The Candorian plague was an airborne plague. During the Republic Dark Age, an epidemic of the disease wiped out as much as two-thirds of the population of some cities. During the Draggulch Period it depopulated Rimward colonies of The Slice^[1]

It was later cultivated by the Empire for use against rebellious planets. It was extremely contagious to Humans, leading to a speedy, agonizing, certain death. In 45 BBY, the total loss of the Bandorian colonies left the disease no way to propagate, and it was believed to be extinct until used by the Empire against the planet Dentaal, which had just expelled Governor Taliff and declared independence. It killed hundreds of thousands in the capital of Calif City within the first few hours of its appearance; within two days, it had killed ten billion people, sweeping over the entire Kindelian continent. The entire planet was depopulated within two months, and the Empire claimed that the plague was a Rebel plot.

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AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Knight Errant comics
• Knight Errant (Mentioned only)
• "Galaxywide NewsNets"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 5 (First appearance)
• "Galaxywide NewsNets"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
• Darksaber (First mentioned)

SourcesEdit

• The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
•  Essential Atlas Extra: The Knight Errant Gazetteer on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

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