Planet - L
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Laakteen Depot
Laakteen Depot was the Alliance base closest to Fondor, around the time
of the Battle of Yavin. It took the Alliance almost a year to capture
the depot, which was subsequently wiped out by the Super Star Destroyer
Executor during the ship's maiden voyage. [CSW]
Laboi II
A small planet orbiting the red giant Er'Dox Kaan, Laboi II has an
extremely slow, retrograde rotation which means that one side of the
planet faces the sun for almost 2,020 hours at a time. The side facing
the sun becomes so hot it melts rock and the night side is cooled to
sub-zero temperatures, though these effects are lessened somewhat by
temperature-distributing wind storms. There is no plant life on Laboi
II, but there are many animal species including the highly intelligent
aliens known as the Laboi. The carnivorous, aggressive Laboi, who can
survive the extreme temperature differences of their planet, primarily
hunt the bantha-sized ovolyan. Laboi, who appear to be fur-covered
snakes, make up for their lack of manipulative appendages with a limited
telekinetic ability that may be linked to the Force. Laboi II's main
export is Laboian mineral crystals, which are popular in the Core
Worlds. [GG4]
Lafra
Home planet of the humanoid aliens called Lafrarians. The grey-skinned
Lafrarians have vestigial soaring membranes, feathery growths on their
heads, and a keen sense of flying skills and spatial relationships. The
planet has a variety of terrain, and most Lafrarian settlements are
built into mountainsides and on treetops. One of Doc's "outlaw-techs"
was a Lafrarian. While on a mission to Belsavis, Han Solo watched the
final puttie game of the series between Lafra and Gathus. [HSSE, CSSB,
COTJ]
Lahara sector
The Lahara sector, located in the Outer Rim, contains the planet Agamar.
[FP]
Lambda sector
The domain of Imperial Moff Par Lankin, a warlord who set up his own
private Empire in the chaos following the Battle of Endor. [SWAJ]
Lamuir IV
The normally serious, sensible world of Lamuir IV erupts in a week of
parties, parades and dramas during the famous, planet-wide Priole Danna
festival. The annual celebration has been a tradition for thousands of
years, and attracts revelers from all over the galaxy. One of the
festival's greatest attractions is the five-day Anapolla Musical Splash,
an eclectic concert of varying styles, where many up-and-coming
musicians are first discovered. During the celebration, the priceless
antique pistols belonging to jatz musician Fitz Roi were stolen by the
Tombat, a mysterious art and jewel thief. The planet's municipalities
include Gryle City. [SWAJ]
Lan system
The remote Lan system, consisting of five planets orbiting the large
orange star Lan, is located over three days travel past the Outer Rim
terminus of the Enarc Run. The system was first scouted by the Old
Republic over 1300 years ago, and the mining conglomerate Gaminne Group,
Inc. arrived soon after to exploit the system's ore-rich inner planets.
The system's five worlds are Lesser Galam, Lan Fellov, Lan Tundi, Lan
Barell, and Greater Galam. [SWAJ]
Lan Barell
The fourth planet in the Lan system, Lan Barell is a remote, desolate
world home to the small insectoid aliens known as the Qieg. The planet
is an arid desert, with most of its moisture found in two thin polar ice
caps. The habitable land lies atop three vast, blue-tinged plateaus,
which are separated by toxic, ash-filled lowlands. Lan Barell's economy
is based on the sales of valuable ore to Mid-Rim communities. The planet
once had three moons, but one of the satellites has been broken into
rubble due to massive strip mining operations. The world's population
includes eight million humans and nearly 135 million native Qieg, who
live in colony nests built inside hollowed-out cacti. The Qiemal, a
radical sect of militant Qieg, dislike all humans and cling to their
old-fashioned ways deep within the cacti forests. Predatory, canine
dingories, a natural enemy of the Qieg, are the main source of food for
all of the planet's inhabitants.
The major city of Lan Barell is Shulell, an eclectic mixture of human
and Qieg species and structures. Shulell encompasses the planet's only
spaceport, the center of the Lan Barellian government within the Quilan
Hive, and the district known as the Grill. The Quilan Hive is a 5000
year-old network of cacti settlements tied together with stone walls,
and is the base of operations for the Human-Qieg Guild (a consortium of
mining operations that runs the planet). The Grill, a bustling
black-market district, is a haven for refugees and exiles and contains a
small Rebel Alliance cell. The small community of Carmelle is located
about twenty kilometers from Shulell.
Nearly 1300 years ago, the mining conglomerate Gaminne Group, Inc.
purchased mining rights to the ore- rich inner planets from the Qieg,
and built Shulell City on Lan Barell. The system was officially taken
over by the Empire fifteen years ago, but the Empire has not bothered
with direct control. Due to its extreme isolation, Lan Barell is now a
refuge for smugglers and refugees trying to avoid the Empire's
attentions. [SWAJ]
Lan Fellov
The second planet in the remote Lan system, Lan Fellov is a barren rock
world with a single moon. [SWAJ]
Lan Tundi
The third planet in the remote Lan system, Lan Tundi is a barren rock
world with four moons. [SWAJ]
Lanthrym
Located in the Elrood sector. Outlaw stations on Lanthrym will service
any ship, including those belonging to pirates and wanted criminals. The
criminal Morana Fal, who had escaped from the Soruus system with a suit
of prototype battle armor, was last sighted on Lanthrym. [SWAJ]
Lar
An orange star orbited by Mima II, homeworld of the Bilars. [GG4]
Laramus
An Imperial convoy was leaving Laramus when it was ambushed by a Rebel
cruiser, several shuttles, and X-wing fighters. None of the Imperial
transports were able to escape the Laramus system, and the Rebels
captured all 14 without any losses. [SWS]
Lazerian IV
Lazerian IV, in the Lazerian system, contains the city of Lazeria and
serves as one endpoint of the Kira Run. The recent interest in the Kira
Run by mainstream corporations is expected to greatly help the system's
economy. [SWAJ]
Lekua system
Osuno Whett is Associate Professor of Comparative Sapient Studies in the
Lekua system. He goes by the title of "ottdefa," given in the system to
distinguished scientific or academic teachers. [LCMH, LCSC]
Lelmra
A temporary base for Senator Garm Bel Iblis' private army. While on
Lelmra, a violent thunderstorm triggered the "flip-flop" on several
buildings made of memory plastic, which folded them up with nearly fifty
people still inside. The smuggler Mazzic had a backup base for his
organization on Lelmra. [DFR, TLC]
Lenniera
The controversial jatz musician Fitz Roi had a family estate on
Lenniera, where he lived until relocating to Calamar on Esseles. [SWAJ]
Lequabis system
After the Battle of Hoth, Alliance operatives were sent to the Inner Rim
and Expansion Region, to search for tibanna gas deposits on gas giant
planets in the Lequabis, K'taktaxka, Poviduze, and Kelavine systems and
the Shasfath Cluster. [SWAJ]
Leria Kerlsil
Leria Kerlsil is a backwater world, but is pleasant, clean, and quiet.
Its capital city's streets are lined with blue and purple trees, and the
city is adjacent to a well-maintained spaceport. The planet is the only
source of "life-witches"-- those who can sustain another's failing life
for years but eventually withdraw support, causing that person to die.
Life-witches appear rarely and are born seemingly at random. Karia Ver
Seryan, a wealthy woman who lives in a large, well-defended mansion, was
one of Lando Calrissian's marriage candidates until he discovered she
was a life-witch. [AAC]
Lesser Galam
The first planet in the remote Lan system, Lesser Galam is a moonless
rock seared by its nearby sun. [SWAJ]
Lesser Plooriod Cluster
The Lesser Plooriod Cluster contains the Ottega system, site of the
planet Ithor. After leaving the Corporate Sector, Han Solo and Chewbacca
ran an unsuccessful Military-Script exchange scam in the Cluster.
Following the Battle of Yavin, an Alliance ship dropped a badly-needed
grain container in the Lesser Plooriod Cluster in an attempt to escape
an Imperial attack. [HSLL, SWS, FP]
Lianna
The manufacturing world Lianna instituted home rule following the
Empire's defeat at the Battle of Endor. The New Republic respected the
planet's new non-aligned status, but Imperial reprisals on Lianna for
treason seemed inevitable. Lady Santhe, head of the powerful
Santhe/Sienar manufacturing corporation, threatened to cut off Lianna's
production of TIE fighters unless the planet was left alone. This
threat, along with secret payments to the local Moff, resulted in Lianna
receiving a special charter of secession from the Empire. One of the
products manufactured after Lianna's secession was the compact but
powerful TIE tank, also called the Century tank. The inhabitants of the
planet are called Lianns. [DESB]
Linuri
The site of a former confrontation between Senator Garm Bel Iblis'
private army and the forces of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Apparently,
Thrawn's forces did some damage to Bel Iblis' men or scared them out of
the system. [DFR]
Loovria
The Sludir slavelord known as Big Quince once fought in the gladiator
pits of Loovria, and still carries his gladiator's force pike as a
reminder of his time there. [SWAJ]
Lorahns
The planet Lorahns is controlled by a strict religious oligarchy of the
Ffib sect. The bounty hunter Boba Fett once earned a 500,000 credit
reward for capturing Nivek'Yppiks, a Ffib heretic wanted by Lorahns'
leaders. [TFJP]
Loronar
The location of the Loronar space construction center, one of the
facilities used by the Emperor to build his largest warships and special
weapons platforms. [ISWU]
Lorrd
A planet located in the Kanz sector. Four thousand years ago during the
Kanz Disorders, Lorrd was bombed from orbit and its human inhabitants
enslaved by the Argazdans. The Lorrdians, forbidden by their masters to
communicate verbally, developed an advanced system of kinetic
communication through gestures and facial expressions. After nearly
three centuries, the Lorrdians were finally freed from servitude by the
Jedi Knights. The planet's inhabitants have retained many of their
non-verbal communication patterns and are among the galaxy's best
mimics. Hart-and-Parn Gorra-Fiolla, Assistant Auditor-General of the
Corporate Sector, was a Lorrdian. [HSR, CSSB]
Loth
Organocrystalline structures, a possible form of primitive life in the
oceans of Stroiketcy, have been compared with the rubygrub cysts that
are found on Loth. [GG2]
Lumea
The orange star orbited by twelve planets in the Sevarcos system. [SWAJ]
Lur
An icy planet with slightly higher than standard gravity, Lur is located
just outside the borders of the Corporate Sector. The upper layers of
Lur's atmosphere are heavily ionized, which creates intense electrical
storms. This, when combined with Lur's gale-force winds and freezing
temperatures, makes starship landings often hazardous. The fur-covered,
bipedal inhabitants of Lur have an innate expertise in genetic
manipulation and live in cities of a few thousand each. They are
peaceful and sociable, and very few ever choose to leave their
homeworld. The frozen planet has many lifeforms, some of which were
genetically engineered by the Lurrians: noahounds are used as guards,
grebnar herds are used for food, and asgnat swarms burrow subterranean
cities from the hearts of glaciers. Due to the remarkable abilities of
Lur's inhabitants, the Empire quarantined the planet. Unfortunately this
has proven ineffective against slavers, who can sell the Lurrians for
four to six thousand apiece on the Invisible Market. Han Solo and
Chewbacca were unwillingly involved in a Lurrian slavery operation
during their early adventuring. [HSR, CSSB]
Lusankya
The location of an Imperial interrogation and brainwashing facility.
Some three years after the Battle of Endor, Internal Security Director
Ysanne Isard considered capturing Rogue Squadron pilot Bror Jace and
sending him to Lusankya. [XWRS]
Lweilot Asteroid Belt
Located in the Bseto system, the Lweilot Asteroid Belt occupies the
third orbital position around the white dwarf star Bseto. The Belt, 90
million kilometers wide, was once another planet in the system. [SWAJ]
Lwhekk
The homeworld of the Ssi-ruuk, in a distant star cluster. This planet is
the center of the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium. [TAB]
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