Rryatt Trail
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The Rryatt Trail was a long and winding trail that eventually led its travelers to the shadowy surface of Kashyyyk. It started from Rwookrrorro and snaked all the way down to the Well of the Dead in the Shadowlands.[1] It was home to many of the most ferocious examples of the wildlife on the Wookiee planet, including jaddyyk moss, needlebugs, trap-spinners, shadow-keepers,[1] moufs, katarn[2], and terentateks[3], along with many other ferocious beasts. Many Wookiees and adventurers would test their skills on the lower, more dangerous parts of the trail.
The trail had Wookiee trail guides along the paths to help adventurers find their ways. Achonnko was the Master Trail Guide of the Rryatt Trail in 1 ABY. He had traversed and learned the entire trail, and knew its many ins and outs.[2]
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[edit] Geography
The Rryatt Trail was broken up into five separate levels, each with trail guides to aid travelers traversing the grand trail. The second, third, and fourth levels had two guides, one on each end of the level, to assist travelers in either going back up a level, or going down a level. The fifth level had only one guide, who only assisted travelers in going back up, as it was the end of the trail. The first level, known as the Common Paths, had one guide at its end, but also had a master trail guide near the beginning, who could guide travelers to any level of the trail.[2]
[edit] The Common Paths
The Common Paths were the first level of the trail, and they were relatively the safest area. Most travelers were encouraged to stay on the Common Paths. At the beginning of this level was a small rest area, complete with a medical bay and a 2-1B surgical droid, for those adventures unlucky enough to be hurt in their travels along the trail. This rest area was also where the master trail guide, Achonnko, assisted travelers down to the other levels of the trail. Achonnko would only assist travelers down to levels they had already been to, however. The paths on this level were set along the tops of a series of hills set above the canopy of the Wroshyr trees of Kashyyyk. This level of the trail was home to a variety of walluga and bolotaur. In 1 ABY, a small group of Rebels had established a small outpost on this level, atop one of the higher hilltops along the Paths.[2]
[edit] High Grounds
The High Grounds were the second level of the trail, and was dominated by thick foliage. Like the Common Paths, the paths on this level were set along various hills, although it snaked deep enough into the forest that you could just see the tops of the trees, along with many of its final paths being supported on the very tops of the trees. This level was known to house a variety of moufs and bolotaur. In 1 ABY, it was home to the crazed ex-Jedi Urootar, and also housed a secret camp of escaped wookiee slaves. A small group of the rodian hunters from Etyyy had also set up camp along this level, hunting the various creatures that inhabited it.[2]
[edit] Wroshyr Canopy
The third level was the Wroshyr Canopy, which was, as its name implies, the canopy of the Wroshyr trees. The entire trail consisted of the intertwined branches of several of the immense trees. It was home to a variety of minstyngar, sathog, jyykle vulture, and fern bicker. In 1 ABY, a group of poachers had begun hunting on this level. A former group of rodian hunters from Etyyy were also spotted on this level in the same year, having apparently been driven insane by something unknown.[2]
[edit] Webweaver Path
The fourth level was the Webweaver Path, so named because it was infested with wyyyschokk, more commonly known as the webweaver. The level consisted of a long trail of interconnected branches of the wroshyr trees along with various low hills. In 1 ABY, a camp of feral, madclaw Wookiees resided on this level, recklessly attacking all who came near their camp, which was everyone, as traversing this level required travelers to go right through their settlement. A Blackscale Clan slaver camp also existed on the level in the same year.[2]
[edit] The Shadowlands
Main article: The Shadowlands were the fifth and final level of the trail. The Shadowlands were the surface, or ground level of Kashyyyk, completely removed from direct sunlight by the massive wroshyr trees that hung overhead. This level was home to some of the most vicious beasts of Kashyyyk, including the katarn, minstyngar[2], and terentatek[3]. Many rites of passage for young wookiee adults took place here, as it was the most inhospitable area on Kashyyyk. In 1 ABY, a group of Gotal hunters had taken up residence within the Shadowlands, somehow adapting to life in the dark, dank underworld. A large group of B1 battle droids, Super Battle Droids and droidekas were also present in this area, having been abandoned on the planet after the conclusion of the Battle of Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars. A wookiee by the name of Lobarorr was also present in the Shadowlands in 1 ABY, hiding there in shame after he had murdered his friend out of jealously over his weapon.[2]
[edit] Behind the scenes
The Rryatt Trail is an explorable area with the aforementioned five separate levels in Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided. Its addition, along with the planet Kashyyyk, came in 2005 with the expansion pack Rage of the Wookiees. Within the game, it is host to a vast array of enemies and quests for the player to complete, many offering unique rewards never before seen within the game, such as an unarmed weapon made out of the knuckles of a katarn, or a Kashyyyk bantha creature mount. Like several areas in the expansion, it is split up into six separate instanced areas, while a limited number of players may access and play together in each instance.
The final level of the Rryatt Trail, the Shadowlands, also appeared in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, but since the Shadowlands covers nearly the entirety of Kashyyyk's surface, it is unknown if is the same portion seen at the end of the Rryatt Trail.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
