Almania was a cold and windy planet located in the Almanian system. It had three moons, Pydyr, Auyemesh, and Drewwa.

Contents 1 History 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 Notes and references 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Discovered sometime during the years between 3,000 and 1,000 BBY, Almania was a world ruled by the tyrannical upper caste known as the Je'har. Ignored by outsiders, Almania sat in the shadow of its wealthiest moon, Pydyr. The planet was often raided for slaves by various pirate and slaver gangs. While not directly involved in the early wars of the Galactic Republic, Almania was located within Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Revan's Sith Empire.^[1]

The planet remained unimportant throughout much of the history of the Republic, and later the Galactic Empire.^[1] One of the world's most famed sons was Jedi Initiate, Dolph, who was selected by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker to join the fledging New Jedi Order on Yavin IV. While studying with the Jedi, Dolph became incensed by the Order's and the New Republic's seeming indifference to the poverty of his homeworld. When his parents were murdered by the Je'har, Dolph turned to the dark side of the Force and adopted the pseudonym Kueller, originally the name of an ancient Almanian warlord. He took over the planet in a bloody coup, and systematically slaughtered any opponents to his regime. He then decimated the populations of Pydyr and Auyemesh.^[3]

Eventually, Kueller was overthrown and Almania came under the control of his chief lieutenant, Yanne, who opened diplomatic talks with the New Republic. However, Yanne was soon overthrown by Gant, who in turn was overthrown by an unstable military junta. As a result Almania remained impoverished and was never able to join the New Republic.^[3] While unaligned, the planet survived the Yuuzhan Vong War and was eventually engulfed in Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire as of 137 ABY.^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (Mentioned only)
• The New Rebellion (First appearance)
• Specter of the Past (Mentioned only)
• Traitor (Mentioned only)
• Destiny's Way (Mentioned only)
• Exile (Mentioned only)
• Sacrifice (Mentioned only)
• Fury (Mentioned only)
• Vortex
• Conviction (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The Essential Chronology
• The Dark Side Sourcebook
• Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
•  Mood Swings on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Star Wars: The Official Figurine Collection 55 (Vast Territory: Galactic Regions)
• Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas

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