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The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
The final confrontation between the Jedi and the Nihil…
Mungo Baobab was amaleHumanmerchant fromManda. During his youth, Baobab displayed a love of travel and adventure which left thefamily elders concerned about his suitability as heir to the famousBaobab Merchant Fleet. In15 BBY, seeking to teach him some responsibility, the family dispatched him to establish a trading post on theplanetBiitu, along with hisdroids,C-3PO andR2-D2. However, shortly after he arrived, the planet was invaded byImperial forces under the command of theGreat Heep and Baobab was taken prisoner. Escaping with the help of the youngBiituianFidge Tadrazan, Baobab and the droids helped todestroy the Great Heep and free the people of Biitu from the Empire.
Despite the new trading post on Biitu, the rise of the Galactic Empire had left the Baobab Merchant Fleet facing financial ruin and Baobab determined to save it by establishing atrade route to the planetRoon, source of the valuableRoonstones. Baobab made the journey throughthe Cloak of the Sith to theRoon system but his quest soon came to the attention ofGovernorBisad Koong of Roon'sTawntoom province, who was negotiating to supply Roonstones to the Empire'sAdmiralTerrinald Screed. During his time on Roon, Baobab encounteredAuren Yomm, a resident of the rebelliousUmboo province. Yomm aided Baobab in his search for Roonstones and the two soon developed an attraction. When Auren and herdoctor father,Nilz, were kidnapped by Koong, who was hoping that Nilz could cure him of therooze disease, Baobab set off to theFortress of Tawntoom to rescue them. In so doing, he discovered the source of the Roonstones—in the walls of the volcano beneath the fortress. Baobab escaped with the Yomms, but his fortune appeared lost when Koong destroyed the Roonstones to prevent the Empire stealing them.
After securing financial backing, Baobab was able to find an alternate source of Roonstones and established a trade route between Roon and Manda which revived his family's fortunes. He eventually married Yomm and took over the Merchant Fleet, overseeing the business from his home in the Roon system.Years later, he helped his friendLando Calrissian to capture thebounty hunterThune.(Read more…)
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- 1974 –Gabriel Hardman is born.
- 1979 –Star Wars Weekly 73 published.
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- 1994 –TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide published.
- 2001 –Jedi vs. Sith 4 published.
- 2002 –Star Wars Insider 61 is released for subscribers.
- 2007 –Dark Times 4 published.
- 2008 –Suvudu is launched.
- 2011 –Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pantheon released.
- 2012 –Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 3 published.
- 2015 –George Coe dies.
- 2016 – "Race on Tatooine" airs onDisney XD.
- 2017 –Star Wars: On the Front Lines published.
- 2018 –Darth Vader Annual 2 published.
- 2018 –Poe Dameron 29 published.
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- 2023 –Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade published.
- 2023 –Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade audiobook released.
- 2023 –Young Jedi Adventures: Get Well, Nubs! published.