The Essential Atlas is beautifully done and is an excellent reference book for those who want to know where the events of Star Wars actually take place. With particular emphasis on our rancor spotting efforts, the atlas points out that the planet of Dathomir is well known as a home for rancors. Here are the key references.
“Dathomir is notorious among spacers for its two primary exports – rancors and witches. Though the planet boasts stunning natural beauty, nothing can overcome its reputation as a place of animal savagery and dark magic.”
“Two warm-blooded reptilian species have developed intelligence on Dathomir. The first, the Kwa, built a pre-Republic empire before their reversion into primitivism as the Kwi. The second species are the famed rancors, whose complex familial bonds have led researchers to classify them as semi-sentient.”
“In 600 BBY Allya, an exiled Jedi Knight, took command of Dathomir’s Paecian descendants and established a matriarchal society with a genetic Force component on Dathomir. Thus began the legend of Dathomir’s witches – female rancor tamers who used totems and incantations as props to work their Force-triggered wonders.”
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