Concordia

Concordia

Concordia was one of twomoonsorbiting theOuter Rimworld ofMandalore. A verdant moon possessing denseforests, theMandalorians originally settled Concordia as an agricultural colony. However, during thetime of war, the Mandalorians established a vast number ofmining camps on the moon in search ofbeskariron, a nearly indestructible metalore unique to Mandalore and its orbitingsatellite. The excessive strip-mining operation almost destroyed Concordia's forests, though by22 BBY, they were making a recovery.Centuries after therise of the pacifisticNew Mandalorian faction, the violent renegade sect of Mandalorians known as theDeath Watch incited numerous Mandalorian clanleaders to war against their peaceful regime in a conflict that became known as theGreat Clan Wars. The Death Watch-backedwarlords were eventually defeated, reluctantly acceptingexile to Concordia, an independent Mandalorian province the rule of which was turned over toClan Vizsla.

By thebeginning of theClone Wars between theGalactic Republic and theConfederacy of Independent Systems, Concordia wasgoverned byPre Vizsla, a public supporter of New MandalorianleaderDuchessSatine Kryze, but secretly the leader of a reborn faction of Death Watch. Vizsla established aDeath Watch base in the moon'sabandoned mines, where he worked in secret to rebuild the Death Watch. His base wasdiscovered byJedi MasterObi-Wan Kenobi during an investigation of the Death Watch's presence in current Mandalorian affairs, and his efforts to turn the New Mandalorians against the Republic werethwarted by the combined actions of Kenobi and Duchess Kryze. With Vizsla's ties to Death Watch were exposed to all, he lost his position as governor of Concordia, and was eventually forced to abandon the Mandalorian moon to join Death Watch in a nomadic existence wanderingthe galaxy, until he led acoup against the New Mandalorians to take power.

Description[]

Concordia was a terrestrialmoon,^[2] one of twosatellites thatorbited theplanetMandalore, the culturalhomeworld of theMandalorian people, located in theMandalore sector ofthe galaxy'sOuter Rim Territories. One of several habitable locations in theMandalore system,^[1] Concordia was a lush, temperate moon, with chains ofmountains dotting its surface.^[2] As thesystem'ssun set, Concordia could be seen from the surface of Mandalore as agreen sphere in the evening sky.^[5]

A verdant moon where dense forests grew, Concordia became anagricultural colony after being settled by the Mandalorians.^[2] The Mandalorian moon was home to a number of animals, includingcarnivorous predators who were known to chance attackingsentient prey at night. Individuals who ventured out into the Concordian plains in the dark could ward off the moon's predators with fire.^[7] During the period when Mandalore continued to engage in large-scale warfare,^[2] Concordia became the target ofbeskarironminers, who scoured the moon^[3] for the nearly indestructible metal.^[8] Unsightly mines marred much of Concordia's surface,^[3] almost destroying the moon's forests in the process. Even after the Mandalorians' wars came to an end, it was only around the time of theClone Wars that the Concordian forests began to make a recovery. The old mines were abandoned to fall into disrepair, a symbol of the mining industry left behind, only be revitalized by the radicalDeath Watch splinter sect to serve ashidden bases for their operations on Concordia^[2] and a place to manufacturearmor and munitions in secret.^[5]

History[]

The early MandalorianTaung conquered the uninhabited world that would become Mandalore around7000 BBY, naming the world for their leader,Mandalore the First. As they set out to capture the surrounding worlds of the Mandalore system,^[1] the Mandalorians eventually turned their sights on the lush and forested moon of Concordia. Over time, the verdant moon became an agricultural settlement, inhabited and tended by Mandalorianfarmers.^[2]

During theGalactic War, the MandaloriansoldierGalron made camp on Concordia with histwin daughtersMari andTayn. Around thefire, they spoke of the famed warriorShae Vizla and the ancientMandalore the Conqueror, before thegirls drifted off tosleep under theirfather's watchfuleye.^[7]

Eventually, interest in Concordia turned away from agriculture and in the direction of mining. As the Mandalorians continued to wage war^[2]centuries prior torise of theGalactic Empire, they soughtbeskar iron ore from beneath the surface of Concordia.^[3] The metal was agalactic rarity, found only on Mandalore^[10] and its moon,^[3] and was prized for its nigh invulnerability,^[8] capable of withstanding the blows of alightsaber.^[10] Ugly mines came to scar the surface of Concordia,^[3] and the Mandalorians' strip-mining efforts were so extensive that the moon's native forests were nearly destroyed.^[2]

Following theMandalorian Excision—a brief but overwhelming conflict between the Mandalorians and theGalactic Republic^[9] that transformed portions of Mandalore into barrendeserts ofwhite sand^[3]—a reformistpolitical faction of Mandalorians was born: theNew Mandalorians. The New Mandalorians believed in pacifism, and sought to establish a peaceful society isolated from the traditional warrior clans.^[1] Rogue elements within the warrior clans worked to see the New Mandalorians' downfall for centuries,^[5] eventually culminating with the foundation of theDeath Watch splinter group underTor Vizsla^[8] around60 BBY.^[9] In an attempt to see the New Mandalorians' downfall, Death Watch incited a number of clanchieftains to war against the pacifists, though other clan leaders rose to defend them. In the end, theGreat Clan Wars resulted in a defeat for Death Watch, and the beaten but unrepentant clanwarlords acceptedexile to Concordia. Control of the Mandalorian moon was turned over toClan Vizsla,^[5] to act as a province independent of the New Mandalorian state.^[2]

By the start of theClone Wars in22 BBY,^[9] more than adecade after the end of the Great Clan Wars,^[5] it was the position of the New Mandaloriangovernment that the warriors that had been exiled to Concordia had died since out. During this time, Concordia was ruled by GovernorPre Vizsla, an outward supporter of the New Mandalorians and friend to their leader,DuchessSatine Kryze. In secret, however, Vizsla was theleader of the Death Watch,^[2] rebuilding the sect in the wake of the Great Clan Wars.^[5] Vizsla established a base of operations in the abandonedbeskar mines of Concordia,^[3] using the facilities to manufactureMandalorian armor and armament, and as a staging ground for his Death Watch forces.^[5] Vizsla's plans and the Death Watch's secret base were uncovered byJedi MasterObi-Wan Kenobi and Duchess Kryze during a visit to Concordia in the earlymonths of the Clone Wars. Discovered, Vizslafought Kenobi to a draw, and a trio of his Death Watchtroops forced theJedi Master to retreat with the Duchess back to Mandalore.^[2] Even still, Vizsla continued to use Concordia and his base there as a staging ground for a planned Death Watch takeover of Mandalore. There, he amassed anarmy of soldiers, but before an attack could be made,CountDooku—Vizsla's ally in the Confederacy of Independent Systems—ordered his men to stand down due to the veto of a Republicdefense initiative that would have sent acontingent ofclone troopers to Mandalore. Vizsla and Dooku had planned to use the Republic occupation to sway the Mandalorian populace to support Death Watch as would-be liberators against an oppressive offworld force. Without the backing of Mandalore's people, Death Watch did not have the strength to take control of the planet.^[11] Death Watch was later driven from Concordia and the surroundingMandalore system, eventually establishinga camp on the far away world ofCarlac.^[12]

By the Clone Wars' end, Concordia had acquired a reputation for doing business with a number ofpirates andsmugglers that operated in and around Mandalorianspace. Areas of the moon were known to host an ostensible presence of theBlack Sun crime syndicate, operating under the oversight ofVigoXizor'slieutenant,Tyno Fabris. Non-Mandalorian offworlders with business on the Mandalorian homeworld would occasionally make planetfall on Concordia to fulfill their needs, rather than journeying down to the surface of Mandalore itself.^[13]

Inhabitants[]

Concordia was first inhabited by members of the Mandalorian culture as an agricultural settlement, becoming a home to a number of Mandalorian farmers. Later, the moon was transformed into a mining base,^[2] and Concordia became a haven forbeskar miners, operating the numerous mines littered across the moon's surface.^[3] The people of Concordia were collectively known as Concordians, and spoke a dialect^[2] ofMando'a—the traditional Mandalorianlanguage^[14]—also known asConcordian,^[4] a dialect shared by the nearby world ofConcord Dawn.^[14]

In the aftermath of the Great Clan Wars, several unrepentant warrior clan chieftains who had sided with Death Watch to dethrone the New Mandalorians went into exile on Concordia upon their defeat. The rule of the Mandalorian moon was entrusted to the members of Clan Vizsla,^[5] and by the time of the Clone Wars, Concordia was recognized as an independent province, separate from the New Mandalorian state and ruled by its own governor.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The moon of Concordia was first introduced to theStar Wars universe in the twelfth episode of theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series'second season, entitled "The Mandalore Plot."^[2] The Mandalorian moon made subsequent appearances in the following episodes "Voyage of Temptation"^[15] and "Duchess of Mandalore,"^[11] before receiving a mention in thefifth season episode "Shades of Reason."^[16] The novelsThe Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy^[5] andThe Last Jedi made additional mentions of Concordia,^[13] as did the young reader bookThe Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key,^[17] and theThe Old Republic web short "Bedtime on Concordia."^[7]

AlthoughThe Essential Atlas—a galactic geography reference bookauthored byJason Fry andDaniel Wallace, and publishedAugust 18,2009—was the first source to state Mandalore was orbited by two moons,^[1] Concordia was the first to be introduced by name.^[2] Fry's later sourcebooksStar Wars: The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts: The Visual Guide andStar Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles featured additional information on the Concordian moon,^[3][18] andThe Essential Guide to Warfare Fry co-wrote withPaul R. Urquhart gave further mention and information of Concordia.^[9]

Appearances[]

• "Bedtime on Concordia" onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(article) (backup link)
• The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key(Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Mandalore Plot"(First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Voyage of Temptation"(In flashback(s))
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Duchess of Mandalore"
• The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy(Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shades of Reason"(Mentioned only)
• The Last Jedi(Mentioned only)

Sources[]

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• The Clone Wars Episode Guide: The Mandalore Plot onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)(First mentioned)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.6
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts: The Visual Guide
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Two
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
• The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett
• Death Watch in theEncyclopedia(original site is defunct)
• Gauntlet fighter in theEncyclopedia(original site is defunct)

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