Planet Database

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Nal Hutta - A large, terrestrial planet in the Y'Toub system, Nal Hutta (meaning "glorious jewel" in Huttese) is one of the primary planets settled by the Hutts after leaving their ancestral planet of Varl. Nal Hutta and its moon, Nar Shaddaa, are located in the center of "Hutt Space" and receive a constant traffic of freight haulers, smugglers, and other galactic traders. A massive, radioactive gas cloud, containing the hidden planet Ganath, lies very close to Nal Hutta. The planet is ruled by a council of the eldest members of the "Clans of the Ancients," the oldest Hutt families. Although the planet was once ruled by a humanoid race, the Hutts have forced the survivors off their planet and into the lowest levels of Nar Shaddaa. [DE, GG4, DE2]

Nar Shaddaa - The ungoverned "smugglers' moon" orbiting Nal Hutta, Nar Shaddaa is completely covered by interlocking spaceport facilities and miles-high docking towers, built over thousands of years and protected by often-malfunctioning planetary shields. Nar Shaddaa, the birthplace of Jabba the Hutt, is controlled by Hutts and various "smuggling guilds" who control various sections of the moon, and is widely regarded as the center of smuggling operations in the known galaxy. Pollution, decay, and the lawlessness associated with continual smuggling traffic run rampant on the moon. Sections of the city include the Duros sector and the Corellian sector, which contains three bars popular with bounty hunters-- the Burning Deck, the Slag Pit, and the Meltdown Cafe. Most inhabitants live in the highest levels of the maze-like spaceport-cities, though the inbred humanoid survivors of Nal Hutta's original ruling species can be found living in the deepest canyons, having been forced from their planet by the Hutts a thousand years ago. Han Solo and Lando Calrissian both used to frequent Nar Shaddaa during their early smuggling days, and still have associates living there. Before their service to Captain Antilles, C-3PO and R2-D2 travelled to Nar Shaddaa in an attempt to apprehend the criminal Olag Greck. The bounty hunter Greedo and his family lived in the Corellian sector for several years, until an Imperial attack on a Rebel hideout resulted in massive destruction and the collapse of nearly twenty sector levels. Leia and Han Solo, searching for Vima-Da-Boda in Nar Shaddaa's lowest levels six years after the Battle of Endor, were attacked by man-eating vrblthers and the bounty hunter Boba Fett. [DE, DE2, D, TFTC]

Neelgaimon - Following the failure of the Emperor's attempt to destroy the Jedi enclave on Belsavis, several designers of the "Eye of Palpatine" were reassigned to punitive duty at the sandmines of Neelgaimon. [COTJ]

Nellac Kram - The Imperial freighter (carrying a cloaked cargo of TIE fighters) which was used in the battle of Sluis Van was using the alias "Nartissteu," and its port of origin was reported as Nellac Kram. [HTTE]

Nentan - Nentan was a stopover point for civilians wishing passage to Rebel safe worlds. When the base was discovered by Imperial forces, there were not enough transports available to evacuate everyone from the surface. Captain Bren Derlin, serving General Rieekan, led a squad that hid in Nentan's ancient ruins and captured an Imperial transport. This action, which allowed all the base personnel to escape, earned Derlin the rank of Major. [MTS]

Nespis VIII - A derelict space city near the Cron Drift, located at the node of the six remaining Auril systems. The city was constructed over thousands of years and was abandoned just before the Clone Wars. It has remained well-preserved in the vacuum of space, and centuries-old murals of the Great Sith War decorate its walls. Luke Skywalker freed Kam Solusar from the Dark Side of the Force while at Nespis VIII. After the destruction of the fifth moon of Da Soocha, Alliance command regrouped at the remote space city. [DE2]

New Alderaan - New Republic Support Services located a planet, renamed New Alderaan, to serve as a homeworld for the refugees from the destroyed world of Alderaan. Unfortunately, the planet was discovered by Imperial Warlord Zsinj and its population was forced to temporarily evacuate. During the time of the Emperor's reappearance, Jacen and Jaina Solo were being protected on an uncharted, green, exotic world code-named "New Alderaan." The small, unassuming settlement near a lake helped disguise a large underground technical complex and its advanced defensive weaponry. The Emperor attacked the complex with his seven Darkside warriors and a phalanx of advanced AT-ATs in an attempt to kidnap Jacen and Jaina Solo. [DE, COPL, DE2]

New Cov - New Cov, in the Churba sector, is covered with thick jungles and carnivorous plants. Giant walled cities, accessible through entrance shafts in their transparisteel domes, have been built on the planet to harvest valuable, exotic biomolecules from the local plant life for export. It was a common practice for Imperial forces to arrive occasionally and "raid" the cities for their stores of biomolecules, which was treated by the local Covies as a routine but covert form of taxation. The walled city of Ilic contains a reproduction of Coruscant's Grandis Mon theater and a tapcafe called the Mishra on its entertainment level. New Republic Senator Borsk Fey'lya helped Garm Bel Iblis' army set up a supply line through New Cov, and took on an Imperial Victory-class Star Destroyer with only four Bothan ships in order to protect this connection. [DFR]

Ninth Quadrant - An area of space near the Senex and Juvex sectors, containing the Greeb-Streebling Cluster, the Noopiths, and the planet Belsavis. The quadrant is relatively isolated and its systems are widely spread apart. [COTJ]

Nkllon - Located in the Athega system, Nkllon is a superhot planet closely orbiting its star. Any ships approaching the planet must ride behind the cooled umbrellas of massive shieldships until they reach Nkllon's shadow, or they risk critical solar damage. Lando Calrissian, inspired by a similar design for the planet Miser, constructed a constantly moving mining platform that can stay permanently on the shadow side during Nkllon's ninety-day rotation. This platform is called Nomad City and primarily consists of a Dreadnaught Cruiser supported by forty AT-AT walkers. It holds a crew of 5000 and is surrounded by a cloud of shuttles, pilot vehicles, and mole miners. Some of the metals produced through mining Nkllon include hfredium, kammris, and dolovite. An attack on Nomad City by the Star Destroyer Judicator resulted in the theft of 51 mole miners, and another Imperial attack critically damaged the city and resulted in the loss of its strategic metals stockpiles. Brakiss, leader of the Shadow Academy, had a picture of a molten waterfall on Nkllon in his private office. [HTTE, TLC, YJK]

Noopiths - The Noopiths are located in the Ninth Quadrant, near the Senex and Juvex sectors. [COTJ]

Norulac - The planet Norulac housed a company of bandits who annually raided Tanaab, until they were wiped out by Lando Calrissian. [ROJN]

Norval II - A detachment of fighters from Norval II joined the Alliance to aid in their struggle against the reborn Emperor. [DE]