Planets - E
Source List & Abbreviations
Echnos
Echnos (also called Tinn VI-D) is one of six moons orbiting the gas
giant Tinn VI, located in the Tinn system at the border to the Outer
Rim. The barren, rocky moon's atmosphere is not breathable for any
length of time, and during half of its year Echnos passes through Tinn
VI's dangerous magnetic field-- most lifeforms cannot survive the field
unprotected for more than twenty minutes. The field can also violently
force ships from hyperspace, leaving them stranded in the Tinn system
unless they can make repairs on Echnos. Echnos' inhabitants live in an
enormous city-dome, forty kilometers in diameter and nearly 2000 stories
high. The city's giant dome, made of blue transparisteel, shields the
inhabitants from the gas giant's magnetic field and seals in a breath
able atmosphere. Ships enter through eight airlock entry ports on top of
the dome, and land on pads built on the peaks of the tallest buildings.
The overpopulated city was built level upon level, and Level 75 is the
last one open to the dome's blue "sky." The crowded, high-technology
metropolis is a haven for smugglers and mercenaries, and has no form of
organized government. People often come to Echnos to obtain high
technology from the city's thriving black market. Attractions within the
domed city include its many casinos and the weekly BlastBoat 2000
demolition derby, held in the Echnos Exhibition Dome.
Echnos was first settled during the Old Republc. When scouts had their
ships burned out by Tinn VI's magnetic field, the stranded crews had no
choice but to colonize the nearby moon. More ships were trapped over the
years from hyperspace routes near the system, but Echnos' original
colonists could now make the necessary repairs. Echnos recorded almost
10,000 visits during the colony's first fifteen years, and eventually
became a standard refueling and repair stop for those heading to the
Outer Rim. While the moon has lost some of its importance over the
years, it is still the only place in the system where any ships damaged
by Tinn VI's magnetic field can make repairs. The compound called
Polydex-9, sold in Echnos markets at a high price, is the only substance
that repair the stripped magnetic bottle on these ships. [SWAJ]
Ediorung
Animal life on Ediorung includes the icefish. Porcellus, chef to Jabba
the Hutt, once considered serving a meal of poached Ediorung icefish on
a bed of Ramorean capanata. [TFJP]
Edonaaris
The pleasure ship Malka'an Eternal, abandoned after a mishap, crashed on
the rainy, muddy world of Edonaaris. The ship's droid SCr-114 managed to
survive the crash and killed the members of a salvage team inspecting
the wreck. Stealing their transport, the droid later became a notorious
Outer Rim smuggler. [SWAJ]
Ekibo
One of the Trianii colony worlds within the disputed border of the
Corporate Sector. The Trianii Rangers Atuarre and Keeheen stopped a
herdbeast rustling ring on Ekibo. [CSSB]
Eldrood
Located in the Colonies Region, Eldrood contains the city of Eldrooden,
where planetary security forces caught JAN terrorist leader Earnst
Kamiel sometime after the Battle of Yavin. [SWAJ]
Elin Roe system
Captain Hallyn Phlynne, of the Imperial customs ship Interceptor, spot
checks ships passing through the Elin Roe system for customs violations.
[SWAJ]
Elom
Galactic News Network reporter Kella Rand's first offworld assignment
was covering a mining revolt on the cold world of Elom. Five years after
the Battle of Endor, a New Republic task force crewed by Elomin were
completely wiped out by Grand Admiral Thrawn near the Obroa-skai system,
since Thrawn understood the Elomin's psychological inability to defend
against a Marg Sabl closure maneuver. [HTTE, SWAJ]
Elrood
Elrood, located in the sector of the same name, is the site of a
commercial colony that contains prefabricated room units from the
factories of Sullust. The Dark Jedi Durrei, who joined with a Imperial
faction in the Corva sector after the Battle of Endor, was a native of
Elrood. [COTJ, SWAJ]
Elrood sector
The Elrood sector, presumably some distance from the Outer Rim, contains
the planets Elrood, Lanthrym, Tro'Har, and Coyn. The smuggler Saylor
Marjan ran spice through the sector to help pay off a debt owed to the
crimelord Saadoon-Kauldi. [SWAJ]
Empress Teta system
(see Teta system)
Enarc Run
The Enarc Run is linked to the Harrin Trade Corridor via the
recently-discovered Kira Run. [SWAJ]
Endor
Located in the Moddell sector and the remote Endor system, Endor is a
silvery gas giant orbited by nine moons. Its largest moon is the size of
a small planet, and is variously known as the Forest Moon, the Sanctuary
Moon, or often simply as Endor. The Endor system is very difficult to
reach, since the uncharted territory and massive gravitational shadow of
the gas giant require several complicated hyperspace jumps. Therefore,
over the years many star travelers have crashed and become stranded on
the habitable Forest Moon of Endor. Endor is a temperate moon of
forests, savannas, and mountains, with a relatively light gravity. The
world's low axial tilt and the regular orbit of its gas giant primary
helps ensure a comfortable climate suitable for its many native
lifeforms, including the Endorian pony, the Endoran vethiraptor, boar-
wolves, glowing sprites called Wisties, fast mischievous teeks, winged
condor dragons, gunlabirds, predatory Yootaks, and stump-dwelling
tempters that lure prey with their camouflaged, articulated tongues. The
most common sentient species on Endor are the primitive, furry Ewoks,
who make their communal dwellings high in the trees. Called "lifetrees"
by the Ewoks, the trees can reach heights of 1000 meters and are
considered the spiritual guardians of the Ewok species. Music plays an
important role in Ewok culture, which is made up of a rigid clan system.
Ewoks are skilled engineers (among their inventions are gliders and
catapults), and each tribe has a shaman who interprets mystical signs. A
natural enemy of the Ewoks are the 30-meter high humanoid creatures
called Gorax, who search the trees for Ewok dwellings low enough to
grab. Gorax inhabit the rocky highlands of the barren Desert of Salma,
which lies beyond the Yawari Cliffs north of the dense forest. The
Desert is also marked by acid pools and dry lakes, and large rearing
spiders are known to live in the bottoms of the Gorax caves. West of the
forest are vast grassland plains known as the Dragon's Pelt, which are
dotted with jutting lava rocks. In the distance lies a range of
snow-capped mountains called the Dragon's Spine. Stilt-legged yuzzums
inhabit the savanna, hunting small rodents called ruggers. A colony of
off-planet alien marauders have built a stone castle on the Dragon's
Pelt, and use the two-legged, slow-witted blurrgs as beasts of burden
for their raids into the forest to attack Ewok villages.
Almost a century ago, the humanoid marauders crash-landed on Endor with
the Dathomirian Nightsister Charal. Following the orders of their leader
Terak, the long-lived aliens built a castle and searched for a power
source to repair their disabled starship. Much later, a starship
belonging to the Towani family crashed on the forest moon. A giant Gorax
captured both parents and imprisoned them in his mountain fortress in
the Desert of Salma. Mace and Cindel (the Towani children) managed to
rescue their parents from the Gorax with the help of Wicket the Ewok and
the other members of his tribe. Later, the marauders, led by Terak and
Charal, killed the entire Towani family except for Cindel. With the help
of the Ewoks and the stranded human Noa, the marauders were eventually
defeated and Cindel and Noa were able to leave the forest moon. Soon
after, the Empire selected Endor as the construction site for the second
Death Star, and established an Imperial base on the surface to generate
a protective shield for the orbiting battle station. A Rebel strike
force, including Han Solo and Leia Organa, was able to destroy the
shield generator with the help of Wicket's Ewok tribe. The Death Star
and much of the Imperial fleet were subsequently destroyed in what is
now known as the Battle of Endor. A cloud of Darkside energy (a residual
effect of the Emperor's first death) is now located in Endor's orbit at
the site of this destruction. Throm Loro, a leader of the resistance on
Cilpar, helped liberate an Imperial base on Endor, where he saved the
life of a Wookiee prisoner. [ROTJ, ROJN, DFR, JS, DA, SWS, COTJ, XW,
DESB, ETVM, ISWU]
Engira
An Imperial replenishment convoy was ambushed outside Engira, resulting
in the loss of three freighters and their cargoes of food and ammunition
worth over 18 million credits. [SWS]
Ennth
The colony located on Ennth was devastated by a natural disaster in the
years following the Battle of Endor. Zekk, later a friend of Jacen and
Jaina Solo, was orphaned in the disaster and escaped Ennth on a supply
ship. [YJK]
Entralla
Entralla, located in the system of the same name, lies within the Velcar
Free Commerce Zone in the Pentastar Alignment. The planet is a world of
shining spaceports whose large, single moon can often be seen in its
bright blue sky. Entralla has a proud and ancient history-- many
prominent religious sects had their origin on Entralla, and the planet
is home to several important monasteries. Within Entralla's Nexus City
starport is the famous historic district and a seedy industrial zone
known as the Overhang, where very little sunlight can penetrate the
dense buildings. Entrallans have a deep respect for their long history
of rich legends, and their pale moon features prominently in their
mythology. During the traditional Lunar Night festival (on the night
when Entralla's moon passes closest to the planet) the famous Parade of
Ghosts is staged in Nexus City's historic district. Many tourists come
to see the spectacle, which commemorates the deeds of mythical Entrallan
warriors. Entralla is also home to the Guild of Interstellar Merchants,
a large organization of commercial spacers who operate within the
Pentastar Alignment. The Guild sets schedules and fees between its
members and Guild-sponsored worlds.
After the Emperor's death at Endor, the inhabitants of Entralla staged a
civil uprising, intending to leave the Empire and join the Alliance. The
newly-formed Pentastar Alignment, however, immediately placed the
Entrallan Senate under house arrest and installed a puppet regime. New
Republic Colonel Andrephan Stormcaller tried to persuade the Republic
navy liberate Entralla, his home planet. When the Republic declined to
help, Stormcaller resigned his military position and formed the Red
Moons, an elite mercenary group that often fights the Pentastar
Alignment. The pirate Roark Slader was once a commander in the Entrallan
militia. [SWAJ]
Eol Sha
Eol Sha, a volcanic world, is circled by a large double moon which is in
decaying orbit and will likely collide with the planet in another
hundred years. The surface of the planet is covered with scalding
geysers and bubbling lava fissures, which were known to hold a dangerous
lava fireworm.
A mining operation was established on Eol Sha 100 years ago to extract
valuable gasses from the nearby Cauldron Nebula, but when the operation
failed the colonists were forgotten. The colonists lived on the planet
for generations, surviving on crustacean bugdillos and edible lichens,
until relocated to Dantooine by the New Republic. Gantoris, one of Luke
Skywalker's Jedi Academy students, was from Eol Sha. The planet was
possibly destroyed when all the suns in the adjacent Cauldron Nebula
went nova. [JS]
Er'Dox Kaan
A red giant star orbited by Laboi II, home of the Laboi. [GG4]
Eriadu
Eriadu, a polluted factory planet in the Seswenna sector, is a trading
and governmental hub in the Outer Rim. Eriadu was the capitol world of
Grand Moff Tarkin's territory, established as Tarkin's base of
operations when he was placed in charge of the Outer Rim Territories.
Tarkin ruled from the Governor's Palace on the planet's surface. During
a trip from Eriadu to the newly-completed Death Star at Despayre,
Tarkin's shuttle was attacked by a strike force of Alliance Y-wing
starfighters. Although the Grand Moff was rescued by the timely arrival
of a Star Destroyer, the Rebels managed to rescue Tarkin's Mon Calamari
servant Ackbar. The Imperial tech Deppo, who served on the Emperor's
World Devastators, was raised on Eriadu. When the head of House Elegin
departed to attend a meeting with Roganda Ismaren on Belsavis, he left
his family on Eriadu. One of the planet's exports is shellwork jewelry.
[COTJ, DESB, DSTC, DS]
Esseles
The planet Esseles is located in the Darpa sector of the Core Worlds
along the Perlemian Trade Route. For years, Esseles dominated all the
other planets within the Darpa sector, but the planet lost territory
during the pre-Clone Wars era, and still more with the rise of the
Empire. Esseles is a warm world covered with young mountain ranges, and
its 24 billion inhabitants live in the few scattered valleys and plains.
The Esselians are loyal to their homeworld, and prefer to meet their own
needs before those of the Empire; an active New Order party has been
trying to force Esseles more fully into the Imperial mold. Calamar, the
planet's capital city, is viewed as a center of high culture with its
many parks and museums. New Calamar is located on the planet's southern
continent (which is often called Calamar) and is home to Terril Naval
Base. Other cities include Alabar. Esseles' government is composed of
the elected representatives of the Hall and President Cambira Ralle, who
are all overseen by Imperial Governor Griff Takel. President Ralle, a
hero who led Esseles through the Clone Wars, is a member of the Forad
political party. After the Battle of Yavin, Ralle was challenged by both
the rival Cardean party and the pro-Empire Esselian New Order (ENO)
party, the leader of which asked Ralle to step down voluntarily in favor
of the ENO candidate. The planet is a center for high-tech research and
development, including hypernautics and advanced hyperdrive engines.
Prior to the Battle of Yavin, Esseles' economy was hurt by Lord Tion's
blockade of the nearby world Ralltiir. This severely harmed Esseles'
alien population, who largely work in the transportation industry. The
controversial jatz musician Fitz Roi created a stir when he appeared on
stage dressed as a Jedi Knight during a concert in Calamar, and Roi
later declared his intentions to live on Esseles full-time. Doctor Pippa
Rosheed taught at Sperinad University on Esseles between her stints with
Fernandin Scouting Expedition. [SWAJ, GG2]
Etti IV
Located in the Etti system, Etti IV is one of the Corporate Sector's
large urban worlds. A civilized planet, Etti IV is a trade world marked
by moss-covered plains, shallow saline seas and a favorable location
near many hyperspace routes. Etti IV is very wealthy, inhabited by both
prosperous Corporate Sector Authority executives and a thriving criminal
underbelly. The planet has many diversions for its moneyed citizens,
including an Authority Currency Exchange, Sabodor's pet shop, and the
Free-Flight Dance Dome. [HSSE, D, CSSB]
Eva-T system
The Eva-T system possibly contains the planet Kiilimaar, where a
rendezvous between Imperial and pirate forces was held to negotiate the
release of a TIE Defender scientist. [TSC]
Evas VI
Evas VI is one base of operations for Linkaas, head of the Linkaas
Corporation and a member of the plantlike Pliith species. [SWAJ]
Evocar The former homeworld of the primitive Evocii, Evocar has since
been ren
amed Nal Hutta. [DESB]
Evona
The possibly mythical star Evona was once a twin star with Ardos,
according to Hutt legend. It was then drawn into a black hole, causing
the devastation of the orbiting planet Varl. [GG4]
Excarga
Excarga, home to several profitable ore-processing corporations, was
located far from the fighting during the Galactic Civil War. The planet
made a sizable profit supplying the Alliance with materials. Drextar
Pym, a New Republic senator from Excarga, is head of the panel that
prosecutes former Imperials for their war crimes. While traveling to a
conference aboard a magnetic-lift train, Pym and his family were
terrorized by a series of explosives, set by a former Imperial Storm
Commando taking his revenge on Pym. [SWAJ]