Abregado-rae
Astrographical
Region	Core Worlds[1]; Southern Core[2]
System	Abregado system[1]
Suns	1: Anza
Orbital position	3
Moons	1[3]
Grid coordinates	K-13[2]
Rotation period	23 standard hours
Orbital period	349 local days
Physical
Class	Terrestrial
Diameter	12,000 km[1]
Atmosphere	Type I (Breathable)
Climate	Temperate[1]
Primary terrain	Mountains Hills[1] Rivers[1] Lakes[1]
Surface water	Coastal areas
Points of interest	The Old Patch Phyrstal Island The Star of Chance LoBue Cantina Lost Loves Casino Njinska's Tavern Starlight Theater Triple Nova Casino Spaceport Gusher Gilt Gushers
Societal
Native species	Gados Moochers
Immigrated species	Humans Herglic Gran Devaronian Ishi Tib Nautolan Other
Primary language(s)	Galactic Basic Standard Formerly: Gados
Government	Tundei regime
Population	40 million[1][3] 60% Gados 36% Humans 4% Other
Major cities	Capital City Le Yer
Major imports	Foodstuffs[3]
Major exports	Technology[3]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic[2] Revan's Sith Empire[2] Galactic Empire[2] Alliance to Restore the Republic New Republic[2] Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire[2]

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Abregado-rae was a major manufacturing and trade-oriented planet, the third of five worlds in the Abregado system in the Core Worlds and the homeworld of the Gados. It sat at the beginning of the Rimma Trade Route, and was also the starting point for the Shapani Bypass or the "Bacta Run". The planet had a reputation as one of the Core Worlds' more rough-and-tumble worlds. It was home to the infamous Abregado-rae Spaceport.

DescriptionEdit

Despite Abregado-rae's temperate climate, there was a very limited number of native species present, with less than ten species of large animals native to the planet. These included two species of sentient beings: the tall, lanky Gados, which formed the majority of planet's native population, and small, low-intelligent Moochers (said to be related to the Atzerrian Meeks).

Unlike most Core Worlds, Abregado-rae was fairly backward, to the point of being compared with worlds in the Outer Rim Territories. The planet's spaceports seemed safe, at least to the untrained eye, but in fact it was a known smuggler's paradise.

The planet had many popular establishments including the LoBue Cantina, Lost Loves Casino, Njinska's Tavern, Starlight Theater, The Star of Chance, and the Triple Nova Casino. These were located in either Abregado-rae Spaceport or Le Yer, both of which attracted visitors from all parts of the galaxy (including Han Solo and Lando Calrissian on occasions). The city of Le Yer was a popular coastal resort, with its extension, Phyrstal Island accessible by hydrobikes or floatboats.

Abregado-rae was also one of the few planets where the rare metal electrum was found. It was known to occasionally bubble to the surface in the Gilt Gushers. This mineral could be used for crafting lightsabers with many unique qualities; Darth Sidious and Mace Windu both possessed lightsabers containing electrum.

A common song around the galaxy called "Calypso" can trace its origins back to Abregado-rae.^[4]

HistoryEdit

The planet was first discovered by scouts from the Galactic Republic around 10,000 BBY, during the exploration of hyperlanes that would become the Rimma Trade Route, though colonization would not occur for millennia.^[2] At the rise of the the Sith empire under the leadership of Darth Revan, Abregado joined with the Sith, sending their colonist to war against the Republic and Mandalorians. With the assassination of Darth Malak and Revan's disappearance, the Empire crumbled and the planet realigned with the Republic.^[2]

Before the Clone Wars, a number of residents of Abregado-rae, along with other natives on the Rimma Trade Route joined the Nebula Front. This organization was against corporate monopoly and decadent government, but was dissolved when its leaders were killed or arrested by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi.

During the Clone Wars, Abregado-rae was the origin of the Shapani Bypass, a shortcut along the Rimma Trade Route that was used to quicken the delivery of Bacta from Thyferra to the Core Worlds. While in the first year of the war, a battle took place in the Abregado system. At the end of the war, with the rise of the Galactic Empire, the planet quickly joined to ensure security and peace in the system.^[2]

During the Galactic Civil War, the local Humans sided with the Rebellion when they arrived to liberate the planet.

The planet eventually saw the founding of the Tundei regime, led by the Tundei Tribunal, by a Herglic named Shelov who along with other off-worlders, promised a planet without crime. They installed harsh limits on freedom and stopped all legal shipments of food to separatists in the mountains in an attempt to stifle opposition. This caused it to be a common smuggling destination for foodstuffs. The regime eventually made the cost of running illegal operations on the planet so costly, that all illegal investment in Abregado-rae swiftly pulled out, nearly destroying the economy.

The regime also allowed virtually the entire Moocher population to be destroyed when a potential outbreak of Veizen Fever, a disease which drove Moochers mad, was thought capable of spreading to the resident Gados. During the Ssi-ruuvi invasions, the planet was absorbed into Zero Command's territory.^[2]

During Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign against the New Republic, he captured space near Abregado-rae as a possible prelude to a pincer movement on Coruscant. This put Abregado-rae on the New Republic side of the Borderland Regions. The planet served as a meeting point for Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Fynn Torve (a member of Talon Karrde's smuggling organization). Thrawn also sent the Adamant to Abregado-rae in an attempt to intercept and capture Mara Jade.

While New Republic forces were moving through the system as of 27 ABY, the planet was conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong at some point. As of 137 ABY the world was controlled by Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion and Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide mistakenly place Abregado-rae in the Abrion sector of the Outer Rim. Both also refer to the planet simply as "Abregado."

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Strange Allies
• Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Advertised destination only)
• Star Wars: Empire at War
• Star Wars: Rebellion
• "Command Decision"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (Mentioned only)
•  "Abregado-Rae Intrigue"—No Disintegrations
•  "A Credit for Your Thoughts"—Star Wars Gamer 2 (Mentioned only)
• Heir to the Empire (First appearance)
• Dark Force Rising
• The Last Command (Mentioned only)
• Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Mentioned only)
• The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition
• Casus Belli 89
• The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
• No Disintegrations
•  "Sector Guide"—Lords of the Expanse
• Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 7 (PLA4, Core Worlds Overview)
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• Star Wars Insider 65
• Empire at War Official Game Guide
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
• Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
• The Essential Guide to Warfare

Notes and referencesEdit