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- "As Rukil told us, it is not an easy life. Our children will grow up in a world of spears and bows, not blasters and starships."
- ―Baral
A spear was a weapon used by hunters and warriors in a variety of galactic cultures, especially primitive ones, either as a melee or thrown weapon.
Description
A spear consisted of a shaft, with a point at one end that was usually made of stone or metal.[1][2] Spears were often constructed in a balanced way that allowed it to be used effectively as a thrown weapon.[2]
Different types of spears included the bevii'ragir, a traditional Mandalorian spear used for hunting,[4] a static pike used by Geonosians, the shoni spear favored by the Kaleesh, stone-bladed spears used by Whiphid warriors, and the gruush[5][6], a pointed tool used by the Sauvax species that could also be used as a weapon.
Spears constructed of durable metal alloys were sometimes used by more advanced cultures for sport.[2]
History
Many spears were used by primitive species.[1] The Amanin of the jungle planet Maridun used spears. Amanin spears were sharpened wooden shafts approximately two and half meters in length.
The former clone commando-turned-Mandalorian soldier, Fi Skirata, made use of a traditional Mandalorian hunting spear known as a bevii'ragir. Wad'e Tay'haai, a Mandalorian member of the Cuy'val Dar and an associate of Skirata's clan, owned an ancient spear cast from bronzium.[4]
On Orto Plutonia, the members of the Talz species used spears against the forces of the Galactic Republic, one even causing the death of the Pantoran Chairman, Chi Cho.[7]
Appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985)
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Star Wars Campaign Pack
- Battle for Endor
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- Star Wars Miniatures Battles
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- "Meet Wicket!" — Star Wars Kids (1997) 6
- Ultimate Alien Anthology
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- Galaxy of Intrigue
- The Unknown Regions
- Star Wars: Movie Heroes (Pack: Ewok Pack)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Wicket W Warrick) (Picture only)
- Ewoks in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Talz in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, p. 52
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- ↑ Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
- ↑ Ultimate Alien Anthology
- ↑ "Standoff on Leritor" — Star Wars Gamer 10
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Trespass"