Coruscant Livestock Exchange and Exhibition
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The Coruscant Livestock Exchange and Exhibition was held every year on Coruscant and was the largest livestock fair in the galaxy was held in the stables, corrals, and halls of the Grand Symposium. The exhibition was a major event for animal dealers and traders of all sorts. Many transactions, legal or otherwise, were held amid the competitions, auctions and revelry. The Livestock exhibition gave many different beings an opportunity to learn more about one another and their various worlds through the exotic creatures they brought with them.
This popular and well-attended event presented many opportunities for smuggling and escape. Each year unclaimed nunas seem to run about everywhere. Sometimes it was hard to tell which creatures were traders and which were livestock. For example, it was said that confused traders even tried to purchase Ewok traders present at the event.
Sadly, the intense pollution on Coruscant claimed the lives of dozens of animals that were not used to the dirty air. For example, the thranta, a highly sought after beast at the Exchange, was unable to handle the atmosphere, so used was it to the atmosphere of its natural habitat of Alderaan, a planet that had a naturally clean atmosphere, and the Life zone of Bespin where some were transplanted prior to Alderaan's destruction.
Tendau Nandon and Dusque Mistflier went to one of the exhibitions prior to 1 ABY.
In 43.5 ABY, Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, and Jaina Solo; along with Allana and Jedi Knights Natua Wan and Radd Minker attended the show a few days into its running. Amongst the animals in the outdoor exhibits were rontos, kybucks, banthas, and eopies. Amongst the Small Animal Hall were such creatures as chitliks, gizkas, twirrls, and voorpaks. A reek, rancor, a set of boarwolves, tusk-cats, and nexu, were all kept in an eerily lit area known as the Dangerous Animal level.
The Jedi were followed by reporter and journalist Javis Tyrr. Ditching him as they entered the Dangerous Animals level, the group was viewing the animals when the Solo women felt a disturbance in the Force. They turned to find Jedi Wan missing, just as the lights went out. Wan had become infected with the same illness that had overcome Valin Horn, Seff Hellin, and Horn's sister Jysella. Releasing the animals from their cages, Wan hoped to kill the "impostors" and cover her escape. Leia was forced to kill all five boar-wolves to save a young boy who had fallen into their pen, before the mother nexu had clamped down on an Ithorian's leg. Organa Solo stabbed the beast just as the ramps stopped retracting.
While pandemonium flooded the facility, Jaina Solo entered into a lightsaber duel with Wan, who was emptying a bordok cage. Organa Solo and Minker soon joined in the fight, with Minker ending it with a head-butt which left Wan unconscious.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (First mentioned)
- Omen (First appearance)
- Abyss (Mentioned only)
