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- "Troiken is a planet of extremes… Extreme heat on one side, extreme cold on the other. This shows the inhabitable strip around the equator."
- ―Finis Valorum
Troiken was a planet located in the Troiken system of the Outer Rim Territories, and the homeworld of the Xexto.
Description[]
Xexto were native to Troiken.
Troiken was tidally locked so that half the planet was extremely hot, half was freezing, and only a narrow band around the equator was agreeable for humanoid life.[4] The terrain in this band was taken up by mountains and dense forests. The Xextos lived in villages in the trees. It was known for its Podraces and was a source for spice.
History[]
Around 17,000 BBY, the planet was visited by Arkanian scientists, who promised to take a group of eager Xexto volunteers to settle a new world. What these individuals did not know was that the Arkanians would perform genetic experiments on them, leading to them becoming the Quermians.[5]
Troiken and neighboring Quermia were discovered by the Galactic Republic at about the same time, and their inhabitants at first designated Troiken Xexto and Quermian Xexto respectively. The Xexto were at first in denial at being related to the Quermians, and were later outraged when they learned of the Arkanian deception. The two planets joined the Republic at the same time.[5] Troiken was directly represented in the Galactic Senate.
In 44 BBY, Mount Avos was the site of one of the final battles of the Stark Hyperspace War.[6][8]
Quermia and Troiken both joined the New Republic at the same time, and the two planets' cousin peoples worked closely together in peace.
Appearances[]
- Podracing Tales (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1998) 36 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars (1998) 37 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars (1998) 38 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars (1998) 39 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Purge: Seconds to Die (Mentioned only)
"Trouble Brewing" — Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook (Mentioned only)- Millennium Falcon (Mentioned only)
- Millennium Falcon audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Stay on Target
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Star Wars (1998) 37
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars (1998) 38
- ↑ The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
- ↑ Star Wars (1998) 39