Balawai

Balawai

Living on theplanetHaruun Kal, theBalawai, orDownfolk, were a social group of indeterminatespecies who fought with theKorunnai, the natives of the planet, during theSummertime War. 96% of the Balawai werehumans, although the term also encompassed the various alien settlers as well, among whom wereNeimoidians,Kubaz,Yuzzem,Wookiees,t'landa Til,Kitonak,Pho Ph'eahian,Yarkora, andTogorians.

The Balawai were offworld settlers to the Korunnai, arriving mainly to collect the expensivespices that were native to Haruun Kal. They completely controlled the world's civil government, funding it mainly through thethyssel bark trade. They usedblasters instead of hand-crafted weapons.

During theClone Wars, the some Balawai sided with theConfederacy of Independent Systems, mainly due to the fact that at the start of the war there was aJudicial Department investigation into whether theBalawai government had been infringing upon the rights of the Korunnai. After theBattle of Haruun Kal, the Summertime Wars were ended, and theGalactic Republic negotiated a peace between the Korunnai and the Balawai.

The nameBalawai was a nomenclature meaningdownfolk, coined by the Korunnai and used only by the Korunnai. The immigrants on Haruun Kal thought of themselves simply as their own races. To call one of the Balawai such to their face would be a grave insult.

Appearances[]

• Shatterpoint(andunabridged audiobook)(First appearance, in book)
• Shatterpoint abridged audiobook
• Imperial Commando: 501st(Mentioned only)
• Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight(Mentioned only)

Sources[]

• Haruun Kal: Beyond the Cloudsea onWizards.com(original site is defunct)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
• The Essential Reader's Companion

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