Planets - C
Source List & Abbreviations
Cadezia
A prosperous technology and commerce center located in the Trulalis
system. [SWAJ]
Cal
The yellow star orbited by Tibrin, homeworld of the Ishi Tib. [GG4]
Cal-Seti
A planet home to the docking port known as Ramsees Hed. Following the
Battle of Yavin, Alliance agent Kyle Katarn placed a tracking device on
a smuggling ship at Ramsees Hed, which led Katarn to an Imperial
robotics facility on Anteevy. [DF]
Calamari
Calamari (sometimes called Mons Calamari) is a tectonically stable world
almost entirely covered with water, and is home to both the peaceful Mon
Calamari and the cautious Quarren-- over 27 billion inhabitants in all.
The surface of the planet is covered with small marshy islands and
enormous floating cities that house both species, with the Quarren
inhabiting the lowest, darkest levels. These attractive constructions
include Reef Home, Coral Depths, Kee-Piru, Coral City, Heurkea, and
Foamwander City. The architecture and design of the Mon Calamari have
organic appearances, with rounded edges and irregular surfaces that show
their love for the natural beauty of their world. Raw ores used in
construction are mined by the Quarren (who can breathe both air and wat
er) from domed cities on the ocean floor. A permanent history of every
event on Calamari is maintained by a community of meter-long, bivalve
mollusks, who are extremely intelligent and will communicate their
knowledge with those who ask. The Calamarian seas are also home to the
dangerous predators known as krakanas-- sharklike animals with twin
pincer tentacles. The rare ultima-pearl can be found in Calamari's
seabeds.
The Mon Calamari had already constructed enormous starships and begun
traveling space when their planet was discovered by the Empire. The
Imperials planned to enslave Calamari and, after meeting with resistance
from its natives, destroyed three of its floating cities. A Quarren,
Seggor Tels, is believed to have deliberately lowered Calamari's
defenses to allow the Empire's attack; this has heightened tensions
between the Mon Calamari and the Quarren ever since. After the Empire
showed its true colors, Calamarian starships were converted into
warships and the shipbuilding docks in orbit around Calamari and its
single moon became an important resource for the Alliance. Many
Calamarians were taken as slaves by the Empire including the famous
Ackbar, who was forced to be the personal servant of Grand Moff Tarkin.
Ackbar was later rescued from slavery by an Alliance force and named
Admiral of the Rebel fleet. Six years after the Battle of Endor, the
reborn Emperor used his World Devastators to attack Calamari's southern
territorial zone, destroying most of the cities Kee-Piru and Heurkea.
The port city of Hikahi was also damaged, harming the planet's
starship-building capability. One year after that, Leia Organa Solo
visited Admiral Ackbar at his home in the seatree forest in an attempt
to bring him out of his self-imposed exile. A subsequent attack by
Admiral Daala's Star Destroyers resulted in the destruction of Reef Home
City. In ancient times Calamari was home to a now-extinct, ten-legged
crustacean known as the mammoth krabbex. [DE, GG4, SWS, DA, AAS, DESB,
DS, FP, TFJP, YJK]
Calus
A planet located in the system of the same name. The region of space
known as Keller's Void acts as a shortcut between the Calus and Wroona
systems. [SWAJ]
Caprioril
A tranquil world in the galactic core, Caprioril was the site of the
infamous assassin droid tragedy in which a droid slaughtered 20,000
people (including famous racer Ignar Ominaz) at a swoop arena in order
to assassinate Governor Amel Bakli. Mara Jade briefly worked under the
name Marellis as a come-up flector for a Caprioril swoop gang following
the death of the Emperor. Caprioril was named a sector capital by the
New Republic, and was besieged by Imperial forces during the Emperor's
reappearance six years after the Battle of Endor. Around this time,
Alliance historian Arhul Hextrophon survived an assassination attempt
while visiting the planet and traveled to Chandrila to recuperate. [DFR,
SWS, DESB, SWAJ]
Capza
Located within the Velcar Free Commerce Zone in the Pentastar Alignment,
Capza is a lush tropical world ringed with high escarpments. It is also
the luxurious home of Commerce Master Commissioner Gregor Raquoran, who
uses the planet's natives as his personal servants. [SWAJ]
Cardooine
Home of the fragrant Fijisi wood. Sections of the President's Guests
floor in the Imperial Palace on Coruscant are done in Fijisi wood from
Cardooine. [TLC]
Cardua system
The Cardua system borders the Xorth system and contains many asteroid
belts. The rich ore in these asteroids is mined by the system's
settlers, in the service of the Empire. [TSC]
Carida
One of several planets in the Carida system, Carida was once a large,
high-gravity world with a wide variety of terrain. The native Caridans
were humanoid aliens with thin limbs and heavy barrel chests. Carida was
the location of the most important Imperial military training center,
which contained a main citadel building surrounded by a towering wall.
The planet's varied surface consisted of rocky mountains, frozen ice
fields and arctic wastes, jungles filled with carnivorous plants, and
arid deserts (including the Forgofshar Desert) that were home to
poisonous, multilegged reptiles. Stormtrooper candidates underwent harsh
training in these environments to prepare themselves for action on a
variety of worlds. Caridan combat arachnids were crimson, twelve-legged
creatures covered with spines, that communicated on a hypersonic level.
They were bred for their fighting abilities as well as their valuable,
diamond-hard chitinous exoskeletons.
Admiral Daala attended the Caridan academy before her appointment to
Tarkin's staff. After the annihilation of Alderaan, several of the Death
Star's designers were transferred from the battle station to Carida.
Ambassador Furgan was the Caridan representative to the New Republic and
oversaw the development of the MT-AT "spider walker," and Admiral
Ackbar's aide Terpfen underwent torture and reconditioning on the planet
in the hopes that he would serve as an Imperial puppet. Carida was
utterly destroyed when Kyp Durron caused its star to go nova through the
use of the Sun Crusher. [JS, DA, COTF, COTJ, TFTC, TFJP]
Carto Asteroid Belt
The Carto Asteroid Belt is located close to several hyperspace trade
lanes. The notorious Drek Drednar and his pirate crew often tow large
asteroids from the belt and place them in the trade lanes, where the
rocks create a gravity shadow and often force unsuspecting ships from
hyperspace. [SWAJ]
Cathar
The homeworld of a feline alien species. The Jedi knights Sylvar and
Crado, who trained under Vodo-Siosk Baas four thousand years ago, were
natives of Cathar. Two other Cathar were members of a big-game hunting
expedition to Hoth, eight years after the Battle of Endor. [DLOS, DS]
Cattamascar
The site of an early engagement for the Ssi-ruuvi fleet, where they
experienced an emergency reorient. [TAB]
Cauldron Nebula
A huge, rainbow-colored nebula composed of hydrogen, oxygen, and neon
clouds from seven closely- orbiting blue supergiant stars. The closest
habitable world to the nebula is Eol Sha, where colonists mounted an
unsuccessful attempt to mine the nebula's gasses. The gas clouds and
electromagnetic radiation in the nebula made it an ideal hiding place
for Admiral Daala's Star Destroyers, until Kyp Durron caused all seven
stars to go nova through his use of the Sun Crusher. Brakiss, leader of
the Shadow Academy, had a picture of the seven Cauldron Nebula novas in
his private office. [DA, YJK]
Cavrilhu?
The Cavrilhu pirate gang may hail from a planet called Cavrilhu, though
they have been reported using Amorris as a base. [DFR]
Cedre system
A lifeless system with a blue star, located about three light years from
Dathomir. [COPL]
Celanon
Celanon, in the system of the same name in the Outer Rim, is said to
have a "multicolored skyline" due to its numerous holographic
advertising boards. Celanon's two main industries are agriculture and
the commerce that flows into Celanon City. The planet's spaceport is
well-defended and very busy. The Celanon system is also home to the
mammoth consortium known as Pravaat, which manufactures and sells
uniforms to interested parties. Prior to the Battle of Yavin, an
explosive device was loaded onto an Imperial freighter at Celanon. The
device was later stolen by the Alliance and used to demolish the Star
Destroyer Invincible. [COTJ, CSSB, FP]
Celdaru
Imperial General Sulamar, who worked with Durga the Hutt on the
Darksaber project, was known to boast of his commanding role as the
Scourge of Celdaru. [DS]
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