Rishi/Legends
Rishi was a tropical planet in the Rishi system which was located in the Outer Rim Territories. The planet was the homeworld of the avian Rishii.
Description
- "Why you want to live in hot, humid lowlands? Mountains are much better."
- ―A Rishii questions non-Rishii settlers' choice of home location
Rishi was a planet located in the Abrion sector of the Outer Rim Territories, along the Manda Merchant Route. It was also the endpoint of the only well-traveled hyperlane into the Rishi Maze, the Zareca String.[1]
Rishi was the homeworld of the Rishii, a winged species, who lived in nests on the mountains of Rishi.[4]
In addition to the lush tropical terrain, Rishi's surface featured mountains, valleys, and swamps. Human and alien colonists lived in the deep valleys, while the Rishii lived in the high mountains.[8]
History
In 60 BBY,[8] some 50,000 H'kig fundamentalist followers left the Core world of Galand and founded a religious colony on Rishi. However the group quickly dissolved in religious schism, with a minority who left the planet and settled another colony on J't'p'tan.[7] Many smugglers later used Rishi as a base because of the colonists' tolerance.[4]
During the Galactic Civil War, the smuggler Talon Karrde and his lieutenant Mara Jade had a base here, which became his main base of operations after his base at Myrkr was compromised during the Thrawn campaign. The base was quickly abandoned after the bounty hunter Gunner Groth discovered the presence of Karrde's smugglers on Rishi.[6]
Behind the scenes
The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Rishi in the Farfin sector (a misspelling of the true Farrfin sector) of the Core Worlds.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Rebellion
- X-Wing: The Bacta War (Mentioned only)
- Dark Force Rising (First appearance)
- Before the Storm (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Last Command Sourcebook
"Creatures Preview" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 4- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Alien Encounters
- Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
"The Unseen Planets of Episode II" – Star Wars Insider 80- Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 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 1.32 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rookies"
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dark Force Rising
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
"J't'p'tan: Temples and Tybis" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Essential Atlas, p. 96