Abbaji (Spar sector)
Abbaji was a planet within the Zuma sector of the Outer Rim Territories. It was mostly composed of rainforests, including the Irugian Rain Forest, the only place in the galaxy where firethorn trees could be found. One of those such trees was given to the renowned criminal Xizor, leader of the Black Sun crime syndicate.
Description
Abbaji was a terrestrial planet[3] in the Abbaji system of the Spar sector,[2] a subsector within the inner region of the Zuma sector, in the remote Outer Rim of the galaxy.[1] The famous hundred-meter-tall firethorn trees were unique to the planet and only grew in a single grove of the world's Irugian Rain Forest.[3]
The planet's surface was mostly composed of rainforests, while its atmosphere was breathable to most species.[4]
History
At some point, Prince Xizor, head of the Black Sun criminal organization, was given a six-hundred-year-old dwarf firethorn tree as a peace offering by a business rival, a gift that Xizor considered to be one of his most prized possessions.[4] In the New Republic era, the world's security rested primarily in the Abbaji System Constables, a local military and police force.[5]
Behind the scenes
Abbaji was first mentioned in the 1996 novel Shadows of the Empire, which was written by Steve Perry.
In 2006, a new Abbaji was introduced to Star Wars canon, with The Essential Atlas placing it and the planet Kalee in the same system, according to Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous. However, Shadows of the Empire had placed the first planet known as Abbaji near the planet Endor, and so, due to this mistake, the latter Abbaji near Kalee was unofficially retconned as Abbaji Minor by author Jason Fry.[6]
Appearances
- Shadows of the Empire novel (First mentioned)
Sources
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
"Endor and the Moddell Sector"—Star Wars Gamer 9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Shadows of the Empire novel
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 6 ("Abbaji")
- ↑ "Race for the Tessent"—Star Wars Gamer 9
- ↑
The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on 9/27/10 8:19am; accessed November 28, 2012) (backup link)