- "The gifted Wookiee woodcarver Lunacca shares his talents with Black Spire at his shop tucked away in the market. Fittingly named The Wooden Wookiee, here you will find everything from small trinkets to large sculptures made from hardwoods gathered on his homeworld of Kashyyyk."
- ―Eloc Throno, Traveler's Guide to Batuu
The Wooden Wookiee was a booth inside the market in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. It was owned by the Wookiee male Lunacca, who sold carvings made from wroshyr wood. During their youth, Salju and her pet therii, Elee, visited The Wooden Wookiee and received a gift from Lunacca. When the First Order occupied Black Spire Outpost in 34 ABY, Lunacca had closed The Wooden Wookiee in order to make a supply run to the planet Kashyyyk for more wroshyr wood.
Description[]
- "Many of the wooden vessels used to serve drinks in town are made right here. As you pass by, take a moment to admire the hand-carved Wookiee war shields made nearly indestructible using the sap of the wroshyr tree."
- ―Eloc Throno, Traveler's Guide to Batuu
Black Spire Outpost's market, home of The Wooden Wookiee
The Wooden Wookiee was a merchant's booth inside Black Spire Outpost's market on the Outer Rim Territories planet Batuu.[1] The small outdoor shop was run by the Wookiee male Lunacca, who was a fourth-generation woodcarver. Lunacca sold various wroshyr wood carvings,[2] including many of the goblets used for specialty drinks at Oga's Cantina,[3] as well as sculptures, wooden creatures, small trinkets, Wookiee shields, and other unique works of art[2] that were popular not only with galactic tourists, but also various other Black Spire Outpost merchants.[3]
The Wookiee shields were made nearly indestructible by wroshyr tree sap.[1] When not working the shop, frequently due to trips to the[3] Wookiee homeworld[4] Kashyyyk for more timber caused by the high demand for his works, Lunacca had The Wooden Wookiee closed, much to the dismay of his patrons,[3] as he worked alone and did not have locals help with customer service during his absence. Most people on Batuu also did not have the strength to whittle wroshyr, and so every item made at The Wooden Wookiee was a creation of Lunacca's.[1] However, the Wookiee did use a crew led by an individual named Schelhorn for wood shipments.[5]
The booth had the body of an R-series droid in its corner that was used as a furnace, and the shop was located in a corner of the market across from the Creature Stall and next to the outpost's historical obelisk. Its perimeter was formed using desks and tables, and the back of the booth had shelving for tools and products.[6]
History[]
- "Lunacca makes frequent trips back to his home in search of supplies, leaving his shop closed during his journeys."
- ―Eloc Throno, Traveler's Guide to Batuu
Lunacca waves Salju and Elee over to The Wooden Wookiee.
While Salju—the local mechanic—and her pet therii, Elee, were wandering the market sometime during their youth, Lunacca called them over to The Wooden Wookiee to hand them a wooden figure of Elee he had crafted for them as a gift.[7] During the First Order's occupation of Black Spire Outpost[5] in 34 ABY,[8] the Ithorian collector Dok-Ondar had a table made of wroshyr wood, which his employee Julen Rakab recognized from The Wooden Wookiee due to its carvings, in his antiquities shop.[5] Around the same time, The Wooden Wookiee was temporarily closed as Lunacca made a supply trip to Kashyyyk for more wroshyr wood.[1]
Prior to leaving, Lunacca had partially carved several pieces, including sculptures of porgs, an Ithorian bust, a Wookiee bust, a loth-cat, the symbol of the Jedi Order, and a large avian creature, along with other creatures. While the Wookiee was absent, these items sat on display in the booth.[6] The store was also featured in the Traveler's Guide to Batuu, written by author and explorer Eloc Throno at the same time of the First Order occupation[1] that same year.[9] The stall was also featured in The Secrets of the Wookiees, a collection of histories and information about Wookiees and their culture compiled by protocol droid C-3PO during or after 35 ABY based on stories he had heard from his Wookiee friend Chewbacca.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The Wooden Wookiee first appeared as a location within the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge,[10] which opened to guests at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019.[11] Although the location is a merchant's booth in-universe, all of the items at the real-world location are merely props and are not available for purchase.[10]
Appearances[]
- A Crash of Fate (Mentioned only)
- A Crash of Fate audiobook (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — The Market (First appearance)- Elee & Me
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has official backstory elements that, while not directly published for the public, are officially canon details that can be obtained verbally from cast members working in the land.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars: The Secrets of the Wookiees
- ↑
Kashyyyk in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 A Crash of Fate
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — The Market
- ↑ Elee & Me
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of A Crash of Fate to 34 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu establishes that, at the time of the book's setting, the Resistance was based on Batuu. Star Wars: Timelines dates both the establishment of the Batuu Resistance base and its eventual relocation to Ajan Kloss to 34 ABY. Therefore, the in-universe guide must have been authored that year.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
- ↑
Creatures, Droids, and Aliens: Meet the Fantastical Figures of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge on D23.com (backup link)
