Ithor
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| Ithor | |
|---|---|
| Astrographical | |
| Region | |
| Sector | |
| System | |
| Suns | |
| Orbital position |
4[1] |
| Moons |
6[1] |
| Grid coordinates |
M-6[1] |
| Rotation period |
41 standard hours[1] |
| Orbital period |
422 standard days[1] |
| Physical | |
| Class |
Terrestrial[1] |
| Diameter |
13,310 km[1] |
| Climate |
Humid |
| Primary terrain |
Modern: Historic: |
| Points of interest | |
| Immigrated fauna | |
| Societal | |
| Native species |
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| Immigrated species |
Few, by invitation |
| Primary language(s) | |
| Government |
Elected council[1] |
| Population |
Modern:
Post-Vong War:
Historic: |
| Demonym |
Ithorian |
| Major cities | |
| Major imports | |
| Major exports | |
| Affiliation | |
- "It's beautiful. A pristine natural world covered with forests and jungles, rivers and waterfalls."
- ―Wedge Antilles
Ithor was the fourth planet located in Ottega system of the Mid Rim. One of the oldest members of the Galactic Republic, it was a planet full of lush life, and the planet's surface had not a touch of civilization on it. The Ithorians themselves built great floating cities that did not harm the surface, which they considered to be sacred. Entry upon the surface was forbidden, unless one stayed there permanently. Some Ithorians such as the Oracle were compelled to go down to the planet surface, however, as they "heard the call" of Mother Jungle, the Ithorian religion's personification of Ithor's world-spanning jungle. The surface of the planet of Ithor played host to numerous plants, including the bafforr tree, which possessed telepathic capabilities. The planet contained andurite stone, and every three Ithorian years was the center of the Time of Meeting. The planet had many moons in its night sky.
History[edit | edit source]
Ithor joined the Galactic Republic prior to 8000 BBY. In 3963 BBY, when Republic fleet encountered a Mandalorian raiding force in an asteroid field near Ottega system, Dace Golliard predicted they would attack Ithor next, although it turned out to be a ruse set up by Zayne Carrick and Cassus Fett to capture Golliard. In 439 BBY, scientists attempted to bond the telepathic capabilities of the bafforr tree with another, more vicious tree on the planet surface. The result was a new parasitic life form named "Spore," but its parasitic hostility forced the Ithorians to lock it away in an asteroid 300 BBY. It was long afterwards discovered by miners.[6] In 19 BBY, Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi Order, was reported dead in an incident on Ithor.
Battles of Ithor[edit | edit source]
Sometime before the Battle of Yavin, Ithor came under siege by the Galactic Empire, which demanded access to Ithorian agricultural techniques and technology in an attempt to locate biotech for military applications. Lead by Captain Alima he threatened the Ithorians with the destruction of their sentient forests, the Cathor Hills. However The Empire was ousted from the planet through a deal formulated by Momaw Nadon, where he bargained with the Empire to reveal the secrets of the Ithorians' technology and agricultural ceremonies, in return for the protection of their 'mother jungle'.[7]
Sometime after the Battle of Yavin, the Galactic Empire planned to attack the planet. The Rebel Alliance heard of these plans prior to the attack and dispatched Han Solo to rescue a group of Ithorians wishing to evacuate. Just a few minutes before the attack, Han and his co-pilot Chewbacca were able to rescue the Ithorians. A small battle raged afterwards, with many TIE Fighters. Han and Chewbacca managed to dodge space slugs in a nearby asteroid field and place the Ithorians on Bimmisaari.[8]
Eye of Palpatine Crisis[edit | edit source]
By 12 ABY, Luke Skywalker, Winter Celchu, Han Solo and Leia Organa visited Ithor to take part in its famous Time of Meeting where all the Ithorian herdships returned to Ithor, and it was here where they met Senator Umwaw Moolis who represented the planet in the New Republic Senate. However their festivities were cut short after being informed of the existence of the Eye of Palpatine, forcing Skywalker to locate the superweapon before it was too late.[9]
Yuuzhan Vong War[edit | edit source]
However, by 25 ABY, Ithor's tranquil existence came to an end. The Yuuzhan Vong War blazed a trail from the Outer Rim, and Ithor lay directly in their path. Retreating from Dantooine and Dubrillion, the New Republic made a stand at the planet, hoping to resist the invasion long enough to make use of the bafforr tree pollen, which had somehow reacted violently with the living armor of the Yuuzhan Vong. The battle entered into a state of stalemate, until Jedi Knight Corran Horn dueled Shedao Shai, the leader of the Yuuzhan Vong forces, with the planet Ithor at stake. Though Horn was victorious, Shai's subordinate, Deign Lian, was ordered by Warmaster Tsavong Lah to unleash a plague of toxins upon the planet, in order to eliminate any chance of a pollen-based bioweapon. The virulent biochemicals (a biological gray goo) rapidly spread across Ithor's verdant forests, turning much of it into a black ooze that destroyed everything it touched.[10] In retaliation, the assembled Remnant and New Republic forces fired massive barrages of concussion Missiles and proton torpedoes at the Yuuzhan Vong command ship, Legacy of Torment, which broke into three sections. The rear end of the massive warship tumbled into the now hydrogen-oxygen rich atmosphere and ignited it, causing an explosive inferno.[10]
Exodus and Re-Terraforming[edit | edit source]
Considering the Ithorians' skills in ecology and their previous experience in re-terraforming worlds such as Telos IV in the past, they hoped that Ithor could be made habitable again one day using the same technology. Despite this, some Ithorians were attempting to relocate to Borao in 35 ABY, when the Dark Nest Crisis began and ended. This attempt almost failed due to the presence of the RePlanetHab organization, who claimed the rights for the world. Chief of State Cal Omas was able to block RePlanetHab's attempts at the "suggestion" of Leia Organa Solo.[1]
By the end of the Swarm War in 36 ABY, scientists were residing on Ithor for its re-terraforming process, studying the vong toxins in hopes of rehabilitation, however most Ithorians did not appear too eager to remain dwelling over the reforming ruins of Ithor, not even from the comfort of their herdships, and had already settled on Borao along with Felucia, Öetrago and the worlds of the Upell system in the mean time.[1]
Darth Krayt's Sith Empire[edit | edit source]
By 137 ABY, Ithor had returned to a livable state, although its atmosphere still contained toxins from the Vong War, resulting in certain visitors needing breath masks to breath properly; a notable improvement considering environmental suits were no longer required. Despite this, new breeds of plants had been genetically engineered for its new jungles which could process the toxins without issue, and they were made to be just as familiar and dangerous as the original plants of Ithor. Despite the vegetation and animal life on the planet once more, parts of the surface still had deserts and rocky landscapes, in contrast to the world's completely green surface in the past.[4]
The planet also became one of many worlds forced to align with Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire. The planet was likely freed after the fall of Krayt's Empire in 138 ABY.[4]
Biosphere[edit | edit source]
The surface of the planet Ithor prior to the Yuuzhan Vong War was an immense jungle world covered in rainforests and rivers, but after the war it became barren, and sometime afterwards it became a world of jungles and rocky deserts. Following the Ithorian belief in the Law of Life, most Ithorians never actually set foot on their own planet, instead they lived in floating cities above their world called herdships. Only three of their continents had been explored and harvested, the other two never having been touched by Ithorian hands, demonstrating their devout belief in the protection and sustainability of their environment.
Such protectionism toward their environment gave rise to numerous native plants and animals. Many of these species were wiped out during the Yuuzhan Vong War, but were some or more were likely preserved in the Ithorian herdships, such as the Tafanda Bay, which hosted many of the plants and animals found on the surface of Ithor; and later new variations of these lifeforms were genetically engineered after the planet's re-terraforming.[4]
Flora[edit | edit source]
- Bull-fern[11]
- Donar flower[11]
- Hangman's tree[12]
- Indyup tree[11]
- Lumas[13]
- Oomalmi[13]
- Toal[13]
- Waw[13]
- Bafforr tree: The bafforr tree was considered semi-sentient and possessed telepathic capabilities and acted as a sort of distributed intellect - the larger the forest was, the higher the collective intellect.
Fauna[edit | edit source]
- Arrak snake[11]
- Boolon[13]
- Bossuk roach[14]
- Erd[13]
- Flen[13]
- Manollium[11]
- Roogak[13]
- Murr[13]
- Ithorian Barbed Flyer[15]
- Shamarok flitter[11]
- Sinosai[16]
- Vonnuvi[13]
- Ivuur[13]
- Waawat[13]
- Yazstrimskizzie[12]
- Ursmal[16]
- Ithorian razor shark[12]
- Gillom[13]
- Haali[13]
- Dreeka[12]
- Toscwon[17]
- Ithorian dragon[12]
- Ooglata[18]
- Slibipede[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Ithor in the Calaron sector of the Outer Rim.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Legacy Era Campaign Guide
- ↑
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Dagobah Limited (Card: Lieutenant Commander Ardan)
- ↑ Galaxy of Fear: Spore
- ↑ The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale
- ↑ Han Solo's Rescue Mission
- ↑ Children of the Jedi
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 Galactic Campaign Guide
- ↑ Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion
- ↑ Otherspace (adventure)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
- ↑
"Bait"—Star Wars Insider 162
- ↑
"Death-Hunter"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
