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 flagship
Gorgan -- 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 Destroyer Knight
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 the Millennium
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 ship Tantive IV
for 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. When Starbreaker 12
was 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 Katana
fleet.
- 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
ship Rand 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 were The 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 ship Chu'unthor
crashed 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 replaced Home One as 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 the Millennium Falcon
and 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
the Millennium Falcon and 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 the Redoubtable, 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 the Valorous. [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 on Trader'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 Destroyer
Lusankya during 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 the Millennium Falcon
waited 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 Destroyer Lusankya.
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 Destroyer Executor.
He redeemed himself by ramming his ship into the Executor,
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 raider Bloodprice. [BTS]
- "Dok.": "Dock" in the Bocce language.
[GPB]
- Dokrett, Captain Voba:
Commander of the Prakith light cruiser Gorath.
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's Millennium Falcon was 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 ship
Astrolabe was 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 Destroyer Relentless
was 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, and Relentless was 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 ship Starjacker
destroyed 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 the Virulence, he was given
command of the Super Star Destroyer Lusankya after
Ysanne Isard seized control of Thyferra's Bacta Cartel. After a heated battle
with Rogue Squadron and other Alliance forces, Lusankya
was 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's Chimaera. [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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