the Alien League, the organization later joined the Alliance and helped liberate Coruscant. [BW]
• Alien League: See Alien Combine.
• Alima, Captain: This Imperial officer commanded the Star Destroyer Conquest during an attack against a herd ship on the planet Ithor. He forced the High Priest Momaw Nadon to reveal secrets of Ithorian technology to the Empire. [TMEC]
• Alkhara: Centuries before the time of the Galactic Civil War, this bandit took control of Tattoine's B'omarr monastery. (Later, the place became Jabba the Hutt's palace.) It was Alkhara who started the blood feud between the Tusken Raiders and Tattoine's human settlers by butchering the San People he had earlier allied with. [ISWU]
• Alk'Lellish III: The homeworld of a dangerous carnivore called the ketrann. [TAB]
• Allegiance: This Super Star Destroyer was the Imperial command ship at the Battle of Calamari. [DE]
• Alliance High Command: The top military compenent of the Rebel Alliance, and later of the New Republic. In the early days of the New Republic, the High Command consisted of General Jan Dodonna, General Carlist Rieekan, General Crix Madine, Admiral Ackbar, and Senator Garm Bel Iblis. [JS, RSB]
• Alliance masternav: A computer system developed to track the orbits of planets within known star systems. The quality of the software and the ability to constantly update the date determines teh reliability of the system. [TAB]
• All-Terrain-Armored Transport (AT-AT): This four-legged combat vehicle, sometimes called a walker, serves as both a troop transport and an assault craft. It proveds high-powered support to ground forces. an individual walker is over 15 meters tall with blaster-impervious armor plating. It resembles a mechanical beast as it strides across the battlefield. The moveable "head" contains the crew deck, with a pilot station, gunner station, and a commanding-officer-combat-coordination station. A walker's armament consists of heavy blaster cannons mounted on each side of the head and under the chin. When the Empire began to design its military war machine, it sought weapons to match the terror inspired by Star Destroyers and unending hordes of Stormtroopers. The AT-AT fit in well with the Imperial doctrine of "rule by terror." A walker could carry troops and light vehicles into combat areas, marching relentlessly through most defenses. The massive AT-AT knelt to unload its troops, lowering assault ramps from the rear portion of its armored body. These vehicles played important roles in the Battles of Hot and ENdor, among others. The All-Terrain Armored Transport—or AT-AT walker—is built at the Kuat Drive Yards. The four-legged combat vehicle used by Imperial ground forces is more than 72 feet (22 meters) tall, giving it a powerful psychological advantage. But AT-AT weaknesses include unstable legs and an unarmored underbelly. VEHICLES WALKERS EMPIRE KUAT_DRIVE_YARDS [ESB, SWSB, SWVG]
• All-Terrain-Personal Transport (AT-PT): This was the ancestor of the modern Imperial walker. The Republic developed this experimental weapon as a personal weapons platform for ground soldiers. It was supposed to turn a common soldier into a walking fortress. The majority of AT-PTs were installed aboard the legendary Katana fleet, and when that fleet was lost the project was abandoned. In this scaled-down version of the scout walker, a soldier crowded into a cramped control pod nestled between two multijointed legs. In the armored pod, slightly raised above the battlefield, the soldier operated a powerful array of weaponry, including a twin blaster cannon, a concussion grenade launcher, and a primitive combat sensor package. [DFR, DFRSB, SWVG]
• All-Terrain-Recon Transport (AT-RT): Successor to the AT-PT, this model was widely used during the Clone Wars by Republic clone forces fighting the Separatists. It was not as large as the later AT-ST model. The AT-RT only supported one operator. They were used for patrols and reconnaissance missions across the jungle terrain of the planet Kashyyyk during the Separatists' invasion of the Wookiee homeworld, Kashyyyk. While clone troopers were best deployed in large numbers, articulated battlefield armor such as this Republic scout walker transformed a single clone trooper into a formidable anti-infantry unit. It was the precursor to the All-Terrain Scout Transport seen during the Galactic Civil War. VEHICLES WALKERS REPUBLIC [RotS]
• All-Terrain-Scout Transport (AT-ST): Modeled after the larger AT-AT, this reconnaissance or defense vehicle is lightweight and built for speed. The "chicken" or "scout walker" moves on two metal legs, its two-man crew stationed in a small, armored command pod atop the multijointed limbs. Its maneuverability and quickness allow a scout walker to provide covering fire for ground troops or to defend the flanks and undersides of AT-ATs. The 7-meter-tall AT-ST has chin- and side-mounted blaster cannons, a concussion grenade launcher, and feet claws for cutting through fixed defenses. [ESB, RJ, SWSB, SWVG]
• alluvial damper: A subsystem of a starship's hyperdrive unit, an alluvial damper blocks the emission of ion particles by moving a servo-controlled plate, thus regulating the amount of thrust. [ESB]
• Allyuen: Darth Vader ordered this planet to be searched by recalibrated probe droids in an effort to locate the hidden Rebel base. The planets Hoth and Tokmia were also subjected to such searches. [ESBR]
• Almania system: This planetary system on the far reaches of the galaxy never became part of the Old Republic, due to the great distance separating it from the Republic's center. Almania, a large white and blue world shrouded by clouds, was loosely aligned with the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War and was part of the fledgling New Republic until its leadership changed shortly after the defeat of Grand Admiral Thrawn. [NR]
• Alole: A loyal aide to Princess Leia Organa Solo. [BTS, SOL]
• Alpha Blue: A mysterious covert intelligence group within the New Republic's military and security hierarchy. Admiral Hiram Drayson was in charge of Alpha Blue. [BTS, SOL]
• Alpheridies: The homeworld of the Miraluka. [FNU]
• Alsakan: Colonists on the Kuat Explorer settled this heavily-populated planet in the Galactic Core millennia before the foundation of the New Republic. Imperial Commander Titus Klev and Corporate Sector Viceprex Mirkovig Hirken were born on Alsakan. [CSSB, DESB]
• Altis, Djinn: This Jedi Master lived and taught on a training platform hidden in the clouds of the planet Bespin. His students included Geith and Callista. [DS]
• Altorian: Two intelligent species inhabit the hot, dry planet Altor 14. The Avogwi, or Altorian Birds, are large, 2-meter-tall predatory birds with three opposable fingers on the apex of their wings. The Nuiwith, or Altorian Lizards, are bipedal reptiles about 1.5 meters tall. While the Avogwi are primitive and lawless, the Nuiwit possess a highly-structured and harmonious society. Both species hate each other, each constantly attempting to eliminate or subjugate the other. [GG4]
• Alzoc III: The homeworld of the Talz and the source of the alzoc pearl. Frozen plains cover this planet, located in the Alzoc system of the Outer Rim Territories. [CO, GG4, TAB]
• Amanaman: This long-armed alien with big hands carried a three-headed staff and spent time in Jabba the Hutt's court. His species is more commonly known as the Head Hunters, for it's believed the skulls dangling from the staves are obtained firsthand. The proper name of the species is Amanin. [GG12, RJ]
• Amanin: See Amanaman.
• Amanoa: The queen of Onderon, she ruled more than 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. She dabbled in Sith magic, which earned her the title Dark Queen. [FNU, TOJ]
• Ambria: A desolate, ringed planet in the Stenness system. Jedi Master Thon's training compound was located here, in a desert known as the Ambrian wastes. Thon cleansed the planet, driving the great dark-side forces that once occupied the world into Lake Natth. [TOJ]
• Amfar: A popular recreation world known for its beaches. [SOL]
• Amidala, Senator Padmé: The 14-year-old elected ruler (queen) of the planet Naboo during the Trade Federation blockade. Her attempts to seek aid in ending the blockade led her to Coruscant, the Republic capital. When the senate became mired in endless political discussions, she was forced to initiate a vote of no confidence against the chancellor of the Republic. Amidala periodically chose to disguise herself as a handmaiden, Padmé Naberrie, in order to walk unnoticed among the general populace. Just before the start of the Clone Wars, she became the Republic Senator for Naboo. During a trip to Coruscant, her life is threatened and she is placed under the protection of the Jedi Knights to insure her safety. Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker escorts her back to her homeworld of Naboo. While under his protection, she fell in love with Skywalker. The two were secretly married. Later, after Skywalker had become a Jedi Knight, she became pregnant with the twins Luke and Leia. Before he knew she was pregnant, her husband slipped to the dark side of the Force. Padmé went to Mustafar to try and stop Anakin from the evil he was committing but he grew angry with her, accusing her of taking sides with his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. He Force choked her. Due to the damage he caused her, she died shortly after the twins were born. Her weapon of choice is a royal pistol. (Played by Natalie Portman.) [AOTC, ROTS, SWTPM]
• ammonia bomb: Typically used by the ammonia-breathing Gands, these explosives distribute lethal amounts of ammonia to the atmosphere of oxygen-rich worlds. [TBH]
• Ammuud: A planet governed by a feudal coalition of seven clans, under a contract from the Corporate Sector Authority. Its rigid code of honor is known throughout Authority space. [HSR]
• Ammuud clans: These fuedal families govern the planet Ammuud. The Corporate Sector Authority demanded each clan provide forces for port security. Two of the more prominent clans are House Reesbon and House Glayyd. [HSR]
• amphibion: Amphibious assault vessels used by New Republic Sea Commandos in the Battle of Calamari. This moderately-armored hovercraft carries 20 troops and can operate over water or any flat terrain. [DE, DESB, SWVG]
• Ampliquen: A planet in the Meridian sector. [POT]
• Analysis Bureau: A division of Imperial Intelligence charged with gathering data from tens of millions of sources to watch for enemy activity. Its branches included Media, which listened in on every comlink transmission and holocast in the known galaxy; Signal, which studied the channels through which information flowed; Crypt-analysis, which worked to break enemy codes; Tech, which studied enemy hardware and provided improved version for Imperial Intelligence use; and Interrogation, which specialized in questioning and reprogramming Rebel agents. [ISB]
• Anchorhead: A small moisture farming community located on the desert flats of the planet Tatooine. Luke Skywalker grew up on a farm outside of Anchorhead, spending much of his free time in the sleepy town with his friends at the Tosche Station water and power distribution complex. [ISWU, SW]
• Anchoron: The world where Corellian hero Garm Bel Iblis was believed to have been killed. [DFR, LC]
• Ando: A watery planet mainly exporting foodstuffs and is the homeworld of the Aqualish species. [DFR, GG4, LC, TMEC]
• "Andoba ne lappee, kolka.": "Another hot towel, please" in Huttese. [GPB]
• Andona, Mari'ha: An old friend of Han Solo, she ran flight control for a sector of the planet Coruscant. She would bend the rules and occasionally authorize his unorthodox flight plans. [TBH]
• Andur: This Coruscant bureaucrat was vice chair of the orbital debris committee. [JS]
• angler: This spiderlike crustacean native to Yavin 4 lives in the dangling aerial roots of the great Massassi trees. [ISWU]
• animated metal sealant: A special paste found in a specer's tool kit. when applied, the paste crawls across a spacecraft's damanged area, smooths itself out, then forms a seal even stronger than the original hull. [YJK]
• Annihilator: When the droid Bollux participated in Han Solo's ploy to deceive Viceprex Mirkovig Hirken, Bollux pretended to be the gladiator droid Annihilator, a member of Madam Atuarre's Roving Performers. In this guise, Bollux hoped to help Solo and his companions infiltrate the Corporate Sector Authority penal colony known as Stars' End. [HSE]
• Annoo: During the early days of the Empire, the gangster Sise Fromm maintained a stronghold on this agricultural world. Demma Moll and her daughter also had a farm complex there. [DTV]
• Annoo-dat: A species of reptilian humanoids that originated on the planet Annoo. Members of this species boast heavy-lidded eyes, flat noses, and spotted faces. [DTV]
• Anoat system: Located in teh backwater Ison Cooridor, the system includes the planets Anoat, Gentes (homeworld of the Ugnaughts), and the colony world Deyer. It was in this largely-deserted star system Han Solo managed to evade the Imperial Star Destroyers that chased his Millennium Falcon from the Rebel base on Hoth. [DA, DF, ESB, GG2, JS, MTS]
• Anomid: A humanoid species native to the Yablari system, they are born without vocal cords. They wear elaborate vocalizer masks to produce synthesized sounds so they can communicate with other species. The technologically-advanced Anomids dress in long, hooded robes and like to travel the galaxy as tourists. [RM]
• Anor, Nom: A mysterious alien who masterminded the assassinations of the Imperial Interim Ruling Council members some 11 years after the Battle of Endor. He planted evidence to make it appear Kir Kanos had committed teh crimes, then gave orders to the newly-elected Xandel Carivus. When Carrivus dismissed Anor, refusing further assistance, the alien left him to his own demise at the council's hands. Nom Anor surfaced again 10 years later. This time, he was the leader of a religious movement, a cult figure stirring up trouble on the planet Rhommamool. His fanatical followers, the Red Knights of Life, hated all things mechanical and technological -- from landspeeders to droids. Especially droids. Nom ANor also raged against the New Republic and the Jedi Knights, demonstrating a deep hatred for the government and its most visible symbols. Nom Anor dressed in an outfit that was reminiscent of Darth Vader's and thoroughly masked his true features. A blank within the Force, as though the Force had no connection to him, he loved the chaos he inflicted upon the order of the galaxy. He was actually an executor, part of an advance force for aliens from beyond the galactic rim. He was a member of teh Yuuzhan Vong species, sent to prepare the way for invasion. A gifted alchemist, he bred spores for a variety of purposes, including developing a method for killing Jedi Knights. He infected Mara Jade Skywalker with one of his spore diseases. He hoped to rise to the exalted position of high prefect of his people, but that would depend on the success of his mission. As the first invasion force, the Praetorite Vong, entered the galay, Nom Anor kept the bulk of enemy warships occupied in the Core by fanning the falmes of unrest. Still, the invasion force failed and was defeated at the planet Helska 4, fording Anor to wait, and to continue stirring the brew of chaos. [CE, VP]
• Anoth: This multiple planet orbited a small white sun, unrecorded on any charts. Its three parts were destined to eventually collide and become space dust. Luke Skywalker and Admiral Ackbar chose Anoth as the primary hiding place for Han and Leia Organa Solo's children -- Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin. The third chunk of the planet housed the stronghold where Leia's aide WInter cared for the children. [COF, DA, JS, NR]
• Another Chance: In keepign with Alderaan's new philosophy following the Clone Wars, all of the planets weapons were placed aboard this huge armory ship. The ship, controlled by droids and computers, was programmed to continually jump through hyperspace until called home by the Alderaanian Council of Elders. [GA]
• Antar 4The fourth of six moons orbiting the gas giant Antar in the Prindaar system, it is home to the Gotal species. [GG4, POT, ROC, TMEC]
• Antares sapphire: A jewel believed to have remarkable healing powers. It was stolen from Dom Princina by the droid 4-LOM while the two were aboard the Kuari Princess passenger liner. [TBH]
• Antares Six: One of two New Repulic escort frigates that accompanied the Millennium Falcon to Coruscant to rescue the crew of the Liberator. [DE]
• Anteevy: This remote, lifeless world was the site of an Imperial robotics facility. On ice-covered Anteevy, phrik alloy was refined and treated for use in armoring Dark Troopers. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Alliance agent Kyle Katarn disabled teh facility. [DF]
• "Antegravorti.": "Antigravity" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Antemeridian sector: An Imperial satrapy, this sector of space is known for its heavy industry and a trade artery known as the Antemeridian Route. Moff Getelles ruled the sector after the Emperor's death and was still in power nine years after the Battle of ENdor. [POT]
• Antemeridias: This planet in the Antemeridian sector was the site of a Loronat Corporation manufactoring facility taht turned out sythdroids and CCIR Needle fighters. Siefax, a Loronar dummy corporation, operated the facility. [POT]
• anticoncussion field: A magnetic shield used in buildings, fortifications, space stations, and space outposts to protect such structures from damage by solid objects. This type of field works best in preventing small objects from colliding with structures. Anticoncussion fields are practically uselss against combat-rated projectiles or energy weapons. [HSE]
• antigrav: Any machine or device that counters the normal effects of gravity. The most common antigrav is the repulsorlift engine. [SW]
• Antilles, Bail: A senator of Alderaan briefly mentioned to be in the running with Senator Palpatine for Supreme Chancellor of the Republic following Queen Amidalla's vote of no confidence in Councelor Valorum. [SWTPM, SWTPMN]
• Antilles, Captain: An Alderaanian officer, he was the commander of the consular ship Tantive IV, C-3P0 claimed he and R2-D2 belonged to the captain prior to the Empire's capture of the ship. (Played by Jeremy Bulloch (younger version).) [ROTS, SW, SWR]
• Antilles, Wedge: This pilot is one of the true aces of the Rebellion and the New Republic. Born and raised in Gus Treta, a Corellian spaceport, Wedge was orphaned as a teen-ager when pirates killed his parents. He bought a stock light freighter when he was 16 in hope of starting a legitimate shipping business. It wasn't long before he was smuggling weapons for the Rebellion, and when the call went out for pilots, he took the controls of an Alliance X-wing. Antilles met Luke Sykwaler at the Rebel base on Yavin 4 just prior to the arrival of the Death Star battle station. They were both assigned to Red Squadron, but during the fight Wedge's X-wing was damaged and he had to withdraw. He became an integral member of the renamed Rogue Squadron and flew a snowspeeder in the Battle of Hoth. He eventually took Luke's place as commander of the squadron, and he worked closely with Lando Calrissian and Admiral Ackbar to plan the attack on the second Death Star. During the conflict that came to be known as the Battle of Endor, Wedge's X-wing followed Calrissian -- who was at the controls of the Millennium Falcon -- into the superstructure of the Death Star. The two ships fired missiles and torpedoes at the reactor core, starting the series of explosions that destroyed the battle station. As the New Republic began to establish itself, Wedge and his Rogue Squadron played an integral part. They helped defeat the invading Ssi-ruuk at Bakura. They performed an undercover mission to Coruscant that led to the successful Alliance invasion. They engaged the forces of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and at that point Antilles accepted the rank of general, though he also retained command of Rogue Squadron. He demonstrated brilliant military tactics at the second Battle of Coruscant, and he continues to display heroic service to the Alliance and the Republic. His life hasn't been without tragedy. He has lost members of Rogue Squadron, family, friends, and even his true love, the scientist Qwi Xux, who lost nearly all of her memories due to the actions of a dark Jedi. [BW, DA, DE, DFR, DS, ESB, GG1, GG3, GG5, HE, JS, KT, LC, POT, RJ, RS, SW, SWCG, WG, etc.]
• antiox breath mask: A special mask required by the Kel Dor people anytime they are not on their homeworld, Dorin, or if they are not in an artificial version of their own atmosphere. Dorin has a mostly-helium atmosphere and a gas unique to that world. Without this mask, a Kel Dor would begin to suffocate. It is poisonous to other species. [SWRPG3SE]
• Anzati: This species closely resembles humans, with one major difference. The Anzati hide a prehensile proboscis in fleshy pockets beside their nostrils. It can be uncoiled and inserted through a victim's nostrils to reach the brain and suck out the life essence -- or "soup," as the Anzati call it. [TMEC]
• A-O1C ("Doc"): This unique medical droid built by Massad Thrumble had the ability to override and reprogram any droid. It was kidnapped by the Pikkel sisters and forced to work for the rogue scientist Spinda Caveel. [SEE]
• "Apajono.": "One thousand" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Aparo sector: One of the inner borders of the Corporate Sector, ruled by Moff Wyrrhem. [CSSB]
• Appo, Commander: A Clone Trooper commander during the Clone Wars. [ROTS]
• approach vector: A trajectory generated by a nav computer, placing a ship on an intercept course with another ship or other target for purpose of attack or rendezvous. [ESBR]
• Aqualish: The species name of the walrus-faced humanoids from the planet Ando, a world covered by water, swampy islands, and rocky outcroppings. Ponda Baba, one of the aliens who picked a fighter with Luke Skywalker at the Mos Eisley cantina, was an Aqualish. [GDV, GG1, GG4, SW, TMEC]
• Aquaris: A water-covered world allied with the Rebel Alliance, and home to Silver Fyre and her Freeholders. [CSW]
• arachnor: A giant, spiderlike creature, native to the planet Arzid, that spins very sticky webs. [PDS]
• Arakkus, Dr.: The onetime director of an Imperial weapons development complex, Arakkus was contaminated in a radiation experiment. He took up residence in an abandoned Imperial transport -- one of many derelict ships orbiting a collapsing star. He died when Han Solo ignited a neutron charge to free the Millennium Falcon from the star's gravitational pull. [CSW]
• Arakyd Viper probot: Probe droids manufactured under the direction of Imperial Supervisor Gurdun. The assassin droid IG-88 programmed these probots to possess sentience and, without knowledge of the Empire, used them as scouts for his own purposes. One Viper located the Rebel base on Hoth. It self-destructed when Han Solo and Chewbacca attacked it. [GG3, SWSB, TBH]
• Aralia: This small, tropical world in the Andron system is home to the Project Aralia amusement park and the troublesome, semi-intelligent Ranat species. Though Ranats developed on Rydar II, they arrived on Aralia aboard a spice-smuggling ship. [COJ, GG4]
• Aramadia: A consular ship that belonged to the Duskhan League. [BTS]
• Arana, Jedi Master Koffi: A human Jedi Master during the Clone Wars who survived Order 66. He was shortly after killled by Darth Vader on Kessel during a Jedi get-together. During this event of the Jedi Purge, Arana killed fellow Jedi Master Bultar Swan. [SWDHC]
• Arastide, Senator: A New Republic Senate Defense Council member from the planet Gantho. [POT]
• Arat Fraca: A planet separated from Motexx by the Black Nebula in Parfadi. [SOL]
• Arbo Maze: The Arbo Maze on the forest moon of Endor is a thicket of trees so dence and convoluted most beings and creatures that wander into it become hopelessly lost -- including Ewoks. Arbo is also the name of a wise old Ewok legendkeeper. [ETV]
• ARC Trooper: A group of elite Republic clone forces during the Clone Wars. Their armor was similar to standard issue Clone Trooper armor save a waist cape and a shoulder cover. Their weapon, however, was something different -- it shot out an electrical pulse, or an arc of electricity, if you will. [CW1, CW2, ROTS]
• ARC Trooper Alpha: An ARC Trooper who supported General Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Master, and Jedi Anakin Skywalker during a major attack on the rain-soaked world of Jabiim, where a war was going badly for Republic forces. AT-AT walkers were mired in mud, the opposition leader eludes capture, and much-needed reinforcements would not arrive in time. [SWDHC]
• ARC-170 starfighter: This aggressive reconnaissance starfighter was manufactured by Incom/Subpro for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. Measuring 14.5 meters long, it contained a crew of two pilots and a gunner to man its laser cannons and proton torpedoes. The workhorse of the Republic navy, the ARC-170 was one of the most widely-deployed fighter craft of the Clone Wars. Fast and well-armed enough to take on multiple Trade Federation fighter craft, but heavily-armored enough to deliver ordinance against enemy capital ships, this fighter was the ideal all-purpose war machine. In addition to formidable offensive capabilities, the ARC-170 was outfitted with a highly-advanced long-range sensor suite and a substantial hyperspace drive, making it as valuable a reconnaissance platform as it is an assault fighter. As many battles were won by the Republic due to the information delivered by a simple ARC-170 serving as advance scout as by ten squadrons of starfighters annihilating Separatist forces. [ROTS]
• Archimar, Dr.: A surgeon, he served aboard the Intrepid, flagship of the New Republic's Fifth Fleet. [BTS]
• Arcona: Reptiles without scales, these humanoid snakes have flat, anvil-shaped heads and clear, marblelike eyes. They are natives of the hot world Cona, in the Teke Ro system. [GG4, TMEC]
• Ardax: This Imperial colonel led the assault team intent on kidnapping Anakin Solo on Anoth. [COF]
• Ardele, Feylis: A beautiful woman with a dazzling smile, she is one of the most recent additions to Rogue Squadron, joining about four and a half years after the Battle of Yavin. Although she has kept her background private, she came from an upper-middle-class family on Commenor. Her family was wiped out after a business rival accused her father of being a Rebel sympathizer. The Imperials hope to recruit her into Imperial Intelligence, but she joined the Alliance instead. [XW]
• Ardiff, Captain: An Imperial officer, he was the captain of the Star Destroyer Chimaera and served Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon some 16 years after the Battle of Endor. [SP, VF]
• Ardos: A white dwarf star orbited by the Hutt homeworld, Varl. [GG4]
• Argazda: This planet in the Kanz sector was the site of a revolt against the Old Republic 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. This period, known as the Kanz Disorders, lasted for 300 years. [CSSB]
• Argon, Grand Moff: This Imperial sector chief was conned out of 25,000 credits by the notorious Tonnika sisters. [GG1, TMEC]
• Arica: The name used by Mara Jade when she went undercover into Jabba's palace as the Emperor's Hand. [TIP]
• Aridus: A harsh desert world where Darth Vader set a trap for Luke Skywalker after the Battle of Yavin. [CSW]
• Ariela: An Alderaan native who settled on Tatooine, she worked hard to build relations between human moisture farmers and Tatooine's Jawa tribes. [TMEC]
• Arkania: This tundra world in the Colonies region was covered with diamond pits. Four thousand years before the Galactic Civil War, it housed the training compound of Jedi Master Arca Jeth. [DESB, DLS, FNU, TOJ]
• armament rating: A weapons rating assigned to all spacecraft. This classification specifies the level of defensive and offensive weaponry a particular ship carries. A ship's armament rating is contained within its ID profile. The classifications range from "0" (no weaponry), to "1" (light defensive weapons only), to "2" (light defensive and offensive weaponry), to "3" (medium defensive and offensive weaponry) to "4" (heavy defensive and offensive weaponry). Specific classifications are determined by the number and type of weapons, the maximum range of those weapons, the associated fire control computers, and the maximum output of the ship's power plants. Armament ratings are also called weapons ratings. [HSR, SWR]
• armored defense platform: Many star systems protect themselves from outside threats with strategically-placed armored defense platforms. These battle stations have little maneuverability but are heavily armed with multiple turbolaser batteries, proton torpedo launch ports, and tractor beam projectors. While these battle stations couldn't stand alone against a full-scale fleet offensive, they are perfect for dealing with pirate raids and smuggling ships trying to flee a system. [HE, HESB]
• Arranda, Tash: An Alderaan native, she was off planet with her brother, Zak, when her homeworld was destroyed and her parents killed. Thirteen years old at the time of the Galactic Civil War, she and her younger brother had a series of dark adventures before joining up with the Rebel Alliance, through which she hoped to gain revenge against the Empire. Force-sensitive, she gained some minor Force abilities along the way. [GF]
• Arranda, Zak: An Alderaan native, he was off planet with his sister, Tash, when his homeworld was destroyed and his parents killed. Twelve years old at the time of the Galactic Civil War, he and his sister had a series of dark adventures before joining up with the Rebel Alliance. [GF]
• Artoo-Detoo: See R2-D2.
• Aruza: A peaceful forest planet with five moons. Its major city is Bukeen. The native inhabitants are a small, gentle species with blue skin and dark blue hair. Using neural interface jacks called Attani, they feel the emotions of others. They possess tech-empathic abilities and share a limited group mind. [TBH]
• Aryon, Governor Tour: A key Imperial official and the governor of the planet Tatooine. She was stationed at Bestine. [GG7, TJP]
• asaari tree: Native to the planet Bimmisaari, these trees can move their leafy branches of their own accord, though their roots are firmly anchored in the ground. [HE, HESB]
• Asha: A red-furred Ewok huntress who, separated from her mother and her little sister Kneesaa, was raised by a family of wolflike creatures called korrina. Years later, she was known as the savage Red Ghost and was tracked down by the Kneesaa and Wicket W. Warrick. She returned to her village and was reunited with her father, CHief Chirpa. [ETV, TRG]
• Ashern: These members of the Vratix species formed the Black-Claw Rebels of Thyferra. They renounced their peaceful nature to fight the tyranny of their human masters. By painting their normally-gray bodies black and sharpening their claws, they demonstrated their membership in the rebel organization. [BW]
• Ashgad, Seti: A top hyperdrive engineer and a political foe of Senator Palpatine in the Old Republic. Palpatine exiled Seti to the prison planet Nam Chorios. Chief of State Leia Organa Solo traveled to the planet during the time of the New Republic, nine years after the Battle of Endor, and met with the apparent son of the exiled engineer -- a young man with the same name. It turned out he was actually Seti Ashgad, who had been kept alive and young by Dzym, a mutated droch. The drochs were the source of the Death Seed plague, and Dzym and his slave planned to unleash the disease around three-quarters of the sector. [POT]
• Askaj: This dry desert world is home to the near-human Askajians, who can absorb and store water. The females of the species have six breasts. Yarna d'al'Gargan, daughter of a tribal chieftain, was captured by slavers and sold to Jabba the Hutt. In the Hutt's court, she served as one of Jabba's dancing girls. [TJP]
• ASP general-purpose droids: Also known as ASP droids, ASP general-purpose droids are labor droids used for a variety of purely manual tasks on planets throughout the galaxy. DROIDS [SWSE]
• ASP-7 labor droid: A general all-purpose labor droid built by Industrial Automation. These humanoid droids boast a practical and sturdy framework designed for heavy lifting and other menial tasks. With only basic programming, the ASP-7s appear to be limited and somewhat simpleminded, but they are dependable, reliable, and always polite. [SESB, SOTE, SWSE]
• assassin droid: This intelligent killing machine could be programmed to hunt down sepecific targets and destroy them. Assassin droids have been illegal for several decades, but many nonetheless covertly served the Empire and other criminal organizations. Some free-roaming automations broke their programming or continue to follow orders given in the distant past. These droids were originally designed by the Old Republic to locate and eliminate escaped criminals or other outlaws, and were employed in the corrupt competitions of the decaying senate. Ironically, it was the Emperor himself who banned the use of assassin droids during the rise of his New Order. He did this because the droids were being used against his own forces. [SWSB]
• Assassins' Guild: A secret society of professional mercenaries, its members specialize in contract terminations. Different subguilds were established to provide specialized service, including the feared bounty hunter division. The best mercs formed their own subguild, called the Elite Circle, whose members are voted on by their peers. The Circle services the most prominent clients. Most members of the Assassin's Guild are wanted criminals, so the guild operates in secret. Even its headquarters are hidden, and members have to contact the guild via covert means. [HLL]
• assault frigate: When the Alliance needed capital ships to fill the ranks of its growing fleet, it commissioned the design of the assault frigate. Using the framework of the Old Republic Dreadnaught, Alliance engineers modified the vessel to create a combat starship. By stripping away huge portions of the superstructure to lower fuel consumption and increase engine capacity, and by adding two aft solar fins, techs made the vessel faster and more maneuverable. To meet the demands of limited crew complements, workstations were retooled to allow for droid and computer control. Once all of the modifications were completed, the barest hint of the original structure remained. Assault frigates have no docking bays. However, twenty umbilical docking tubes are scattered about the hull to accommodate transports, light freighters, and starfighters. After the Battle of Endor, the New Republic continued to use these vessels. Assault frigates patrolled the Borderland Regions as the New Republic's first line of defense against Imperial aggression. [HESB, RSB]
• assault shuttle: A heavily-armored, 30-meter-long Imperial spacecraft equipped with tractor beam generators and projectors, full sensor suites, power harpoon guns, concussion missile launchers, and automatic blaster cannons. Its five-person crew was trained to engage enemy ships and serve as field support for the zero-g Stormtroopers they carried into battle. Assault shuttles were designed to serve as launch platforms, carrying 40 of the armored space warriors within their main nolds. Assault shuttles were among the best-shielded vehicles in the Imperial fleet. They could operate in space and in planetary atmospheres. Their limited nav computers could handle up to three hyperspace jumps before needing base-assisted reprogramming. [ISB]
• Astarta, Captain: The personal guard of Prince Isolder, she was statuesque, with dark red hair and dark blue eyes. She loved the prince, but above all else was extremely lyal and an excellent soldier. [CPL]
• astrogate: To plot a safe course through hyperspace. [SWRPG3SE]
• astrogation computer: See nav computer.
• Astrolabe: A New Republic astrographic probe ship that was reportedly operated by the civilian Astrographic Survey Institute but was actually a front for a military intelligence mission. It was destroyed at Doornik-1142 by Yevethan ships, its entire crew lost. [BTS]
• astromech droid: Astromech droids specialize in starhip maintenance and repair. Some models also assist with piloting and navigation. Luke Skywalker's droid, R2-D2, is an astromech droid. These droids interface with starhip computers to monitor and diagnose flight performance, initiate repairs when necessary, and augment navigational, astrogational, and piloting capacity. The popular R2 unit, designed by Industrial Automation, includes an extensive sensor package and a variety of tools taht assist its jack-of-all-trades programming. Astromech droids, like R2-D2, are a series of versatile utility robots generally used to maintain and repair starships and related technology. These small, ubiquitous droids are equipped with a variety of tool-tipped appendages in their recessed compartments. DROIDS [RJ, SW, SWSB]
• AT3 Directive: An order that allowed Mara Jade, the Emperor's Hand, to commandeer Imperial troops and resources at will. [MJ]
• AT-AT: See All-Terrain-Armored Transport.
• "Atanox.": "Ten" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Atedeate: See 8D8.
• Athega: The Athega star system has no life-bearing worlds, but its lifeless rocks are great sources of raw material and resources. The intense heat given off by the system's sun had always hindered potential entrepeneurs, for even shielded starships could not long stand the pounding rays of heat and radiation. With the creation of shieldships, Land Calrissian was able to set up a mining operation on the planet Nkllon, located in the Athega system. [HE, HESB]
• atlatl: One of the traditional weapons of the Gungan people of Naboo. [SWRPG3SE, SWTPM]
• AT-PT: See All-Terrain-Personal Transport.
• AT-RT: See All-Terrain-Recon Transport.
• AT-RT driver: Specially-trained clone troopers who operate AT-RTs (All-Terrain-Recon Transport) on patrol and reconnaissance missions across the jungle terrain of the planet Kashyyyk during the Separatist invasion of the Wookiee homeworld during the Clone Wars. [RotS]
• Atraken: Callista sent Luke Skywalker a message in a music box from this planet. The message warned him to stay away from the Meridian sector. [POT]
• Atravis sector: Home to the Atravis star systems, whose planets were devastated by Imperial attacks. Grand Admiral Harrsk's troops gathered in the sector eight years after the Battle of Endor. [COJ]
• Atrivis sector: Located in the Outer Rim, this sector contains the Mantooine and Fest star systems and the planet Generis. Mon Mothma helped unite various insurgent organizations during the early days of the Rebellion, including the Atrivis restance groups. Five years after the Battle of Endor, New Republic pilot Pash Cracken was stationed in this sector. [DESB, FP, LC, RSB]
• AT-ST: See All-Terrain-Scout Transport.
• Attack Cruiser: See Imperial Attack Cruiser or Republic Attack Cruiser.
• Attanni: A cybernetic device used by the Aruzans to share thoughts, emotions, and memories. [TBH]
• Attichitcuk: A Wookie elder and Chewbacca's father, he resided on the planet Kashyyyk. Friends and family called him Itchy. [SWHS]
• Atuarre: The female Trianii who sought to locate political prisoners held by the Corporate Sector Authority. Prior to her meeting with Han Solo, Atuarre worked as an apprentice agronomist on the planet Orron III. [HSE]
• Atzerri: A Free Trader world with only a minimal government. Almost anything can be found on Atzerri -- for the right price. Visitors have to pay a hefty fee to the Traders' Coalition for every service, especially at the gauntlet of stores known as Trader's Plaza. [BTS, SOL, TT]
• Augwynne, Mother: The leader of the Singing Mountain clan of the Witches of Dathomir, she was given the deed to the planet by Han Solo, who won it in a sabacc game. [CPL]
• Aurebesh: The writing system used by the Republic and the Empire throughout the galaxy -- it is the written form of the common tongue. [AF]
• Auril systems: A distant group of nine star systems in the Auril sector of space, which includes the Adega system and the Cron drift. Three of the star systems were destroyed during the Great Sith War, when the Cron Cluster ignited in multiple supernovas. [DE2, TOJ]
• Authority Cash Voucher: Corporate Sector Authority worlds would not accept Imperial or Republic credits, so cash vouchers were needed to pay for goods and services. These could be obtained and redeemed at any Corporate Sector Authority Currency Exchange Center. When entering Corporate Sector space, travelers had to exchange other moneys for cash vouchers or risk legal ramifications. [HSE]
• Authority Data Center: Authority Data Centers stored computer-processed information for the Corporate Sector Authority. These well-guarded centers could be found throughout Corporate Sector space. [HSE]
• autohopper: A self-propelled, unmanned "smart" vehicle that follows a pre-programmed course without the need for a driver or pilot. A central instruction processor, or CIP, controls routing for such vehicles. CIPs can be programmed to remember tima nd locations of specific job assignments. Certain variables may also be programmed into the CIP, including geography and weather fluctuations. [HLL]
• automatic sealup: Many starfighters, captial ships, and deep-space facilities are equipped with emergency automatic sealup features. The system uses pressure sensors, located throughout the ship and hull, to measure air pressure and warn of decompression or exposure to hard vacuum. Besides providing immediate warning, the system seals bulkheads to isolate areas where rapid decompression is occurring. [HSR]
• Auyemesh: One of three moons orbiting the planet Almania. Kueller, a dark-side Force user, destroyed the population of Auyemesh about 13 years after the Battle of Endor. [NR]
• avabush spice: This spice causes sleepiness and is used as a truth serum. Imperials frequently served the spice in liquor refreshments or baked it into sweets. [GG4, PDS, ZHR]
• Avarice: An Imperial II Star Destroyer commanded by Sair Yonka. The captain and his crew defected, joined the New Republic, and renamed the vessel Freedom. [BW]
• Avenger: An Imperial Star Destroyer that was part of the task force assigned to locate Rebel forces after the Battle of Yavin. Avenger was temporarily incapacitated during the Battle of Hoth. [ESB]
• Averam: The planet where Leia Organa Solo's aide Winter, operating under the code name Targeter, worked with a Rebel Alliance cell. [LC]
• Aves: One of Talon Karrde's ranking associates, he served with the smuggler chief from the earliest days of Karrde's operation. Ave's role was to stay close to Karrde, serving as an adviser and comm officer. IN this capacity, he coordinated the activities of field operatives. [DFR, HE, HESB, LC]
• AVVA: The Alliance Veterans' Victory Association, a retirees' club with the ambition to become a militia or the fleet's ready reserve. [TT]
• A-wing starfighter: A lightweight, wedge-shaped military starfighter that made its first appearance late in the Galactic Civil War on the side of the Rebel Alliance. Designed for high speed and maneuverability, the A-wing carries two wing-mounted pivoting blaster cannons, a sophisticated targeting computer and sensor array, and light combat shields. It was the Alliance's answer to the Empire's newer TIE fighter models. The A-wing was built for ship-to-ship combat and to serve as escort craft for larger starships. Two extralarge realspace power plants and low total mass made this the fastest combat starfighter in either arsenal, beating out even the TIE interceptor for pure speed in normal space. The A-wing was developed secretly during the early days of the Rebellion. It has excellent sensor and communications countermeasures, including a power-jamming package designed to blind targets before it attacks. Since this starfighter was introduced, its mission profile has undergone some significant modifications. It was determined through trial and error that the high-speed craft is best suited to hit-and-fade operations. A-wing starfighters are 9.6 meters long, function as a starfighter and interceptor, have laser cannons and concussion missiles, and sport two Novaldex J-77 Event Horizon engines. It is manufactured by Dodonna-Blissex and is affiliated with the Rebel Alliance. The quickest starfighter deployed by any organization during the Galactic Civil War, the engines of the A-wing were so powerful that only the most-skilled Rebel pilots were able to take full advantage of the speed they generated. Faster and more maneuverable than even the TIE Interceptor, this vehicle was a deciding influence on many of the later battles of the war, including the Battle of Endor. Note: Though this may be the common thought pattern regarding the A-wing, there is indeed no "A" in the Aurebesh alphabet used throughout the galaxy. With its sleek arrowhead shape, streamlined cockpit, and massive twin engines, the A-wing Starfighter suggests raw speed even when parked within Alliance hangar bays. Faster than even the TIE interceptor, the A-wing is well suited for lightning strikes. STARSHIPS REBELLION [DFR, SWSB, SWVG]
• Azool: A Falleen antique dealer on Coruscant who also bartered information, he was actually Prince Xizor's niece in disguise. After the Battle of Endor, she planned to take control of the Black Sun criminal organization. Her plan hinged on finding the human replica droid Guri, once Xizor's second in command, and acquiring Guri's help through the use of a preprogrammed command. Guri, however, had that programming wiped from her memory. Instead of aiding Xizor's niece, Guri captured her and turned her over to the authorities. [SEE]
• Azure Dianoga cantina: A bar used by members of Rogue Squadron as a meeting place while on an undercover mission on Coruscant. [BW]
• Azur-Jamin, Daye: Fiance' of the bounty hunter Tinian I'att. Daye helped I'att escape when Imperials took control of her grandparents' armament factory. [TBH]

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