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Balmorra

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Balmorra
Astrographical
Region

Colonies

System

Nevoota system[1]

Physical
Primary terrain
  • Industrial[1]
  • Plains
  • Mountains[1]
  • Canyons[1]
Points of interest

Imperial Construction Yards[1]

Societal
Native species

None

Immigrated species
Official language

Galactic Basic Standard

Major cities
Affiliation
[Source]

Balmorra was a factory world that was located within the Nevoota system, situated in the Colonies region at the border of the Core Worlds. Wide plains surrounded the planet's capital, Bin Prime.

Balmorran metal parasites feasted on metals in the urban areas of Balmorra.[2]

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[edit] History

[edit] Republic era

At the time of the Great Galactic War Balmorra was a hard-fought world between the Galactic Republic and the newly established Sith Empire. By this time a Republic base designated 11A had been established on Balmorra and was still under Republic conrol when the Treaty of Coruscant was signed. The commander of the base general Buryn was assigned to leave the base with his troops in terms of the Treaty and stated that they had been fighting a battle, they hadn't been supposed to win and that he had expected the orders for a withdrawal to come much earlier. General Buryn wanted to fulfill his orders, however the Jedi Fortris Gall insisted that the Republic team that was held captive by the Sith had to be freed. He traveled to the Troida Military Workshop, where the soldiers where held hostage, without the permission of Buryn. It is most likely that base 11A was abandoned, leaving Balmorra for the Sith.

The The planet was once the headquarters of Rigorra the Hutt[source?]. It was a planet where the Techno Union produced B1 battle droids until shortly before the Clone Wars. The production of battle droids then seemingly ceased, but secretly continued on Outer Rim Territories factory worlds such as Geonosis. In 21 BBY Balmorra seceded from the Galactic Republic and was given a fleet of Lucrehulk-class battleships to defend it. Balmorra was also the headquarters of Balmorran Arms, which manufactured SD-6 Hulk infantry droids.

During the war, a naval battle occurred in the Kaliida Nebula near the system, on the Balmorra Run. The Republic strike force involved had a nasty run-in with a flock of nebray mantas that nested in the area.[3]

[edit] Imperial era

Balmorra's surface with Bin Prime seen from orbit, ca. 10 ABY.

Under the New Order, Governor Beltane ran the planet and oversaw production. During the reign of Galactic Emperor Palpatine, the Balmorrans manufactured weapons for the Imperial Army with strong ties to Kuat Drive Yards, and were the primary builders of the AT-ST walker.

The Balmorrans longed for independence from the Galactic Empire, wishing for a free market to sell their renowned weapons technology on. During the Galactic Civil War, the Rebel Alliance led a small stealth squadron through the narrow canyons surrounding the construction yards—although there was mutual good feeling between the Rebel Alliance and the natives of Balmorra, liberation would have been impossible, as the planet was well defended, and isolated from the other planets held by the Rebels.[1]

Instead, they launched a hit-and-run sabotage effort, using the cover of the night to go undetected by Imperial sensor arrays. It was not until Luke Skywalker and Rogue Squadron had demolished much of the weaponry under construction in the yards that any kind of serious retaliation force was launched.[1]

The planet was liberated by the New Republic following the Battle of Endor, and it remained independent for five years. Balmorra was brought back into Imperial service during the Emperor's reappearance, but following Palpatine's supposed death near Da Soocha, the rebellious Balmorrans began arming the New Republic.[4]

Balmorra's capital is attacked by forces under Maximillian Veers.

In retaliation, the planet was attacked by a force under the command of Military Executor Sedriss, including Shadow Droids and SD-9 battle droids. After suffering surprising losses at the hands of the SD-10 battle droids and new Viper Automatons, Sedriss called off his attack in exchange for a shipment of the molecularly-shielded droids.[4]

[edit] Later history

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Senator for Balmorra offered any planet ground based Turbolasers in exchange for protection by a fleet during a panicked session of the Senate.[5] Balmorra flu was presumably from the world. During the Second Galactic Civil War elements of the Confederation Fleet attacked Balmorra in their push to reach the Core Worlds. This resulted in the Battle of Balmorra.

[edit] Behind the scenes

The planet's name may be related to Balmoral, Queen Elizabeth II's Scottish holiday estate. Also, the similarly-named 'Balmora' is the name of a city in the role-playing video game Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind.

The PC video game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Balmorra in the Sesswenna Sector (a misspelling of the true Seswenna Sector) of the Galactic Core. The Seswenna Sector is canonically located in the Outer Rim Territories.

[edit] Appearances

Governor Beltane (left) with a Balmorran Soldier (right).

[edit] Sources

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
  2. ↑ The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
  3. ↑ Destroy Malevolence
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dark Empire II
  5. ↑ Star by Star
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