Dlarit estate

Dlarit estate

TheDlarit estate was theThyferran home of theDlarit family, who were made wealthy and powerful through their dealings with theXucphra Corporation. The multi-floor mansion was owned byAerin Dlarit and was the childhood home of his daughterErisi Dlarit, futureRogue Squadronpilot andspy forImperial Intelligence DirectorYsanne Isard. The multi-floor mansion was located in a remote spot among Thyferranrainforests on a small knoll at the foot of high mountains that had once been part of an extinctvolcano.Waterfalls cascading down the mountains behind the Dlarit estate gave it the visual appearance of a paradise. Almost all travel to the remote mansion took place byairspeeder, and the estate was protected by an elaborate security system that includedTritracker Air Defense batterylasercannons,sensor arrays, and patrols ofHuman guards.

During theBacta War, in7 ABY, theDlarit estate was raided by agroup ofmercenaries led byElscol Loro andSixtus Quin, who planned toassassinate Aerin Dlarit due to his high-profile position as ageneral with theThyferran Home Defense Corps. The mercenaries successfully infiltrated the estate by exploiting a weakness among the sensor arrays on the mansion's mountain side. However, at the suggestion ofIella Wessiri, a formerNew Republic agent assisting Loro's group, they decided to publicly humiliate Aerin rather than kill him.

Description[]

Location[]

The Dlarit estate was owned by thepolitically and corporately influentialAerin Dlarit, the patriarch of theDlarit family. The mansion was located in a remote area ofrainforests on theplanetThyferra, where it was surrounded by a dense area ofakonije trees and other flora. The building was set on a small knoll at the lower portion of a group of high mountains, which were once part of an extinctvolcano.Waterfalls cascaded down the mountains to the rear of the mansion. The result was a backdrop thatmercenaries—who infiltrated the Dlarit estate in7 ABY—found to be visually impressive, with one even referring to the view from the mansion's front as paradisiacal. The estate itself was made of natural stone, and its location at the foot of the mountains made it appear to tower over the rain forests when seen from a distance. Breezes from the mountains and the mist of the waterfalls helped combat the heat from the humidair outside the mansion and also created a constant hum of natural background noises.^[1]

Due to the remoteness of the Dlarit estate and the forest terrain surrounding it, almost all travel to and from the mansion took place byairspeeder. Only one single-lane track navigated the terrain southward from the estate to a main through-way. Visitors had to pass several gates along the forty-fivekilometer–long path as it meandered through the forests and around the natural rock outcroppings. The rain forests around the mansion gave way to a large clearing at the front of the Dlarit estate. An electronically locked, enclosed solarium served as the entrance to the building. The solarium led to a doorway into the lower floor of the main estate house. From there, a stairway led to the main floor, where a large hallway had several doors to the mansion's various rooms. Among those rooms was the private office of Aerin Dlarit, which included a high-backed chair and a desk with a built-inholoprojector plate. The plate displayed a slowly rotatingmeter-tallhologram replica of a statue of Aerin Dlarit atop a pedestal surrounded by throngs of well-wishers applauding at the base.^[1]

Security[]

The thick rainforest foliage, huge mountains and thunderous waterfalls surrounding the Dlarit estate already served as a natural obstacle for those attempting to reach the mansion. Nevertheless, the building was further reinforced by multiple, elaborate security measures installed around the estate. The estate was protected by a ring of well-hiddenTritracker Air Defense batteries and ground-basedanti-aircraft artillerylasercannons designed byCoMar Combat Systems. Additionally, the multiple gates and natural rock outcroppings along the lone pathway served as ambush points in the event of an invasion.^[1]

Furthermore, varioussensor arrays were positioned around the estate to monitor anyone attempting to approach through the rainforest. The arrays were muted on the mountain side of the estate, however, so that the movement of water and sound from the waterfalls did not constantly trigger alarms. This proved to be a major security weakness exploited by anAshern strike team during araid on the Dlarit estate in 7 ABY. In addition to the elaborate electronic security system, patrols ofHuman guards made regular rounds both inside and outside the mansion. The external patrols focused their efforts primarily on the side of the estate facing the mountains and waterfalls.^[1]

Occupants[]

The Dlarit estate was owned by Aerin Dlarit, a multi-millionaire who was heavily involved in theXucphra Corporation, one of the twobacta-production and distribution corporations on Thyferra.^[1][2] It was also the childhood home ofErisi Dlarit, Aerin Dlarit's daughter, who became a highly-placedspy forImperial IntelligencechiefYsanne Isard. In that capacity, Erisi Dlarit was placed as apilot into theNew Republic's eliteRogue Squadron, where she provided intelligence information directly to Isard. After the New Republicrecaptured Coruscant, Erisi Dlarit realized her identity was about to be compromised and she fled from Rogue Squadron. Afterward, she ran the fighter wing of Isard's newly-formedThyferran Home Defense Corps. Following a planetwide coup supported by Isard and Xucphra Corporation in 7 ABY that led to theBacta War, Aerin Dlarit was promoted togeneral in the defense organization. During this time, he continued to live at Dlarit estate, which also included a large staff of servants and maintenance employees tended to the home.^[1]

History[]

See also:Raid on the Dlarit estate

Although Aerin Dlarit was largely a figurehead in theThyferran Home Defense Corps, his high-profile status made him a strong symbolic target forassassination at the hands of ananti-Imperial mercenary group led byElscol Loro andSixtus Quin, who agreed to help the local freedom fighters attempt to wrest control of Thyferra back from Isard. The mercenaries planned to infiltrate the Dlarit estate and kill Aerin Dlarit; the prevailing feeling was that committing the assassination inside his own home would add greater impact to the deed.^[1]

Loro's group were assisted by theAshern, a group ofVratix fighting against Human control of the bacta cartel. The Vratix were the nativespecies of Thyferra who had produced bacta for thousands ofyears before their business efforts were dampened by the monopolies of Xucphra and their rival company, theZaltin Corporation. To help Loro, the Ashernsliced into planetarycomputers and conducted surveillance on the mansion usingsatellites owned by Zaltin. In doing so, Loro's team discovered that the sensor devices along the mountain side of the estate were muted and this was therefore a weak spot from which to launch their attack. During the raid, the mercenaries successfully infiltrated the mansion, killing two security guards andstunning Dlarit in his office.Iella Wessiri, a former New Republic agent working with Loro on the team, at that moment suggested a different plan. Rather thenkilling Dlarit, they stripped him naked and created a hologram of the humiliation, which served thepropaganda purpose of weakening the will of both the Xucphra Corporation and the Thyferran Home Defense Corps.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

The Dlarit estate was created byMichael A. Stackpole for his1997 novelX-Wing: The Bacta War, the fourth installment in theX-Wing series of novels.^[1]

Appearances[]

• X-Wing: The Bacta War(andunabridged audiobook)(First appearance, in book)

Sources[]

• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons(First pictured)

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