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Dathomir

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Dathomir was a remote, obscure and dangerous planet in the Outer Rim Territories. It was inhabited by Force-sensitive Humans known as the Witches of Dathomir, along with their evil counterparts, the Nightsisters. It was also the homeworld of the dreaded rancors. Dathomir was the site of numerous battles throughout galactic history.

Text and facts from the “Dathomir/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Region: Outer Rim Territories; New Territories
Sector: Quelii sector
System: Dathomir system
Grid coordinates: O-6
Suns: 1: Domir
Position: 4
Moons: 4; Koratas
Lengthday: 24 standard hours
Lengthyear: 491 local days
Class: "M"; Terrestrial
Diameter: 10,460 kilometers
Atmosphere: Type I (breathable)
Climate: Temperate
Gravity: 90% standard
Terrain: Deserts; Forests; Jungle; Mountains
Interest: Asou Dankal; Bright Sun Hill; Crucible; Dathomir Spaceport; Dreaming River valley; Great Canyon; Great Desert of Dathomir; Hidden Cave; Imperial Prison; Infinity Plain; Jedi Praxeum; Landing meadow; Nightsister fortress; Northern Lakes; Prime Gate; Quarantine Zone; Rebel hangar; Red Hills; Redgill Lake; Redgill Pass; Singing Mountain; Sith Academy
Flora: Greybush; Lesset; Ongmuel; Redweed; Rinor; Snowbark tree
Fauna: Archix; Burra fish; Dathomir lizard; Dathomiri boar; Gibbit bird; Kodashi viper; Kolef lizard; Kwi; Moog; Pig rodent; Purbole; Reptilian flier; Rock dragon; Scissorfist; Sparkfly; Veshet; Whuffa worm
Species: Dathomirian; Kwa (historically); Kwi (Subspecies of the Kwa)
Otherspecies: Humans; Zabraks
Language: Galactic Basic Standard; Paecian
Government: Tribal
Population: 5,200:; 97% Human; 3% other
Demonym: Dathomiri
Cities: Aurilia; Blue Desert City; Howling Crag Clan Village; Nightsister Stronghold; Singing Mountain Clan Fortress
Imports: None
Exports: Labor
Affiliations: Kwa holdings; Infinite Empire; Paecian Empire; Drackmarians; Brotherhood of Darkness; Galactic Republic; Confederacy of Independent Systems; Galactic Empire; Zsinj's Empire; United Witch clans; New Republic; Galactic Federation of Free Alliances

Appearances

79 works, in story order

Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1
Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan 3 (mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market (mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel (mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire (mentioned only)
Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (mentioned only)
Darth Plagueis
Restraint
Darth Maul (2000) 4 (mentioned only)
End Game (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1998) 23
Star Wars (1998) 24
Star Wars (1998) 25
Star Wars (1998) 26
Star Wars (1998) 32 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1998) 33 (mentioned only)
Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons
Republic 54 (mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance
Boba Fett: Hunted (mentioned only)
Nightsisters
Monster
Witches of the Mist
Insecurities
Massacre
Bounty (in a flashback)
The Wrath of Darth Maul (mentioned only)
Brothers
Revenge
The Clone Wars: The Sith Hunters (mentioned only)
Darth Maul — Death Sentence 1 (mentioned only)
The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy (mentioned only)
The Lawless (mentioned only)
Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 1
Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 2
Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 4
Lone Wolf: A Tale of Obi-Wan and Luke (mentioned only)
The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
Star Wars: Rebellion
Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (mentioned only)
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
Star Wars (1977) 108 (mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (mentioned only)
The Courtship of Princess Leia (first appearance)
Hutt and Seek (mentioned only)
Tatooine Ghost (mentioned only)
Jedi Search (first mentioned)
Firestorm (mentioned only)
Dark Apprentice (mentioned only)
Champions of the Force (mentioned only)
Children of the Jedi (mentioned only)
Darksaber
Nightsaber
The New Rebellion (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Ylesia (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (mentioned only)
Dark Nest I: The Joiner King (mentioned only)
Legacy of the Force: Fury (mentioned only)
Millennium Falcon (mentioned only)
Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (mentioned only)
Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
Fate of the Jedi: Allies (mentioned only)
Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (mentioned only)
Good Hunting (indirect mention)

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