Afarathu
- "Keiran Halcyon was a famed Corellian Jedi. He successfully put an end to the Selonian Afarathu sect and its marauding within the Corellian system."
- ―Bodo Baas
Afarathu was a sect of Selonians extremists that terrorized the Corellian system some four centuries before the Battle of Endor.
History
- "A group of extremists calling themselves the Afarathu have made a pact with the Tribunals. Many of us know that this will soon make the Afarathu cocky, and soon they will begin raiding everyone with their stolen weapons."
- ―A Selonian diplomat, to a spacer
The Selonians of the Afarathu terrorist sect marauded the Corellian system four centuries before the Battle of Yavin.[2] Their objective was to drive the Dralls and the Humans from the worlds of the Corellian system because they considered them to be their home worlds.[4] The sect was finally destroyed by the Corellian Jedi Keiran Halcyon,[1][3][2] in 380 BBY.[3]
In the next centuries, the Afarathu sect was all but forgotten until the Galactic Empire used its specter to incite xenophobic reactions among the Human population of the Corellian system.[1][2]
However, despite their destruction, the Afarathu cult rose from the ashes prior to the Galactic Civil War and was particularly active on Corellia after the Battle of Yavin.[5] Circa 1 ABY,[6] a Selonian diplomat traveled to the Corellian city of Doaba Guerfel in order to recruit a spacer to fight the Afarathu extremists at their cave nearby.[7] Around the same time, some Afarathu clashed with Rebel Alliance forces on Corellia.[8]
Appearances
- File:SWG logo sm.png Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
- I, Jedi (First mentioned)
Sources
- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
- File:Gal-icon.jpg Faction Standings on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- The New Essential Chronology
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
- File:Gal-icon.jpg CorSec Database A-G on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Jedi Academy Training Manual
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 I, Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 13 ("Afarathu")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The New Essential Chronology, p. 30
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Gal-icon.jpg CorSec Database A-G on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Script error: No such module "SWGcite".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:SWG logo sm.png Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
- ↑ Script error: No such module "SWGcite".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "SWGcite".Corellian Corvette Pre-Quest: "Lt. Velso"
