Planets - A (pt. 2)
Source List & Abbreviations
Andooweel
Several youths from Andooweel, in trouble on their homeworld for theft
and illegal speeder bike racing, enlisted in the Imperial Army and were
trained on Sirpar. [SWAJ]
Andron system
The Andron system contains the planet Aralia, the home planet of the
semi-intelligent aliens called Ranats. [GG4]
Annaj
The site at which the Imperial fleet regrouped following their defeat at
Endor. [TAB]
Anoat system
Located in the backwater Ison Corridor. The Anoat system contains the
planets Anoat, Gentes (the homeworld of the pig-like Ugnaughts), and the
colony world of Deyer. Animal life on Anoat includes the Anoat
lizard-ant, who can be found in great numbers during the creatures'
mating season. Moff Rebus, a weapons specialist working for the Empire,
had a hidden stronghold located under the sewage system of Anoat City.
Rebus was captured by Alliance agent Kyle Katarn following the Battle of
Yavin. After their escape from the Battle of Hoth, Han Solo and Princess
Leia found themselves in the Anoat system and made the decision to visit
Bespin's Cloud City. [ESB, MTS, JS, DA, GG2, DF]
Anoth
A multiple planet orbiting a small white sun, Anoth consists of three
parts and will likely break itself into dust in a few hundred years.
Anoth is unrecorded on any chart and was chosen by Luke Skywalker and
Admiral Ackbar as the primary hiding place for Leia Organa Solo's Jedi
children, although Jacen and Jaina Solo stayed on New Alderaan during
the Emperor's reappearance. The two largest components of Anoth are
close enough to scrape together, causing powerful static discharges
between them and bathing the third fragment in sensor-masking electrical
storms. The third piece orbits a safe distance from the other two and
holds a breathable atmosphere in its valleys in spite of its relatively
low gravity. The stronghold where Winter cared for the Jedi children u
ntil they reached the age of two was located on the third fragment, at
the opening to a network of caves within Anoth's rocky spires and peaks.
An Imperial attack with MT-AT walkers led by Ambassador Furgan was
launched against the Anoth stronghold in an unsuccessful attempt to
kidnap Anakin Solo. [JS, DA, COTF]
Antar 4
Located in the Prindaar system, Antar 4 is the fourth of six moons
orbiting the gas giant Antar and home to the alien species known as the
Gotal. Antar 4 has an unusual rotational pattern, which makes seasonal
climate changes very pronounced. In addition, the moon's orbital pattern
around the gas giant creates constantly-changing day/night cycles. Due
to this, animal species on Antar 4 have developed organs and senses to
help compensate for any absence of light, such as the Gotals'
energy-sensing head cones. These cones aid the Gotal in sensing the
moods of others, and in hunting the native herds of quivry. Large head
cones are considered an attractive feature by other Gotal, and those
with small cones sometimes use artificial substitutes to help improve
their appearances. Antar 4 has no form of government, but nevertheless
trades and interacts effectively with the rest of galactic society. The
notorious bounty hunter Glott comes from Antar 4, and uses his head
cones to predict what his enemies will do a split second before they can
do it. [GG4, TFTC, ROC]
Anteevy
A remote, lifeless, ice-covered world with at least one moon. The Empire
constructed a robotics facility on Anteevy where the alloy Phrik was
refined and treated for use in armoring the Dark Troopers. Following the
Battle of Yavin, Alliance agent Kyle Katarn disabled this facility with
several sequencer charges. [DF]
Antipose IX
A pilot droid that Lando Calrissian rented to take him from the Oseon to
Rafa IV once held a job on the pleasure yacht Arleen, which departed
from Antipose IX. [LCMH]
Antipose XII
While on a mission in the Oseon, Lando Calrissian used the password
"dubesor"-- a native insult on Antipose XII. [LCFW]
Aparo sector
The Aparo sector, together with the Wyl sector, forms the inner border
of the Corporate Sector. It is ruled by Moff Wyrrhem. [CSSB]
Aquaris
A water world which, according to charts, has no land masses at all.
Aquaris is home to Silver Fyre's organization of former pirates and
mercenaries, who call themselves Freeholders. The Freeholders inhabit an
expansive underwater base accessible through a retractable surface
landing platform, and pilot submersible aqua-skimmers when hunting the
planet's local marine life. Among the many dangerous aquatic creatures
in Aquaris' oceans is the enormous demonsquid.
During Han Solo and Chewbacca's early adventuring, they had a valuable
cargo of spice stolen from them by Fyre's pirates. Following the Battle
of Yavin, Fyre and her Freeholders joined the Alliance during a
conference with Princess Leia on Kabal. The Princess and her companions
visited Aquaris after leaving Kabal, and were betrayed by Kraaken,
Fyre's deputy commander. [CSW]
Arabanth
A planet in the Hapes cluster. Arabanth sent an old woman who offered a
"thought puzzle" on accepting life and death as part of a series of
gifts from Hapes to the New Republic. [COPL]
Aralia
Aralia, a small, tropical world in the Andron system, is home to both
the planetary amusement park Project Aralia and the troublesome,
semi-intelligent Ranats. The Ranats (who call themselves Con Queecon or
"the conquerors") evolved on the planet Rydar II, but came to Aralia
when the spice-smuggling ship on which they had stowed away crashed in
Aralia's jungles. Ranats live in tribes numbering around one hundred
individuals, and inhabit maze-like underground warrens. The Ranat
population has expanded greatly since the crash, and they now inhabit
most areas of Aralia including its grassy steppes and mountains. The
fierce appetites of the Ranats have led to a decline in most of Aralia's
fauna including the pig-like roba. After Project Aralia's construction
was interfered with by the Ranats, the builders attempted to organize an
extermination of the species. This led to an Imperial ruling that Ranats
can be killed in self-defense, and they may not be armed under any
circumstances. Some Ranats were drug- and mind-controlled by Emperor
Palpatine and Darth Vader to serve as enclosure guards. [GG4, COTJ]
Arapia
The smuggler Toob Ancher traveled to Arapia to collect a debt owed by
Saylor Marjan to the crimelord Saadoon-Kauldi. [SWAJ]
Arcura
The smuggler Reina Gale and her companion Rollos ran a disastrous deal
on Arcura, where an entire battalion of Imperial walkers arrived to stop
them. [SWAJ]
Ardos
The white dwarf star orbited by Varl, the original homeworld of the
Hutts. According to Hutt legend, Ardos was once a double star with Evona
until Evona was drawn into a black hole. [GG4]
Argazda
Argazda is located in the Kanz sector. Four thousand years ago, Myrial,
provisional governor of Argazda, revolted against the Old Republic and
declared the Kanz sector independent. Myrial began to enslave the other
worlds of the sector, including Lorrd, and the preoccupied Republic did
nothing to help. This period lasted three hundred years until ended by
the Jedi Knights and is known as the Kanz Disorders. [CSSB]
Argoon
Equipment for a new space station, to be built in the Pakuuni system,
was awaiting pickup at an abandoned cargo area near Argoon. The
Victory-class Star Destroyer Stalwart, under the command of Vice Admiral
Thrawn, arrived to load the material and was attacked by Rebel
starfighters sometime after the Battle of Hoth. [TSC]
Aridus
A backwater desert world home to the short, lizardlike aliens called
Chubbits, who cross the planet's sandy terrain in "wind-runners"--
wheeled vehicles with large sails. Animal life on Aridus includes large
lizard creatures, which can be tamed and used as mounts. The natural
interference of Aridus' atmosphere makes all long-range communications
impossible, and the Empire (after taking control of the planet) built an
immense Iron Tower to overcome this interference. The completely
automated tower acted both as a signal amplifier and power transformer,
allowing unrestricted communications and supplying the energy needed to
run Imperial hover trains. Hazardous lava pits were located in the
mining region immediately surrounding the Iron Tower. Unfortunately, the
powerful signals emanating from the tower had a harmful effect on the
local Chubbits, crippling their nervous systems and eventually killing
many.
The Chubbits resisted the Imperial takeover of their homeworld, and were
supplied with weapons for their fight by the Alliance. Following the
Battle of Yavin, Darth Vader set a trap for Luke Skywalker by making it
appear that Ben Kenobi had returned from the dead and was working with
the resistance on Aridus. The false Kenobi was actually a trained actor,
altered by Imperial surgeons to resemble the dead Jedi. Skywalker
managed to escape the trap, which also resulted in the partial
destruction of the Iron Tower. [CSW]