Belkadan
Astrographical
Region	Outer Rim Territories[1], Tingel Arm
Sector	Dalonbian sector
System	Belkadan system
Suns	1 known
Moons	1 known[2]
Grid coordinates	L-1[1]
Physical
Atmosphere	Carbon dioxide Methane Sulfur Originally breathable
Climate	Tropical climate due to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Primary terrain	Swamps Rainforests
Surface water	Multiple small seas
Points of interest	ExGal-4
Societal
Native species	Redcrested cougars
Immigrated species	Rakata(formerly) Humans (formerly) Yuuzhan Vong
Primary language(s)	Yuuzhan Vong language Galactic Basic Standard (formerly)
Affiliation	Infinite Empire Extragalactic Society Sith Empire Yuuzhan Vong Empire

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Belkadan was a planet at the edge of the Dalonbian sector, a world of tall dalloralla trees and small natural bodies of water.

HistoryEdit

Around 30,000 BBY during the Pre-Republic era, Belkadan was ruled by the Rakata which dominated much of the galaxy through their interstellar Infinite Empire. With the collapse of the Empire five thousand years later, the Rakatans retreated to their homeworld, leaving little trace as to how and why they left.^[1]

Millennia later, the government on Belkadan was overthrown and replaced with a puppet government that was loyal to the Sith Empire.

In 25 ABY, Belkadan was the location of the outpost of ExGal-4, established by ExGal President Tobbert Dalonbian. The planet Belkadan was overrun by Praetorite Vong agent Yomin Carr, who was portraying the identity of an ExGal-4 scientist. The atmosphere of Belkadan was also altered due to a Yuuzhan Vong beetle that excreted excess amounts of carbon dioxide and sulfur into the atmosphere. Although the beetles were small, they reproduced at a rapid pace that caused the atmospheric change to be rather drastic. After the destruction of ExGal-4, the Yuuzhan Vong bioweapon receded and the new Yuuzhan Vong fleet entering the galaxy built a shipyard there. Another nearby world, Sernpidal, also became a shipyard for the Yuuzhan Vong to rebuild forces lost by Shedao Shai and the Praetorite Vong.

AppearancesEdit

• Timeline 6: Onslaught of the Sith Empire (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
• Boba Fett: A Practical Man (Mentioned only)
• Vector Prime (First appearance)
• Dark Tide I: Onslaught
• Dark Tide II: Ruin (Mentioned only)
• Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (Mentioned only)
• Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Mentioned only)
• Balance Point (Mentioned only)
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Mentioned only)
• Traitor (Mentioned only)
• Destiny's Way (Mentioned only)
• Force Heretic II: Refugee (Mentioned only)
• Force Heretic III: Reunion (Mentioned only)
• The Final Prophecy (Mentioned only)
• The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
•  Staring at the Stars on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Official Star Wars Fact File
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
• Galaxy of Intrigue
•  Yuuzhan Vong in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (incorrectly referred to as Belkaden)
• Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
• The Essential Reader's Companion

ReferencesEdit