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- "It's beautiful. A pristine natural world covered with forests and jungles, rivers and waterfalls."
- ―Wedge Antilles[12]
Ithor was the fourthplanet located inOttega system of theMid Rim. One of the oldest members of theGalactic Republic, it was a planet full of lush life, and the planet's surface had not a touch of civilization on it. TheIthorians themselves, otherwise known as "Hammerheads," built great floating cities that did not harm the surface, which they considered to be sacred. Entry upon the surface was forbidden, unless one stayed there permanently. Some Ithorians such as theOracle were compelled to go down to the planet surface, however, as they "heard the call" ofMother Jungle, theIthorian religion's personification of Ithor's world-spanning jungle. The surface of the planet of Ithor played host to numerous plants, including thebafforr tree, which possessed telepathic capabilities. The planet containedandurite stone, and every three Ithorian years was the center of theTime of Meeting. The planet had many moons in its night sky.
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Historical background[]
AnIthorian
Ithor joined theGalactic Republic prior to8000 BBY. In3963 BBY, when Republic fleetencountered aMandalorian raiding force in anasteroidfield nearOttega system,Dace Golliard predicted they would attack Ithor next, although it turned out to be a ruse set up byZayne Carrick andCassus Fett to capture Golliard. In439 BBY, scientists attempted to bond the telepathic capabilities of the bafforr tree with another, more vicious tree on the planet surface. The result was a new parasitic life form named "Spore," but its parasitic hostility forced the Ithorians to lock it away in anasteroid300 BBY. It was long afterwards discovered by miners.[13]
Clone Wars[]
As in previous millennia, Ithor remained loyal to the Galactic Republic during theClone Wars. The vast and well-protected natural resources of the forest world were never compromised by Separatist attacks. A number of small attacks and probing actions were attempted against Ithor by the Confederacy early in the war, but these were determined to be little more than diversions as the Separatists launched full-scaleinvasions ofDuro and other important Republic targets.[14] Aattack against Ithorian terrorists was carried out by the Jedi[15] on Ithor.[16] During the Clone Wars,Grand MasterYoda of theJedi Order was reported dead in anincident on Ithor.
Imperial and New Republic Eras[]
Sometime before the Battle of Yavin, Ithor cameunder siege by the Galactic Empire, which demanded access to Ithorian agricultural techniques and technology in an attempt to locate biotech for military applications. Lead byCaptainAlima he threatened the Ithorians with the destruction of their sentient forests, theCathor Hills. However the Empire wasousted from the planet through a deal formulated byMomaw Nadon, where he bargained with the Empire to reveal the secrets of the Ithorians' technology and agricultural ceremonies, in return for the protection of their 'mother jungle'.[17]
Sometime after theBattle of Yavin, the Galactic Empire planned toattack the planet. The Rebel Alliance heard of these plans prior to the attack and dispatchedHan Solo to rescue a group of Ithorians wishing to evacuate. Just a few minutes before the attack, Han and his co-pilotChewbacca were able to rescue the Ithorians. A small battle raged afterwards, with many TIE Fighters. Han and Chewbacca managed to dodgespace slugs in a nearby asteroid field and place the Ithorians onBimmisaari.[18]
Umwaw Moolis represented the planet in theNew Republic Senate.[19]
Destruction[]
However, by25 ABY, Ithor's tranquil existence came to an end. TheYuuzhan Vong War blazed a trail from theOuter Rim, and Ithor lay directly in their path. Retreating fromDantooine andDubrillion, the New Republic made astand at the planet, hoping to resist the invasion long enough to make use of the bafforr tree pollen, which had somehow reacted violently with the living armor of theYuuzhan Vong. The battle entered into a state of stalemate, untilJedi KnightCorran Horn dueledShedao Shai, the leader of theYuuzhan Vong forces, with the planet Ithor at stake. Though Horn was victorious, Shai's subordinate,Deign Lian, was ordered byWarmasterTsavong Lah to unleash a plague of toxins upon the planet, in order to eliminate any chance of apollen-based bioweapon. The virulent biochemicals (a biological gray goo) rapidly turned Ithor's verdant forests and animal life into a black ooze which spread and destroyed everything it touched.[20]In retaliation, the assembledRemnant and New Republic forces fired massive barrages ofconcussion missiles and proton torpedoes at the Yuuzhan Vong command ship,Legacy of Torment, which broke into three sections. The rear end of the massive warship tumbled into the nowhydrogen-oxygen rich atmosphere and ignited it, turning Ithor into a firestorm ridden inferno of a planet.[20]
Ithor's legacy[]
As of35 ABY, when theDark Nest Crisis began and ended, the Ithorians were attempting to relocate toBorao. This attempt almost failed due to the presence of theRePlanetHab organization, who claimed the rights for the world.Chief of StateCal Omas was able to block RePlanetHab's attempts at the "suggestion" ofLeia Organa Solo. By the end of theSwarm War in36 ABY, some scientists were residing on the planet, studying it in hopes of rehabilitation, but most Ithorians settled onBorao along withFelucia,Öetrago and the worlds of theUpell system.[1]
However, considering the Ithorians' skills in ecology and their previous experience in re-terraforming worlds such asTelos IV, they hoped that Ithor could have been reinhabited one day. Abandoning theOssus Project ofJedi MasterKol Skywalker, the Ithorians decided to rebuild their world using the same technology as during the Restoration of Telos IV. By137 ABY much of the planet's surface remained rocky and dry, but genetically engineered dangerous plants and animals began to slowly transform the planet's soil and atmosphere into livable state. Visitors to the planet surface were still required to wearbreath masks to avoid a large number of toxins in the atmosphere, butenviro-suits were no longer necessary.[21]
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Ithor before the destruction
The surface of the planet Ithor was formerly an immense jungle. Following the Ithorian belief in theLaw of Life, most Ithorians never actually set foot on their own planet, instead they lived in floating cities above their world called herdships. Only three of their continents had been explored and harvested, the other two never having been touched by Ithorian hands, demonstrating their devout belief in the protection and sustainability of their environment.
Such protectionism toward their environment gave rise to numerous native plants and animals.
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Thebafforr tree was considered semi-sentient and possessed telepathic capabilities and acted as a sort of distributed intellect - the larger the forest was, the higher the collective intellect.
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The PC gameStar Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Ithor in theCalaron sector of the Outer Rim.
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- ↑1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.101.111.121.131.141.151.161.171.181.191.201.211.221.231.241.251.261.271.281.291.30The Essential Atlas
- ↑2.02.12.2Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑TheClient States and Miscellaneous Regions map inThe Essential Atlas places the portions of theMid Rim andOuter Rim that fall in grid square M-6 in theNew Territories.
- ↑
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion onStarWars.com(article) (backup link) - ↑5.05.15.25.35.45.5The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- ↑The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑7.07.17.27.37.47.57.67.7Galactic Campaign Guide
- ↑Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion
- ↑The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
- ↑
"The Farrimmer Cafe" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 - ↑
Star Wars Customizable Card Game —Dagobah LimitedCard:Lieutenant Commander Ardan(backup link) - ↑Dark Apprentice
- ↑Galaxy of Fear: Spore
- ↑The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- ↑Republic 58
- ↑The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 243 ("Evan-Ott")
- ↑"The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale" —Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
- ↑Han Solo's Rescue Mission
- ↑Children of the Jedi
- ↑20.020.1The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
- ↑Legacy Era Campaign Guide
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