Planet Database
Section:V
Vagran - Talon Karrde's smuggling gang brought three boosted Skipray blastboats from the planet Vagran. [DFR]
Valrar - Located in the Glythe sector, Valrar is the location of an Imperial base. Khabarakh the Noghri was scheduled to be reassigned to this base following his return from the failed commando mission on Kashyyyk. Valrar was also the reported port of origin for Talon Karrde's ship when his group visited Bilbringi, and was the destination of the Star Galleon Draklor after unloading Joruus C'baoth on Wayland. [DFR, TLC]
Varl - Varl, the original homeworld of the Hutts, is a barren planet orbiting the white dwarf Ardos. According to Hutt legends, Varl was once a beautiful world of green forests circling the twin stars Ardos and Evona. Evona was drawn into a black hole, causing complete destruction of many planets in the system, the ruin of Varl, and the transformation of Ardos into a white dwarf. Due to the impossibilities in this legend, the most plausible explanation for the devastation of Varl is that the Hutts destroyed it themselves in an ancient civil war. The Hutts have since relocated to Nal Hutta in the Y'Toub system. [GG4]
Varn - An aquatic planet, Varn is the subject of the holofeature "Varn, World of Water." Aquatic life on the planet includes large lossors and packs of cheeb, while Varn's population of amphiboid fishers and ocean farmers inhabit its archipelagoes. [HSR]
Veron - A planet possibly in the Senex sector. The uncommitted ex-governor of Veron took a "vacation" to attend a meeting on Belsavis with Roganda Ismaren. [COTJ]
Vinsoth - The planet Vinsoth is covered by vast plains and is home to the unusual-looking aliens called the Chevin. The Chevin are hunter-gatherers who follow the herds of backshin as they travel the plains, and have enslaved a native humanoid race also called Chevins. Ephant Mon, a gunrunner who spent time in Jabba the Hutt's court, was a native of Vinsoth. [MTS]
Virgillia? - The possible homeworld of the Virgillians. Captain Tessa Manchisco was a Virgillian who fought in the Virgillian Civil War. Her crew consisted of humans and one Duro. [TAB]
Viridia system - Han Solo used to make smuggling runs to the Viridia system. He learned some of their port access codes, but these codes were later changed by the Imperials. [COPL]
Vjun - The planet Vjun contains Bast Castle, once the private refuge of Darth Vader and later the headquarters of the Emperor's Dark Jedi. The planet is lashed with acidic, burning rain, and no plant life can survive on its bleak surface. Kam Solusar served as a Darkside warrior on Vjun, before Luke Skywalker turned him to the light side on Nespis VIII. [DE2]
Vodran - Vodran, covered with swamps and thick jungles, is home to the galactic pest known as the dianoga or "garbage squid." This seven-tentacled creature has one eyestalk and has evolved a transparent camouflage to protect it from Vodran's huge predators. These animals can be now found feeding on garbage virtually everywhere in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker was attacked by a dianoga in one of the Death Star's trash compactors. [SW, MTS]
Vogel 7 - The site of an Imperial Naval Academy where TIE pilot Ranulf Trommer was raised. [ROC]
Vontor - The site of the Third Battle of Vontor, the final defeat of the historical tyrant Xim the Despot. During this battle, Xim's orbital fortress and nearly all of his war-robots were vaporized. [HSLL]
Vortex - Vortex, the homeworld of the hollow-boned, winged Vors, is a blue and gray planet with a sharp axial tilt causing sudden seasonal changes and severe windstorms. The Cathedral of Winds, the center of Vor civilization, is an immense glassy structure designed to produce tones when Vortex's wind currents pass over and through it. The Vors perform a beautiful concert of etherial music by opening and closing orifices in the building with their bodies. The Vors are an emotionless species, and tend to concentrate on larger goals rather than on individuals. They refused to perform their music for off-worlders during the reign of the Empire, and have only recently allowed New Republic and other dignitaries to attend these shows. All recording is prohibited, and only one concert is performed each year. The Vors inhabit underground dwellings during the storm season, which can be seen from above as small mounds arranged in rings in the purple, vermilion, and tan grasses of the plains. During a visit to Vortex by Admiral Ackbar and Leia Organa Solo, Ackbar's sabotaged B-Wing crashed into and destroyed the centuries-old Cathedral of Winds and killed at least 358 Vors. A different, more streamlined Cathedral was then constructed by the Vors to replace the one destroyed in Ackbar's crash. [DA, COTF]