Bothawui
Bothawui is the ultimate espionage world, home to numerous plots and counterplots, and a key player in galactic intelligence and trade. Its stone towers host agents from the Empire, Rebellion, Hutt Space, Black Sun, and more. Bothawui's strategic importance and influence are widely acknowledged, and its citizens are known for their skills in espionage.
| Planets | Type | Moons |
|---|---|---|
| Yeltha | Searing rock | 0 |
| Taboth | Barren waste | 2 |
| Ferex'dra | Asteroid belt | — |
| Bothawui | Terrestrial | 3 |
| Bothawui Prime (Golm) | Gas giant | 23 |
| Ganash | Gas giant | 14 |
| Hoppawui | Barren rock | 8 |
| Jontawui | Ice ball | 1 |
History
For spies and informants, Bothawui is the ultimate test—a world drenched in espionage. Bothawui’s stone towers are home to a staggering number of plots and counterplots, with agents from the Empire, Rebellion, Hutt Space, Black Sun, slaver rings, megacorps, and guilds meeting, spying on one another, and running afoul of double and triple crosses. And why not? The ruthless pursuit of power and influence is known unapologetically as “the Bothan Way,” and the Bothans care not a whit if this instinctive opportunism causes non-Bothans to regard them with suspicion or open loathing.
Culture
In their millennia, the Bothans have been masters at keeping their freedom and independence in a galaxy full of enemies, negotiating candy deals with the Hutts, the Republic, and the Empire. Bothan Space is a nexus of trade routes and an important base of operations for many megacorps, with low taxes and a minimum of red tape. (Bothans handle bureaucracy nearly as much as they love intrigue.) The Empire maintained a remarkably hands-off policy toward Bothan Space, and New Republic leaders, mindful of Bothan ambitions, while wary of the damage the Bothan spy network could cause.
Economy
The Bothans played an influential role within both the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic (helping retrieve intelligence on both occasions), though many elements of those organizations never fully trusted the spies. The Caamas Document Crisis sparked further resentment, despite New Republic Chief of State Borsk Fey’lya sacrificing himself to kill thousands of Vong on Coruscant. In the Corellia-Coruscant conflict, Bothawui sided with Corellia after Galactic Alliance secret police killed many Bothans on Coruscant.
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