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Bright Tree Village

General information

Mayor

Location information

Planet

Endor^[3]

Location

Happy Grove Forest,^[4] Endor^[3]

Points of interest

Societal information

Population

200^[2]

Affiliation

"Wonderful. We are now part of the tribe."

―C-3PO^[3]

Bright Tree Village was home to aneponymous tribe ofEwoks onEndor during theGalactic Civil War.

Characteristics[]

The village was built within the evergreentrees^[7] of theHappy Grove Forest^[4] onEndor^[7] and fifteenmeters above the ground, where nest-like bunches of thatched huts housing nearly 200Ewoks clung to evergreen trees.^[2] The village center included communal meeting areas, along with homes for tribal elders andChief Chirpa's family, including theCouncil of Elders.^[8] Large huts for extended families huddled along the outer edges of the village. The village was connected through a series of rope ladders, bridges, vines, and catwalks. Despite the vast majority of villagers inhabiting the upper forest canopy, bachelors maintained small huts below the village proper, where they kept watch for even greater dangers.^[9]

The village's upper canopy was utilized by watchers to alert the village of maraudinggorax andcondor dragons, and was illuminated byfires and torchlights during the night. The bark of theconifer trees surrounding Bright Tree village was not only fire resistant, but made for a goodinsect repellent. Their boughs were used to make excellentspears,bows,slingshots, glider frames, and catapult arms. Gliders could also be launched from the canopy to patrol the lands and valleys beyond the immediate confines of the settlement. Following traditional Ewok houses, huts in Bright Tree Village were warm and cozy inside. A cooking fire was located at the center, where meat would be roasted on a spit and soups boiled in clay pots. Storerooms offood and kindling were layered under the floor, while sleeping mats and furs were stacked in the lofts above.Wooden stools and baskets often littered the area, and Ewok hoods,capes, and tools hung on the walls.^[9]

Despite spending much of their time in the trees, inhabitants of Bright Tree Village had to descend to theforest floor to forage forberries, gather herbs, andhunt. Some Ewoks such as theWarrick family maintained huts and lodges on the ground.^[9]

History[]

"Princess Leia wassi waba Artoo…"

―C-3PO explains the Rebel Alliance's plight against the Galactic Empire. — 20?cb=20250116042720

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C3POTheStoryteller-RotJ40-Prouse — C-3PO recounts the tale of the Rebel Alliance to the Ewoks.

Sometime before theBattle of Endor, the EwokRomba became arefugee following the destruction of hisown village to make way for ashield generator complex utilized by theGalactic Empire for the construction of thesecond Death Star. He was eventually accepted into Bright Tree village by Chief Chirpa, who would rule Bright Tree Village for 42 seasons by the time of the battle.^[10]^[2]

In the lead-up to the Battle of Endor, the Ewoks capturedHan Solo,Luke Skywalker,Chewbacca,C-3PO, andR2-D2 near the village after Chewbacca tried to eat adead verkle used as hunting bait. Lone EwokWicket W. Warrick also befriendedPrincess Leia Organa, who had gotten separated from the main group, and was brought back to the village on friendly terms bring Leia totheir village, and as repayment for her heroics they give her adress.^[11] The other group ofRebels were taken captive within the village and were nearly roasted alive for a feast, butC-3PO—whom the Ewoks believed to be adeity—convinced the Ewoks to free them after Luke utilizedthe Force tolift Threepio off the ground, scaring many Ewoks into submission.^[3]

Telling the story of the Alliance'sbattles against the Galactic Empire, Threepio eventually secured the group's admission as members of the tribe after a debate between Chirpa, theshaman Logray, and his two best hunters,Teebo andAsha Fahn. In the middle of the night and unbeknownst to the Rebels, the Ewoks held a council of war in the village, where Chirpa recalled the tribe members killed and villages burned by the Empire, convincing the village to take up arms against the Empire, as did one of his best hunters, Asha, whereas Romba argued the upcoming struggle included all Ewok tribes. Chirpa soon sent messengers to the other tribes to ask for their help.^[10]

Ewok village — Bright Tree Village the night after the Battle of Endor

The Ewoks later joined the fight against the Galactic Empire.^[3] Shortly after the battle was won, a pair of survivingImperial TIE Fighters attempted to attack the village, but were intercepted and shot down by theGhost.^[12] That night, the village hosted the festivities celebrating the death ofEmperor Sheev Palpatine and the defeat of the Empire.^[3]

Decades after the Battle of Endor, the village continued to still be made up primarily of a few simple scattered huts, with scavenged Imperial gear remaining as the only visible trace of the village's role in the battle.^[13]

Chief Chirpa's daughter, PrincessKneesaa, eventually succeeded the late chief.^[2]

In35 ABY, following theBattle of Exegol, Wicket and his sonPommet Warrick watched as aResurgent-class Star Destroyer wasdestroyed in orbit.^[14]