Battle of Felucia (Great Jedi Purge)

The Battle of Felucia was a series of skirmishes between the Galactic Empire and the Felucian race. An order was issued to Imperials stationed on the planet to enact complete genocide of the Felucian race, which had turned savage under the influence of Dark Jedi Maris Brood. Much of the race had retreated into the Ancient Abyss, and so a Sarlacc stabilizer was built to allow passage into the creature to round up any survivors and kill them.

During the course of the battle, Brood had taken Senator Bail Organa hostage, who had come to the planet to find Jedi Master Shaak Ti. He was unaware she had been killed a year before. Galen Marek, the secret Sith apprentice of Darth Vader, arrived to extract Organa later during the battle, and so casualties on both sides of the conflict were immense.

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