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Thyferra
Astrographical
Region	Inner Rim[1]
Sector	Jaso sector[2]
System	Polith system[1]
Suns	1: Polith[1]
Orbital position	4[3]
Moons	2[1] The largest
Grid coordinates	L-14[3]
Rotation period	21.3 standard hours[4]
Orbital period	479 local days[4]
Physical
Class	Terrestrial[4]
Diameter	10,221 km[1]
Atmosphere	Type I (Breathable)[4]
Climate	Tropical[4]
Gravity	Standard[4]
Primary terrain	Forests[4] Tropical jungles[4] Mountains[5] Cave networks[5]
Surface water	Moist, 7%
Points of interest	Dlarit estate Docking Bay 72 Morbo's Place The Plastoid Pitt Seeqov Thranx's apartment Xucphra Corporate Headquarters Vrelnid
Societal
Native species	Vratix[1] Vratixan blood eagles Knytix[5] gloan tree
Immigrated species	Humans[1]
Primary language(s)	Galactic Basic Standard[1] Vratix language[1]
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	Xozhixi (capital)) Xucphra City
Major imports	Foodstuffs[4] Technology[1]
Major exports	Bacta[4]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Revan's Sith Empire[3] Stark Commercial Combine Confederacy of Independent Systems[3] Galactic Empire[6] Alliance to Restore the Republic[7] New Republic[6] Galactic Federation of Free Alliances Killiks

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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.

CharacteristicsEdit

Thyferra, in the Inner Rim's Polith system at galactic coordinates L-14,^[3] and was the homeworld of the Vratix people.^[6]

HistoryEdit

The Vratix had already colonized many celestial bodies in the Polith system when they were in first contact with the Galactic Republic around 4,100 BBY.

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.

Between 3,959 BBY to 3,956 BBY, during the Jedi Civil War, the planet had become part of Revan's Sith Empire.^[3]

During the Clone Wars, Thyferra was a member of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The planet served as a base for the Third Fleet of the Confederate Navy.

Eventually, 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.

Prior to the Battle of Yavin, Darth Vader led an assault to root out a traitor. At the end, he Force-choked an Imperial commander.^[8]

The Rebel Alliance's bacta supply on the planet was a target set by Grand Moff Kohl Seerdon. Around 1 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 and Seerdon was killed.^[7]

Thyferra was liberated by the New Republic in 5 ABY.^[3] However, the New Republic didn't settle on the planet which stayed officially neutral in the war. Thyferra was in fact in trouble due to significant tensions between Humans and Vratix and between the Xucphra and Zaltin Corporation.^[9]

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 lawful 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.^[6]

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Yuuzhan Vong attempted to poison the planet's bacta supplies. The scheme did not come to fruition.

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.

Behind the scenesEdit

The planet Thyferra first appeared in the article "The Business of Bacta", and then in the X-wing novel series. A battle takes place on the planet in the Imperial campaign of the 2006 video game Star Wars: Empire at War.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War (Appears in flashback(s))
• Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise (Mentioned only)
•  New Galaxy's Fastest Hexaped—HoloNet News Vol. 531 52 (Mentioned only)
• CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:2:29 Edition (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Empire at War
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
• Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra
• Star Wars Missions 3: Attack on Delrakkin
• Star Wars Missions 4: Destroy the Liquidator (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars 1: In the Shadow of Yavin, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• X-wing: Rogue Squadron (First mentioned)
• X-wing: The Krytos Trap (Mentioned only)
• X-wing: The Bacta War (First appearance)
• X-wing: Wraith Squadron (Mentioned only)
• The Trouble with Squibs (Mentioned only)
• X-wing: Isard's Revenge (Mentioned only)
• I, Jedi (Mentioned only)
• Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Mentioned only)
• Emissary of the Void
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Mentioned only)
• Star by Star (Mentioned only)
• The Final Prophecy (Mentioned only)
• Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
• Exile (Mentioned only)
• Millennium Falcon (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• "ISB Intercepts"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
• Alien Encounters
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Alien Anthology
• Rogue Squadron: Official Nintendo Player's Guide
•  "Star Wars Episode VII: Rise of the New Republic"—InQuest Gamer 50
• "Who's Who in Rogue Squadron"—Star Wars Insider 59
• Ultimate Alien Anthology
•  Thyferra: Bacta Basics on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
• "The Business of Bacta"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
• Star Wars Insider 64
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 14 (ROG2, X-wing Rogue Squadron)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 21 (SKY10, Luke Skywalker)
• The New Essential Chronology
• Cracken's Threat Dossier
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
• Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
• The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 26
• Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual
• The Essential Reader's Companion

Notes and referencesEdit