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- "Ki Sazen saved my people. She was only a Padawan when she came to Tas-La and slew the Spine Dragon of M'dweshuu."
- ―The Nikto Chevuk mentions the spine dragon that Ki Sazen killed
Spine dragons were a species of non-sentient animals that were indigenous to the planet Kintan. One dragon known as the Spine Dragon of M'dweshuu lived on the planet Tas-La during the Cold War until the Jedi Padawan Ki Sazen killed the creature. The species was considered dangerous; however, the sentient Nikto species, who also dwelt on Kintan, eventually drove the spine dragons to extinction.
Biology and appearance[]
Spine dragons were a non-sentient species of animals.[1]
History[]
Spine dragons were native to the planet Kintan,[1] which was located in the Kintan system[3] within the Si'Klaata Cluster in the region of the galaxy known as Hutt Space. When the star M'dweshuu at the heart of the Si'Klaata cluster went nova, it released a large dose of radiation that reached Kintan. That caused mutation in the planet's indigenous species, and over thousands of years, it resulted in the evolution of the spine dragons.[1] During the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, the Jedi Padawan Ki Sazen slew a spine dragon known as the Spine Dragon of M'dweshuu on the planet Tas-La, which led to a Nikto cult forming around her.[2] The species was considered reasonably dangerous and was driven to extinction by the sentient Nikto species, who were also native to Kintan.[4] Spine dragons were later popularized throughout the rest of the galaxy during the reign of the New Republic, by holo-serials created by the Human Xenoarchaeologist Henrietya Antilles, better known as "Corellia Antilles."[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Spine dragons were first mentioned in 1995 in Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies, a supplement book in the Galaxy Guide series for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, a roleplaying game released by West End Games. The species was mentioned in the entry for the Nikto, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies (First mentioned)
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Lords of Nal Hutta
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Imperial Agent Mission: "The cult of Ki Sazen" on Taris
- ↑
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds states that the Nikto drove all life on Kintan to extinction except flora and smaller, non-threatening species. Due to their description as dangerous creatures, this article assumes that spine dragons were among those driven to extinction.
- ↑ Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
