Murder in Slushtime

"Murder in Slushtime" is a short story written by Barbara Hambly (with illustrations by Doug Shuler), originally published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 by West End Games in August 1997, and since released online at Hyperspace. It takes place in 13 ABY.

Plot summary

Stranded on Gamorr during slushtime, Callista Ming is part of the crew of the Zicreex. One of the other Gamorrean crew, Guth, is accused of murder, and the rest of them are guilty by association and taken prisoner by a hostile warlord. Callista manages to convince the wife of the slain Vrokk to let her investigate the murder. Callista learns that Guth, a boar, would not likely have poisoned Vrokk as boars are not known for their brilliance. Visiting a local poet, Sebastin Onyx, Callista picks up information on the motive and method of the killer. She and Kufbrug hold a vigil over the room where Vrokk was slain and a kheilwar appears, a nocturnal hunting creature. Callista and Kufbrug fight and corner the kheilwar until it shape-shifts into the others it has seen, which reveals the murderers to be Rog, Vrokk's brother, and Gundruk, Kufbrug's daughter, who had planned on also killing Kufbrug to take over her holdings.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Djinn Altis ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Sinissima Bel (First mentioned) Gethnu Cheeve (First mentioned) Natasi Daala ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Geith Eris ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Jabdo Garrink (First mentioned) Gundruk (First appearance) Guth (First appearance) Mara Jade ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Amber Jevanche (Mentioned only) Jos Kufbrug (First appearance) Lugh (First appearance) Gunda Mabin ("Jos" capsule) (Mentioned only) Nichos Marr ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Nichos Marr (droid) ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Reseros Meh ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (First mentioned) Callista Ming Cray Mingla ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Numbers (First appearance) Sebastin Onyx (First appearance) Sheebareevadee ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (First mentioned) Palpatine (Mentioned only) Plett ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Rog (First appearance) Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only) Han Solo (Mentioned only) Leia Organa Solo ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Ugmush Vrokk (First mentioned)

Creatures

Bird ("Gamorr" capsule) Dwoob (First appearance) Kheilwar (First appearance) Parasite Morrt Pittin Primate ("Gamorr" capsule) Quizzer ("Gamorr" capsule) Rodent ("Gamorr" capsule) Slug (Mentioned only) Sovra (First mentioned) Spor crawler (First mentioned) Wander-kelp ("Callista Ming" capsule)

Droid models

Buzz-droid C-3PO ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only)

Events

Battle of Yavin ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Indirect mention only) Bolgoink Fair (Mentioned only) Jugsmuk Fair (Mentioned only)

Locations

Af'El (Mentioned only) Alderaan (Mentioned only) Bespin ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Chad ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Coruscant (Mentioned only) Gamorr Wugguh (First appearance) Bolgoink (First appearance) Bolgoink Hold (First appearance) Jugsmuk (First appearance) Jugsmuk Station (First appearance) Irrational Number (First appearance) Momma Reseros' Diner ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (First mentioned) Sheebareevadee's Emporium of Interstellar Goods ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (First mentioned) Nudskutch (First appearance) Hoth system ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Kessel (Mentioned only) Kirdo III (Mentioned only) Mid Rim ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Perlemian Trade Route ("Jos" capsule) (Mentioned only) Plett's Well ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Shesharile 6 (Mentioned only) Travnin (Mentioned only) Yavin 4 ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Jedi Praxeum ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Admiral ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Advisor ("Gamorrean Society Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Biotech Industries ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (Mentioned only) Bodyguard ("Ugmush" capsule) (Mentioned only) Bolgoink clan (First appearance) Bureau of Ships and Services ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Captain Chef (As "cook") (Mentioned only) Children of the Jedi ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Clan boar Clan-guard ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Engineer Galactic Empire (Mentioned only) New Order (Mentioned only) Galactic Republic ("Combat" capsule) (Mentioned only) General Household boar Jedi Jedi Knight Jedi Master ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Jugsmuk clan (First appearance) Matron Mercenary ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Merchant Pilot ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (Mentioned only) Pirate ("Jos" capsule) (Mentioned only) Scholar Scholar-lawyer Scout ("Combat" capsule) (Mentioned only) Sith (Mentioned only) Subla Ransom ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Smuggler (Mentioned only) Veteran ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Warlord

Sentient species

Bith Chevin ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (Mentioned only) Defel (Mentioned only) Devaronian (Mentioned only) Gamorrean Givin (Mentioned only) Ho'Din ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Human Liann (As "Liannan") ("Jos" capsule) Rodian Squib ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only)

Vehicles and vessels

Boat ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Death Star ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Starship BTL Y-wing starfighter ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Chu'unthor ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Escape pod ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Eye of Palpatine (Indirect mention only) Freighter Bulk freighter ("Jos" capsule) (Mentioned only) G'mi Moa ("Jos" capsule) (Mentioned only) Medium freighter ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Subla Ransom Medium Cargo Hauler ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Zicreex Shuttle ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Super Star Destroyer ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Knight Hammer ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) TIE/sa bomber ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Adhesive dot Airlock Artificial intelligence ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) The Will ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Blaster Blaster cannon ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Bow ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Computer Navigation computer ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Targeting computer (As "gunnery computer") ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Datapad Deflector shield generator ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Enzymer Mark 16 Enzymer ("Jugsmuk Station" capsule) (Mentioned only) Heat exchanger Holovid (Mentioned only) Hyperdrive ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Backup hyperdrive ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Lightsaber Melee weapon Axe (As "war-ax" and "throwing axe") Club (Also as "war-club") Halberd Knife Observation-cage Remote Sensor Solar sailer (As "solar sail") (Mentioned only) Starship tool kit ("Jos" capsule) (Mentioned only) Survival suit ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Transliterator Vibroweapon Vibro-ax Vibroblade ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Vision-augmenters Waste-sink (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Agrinium Anesthetic ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Bacteria Blood Blood-battle ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Brognig Centimeter ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Coldtime ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Croptime ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Death-match ("Guth" capsule) (Mentioned only) Flower ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Foodstuff Fortress Fug Fungus Algark stalk ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Mushroom Snoruuk Galactic Credit Standard Galactic Registry Gamorrean poetry (First mentioned) Gold High Trough Homeworld Imperial standard meter Kilogram Kilometer Language Bith (Mentioned only) Galactic Basic Standard Gamorrese Leather Local day ("Gamorr" capsule) (Mentioned only) Marriage (Mentioned only) Mercury Metric ton ("Zicreex" capsule) (Mentioned only) Mold Moon (Mentioned only) Mountain ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Necklace Oak Oil Pain killer ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Planet Waterworld ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) Plastene Piercing Poltroop Poltroop-oil seed Poison Protein Ring Sandstorm (Mentioned only) Slavery Slushtime Spaceport Standard decade (Mentioned only) Standard hour Standard month (Mentioned only) Standard week (Mentioned only) Stew Mold stew ("Ugmush" capsule) (Mentioned only) Sugar The Force (Mentioned only) Dark side of the Force (Mentioned only) Hibernation trance ("Callista Ming" capsule) (Mentioned only) The galaxy (Mentioned only) Tisane Transparisteel Tree ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Wartime ("Gamorrean Society" capsule) (Mentioned only) Water Wax

External links

• Murder in Slushtime on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)

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