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During the final [[Standard decade/Legends|decades]] of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]], entrepreneur [[Meysen Kayson]] bought the rights to develop [[Pii III]] and [[Pii IV]] as a bi-[[Planet/Legends|planetary]] nature reserve. While clearing space for the first buildings, a species of greel tree was discovered. Although the bark was rough and of no use, the [[Wood/Legends|wood]] below was found to be smooth and a deep scarlet-violet in color. After consultation with [[Xenobiologist/Legends|xenobiologists]] and [[xenoarborist]]s, Kayson found that the specific species had an amazing fast growth rate; if the stump was left intact, it would grow back to its original height within five [[Standard year/Legends|years]]. Kayson abandoned his plans for the nature reserve and established the [[Greel Wood Logging Corporation]]. By instituting a careful program of logging and allowing harvested trees time to regenerate, Kayson laid the foundation for a successful company.<ref name="GWH" />
During the final [[Standard decade/Legends|decades]] of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]], entrepreneur [[Meysen Kayson]] bought the rights to develop [[Pii III]] and [[Pii IV]] as a bi-[[Planet/Legends|planetary]] nature reserve. While clearing space for the first buildings, a species of greel tree was discovered. Although the bark was rough and of no use, the [[Wood/Legends|wood]] below was found to be smooth and a deep scarlet-violet in color. After consultation with [[Xenobiologist/Legends|xenobiologists]] and [[xenoarborist]]s, Kayson found that the specific species had an amazing fast growth rate; if the stump was left intact, it would grow back to its original height within five [[Standard year/Legends|years]]. Kayson abandoned his plans for the nature reserve and established the [[Greel Wood Logging Corporation]]. By instituting a careful program of logging and allowing harvested trees time to regenerate, Kayson laid the foundation for a successful company.<ref name="GWH" />


The Greel Wood Logging Corporation was responsible for harvesting greel wood from the worlds of Pii III and Pii IV in the [[Arkanis sector/Legends|Arkanis sector]].<ref name="GWH" /><ref name="Atlas">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> Greel trees were harvested on both Pii III and Pii IV, and the differences in the planetary weather conditions led to planet produce a different variety of greel wood. Pii III's greel wood was known as the "grassland scarlet greel wood." The greel wood from Pii IV was known as the "band crimson greel wood." The bushland scarlet was bushier, denser, and lighter in color. The band crimson was lighter, but darker in color. It commanded a higher price due to the elaborate and ornate spirals, waves and bands in the near-black flaws.<ref name="GWH" />
The Greel Wood Logging Corporation was responsible for harvesting greel wood from the worlds of Pii III and Pii IV in the [[Arkanis sector/Legends|Arkanis sector]].<ref name="GWH" /> Greel trees were harvested on both Pii III and Pii IV, and the differences in the planetary weather conditions led to planet produce a different variety of greel wood. Pii III's greel wood was known as the "grassland scarlet greel wood." The greel wood from Pii IV was known as the "band crimson greel wood." The bushland scarlet was bushier, denser, and lighter in color. The band crimson was lighter, but darker in color. It commanded a higher price due to the elaborate and ornate spirals, waves and bands in the near-black flaws.<ref name="GWH" />


With [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]], the Greel Wood Logging Corporation developed the [[FLR Logger|FLR "Lumberdroid"]] for its tree-felling operations.<ref name="Droids">''[[The Essential Guide to Droids]]''</ref>
With [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]], the Greel Wood Logging Corporation developed the [[FLR-series Logger Droid|FLR "Lumberdroid"]] for its tree-felling operations.<ref name="Droids">{{EGCite|D|FLR Logger ("Lumberdroid")}}</ref>
 
As a teenager, [[Tirs Maladane]] spent a summer on Pii III working in the greel wood industry to earn some [[Galactic Credit Standard|money]].<ref name="Warfare">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref>


==Uses==
==Uses==
Some models of [[groundcoach]]<ref name="HSLL" /> including the [[Ubrikkian Transports/Legends|Ubrikkian Transports]] [[LuxurPort Zisparanza]],<ref name="HSCS">''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''</ref> utilized greel wood in both interior and exterior paneling.<ref name="HSLL" /> Greel wood was also used in the construction of furniture, high-end jewelry, and ornamental products.<ref name="GSWU" /> The walls of the [[Aspre Plunge]] [[Casino/Legends|casino]] were paneled in highly polished greel wood,<ref name="SR">{{Journal|1|The Spira Regatta}}</ref> as were the luxurious [[Gambling/Legends|gambling]] rooms of the [[Submersible|undersea]] passenger liner ''[[Coral Vanda]]''.<ref name="Vehicles and Vessels">''[[The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], [[Tycho Celchu]] flew an [[RZ-1 A-wing interceptor/Legends|RZ-1 A-wing interceptor]] that featured greel wood paneling in its cockpit.
Some models of [[groundcoach]]<ref name="HSLL" /> including the [[Ubrikkian Transports/Legends|Ubrikkian Transports]] [[LuxurPort Zisparanza]],<ref name="HSCS">''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''</ref> utilized greel wood in both interior and exterior paneling.<ref name="HSLL" /> Greel wood was also used in the construction of furniture, high-end jewelry, and ornamental products.<ref name="GSWU" /> The walls of the [[Aspre Plunge]] [[Casino/Legends|casino]] were paneled in highly polished greel wood,<ref name="SR">{{Journal|1|The Spira Regatta}}</ref> as were the luxurious [[Gambling/Legends|gambling]] rooms of the [[Submersible|undersea]] passenger liner ''[[Coral Vanda]]''.<ref name="Vehicles and Vessels">''[[The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], [[Tycho Celchu]] flew an [[RZ-1 A-wing interceptor/Legends|RZ-1 A-wing interceptor]] that featured greel wood paneling in its cockpit. The [[R-10 household droid]] was decorated with greel-wood panels.<ref name="TEGtD-R10">{{EGCite|D|R-10 Household Droid}}</ref>


Greel wood was used in furniture and in some [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] hilts. [[Darth Vader's Palace]] contained spartan chairs and tables made from greel wood. [[Platt Okeefe/Legends|Platt Okeefe]] had a greel wood wardrobe onboard her ship, the [[Last Chance (YT-1300 light freighter)/Legends|Last Chance]]. The [[Bothan/Legends|Bothan]] [[Crime lord/Legends|crime lord]] [[Akris Ur'etu]] had a desk made from Greel wood inside one of his [[Skar'kla Consortium]] bases. [[Pok Nar-Ten]] of the [[Klatooinian Trade Guild/Legends|Klatooinian Trade Guild]] had furniture made of Greel wood.
Greel wood was used in furniture and in some [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] hilts. [[Darth Vader's Palace]] contained spartan chairs and tables made from greel wood. [[Platt Okeefe/Legends|Platt Okeefe]] had a greel wood wardrobe onboard her ship, the [[Last Chance (YT-1300 light freighter)/Legends|Last Chance]]. [[Pok Nar-Ten]] of the [[Klatooinian Trade Guild/Legends|Klatooinian Trade Guild]] had furniture made of Greel wood.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
[[File:HuttCaravel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The interior of Hutt caravels were lined with greel wood]]
[[File:HuttCaravel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The interior of Hutt caravels were lined with greel wood]]
*''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance'' audiobook]]
*''[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil]]''
*[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil'' audiobook]]
*''[[Jedi Quest: Path to Truth]]''
*{{InsiderCite|136|Reputation}}
*{{InsiderCite|136|Reputation}}
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{1st}}
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*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Hasty Exit|stext=''Hasty Exit''}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Hasty Exit|stext=''Hasty Exit''}}
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines]]''
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Ascension]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Ascension (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Ascension'' audiobook]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
*{{Journal|9|ISB Intercepts}}
*{{Journal|9|ISB Intercepts}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''
*''[[Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear]]''
*''[[Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear]]''
*''[[Platt's Smugglers Guide]]''
*''[[Platt's Smugglers Guide]]''
*''[[Stock Ships]]''
*''[[Stock Ships]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Droids]]'' <!--February 1999; page 46-->
*{{EGCite|D|R-10 Household Droid}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''
*{{EGCite|D|FLR Logger ("Lumberdroid")}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030724takedown|text=Zygerrian Takedown|int=Zygerrian Takedown|archivedate=20100226114329}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20040122threat|text=Triplet Threat|int=Triplet Threat|archivedate=20091223074847}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Enter the Unknown]]''
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]''
*''[[Lords of Nal Hutta]]''


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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|es=Madera greel
|pl=Greel (drewno)
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[[Category:Tree barks and woods]]
[[Category:Tree barks and woods]]

Latest revision as of 20:33, 9 March 2023

Greel wood was a dark scarlet wood harvested from the greel trees native to the planets Pii III and Pii IV in the Pii system. It was favored as a luxury item throughout the galaxy owing its color and rarity.

History

During the final decades of the Galactic Republic, entrepreneur Meysen Kayson bought the rights to develop Pii III and Pii IV as a bi-planetary nature reserve. While clearing space for the first buildings, a species of greel tree was discovered. Although the bark was rough and of no use, the wood below was found to be smooth and a deep scarlet-violet in color. After consultation with xenobiologists and xenoarborists, Kayson found that the specific species had an amazing fast growth rate; if the stump was left intact, it would grow back to its original height within five years. Kayson abandoned his plans for the nature reserve and established the Greel Wood Logging Corporation. By instituting a careful program of logging and allowing harvested trees time to regenerate, Kayson laid the foundation for a successful company.[2]

The Greel Wood Logging Corporation was responsible for harvesting greel wood from the worlds of Pii III and Pii IV in the Arkanis sector.[2] Greel trees were harvested on both Pii III and Pii IV, and the differences in the planetary weather conditions led to planet produce a different variety of greel wood. Pii III's greel wood was known as the "grassland scarlet greel wood." The greel wood from Pii IV was known as the "band crimson greel wood." The bushland scarlet was bushier, denser, and lighter in color. The band crimson was lighter, but darker in color. It commanded a higher price due to the elaborate and ornate spirals, waves and bands in the near-black flaws.[2]

With Industrial Automaton, the Greel Wood Logging Corporation developed the FLR "Lumberdroid" for its tree-felling operations.[4]

Uses

Some models of groundcoach[3] including the Ubrikkian Transports LuxurPort Zisparanza,[5] utilized greel wood in both interior and exterior paneling.[3] Greel wood was also used in the construction of furniture, high-end jewelry, and ornamental products.[1] The walls of the Aspre Plunge casino were paneled in highly polished greel wood,[6] as were the luxurious gambling rooms of the undersea passenger liner Coral Vanda.[7] During the Battle of Endor, Tycho Celchu flew an RZ-1 A-wing interceptor that featured greel wood paneling in its cockpit. The R-10 household droid was decorated with greel-wood panels.[8]

Greel wood was used in furniture and in some lightsaber hilts. Darth Vader's Palace contained spartan chairs and tables made from greel wood. Platt Okeefe had a greel wood wardrobe onboard her ship, the Last Chance. Pok Nar-Ten of the Klatooinian Trade Guild had furniture made of Greel wood.

Appearances

The interior of Hutt caravels were lined with greel wood

Sources

Notes and references