Porporite
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The Porporites were a cetacean species from the Porpor system. After making first contact with the Galactic Republic shortly after the Great Hyperspace War, they became addicted to ryll spice, which had recently been discovered. It whipped them into a homicidal frenzy, prompting them to attack other worlds. They withstood everything the Republic used to stop them until they were finally exterminated by the Ganks in 4,800 BBY at the beginning of what became known as the Gank Massacres.
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[edit] Biology and appearance
The Porporites were a sentient species of cetaceans. They had an extremely rapid reproduction cycle.[2]
[edit] History
The Porporites were native to the Porpor system, located in the general vicinity of the Naps Fral cluster in the Outer Rim Territories.[1] They were first introduced to the Galactic Republic shortly after the Great Hyperspace War, which ended in 4,990 BBY.[3] Some time after this, ryll spice was discovered on the planet Ryloth. The Neimodian species gained exclusive distribution rights and introduced the spice to the Porporites. Widespread addiction to the substance swept the Porporite population, even though the drug induced Porporite users into homicidal rages.[4] Faced with waves of maddened Porporites, the Republic attacked them with newly commissioned Juggernaut war droids, but with little success.[2]
Concerned neighboring species of the Porpor system[3] and various other factions responded to this threat by hiring Gank mercenaries, also known as Gank Killers, to protect them[4] and to eliminate the Porporites.[3] In 4,800 BBY, the Ganks exterminated the entire Porporite species—only to continue their rampage in a full-scale war against the Republic. This war, later known as the Gank Massacres, was eventually put down by the Jedi Order.[4]
[edit] Behind the scenes
The Porporites were first mentioned in The New Essential Chronology, authored by Daniel Wallace and Kevin J. Anderson and published in 2005. They were again mentioned in the 2006 The New Essential Guide to Droids, also written by Wallace, which describes them as cetaceans. Although not defined in the book itself, cetaceans are a form of mammallian lifeform adapted to aquatic life, such as porpoises, whales and dolphins.[5]
[edit] Sources
- The New Essential Chronology (First mentioned)
- The New Essential Guide to Droids
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The New Essential Guide to Droids, 121.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, 38.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The New Essential Chronology, 12.
- ↑ Cetacean at Dictionary.com. Accessed on 08/20/2009.
