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Najiba
A remote planet covered with wetlands, and lashed with atmospheric
electrical discharges and constant rainstorms. Najiba, a low-technology
world with a high degree of smuggling activity, is located a mere one-
hour's hyperspace travel from the Trulalis system. During one half of
its elliptical orbit, Najiba passes near a hazardous asteroid belt known
as the "Children of Najiba," at which time all travel to and from the
planet is restricted. The inhabitants of Najiba tend to be superstitious
and wary of strangers, but are also extremely loyal and hardworking.
Around three million humans and Najib inhabit the planet. Reuther's
Wetdock is a popular tavern located near the planet's spaceport.
Sometime before the Battle of Endor, the Dark Jedi Adalric Brandl hired
the smuggler Thaddeus Ross to take him from Najiba to Trulalis, Brandl's
former home. [SWAJ]
Nal Hutta
A bruised green, blue, and brown planet in the Y'Toub system, Nal Hutta
(meaning "glorious jewel" in Huttese) is one of the primary planets
settled by the Hutts after leaving their ancestral home of Varl. The
planet's immense size is compensated by its extremely low density,
giving it a tolerable gravity. Nal Hutta was once a pleasant world of
mountainous rain forests. Since their arrival, however, the Hutts have
transformed it into a gloomy planet of stinking bogs, stagnant,
scum-covered puddles, and patches of sickly marsh grass inhabited by
insects and spiders. The planet's flocks of large, clumsy birds are shot
down by swoop-riding hunters. The atmosphere is polluted by strip-mining
operations in the Nal Hutta's industrial centers, and a greasy rain
drizzles down on the world's destitute inhabitants living in their
squatters' villages and ghettos. Entertainment centers located near the
Nal Hutta spaceport stand on stilts in the planet's swampy ground. The
white palace of Durga the Hutt lies across from the spaceport, and
features a swamp- water bathhouse and an infamous network of dungeons.
Nal Hutta and its moon, Nar Shaddaa, are located in the center of "Hutt
Space" and receive a constant traffic of freight haulers, smugglers, and
other galactic traders. Raw materials are continually strip-mined from
Nal Hutta's surface and shipped to the Nar Shaddaa moon for processing
and transport. The planet is ruled by a council of the eldest members of
the "Clans of the Ancients," the oldest Hutt families. The world's pop
ulation consists of nearly seven billion inhabitants, three billion of
them Hutts.
Many years ago, the planet was known as Evocar and was the homeworld of
the primitive Evocii. When the Hutts arrived, they traded technology to
the Evocii in exchange for land-- eventually buying up the planet and
forcing the Evocii from their homeworld. The Old Republic relocated the
displaced Evocii to the Nar Shaddaa moon, but they fared no better
there. Once the Hutts controlled the entire planet, they replaced all
Evocii structures with Hutt palaces and shrines and renamed the world
Nal Hutta. The planet's nearness to busy hyperspace lanes made it a
popular trade world at the time, though the trade lanes have long since
shifted. In recent history, Nal Hutta and its moon have become a haven
for smugglers, pirates, and criminals. A massive, radioactive gas cloud,
containing the hidden planet Ganath, lies very close to Nal Hutta. [DE,
GG4, DE2, DESB, DS]
Nanthri Route
The shipping route once plagued by the Nanthri pirates, who united under
their leader Cellis Mott until his mysterious disappearance. Mott's list
of "ship's articles" are still used by pirates and privateers today.
[SWAJ]
Nar Shaddaa
The ungoverned "smugglers' moon" orbiting Nal Hutta, Nar Shaddaa is
completely covered by interlocking spaceport facilities and miles-high
docking towers reaching to orbit. The moon's all-covering "vertical
city" was built over thousands of years, and is protected by
often-malfunctioning planetary shields. Though it was once a glorious
world of bustling, legitimate trade, Nar Shaddaa quickly lost prestige
as the hyperspace trade lanes shifted away. Now quite distant from most
galactic commercial centers, Nar Shaddaa is typically allowed to run its
own affairs with little Imperial interference. Famous as the birthplace
of Jabba the Hutt, Nar Shaddaa is controlled by Hutts and assorted
"smuggling guilds" who control various sections of the moon. It is now
widely regarded as the center of smuggling operations in the known
galaxy, and the pollution, decay, and lawlessness associated with
smuggling traffic run rampant on the moon. Sections of Nar Shaddaa's
maze-like city include the Duros sector and the Corellian sector, which
contains three bars popular with bounty hunters-- the Burning Deck, the
Slag Pit, and the Meltdown Cafe, and another corner tavern called the
Orange Lady. Most of the moon's 72 to 95 billion inhabitants live in the
highest levels of the spaceport-cities.
Nar Shaddaa was originally given to the displaced Evocii as a new
homeworld, after the Hutts forced the species from Nal Hutta. The Hutts
continued to exploit the Evocii in their new home, buying up their land
and using them as a cheap labor source. Now their forgotten, inbred
descendants can be found inhabiting the lowest levels of the vertical
city. Han Solo and Lando Calrissian both used to frequent Nar Shaddaa
during their early smuggling days, and still have associates living
there. Before their service to Captain Antilles, C-3PO and R2-D2
traveled to Nar Shaddaa in an attempt to apprehend the criminal Olag
Greck. The bounty hunter Greedo and his family lived in the moon's
Corellian sector for several years, until an Imperial attack on a Rebel
hideout resulted in massive destruction and the collapse of nearly
twenty sector levels. Following the Battle of Yavin, Alliance agent Kyle
Katarn avoided bounty hunters on Nar Shaddaa in order to find Imperial
navigational charts related to the Dark Trooper project. Six years after
the Battle of Endor, Leia and Han Solo, searching for Vima-Da-Boda in
Nar Shaddaa's lowest levels, were attacked by man-eating vrblthers and
the bounty hunter Boba Fett. [DE, DE2, DESB, D, TFTC, DF, SWAJ]
Neelgaimon
Following the failure of the Emperor's attempt to destroy the Jedi
enclave on Belsavis, several designers of the Eye of Palpatine were
reassigned to punitive duty at the sandmines of Neelgaimon. [COTJ]
Nellac Kram
The Imperial freighter (carrying a cloaked cargo of TIE fighters) which
was used in the battle of Sluis Van was using the alias Nartissteu, and
its port of origin was reported as Nellac Kram. [HTTE]
Nentan
Nentan was a stopover point for civilians wishing passage to Rebel safe
worlds. When the base was discovered by Imperial forces, there were not
enough transports available to evacuate everyone from the surface.
Captain Bren Derlin, serving General Rieekan, led a squad that hid in
Nentan's ancient ruins and captured an Imperial transport. This action,
which allowed all the base personnel to escape, earned Derlin the rank
of Major. [MTS]
Nespis VIII
Once located at the node of the six remaining Auril systems near the
Cron Drift, the now-destroyed Nespis VIII was a huge derelict space
city. One of the largest of the ancient spaceports, Nespis VIII began
its life as a remote beacon-point during the early days of hyperspace
travel. Over thousands of years the beacon became a sprawling city, with
a vast diversity of architectural styles and historical relics from
nearly every period of space travel, including centuries-old murals of
the Great Sith War. The city remained well- preserved in the vacuum of
space and was abandoned long before the start of the Clone Wars. Six
years after the Battle of Endor, Luke Skywalker freed Kam Solusar from
the Dark Side of the Force while at Nespis VIII. Later that year (after
the destruction of the command base on the fifth moon of Da Soocha),
New Republic leaders established their new base at the remote space
city, and Leia Organa Solo's third child Anakin was born there. Soon
after, the Emperor fired a Galaxy Gun projectile at Nespis VII as the
New Republic scrambled to abandon their base. Though the first shot was
unsuccessful, a second projectile utterly destroyed the ancient space
city. [DE2, EE]
New Alderaan
New Republic Support Services located a planet, renamed New Alderaan, to
serve as a homeworld for the refugees from the destroyed world of
Alderaan. Following the Battle of Endor, General Jan Dodonna went into
semi-retirement on New Alderaan until called back into service to fight
the Empire. The planet was later discovered by Imperial Warlord Zsinj
and its entire population was forced to temporarily evacuate. During the
Emperor's reappearance six years after the Battle of Endor, Mon Mothma's
daughter was convalescing on New Alderaan.
At the same time, Jacen and Jaina Solo were being protected on an
uncharted, green, exotic world code- named "New Alderaan." The small,
unassuming settlement near a lake helped disguise a large underground
technical complex and its advanced defensive weaponry. The Emperor
attacked the complex with his seven Darkside warriors and a phalanx of
advanced AT-ATs in an attempt to kidnap the Solo children. [DE, COPL,
DE2, DESB]
New Bakstre
A planet with seven moons, a purplish sky, and a very rapid rotation.
[SWAJ]
New Cov
New Cov, in the Churba sector, is covered with thick jungles and
carnivorous plants. Giant walled cities, accessible through entrance
shafts in their transparisteel domes, have been built on the planet to
harvest valuable, exotic biomolecules from the local plant life for
export. It was a common practice for Imperial forces to arrive
occasionally and "raid" the cities for their stores of biomolecules,
which was treated by the local Covies as a routine but covert form of
taxation. The walled city of Ilic contains a reproduction of Coruscant's
Grandis Mon theater and a tapcafe called the Mishra on its entertainment
level. New Republic Senator Borsk Fey'lya helped Garm Bel Iblis' army
set up a supply line through New Cov, and took on an Imperial
Victory-class Star Destroyer with only four Bothan ships in order to
protect this connection. [DFR]
New Kisge
Alliance Major Adazian Liebke, a Weequay, serves as a wilderness fighter
with the Alliance SpecForces unit on New Kisge. [SWAJ]
New Ralltiir
New Republic historian Voren Na'al interviewed Han Solo about his
adventures in the Corporate Sector while Solo and his family were
resting on New Ralltiir. [CSSB]
Niian
The smuggler Dannen Lifehold was on a mission on the tropical planet of
Niian when his mentor, Captain Twolz, was killed by Imperial
stormtroopers. [SWAJ]
Ninth Quadrant
An area of space near the Senex and Juvex sectors, containing the
Greeb-Streebling Cluster, the Noopiths, and the planet Belsavis. The
quadrant is relatively isolated and its systems are widely spread apart.
[COTJ]
Nkllon
Located in the Athega system, Nkllon is a superhot planet closely
orbiting its star. Any ships approaching the planet must ride behind the
cooled umbrellas of massive shieldships until they reach Nkllon's
shadow, or they risk critical solar damage. Lando Calrissian, inspired
by a similar design for the planet Miser, constructed a constantly
moving mining platform that can stay permanently on the shadow side
during Nkllon's ninety-day rotation. This platform is called Nomad City
and primarily consists of a Dreadnaught Cruiser supported by forty AT-AT
walkers. It holds a crew of 5000 and is surrounded by a cloud of
shuttles, pilot vehicles, and mole miners. Some of the metals produced
through mining Nkllon include hfredium, kammris, and dolovite. An attack
on Nomad City by the Star Destroyer Judicator resulted in the theft of
51 mole miners, and another Imperial attack critically damaged the city
and resulted in the loss of its strategic metals stockpiles. Brakiss,
leader of the Shadow Academy, had a picture of a molten waterfall on
Nkllon in his private office. [HTTE, TLC, YJK]
Nodgra system
The Nodgra system is approximately three days travel from the Socorran
system. The crimelord Abdi- Badawzi forced the young smuggler Drake
Paulsen to deliver a cargo to the Nodgra system. [SWAJ]
Noopiths
The Noopiths are located in the Ninth Quadrant, near the Senex and Juvex
sectors. [COTJ]
Noonar
Noonar, the ruling world of Imperial governor Trophan Thanis, is located
in the Noonian system and sector. [SWAJ]
Noonian sector
The Noonian sector, located near the Halthor sector, contains the
Noonian system (and its planet Noonar) and the planet Movris. The
Noonian system, ruled by Imperial governor Trophan Thanis, contains
several food-processing facilities for the Nebula Consumables
corporation. Rebel privateers, presumably operating from Movris, were
able to steal nearly a quarter of Nebula Consumables' output. Captain
Gresia Vleen, an Imperial customs officer aboard the Interdictor cruiser
Tory's Catcher, inspects ships traveling the space lanes of the Noonian
sector. [SWAJ]
Noquivzor
A pleasant world of treeless plains, gentle hills, and savannas of
golden grasses. Animal life on the planet includes herds of horned
wildernerfs, which are preyed upon by prides of taopari. Some three
years after the Battle of Endor, Rogue Squadron was moved to a
starfighter base on Noquivzor as their staging area for the attack on
Borleias. [XWRS]
Nordra
The homeworld of Alliance Colonel Riskin, a three-foot alien who
commands a base halfway across the galaxy on the planet Baskarn. [SWAJ]
Norulac
The planet Norulac housed a company of bandits who annually raided
Taanab, until they were wiped out by Lando Calrissian in the famous
Battle of Taanab. Calrissian single-handedly accounted for nineteen
kills. [ROJN, SWAJ]
Norval II
Norval (or Norvall) II is the homeworld of General Horton Salm,
commander of the Alliance's starfighter training center on Folor. Six
years after the Battle of Endor, a detachment of fighters from Norval II
joined the Alliance to aid in their struggle against the reborn Emperor.
[DE, XWRS]
Nosken
Many years ago, the TriGas Corporation started an ambitious (though
ultimately unprofitable) dirigible mining operation on the gas giant
Nosken. [GG2]
Nyarikan Nebula
The Nyarikan Nebula is a navigation hazard lying near the Garos system.
Its presence has made travel to the Garos system relatively uncommon.
[SWAJ]
Nyasko
A planet in the Colunda sector. The Imperial tech Deppo was stationed in
an AT-AT batallion on Nyasko, which was kept busy fighting the high
degree of Rebel activity in the sector. [DESB]
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