Shadowlands
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The Shadowlands, also known as the Shadow Forest and the Nother World, was the name with which the dark ground level of the forests of the planet Kashyyyk was known. It was dark since the sunlight could not reach it through the tall trees and the rich foliage.
The Shadowlands were a dangerous place, inhabited by savage beasts like katarns and terentateks. Wookiees seldom went there (by means of wooden elevators) from their platforms. They visited only for ceremonial reasons, such as rites of passage. Famous Wookiees like Chewbacca would often go there to prove themselves against the forest's strong, natural obstacles. It was also a place of exile.
The creation of the Shadowlands may have been due in part to a malfunctioning terraforming machine created by the Rakata Infinite Empire. According to a holo-adapted interface installed by Darth Revan to better access the ancient data, the planet was incapable of sustaining sufficient levels of production and had to be terraformed in order to export produce. According to Jolee Bindo the dark side energies of the Star Map and the malfunctioning machine may have led to evolution of various species making the Shadowlands extremely dangerous.
When Revan visited the Shadowlands to find the Star Map for a second time he found Jolee living in a hut in the depths of the forest. In order for Revan to find the Star Map he was asked by Jolee to deal with Czerka Corporation employees that were hunting tach for use in Tarisian ale. The hunters were displaced when Revan managed to deactivate the sonic field, which they had set up to prevent large predatory animals of the Shadowlands from attacking them, resulting in a terentatek rampaging through the camp. Jolee then agreed to shut off a forcefield that the Czerka crews had set up. This then meant that Revan could gain access to the Star Map.
Apparently dark-adapted Gotal hunters and poachers have also discovered the dark jungle and began exploiting the fierce wildlife.
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[edit] Known inhabitants
[edit] Sentient
- Czerka Corporation hunters
- Freyyr
- Jolee Bindo
[edit] Non-sentient
[edit] Behind the scenes
The term "Nother World", coined in the The Wookiee Storybook, is presumably derived from "the Netherworld", but it also sounds like "(A)nother World".
[edit] Appearances
- Shadows and Light
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Mentioned only)
- Descent
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- The Wookiee Storybook (First appearance)
- A Forest Apart (as Shadow Forest) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Chewbacca (Appears in flashback(s))
