Honoghr

Though the Noghri are widely feared as among the galaxy's most efficient killers, their homeworld of Honoghr has become a symbol of hope as its inhabitants fight their way back from the brink of ecological extinction.

Grid Location: T-10
Region: Mid Rim
Terrain: Desert plains
Diameter: 10,440 km
Length of Day: 23 standard hours
Length of Year: 208 standard days
Population: 10 million
Sentient Species: Noghri
Species Mix: Noghri (100%)
Languages: Honoghran
Government: Clan
Major Exports: Bodyguards, assassins
Major Imports: Foodstuffs, water, technology, medicine
System/Star: Honoghr/Honoghr

Planets in the System:

Planets	Type	Moons
Loghru	Molten rock	1
Ungr	Toxic rock	4
Goettar	Airless rock	3
Honoghr	Terrestrial	3
Andelich	Gas giant	5
Fidrost	Gas giant	15
Kuthul	Ice ball	1

"Though the Noghri are widely feared as among the galaxy's most efficient killers, their homeworld of Honoghr has become a symbol of hope as its inhabitants fight their way back from the brink of ecological extinction..."

Detailed History

Honoghr once crawled with life, and the short, wiry Noghri emerged as an apex predator. Organizing into matriarchal clans, the Noghri honed their unarmed combat skills until they could take down animals five times their size. Circa 30,000 BBY Honoghr attracted the attention of the Rakatan Infinite Empire, but few traces remain of what was likely a short occupation. By the time of the Clone Wars, the Noghri lived in hundreds of clan settlements, including the Grand Clan governing city of Nystao, spread across the northern face of Honoghr's single, globe-spanning continent.

In 20 BBY the Separatist research vessel Gahenna lost a battle with a Republic Cruiser, crashing into Honoghr's forests and spilling its tanks of trihexalon—a runaway defoliant developed as a bioweapon. Jedi Knight Aayla Secura led the effort to retrieve the trihexalon data, but no one from the Republic stayed behind to help the Noghri survive the coming calamity. Within weeks the planet had been irreparably poisoned; within months the Noghri began dropping from starvation.

Into this catastrophe came Darth Vader, newly fitted with the black cybernetic suit that made him a figure of awe to the desperate Noghri. In exchange for their service as Imperial assassins, Vader promised to save the Noghri by restoring Honoghr.

The offer proved empty. Rather than purify Honoghr's soil, the Imperial decontamination droids ensured that the Noghri "Clean Land" remained perpetually on the edge of famine. The Noghri continued to serve Grand Admiral Thrawn after Vader's death, until they discovered the Empire's ruse in 9 ABY. Noghri agents assassinated Thrawn, then moved to secure their own destiny. Some continued to honor their people's vow to Vader by serving his daughter Leia Organa Solo as bodyguards, while the remainder began the hard job of restoring Honoghr's soil hectare by hectare.