Nkllon
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| Nkllon | |
|---|---|
| Astrographical | |
| Region | |
| System | |
| Rotation period |
3527 Standard Hours (approximately 90 Standard Days)[1] |
| Orbital period |
5 Local Days[1] |
| Physical | |
| Gravity |
Light[1] |
| Primary terrain |
Searing Rock, Impact Craters, Volcanoes |
| Societal | |
| Native species |
None |
| Immigrated species |
Many species |
| Official language | |
| Government |
Corporate (New Republic Allied)[1] |
| Population |
5000 |
| Major cities |
Nomad City (capital) |
| Major imports |
high tech, mid tech[1] |
| Major exports |
Metals, minerals[1] |
| Affiliation | |
Nkllon was a small, mineral rich, harsh world in the Athega system. Its surface was covered in plains of searing rock, impact craters and volcanic features. Nkllon was home to the Lava Worm that lived in the hot pools beneath molten waterfalls.
The crust of the planet was rich in the minerals hfredium, kammris and dolovite: metals vital in construction of starships. Mining operations were previously impossible in the planets however, as Nkllon was bathed in lethal radiation from its small orbit around the system's star during the day, but Lando Calrissian took a gamble at an operation to mine Nkllon. Using a giant mobile mining complex called Nomad City, the operation could be carried out permanently during the night time, with ships visiting the system being protected by giant, super cooled radiation umbrella vessels called shieldships.
Grand Admiral Thrawn raided Nomad City, stealing millions of credits and its stockpile of resources, damaging Nomad City beyond repair. The workers were evacuated, but Nomad City was utterly destroyed by the intense radiation of Nkllon's daytime.
[edit] Appearances
- Boba Fett: Pursuit (Mentioned only)
- Corphelion Interlude (Mentioned only)
- Heir to the Empire (First appearance)
- Dark Force Rising (Mentioned only)
- The Last Command
- Vision of the Future (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Search (Mentioned only)
- Champions of the Force (Mentioned only)
- Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy (Appears in hologram)
- Vector Prime (Mentioned only)
- Star by Star (Mentioned only)
- Dark Nest I: The Joiner King (Mentioned only)
- Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen (Mentioned only)
- Inferno (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
- The Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Underworld Appendix: Swoops, Spice, and Wretched Rogues
Shieldship in the Databank
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
""Statue" quo à Sluis Van" – Casus Belli 89 (Mentioned only)
- The Essential Atlas
