Abafar
Astrographical
Region	Outer Rim Territories[1]
Physical
Climate	Hot,[1] dry[2][3]
Primary terrain	Desert[1]
Surface water	Present[4]
Points of interest	Game Go[5] The Void[1] Separatist mining facility[5] Power Sliders[5]
Native flora	None[2][3]
Native fauna	Abafar bug[5] Void Strider[2]
Societal
Immigrated species	Aleena[5] Aqualish[5] Dug[5] Felucian[5] Human[5] Sullustan[5] Tentacle-faced species[5]
Primary language(s)	Galactic Basic Standard[5]
Major cities	Pons Ora[1]
Major exports	Rhydonium[1]
Affiliation	Unallied[6][1]

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Abafar was a remote desert world within the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy. The planet was scarcely populated and mostly covered in a featureless expanse known as The Void.

DescriptionEdit

GeographyEdit

Abafar was a hot and remote desert world located within the Outer Rim Territories. Its geography mostly consisted of empty, featureless plains, known as The Void, and few urban settlements, such as the mining town of Pons Ora.^[1] Large geographic indentations crisscrossed its surface, although they were not clearly visible from space with the naked eye. The Galactic Republic's database file on Abafar revealed these markings.^[2] Even though a desert, the planet possessed water^[4] and was a one of the few suppliers of a type of volatile fuel known as Rhydonium.^[1]

Pons Ora, built lower than the surrounding ground level, was notable for its extraction of Rhydonium. Although the planet itself was scarcely populated, the settlement featured a wide array of immigrated species, such as Aleena, Aqualish, Dug, Felucian, Human, Sullustan and a tentacle-faced species. Commercial activity was practiced, as evidenced by the existence of Game Go and the diner Power Sliders.^[5]

Due to particulates in the atmosphere, sunlight reflected on the chalky, white surface produced a diffuse orange sky, and these conditions, combined with regolith properties in made the white dust on the ground hazy. Because of this, it was nearly impossible to cast shadows, leave tracks and tell the direction or time of day.^[1]

FaunaEdit

Abafar, due to its harsh conditions, had limited biodiversity. The seemingly static landscape would at times be disrupted by the sudden roaming of a certain species of limber, flightless birds known as Void Striders that occasionally traveled in large packs across its barren expanses.^[7] They did not seem to mind the presence of some other sentient species and droids. In urban settlements such as Pons Ora, a particular species of bug thrived on organic matter such as leftover food and garbage.^[5]

HistoryEdit

During the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems installed a Rhydonium mining platform on the planet, specifically on Pons Ora.^[1]

At around 20 BBY,^[8] the Galactic Republic's D-Squad crashed on Abafar following a shuttle engine malfunction in the comet-filled region. The members of D-Squad wandered for some time and came across the ruins of an unidentified trading vessel. Shortly afterwards, Colonel Meebur Gascon had a lunacy outbreak, so WAC-47 remained behind with him while the other astromech droids moved on. The members of D-Squad regrouped after splitting up on Pons Ora. Soon after, they found a clone commando named Gregor who helped the droids steal a shuttle therefore escaping the planet.

Behind the scenesEdit

The planet Abafar was first mentioned in the "Launch Pad" section of the magazine Star Wars Insider 138, published December 2012.^[9] Its first appearance, however, came with "A Sunny Day in the Void," an episode in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, which aired December 7, 2012 in Canada and the following day in the United States.^[10] Abafar's visuals were based on the work of the comic artist Mœbius.^[11]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Sunny Day in the Void" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Missing in Action"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Point of No Return"

SourcesEdit

• "Launch Pad"—Star Wars Insider 138 (First mentioned)
•  "A Sunny Day in the Void" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  "Missing in Action" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  "Point of No Return" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide
•  Abafar in the Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit

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