Kiffu/Legends
Kiffu was a planet in the outermost reaches of the Inner Rim. It was the homeworld of the Kiffar species.
Description
- "Do you remember lightning season on Kiffu, when the static trees take to the air?"
- ―Larin Moxla, to Shigar Konshi
Kiffu was the homeworld of the Kiffar, a Near-Human species known to maintain their independence vigorously.[4]
Kiffu was the larger sister world of Kiffex.[3][4] When the two worlds' elliptical orbits would bring them close together, large electrical storms would be generated in Kiffu's atmosphere. The Kiffar harnessed the lightning to provide electrical energy.[3]
History
Sometime after 3653 BBY the planet was forcefully annexed into the Sith Empire. It was one of the many planets that the Galactic Republic had to withdraw from due to the Treaty of Coruscant. Many Kiffar escaped into Republic space. Some of them joined the Republic forces to liberate their homeworld.[9] After the Cold War Kiffu became part of the Galactic Republic.
Kiffu was ruled by the Sheyfs of Clan Vos from 331 BBY to 22 BBY, when the planet was conquered by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars.
Over the years, many energy spiders were smuggled onto the planet from Kessel.
Behind the scenes
Contrary to official map placements, Star Wars: Republic: Darkness place Kiffu in the Outer Rim Territories.
Appearances
- The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (Mentioned only)
- The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1998) 20 (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1998) 21 (Mentioned only)
- Heart of Fire (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Republic: Darkness
- Jedi: Count Dooku
- Republic 63 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith unabridged audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Heir to the Empire (Mentioned only)
- Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (Mentioned only)
- Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice (Mentioned only)
- Legacy of the Force: Revelation (Mentioned only)
- Legacy (2006) 26 (Mentioned only)
- Legacy (2006) 34 (Mentioned only)
- Legacy (2006) 35
- Legacy—War 2 (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
"Who's Who in the Jedi Order" – Star Wars Insider 62- The Official Star Wars Fact File 139 (WOR1, Worlds of the Clone Wars)
"Quinlan Vos: Jedi Without a Past" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- "T'ra Saa" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
Vos, Quinlan in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Comics Companion
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Quinlan Vos: Jedi Without a Past" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 216 ("Kiffu")
- ↑ Star Wars: Republic: Darkness
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jedi: Count Dooku
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 139 (WOR1, Worlds of the Clone Wars)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance