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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D-89: This pilotless ferret ship was part of Colonel Pakkpekatt's armada. It chased the mysterious ghost ship called the Teljkon vagabond, in order to breach its defenses and provoke it to make the jump to light speed. The vagabond destroyed the ferret before it could accomplish its mission. [BTS]
Daala, Admiral: The highest-ranking female fleet officer to ever serve the Emperor, Admiral Daala was equally brilliant, ruthless, and beautiful. Hidden and out of touch throughout most of the Galactic Civil War and the earliest years of the New Republic, she reappeared to become one of the New Republic's primary military opponents. As a young woman, Daala weathered the sexist Imperial culture to excel at the Academy on Carida. Moff Tarkin noticed Daala, making her his prote'ge'e and lover. Tarkin placed Daala in charge of the Maw Installation, his top secret weapons research facility located in the black-hole fields outside Kessel. The admiral commanded four Star Destroyers -- including her flagshipGorgan-- 180,000 researchers and staff, and the entire Maw Installation. Under her command, the installation produced plans and a prototype for the Death Star battle stations, the World Devastators, and the Sun Crusher. After 11 years of isolation, the Maw Installation was discovered when an Imperial shuttle carrying Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Kyp Durron arrived. Under interrogation, the trio revealed the news of the galaxy -- including Tarkin's death, the destruction of both Death Stars, and the fall of the Empire. Obsessed with a need for revenge, Daala unleased the power of her ultimate weapon -- the Sun Crusher. She destroyed much of the Kessel fleet and a Dantooine colony and laid waste to Mon Calamari before Admiral Ackbar employed a brilliant tactic and gained the upper hand. Daala's plan to strike the New Republic capital on Coruscant was also overturned, and she made her next stand at the Maw Installation. She destroyed the complex, then slipped away. The next time she surfaced, she killed 13 of the leading warlords, who were all that remained of Imperial authority, and took control of all Imperial forces. From the bridge of the Super Star DestroyerKnight Hammer, she once again sought to destroy the New Republic, and again she failed. Years later, she reappeared as the president of the Independent Company of Settlers. This group, some 3,000 beings strong, purchased 1.5 billion acres on the planet Pedducis Chorios. Daala was eventually reunited with her long-lost love Liegeus Vorn, and Daala and her people were allowed to go their own way. [COF, POT, SWCG]
Dack: See Ralter, Dack.
Dadeferron, Torm: A tall, brawny man with red hair and blue eyes, born to a wealthy family on the planet Kail, he was part of the secret civilization group, organized by Rekkon, the Kalla university professor, that located missing friends and relatives who were suspected prisoners of the Corporate Sector Authority. Torm served as second in command of the group's mission to infiltrate an Authority Data Center on Orron III. The group hoped to learn the location of the Authority's illegal detention center in order to rescue the political prisoners. [HSE]
Da'Gara: The huge and powerful prefect of the Praetorite Vong -- the first invasion force of the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong -- he commanded the living worldship that had breached the galactic rim and settled on the planet Helska 4. The greater mission was under the command of the yammosk, a creature genetically engineered to serve the Yuuzhan Vong and help them conquer their enemies. Da'Gara served as the yammosk's adviser. He died when New Republic forces led by Luke Skywalker destroyed Helska 4 and the powerful, deadly yammosk. [VP]
Dagobah: A mist-shrouded, mysterious swamp planet in the Dagobah system of the Sluis sector. With no cities or advanced technology, Dagobah teems with a wide variety of life. It was the home and hiding place of Yoda, the Jedi Master, who had instructed both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker, in addition to numerous other Jedi, before his death, prior to the Battle of Endor. Dagobah was considered to be a haunted place due to its connection to the Dark Jedi of Bpfassh. The evil rampage of the Dark Jedi came to an end on the swamp planet, after the group terrorized the systems of the Sluis sector some years before the Galactic Civil War. One of the purest places in the galaxy with strong manifestations of the living Force, which is why Yoda makes it his home. Unassuming from space, the undeveloped planet has dense jungles, and pilots landing there must negotiate violent lightning storms before reaching the swampy surface. LOCATIONS PLANETS [DS, ESB, ESBR, ESBN, HE, ISWU]
Dahai, Tedn: A member of Figrin D'an's jizz band, he played the fanfar. [TMEC]
Dalla the Hutt: Han Solo borrowed money from Dalla to buy Princess Leia a planet for the refugees who were off world when Alderaan was destroyed. [CPL]
Dalron Five: A planet devastated during an infamous Imperial siege. [GG1, MTS]
Daluuj: This fog-shrouded, watery world served as home to an Imperial training center. When the Imperials attacked Mon Calamari shortly after the destruction of the first Death Star, Admiral Ackbar and his troops fled to Daluuj in life pods and were rescued by theMillennium Falcon. [CSW]
Damaya: A member of the Singing Mountain clan of the Witches of Dathomir. [CPL]
Damonite Yors-B: An uninhabited ice-covered world in the Meridian sector. Han Solo and Lando Calrissian came to this planet in search of the missing Leia Organa Solo, nine years after the Battle of Endor. [POT]
D'an, Figrin: The Bith musician who lead the jizz band Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes. D'an played the kloo horn. Figrin, who loved sabacc and glitterstim spice, brought the band to Tatooine to play for Jabba the Hutt, but after incurring the crimelord's wrath he got the band a job at the Mos Eisley cantina. [GG1, SW, SWCG, TMEC]
Dandalas: A planet in the Farlax sector, near the Koornacht Cluster. [SOL]
Dan'kre, Liska: A wealthy Bothan and old school friend of Asyr Sei'lar. She invited Sei'lar and Rogue Squadron pilot Gavin Darklighter to a party in a skyhook above Coruscant. [BW]
Dantooine: A remote planet far from the centers of civilization, it has no industrial settlements or advanced technology. Two moons orbit the planet. The Dantari, primitive nomadic tribesmen, live along the coasts, though they are few in number. About 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War, Jedi Master Vodo-Siosk Baas established a training center among Dantooine's ruins. Four millennia later, it served as the primary base for the Rebel Alliance until it was evacuated after an Imperial tracking device was discovered in a shipment of cargo. Shortly thereafter, Princess Leia revealed Dantooine as the location of the secret Rebel base when tortured aboard the Death Star. During the Imperial's investigation of that information, they found the base was already evacuated. Eleven years after that, Admiral Daala's AT-AT walkers wiped out colonists who relocated to Dantooine from Eol Sha. [DA, DLS, ISWU, JASB, JS, LC, SW]
Danuta: The planet where the technical plans for the first Death Star were hidden within a secret Imperial base. Rebel agent Kyle Katarn infiltrated the facility and stole the plans, which were later transmitted to Princess Leia's shipTantive IVfor transport back to Alliance High Command. [DFRSB, SWR]
Daragon, Gav: A hyperspace explorer who lived some 5,000 years before the Galactic Civil War, he and his sister, Jori, mapped new hyperspace paths in their ship,Starbreaker 12. Gav had strong Force potential but no training. When Gav and his sister made a blind hyperspace jump to escape assassins, they discovered the Sith planet, Korriban. Captured by Sith Lords, Gav was forced to tell Naga Sadow everything he knew about the Republic's defenses. When Sadow invaded Republic space, Gav damaged his meditation pod and distrupted the illusions he was using in the attack. Gav died when Sadow triggered solar flares in an unstable star and destroyed his own ship. [FSE, GAS]
Daragon, Jori: A hyperspace explorer who lived some 5,000 years before the Galactic Civil War, she and her brother, Gav, mapped new hyperspace paths in their ship,Starbreaker 12. Like her brother, she had strong Force potential but no training. WhenStarbreaker 12was forced to make a blind hyperspace jump to escape assassins, Jori and Gav discovered the Sith planet, Korriban. Captured by the Sityh, Jori was sent back to the Republic by Naga Sadow. She carried a tracking beacon the Sith could follow. Upon returning, she was arrested and sent to the prison world Ronika. Jori escaped and set out to find Empress Teta to warn her of the impending Sith invasion. [FSE, GAS]
Darek system: A star system located near the Hensara and Morobe systems, where Rogue Squadron made a hyperspace transit jump in order to disguise its origin point and protect its hidden base. [RS]
Darepp: The planet where the starliner Star Morning, owned by the Fallanassi religious order, traveled after it departed Teyr. [SOL]
Dargul: The sister world of the planet Umgul and location of Duchess Mistal's Palace Dargul. [JS]
Dark Force: See Katanafleet.
Dark Jedi: Evil Jedi Knights operating during the Clone Wars were called Dark Jedi, and a group of them threatened the Bpfassh system. The reborn clone Emperor Palpatine later envisioned a new breed of Jedi Knights, trained under the tenets of the dark side of the Force and loyal to him for the thousand years he expected the rule. Nineteen years after the Battle of Endor, the Second Imperium attempted to train a new legion of Dark Jedi at the Shadow Academy, in an effort to retake the galaxy and reestablish the Empire. [DE, DFR, YJK]
Darklighter, Biggs: A childhood friend of and role model for Luke Skywalker. The two grew up together on Tatooine, dreaming of adventures beyond the endless dunes. Biggs finally found a way off Tatooine when he was accepted into the Imperial Space Academy. Both he and Luke had aspired to enter the academy together, but only Biggs realizes his dream. While studying at the Academy, Biggs and some of his classmates made contact with the Rebel Alliance and planned to defect to the Alliance at the first opportunity. He discovered the cruelty and oppression of the Empire and decided to join the Rebellion, confiding his secret to Luke during a trip home. Upon graduation, Biggs received a post as first mate on the merchant shipRand Ecliptic. Along with his executive officer, Biggs staged a mutiny and turned the ship and its cargo of ore over to the Alliance. Biggs was reunited with Luke Skywalker during the Battle of Yavin, where both piloted Rebel X-wings against the Empire's Death Star. Biggs lost his life during this battle, destroyed by a blast from Darth Vader's TIE fighter. He was the human son of a wealthy food magnate from the planet Tatooine. He and Luke also raced speeders, such as the T-16, through locations like Begar's Canyon and various dunes of Tatooine. His weapons of choice are the laser cannons of an X-wing starfighter and a blaster pistol. A brash, confident, and daring pilot, Biggs was as talented a pilot as his friend Skywalker. He joined the Imperial Academy but what he saw there opened his eyes to the brutality of the Empire. He then defected to the Rebel Alliance and served heroically until his demise as the hands of Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1 starfighter during the Battle of Yavin. [SW, SWN]
Darklighter, Gavin: Cousin of Rogue Squadron legend Biggs Darklighter, Gavin was a 16-year-old Tatooine farm boy when Wedge Antilles offered him a spot in Rogue Squadron. Gavin was part of the reconnaissance mission to Coruscant prior to the Alliance invasion. After insulting Asyr Sei'lar, a female Bothan, and narrowly escaping death twice, he and the other Rogues convinced Sei'lar and her Alien Combine to join the Alliance against the Empire. With their help -- and Gavin's idea to use a thunderstorm to short ot the planetary shields -- the Alliance invasion fleet took the planet. [BW]
Darklighter, Huff "Huk": Biggs Darklighter's father, and one of the wealthiest residents of Tatooine, he trafficked Imperial awrmor, weapons, and fighter craft on the black market. Later, he became a source of weapons and munitions when Rogue Squadron needed arms to use against former Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard. [BW, XW]
Darklighter, Jula: Brother of Huff Darklighter and father of Gavin Darklighter, he was a hardworking moisture farmer on Tatooine. [BW]
Darklighter, Lanal: Huff Darklighter's third wife, she was Silya Darklighter's sister. [BW]
Darklighter, Silya: Gavin Darklighter's mother, she kept busy raising her younger children and running the farm on Tatooine. [BW]
Dark Lord of the Sith: Originally powerful Jedi Knights who used the dark side of the Force. The title passed down from generation to generation, with only one or two Dark Lords existing at a time. Many Dark Lords were mummified, and their remains were preserved in the temples on Korriban. Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine were the Dark Lords active during the Galactic Civil War. Darth Maul and Darth Sidius were the Dark Lords active just prior to the Clone Wars. [DLS, SWN, TOJ, SWTPM]
Darksaber Project: Code name for the secret weapon Durga and his Hutt crimelords ordered built using modified and improved plans for the original Death Star's superlaser. [DS]
dark side, the: See Force, the.
Dark Side Adepts: Members of the reborn Emperor's New Imperial Council, drawn from the ranks of the Emperor's cohorts in the dark side of the Force. In the years prior to the Battle of Yavin, the Emperor used Byss as his private retreat. On this hidden world, he began to train men of great intelligence wo demonstrated some ability to use the Force. He twisted them to the dark side, turning them into powerful Force users. These adepts served the Emperor's will, and he planned to eventually disperse them throughout the galaxy, to replace the planetary governors. [DE]
Dark Side Compendium: An encyclopedia of dark-side lore written by the reborn clone Emperor Palpatine. He completed three volumes of this proposed several-hundred-volume set before Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia defeated him. These completed books wereThe Book of Anger,The Weakness of Inferiors, and The Creation of Monsters. Luke Skywalker read all three. [DE]
DarkStryder: A powerful and sentient alien force, it provided technology to a rogue Imperial moff, Kentor Sarne. [DSC]
Dark Trooper: A new type of stormtrooper created during the secret Imperial project also called "Dark Trooper" and discovered by Regel agent Kyle Katarn. Dark Troopers existed in three different phases, designated as Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III. Phase III was the most powerful. The most famous Dark Trooper was the Phase III model known as General Mohc. [DF]
Dark Woman: The Jedi teacher of Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and possibly Jedi Hunter Aurra Sing. Ki-Adi-Mundi calls her "First Teacher." [DHSWC]
Darlyn Boda: A steamy, muddy Imperial planet near Hoth that supported a thriving criminal underground and an active network of Rebel contacts. [TBH]
Darm, Umolly: A Nam Chorios trader, she could acquire many off-world items. She exported Spook-crystals, which she thought were used to help flowers grow on K-class worlds, but were really being used as components in long-distance smart missiles called Needles. [POT]
D'armon, Pav: A Mistryl Shadow Guard who served as second in command of the Hammertong operation. She was killed in an Imperial raid. [TMEC]
Dar'Or: A low-gravity forested planet, home to the Ri'Dar species of intelligent flying mammals. The planet was declared a Species Preservation Zone, but that hasn't stopped hunters from operating within the thick forests. [GG4]
Darsk, Ris: On the surface, a wealthy Kuati travelling with her telbun to Coruscant to conceive a child. In reality, this was Erisi Dlarit of Rogue Squadron, undercover during the reconnaissance mission to Imperial Center. [BW]
Darté, Jedi Master Roblio: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. [SWDHC]
Darth Maul: See Maul, Darth
Darth Sidious: See Sidious, Darth
Darth Tyranus: See Tyranus, Darth
Darth Vader: See Vader, Darth
Dartibek system: This system contains the planet Moltok, home of the Ho'Din species. [GG4]
Da Soocha: A watery world, also called Gla Soocha, located in the Cyax system. The name means "Walking Planet" in Huttese, and Hutt legends claim the great, planet-covering ocean is a single, intelligent entity. The Mon Calamari evacuees hoped to reach this world and find a safe haven from Imperial forces during the attack of the World Devastators. [DE, DESB]
D'Asta, Baron Ragez: A powerful shipping magnate, he supplied the Empire with most of its cargo ships and controlled a strategically-located sector of the Empire about 11 years after the Battle of Endor. He had the largest privately-owned fleet of starfighters in the galaxy. When the New Republic apprehended the Imperial Interim Ruling Council, D'Asta withdrew his sector from the Empire and proclaimed it an independent territory. [CE]
data card: Thin, flat plastic rectangles used to store information and programs for use in datapads and computers. [HE, HESB, TM]
datapad: A palm-sized personal computer consisting of a readout screen, input touch pad, data card slot, internal power source, and ports for coupling with droids or larger computer terminals. [HE, HESB, TM]
Datar: This planet was the site of the massacre of Rebels by Imperial troops who disobeyed Darth Vader's order that he wanted prisoners to interrogate. [TMEC]
Dathomir: This low-gravity world with four small moons, located in the Quelii sector, was home to the Witches of Dathomir, a group of Force-sensitive women, as well as to fearsome rancors. Semi-intelligent humanoid reptiles called the Blue Desert People also live on the planet. The Jedi Knights exiled a group of illegal arms manufacturers to Dathomir. Several generations later, a rogue Jedi named Allya was also exiled to the planet. She taught the ways of the Force to the inhabitants and her descendants, who learned to tame the wild rancors into riding animals. About 400 years before the Galactic Civil War, the Jedi academy shipChu'unthorcrashed into a Dathomir tar pit. As time passed, the female Force users divided into different clans, including the Singing Mountain, Frenzied River, and Misty Falls clans. There was even a clan, called the Nightsisters, dedicated to the dark side and led by a witch named Gethzerion. Females remained dominant in the clans, and males were used as slaves and for breeding. The Empire built orbital shipyards and a surface penal colony on Dathomir. When the Emperor discovered the extent of Gethzerion's power, he ordered the destruction of all prison ships to prevent the Nightsisters' leader from leaving the planet. Imperials who were also stranded in the process became Gethzerion and the Nightsisters' slaves. Han Solo won the planet in a game of sabacc four years after the Battle of Endor, beginning a series of events that led to the defeat of Warlord Zsinj and the destruction of the Nightsisters. Eleven years later, a new group of Nightsisters appeared, founded by Luke Skywalker's former student Brakiss. This group, based in Dathomir's Great Canyon, teamed with the remnants of the Empire. They treated males as equals and sent their best Force users to learn at the Empire's Shadow Academy. [COJ, CPL, DS, ISWU, YJK]
Dauren, Lieutenant: Comm officer on Carida, stationed in the main citadel of the Imperial military training center. He escorted the Stormtrooper Zeth Durron to meet his brother, Kyp. Dauren then attacked Zeth, forcing Zeth to fight back and kill him. [COF]
Davis: A smuggler from Fwatna who saved Han Solo from a gang of Glottalphibs on Skip 5. He was later killed in one of the dark-sider Kueller's bombings. [NR]
Dawferm Selfhood States: A group of worlds that formed their own protective organization during the chaotic times following the Battle of Endor. [DESB]
Daykim: "King" of the feral bureaucrats who lived in Imperial City's lowest levels. [DA]
Deak: A childhood friend of Luke Skywalker, he lived in Anchorhead, on the desert world of Tatooine. As teens, Luke and Deak often flew their skyhoppers in mock aerial duels and raced through the many twisting canyons near their homes. [SW]
Death: A town on the penal planet Jubilar. It used to be called Dying Slowly. [TBH]
death engine: This crab-shaped Imperial weapon was massive, heavily shielded, covered with blast weapons, and moved via repulsors. [TMEC]
Deathseed: Lethal TIE fighter variant built for use by Twi'lek pilots. [BW]
Death Seed plague: This infestation, thought to be a disease, was undetectable and 100-percent lethal to all species. Bacta, instead of curing the plague, accelerated its horrific attack. It was actually an invasion of a host by drochs, small insects that bury themselves in the flesh and drink out the life fluids of a victim. After an outbreak more than 700 years before the Galactic Civil War, the drochs were relocated to Nam Chorios. On that world, peculiar geology and filtered sunlight held the insects in check. Seti Ashgad and Dzym, a mutated droch, reintroduced the plague to the galaxy when they started planting drochs aboard New Republic ships. [POT]
Death's Head: This Imperial Star Destroyer, commanded by Captain Harbid, served as part of Grand Admiral Thrawn's armada. [DFR, HE, LC]
Death Star: The ultimate weapon in the Empire's arsenal, it was a top secret battle station the size of a small moon and armed with more destructive power than the combined Imperial fleet. It was designed to end any remaining opposition to the Emperor and his New Order. Once it was fully operational, the Emperor ordered the Imperial Senate disbanded and declared the Empire would keep local star systems in line. The Death Star was the culumination of the Tarkin Doctrine, a plan and course of action proposed by Grand Moff Tarkin. It called for rule through the fear of force, using a battle station of such destructive magnitude fear alone, would keep the member worlds of the Empire in line. Imperial space station designer Bevel Lemelisk was charged with brining Tarkin's terrible vision to fruition. Measuring 120 kilometers in diameter, the battle station was constructed over the penal colony world Despayre in the remote Horuz star system. The completed Death Star's personnel complement included more than a million officers, troops, pilots, support personnel, and Stormtroopers. It carried assault shuttles, blastboats, Strike cruisers, drop ships, land vehicles, and various support ships in its massive holds, and 7,000 TIE fighters. Its surface was protected by thousands of turbolaster batteries, laser cannons, ion cannons, tractor beam projectors, and its primary weapon -- a planet-destroying superlaser. In addition, the outer shell was covered with navigation trenches, docking bays, and turbolaser emplacements to fend off capital ship attacks. Artificial mountains and canyons were formed from rising docking ports and command complexes. Though the Death Star showed its relentless power by destroying the planet Alderaan, Rebel agents were able to discover a weakness when they stole the technical readouts for the battle station. The Battle of Yavin ended with the destruction of the Death Star. [DSTC, SW, SWVG]
Death Star II: Three years after the Battle of Yavin, as the second Death Star neared completion, another battle was waged to keep the massive weapon from being activitated. Though never finished, the second Death Star was larger than the original -- 160 kilometers in diameter -- and armed with a more powerful and accurate superlaser that could be trained on capital ships. The Rebels were able to destroy it at the Battle of Endor. [DSTC, RJ]
Death Star trooper: Wearing black uniforms and distinctive helmets, Death Star troopers are chosen from the ranks of the Imperial Navy to defend key installations. When not in combat, these well-trained soldiers and guards provide security, handle hangar traffic control, and monitor sensor arrays. Their weapon of choice is a blaster pistol. [RJ, SW]
decicred: A monetary unit equal to one-tenth of a credit. [SOTE]
Declaration of a New Republic: A text-file document setting forth the principles, goals, and ideals of the new galactic government formed by the Alliance after the Battle of Endor. The document was released one month after the battle ended. It was signed by Mon Mothma of Chandrila, Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, Borsk Fey'lya of Kothlis, Admiral Ackbar of Mon Calamari, Sian Tevv of Sullust, Doman Beruss of Corellia, Kerrithrarr of Kashyyyk, and Verrinnefra B'thog Indriummsegh of Elom. [HESB]
"Decorox.": "Departure" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
Deega, Senator: A Bith senator from Clak'dor VII, he served on the New Republic Senate Defense Council. He was committed to pacifism and ecological preservation. He replaced the traitorous Senator Tig Peramis. [SOL]
Deegan, Lieutenant: A top-rated Corellian pilot and a member of Team Orange who worked with Wedge Antilles on the Imperial City reconstruction crews. [JS, RS]
Deej: An Ewok warrior married to Shodu and father of Weechee, Willy, Wicket, and Winda. [ETV]
Deep Core hauler: A type of freighter licensed by the Empire to haul cargo to the Imperial systems in the Deep Core. [DE]
Deep Core Security Zone: An area formed by sealed-off sectors of the inner Galactic Core. The throneworld Byss was hidden within the zone. [DE]
Deep Galactic Core: A region located between the perimeter of the Galactic Core and the very center of the galaxy. At the Core's center is a black hole surrounded by masses of antimatter and dense stars. The reborn clone Emperor consolidated his forces in this region in order to launch a final strike against the Rebellion. [DE]
"Deeza va deeza copex?": "How do I exit this spacecraft?" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
Defeen: A cunning, sharp-clawed Defel who served as an interrogator first class at the Imperial Repgrogramming Institute located in the Valley of Royalty on the planet Duro. His work helped him get promoted to the rank of supreme interrogator for the Prophets of the Dark Side on Space Station Scardia. [MMY, PDS]
Defel: Stocky, fur-covered humanoids commonly called Wraiths. A Defel stands about 1.3 meters tall, with shoulders as wide as 1.2 meters across, protruding snouts, and long, clawed, triple-jointed fingers. In most light, a Defel appears as a large, red-eyed shadow. Under ultraviolet light, a Defel can be seen in its natural form. This species lives in underground cities on the planet Af'El, where most inhabitants make their living through mining and metallurgy. In the galaxy at large, due to their shadowy appearance, Defels often find employment as hired muscle, spies, and assassins. [DFRSB, GG4]
Defender: A destroyer in the Bakuran task force. [TAB]
Defiance: The Mon Calamari warship that replacedHome Oneas the flagship of the New Republic fleet and served as Admiral Ackbar's personal vessel. [DE]
deflection tower: The cornerstone of most planetary defense systems, these towers generate high-intensity deflection fields. [SW]
defelctor shield: A force field that repulses solid objects or absorbs energy. Ray shielding defends against energy such as radiation and blaster bolts; particle shielding prevents matter from penetrating the field. [ESB, RJ, SW, SWSB]
dejarik: A classic board game requiring skill and strategy to play, it consists of a hologram generator in a circular housing topped by a checkered surface. The game is played with holographic pieces that look like living creatures and battle each other with every move a player makes. [FT]
Delaya: Sister world to Alderaan. [MTS]
Dellalt: A planet located in the Outer Rim, in the Tion Hegemony star group. It held strategic importance in the pre-Republic time known as the Expansionist Period, when Xim the Despot built colossal vaults to hold the treasures he plundered from surrounding star systems. Dellalt's two moons orbit its watery surface. Three main land masses extend far enough above the waterline to provide living space for its human and Sauropteroid inhabitants, called the Survivors and the Swimming People, respectively. [HLL]
Delrian: A prison planet for dangerous criminals. The infamous Dr. Evazan was imprisoned there. [MTS]
Delta-7: See Jedi Starfighter.
Delta Source: See ch'hala tree.
Delvardus, Superior General: One of 13 feuding warlords Admiral Daala tried to unite against the New Republic. He died, along with the others, when Daala's plan failed and she inflicted nerve gas on the warlords. [DS]
"Demeezz bo treeza --------.": "This is [insert spacecraft name here]" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
Denab: This planet was the site of the Battle of Denab, a major Rebel Alliance victory over the Imperial Fourth Attack Squadron. [SWR]
Denarii Nova: This rare double star was the site of a battle between Old Republic forces and the dark Jedi Naga Sadow thousands of years before the Galactic Civil War. The entire star system was destroyed in the clash. [DLS]
Dendo, Kapp: A Devaronian intelligence agent, he worked with Winter, Leia Organa Solo's personal assistant. He was a fierce fighter with a grim sense of humor who often pretended to be a criminal and blended in with underworld figures. He sometimes worked with Rogue Squadron and was a fast friend to pilot Plourr Ilo. [XW]
Denaba: A desert world and site of a historic meeting of thousands of Jedi Knights and Jedi Masters on Mount Meru 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. The discussion covered such topics as the takeover of the Empress Teta system by the evil Krath sect and a failed mission to save Koros Major. [DE, TOJ]
Dengar: One of the bounty hunters hired by the Empire to find and capture theMillennium Falconand her crew immediately following the Battle of Hoth. This human was once a successful swoop jockey on the professional circuit. As a young man, he challenged a hot-rodder named Han Solo to a race. As the two neared the finish line, Dengar crashed into Solo's swoop. He suffered severe head injuries and was barred from professional racing. He blamed his fate on Solo and became obsessed with evening the score. The Empire rebuilt Dengar into an assassin, but he later went freelance. He took up Jabba the Hutt's bounty on Solo and almost captured the smuggler on Ord Mantell. Then he accepted a bounty from Darth Vader to locate and capture theMillennium Falconand its crew. Boba Fett beat him to the prize. Later, Dengar rescued Boba Fett from the Sarlacc's pit and nursed him back to health. Fett was the best man at Dengar's wedding to Manaroo, a former dancing girl in Jabba's court. Six years later, Dengar and Fett tried to capture Solo again -- this time on Nar Shaddaa. They failed again. [ESB, GG3, SWCG, TBH]
Deppo: A calibration engineer serving in an onboard factory within an Imperial World Destroyer. [DE]
Dequc: A Jeodu, he was the leader of the Black Nebula criminal cartel who sought to revive Black Sun after the death of the Emperor. Mara Jade killed a decoy on the planet Svivren, thinking it was Dequc. Later, she tracked him to his base on Qiaxx and finished the job. [MJ]
Derlin, Major Bren: An Alliance field officer, he was in charge of security at Echo Base on Hoth at the time of the Imperial invasion. [ESB]
Derra IV: The site of a significant Rebel defeat prior to the Battle of Hoth. An Alliance convoy, on its way to Hoth with desperately-needed supplies, was ambushed by several squadrons of TIE fighters in the vicinity of the fourth planet in the Derra star system. The attack was brutal and swift. The convoy was destroyed and all Alliance personnel were killed. [ESBR]
Derricote, General Evir: This Imperial general was in charge of the small Borleias base in the Pyria system. Derricote used his post to smuggle black market goods. After Rogue Squadron and other Alliance forces attacked the base, the Empire became aware of Derricote's sideline endeavors. He was ordered back to Imperial Center to work under Ysanne Isard, the director of Imperial Intelligence. There, he developed the Krytos virus. Later, Derricote died in a battle against Corran Horn and Jan Dodonna. [BW]
Desert skiff: See skiff
Desnand, Io: Imperial governor of the Aida system, he planned to ship Wookiee females and their cubs to the prison camp on Lomabu III and use them as bait in a trap for Rebel forces. He also took the captured Bossk off the hands of the bounty hunters Chenlambec and Tinian I'att. [TBH]
Despayre: A prison planet in the Horuz system, located deep within the Outer Rim. The original Death Star was constructed there. The penal colony, surrounded by thick jungles and countless predators, provided many of the laborers needed to build the battle station. When it was completed, the Death Star superlaser was tested by destroying the planet. [DS, DSTC, MTS]
Destiny of Yevetha: This ship, formerly known as theRedoubtable, was seized by Nil Spaar during a raid on the Imperial shipyards at N'zoth. It was part of the Yevethan mobilization at Doornik-13. [BTS]
destroyer droid: Also known as wheel droids or droidekas, these elite units of the Trade Federation army were engineered to roll at high speeds when in wheel configuration, then transform into 2-meter-tall, three-legged walking battle droids. When in battle configuration, each destroyer droid wields a laser gun of immense firepower and generates its own deflector shield. They are more dangerous and harder to stop than battle droids or super battle droids. Armed with twin blasters and programmed to destroy, they can surround themselves with a protective energy shield or curl into balls and roll into attack at great speed. They are heavily-armed mobile machines of annihilation with model name droideka. Later, they became one of the important parts of the Separatist ground forces. Also known as Destroyer Droids, these are some of the most destructive units of Separatist droid ground forces. The heavily armored and well-equipped droids retract into a wheel shape for quick travel. In combat, they employ two sets of twin blasters as well as personal deflector shields. DROIDS SEPARATISTS TRADE_FEDERATION [SWTPM, AotC, CW1, CW2, RotS]
detainment droid: Imperial detention centers made extensive use of these droids. Floating atop repulsorlift-generated fields, they secured and guarded prisoners, using the binders on the ends of their four limbs to grasp and hold them. [DE]
Detention Block AA-23: The location deep within the Death Star battle station where Princess Leia Organa was held captive by the Imperials. She was imprisoned in Cell 2187. [SW]
Devaron: Homeworld of the horned Devaronians, or Devish, this sparsely-populated world near the Core has multiple suns and a temperate climate. Mountain ranges and deep valleys cover the planet. [GG4]
Devaronian: Humanoids originating on the planet Devaron. A male Devaronian, or Devish, is hairless, with a pair of horns springing from the top of his head and sharp incisors filling his mouth. Many species feel uncomfortable in their presence, for they resemble the devils of a thousand myths. The females are larger, with thick fur and no horns. The males experience a constant wanderlust and can be found in spaceports throughout the galaxy, seeking passage to someplace else. The females prefer to remain at home and keep the advanced Devaronian industries running. [GG1, GG4]
Devastator: The Imperial Star Destroyer that subjugated and terrorized the planet Ralltiir, then captured Princess Leia's consular ship over the planet Tatooine. This was Lord Tion's flagship until his death. [SWR, SWSB]
Devist, Carib: A clone of Baron Soontir Fel created by Grand Admiral Thrawn, he was part of Imperial Sleeper Cell Jenth-44. He was called back to duty by the imposter Grand Admiral Thrawn about 16 years after the Battle of Endor. He believed in stability more than war and led his fellow clones to help the New Republic expose the impostor. [SP, VF]
Devlia, Admiral: An Imperial officer, he was in charge of the forces at Vladet. Thanks to Intelligence Agent Kirtan Loor, Devlia was made aware of Rogue Squadron's base on Talasea. The admiral sent only one squadron of Stormtroopers to attack the base. The troopers died and their shuttle was captured. Later, the Alliance returned the favor and attacked Vladet, presumably killing Devlia. [BW]
Devotion: One of the vessels captured by Nil Spaar during the raid on the Imperial shipyards at N'zoth. It was formerly called theValorous. [BTS]
dewback: A large four-legged reptile native to the desert planet Tatooine. These herbivores are used as beasts of burden by moisture farmers and as patrol animals by local authorities. The reptiles are often used in place of mechanized vehicles, due to their ability to withstand extremely high temperatures and the wear and tear of sandstorms. Solitary by nature, the dewback lizards of Tatooine are well adapted to survive on the scorching desert planet; locals ride them and use them to carry heavy loads. During the Imperial occupation of Tatooine, sandtroopers find dewbacks to be more reliable than their mechanical vehicles. CREATURES TATOOINE [SW, SWR]
Dewlannamapi(Dewlanna): A Wookie and a widow, she was Han Solo's closest friend when he was growing up onTrader's Luck. She was nearly 600 years old when Garris Shrike killed her while she was protecting Han. As she was dying, she made Han promise to leave Shrike's band and be happy. [PS]
Deyer Colony: A colony world in the Anoat system featuring floating raft cities, terraformed lakes, and abundant sea life. The peaceful political climate of the Deyer Colony changed after the colonists spoke out against the destruction of Alderaan. In response, the Empire staged a brutal military takeover. [COF, DA, JS]
dianoga: This omnivorous creature lives in shallow, stagnant pools and murky swamps, growing to an average length of 10 meters, with seven tentacles it uses to move around and grab prey. An eyestalk attached to the dianoga's trunk can be raised above the surface of the water to help the creature locate nearby prey. A dianoga made its way into the waste disposal system of the original Death Star battle station. It lived off the station's refuse and almost made a meal of Luke Skywalker when he fell into its watery, garbage-filled lair. Hailing from Vodtran, slimy dianoga hitchhike across the galaxy in the garbage tanks of starship bilges and populate the sewers of spaceports. A tentacled carnivore, a dianoga living in a Death Star trash compactor pokes up an eye stalk to spy potential prey Luke Skywalker as Luke dives in trying to escape. CREATURES VODTRAN [SW]
Diath, Dace: A Jedi Knight from Tatooine, he lived some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [DLS, FNU, TSW]
Diath, Sidrona: A Jedi Master killed in the Battle of Basilisk about 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. He was the father of Jedi Knight Dace Diath. [DLS]
digworm: A small creature native to the planet Kamar. These worms burrow through the solid rock by excreting acidic digestive juices. [HSR]
diktat: The title given to the Corellian chief of state. [AC]
Dimok: One of two primary worlds located in the Sepan system. The second world, Ripoblus, had been involved in a long war with Dimok until the conflict was forcibly ended by Imperial forces after the Battle of Hoth. [TSC]
Dim-U monks: A religious order in Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine. Its members worship banthas. [GG7, ISWU, TM]
dinko: A venomous, palm-sized creature known for its nasty disposition. With powerful rear legs covered with serrated spurs, twin pairs of grasping extremities jutting from its chest, and sharp, needlelike fangs, the dinko is especially formidable for its size. [HSE]
"Dipyuna co pana Gupankee?": Huttese for "When does the next bus leave?" [GPB]
directional landing beacon: A device that transmits fixed signals for ships to use to orient themselves. Landing beacons located at official ports of call are listed in galactic navigation charts. [SME]
Disra, Moff: Chief administrator of the Braxant sector and ruler of the Imperial capital planet code-named Bastion, he was one of eight remaining moffs who Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon tried to convice to discuss peace with the New Republic about 16 years after the Battle of Endor. Disra had other ideas, including forming a partnership with Major Grodin Tierce and the con artist Flim to foist an imposter Grand Admiral Thrawn on the galaxy for his own gain. [SP, VF]
disruption bubble generator: A small electronic device that creates a localized bubble impervious to sonic scanning. [TAB]
disruptor: A weapon that fires a visible blast of energy. The blast can shatter objects and kills in a painful, inhumane manner. Disruptors are illegal in most sectors of the galaxy. [HLL, HSE, HSR]
divto: A fearsome three-headed snake, as large as 3 meters long, native to Endor's forest moon. A divto hunts at night, striking and delivering numbing poison to its prey. [DFRSB]
DJ-88(Dee-Jay): A powerful droid who served as the caretaker and teacher in the Lost City of the Jedi, DJ-88 was white, with ruby eyes and a metal "beard." He raised young Ken from the time the Jedi prince was a small child, and Ken looked up to the droid as a father figure. [LCJ, PDS]
Djo, Teneniel: One of the Witches of Dathomir and a member of the Singing Mounatain clan. She has red-gold hair and brown eyes flecked with orange. Her mother, Allaya Djo, led the clan until her death. Teneniel was being groomed for the position by her grandmother Augwynne. She fell in love with the Hapan Prince Isolder. The couple married and had a daughter, Tenel Ka, who was accepted into Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. [CPL, SWCG]
DL-44: This heavy blaster pistol made by BlasTech is illegal or restricted in most systems. This was also Han Solo's weapon of choice. [RSB]
Dlarit, Aerin: Father of former Rogue Squadron member Erisi Dlarit and one of the leaders of the bacta monopoly in the Xucphra Corporation. Originally scheduled for termination because of his position in the company and his connection to Ysanne Isard, instead he was discredited. [BW]
Dlarit, Erisi: A wealthy, beautiful former member of Rogue Squadron, she betrayed the Rebel Alliance. Her family made its money in the Xucphra Corporation, the bacta monopoly. She twice tried to seduce fellow Rogue Corran Horn but was rebuffed both times. She eventually attained a post in the Thyferran Home Defense Corps. Her TIE fighter unit was sent to defend Ysanne Isard's Super Star DestroyerLusankyaduring the final moments of the Bacta War. Corran Horn fired on and destroyed Erisi's TIE fighter as it attempted to protect Isard's escaping shuttle. [BW]
Doallyn: A humanoid bounty hunter from the planet Geran, he had a huge scar on his face from a Corellian sand panther attack. After Jabba the Hutt's death on the planet Tattoine, he helped the Askajian dancer Yarna d'al'Gargan escape across the desert to Mos Eisley. [TJP]
Dobah: A female Phlog on the forest moon of Endor, she was the mate of Zut and the mother of Hoom and Nahkee. [ETV]
"Dobra do nupee nupee um baw wah du poolyee yama.": "I am a vice president and systems consultant for personnel development and management consulting" in Huttese. [GPB]
"Dobra do poolyee yama.": "I am a systems consultant" in Huttese. [GPB]
Doc: Leader of a band of outlaw techs wanted throughout Imperial space, his real name was Klaus Vandanganten. Doc and his elusive techs specialized in making modifications, usually of an illegal nature, to space vehicles. They had a hidden asteroid base in the Corporate Sector. Doc's daughter Jessa was a member of the band. [CSSB, HSE]
Docking Bay 94: The holding bay in Tatooine's Most Eisley spaceport where theMillennium Falconwaited while Han Solo met with Ben Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and the droids R2-D2 and C-3P0. Docking Bay 94, like the rest of the bays at Mos Eisley, consists of an entrance ramp and a restraining wall that surrounds a shallow pit. [SW]
Dodonna: This monstrous assault frigate was a modified Imperial Dreadnaught that served as the cornerstone of General Wedge Antilles' fleet. [DS]
Dodonna, General Jan: The Alliance officer who planned and coordinated the assault on the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin. Dodonna has always looked more like a professor than a warrior, but he was a brilliant tactician who specialized in logistics and sieges. He was one of the first Star Destroyer captains for the Old Republic. When the Empire decided he was too old to learn the ways of the New Order, and called for his termination, Dodonna joined the Rebellion and became one of its top leaders. General Dodonna was presumed to have died on Yavin 4. He had remained behind to set off concussion charges in the main buildings after the Rebel fleet left. This stopped a wave of Imperial bombers that was attacking the base and gaving the Alliance more time to evacuate. He was critically wounded, captured, and imprisoned in the buried Super Star DestroyerLusankya. He helped Rogue Squadron member Corran Horn escape from the prison and was later rescued himself by a Rebel assault team. Six years after the Battle of Endor, he helped plan the battle against the new Imperial World Devastators. [BW, DESB, GG1, SW, SWCG]
Dodonna, Vrad: Son of Jan Dodonna, he was an Alliance pilot who initially retreated from an encounter with the Super Star DestroyerExecutor. He redeemed himself by ramming his ship into theExecutor, destroying a section of its defensive shields so Han Solo could disable the vessel. Dodonna died in the effort. [CSW]
Dodt, Parin: A false identity used by Pash Cracken during an undercover mission to Coruscant. Dodt was supposed to be an Imperial prefect. [XW]
Dofine, Lushros: A member of the Trade Federation during the Clone Wars. [ROTS]
Dogot, Captain Ors: Commander of the Prakith raiderBloodprice. [BTS]
"Dok.": "Dock" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
Dokrett, Captain Voba: Commander of the Prakith light cruiserGorath. Dockrett attempted to capture the Teljkon vagabond ghost ship, but instead his own ship was destroyed. [TT]
Dolomar sector: A major target in an offensive by Grand Admiral Thrawn. [LC, LCSB]
"Dolpee kikyuna!": "I am a friend" in the Huttese language. [GPB]
Dolph: The birth name of the dark-sider known as Kueller. As Dolph, Kueller was an extremely-talented student of Luke Skywalker. He left the Jedi academy after a short time, accepted his dark side, and took the name Kueller. [NR]
Dom-Bradden: This Outer Rim world is home to a sentient life form of plant life known as the Affytechans. [COJ]
Domed City of Aquarius: Located in a giant bubble far below the Mon Calamari oceans, the Domed City of Aquarius was designed for use by both air- and water-breathing beings. Watery canals feature underwater dwellings, while markets and other structures are located in the air-filled areas above the canals. [GDV]
Dometown: A hollow dome a kilometer across Lando Calrissian and other investors built in a huge cavern underneath Coruscant, to house and underground city of low stone buildings and cool green parks. [AC]
Dominis: A Jedi Master from ancient times whose favorite apprentice was Zona Luka. Luka assassinated Dominis. [TSW]
"Dompaz.": "Dampers" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
Doneeta, Tott: A Jedi Twi'lek trained by Master Arca Jeth on the planet Arkania about 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. He had the ability to understand and converse in beast languages. [DLS, FNU, TOJ, TSW]
Dooku, Count: See Tyranus, Darth.
Doole, Moruth: A Rybet, he was kingpin of the Kessel spice-smuggling business. He was a vile, double-crossing being who would murder his own allies to get what he wanted. He was an official at the Imperial prison on Kessel, using his position to increase his own business holdings. It was Doole who tipped off tariff authorities to the route Han Solo'sMillennium Falconwas taking during a spice run for Jabba the Hutt, leading Solo to dump his cargo. The Hutt didn't trust Doole completely, however, and sent a bounty hunter to kill him. Doole lost only an eye, as his trusted aide Skynxnex came to his rescue. Moruth Doole eventually took complete control of the Kessel operations. Seven years after the Battle of Endor, Han Solo and Chewbacca returned to the prison planet on a diplomatic mission for the New Republic. Doole imprisoned them in the deepest spice mine, where they met up with a Force-sensitive human named Kyp Durron. As events played out, much of the planet was destroyed by Admiral Daala's Imperial fleet, and Skynxnex and Doole were killed by the spice-producing giant spiders that live in the mines. [COF, JS, SWCG]
doonium: A common heavy metal used to build Imperial war machines. [GDV]
Doornik-207: A planet located in the Farlax sector and the Koornacht Cluster. Twelve years after the Battle of Endor, the alien Yevetha attacked and conquered the planet as part of a series of raids known as the Great Purge. [SOL]
Doornik-319: See Morning Bell.
Doornik-628E: See J't'p'tan.
Doornik-1142: A brown dwarf star orbited by four gaseous planets, located on the edge of the Koornacht Cluster. Twelve years after the Battle of Endor, the New Republic astrographic survey shipAstrolabewas destroyed by a Yevethan battle cruiser in an effort to conceal the Black Eleven Fleet that was hiding there. [BTS]
"Dopeelya puka!": "It's only a rental!" in the Huttese language. [GPB]
Dorin: The technological planet where the Kel Dor evolved. Its atmosphere consists mostly of helium and a gas unique to that world. The atmosphere is toxic to most nonnative life. [SWRPG3SE]
Dorja, Captain: The captain of the Imperial Star DestroyerRelentlesswas in charge of that ship since before the Battle of Endor. His vessel had the distinction of not suffering a single casualty during that conflict. His cautious command style and unwillingness to engage an enemy in direct combat could be considered the reason, though he believed his holding tactics were prudent. He was born into a rich family with a long tradition in the Old Republic and Imperial fleets. He was appalled when a junior officer named Gilad Pellaeon announced he was taking charge of the fleet when the battle turned bad, though Dorja agreed with Pellaeon's order to retreat. Dorja tried unsuccessfully to wrest control from Pellaeon in the five years that followed, though he came very close on a few occasions. Dorja didn't like the alien Grand Admiral Thrawn, andRelentlesswas not included in Thrawn's personal armada. [DFR, DFRSB]
Dornea: Homeworld of the Dorneans. Though the planet never joined the Alliance, its inhabitants fought against the Empire and were able to successfully resist them in several battles. [BTS]
Dornean: A tall humanoid with purplish leathery skin, he was from the planet Dornea. [BTS]
Dorsk 81: An olive-skinned humanoid from the planet Khomm, he was the 81st-generation clone, with the same set of genetic attributes as his predeccessors, who was still somehow different from all who came before. Dorsk 81 was Force-sensitive, and he sought out Luke Skywalker to become one of the first 12 Jedi students. He helped deal with the evil spirit of long-dead dark Jedi Exar Kun, and he died a hero after joining with the other trainees to create a Force storm that repelled an attacking fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers. [DA, DS]
Dorsk 82: The 82nd-generation clone with teh same Force potential as his predecessor, he came to Yavin 4 to find out if he could follow in the footsteps of Jedi trainee Dorsk 81. He succeeded, and became a Jedi. [JAL]
Doruggan, Captain Conn: A native of Alderaan who served the Empire well and always blamed Princess Leia for his homeworld's destruction. The tall, muscular, dark-haired Doruggan was assigned to Bakura, where he was chiefly concerned with the security of the planet's governmental offices. [TAB, TBSB]
Dosh: Language of the Trandoshans of Trandosha. [SWRPG3SE]
Dosin: An Imperial engineer in charge of high-energy concepts and implementation at the secreat Maw Installation weapons facility. Dosin died aboard the prototype Death Star when it fell into a black hole. [COF]
double-bladed lightsaber: See lightsaber, double-bladed
dovin basal: A gravity-focusing creature used to propel Yuuzhan Vong worldships and other craft. One was dropped onto the planet Sernpidal, where it focused one beam to latch onto the planet's core and the other to grab one of the circling moons, causing the moon to crash into the world and destroy it. [VP]
Dowager Queen: This ancient, wrecked spacecraft sits in the middle of Mos Eisley. A tangled heap of girders and twisted hull plates -- it's all that remains of the first colony ship to arrive on Tatooine. [GG7, ISWU, TMEC]
D'Qar: A lush world in the Outer Rim, D’Qar is the principal base of General Leia Organa’s Resistance. The planet’s obscurity and lack of native intelligent life make it perfect for a hidden base of operations; it also housed a small Alliance outpost that was largely unused in the Rebel Alliance’s war with the Empire. LOCATIONS PLANETS RESISTANCE [FA]
Drackmarian: A humanoid species of methane-breathers with blue scales, sharp talons, and snouts filled with sharp teeth. Members of this species don't sleep. They are known for generosity and independent natures. Once fierce opponents of the Empire, they loosely allied themselves with the New Republic. [CPL]
Drackmar system: This multiple-sun system is home to the Drackmarians. [CPL]
Dracmus: A Selonian female, she was captured by Thrackan Sal-Solo in the Corellian capital Coronet. Dracmus was forced to fight Sal-Solo's cousin, Han Solo, and then placed in the same cell in hopes she would finish him off. Instead, she helped Han determine Sal-Solo was the Hidden Leader of the alien-hating Human League. A Selonian rescue team freed them both. [AS]
D'rag: A starship builder from the planet Oslumpex V. [HSR]
dragon pearl: Valuable pearls found in the gizzards of krayt dragons. [TJP]
dragonsnake: A large predator that inhabits the water channels of Dagobah. [ISWU]
Drall: One of five inhabited worlds in the Corellian system, it is a pleasant, temperate planet with light gravity and serves as home to short, furred creatures also called Drall. This species is cautious, honest and meticulous. A vast planetary repulsor, located beneath Drall's equator, was presumably used in ancient times to move the planet into its current orbit. [AC, AS, HLL, RS, SAC]
Drang: One of two domesticated vornskrs Talon Karrde employed as pets and guards. [DFR, HE, HESB, LC]
Dravis: A pilot in Talon Karrde's smuggling operation. [DFR, HE, LC]
Drayson, Admiral Hiram: A high-ranking officer in the New Republic military, he did not begin his career as either an Old Republic or Imperial officer. He was in charge of the Chandrila system defense forces, serving as admiral of the Chandrila Defense Fleet for many years. During this time, he came to know Senator Mon Mothma, Chandrila's representative to the Old Republic -- and later Imperial -- Senate. Mothma was impressed with his efforts, which caused a dramatic decrease in pirate and smuggling activity in Chandrila space. Years later, Mon Mothma asked Drayson to command her headquarters ship in the Alliance. When the New Republic was formed, he was given the rank of admiral and put in charge of the fleet attached to the Provisional Council and the capital system of Coruscant. He later headed up a covert intelligence group within the New Republic's military and security hierarchy -- the mysterious Alpha Blue. [BTS, DFR, DFRSB]
Dreadnaught: At one time, this was the largest heavy star cruiser in service. Measuring 600 meters long, the Dreadnaught was first introduced before the start of the Clone Wars. While slow, poorly shielded, and lightly armed, a number of these ships were refitted for Imperial and Alliance service. It required massive crews to operate a Dreadnaught, as they made little or no use of droid assistants. [DFR, DFRSB, HE, HESB, ISB, RSB]
Dreebo: The pilot of a ship used in Great Bogga the Hutt's pay-for-protection racket. The pirate shipStarjackerdestroyed his ship. [TOJ]
Dressellian: This wrinkly-faced humanoid species from the planet Dressel joined the Alliance just before the Battle of Endor. After fighting the Empire on their homeworld for a long time, they were brought into the larger conflict by the Bothans. [GG12]
droch: Small, sentient insects that bury themselves in flesh and cause the always-fatal Death Seed plague. These tiny domes of purple-brown chitin infested the planet Nam Chorios. A single droch consists of a centimeter-long abdomen that ends in a hard head and a ring of tiny thorn-tipped legs. Larger drochs are called captain drochs. [POT]
"Droi.": "Droid" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
droid: The automatons of the galaxy, typically fashioned in the likeness of their creators or in a utilitarian design that stresses function over appearance. Droids are equipped with artificial intellgience, though naturally some are created smarter than others, depending on the function they are designed to perform. Many droids are programmed to understand Basic or the native language of their masters. Only those whose function is to regularly interact with organic beings are provided with a speech synthesizer. All others communicate via a program language unintelligible to most organic beings. Some people who spend a lot of time working with or around droids do pick up the language -- at least well enough to understand it. Power is provided by rechargeable cells stored within a droid's body. Many organic cultrues, including the Empire, treat droids as property and slaves, and many public areas are considered off limits to droids. The Yuuzhan Vong consider droids an abomination. There are five droid classifications, each assigned according to a particular droid's primary function. First-degree droids are skilled in physical, mathematical, and medical sciences. Second-degree droids are programmed in engineering and technical sciences. The social sciences and service areas, such as translations, spaceport control, diplomatic assistants, and tutors, are considered the domain of third-degree droids. Fourth-degree droids are skilled in security and military applications. Menial labor and non-intelligence-intensive jobs, such as mining, salvage, transportation, and sanitation, are handled by fifth-degree droids. Most droids, regardless of their classification, have the capabilities of locomotion, logic, self-aware intelligence, communication, manipulation, and sensory reception. Also see "Droi." [SW, SWSB]
Droideka: See Destroyer Droid.
Droidspeak: A language spoken by droids, normally used in the company of other droids. [GPB]
Drome, Captain: The captain hired to transport the Hammertong device from its laboratory to the Death Star. Mistryl Shadow Guards hijacked his ship. [TMEC]
drone barge: A type of large space vessel used to ferry cargo or other supplies. Droids or sophisticated computers control drone barges. These vessels carry no organic crews. [HSE]
Droon, Admiral: An Imperial officer, he attempted to become the governor of Corulag by betraying the then-current governor, Torlock. Darth Vader killed Droon because of his ambitions. CHARACTERS EMPIRE [SS]
Droon, Igpek: A small-time trader, he lived on Nam Chorious. CHARACTERS [POT]
drop shaft: See lift tube.
drop ship: A fast-moving spacecraft used to transport crew, cargo, or troops from huge capital warships to a planet's surface. Using powerful but short-burst drive units, drop ships plummet from orbit in barely-controlled falls. STARSHIPS TRANSPORTS [DFRSB, DSTC, ISB]
Drovian system: This system in the Meridian sector contains the planet Nim Drovis. LOCATIONS SYSTEMS [POT]
Drudonna: One of the largest moons orbiting the planet Bespin. With the moon H'gaard, the two are known as the Twins. Shirmar Base, a staging area and processing center for Ugnaught expeditions into Velsar's Ring, is located on this small, icy moon. [GG2]
Dryanta: A Wookie, he accompanied his cousin Chewbacca, and Wookies Jowdrrl, Shoran, and Lumpawarrump on a mission to rescue Han Solo during the Yevethan crisis. [TT]
Drysso, Joak: Onetime commander of theVirulence, he was given command of the Super Star DestroyerLusankyaafter Ysanne Isard seized control of Thyferra's Bacta Cartel. After a heated battle with Rogue Squadron and other Alliance forces,Lusankyawas defenseless, locked in a decaying orbit above Thyferra. Drysso refused to surrender, so his crew mutinied and took control of the ship. [BW]
DS-61-2: The Imperial TIE pilot who flew Black Two, Darth Vader's left wing mate, during the Battle of Yavin. Specially trained, his real name was Mauler Mithel, and he was held in reserve to fly missions with Vader. Mithel's son, Rejlii, became a tractor-beam operator aboard Grand Admiral Thrawn'sChimaera. [LC, LCSB]
Dubrillion: This planet was the site of Lando Calrissian's mining operation 21 years after the Battle of Endor. Dubrillion boasted a major city full of tall towers and starports despite its location so close to the galactic rim. Along with interests on Dubrillion's sister planet, Destrillion, and an asteroid belt known as Lando's Folly, Calrissian had a sweet setup far from the Core Worlds. Luke Skywalker and his companions used the world as their base of operations during the first invasion by the Yuuzhan Vong. [VP]
Duinuogwuin: A member of a huge snakelike species possessing gossamer wings and averaging about 10 meters longs. This rare, ancient species, sometimes called Star Dragons, has a deep-rooted sense of morality and honor, and most have at least some sensitivity to the Force. Tales are told of an ancient time when Duinuogwuin served as Jedi Knights. [DFRSB, GG4]
D'ukal, Shada: The deceptively-decorative-looking mercenary from a mysterious militaristic order of female warriors known as the Mistryl Shadow Guards. She and her friend Karoly D'ulin posed as the Tonnika sisters after botching a mission to transport the Hammertong device. Shada also served as bodyguard for the smuggler chief Mazzic. In this job, she appeared with plaited hair and a blank expression -- until trouble started. Then she was all business, throwing enameled zenji needles with lethal accuracy and using her more-than-capable combat skills to protect the smuggler chief. Sixteen years after the Battle of Endor, Shada stopped Karoly from performing an assassination and came under punishment from the Eleven who led the Mistryl. She left Mazzic's employment to avoid the Mistryl hunter teams, seeking to join up with the New Republic. Instead, Leia Organa Solo offered Shada's services to Talon Karrde, who was heading into the Kathol sector to locate a copy of the Caamas Document. Shada accompanied him, and the two grew fond of each other. When Karrde located information that reveled the truth about the fake Grand Admiral Thrawn, Shada was there to stop the cloned Major Grodin Tierce from killing Gilad Pellaeon and the Mistryl leader, Paloma D'asima. As a result, the hunter teams were called off, and Shada officially joined Karrde's new joint intelligence organization. [LC, LCSB, SP, TMEC, VF]
dukha: A large, cylindrical building with a cone-shaped roof found at the center of every Noghri village. The interior is a single open room that contains the clan high seat, used by the dynast, or clan leader, when he or she holds an audience. [DFR, DFRSB]
D'ulin, Karoly: A Mistryl Shadow Guard involved in the transport of the Hammertong device for the Death Star. Sixteen years after the Battle of Endor, the Eleven who ruled the Mistryl sent her to kill Shada D'akul. She failed and was eventually saved by Shada when Major Grodin Tierce attempted to kill Karoly, one of the Eleven, and Admiral Gilad Pellaeon. [SP, TMEC, VF]
D'ulin, Manda: A Mistryl Shadow Guard and team leader for the mission to transport the Hammertong device to the Empire. She was killed in an Imperial raid after the mission went bad. [TMEC]
Dulok: This lanky, unkempt, bug-infested species is distantly related to the Ewoks. In general, Duloks are nasty, bad-tempered, and untrustworthy. A large Dulok tribe lives in a village in the marshlands of Endor's forest moon. [ETV]
Dune Sea: A vast desert that stretches across Tatooine's wastes and was once a large inland sea. This area is inhospitable due to extreme temperature variations and a lack of water. Ben Kenobi lived in the western portion of the Dune Sea. [SW]
dungeon ship: A gigantic ship used to transport prisoners from one system to another via hyperspace. These massive vessels were originally designed during the Clone Wars to hold Jedi Knights. [DE]
Dunhausen, Grand Moff: This lean and crafty human always wore his trademark laser-pistol-shaped earrings. [GDV]
"Dunlix.": "Switch" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
Dunwell, Captain: The crazed human commander of the Whaladon hunting submarine that operated below the waves of Mon Calamari. With his blue uniform, gaudy medals, and neatly-trimmed white beard, Captain Dunwell was almost dashing. His obsession destroyed this illusion, however. His main goal was to capture Leviathor, leader of the Whaladon. [GDV]
dura-armor: Industrial-strength military armor capable of diverting and absorbing blaster fire. It is constructed by compressing and binding neutronium, lommite, and zersium molecules together through the process of matrix acceleration. [HSE]
durasheet: A paperlike material used to write on. The writing fades after a short period of time, allowing the material to be reused. [HSR]
durasteel: Ultralightweight metal, it can withstand radical temperature extremes and severe stress due to mechanical operations. Durasteel is used to build everything from aircraft and space vehicles to dwellings and machinery. [SW]
Durese: Language of the Duros. [SWRPG3SE]
Durga the Hutt: A Hutt crimelord and Black Sun Vigo, or top lieutenant, who was considered to be almost as crafty and deceptive as Prince Xizor himself. He secretly worked toward rallying the Vigos to overthrow Xizor but was unable to gather much support in this effort. Later, he masterminded the top secret Darksaber Project. The effort to build a new superweapon failed, and Durga was killed. [DS, SESB, SOTE]
durkii: A hideous, 3-meter-tall creature with the face of a baboon and the body of a reptilian kangaroo. [DTV]
Duro: A planet in the Duro system and the homeworld of the Duros species. The star system contains vast orbiting cities and shipyards. It is governed by a group of starship corporations whose stockholders tried to remain neutral throughout the Galactic Civil War. The planet is covered with uninhabited, automated farms that produce food for the people living in the space cities. Han Solo's ancestor Korol Solo, a pretender to the thrown of Corellia, married and had a son on Duro. [CPL, DA, GG4, KT, SWRPG3SE]
Duroon: This planet within the Corporate Sector was the site of a major Corporate Sector Authority installation that used slave labor. The planet boasts three moons that hang above a surface dotted with lush jungles located between volcanic vents and fissures. Prior to his involvement with the Rebellion, Han Solo took on a job to deliver weapons to the disgruntled migrant workers who were in the midst of revolting against the Corporate Sector Authority. [CSSB, HSE]
Duros: Tall, thin, hairless humanoids with large eyes, a thin slit for mouths, and no nose. Members of this species hail from the Duro system and have traveled the space lanes for thousands of years. They were one of the first species to become a major influence in the Galactic Republic, and many respected scholars credited the Duros with creating the first hyperdrive. The Duros have a natural affinity for space travel, possessing an innate grasp of the mathematical underpinnings of astrogational computations. Many tales are swapped in cantinas about Duros astrogators calculating the coordinates for supposedly-impossible jumps in their heads. Although not as numerous as Humans, the Duros are almost as omnipresent; all but the smallest settlements in known space feature Duros populations. The Duros species has existed on other worlds in isolation from the rest of their kind, evolving in slight different directions from the baseline species. The most populous and well-known near-Duros species are the Neimoidians, a people rarely encountered during the Rebellion era. A Duros tends to be intense and adventurous, always seeking to learn what's at the end of the next hyperspace jump. They are a proud, self-sufficient, fun-loving people who also have a tendency toward gregariousness. Duros average 1.8 meters tall. They also have large eyes and wide, lipless mouths. Skin color ranges from blue-gray to deep azure. Duros speak and are literate in Durese and Basic. Example names include: Baniss Keeg, Ellor, Kadlo, Kir Vantai, Lai Nootka, and Monnda Tebbo. Duros adventurers include hyperspace explorers, star charters, and spacers of all descriptions. They also tend to gravitate toward the sciences, including engineering and astrogation. Some Duros shun exploration in favor of smuggling and trading, and a small number go into diplomatic professions. They are agile in mind and body, but aren't a physically hardy people. [GG4, SWRPG3SE]
Durren: A planet located in a system of the same name, in the Meridian sector. It is the site of the Durren Orbital Station, a major New Republic fleet installation. The New Republic agreed to protect the system in exchange for the establishment of the naval base. [POT]
Durron, Kyp: This human grew up in the Imperial Correctional Facility on Kessel, where he mined the glitterstim spice drug. His parents were executed and his older brother, Zeth, was sent to the Imperial Academy on Carida. An old woman named Vima-Da-Boda arrived at the prison some years after Kyp. She was a Jedi Knight from the days of the Old Republic, and she sensed Kyp's connection to the Force. She trained him until she was removed from the prison. Seven years after the Battle of Endor, Han Solo and Chewbacca met Kyp when they were mistakenly imprisoned in the mine. Kyp used his Force powers to help Han and Chewbacca escape, and Luke Skywalker invited him to become a student at his Jedi academy on Yavin 4. There, the spirit of the long-dead Sith Lord Exar Kun, which was trapped within a Yavin temple, showed Kyp the ways of the dark side and convinced him to release the Sun Crusher--a major Imperial weapon--from its resting place in the heart of the gas giant Yavin. When Luke tried to stop them, Kyp and Kun trapped Luke's spirit outside his body, placing the Jedi in a deathlike state. With the Sun Crusher, Kyp almost destroyed Admiral Daala when she was about to launch an attack on Coruscant. He tried to find his brother, but accidentally incinerated Zeth along with the planet Carida. Other Jedi trainees eventually destroyed Kun's spirit and freed Kyp from his influence. Luke agreed to continue Kyp's training, and the two teamed up to destroy both the Sun Crusher and a prototype Death Star. Twenty-one years after the Battle of Endor, Jedi Knight Kyp Durron led a starfighter squadron he called the Dozen-and-Two Avengers. It featured 12 of the best pilots he could find, as well as two Jedi--himself and his apprentice, Miko Reglia. After a brief rest at Dubrillion, Kyp took his squadron to investigate strange happenings at the planet Helska 4. There, the squadron was engaged by the coralskippers of the invading Yuuzhan Vong. The entire squadron was lost. Only Kyp escaped, to be rescued by Han Solo. Later, Kyp helped defeat the Yuuzhan Vong's first invasion force, fighting alongside Luke Skywalker and the Solo children--Jacen, Jaina and Anakin. CHARACTERS JEDI [DS, JAL, JS, SWCG, VP]
Durron, Zeth: Kyp Durron's older brother, he was separated from the family during a Stormtrooper raid of their home on the Deyer Colony and sent to the Imperial military training center on Carida. Many years later, Kyp tried to rescue Zeth using the Sun Crusher, but instead killed his brother and destroyed the planet. CHARACTERS [DS, JS]
Dusat, Jord: A native of the planet Ingo, he learned to race landspeeders over desolate, crater-studded acid salt flats. He was the best friend and main race competitor of Thal Joben. Jord was a bit of a rebel and a troublemaker, though he dreamed of becoming a professional speeder racer. R2-D2 and C-3P0 encountered him in the early days of the Empire. [DTV]
Duskhan League: A federation of colonies and worlds in the Koornacht Cluster, under the control of the Yevetha species from the planet N'zoth. Nil Spaar led the League and pushed his xenophobic people into a campaign to conquer and exterminate non-Yevetha throughout the region. [BTS, SOL, TT]
Dustangle: An archaeologist who hid in the underground caverns of Duro after the Empire subjugated the world. His cousin was Dustini. [MMY]
Dustini: An archaeologist from the planet Duro, he appealed to the Alliance for help for his subjugated world. His cousin was Dustangle. [MMY]
Dutch: The lead pilot of Gold Squadron, a Y-wing starfighter squadron that participated int he Battle of Yavin. CHARACTERS HUMAN REBELLION [SW]
Duull, Vor: Proctor of information science on the Yevethan Duskhan League's embassy ship Aramadia. [BTS]
Duvel, Mayth: A sublieutenant in the Black Sun criminal organization. [SOTE]
D-V9(Deevee): This research droid belonged to anthropologist Mammon Hoole. It watched over his niece and nephew, Zak and Tash Arranda, whenever Hoole was busy -- which was most of the time. D-V9 was badly damaged in a fight on Kova and retired to the Galactic Research Academy on Koaan. [GF]
D'vouran: This planet apparently appeared out of nowhere. Created as part of the first experiment in Project Starscream, it was a living planet that devoured living beings and could travel through hyperspace. The planet apparently devoured itself and was destroyed after swallowing a pendant with an Imperial energy field designed to protect the wearer from D'vouran. [GF]
dwarf spider droid: Dwarf spider droids are rugged and offer heavier firepower than battle droids. Originally used by the Commerce Guild to enforce tribute payments on rocky mining worlds, dwarf spider droids easily destroy smaller vehicles. However, these four-legged walkers are vulnerable from behind. DROIDS SEPARATISTS COMMERCE_GUILD [AotC, RotS]
Dxo'ln, Kid: Han Solo accompanied this smuggler on one of his first runs to Kessel. Years later, Dxo'ln helped Solo free Lando Calrissian from the crimelord Nandreeson. [NR]
Dxun: One of four moons that orbit the planet Onderon. Also known as the Demon Moon because of the monstrous creatures that fill its thick jungles, it is the site of a Madalorian iron tomb built some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War to hold the remains of Queen Amanoa and Freedon Nadd. Exar Kun visited the tomb, and the spirit of Nadd helped him locate hidden Sith scrolls. LOCATIONS MOONS [DLS, FNU, TOJ, TSW]
Dying Slowly: This town, later known as Death, was the hub of smuggling on the planet Jubilar. LOCATION CITY JUBILAR [TBH]
Dymurra: Chief executive for the Core systems for Loronar Corporation, he provided the weapons so factions in the Chorios systems could revolt. This split the attention of New Republic peacekeeping forces and allowed Imperial Moff Getelles to move in. CHARACTERS [POT]
Dzym: Appearing as a small brown-skinned man, he was ostensibly Seti Ashgad's secretary. In reality, he was an insectoid captain droch who was altered, mutated, and grown well past his natural size. He was the mastermind behind the Nam Chorios crisis, controlling both Ashgad and Beldorian the Hutt by keeping them alive and young. Dzym himself was about 250 years old. He attempted to escape the planet, but Luke Skywalker destroyed his ship. [POT]

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