- "The last I heard from my father, he lived in a modest home in a rural region of a largely uninhabited planet called Pam'ba—in some marshy grasslands around the equator."
- ―J'Hara
Pam'ba was a planet predominately covered in warm marshlands located in the galaxy's Mid Rim. It was once the site of phosphate mines, before it was largely abandoned over a century before the New Republic Era. The planet became home to the former Jedi Padawan Naq Med, who fled there to avoid the Imperial Inquisitorius after the Great Jedi Purge. Eventually, Med's great-grandson, Karr Nuq Sin, traced his family roots to Pam'ba, and the two met in Med's house.
Description[]
- "It's kind of the far end of no place, isn't it? Not exactly Wild Space, but you can see it from there."
- ―Maize Raynshi, to Karr Nuq Sin
A terrestrial planet[3] in the galaxy's Mid Rim[1] near Wild Space,[3] in grid square H-15 on the Standard Galactic Grid,[2] Pam'ba was covered in warm, marshy grasslands. From orbit, Pam'ba appeared large and round, with a small number of blue oceans separated by sandy savannas and the marshes. Near the equator, the planet had a brighter green color, signifying jungles or rainforests. Pam'ba also had cold, gray mountains, which were surrounded by snowy regions. The atmosphere of Pam'ba was breathable to humans and Mirialan hybrids.[3]
Pam'ba was home to several non-sentient species in its marshes, including small, long-legged birds and thick-skinned animals with long faces. Many bugs also existed in the marshlands, with some biting, stinging, or drawing blood.[3]
History[]
- "It was mined for phosphates for a few decades, but it was such a miserable place to live and work that the mines eventually closed and mostly everybody left."
- ―Karr Nuq Sin
Pam'ba was once the site of several phosphate mines, which operated for a few decades. Eventually, the rough environment led to the mines closing and the planet becoming mostly abandoned. Following the Clone Wars and the start of the Great Jedi Purge, former Jedi Padawan Naq Med left his family and fled to the abandoned planet, with the hopes of keeping his daughter, J'Hara, safe. From Pam'ba, Med maintained contact with J'Hara until the New Republic Era, nearly one-hundred-fifty years after the planet's abandonment.[3]
During the New Republic Era, J'Hara left a posthumous message for her grandson, Karr Nuq Sin, telling the young human of their family history and describing where to find Med's house on Pam'ba. Sin, along with his friends Maize Raynshi and RZ-7, embarked to Pam'ba on board the yacht Avadora. When they arrived, they landed the Avadora near what remained of a mining office and traveled through the marshes by foot. When Sin located Med's house, he discovered that the former Jedi was still alive, and the two shared their stories with one another before Med peacefully died. When Sin, Raynshi, and RZ-7 left Pam'ba, they burned down the structure, leaving no trace of the home.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Pam'ba first appeared in the young adult novel Force Collector, which was written by Kevin Shinick and published in 2019.[3]
Appearances[]
- Force Collector (First appearance)
- Force Collector audiobook
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- Star Wars Droids Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Star Wars Galaxy Map
SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)