Kalee
Kalee
Kalee is an Outer Rim planet best known as the homeworld of General Grievous. Its history is marked by near-continuous warfare, explaining why so much of the population is trapped in desolate poverty.
- Grid Location: J-4
- Region: Outer Rim
- Terrain: Rain forests, canyons, seas
- Diameter: 13,850 km
- Length of Day: 23 standard hours
- Length of Year: 378 standard days
- Population: 4 billion
- Sentient Species: Kaleesh
- Species Mix: Kaleesh (99%), other (1%)
- Languages: Kaleesh
- Government: Tribal
- Major Exports: None
- Major Imports: Foodstuffs, technology
- System/Star: Abaji/Imince
Planets in the System:
| Planets | Type | Moons |
|---|---|---|
| Prelly | Molten rock | 0 |
| Norbon | Airless rock | 0 |
| Abaji | Terrestrial | 2 |
| Kalee | Terrestrial | 1 |
| Tovanrsk | Terrestrial | 2 |
| Remsh | Gas giant | 43 |
| Flike | Frozen rock | 0 |
"Kalee is an Outer Rim planet best known as the homeworld of General Grievous. Its history is marked by near-continuous warfare..."
Detailed History
The planet is a hot world covered with mossy cliffs, dark seas, sweeping steppes, and steaming jungles. The stone monolith of Abesmi, jutting skyward from the waters of the Jenuwaa Sea, is an object of adoration to the native Kaleesh, who believe it is where their gods ascend into heaven. Shrines can be found all over the planet, honoring historic figures who battled their way to divinity. The holiest such shrine is Skruipak, at the gateway to the steppes of Ausar. All Kaleesh prize the path of the warrior and wear the skulls and hides of their kills as armor and talismans. Nearly all sea life on Kalee is poisonous.
Kalee sits on the outer border of the Kadok Regions, squeezed between two belligerent civilizations—the Bithevrians of the Rimward side, and the Yam'rii to the Coreward. Nearly a century before the Battle of Yavin, the Republic convinced the Kaleesh to fight the Bithevrian government in order to assist a regime considered unfriendly to Coruscant.
Decades later the mantis-like Yam'rii embarked on a crusade of expansion, battling their way to Kalee until beaten back by Qymaen jai Sheelal, a charismatic Kaleesh warlord. Sheelal took the fight all the way back to the enemy's homeworld of Huk. The beaten Yam'rii pleaded with the Republic for help, and Coruscant ended the war and levied heavy sanctions against Kalee. With a world already depleted by warfare and overhunting, the restrictions pushed the planet into famine and cannibalism. Sheelal, who by that point had taken the name Grievous, entered into the service of the InterGalactic Banking Clan. In return, the IBC assisted Kalee with loans and supply connections.
Kalee escaped the Clone Wars intact, but Grievous was counted among the war's casualties. The planet has honored its late champion with a temple of his own, and a lofty place in the Kaleesh pantheon.