The Tale of the Aiwha Pod (short story)

"The Tale of the Aiwha Pod" is a one-page Star Wars Legends short story written by Ryan Kaufman. It was published in the Star Wars: Republic Commando: Prima Official Game Guide, which was released on March 8, 2005. The story is the tale of a Kaminoan deity, Protas, as translated by Ryan Kaufman from the Kaminoan language to Basic. Protas' rule of the seas of Kamino is challenged first by a great titan named Melkorr, then by an army of sentient kikla. Killing the challengers, Protas becomes arrogant and prevents an aiwha pod from migrating south. Realizing they must attack or die, the aiwha pod attacks and defeats Protas in a bloody battle, in part due to one aiwha sacrificing itself.

The story opens with the line "Translated from the Kaminoan by Ryan Kaufman" to credit the real-life author, thus placing Kaufman in the Star Wars universe. This makes Kaufman the only real-life person to have a character with the same name in Star Wars lore.

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