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By 382 BBY, during the High Republic Era, a yacht was owned by a female individual who served as queen of the Mid Rim planet Naboo. That year, Axel Greylark, the son of Galactic Republic Supreme Chancellor Kyong Greylark, mentally considered buying the yacht from the queen after his mother told h...

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Read more about Ya-ya fly, a Comprehensive Article, on ##Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki! This article was nominated as part of WookieeProject: Video Games.

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Ya-ya fly

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Ya-ya flies, also known as yaya flies, were a type of fly native to the jungle world Akiva. They were purple with a pair of wings, four appendages and a long needle like protrusion sticking out from their head. While not posing a threat to organic beings, their large numbers gave them a reputatio...

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Read more about a Neutrino Angler, a Comprehensive Article, on ##Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki! This article was nominated as part of WookieeProjects: Novels & The High Republic.

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a Neutrino Angler

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A Neutrino Angler was a model of racing vehicle that existed during the High Republic Era. During the aftermath of the Great Hyperspace Disaster in 232 BBY, Jedi Wayseeker Orla Jareni told Jedi Master and scholar Cohmac Vitus that ancient artifacts had been discovered aboard the ancient Amaxine S...

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Roni's family

Wookieepedia Showcase @wookshowcase.bsky.social · 6h

The family of the farmer Roni lived on the planet Vassek during the Imperial Era. At some point by 3 ABY, Roni made plans to steal generators from the Galactic Empire. After the viper probe droid Viper 058-V-2353 learned of their intentions, an Imperial Security Bureau agent arrested Roni and two...

Wookieepedia Showcase @wookshowcase.bsky.social · 12h

Read more about a Yarkora colony, a Comprehensive Article, on ##Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki! This article was nominated as part of WookieeProject: The High Republic.

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a Yarkora colony

Wookieepedia Showcase @wookshowcase.bsky.social · 12h

A Yarkora colony on the Outer Rim planet Carlac was settled by members of the Yarkora species by 132 BBY. The colony was located in Carlac's cold blue-sand equatorial deserts. It was situated south of monasteries raised by Ming Po monks and was far from the subpolar Piteous Ranges mountain chain.

Unidentified black market merchant

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A black market merchant affiliated with the Crimson Dawn criminal syndicate was active during the Imperial Era.
In 3 ABY, the merchant hired the outlaw Kay Vess to steal a shipment of the crystallized mineral ipsium from a freighter belonging to the Ashiga Clan criminal syndicate. After traveling...

Wookieepedia Showcase @wookshowcase.bsky.social · 18h

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R1-Q10

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R1-Q10 was an R1-series astromech droid who wore a hat. The R-series astromech droid was at some point present near moisture vaporators in a village on the Outer Rim planet Genbara sometime after the Sith rebellion.

Wookieepedia Showcase @wookshowcase.bsky.social · 19h

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Agoto

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Agoto was an individual who stashed a number of items in a container on top of a building in the city Myrra on the Outer Rim jungle planet Akiva by 3 ABY.
That year, the thief Kay Vess discovered the stash and stole its contents.

Unidentified human family

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By 4 ABY, a family of four humans crashed on the forest moon of Endor, and the Ewok Wicket Wystri Warrick kept a painting of himself and another Ewok with the family in his hut.
That year, some pieces of the painting were scattered around the hut, and a Force-sensitive individual helped put it ba...

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Read more about Kazuda Xiono's sister, a Comprehensive Article, on ##Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki! This article was nominated as part of WookieeProjects: Resistance & Women.

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Kazuda Xiono's sister

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A female individual was the older sister of the human Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono, who was born around 14 ABY. They were a member of the wealthy Xiono family, who were based on the planet Hosnian Prime. The woman was the daughter of the human Hamato Xiono, who served as the New Republic senator o...

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Tigran Jamiro

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Lieutenant Tigran Jamiro was a human male who served as a senior logistics officer and deck officer in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. In 3 ABY, he was stationed in Echo Base on the planet Hoth when the Jedi Luke Skywalker failed to return to the base after goi...

Combined Officer's Curriculum 27

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Wookieepedia Showcase @wookshowcase.bsky.social · 1d

Combined Officer's Curriculum 27 was a file that detailed the combined curriculum of Commandants Angor and Bedgar at the Corulag Military Academy on the Core Worlds planet Corulag. The two were paired due to their complementary skills, with Bedgar's lessons covering the intricacies of military ad...

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Kaslo