Varonat was a planet located in the Anoat sector of the Outer Rim Territories, situated along the Ison Corridor. It was a steaming jungle and adopted home of the Morodin species.^[2]

History[]

The Morodins colonized the planet in 26,053 BBY. The descendants of these colonists ensured the survival of the species, which went extinct on their original homeworld.^[3]

Human colonists from the planet Salliche came to Varonat in 252 BBY, founding the settlements of Tropis-on-Varonat and Edgefields-on-Varonat. These settlements never grew to more than a few thousand people, however.^[2]

During the Clone Wars, Varonat was plagued by pirates. A force under Ki-Adi-Mundi and Anakin Skywalker was dispatched to deal with them in 21 BBY.^[5]

After the Battle of Endor, several Krish under Gamgalon discovered that the fermented juice of Morodin-fertilized aleudrupe berries could be used in place of tibanna gas in blasters. They covered their operation with a Morodin-hunting safari, but the smuggler Talon Karrde, investigating the operation, wound up destroying it within a few years.^[3]

The planet was later directly represented in the New Republic Senate.^[4]

Appearances[]

• Republic 62
• "First Contact" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 (First appearance)
• "First Contact" — The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4
• N.R.I. Reports on LucasArts.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link) (Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)

Sources[]

• The Essential Guide to Characters
• Alien Encounters
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 5 (BES1, Bespin)
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• "Galactic Gazetteer: Hoth and the Greater Javin" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 139 (WOR1-2, Worlds of the Clone Wars)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
• Karrde, Talon in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)

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