Planets - B (pt. 4)
Source List & Abbreviations
Botor Enclave
A group of worlds, including the frozen planet Kerensik, that formed
their own protective federation during the turmoil and constant warfare
in the six years following the Battle of Endor. [DESB]
Bovo Yagen
Bovo Yagen was the third star targeted for destruction during the
starbuster crisis, fourteen years after the Battle of Endor. One source
claims the system contains one planet with a population of eight
million, while another source lists the system's population as twelve
million, spread across two planets and numerous asteroids and space
stations. The star was saved at the last instant when Centerpoint
Station (the starbuster weapon) was disabled by a planetary repulsor
beam. [AAS, SAC]
Bpfassh
A double planet with a complicated system of moons in the Bpfassh
system, located near Praesitlyn and Sluis Van in the Sluis sector.
During the Clone Wars some Bpfasshi Dark Jedi created trouble throughout
the sector, and a Jedi task force (including Jorus C'baoth) was formed
to oppose them. One Dark Jedi made it as far as Dagobah before his
death. Because of the insurrection, most Bpfasshi today dislike all
Jedi. Bpfassh was also the target of a hit-and-fade attack by Grand
Admiral Thrawn and the site of an attempted abduction of Leia Organa
Solo. During their search for Delta Source, Leia and Winter analyzed an
intelligence report from the Bpfassh system suggesting the Star
Destroyer Chimaera was at Anchoron. [HTTE, TLC]
Bradden
(see Dom-Bradden)
Brak sector
The Brak sector contains the planet Bacrana. [SWAJ]
Brentaal
Located in the Bormea sector of the Core Worlds, Brentaal sits at the
strategic intersection of the Perlemian Trade Route and the Hydian Way.
Brentaal is a dry planet whose eight continents are separated by small
salty oceans. Most available land on the wealthy world is covered with
starports, industrial facilities, and thriving trade markets. The planet
once endured high levels of pollution, though this has been largely
alleviated in recent years. Life on Brentaal revolves around commerce,
and the planet is efficiently run by the Brentaal Houses-- noble
families who control various guilds and aspects of commerce and trade.
Representatives from the Houses meet daily in the capital city's Trade
Hall to plan economic policy. Most of Brentaal's 65 billion citizens are
involved in some manner with the trade and shipping business, and many
megacorporations are based on the planet. The Houses are overseen by the
wealthy Imperial Governor Jerrod Maclain.
For thousands of years Brentaal was the major rendezvous point for those
heading to and returning from the Colonies region, and its markets were
naturally the first to receive exotic goods from these expeditions. Over
6000 years ago, during the Old Republic's early Manderon Period, a set
of antique pistols later owned by the jatz musician Fitz Roi were
created on Brentaal. 3000 years ago, the legendary pioneer woman Freia
Kallea helped explore Brentaal space and single-handedly blazed the
Hydian Way. The smuggler Platt Okeefe, a native of Brentaal, spent a
great deal of time in the Brentaal spaceport as a child. [SWAJ]
Briggia
A blue planet, Briggia was the former location of an Alliance base. It
was the first target of the Empire's Operation Strike Fear, prior to the
Battle of Yavin, and was immediately evacuated by Alliance personnel.
[FP]
Brigia
Located in the remote Tion Hegemony, Brigia is a backwater planet
inhabited by tall, purple-skinned humanoids. All ships landing on Brigia
must undergo phase-one decontamination procedures. The Brigian
government, the New Regime, has established a planet-wide monetary
system and made it illegal for citizens to hold off-world currency. It
also made a large purchase of secondhand military equipment, including
an outdated Marauder-class pocket-cruiser. The University of Rudrig
agreed to help establish a college on Brigia despite opposition from the
New Regime and its Inner Council. University representatives hired Han
Solo to deliver the necessary teaching supplies, and the Brigian
government attempted to intervene. [HSLL]
Brochiib
One of the Trianii colony worlds within the disputed border of the
Corporate Sector. The Trianii Rangers Atuarre and Keeheen stopped a
group of thionarx dealers on Brochiib. [CSSB]
Broest system
Located in the Core Worlds, the Broest system contains one of the
eighteen farming planets administered by the Salliche Ag Corporation.
After the Battle of Endor, workers in the Yulant, Ruan, and Broest
systems revolted against the Imperially-controlled Salliche Ag by
burning fields and destroying hydroponics facilities. [SWAJ]
Bruanii sector
The Bruanii sector, near the Tungra and Javin sectors, was home to a
Mugaari space depot. The Calamari cruiser Lulsla, stationed at this
depot, was the launch point for Alliance strikes into the Javin sector
on Imperial space platform D-34, following the Battle of Hoth. The
Lulsla was completely destroyed by the Empire in a retaliatory strike.
[TSC]
Bryexx
The famous chef Porcellus once worked for the Imperial official Yndis
Mylore, governor of Bryexx and Moff of the Varvenna sector. During his
tenure Porcellus served meals for the Emperor himself, but he was made a
slave to Jabba the Hutt approximately one year prior to the Battle of
Yavin. [TFJP]
Bryx
The planet Bryx, led by Governor Carigan, was conquered by the Empire in
the days before the rise of the Rebel Alliance. Carigan defended his
world with hundreds of ground-based guns and submersible fighter
carriers, and Imperial forces triumphed only after a long and bloody
battle in which thousands of troops were killed. Carigan's effective
planetary defensive tactics have since been termed the "Carigan
Defense." [SWAJ]
Byblos
Byblos, in the Colonies region, is an urban world with an extremely
massive population. Most of the planet's 164 billion inhabitants live in
hundreds of huge city towers, architectural wonders which can run up to
5000 levels tall. The base of the towers are industrial levels, and most
structures flare out as they rise, creating a hollow interior capped by
a clear transparisteel dome which acts as a central lighting well. Each
tower has a specific purpose-- there are corporate, residential,
starport, and Imperial garrison towers. One tower is completely taken up
by the prestigious University of Byblos, and tubeways connect the
various towers to one another. Byblos is a major manufacturing center
for high technology and military equipment, though the planet must
import most foodstuffs. The world is ruled by an Imperial governor.
[SWAJ]
Byss
Byss, the homeworld of the one-eyed Abyssin, travels in an unusual
figure-eight orbit between the binary stars of Byss and Abyss. Byss is a
hot, arid planet, and temperatures reach their highest when the planet
is orbiting directly between both stars, a time known as "the Burning."
Most plant life on Byss utilize extensive taproots to extract
underground water, while animals rely on scattered oases and their own
water- storing capabilities. The nomadic, violent Abyssin lead primitive
lives, engaging in tribal wars and tending to their flocks of cowlike
gaunts. Byss is largely ignored in galactic trade, its one substantial
export being the Abyssin themselves as slaves. [GG4]
Byss
Formerly located in the heart of the Deep Galactic Core, the
now-destroyed planet Byss was Emperor Palpatine's private world and the
center of his reborn Empire six years after the Battle of Endor. The
secret planet was accessible only through certain encoded routes, due to
the near-impossibility of navigating through the dense mass of stars
found in the Deep Core. Byss and its five moons were in a binary system
and orbited both a blue star and blue dwarf star. Tectonically stable,
with almost no axial tilt, it was an extremely pleasant world of
plateaus and canyons seldom bothered by storms, earthquakes, or other
violent phenomena. Microscopic life in the many lakes and rivers was
nourished by the blue-green sunlight. The planet's flora was dominated
by lichens and ferns, while its fauna was primarily nocturnal and mostly
harmless. While Byss had no native intelligent species, the planet
contained several ruins dating from before the Expansion Era.
Years ago, Emperor Palpatine chose the world as his private retreat, and
Imperial architects and engineers were commissioned to build him an
opulent palace. Several million humans per month, lured by the rumors of
a paradise planet, were allowed to emigrate to Byss-- where the Emperor
and his Dark Side Adepts began feeding off their life energies. The
planet's population reached almost 20 billion, and all outgoing
communications were censored by security agents. Byss was well-guarded
against attack with powerful planetary shields, hunter-killer probots,
and the Imperial Hyperspace Security Net, and contained orbital drydocks
for the massive World Devastators and the more recent Galaxy Gun. The
Imperial control sector covered most of one continent, and Palpatine's
kilometers-high Imperial Citadel could be found at its center. The vast
Citadel contained gardens, museums, the Emperor's Clone Labs, barracks
for Imperial troopers, and a fully-equipped dungeon; it was guarded by
advanced turbolasers and dangerous monsters called "Chrysalides" or
Chrysalis Beasts. Certain freight haulers were specially licensed to
ship to the protected Deep Core, where they delivered their cargoes to
the heavily-defended Imperial Freight Complex. The Freight Complex, on
the outskirts of the Emperor's ruling city, was three kilometers wide,
nearly 168 kilometers high, and was tethered to an orbital satellite for
added stability. It contained a popular spacers' hangout known as the
Byss Bistro.
Following the Battle of Endor, Grand Vizier Sate Pestage was impeached
and stripped of authority by those who feared he might claim the title
of Emperor for himself. Pestage retreated to Byss, where he prepared for
Palpatine's expected return. The Emperor did indeed manage to survive
his "death" at Endor, and his spirit returned to Byss to inhabit a new
clone body. Weakened by the difficult journey, Palpatine convalesced on
Byss for years before finally taking his revenge against the New
Republic six years after the Battle of Endor. During this period, Luke
Skywalker attempted to learn the secrets of the Dark Side as the
Emperor's apprentice after a Mandalorian prison ship delivered him to
Byss. Later that year, Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles led an unsucc
essful attack on the Imperial Citadel using a cargo of hijacked Viper
Automadon battle droids. Soon after, in a battle near Onderon, Han Solo
and a team of commandos hijacked the Emperor's flagship Eclipse II and
brought it through hyperspace to Byss. R2-D2 steered the Eclipse II on a
collision course with the Galaxy Gun, which accidentally fired a
planet-destroying missile into Byss' core, utterly destroying the
Emperor's throneworld. [DE, DE2, DESB, EE]
Located in the Expansion Region, the Boeus sector was formerly Imperial
territory under the command of Imperial Governor Darvon Jewett. Jewett
made overtures to the New Republic after Imperial forces withdrew from
his sector soon after the Battle of Endor, and managed to keep trade and
communications flowing throughout his region. [SWAJ]