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• K749 system: Located in the Outer Rim near the Moonflower Nebula, it contains the planet Pzob. [COJ]
• K8-LR: This protocol droid worked in Jabba the Hutt's Mos Eisley town house. When Muftak and Kabe removed the droid's restraining bolt, it helped the pair rob the town house and escape. [TMEC]
• Ka, Tenel: The daughter of Prince Isolder of Hapes and Teneniel Djo of the Witches of Dathomir, she grew up to be a somewhat humorless, impatient, but hard-driven teen-ager with a strong connection to the Force. She preferred to rely on her athletic prowess, though, believing use of the Force was a sign of weakness. She joined Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy and became friends with Jacen and Jaina Solo and the Wookiee Lowbacca. When it came time to build her own lightsaber, Tenel took a few shortcuts and didn't give the task her full attention. During a practice session with Jacen, her lightsaber blade sputtered out and her left arm was severed at the elbow. This didn't stop her from helping her friends and Luke Skywalker thwart the plans of the Shadow Academy, however. [SWCG, YJK]
• Ka'aa: An ancient species whose members wander the galaxy. [BTS]
• Kabal: This neutral world was the site of the Conference of Uncommitted Worlds held just after the destruction of the first Death Star. [CSW]
• Kabe: A Chadra-Fan pickpocket abandoned by slavers on Tatooine when she was very young, she survived by learning the ways of the street and honing her skills at breaking into security systems and gambling. The large, furry Muftak, a Talz, also protected her, and the two became partners. The diminutive Kabe haunts Chalmun's Cantina where she can overindulge in juri juice. [GG1, SWCG, TMEC]
• Kadann: The Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side, he was a human dwarf with a black beard who assumed leadership of the Empire for a brief time after the Battle of Endor. [LCJ, PDS]
• Ka'Dedus: This ultraviolet supergiant star is orbited by the planet Af'El, home to the Defels. [GG4]
• "Kadinger.": "Malfunction" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kaell 116: A clone leader of the spaceport city on the planet Khomm, he ignored warning and his planet was nearly destroyed by Admiral Daala's Imperial forces. [DS]
• Kahorr, Ssk: A Cha'a merchant lord, he lived some 5,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [FSE, GAS]
• Kai, Tamith: A member of the dark-side Nightsisters from Dathomir, she helped train Force-sensitive youths at the Shadow Academy. She was killed in a battle on Yavin 4 during an attempt to destroy Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. [YJK]
• Kaiburr Crystal: A deep crimson gem, it rested within the Temple of Pomojema on Circarpous V, also known as Mimban. Legends described the crystal as a Force-enhancing artifact, capable of strengthening the abilities of those who wield the Force. The priests of the temple were rumored to have mysterious healing powers, perhaps enhanced by the crystal's natural properties. [SME]
• Kaikielius system: Near the Coruscant system, it was one of the first systems the revived Imperial forces conquered six years after the Battle of Endor. [DESB]
• Kail: This planet in the Corporate Sector was controlled by the family of Torm Dadeferron, an associate of Han Solo. It featured a large area known as the Kail Ranges. [CSSB, HSE]
• Kaink: An elderly Ewok priestess, she served as guardian of the Soul Trees and was the village legend-keeper. [ETV]
• Kalarba: A planet in the system of the same name, it is orbited by the moons Hosk and Indobok. [D]
• Kalenda, Belindi: An operative of New Republic Intelligence, she warned Han Solo of possible trouble awaiting him and his family on their trip to Corellia. She went into hiding on the planet to covertly watch over and guard the Solo family. [AC
• Kalior V: This planet was the site of an Imperial aquarium. [GG4]
• Kalist VI: This planet was the site of an Imperial labor colony for political prisoners. [GG3, MTS]
• Kalla: This planet is located with the Corporate Sector. The planet is the site of a university for the education of Corporate Sector Authority members' children. Rekkon was an instructor there, and Fiolla of Lorrd attended the school. [CSSB, HSE, RS]
• Kamar: This hot, desert planet orbits a white sun in a star system just outside Corporate Sector space. [CSSB, HSR]
• Kamarian: A native of the planet Kamar, these insectoids have two sets of arms, spherical skulls, thick, segmented prehensile tails, and lightly-colored exterior chitin. Han Solo ran a brief business venture for the Kamarians who lived in the arid Badlands region of the planet. These Badlanders were smaller in size and had lighter chitin than typical Kamarians. After the Badlanders turned Solo's holovid theater into a religious experience, the smuggler was forced to pack up and leave the planet in due haste. [HSR]
• Kamino: You’ll find no record of the mysterious world Kamino in the Jedi Archives, thanks to Darth Sidious, as the oceanic and stormy world beyond the Outer Rim is where a massive clone army is being secretly created. The Kaminoans conduct cloning experiments in massive stilt-mounted cities filled with sloped roofs. LOCATIONS PLANETS [AotC]
• Kamino saberdart: See saberdart, Kamino.
• Kamparas: This planet was the site of a Jedi training center attended by Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth. [DFR]
• Kanos, Kir: The last surviving member of the Emperor's Royal Guard, he sought vengeance against those who betrayed the Emperor and his ideals. Scarred by Darth Vader's lightsaber during his final test before the Emperor, he tried to live up to Palpatine's ideals on his own after the bitter loss at the Battle of Endor. When another guardsman, the ambitious Carnor Jax, betrayed the cloned Emperor, Kanos went into hiding. He eventually caught up with Jax at the barren training world where all guardsmen started out, Yinchorr. He won the deadly duel, killing Jax with a vibroblade. Then he went after the Imperial Interim Ruling Council, whose members conspired with Jax against the Emperor. He killed Xandel Carivus and helped capture the remaining council members for the New Republic. [CE]
• Kanz, Disorders: This series of violent uprisings in the time of the Old Republic lasted for 300 years. During this period, the Lorrdian people were held captive. Eventually, Old Republic forces and the Jedi Knights liberated these people. [CSSB, HSR]
• Karda, Abal: A human, he was colonel of the Imperial Lightning Battalion just prior to the start of the Galactic Civil War. He was declared an enemy of the Empire for shooting his commanding officer. Lord Darth Vader hired bounty hunter Boba Fett to track him down and kill him. Fett succeeded. [BFEE]
• Kardue'sai'Malloc: A Devaronian spy, he indiscriminately shelled the city Montellian Serat, an act that earned him the title Butcher of Montellian Serat. He changed his name to Labria and became an information broker on Tatooine. His two passions were music and alcohol, which is why he was frequently found in Chalmun's Cantina. Some suspect he fakes his intoxicated demeanor to fool informants into letting down their guards and revealing their secrets. Boba Fett eventually captured him, claiming the 5-million-credit bounty and returning him to Montellian Serat. There, Kardue'sai'Malloc was publicly executed by being thrown to a vicious pack of quarra. [GG1, SWCG, TBH, TM]
• Karfeddion: This planet in the Senex sector was the site of several slave farms run by House Vandron. Lady Theala Vandron was summoned to the High Court of Coruscant to defend the presence of slave farms on her homeworld. [COJ]
• Kark, Kith: A Jedi and a Gotal, he was killed during the Freedon Nadd Uprising some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [FNU]
• Karnak, Alpha: A planet located beyond the Hapes Consortium near the Deep Galactic Core, it is home to the fur-covered Karnak Alphans. [YJK]
• Karrde, Talon: A smuggler, information broker, and one of the top operatives in the galaxy's fringe community, Karrde remained neutral throughout the Galactic Civil War. Later, when the New Republic was established, he began to side with the government more and more as the galactic battle waged on against Imperial remnants and other threats. He believed such a course was just good business. A slender, thin-faced human with short, dark hair, pale blue eyes, and a long mustache and goatee, he was a man of his word, but he could be cold and calculating. His main vessel was the Wild Karrde, and his space yacht was the Uwana Buyer. For years, his base of operations was the planet Myrkr, home to the ysalamiri, creatures with the natural ability to dampen the Force. During the war against Ysanne Isard and her Bacta Cartel, Karrde provided Rogue Squadron with most of its weapons and munitions. When his top aide, Quelev Tapper, was killed, he hired a hyperdrive mechanic named Celina Marniss -- who turned out to be Mara Jade, the Emperor's Hand. During the events surrounding the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Karrde was unwillingly dragged into the struggle between the Empire and New Republic. He decided to support the New Republic and helped earn the victory over Thrawn's forces at Bilbringi. Later, he and Jade helped form the Smugglers' Alliance, after which he temporarily retired. Sixteen years after the Battle of Endor, Karrde agreed to try to acquire a copy of the Caamas Document from his past associate Jorj Car'das. It was hoped the document could put an end to the brewing civil war threatening to destroy the New Republic. With the Mistryl Shadow Guard Shada D'akul at his side, he traveled deep into the Kathol sector. He returned without the Caamas Document, but he did acquire data that helped Admiral Gilad Pellaeon uncover the truth of the imposter Grand Admiral Thrawn. This led to the start of peace between the New Republic and the Empire. Karrde then accepted a post as head of a joint intelligence service that reported to both governments. Shada agreed to stay with him, as their fondness for each other continued to grow. [BW, DFR, DFRSB, HE, HESB, LC, NR, SP, VF]
• Karreio: A woman devoted to Emperor Palpatine's New Order, she was engaged to Imperial officer Crix Madine. Madine defected to the Rebel Alliance without telling Karreio, fearing any knowledge she possessed could put her life in danger. Later, he learned Karreio had been killed during a battle between Rebel and Imperial forces. [DS]
• Karsk, Amil: A former X-wing pilot, he was on a mission to Alderaan when the Death Star destroyed the planet. [BW]
• Kasarax: A Sauropteroid on the planet Dellalt, he provided aid to Han Solo and his companions during the quest to find the lost treasures of Xim the Despot. [HLL]
• Kashyyyk: A green jungle planet covered with kilometers-high wroshyr trees, it is the homeworld of the Wookiee species. The huge trees form an extensive ecosystem divided into several horizontal levels. The Wookies and various flying creatures live in the uppermost levels. Increasingly more hostile lifeforms, such as the dangerous webweavers, live in the lower ecosystems nearer the planet's surface. The massive Wookiee cities, such as Rwookrrorro, are built hundreds of meters above the ground, in the highest branches of the jungle trees. The cities combine modern technology with natural beauty to create some of the true wonders of the galaxy. Under the Empire, a fleet of ships and numerous garrisons guarded Kashyyyk and its inhabitants. The Wookiees were enslaved, forced to use their great strength to serve the Empire. By Imperial decree, free Wookiees were illegal. Those found off planet or outside Imperial work camps were considered outlaws. After the Battle of Endor, Kashyyyk was liberated and became a full member world of the New Republic. Nineteen years after the Battle of Endor, a Second Imperium assault team led by the Dark Jedi Zekk and the Nightsister Tamith Kai raided Kashyyyk to obtain New Republic guidance and recognition codes. During the assault, TIE bombers attacked the Wookiee cities. During the Clone Wars, Separatist forces attacked Kashyyyk. The Wookiee Chewbacca, along with Jedi Master Yoda and an army of clone troopers and Wookiees, attempted to defend the planet. The arboreal homeworld of Wookiees, the ferocious warriors loyal to the Republic and to the Jedi Order. Wookiee cities are built in the planet’s mighty trees; their architecture is woven into the canopy, demonstrating technical and artistic prowess. LOCATIONS PLANETS WOOKIEES REPUBLIC EMPIRE NEW_REPUBLIC [HE, HESB, HLL, ROTS, SWSB, SWWS, TBH, YJK]
• Kast, Jodo: A ruthless, cunning bounty hunter, he wore the same type of battle armor favored by Boba Fett and didn't mind being mistaken for the more famous bounty hunter. He often worked with the alien Puggles Trodd and Zardra. Fett eventually hunted Kast and killed him in a final confrontation. CHARACTERS FRINGE BOUNTY_HUNTERS [TBH, TM]
• "Kata.": "Eight" in the Bocce language. LANGUAGES WORDS [GPB]
• Katana fleet: This fleet, also called the Dark Force, consisted of 200 Dreadnaught heavy star cruisers. The fleet's flagship, the Katana, was considered to be the finest starship of its time. The entire fleet was fitted with full-rig slave circuits to significantly lower the size of the crews needed to run the ships. The fleet's unofficial name came from the dark gray hull surface on each Dreadnaught. With the Clone Wars still years away, the Katana fleet was launched to a massive Old Republic public relations drive. Unfortunately, the crews were infected with a hive virus that drove them all mad. In their insanity, they slaved the ships together and the whole fleet jumped to light speed -- to disappear for decades. Grand Admiral Thrawn located the dormant fleet and turned them against the New Republic five years after the Battle of Endor. [DFR, DFRSB]
• katarn: A predator native to the planet Kashyyyk. [HESB]
• Katarn, Kyle: A Rebel Alliance agent, he infiltrated the top secret Imperial installation on Danuta and acquired the technical plans for the Empire's first Death Star battle station. Later, these plans were beamed to Princess Leia Organa's consular ship, the Tantive IV. In the aftermath of the Battle of Yavin, Katarn captured Imperial weapons specialist Moff Rebus from his hidden stronghold in Anoat City. From there, Katarn discovered the Empire was arming new Dark Troopers, and he destroyed the mining facility supplying the phrik alloy. [DF]
• Katarn Commandos: See Page's Commandos.
• Kathol sector: A remote sector on the fringes of the populated galaxy, it contains thirty colonies, the cluster of stars known as the Kathol Outback, and the difficult-to-navigate Kathol Rift. LOCATIONS SECTORS [DSC]
• "Kavaa kyotopa bu whirlee backa?": "Can I visit the dancers backstage?" in the Huttese language. [GPB]
• Kavil's Corsairs: A Blazing Claw cadre, these pirates were brazen, fearless, and talented. Rogue Squadron flew against them during an undercover operation on Axxila. The corsairs were another pawn of Moff Leonia Tavira in her quest for power and wealth. [XW]
• "Kazz ma kazz.": "I have insurance" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kee: A Yuzzem miner on the planet Mimban, he helped Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and the old woman Halla retrieve the legendary Kaiburr Crystal from the Temple of Pomojema. [SME]
• Keed'kak, Kitik: One of the cantina denizens at the Mos Eisley spaceport on Tatooine during the time of the Rebellion. An insectoid race. [SW]
• Keek, Inspector: The chief of the planet Brigia's Internal Security Police, he was a pompous, quasimilitaristic individual who wore numerous decorations on his oversize uniform. [HLL]
• Keeper (Grodon Lakky): Tormentor and slave master of the Wookies on Maw Installation, he was killed when Chewbacca freed the Wookiee slaves. [COF, JASB]
• "Keez meeza foy wunclaz?": "Can I upgrade to first class?" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• "Keezx.": "Yes" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kei: First mate of Yevethan strongman Nil Spaar and mother of three, she succumbed to the "gray death." [SOL]
• Kel Dor: The Kel Dor evolved on Dorin, a world with an atmosphere consisting mostly of helium and a gas that is unique to that world. As such, Kel Dor cannot breathe on planets with common nitrogen/oxygen atmospheres. Conversely, Dorin's atmosphere is toxic to most nonnative life. On other planets, Kel Dor dwellings provide their native atmosphere (stored in large tanks). When outside, Kel Dor must wear breath masks and goggles. They can neither see nor breathe without these devices. Most Kel Dor breath masks include vocoders that amplify the wearer's speech; while their vocal cords function normally in their native atmosphere, Kel Dor must shout to produce sound in other environments. Their eyesight, however, is enhanced when they are away from Dorin. They are calm and kind, plus they never turn away a being in need. Still, most believe in quick, simple justice (even engaging in vigilantism). The average Kel Dor stands between 1.6 and 2 meters tall. Their skin ranges from peach to deep red, and most have black eyes. Kel Dor can speak, read, and write in Kel Dor and Basic. Example names include: Dorn Tlo, Plo Koon, and Torin Dol. Kel Dor commonly become diplomats, bounty hunters, and Jedi. Given their altruism and sense of justice, many enter law enforcement. They are quick and wise, but suffer from weaker constitutions than other species. Often, they have a keen Force sense. They have low-light vision. Their key equipment is known as protective goggles and an antiox breath mask. The Kel Dor begins to suffocate without the mask (when away from their homeworld or their atmosphere) or becomes blind without the goggles (when away from Dorin or their atmosphere). The mask is poisonous to other species. [SWRPG3SE]
• Kel Dor: The language of the Kel Dor people. [SWRPG3SE]
• "Keliza l'gik droi to talk droi.": "My droids will talk to your droids" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Keller, Commander: An Imperial Clone Commander hunting down two fugitive Jedi on the planet Toola in the Outer Rim following the Clone Wars. Keller, with the help of a Galactic Marine track the Jedi through the deep snow as they head toward Ithaqua Station. [DHSWRC]
• Kellering, Dr.: A scientist at Imperial Prime University, he worked on the Hammertong weapons project and hired the Mistryl Shadow Guards to safely transport it to the Empire. [TMEC]
• Kelrodo-Ai: This planet is the site of the gelatin mines once operated by Baron Administrator Drom Guldi. [DS]
• kelsh: A bronze-colored metal. [TJP]
• Kemplex Nine: A strategic jump station in the Auril sector and the Cron system some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War, it played a role in the Sith War. When dark-side practitioners Aleema and Crado activated a Sith weapon, they inadvertently ignited all ten stars in the Cron Cluster and wiped out Kemplex Nine, the surrounding area of space, and their own ship. [TSW]
• Ken: The son of the three-eyed mutant Triclops and the princess Kendalina, and the grandson of Emperor Palpatine, he grew up locked away from the world and most over living creatures. A Jedi Master placed the baby Ken in the underground Lost City of the Jedi on Yavin 4, where the boy was raised by droids -- DJ-88, caretaker of the Jedi library and Ken's teacher, HC-100, who oversaw Ken's homework; and the small Microchip or Chip, who was Ken's friend. He also had a pet, a small feathered mooka named Zeebo.
  Kadann, the Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side who was backing Trioculous as the successor to Palpatine, found Ken and tried to kill him. When he finally captured the boy, he decided to steal the secrets of the Lost City and then destroy it. But Luke Skywalker and Ken combined their Force powers to defeat the Supreme Prophet. [LCJ, PDS, ZHR]
• Kendalina: A princess, she was forced to serve as a nurse in an Imperial insane asylum on Kessel. There she met and fell in love with the son of Emperor Palpatine, Triclops, and bore him a son, Ken. She was killed after giving birth to the boy. [PDS]
• Kenlin, Bors: Captain of the Xucphra Rose, a Thyferran bacta tanker. [BW]
• Kenobi, Jedi Master (General) Obi-Wan "Ben": Jedi Master and a general in the Clone Wars, Kenobi was a protector and mentor to Luke Skywalker. To the people of Tatooine, he appeared to be a hermit and recluse who lived in the Jundland Wastes by the western Dune Sea. The locals considered him a crazy old man, but in reality he was Obi-Wan, servant of the Old Republic.
  Kenobi studied under the Jedi Masters Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn, learning the ways of the Force. When the Clone Wars erupted, Kenobi became a general, fighting alongside Bail Organa of Alderaan and his young apprentice Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker. Obi-wan and Anakin became good friends, sharing many adventures as they battled to protect the galaxy. Kenobi took Anakin as his Padawan learner when his own master died. But Kenobi wasn't an experienced teacher and Anakin was lured to the dark side of the Force.
  Much to Kenobi's horror, his friend and pupil was so corrupted by the dark side that he became essentially a different person -- the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. When Kenobi saw what had become of Anakin, he tried to dissuade him and draw him back from the dark side. According to tales told later, discussion turned to battle and the two fought fiercely. The fight ended when the man who had been Anakin Skywalker fell into a pit of molten lava. Kenobi helped hide Anakin's children to protect them from the Emperor and Vader.
  In the years that followed, as Vader and the Emperor systematically hunted down and destroyed the Jedi Knights, Kenobi remained in hiding. He stayed on Tatooine near Anakin's son, young Luke Skywalker, watching over him and waiting for the moment when he would step in and reveal the young man's destiny to him. The event that triggered the beginning of this revelation was inspired by Anakin's other child, Princess Leia Organa. Leia's foster father told her to seek out Kenobi and convince him to join the Rebellion. That was what she was doing when the Empire captured her over Tatooine. Kenobi became Luke's mentor and protector, starting the young man's training in the ways of the Force as the pair went off to rescue the princess.
  On the Death Star, while Luke and Han Solo worked to rescue Princess Leia, Kenobi faced Darth Vader for a final time. He sacrificed his life to help Luke and advance the cause of the Rebellion, but his sacrifice was not the end. He became one with the Force, a being of light who was much more than the crude matter of flesh and bone. He continued to guide Luke even in death, giving him support in desperate times. It was Kenobi who instructed Luke to "use the Force" to destroy the original Death Star, who directed him to seek out the Jedi Master Yoda on Dagobah, and who helped him prepare for his final confrontation with Vader.
  Obi-Wan appeared to Luke on several other occasions after the Battle of Endor. On Coruscant, Kenobi explained the distances between them were becoming too great, and this would be their final meeting for a long time. "I loved you as a son, and as a student, and as a friend," Obi-Wan told Luke. "You are not the last of the Jedi, but the first of the new." Kenobi's homeworld is unknown. He was dedicated to the higher good, even when great personal sacrifice was demanded. He was instrumental in ending the Clone Wars -- he traveled to Utapau to confront General Grevious, leader of the Separatist droid army. There, the two lightsaber masters dueled but in the end, a well-aimed blaster shot by Obi-Wan destroys Grevious' organ jar, putting an end to the general's mission of destruction and to the Clone Wars. Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the greatest Jedi in the history of the order, finding himself in the middle of galactic turmoil as the Republic and Jedi Order unravel around him. Master to Anakin Skywalker and mentor to Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan is at the center of the most important events in galactic history. (Played by Ewan McGregor (young Obi-Wan to Jedi Master) and Sir Alec Guinness (elder Obi-Wan "Ben").) [ESB, RJ, SW, SWCG, SWSB]
• "Ker pazet on bonip Holonot.": "The payment is in the HoloNet" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kessel: A planet located near the worlds of Fwillsving and Honoghr, it is the only source of the telepathy-inducing glitterstim spice, and it was the site of a brutal Imperial prison and spice-mining facility. The Kessel system is adjacent to a cluster of black holes known as the Maw. This made navigation in the area difficult and gave rise to the smugglers' Kessel Run. [COF, COJ, HLL, JS, LC, SW, XW]
• Kestic Station: A free-trader outpost near the Bestin system, it saw more than its share of smugglers, pirates, and outlaws. It was annihilated by the Star Destroyer Merciless. [GG3, MTS]
• Kestrel Nova: A freighter that operated some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War, it was captured by Republic forces in a battle with pirates near Taanab. [DLS]
• Ketaris: This trade center was one of Grand Admiral Thrawn's targets during his battles with the New Republic. [LC]
• kete: A large-winged creature that looks like a giant dragonfly, it lives in spiral mounds made out of sticky, marshmallowlike substance on the forest moon of Endor. [ETV]
• Keto, Lord: This leader ruled the Empress Teta system about 4,000 years prior to the Galactic Civil War. He and his wife, Magda, were killed when his son, Satal, and niece, Aleema, staged a rebellion. [DLS]
• Keto, Satal: An heir to the throne of the Empress Teta system, he staged a rebellion some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War and became coleader of the dark-side Krath cult. Along with his cousin, Aleema, he received powers from the spirit of the dark Jedi Freedon Nadd. Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma eventually killed him. [DLS]
• Kez-lban: See Julpa, Mon.
• Khabarakh: The Noghri Khabarakh was a member of the Death Commando squad sent to capture Princess Leia Organa Solo on the Wookiee planet Kashyyyk. He was the only member of his squad to survive. Khabarakh recognized Leia as the daughter of Lord Darth Vader. He became a member of Leia's Noghri honor guard and aided the Republic in its attack on Mount Tantiss. Khabarakh later became caretaker of the lush Hidden Valley on the Noghri homeworld, Honoghr. [DFR, HE, HESB, LC]
• Khan, Lo: A smuggler, he was the owner and operator of the Hyperspace Marauder. He assisted Salla Zend and Shug Ninx during their visit to Byss. His partner and first mate was Luwingo, a Yaka cyborg. [DE]
• Khettana: Jabba the Hutt uses the Khetanna, his luxury sail barge packed with musicians, dancers, and refreshments, to watch in comfort as prisoners are executed. He takes the Khetanna, guarded by desert skiffs, whenever he leaves his Tatooine palace. It’s 30 meters long and carries up to 500 passengers. VEHICLES FRINGE HUTT [RJ]
• kholm-grass: A plant that once grew across the Noghri homeworld of Honoghr, it was destroyed by the Empire's deliberate contamination of the planet. The Empire replaced it with a bioengineered version that secretly killed other forms of plant life and kept the planet from recovering. Only animals capable of eating the kholm-grass survived outside a small area of the Clean Land, so the Noghri were forced to rely on imported food supplies, thus keeping them in the Empire's debt. [DFR, HE, LC]
• Khomm: A moonless world near the Deep Galactic Core, it remained neutral throughout the Galactic Civil War. Populated by genderless clones of previous generations, the world and its inhabitants kept to their own affairs. One clone, Dorsk 81, showed an unusual connection to the Force and joined Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. Eight years after the Battle of Endor, Dorsk 81 returned to Khomm to warn of an imminent Imperial attack. His warnings were ignored, and Colonoel Cronus' fleet of Victory-class Star Destroyers devastated the planet. [DA, DS]
• Khuiumin: This system was the base of operations for the notorious Eyttyrmin Batiiv pirates until the Empire made a concerned effort to destroy the group during the early days of the New Order. Two Victory-class Star Destroyers, Bombard and Crusader, employed superior tactics to outfight the pirates. They eventually destroyed the pirate armada and its base. [SWSB]
• Ki-Adi-Mundi, Jedi Master: During the events of the Trade Federation blockade of Naboo, Ki-Adi-Mundi was the only non-Jedi Master to sit on the Jedi Council. When Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn brought young Anakin Skywalker before the council seeking approval to train him, Ki-Adi-Mundi believed Anakin's fears might revolve around his feelings for his mother, Shmi Skywalker. Ki-Adi-Mundi was later promoted to Jedi Master and survived until the later part of the Clone Wars. [AotC, CW1, CW2, RotS, SWTPM]
• Kil, Kenix: A flase identity Kir Kanos assumed after he killed Carnor Jax. [KK]
• Kile: One of many moons orbiting the planet Zhar, Kile was the site of the temporary Rogue Squadron base from which the elite starfighter unit launched a raid on the neighboring moon Gall. The purpose of the raid was to free Han Solo from the clutches of Boba Fett. The raid failed. [SOTE]
• Kimanan: Home to the animals known as furballs -- tiny, clownish marsupials that make wonderful pets. Sabodor's pet shop on Etti IV sold them. [HSE]
• Kimm systems: Systems known for trafficking in Senex sector slaves. [COJ]
• "Kimonex.": "Fifty" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kling's Galquek: A planet in the Meridian sector, it is sometimes referred to as K-G. Nine years after the Battle of Endor, the Loronar Corporation secretly supported a palace coup on K-G. [POT]
• Kintan: The Nikto homeworld, it was conquered by the Hutts long before the Old Republic was established. [GG12]
• Kiph, Dmaynel: A Devaronian and the leader of the Alien Combine, he passed judgment on Gavin Darklighter and other members of Rogue Squadron. Before he could kill them, however, Imperial forces attacked the Combine's hideout. Kiph was seriously wounded, but the Rogues helped him escape. Later, he helped the Alliance liberate Coruscant. [WG]
• Kir: A planet deep within the heart of the Corporate Sector, where crystals are mined and refined for use as crystalline vertex, the Corporate Sector currency. [HSE]
• Kira, Drokko: Father of Mondon Kira, he was also known as Drokko the Elder. He was cast out of Iziz for challenging the legacy of Freedon Nadd four millennia before the Galactic Civil War. [TOJ]
• Kira, Modon: A Beast-Lord of Onderon and the father of Oron Kira, he lived some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [TOJ]
• Kira, Oron: ASon of Modon Kira, he and his fellow Onderonians joined the Jedi in their battle against the dark-side Krath cultists some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [DLS, FNU, TOJ]
• Kirdo III: This planet in the Outer Rim is the homeworld of the Kitonak species. Eight years after the Battle of Endor, the planet was visited by the Imperial battlemoon Eye of Palpatine. [COJ, GG4]
• Kirl: A province of Munto Codru and a Kirlian ambassador shared this name. The ambassador was an attractive, flirtatious male. [CS]
• Kirrek: One of seven planets in the Empress Teta system, it was one of the last to bow to the authority of Satal Keto and Aleema some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. Three Kirrek cities were destroyed due to its resistance. [DLS]
• "Kitex co kopad nikozax, bleeze.": "Another hot towel, please" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kithra: A Mistryl Shadow Guard, she accompanied Mara Jade in the liberation of Kessel. [COF]
• Kitik Keed'Kak: An alien species resembling a praying mantis. [?]
• Kitonak: A species of pudgy, yeast-colored beings with tough, leathery hides, they are natives of Kirdo III. Their ability to draw in upon themselves and seal vulnerable body openings in folds of flesh protects them from the world's harsh desert environment. Droopy McCool, a member of Max Rebo's jizz-wailer band, is a Kitonak. [GG4]
• Kiva: This planet was the location of Project Starscream. Its native citizens, the Kivans, were transformed into shadowy wraiths by Imperial experiments led by scientists Borborygmus Gog and Mammon Hoole. [GF]
• "Kiz fix dolomitex nuriz.": "I am approaching the landing zone now" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• "Kiz kiz fee dolomitex!": "Clear the landing zone!" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• "Kizzee mit rentaz hu Legion Condor EX.": "I'd like to rent a Legion Condor EX" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kkak, Hrar: A Jawa, he lived on Tatooine and provided the blaster rifle Jawa Het Nkik used to attack Imperial Stormtroopers. [TMEC]
• Kktkt: A planet in the Farlax sector near the Koornacht Cluster. [SOL]
• Kkaatu: One of the Nikto skiff guards employed by Jabba the Hutt. Like other members of his species, Klaatu had olive-colored reptilian skin and small horns around his face. [RJ]
• Klatooine: This planet is home to the Klatoonian species. The Hutts conquered this world long before the Old Republic was established. Barada, Jabba the Hutt's repulsor pool chief, was a member of this species. [MTS, TJP]
• Klatoonians: The people of Klatooine. They revere great age and are in awe of species such as the Hutts who live for centuries. [RJ]
• kleex: Large, flealike parasites that infest the tails of the huge creatures called durkii. Though the durkii was normally a docile beast, it could become a raging monster due to the discomfort caused by Kleex infestation. [DTV]
• Klev, Commander Titus: An Imperial officer, he commanded Silencer-7, one of the Imperial World Devastators that fought in the Battle of Calamari. Titus Klev died when Luke Skywalker tampered with the master control signal and caused Silencer-7 to crash into the Calamari ocean. [DE, DESB]
• Kleyvits: A female Selonian who spoke for the Overden, Selonia's central power. She assumed responsibility for Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, and Mara Jade after the Hunchuzuc Den was won over to the Overden cause. [SAC]
• klick: Slang used by X-wing pilots, it means kilometer. [RS]
• Klivian, Derek "Hobbie": Shipmate of Biggs Darklighter on the Imperial ship Rand Ecliptic, he defected to the Rebellion at Darklighter's side. He joined Rogue Squadron at Hoth and was assigned the comm-unit designation Rogue Four at the Battle of Hoth. He later fought in the battles of Endor and Bakura. [ESB, GG3, XW]
• kloo horn: A musical instrument. Figrin D'an played this type of instrument at the Mos Eisley cantina. [GG1, TMEC]
• Kloper: This planet is the homeworld of the Kloperian species. [NR]
• Kneesaa, Princess: The daughter of Chief Chirpa, this brave Ewok had many adventures on the forest moon of Endor. She was a hero, battling the fierce Duloks, the evil witch Morag, and the giant Phlogs, among others, from an early age. Wicket W. Warwick was her best friend. [ETV, SWCG, TRG]
• knobby white spider: Not a real spider, but a detachable mobile root from the gnarl-tree that grows on Dagobah. The spiderlike root roams the swamps, hunting and devouring animals to collect enough energy to plant itself and transform into another gnarltree. [ISWU]
• Knolstee: This planet in the Corporate Sector is one of the stops for the luxury liner Lady of Mindor during trips from Roonadan to Ammuud. [CSSB]
• Knossa Spaceport: This spaceport is located on the planet Ossus. [DLS]
• knytix: Creatures that resemble Thyferran Vratix but are smaller, less elegant, and used as either work animals, pets, or food by Vratix. [BW]
• Koh'shak: The master of the Kala'uun Spaceport on Ryloth, he was also the head of all merchant clans that operated from this location. [BW, PSG]
• Kojash: A planet in the Farlax sector and the Koornacht Cluster, it was the site of a Morath mining operation. Twelve years after the Battle of Endor, the Yevetha conquered it in a series of raids called the Great Purge. [SOL]
• Kokash sector: This region of space in the Rim Territories was never properly surveyed. During the Empire's reign, the Black Sword Command defended this and other neighboring sectors. After the Battle of Endor, Imperial forces abandoned this sector and retreated into the Core. [BTS]
• Kolar, Jedi Master Agen: This Jedi Master sat on the Jedi Council during the Trade Federation blockade of Naboo. He fought in the Clone Wars. [AOTC, ROTS, SWTPM]
• Komad, Koyi: A Twi'lek, she was a student at the Mrlsst Academy when she met members of Rogue Squadron. She later joined the Rogues as their chief mechanic and became a trusted friend and confidante to many of the pilots. [XW]
• "Koo-loozl.": "Good day (good-bye)" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Koon, Jedi Master Plo: This Jedi Master who wore a specialized breathing mask sat on the Jedi Council during the Trade Federation blockade of Naboo. [AOTC, SWTPM]
• Koong, Governor: A burly, unshaven human, he led a band of criminals in the Tawntoom region of Roon during the early days of the Empire. He used political intrigue, theft, and hijacking to increase his personal power in the Roon system. [DTV]
• Koornacht, Aitro: A palace guard of Emperor Preedu III or Tamban prior to the rise of the Empire, he performed a favor for the First Observer of the Court of the Emperor. To honor this favor, the Koornacht Cluster was named after Aitro. [BTS]
• Koornacht Cluster: An area within the Farlax sector, it consists of 2,000 stars and 20,000 planets, though less than a hundred of these are habitable. The Yevetha species controlled and colonized eleven planets in the cluster, but were brutally subjugated by the Empire. Twelve years after the Battle of Endor, the Yevetha started the Great Purge to rid the cluster of "inferior" species. [BTS, SOL, TT]
• "Kopad.": "Towel" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• kor: The rarest grade of the addictive spice ryll. [BW]
• Koros Major: One of seven planets in the Empress Teta system, it was one of the last to resist the dark-side Krath some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. A joint Republic-Jedi space fleet battled with Krath ships in the planet's orbit, but were badly defeated and forced to retreat. [DLS]
• Koros system: A star system with seven worlds, it became the Empress Teta system after the empress united the planets under her rule. [FSE, GAS]
• Korrda the Hutt: A small, sickly, often scorned Hutt, he was a special envoy and servant to Lord Durga the Hutt. [DS]
• Korriban: This planet was the long-hidden repository for the mummified remains of Sith Lords. The remains were stored within great temples in the Valley of the Dark Lords. The temples were designed to focus and amplify the abundant dark-side energy of the area and were guarded by human skeletons activated through a combination of machinery and Sith magic. [DLS]
• Korus: The tutor of Satal Kero and Aleema, the heirs to the throne of the Empress Teta system, he was one of their first victims when they made their play to take control of the system. [DLS]
• Koth, Jedi Master Eeth: A Jedi Master who sat on the Jedi Council at the time of the Clone Wars. He is a member of the Zabrak race. [TPM]
• Kothlis: A colony world of the Bothan species, it was the home of New Republic Councilor Borsk Fey'lya. It was here Bothan spies captured secret data about the second Death Star battle station. [DFR, SOTE]
• kouhun: The kouhun is a highly venomous, multi-legged arthropod with stingers in the front and rear of its segmented carapace. Most of the kouhoun's victims die within minutes. Jango Fett gives a pair of kouhun to Zam Wessel to use in assassinating Senator Padme Amidala. [AotC]
• Kowakian monkey-lizard: Rare animals from the planet Kowak, they are semi-intelligent and known for their mimicry and constant laughter. Salacious Crumb, of Jabba the Hutt's court, was one of this species. [RJ]
• Kraaken, Deputy Commander: A humanoid with long pointed ears, he was Commander Silver Fyre's second in command. Kraaken was a traitor who attempted to kill Luke Skywalker and steal a data card carrying secret information vital to the Alliance. [CSW]
• "Kradow.": "Crater" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Kratas, Commander: An Imperial officer, he commanded Admiral Daala's flagship, the Gorgon. [COF, JS]
• Krath: A secret society founded by dark-siders Satal Keto and Aleema some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War, it was named after a demon from the stories of their youth. This magical sect ruled the Empress Teta system for a time. Princess Leia Organa Solo learned their story while accessing the knowledge stored in the Jedi Holocron. [DE, DLS]
• Krath Enchanter: The royal Tetan space yacht of Satal Keto and Aleema. [FNU]
• krayt dragon: Large carnivorous reptiles living in the mountains surrounding Tatooine's Jundland Wastes. These creatures continue to grow throughout their lifetimes and show no sign of becoming weaker with age. Beautiful and valuable dragon pearls are contained within their gizzards. [DS, ISWU, SW, TJP]
• Kreet'ah: A Black Sun Vigo, he inherited his position from his mother. Kreet'ah was a Kian'thar, a species with the ability to sense the emotions and intentions of others. Using a vast network of spies to infiltrate the megacorporations that served the Empire, Kreet'ah provided much vital information to Prine Xizor about such companies as the SoroSuub Corporation, Sienar Fleet Systems, and Dynaimc Automata. Stern and businesslike, Kreet'ah's place in Black Sun was assured; and his daughter was in line to inherit his title. [SESB, SOTE]
• Kre'fey, General Laryn: A Bothan general and a celebrated military leader, he led the raid on Borleias that was actually a trap that almost destroyed Rogue Squadron. [RS]
• Kre'fey, Karka: Grandson of Bothan General Laryn Kre'fey, he attempted to goad Gavin Darklighter into a duel. Darklighter refused. [KT]
• Krenher sector: Home to a New Republic station. Twelve years after the Battle of Endor, the Marauder was order to abandon its search for the Teljkon vagabond and report to the station's commodore. [SOL]
• Krenn, Josala: An Obroan Institute archaeologist, she was buried in an avalanche while searching the planet Maltha Obex for clues to the origin of the Qella civilization. [SOL]
• Kressh, Ludo: A powerful Sith Lord, he competed with Naga Sadow for the position of Dark Lord of the Sith after the death of the previous Dark Lord, Marka Ragnos, some 5,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. He died during a battle for leadership of the Sith after Sadow's failed invasion attempt. [FSE, GAS]
• Kritkeen, General Sinick: A tyrannical COMPNOR officer on the planet Aruza, he was assassinated by the bounty hunter Dengar on a contract from the Aruzan people. [TBH]
• kroyie: A species of bird native to the Wookiee planet Kashyyyk. They are hunted for food by the Wookiees. These huge birds inhabit the upper branches of the planet's giant trees. [HE, HESB]
• "Kruza.": "Cruiser" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Krytos: A virus developed by Imperial General Evir Derricote at the request of Ysanne Isard, director of Imperial Intelligence. It was the central element in a plot to bankrupts the New Republic. The virus could be cured by bacta, and it was deadly to alien species but would not harm humans. [KT]
• KT-10: An R2 unit with a female personality program, she and R2-D2 became friendly while both were in the Great Heap's droid harem during the early days of the Empire. [TGH]
• KT-18 (Kate): A pearl-colored housekeeping mechanical with a female personality program. Luke Skywalker purchased KT-18 from Tatooine Jawas as a gift for Han Solo. [ZHR]
• Ktriss: A pet of Great Bogga the Hutt, this dark-side hssiss emanated a sinister force that paralyzed the minds of its victims. [TOJ]
• Kuar: This planet is located near the Empress Teta system. Its ruined underground cities were used as a base by Mandalore and his warrior clans some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [TSW]
• Kuari Princess: A Mon Calamari luxury space liner famous for its staterooms, bazaar deck, and recreational slafcourses. The droid 4-LOM started his career as a thief on this vessel. [RM, TBH]
• Kuat: A star system in the Kuat sector, it is the site of the massive Kuat Drive Yards starship construction facility. It had been one of the Empire's primary producers of warships, including the Imperial-class Star Destroyer. [BW, ISWU, PSG, RS, SWSB, WG]
• Ku'Bakai system: A system named for its blue giant star, it contains the planet Kubindi, homeworld of the Kubaz. [MTS]
• Kubaz: A humanoid species from the planet Kubindi whose members average 1.8 meters in height and have short, prehensile trunks instead of noses. They have rough-textured, green-black skin and large, sensitive eyes. On many worlds, Kubaz are required to wear special goggles to protect their eyes from harsh light. They are a cultured species who place a high value on tradition, art, and music. [CPL, GG1, GG4, MTS]
• Kubindi: The fifth planet in the Ku'Bakai system, it is the homeworld of the Kubaz species. [CPL, GG4, MTS]
• Kueller: Once called Dolph, this extremely-talented student of Luke Skywalker's eventually left the Jedi academy and turned to the dark side. He wore a Hendanyn death mask to hide his boyish features. Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo confronted Kueller on the planet Almania. When Han Solo curtailed Kueller's powers with several ysalamiri, Leia killed the darksider with a blaster shot to the head. [NR]
• Kun, Exar: A Dark Lord of the Sith, he was responsible for the deaths of millions 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. Jedi Knights killed him in the bloody Sith War, but not before he drained the life force from every Massassi on Yavin 4. This act kept his spirit alive, though it remained trapped in the Yavin temples until the time of Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy. Kun tempted Skywalker's students and seduced Kyp Durron into helping him, but Skywalker and his other students prevailed and destroyed Kun's spirit. [COF, DA, DLS, SWCG, TSW]
• "Kuna kee wabdah noleeya.": "I'd like to check in" in Huttese. [GPB]
• "Kuna kee wabdah nenoleeya.": "I'd like to check out" in Huttese. [GPB]
• Kurp, Kosh: A bomb expert. Jabba the Hutt gave him Gaar Suppoon's holdings after Suppoon's death. [JAB]
• Kurtzen: A soft-spoken, peaceful species that make up about 5 percent of Bakura's population. They appear as white-skinned humanoids with corrugated leathery scalps instead of hair. [TAB, TBSB]
• Kwenn Space Station: See, Space Station Kwenn.
• Kwerve, Bidlo: A scar-faced Corellian with white-streaked black hair, he was Bib Fortuna's rival for the post of Jabba the Hutt's majordomo. Bidlo helped Fortuna acquire Jabba's rancor and was then "honored" by being the first person fed to Jabba's new pet. [SWSB, TJP]
• Kybacca: The senior Wookiee New Republic senator, she opposed allowing former Imperials to serve in the senate. [NR]
• kyber crystal: A rare gem found on planets scattered across the galaxy. Each crystal is colorless and attuned to the Force. As soon as a kyber crystal connects with a Jedi, it glows blue, green, or, rarely, another shade. Kyber crystals form the heart of Jedi lightsabers—and also Death Star superlasers. TECHNOLOGY WEAPONS [R1]
• kybuck: A riding beast from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. During the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Yoda received one as a gift for healing an ailing Wookiee princess on Kashyyyk. The Jedi Master formed a bond of friendship with the swift herbivore. When General Grievous attacks Coruscant during the Clone Wars, Yoda sometimes rides the kybuck during skirmishes but keeps the creature away from any danger. [CW1, CW2]

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