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|book name=''Tales from Jabba's Palace''
|author=Various
|cover artist=[[Stephen Youll]]
|illustrator=*[[Michael Manley]]
*[[Aaron McClellan]]
*[[Al Williamson]]
|editor=[[Kevin J. Anderson]]
|publisher=[[Bantam Spectra]]
|release date=[[December 1]], [[1995]]<ref name="Penguin-Paperback">{{Penguin|url=books/3549/tales-from-jabbas-palace-star-wars-legends-by-kevin-anderson-editor/9780553568158|text=Tales from Jabba's Palace: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20200715034108}} {{C|Paperback}}</ref>
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|pages=464
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|timeline=[[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]]&ndash;[[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]]<ref name="Essential Reader's Companion">''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''</ref>
|series=[[Tales series|''Tales'' series]]
|preceded by=''[[Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina]]''
|followed by=''[[Tales of the Bounty Hunters]]''}}
{{Quote|If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short-circuit!|[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]], to [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]], quoted in the introduction of ''Tales from Jabba's Palace''|<ref name="Episode 6">{{Film|VI}}</ref>}}
'''''Tales from Jabba's Palace''''' is a [[Star Wars Legends|''Star Wars'' Legends]] anthology book edited by [[Kevin J. Anderson]] that features twenty short stories set in and around [[Jabba's Palace]]. It is the second volume of the [[Tales series|''Tales'' series]], and it was first published by [[Bantam Spectra]] on [[December 1]], [[1995]]. The book was followed by ''[[Tales of the Bounty Hunters]]'' ([[1996]]) and was reprinted in [[Star Wars: Tales (Omnibus)|''Star Wars: Tales'']] ([[1997]]).

==Publisher's summary==
''In the dusty heat of [[Binary star/Legends|twin-sunned]] [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] lives the wealthiest [[Gangster/Legends|gangster]] in a hundred worlds, master of a vast [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire/Legends|crime empire]] and keeper of a vicious, flesh-eating [[Species/Legends|monster]] for entertainment (and disposal of his enemies). Bloated and sinister, [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba]] the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutt]] might have made a good joke&mdash;if he weren't so dangerous. A cast of [[Soldier/Legends|soldiers]], [[Spy/Legends|spies]], [[Assassin/Legends|assassins]], scoundrels, [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunters]], and pleasure seekers have come to his [[Jabba's Palace|palace]], and every visitor to Jabba's grand abode has a story. Some of them may even live to tell it....''

==Contents==
{| {{Prettytable}}
! Title !! Author(s)
|-
| "[[A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale]]" || [[Kevin J. Anderson]]
|-
| "[[Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef]]" || [[Barbara Hambly]]
|-
| "[[That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb]]" || [[Esther M. Friesner]]
|-
| "[[A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale]]" || [[Kathy Tyers]]
|-
| "[[Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale]]" || [[Marina Fitch]] and [[Mark Budz]]
|-
| "[[Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade]]" || [[Timothy Zahn]]
|-
| "[[And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale]]" || [[William F. Wu]]
|-
| "[[Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale]]" || [[Kenneth C. Flint]]
|-
| "[[Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees]]" || [[Deborah J. Ross]] {{ID|Deborah Wheeler}}
|-
| "[[And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale]]" || [[John Gregory Betancourt]]
|-
| "[[Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale]]" || [[M. Shayne Bell]]
|-
| "[[The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays]]" || [[George Alec Effinger]]
|-
| "[[A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9]]" || [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]]
|-
| "[[A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale]]" || [[Dave Wolverton]]
|-
| "[[Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale]]" || [[Daryl F. Mallett]]
|-
| "[[Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale]]" || [[Jennifer Roberson]]
|-
| "[[Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale]]" || [[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]]
|-
| "[[A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett]]" || [[Daniel Keys Moran]] {{ID|J. D. Montgomery}}
|-
| "[[Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale]]" || [[A. C. Crispin]]
|-
| "[[Epilogue: Whatever Became Of...?]]" || Kevin J. Anderson
|}

==Plot summary==
==="A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale"===
{{Main|A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale}}
In [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]]<ref name="New Essential Guide to Characters">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref> a large [[Freighter/Legends|freighter]] [[Starship/Legends|starship]] crashes<ref name="Boy and His Monster">{{Shortstory|story=A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref> into the surface of the [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim]]<ref name="Essential Atlas">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> [[Planet/Legends|planet]] of [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]].<ref name="Boy and His Monster" /> The planet's native [[Scavenger/Legends|scavengers]], [[Jawa/Legends|Jawas]],<ref name="Essential Atlas" /> happen upon the wreckage immediately following the crash. When the [[Tteel Kkak|leader]] of the Jawa clan discovers that the sole survivor of the crash is a carnivorous beast known as a [[Rancor/Legends|rancor]], he begins to make arrangements to sell the find to the only individual in all the [[Dune Sea/Legends|Dune Sea]] who could find entertainment with such a creature, the Hutt [[Crime lord/Legends|crime lord]], Jabba Desilijic Tiure.<ref name="Boy and His Monster" />

A [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Corellian/Legends|Corellian]] named [[Malakili/Legends|Malakili]] is brought to Tatooine to be the keeper of [[Jabba's rancor]]. Malakili's unparalleled record as a beast handler makes him the prime choice for the job. Over the next few years Malakili watches with pride as the rancor devours many of the enemies of Jabba whom are sent by the Hutt to the rancor's pit.<ref name="Boy and His Monster" />

==="Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef"===
{{Main|Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef}}
[[Porcellus/Legends|Porcellus]] is the head [[Chef/Legends|chef]] in Jabba's Palace. Wisely, he avoids displeasing Jabba with food. He attempts maintain a low profile and humble kitchen. But he becomes distracted when he discovers two murders, including that of his assistant [[Phlegmin]]. Less focused on cooking, Porcellus makes a mistake that leads to his imprisonment.<ref name="Taster's Choice">{{Shortstory|story=Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb"===
{{Main|That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb}}
When [[Melvosh Bloor]] came to Jabba's Palace, he was expecting to write study of the thoughts and ideas that caused Jabba Desilijic Tiure to establish his criminal empire. Little did Bloor know that he was actually involved in a extensive joke created by [[Salacious B. Crumb/Legends|Salacious Crumb]]. It was already too late when Bloor realized that his role would be fatal.<ref name="That's Entertainment">{{Shortstory|story=That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale"===
{{Main|A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale}}
[[Oola/Legends|Oola]] came to Tatooine with [[Sienn'rha]]. They were told that they would be dancers in [[Jabba's Throne Room|Jabba Desilijic Tiure's court]]. Oola had been told that Jabba was the most powerful criminal on Tatooine who lived in a towering palace. Although it was true, Oola got the wrong image in her mind. She was expecting to live in luxury while in the presence of the handsome and powerful Jabba. Oola is disappointed when she meets Jabba and now hates herself for being so foolish.<ref name="Oola's Tale">{{Shortstory|story=A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale"===
{{Main|Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale}}
[[J'Quille/Legends|J'Quille]] is an assassin and spy within Jabba's Palace. His slow plot to kill Jabba is proceeding exactly as he planned. He is bribing Phlegmin the kitchen boy to poison Jabba's food. All is good until J'Quille begins to get blackmailed. Someone knows about his plan and J'Quille has already paid {{Cr}}10,000 to keep them silent. Now he must speed up his plan while trying to find the blackmailer. J'Quille's plot completely crumbles when Phlegmin is murdered. J'Quille is left with one last chance to eliminate Jabba.<ref name="Let Us Prey">{{Shortstory|story=Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade"===
{{Main|Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade}}
[[Mara Jade Skywalker|Mara Jade]] has infiltrated Jabba's Palace on a mission for [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]]. The Emperor is worried that [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] will join forces with [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Lord]] [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Vader]] to overthrow the Emperor. Therefore, Mara Jade plans either to kill Skywalker, or to guarantee that Jabba will. However, both Jade's and Jabba's attempts are blocked by the young [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]].<ref name="Sleight of Hand">{{Shortstory|story=Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale"===
{{Main|And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale}}
[[Gartogg/Legends|Gartogg]] is a [[Gamorrean/Legends|Gamorrean]] [[Gamorrean/Legends|guard]] in Jabba's Palace. He is disappointed because he is always assigned to patrol the dark, back hallways. Gartogg is continuously looking for something important that will promote his status among the other guards. Now he has his chance. Gartogg has happened upon three separate murders and sets out to find the killers. The method by which he draws his final conclusion is somewhat erroneous, but nonetheless it is accurate.<ref name="Then There Were Some">{{Shortstory|story=And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale"===
{{Main|Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale}}
[[Ephant Mon/Legends|Ephant Mon]] owes a [[Life debt/Legends|life debt]] to Jabba the Hutt. To pay back the debt, Mon has formed an allegiance with Jabba by ratting out any plots against Jabba. Mon also gathers information and advises Jabba on certain matters. Such is the case when Mon gets an quirking feeling about the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] members Jabba is holding prisoner. Mon warns Jabba not to execute the prisoners, but Jabba refuses. Knowing that Jabba is making a fatal mistake, Ephant Mon declares his debt paid and breaks his allegiance with Jabba.<ref name="Old Friends">{{Shortstory|story=Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees"===
{{Main|Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees}}
[[Ree-Yees/Legends|Ree-Yees]] plans to kill Jabba the Hutt by destroying [[Khetanna/Legends|Jabba's]] [[Sail barge/Legends|sail barge]]. Ree-Yees has worked with the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] to plan the attack. The Empire has provided Ree-Yees with the bomb and detonation link. However, his only was of communicating with the Empire has been through Ree-Yees new [[Buboicullaar/Legends|accomplice]]. This supposed ally ends up being more than Ree-Yees bargained for.<ref name="Goatgrass">{{Shortstory|story=Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale"===
{{Main|And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale}}
[[Evar Orbus and His Galactic Jizz-Wailers]] came to Tatooine expecting to perform in [[Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina/Legends|Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina]]. However, on their way to the [[Cantina/Legends|cantina]], they are attacked by [[Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes/Legends|Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes]]. [[Evar Orbus|Orbus]] is killed in the fight allowing [[Max Rebo/Legends|Max Rebo]] to take over the band. After the cantina job busted, the new [[Max Rebo Band/Legends|Max Rebo Band]] is desperate for a job. Rebo soon accepts a lifetime contract to play in Jabba's Palace. To the dismay of fellow band member, [[Sy Snootles/Legends|Sy Snootles]], the only payment for the job is simply unlimited [[Foodstuff/Legends|food]].<ref name="Band's Tale">{{Shortstory|story=And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale"===
{{Main|Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale}}
The fact that Jabba Desilijic Tiure still lives is an annoyance to [[Bib Fortuna/Legends|Bib Fortuna]]. To solve this problem, Bib Fortuna is somehow involved in every plot against Jabba. As Jabba's [[Majordomo/Legends|majordomo]], Fortuna has everything set for him to take over Jabba's Empire, no matter who kills the Hutt. However, because the transition of power will be rougher if another plot succeeds, Fortuna tries to keep his plot one step ahead. In order to gain this advantage, Bib Fortuna has allied himself with the [[B'omarr Order/Legends|B'omarr monks]]. Unknown to Fortuna, the monks have their own plan, and Jabba is not the only target.<ref name="Bib Fortuna's Tale">{{Shortstory|story=Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays"===
{{Main|The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays}}
When their leader, [[Ak-Buz]], is killed, the remaining five [[Weequay/Legends|Weequays]] in Jabba's Palace attempt to find the killer. They consult their [[Deity/Legends|god]], [[Quay novelty toy|Quay]], to discover the killer. The Quay does not reveal the killer but informs the Weequays that a bomb has been planted on the sail barge. With the barge departing for the [[Great Pit of Carkoon/Legends|Great Pit of Carkoon]], the Weequays only have a few hours to find the bomb and disable it.<ref name="Great God Quay">{{Shortstory|story=The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9"===
{{Main|A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9}}
[[EV-9D9/Legends|EV-9D9]] is the [[Droid/Legends|droid]] foreman in Jabba the Hutt's Palace. With this position she is able to perform "experiments" on service droids without drawing unwanted attention. The ultimate goal of her experiments is to discover the state between the operational and nonoperational status: between "on" and "off." However, EV-9D9 will soon learn that there are some things that droids are not meant to know.<ref name="Bad Feeling">{{Shortstory|story=A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale"===
{{Main|A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale}}
[[Tessek/Legends|Tessek]] has plans to take over Tatooine. He has bribed two Imperial officers to kill both Jabba the Hutt and [[Imperial Prefect]] [[Eugene Talmont]] during a raid on one of Jabba's warehouses. Afterwards, Tessek will install one of the officers as the new Prefect, giving Tessek the strings controlling the Galactic Empire on Tatooine. Meanwhile, Tessek would sell the criminal aspects of Jabba's Empire to his rival, [[Lord/Legends|Lady]] [[Valarian/Legends|Valarian]]. Unfortunately for Tessek, his vast plan utterly collapsed at the last possible moment.<ref name="Tessek's Tale">{{Shortstory|story=A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale"===
{{Main|Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale}}
Buboicullaar, like several others, is enlightened by the B'omarr monks after Jabba's death. Soon after his enlightenment, Buboicullaar recounts the story of how he got his revenge on Rees-Yees to his long time mentor, [[Evilo Nailati]].<ref name="Tongue-tied">{{Shortstory|story=Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale"===
{{Main|Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale}}
[[Dannik Jerriko]] is behind the mysterious deaths of Ak-Buz and Phlegmin. But these deaths are just to abide his vampire hunger until he is able to gorge on [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo's]] "[[Soup (Anzati)|soup]]." But Jerriko misses out on his opportunity when Jabba take Solo to the Great Pit of Carkoon. Neither returned to the palace from the trip.<ref name="Assassin's Tale">{{Shortstory|story=Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale"===
{{Main|Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale}}
[[Shaara]] is the sister of a [[Unidentified skiff guard|skiff guard]]. While on a trip to the sarlacc, this guard recounts a story to [[Boba Fett/Legends|Boba Fett]] about how Shaara once was being chased by a group of Imperials when she fell into the Great Pit of Carkoon. However, his sister survives when she is thrown out of the pit. The skiff guard is not sure why the Sarlacc threw her back, but he thinks it might be that the Sarlacc will not eat anyone who does not deserve it. After more thought the skiff guard realizes that if this it the case then everyone should be Sarlacc food.<ref name="Shaara and the Sarlacc">{{Shortstory|story=Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett"===
{{Main|A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett}}
Boba Fett is being eaten by the Sarlacc. During the [[Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon]], Boba Fett fell victim to the Sarlacc and is now being slowly digested. [[Susejo]] a previous victim of the Sarlacc talks to Fett in his head, telling him stories of a [[Unidentified female Jedi (sarlacc)|Jedi]] that the Sarlacc had once eaten. But Fett is not interested. Boba Fett focuses on surviving. He focuses on becoming the first individual to ever escape from the belly of a Sarlacc.<ref name="Barve Like That">{{Shortstory|story=A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale"===
{{Main|Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale}}
[[Yarna d'al' Gargan/Legends|Yarna d'al' Gargan]] is a dancer in Jabba's Palace during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]. When Tessek returns to the Palace after Jabba's death, he informs Yarna and [[Sergeant/Legends|Sergeant]] [[Doallyn/Legends|Doallyn]] of the news. Yarna see this as an opportunity to travel to [[Mos Eisley/Legends|Mos Eisley]] and free her cubs from slavery. Yarna is also petrified to remain in the Palace any longer because she knows that she is likely to be the next victim of Dannik Jerriko. Sergeant Doallyn pledges to protect Yarna as she prepares for the journey and to travel with her to Mos Eisley to free her cubs. While only fifty [[Kilometer/Legends|kilometers]] from Mos Eisley, a [[Krayt dragon/Legends|krayt dragon]] attacks their [[Landspeeder/Legends|landspeeder]]. Doallyn manages to kill the legendary beast but is injured in the fight. Since their landspeeder is also destroyed, Yarna is forced to carry Doallyn the remaining fifty kilometers of desert to Mos Eisley.<ref name="Skin Deep">{{Shortstory|story=Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==="Epilogue: Whatever Became Of...?"===
{{Main|Epilogue: Whatever Became Of...?}}
This epilogue provides information on what happened to some characters beyond the stories in this anthology.<ref name="Epilogue">{{Shortstory|story=Epilogue: Whatever Became Of...?|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}</ref>

==Main characters==
===Jabba Desilijic Tiure===
{{Main|Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends}}
Jabba Desilijic Tiure, more commonly known as Jabba the Hutt, lives in a towering palace on the northern edge of the Dune Sea.<ref name="Inside the Worlds">''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy]]''</ref><ref name="Boy and His Monster" /> Lord of a vast [[The galaxy/Legends|galactic]] criminal empire, the Hutt crime lord is the symbol of wealth and power on the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine.<ref name="Essential Atlas" />

===Malakili===
{{Main|Malakili/Legends}}
Malakili, a Human [[Gender/Legends|male]] Corellian, was the keeper of vicious creatures for the [[Circus Horrificus/Legends|Circus Horrificus]]. However, when a rancor was to be presented as a birthday present to Jabba the Hutt by his [[Lieutenant/Legends|lieutenants]], Bib Fortuna and [[Bidlo Kwerve/Legends|Bidlo Kwerve]], Malakili is transferred to Tatooine. Malakili immediately becomes fond and proud of the rancor. However, when he learns that Jabba is planning to pit the rancor in a duel to the death, Malakili knows he will have to take matters into his own hands to save the rancor from Jabba's gladiator-style entertainment.<ref name="Boy and His Monster" />

===Porcellus===
{{Main|Porcellus/Legends}}
Porcellus is a human male and the head chef of Jabba the Hutt's kitchen. Porcellus lives in constant fear that Jabba will grow tired of Porcellus' cooking and, as a result, feed him to the rancor. Porcellus' fears diminish when the rancor is killed, but he soon finds himself imprisoned by Jabba to await a certain death.<ref name="Taster's Choice" />

===Bib Fortuna===
{{Main|Bib Fortuna/Legends}}
Bib Fortuna is Jabba's new majordomo, but no one has nurtured more plots to overthrow Jabba than the [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]] male. Besides his own plans, Fortuna knows of and guides others' plans against Jabba. Although he prefers his own to be the one that ultimately succeeds, it does not matter to him if another scheme succeeds first, as long as the timing is right. Fortuna's plans are complex and involve many individuals. However, perhaps he has underestimated some of those accomplices working with him to overthrow Jabba the Hutt.<ref name="Bib Fortuna's Tale" />

===EV-9D9===
{{Main|EV-9D9/Legends}}
EV-9D9 is an [[EV-series supervisor droid/Legends|EV-series supervisor droid]] with feminine programming who has the ability to see into a higher dimension than all other droids due to a manufacturing defect. Since 9D9 is in charge of all the droids in Jabba the Hutt's palace, she is able to perform experiments on service droids uninterrupted. The ultimate goal of her experiments is to discover the state between the operational and nonoperational status: between "on" and "off." However, EV-9D9 will soon learn that there are some things that droids are not meant to know.<ref name="Bad Feeling" />

===Salacious B. Crumb===
{{Main|Salacious B. Crumb/Legends}}
Salacious Crumb is a [[Kowakian monkey-lizard/Legends|Kowakian monkey-lizard]] whose job it is to make Jabba the Hutt laugh at least once every day. Crumb must be careful not to tell Jabba the same joke twice, for such an act is not considered wise. To accomplish the tedious task, Crumb often goes to great lengths to create an original joke.<ref name="That's Entertainment" />

===Oola===
{{Main|Oola/Legends}}
Oola is the daughter of a clan chieftain on [[Ryloth/Legends|Ryloth]]. But she leaves Ryloth and her family when she is tricked by Bib Fortuna to become a dancer in the court of the most powerful criminal on Tatooine. She is disappointed to find this criminal to be the slug-like Jabba the Hutt. Oola is forced to be a [[Slavery/Legends|slave girl]] and to dance for Jabba and his court. Defiled, starved, and beaten, Oola chooses to defy Jabba by refusing to dance for him. Unfortunately for Oola, she carries out this rebellion atop a certain trapdoor that led to the Rancor pit.<ref name="Oola's Tale" />

===J'Quille===
{{Main|J'Quille/Legends}}
J'Quille, a Whiphid male, is in the employment of the Lady Valarian as a spy and assassin in Jabba's palace. As an assassin, J'Quille is bribing [[Phlegmin]] to slowly poison Jabba. As a spy, J'Quille gathers information for Valarian, Jabba's chief rival. J'Quille is also good friends with Malakili and frequently exchanges information him. After Jabba's death, J'Quille joins the [[B'omarr Order/Legends|B'omarr monks]] by becoming enlightened.<ref name="Let Us Prey" />

===Tessek===
{{Main|Tessek/Legends}}
Tessek is an [[Accountant/Legends|accountant]] for Jabba the Hutt, but Tessek, like many others, has plans to kill Jabba and take over his criminal empire. However, Tessek wants to turn it into a "clean" operation by throwing out all of the illegal aspects. Tessek's plans fare well up to the day of the planned assassination of Jabba. When the plans crumble, Tessek begins plotting furiously, trying to figure out what to do. Meanwhile, he is forced to accompany Jabba to the Great Pit of Carkoon to witness some executions. After the executions take a turn for the worse, Tessek narrowly escapes the destruction of Jabba's sail barge. Tessek returns to the palace only to find the unexpected.<ref name="Tessek's Tale" />

===Ree-Yees===
{{Main|Ree-Yees/Legends}}
Always under the influence of [[Alcohol/Legends|alcohol]], Ree-Yees purposely acts as a drunken fool so as to not draw any unwanted suspicion upon himself, because deep down he has just as much ill will against Jabba as others who hate the Hutt. However, Ree-Yees also has an assassination plot, but his plans are wiped out by his unlikely and supposed [[Buboicullaar/Legends|accomplice]]. Trying to discern his next move, Ree-Yees boards Jabba's sail barge on a seemingly normal trip to the Great Pit of Carkoon.<ref name="Goatgrass" />

===Ephant Mon===
{{Main|Ephant Mon/Legends}}
Ephant Mon, a [[Chevin/Legends|Chevin]] male, is perhaps the only individual in Jabba's palace without a vendetta against Jabba. In fact, he owes a life debt to Jabba. To pay for this debt, Ephant Mon rats out all the plots against Jabba that he can uncover. However, when he tries to warn Jabba to not execute some Rebel prisoners, Jabba refuses to listen. Ephant Mon refuses to go with Jabba to the Great Pit of Carkoon (for he knows it will be the last trip by Jabba) and announces to Jabba that his debt is settled. Ephant Mon then returns to his [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]] of [[Vinsoth/Legends|Vinsoth]].<ref name="Old Friends" />

===Sy Snootles===
{{Main|Sy Snootles/Legends}}
Sy Snootles, a [[Pa'lowick/Legends|Pa'lowick]] female, was the lead singer for the [[Evar Orbus and His Galactic Jizz-Wailers]] band. Following the death of [[Evar Orbus]], Sy Snootles used fellow band member Max Rebo by allowing him to be the figurehead of the new Max Rebo Band while she truly runs the operation. But Sy gives Rebo too much power and accidentally allows him to agree to a lifetime contract to play for Jabba the Hutt. Unfortunately, their only pay was a life's worth of free food. Sy Snootles quickly learns, though, that there are other ways to make money in the palace.<ref name="Band's Tale" />

===Dannik Jerriko===
{{Main|Dannik Jerriko}}
Dannik Jerriko is an [[Anzat (species)|Anzat]] assassin and spy within Jabba's palace. Jerriko spies for both of Jabba's chief rivals, Eugene Talmont and the Lady Valarian.<ref name="Bib Fortuna's Tale" /> However, as an Anzati assassin, Dannik Jerriko has plans of drinking Han Solo's "soup." Since Han Solo is Jabba's most prized prisoner of Jabba and encased in [[Carbonite/Legends|carbonite]], Jerriko must wait for the opportune moment to strike. In the meantime, he feeds his vampire hunger by killing other minions in the palace such as [[Phlegmin]] and [[Ak-Buz]].<ref name="Assassin's Tale" />

===Yarna d'al' Gargan===
{{Main|Yarna d'al' Gargan/Legends}}
Yarna d'al' Gargan is an [[Askajian/Legends|Askajian]] dancer for Jabba the Hutt. After Jabba is killed, Yarna plans to travel to Mos Eisley and free her cubs from slavery. She teams up with [[Sergeant/Legends|Sergeant]] Doallyn, who vows to protect her from Dannik Jerriko. On their way to Mos Eisley, Doallyn and Yarna encounter a krayt dragon. Doallyn kills the dragon but is injured to the point that Yarna must carry him through the remaining fifty [[Kilometer/Legends|kilometers]] of desert to the spaceport.<ref name="Skin Deep" />

==Development==
After ''[[Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina]]'', Kevin J. Anderson developed the idea to create another anthology, this time focusing on characters seen within Jabba's Palace in [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']]. [[Lucy Autrey Wilson|Lucy Wilson]] of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]] agreed to the idea and commissioned [[Bill Smith]] to create the back stories for what would become ''Tales from Jabba's Palace''.<ref name="Acknowledgements">''Tales from Jabba's Palace'' acknowledgements</ref>

J.D. Montgomery was a pseudonym used by Daniel Keys Moran for "A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett." In Moran's original plan, Boba Fett remains in the Great Pit of Carkoon for years while sharing memories with the sentient Sarlacc before escaping. This outline was approved by Lucasfilm, but Moran was forced to change the time frame of the story to just a few days. At this point, Moran refused to put his name on the story, and the final draft was published under the pseudonym J.D. Montgomery, with even more changes that further divorced the publication from Moran's original.<ref name="Blogspot">{{Blogspot|blogspoturl=danielkeysmoran|url=2007/06/protect-innocent-star-wars-lawrence.html|blogspotname=Daniel Keys Moran|postname=Protect the Innocent -- Star Wars -- Lawrence -- Lonesome Dove -- Knightriders|archivedate=20171103163111}}</ref> Kevin J. Anderson had approved of and was "thrilled" by Moran's original draft.<ref name="Interview">[[Wookieepedia:Interview/Kevin J. Anderson|Interview with Kevin J. Anderson]]; conducted by {{U|Greyman}}</ref>

==Continuity==
"Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale" states that Doallyn rescues Yarna d'al' Gargan from Dannik Jerriko;<ref name="Assassin's Tale" /> however, in "Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale," [[Ortugg]] is named the rescuer and there is no mention that Doallyn and Yarna had previously met.<ref name="Skin Deep" />

==Media==
===Editions===
*{{ISBN|9780553568158}}; [[December 1]], [[1995]]; [[Bantam Spectra]]; US paperback<ref name="Penguin-Paperback" />
*{{ISBN|9780307796257}}; [[June 28]], [[2011]]; [[Del Rey]]; US eBook<ref name="Penguin-eBook">{{Penguin|url=books/3549/tales-from-jabbas-palace-star-wars-legends-by-kevin-anderson-editor/9780307796257|text=Tales from Jabba's Palace: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20200715034234}} {{C|eBook}}</ref>

===Cover gallery===
<gallery>
File:TalesfromJabbasPalace.png|US paperback
File:Tales_from_Jabbas_Palace_art.jpg|Full cover art
File:TalesJabbasPalace_De.jpg|German-language edition
File:TalesJabbasPalace_Pl.jpg|Polish-language edition
File:TJPrus.jpg|Russian-language edition
</gallery>

==Sources==
{{Mediacat|imagecat=Images from Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{InsiderCite|23|Star Wars Publications Timeline|''Star Wars'' Publications Timeline}}
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]'' {{ID|''Tales of Jabba's Palace''}}
*''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Penguin|url=books/3549/tales-from-jabbas-palace-star-wars-legends-by-kevin-anderson-editor/9780553568158|text=Tales from Jabba's Palace: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20200715034108}} {{C|Paperback}}
*{{Penguin|url=books/3549/tales-from-jabbas-palace-star-wars-legends-by-kevin-anderson-editor/9780307796257|text=Tales from Jabba's Palace: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20200715034234}} {{C|eBook}}

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