Warning: The following parameters in the infobox are unrecognized: imageBG, era
- "Ratts Tyerell is in his tent. He is ready to challenge you to a Ratt's Race."
- ―Z-P70
A tent was a portable shelter or lodge, usually made of cloth or skin, stretched and sustained by poles. They came in a great variety of shapes, from rougly conical to rectangular. Tents were primarily used as portable homes by nomadic people such as the Tusken Raiders of Tatooine, whose shelters were known as urtya.[1]
Tents were also part of the armies' life. When permanent structures were not required, military camp often consisted of tents, some of which were communal while other were personal—usually the privilege of commanding officers. Personal tents used by military leaders could be very spacious—some were large enough to be used as assembly halls for war councils—and very ornate.[2] According to Darth Bane, Lord Qordis' tent on Korriban had been decorated with rare woven tapestries and ornate rugs.[3]
By the time of the Clone Wars, some Jedi Generals still used tents as their temporary headquarters on the battlefront.[4][5] When the Jedi Master Mace Windu explored the jungle of his homeworld of Korun, he used a "wallet tent" he kept in a hand-sized pocket of his kitbag. Once the pressure seal was pressed, the tent's internally articulated ribs automatically unfolded a transparent skin to make a shelter large enough for two persons.[6] Survival tents were available in several formats, which could accommodate from one to six persons and cost from 200 to 600 Galactic Credit Standard at the time of the Galactic Civil War.[7]
At the time of the New Republic, there also existed inflatable tents that could be used in case of emergency. The Human Han Solo kept one such tent aboard his personal ship, the Millennium Falcon, and he used it when he decided to explore the planet Dathomir in 8 ABY.[3]
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- The Sixth Line: Part Two on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)
- Template:TOR
- Template:TOR
- Brothers on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)
- Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
- Darth Bane: Rule of Two
- Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith
- Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer
- Star Wars: Republic: Infinity's End
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- To the Vanishing Point
- Shatterpoint
- Jedi: Yoda
- The Kaluthin Are Always Greener
- A Mon Alone
- Galaxy of Fear: Clones
- Otherspace (As "survival tent")
- Template:SWG
- Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
- "A Trip to the Country" — Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- The Courtship of Princess Leia
- I, Jedi
- Legacy of the Force: Exile
- Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice (Mentioned only) (As expression)
- X-Wing: Mercy Kill
Sources
- The Star Wars Sourcebook (As "Survival Tent")
- Star Wars Campaign Pack (As "Survival Tent")
- Star Wars Gamemaster Kit (As "Survival Tent")
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones The Visual Dictionary
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Tusken Raiders in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Darth Bane: Rule of Two Cite error: Invalid
<ref>
tag; name "DBRT" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Jedi: Yoda
- ↑ To the Vanishing Point
- ↑ Shatterpoint (novel)
- ↑ The Star Wars Sourcebook