Rakata Prime

For other uses, see Rakata (disambiguation).

"So how do we play this? Like we did on Bakura? Or like that time on Lehon?"

―Venisa Doza, to Torch —

Rakata Prime, also known as Rakata and Lehon, was the homeworld of the long-extinct Rakata species, who were rumored to be the first to develop hyperspace travel, and was one of the few navigable worlds located in the Unknown Regions. The planet was orbited by a refueling station. At some point, the Resistance pilot Venisa Doza visited Lehon along with her astromech droid, Torch. The Zabrak pirate Tryki was also once arrested for attempting to board a First Order cruiser near Rakata Prime.

Description[]

Lehon, also known as Rakata Prime,^[6] or simply Rakata,^[5] was a terrestrial planet^[6] located in the grid area G-11^[2] of the Unknown Regions.^[1] Even though the cosmic bramble of hyperspace anomalies known as the Galactic Barrier prevented the exploration of the region, Rakata Prime was one of the few navigable worlds that were found by rare exploratory missions, and the planet could be reached by cautiously stepped hyperspace jumps.^[7]

History[]

"Of course, if you believe the Legend of Lehon, Tatooine was once covered by lush jungle, the domain of the Kumumgah, although little evidence has been found for their existence."

―A B'omarr monk —

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VenisaTorch — Venisa Doza and Torch traveled to Lehon.

At some point no earlier than 9 ABY,^[9] the Force-sensitive Hunter Rieve acquired an audiochip labeled The Blue Factory, which contained gonkrock music performed by Corellia's Not Dead, a band she once fronted. When she listened to her vocal performance in the recording, Rieve compared her screams and barks to some sort of beast from Rakata.^[5]

By 33 ABY,^[10] the Zabrak pirate Tryki was arrested for attempting to board a First Order cruiser near Rakata Prime, and her starship was destroyed as a result.^[11] The Resistance pilot Venisa Doza and her astromech droid, Torch, also once traveled to the planet. Later,^[3] in 34 ABY,^[12] when the duo was about to be captured by the First Order, Doza brought up their time on Lehon while planning how to escape their present predicament.^[3]

On one occasion no earlier than that year,^[13] the adventurous chef Strono "Cookie" Tuggs traveled to a refueling station above Rakata Prime, where he enjoyed a cup of a strong caf known as Hyperspace Brew, aboard his modified Sienar-Chall Utilipede Transport. Tuggs later mentioned the planet as well as his experience at the station above it in his recipe for the local drink published in The Ultimate Cookbook^[4] in 35 ABY.^[13]

The world shared its names with the historical Rakatan Infinite Empire,^[14] the mystical antiquities known as Rakatan wraith boxes,^[15] and the Legend of Lehon. According to the legend,^[8] the desert planet^[12] Tatooine was once covered by lush jungle and inhabited by the Kumumgah.^[8]

Inhabitants[]

"The clerk kept goin' on about how the species that used to inhabit the world below invented hyperspace travel."

―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook^[4]

Lehon was the home planet of an amphibious humanoid species known as the Rakata,^[16] or Rakatans,^[4] who were the first in developing hyperspace travel, according to a legend. The species was said to be corrupted by the dark side of the Force a long time ago, and eventually went extinct.^[16] The planet was also inhabited by beasts.^[5]

Locations[]

"Before settin' my course for Black Spire Outpost, I stopped at a refuelin' station above Rakata Prime."

―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook^[4]

Rakata Prime was orbited by a refueling station that employed a clerk.^[4]

Behind the scenes[]

"Venisa mentions the planets Bakura and Lehon. Both have origins in fan-favorite Star Wars storytelling. Bakura is from the 1993 novel, The Truce at Bakura, and Lehon is another name for Rakata Prime, a world from The Knights of the Old Republic video game."

―The Bucket's List installment for "Rendezvous Point" —

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