The Rising Path

"The Rising Path" was the term, roughly translated from Shyriiwook into Galactic Basic Standard, for the period of time when young Wookiees would leave their homeworld Kashyyyk for a period of unsupervised adventures. This period allowed Wookiees to resolve their personal aggression before they were ready to return to Kashyyyk and serve their villages and clans, and was considered a wise policy that avoided the confinement of brash young Wookiees in their small homes. The Wookiee Chewbacca began his rising path at fifty years old in 150 BBY, likely motivated by a need to break free from his father Attichitcuk's shadow. Chewbacca would only occasionally return to Kashyyyk rather than settle down permanently.

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