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"Surgical Pathologist - Level 2, Research Laboratory"
―Command console readout[1]

Doctor Tare Sal was a surgical pathologist who lived during the time of the Galactic Civil War. Following the Battle of Yavin, Sal conducted operations as part of the Galactic Empire's science staff in the Imperial Research and Prison Facility on the planet Dathomir. There, scientists were secretly conducting dangerous scientific research for the Empire, intending to re-engineer the dreadful Blackwing virus into a bioweapon. Dr. Sal operated on level 2 of the research laboratory.[1] In 1 ABY,[2] Tare Sal was present when an accident took place in the Imperial Research and Prison Facility and the virus escaped containment. The virus killed most of the people ins the area, turning them into undead creatures.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Tare Sal was mentioned in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[3] Mention of Tare Sal was added to the game with the "Game Update 14," released on October 12, 2009.[4]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Research Facility, Level 1" on Dathomir
  2. According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
  3. Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  4. Gal-icon Game Update 14: Death Troopers on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)
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