Manarai Mountains
The Manarai Mountains were twin mountain peaks, located in one of the few places on Coruscant that remained free of skyscrapers and cities. They were located near Orowood and the famous Imperial Palace, and were east of the Western Sea. Many floating restaurants revolved around the Mountains, giving patrons a unique view of the natural wonders.
The Manarai Mountains included the tallest peak, Umate; the restaurant Manarai; and the Monument Plaza; and were home to the Flames of Umate cult. Lusankya was hidden beneath the Manarai. Luke Skywalker built a private retreat on the mountains shortly after establishing his Jedi academy.
During the Yuuzhan Vong assault on Coruscant, the Manarai Mountains were destroyed along with Luke's private retreat.
The mountains might have had native plant life.
Behind the scenes
The Manarai Mountains were created by Timothy Zahn for Heir to the Empire. He stated that he knew that Coruscant was a planet-wide city, but assumed that there would still be a few areas of wilderness, as this would appeal to rich and powerful types who would want to build private country retreats.[1]
Appearances
- Darth Plagueis (Mentioned only)
- Darth Plagueis audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (Mentioned only)
Menarai Watch Follows Threat — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #53 (content now obsolete; backup link) (as Menarai historic site)
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero
- Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:9:04
- Under a Black Sun (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Missions 17: Darth Vader's Return
- Shadows of the Empire novel
- Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 2
- Heir to the Empire (First appearance)
- Dark Force Rising
- Dark Force Rising audiobook
- The Last Command
- The Last Command audiobook
- Before the Storm (as Menarai Mountains)
- The New Rebellion (Mentioned only)
- Specter of the Past
- Specter of the Past unabridged audiobook
- Vision of the Future (Mentioned only)
- Vision of the Future unabridged audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
- Fate of the Jedi: Omen (as Manari Mountains) (as artwork)
- Fate of the Jedi: Omen audiobook (as artwork)
Sources
- Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
- Heroes & Rogues
- The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 9 (COR8, Coruscant – Imperial City)
- Coruscant and the Core Worlds
- The Essential Chronology
- The New Essential Guide to Droids
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 35