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Thyferra
Astrographical
Region

Inner Rim Territories[1]

Sector

Jaso sector

System

Polith system[1]

Suns

1: Polith[1]

Orbital position

4[2]

Moons

2[1]

Grid coordinates

L-14[2]

Rotation period

21.3 standard hours[3]

Orbital period

479 local days[3]

Physical
Class

Terrestrial[3]

Diameter

10,221 km[1]

Atmosphere

Type I (Breathable)[3]

Climate

Tropical[3]

Gravity

Standard[3]

Primary terrain
  • Forests[3]
  • Tropical jungles[3]
  • Mountains[4]
  • Cave networks[4]
Surface water

Moist, 7%

Points of interest
Societal
Native species
Immigrated species

Humans[1]

Official language
Government
  • Thriving Season: Planetary representative democracy[1]
  • Imperial: Corporate plutocracy[1]
Population

117 million[1] Thriving Season:

  • 84% Vratix
  • 12% Human
  • 4% Other[1]
  • Imperial:
  • 72% Vratix
  • 28% Human[1]
Major cities
Major imports
Major exports

Bacta[3]

Affiliation
[Source]
"One does not breathe the air here, one drinks it."
―Fliry Vorru[src]

Thyferra was a hot, humid planet located in the Polith system on the Rimma Trade Route, on which most of the galaxy's bacta was produced. It was also a major political power as bacta production was an essential commodity.

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[edit] History

Rogue Squadron's Thyferra attack.

Thyferra was the homeworld of the Vratix people. The Vratix had already colonized many celestial bodies in the Polith system when they were in first contact with the Galactic Republic. Since the Vratix had discovered how to create bacta from alazhi and kavam, the planet became an important Republic world, drawing profit-hungry human colonists. The Vratix shared the secret of bacta production with their Human neighbors, who eventually gained control of the bacta industry and hired many of the natives as workers in their bacta plants.

As a result, Thyferra was almost completely controlled by two Human-run corporations: Zaltin and Xucphra. These two corporations were chosen by Emperor Palpatine to supply the Empire's bacta, thus eliminating any real competition in the bacta market.

The Rebel Alliance's bacta supply on the planet was a target set by Grand Moff Kohl Seerdon. In 2 ABY, after setting a diversion on Sullust, he raided the planet to prevent Alliance bacta from reaching the group. However, the plot was thwarted by Rogue Squadron.

Thyferra.

In 7 ABY, Ysanne Isard backed a coup that saw a pro-Imperial faction taking over Thyferra. The faction later elected her head of state, allowing her to remain in lawfull power, eliminate the Zaltin, control the bacta industry, and start a small but important conflict known as the Bacta War. During the Battle of Thyferra, Rogue Squadron and its allies, operating at the time independent from the New Republic—which for political reasons could not directly interfere—liberated Thyferra from the Empire and imperial loyalists using guerilla tactics, pluck, and native allies.

Thyferra later joined the Killiks in the Swarm War, the New Jedi Order being unable to defend it from a coup orchestrated by the Killiks. Following the end of the war, Thyferra reverted to Alliance control.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Sources

Thyferra and its moons.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14  Thyferra: Bacta Basics on Wizards.com (article)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Essential Atlas
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 The Business of Bacta
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
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