The Comic

The coral garden and the Sand Shark were really fun builds. I enjoyed setting up a diverse ecosystem that immediately sells that it's under water. The new transparent anti-clips came really handy to suspend all the fish. I came up with the Sand Shark design when I tried to create a sandy underground for the scene. It fit, as the shark would lurk on its prey and emerge at the edge of the coral garden. I loved writing the dialog, especially the flashes of Laredos dry humor and bravado, but the biggest challenge was to create an action sequence conveyed only by images, unable to include dialog under water. I hope it worked! 

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If you want to learn more about the Flame of Zhar's lore, characters and their story, look through my other posts, listed here chronologically.

The Crew of the Aeon Phoenix

The Aeon Phoenix - Visual Dictionary

FotP - E01 -The Cold Blood Hideout

FotP - E02 - Kijimi Streets

FotP - E03 - Audience in Jiuffas Spa

FotP - E04 - The Ex

FotP - E05 - The Salt Flats Roadhouse

FotP - E06 - Corvo's Betrayal

FotP - E07 - The Tide Turns

The Even Giver - Milk Tanker - Visual Dictionary

FotP - E08 - The Great Milk Disaster

The Tarantula - A Pirate Star Galleon - Visual Dictionary

Koensayr DY-76 Typhoon Starfighter - Visual Dictionary

FotP - 09 - Bedroom Secrets

FotP - 10 - Aboard the Tarantula

FotP - 11 - The Raid on Syvris

FotP - 12 The Moff

FotP - 13 - Showdown at Vault Five

FotP - 14 - The Flame of Zhar - LINK

FotP - 15 - Standoff on Bespin - LINK

FotP - 16 - An unexpected visitor - LINK

FotP - 17 - The Bloodiator Brawl - LINK

FotP - 18 - Hot Pursuit - LINK

FotP- 19 - Deceit on Teth - LINK

The Burnin Daylight - Staryacht - Visual Dictionary - LINK

FotP - 20 - Grounded - LINK

The Boonta Gauntlet - Lesser Tadxiark - LINK

The Boonta Gauntlet - Bin-Bin Jinx - LINK

The Boonta Gauntlet - DO-C - LINK

Cloud City 5ABY - Visual dictionary - LINK

FotP - 21 - The Halftime Show - LINK

FotP - 22 - The Taboo Tales - LINK

F-Wing Heavy Star Fighter - LINK

FotP - 23 - Trouble on Isde Naha - LINK

FotP - 24 - Enter the Pykes - LINK

FotP - 25 - The Arbelon Arrives - LINK

Burnin Heart Contaner Barge - LINK

FotP - 26 - A Heated Secret - LINK

FotP - 27 - The Crab Shack on Zappa - LINK

FotP - 27.5 - SoF - 01 - Arrival at Mos Eisley - LINK

FotP - 28 - The War Room - LINK

C-Wing Starfighter - Visual Dictionary - LINK

FotP - 29 - A Jedi's Tale - LINK

FotP - 29.5 - SoF - 02- Claimed by the Sands - LINK

FotP - 30 - Attack of the Hutts / R93 Refractor Starfighter - LINK

FotP - 31 - Defenders of Ashheap - LINK

FotP - 32 - The Last Stand - LINK

FotP - 33 - The Judgment + Epilogue - LINK

SoF - 01 - Arrival at Mos Eisley - LINK

SoF - 02- Claimed by the Sands - LINK

SoF - 03 - Tatooine won't be tamed - LINK

SoF - 04 - Warriors of the Dune Sea - LINK

SoF - 05 - The Ghost of the Jundland Wastes - LINK

(Don't Call Me) Toothpick - Part One - LINK

(Don't Call Me) Toothpick - Part Two - LINK

(Don't Call Me) Toothpick - Part Three - LINK

The Coruscant Crusader - 01 - Death Alley

Cat B - Kerkharra, the Koai Bird - LINK

Cat B - Zanto, the Sidewalker - LINK

Cat C - Aquabrazz - LINK

FAA - 01 - Dinner in the Clouds - LINK

F-Wing (midi version) - LINK

FAA - 02 - The Firewall - LINK

FAA - 03 - Bloodlines - LINK

FAA - 04 - Departure - LINK

FAA - 05- Bounty on Kashyyyk - LINK

FAA - 06 - Hideout on Ikkrukk - LINK

TIE Ranger - LINK

Episode V - The Gyndine Crisis and FAA cross over (Links)

TGC - 01 - Partt Time Job (Sarapin) - LINK

TGC - 02 - The Vaapad (Sarapin) - LINK

TGC - 03 - Defiance on Reytha (Reytha) - LINK

TGC - 04 - Face-Off at Mount Corvast Citadel - LINK

TGC - 05 - Life Debt - LINK

TGC - 06 - Detour - LINK

TGC - 07 - The Cheese Trail - LINK

TGC - 08 - Vonreg Legacy - LINK

TGC - 09 - The Cheese Revolution - LINK

FAA - 16 - The Coaxium Heist (LINK)

Gthroc G89 G-Wing Starfighter - LINK

FAA - 17 - The Socorro Trade Guild Deal - LINK

FAA - 18 - Meetings at the Black Dust Tavern - LINK

The Savareena - Starship Carrier - LINK

The Boonta Gauntlet Vol. 2 - The Princess' Finest - LINK

The Boonta Gauntlet Vol. 2 - The Psonian Thront - LINK

The Boonta Gauntlet Vol. 2 - The Ronin - LINK

The Boonta Gauntlet Vol. 2 - The Arena - LINK

FAA - 19 - The Betrayal - LINK

FAA - 20 - Frontiers of Zonju - LINK

FAA - 21 - Confrontation in Paradise - LINK

Law & Order: Darkknell - Part One

Law & Order: Darkknell - Part Two - by MKJoshA

Law & Order: Darkknell - Part Three - by Lego415

Law & Order: Darkknell - Part Four

Having finished his mission at Burnium Ro, Vinis heads back to Haruun Kal to meet with Pria. He takes a skimmer to cross one of the many lakes on the planet.

In the serene Bith Bath House...

After a series of harrowing and deadly adventures, Carm decided to bring some of his closest allies to the famous Bith Bath House on Actlyon for some well-earned rest and relaxation.

Due heavily to the unique Bith physiology, with their advanced senses and emotional depth, their species was naturally suited to creative pursuits and fostering calming environments. A small band of Bith refugees immigrated to Actlyon in the waning years of the Republic, creating their famous spa and managing to stay in business throughout the turmoil of the Galactic Empire and civil war. What began as a modest bath house eventually grew into a renowned retreat, drawing travelers from across the sector who sought a quiet place to escape the troubles of the galaxy.

The Bith Bath House stood as a beacon of peace in a chaotic galaxy. Beings of all kinds, from humans to aliens and even droids, were welcome to stay a while, resting up before their next journey. When one entered, they were greeted by the sound of trickling water and blasting steam, all while being warmed by the natural hot springs that flowed beneath the floors. Smooth stone walkways wound between pools of varying temperatures, with small waterfalls spilling into tiled baths and clouds of steam drifting lazily toward the high ceilings. Softly glowing lamps illuminate the pools, while exotic flowers, fragrant oils and strange incense filled the air with a mixture of scents from across the galaxy. Otherworldly sounds completed the atmosphere, as Bith spa-workers displayed their famous musical ability, filling the bath house with gentle flutes, strings and unfamiliar instruments whose melodies seemed to blend naturally with the bubbling springs.

Carm, Anja, Reekar and Z3-K3 reunited for their spa day together, washing off the scars and scuffs of their dangerous pasts in the calming waters. For once, there were no blasters to fire, ships to fly or enemies waiting around the next corner. Just warm water, soothing music and a few hours of peace before the galaxy inevitably came calling again.

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As always, I welcome any and all comments, critiques and suggestions! This has actually been a build that I've had in mind for a long time, and this LTC was the perfect chance to bring it to life! I'd really like to revisit the Bith Bath House in the future to add more levels/details to it- hope you like it!

Deep within the jungle filled canyons Ryla preps for the weekly status transmission. The waterfalls here provide an adequate gap in the jungle canopy and a source of power for the portable communication relay.
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These falls offer a refreshing break after the hike up from camp. 

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History - Ilsail

"We have a proud and rich history with many archaeological monuments and treasures from Duro's Golden Age. Nearly every schoolchild on every civilized planet learns about our ancient history—that glorious time when my people were ruled by the great Queen Rana, our wise lawgiver." 

“Cem medug spa molguu binsul ilsailail jais homzenaiche muktolguk molguu eilinaiche koollaz Zeisaireihwuhai Durohil oos. Meicisaache neinei zidwempeksai oos zhallumai ruhwonguk neinei tuzhil zidug ilsailail kinir cim tro. Vek kadas zeisail tahmi, ailwar lona cim, Rana Enahil kadas jas, uhail vin sooktuhulso zeisail staik.”

-Dustini Spa Ronii

The Duros originated on the planet Duro long before the dawn of the Galactic Republic. In 100,000 BBY, Duro was surveyed by the Columi, who were not impressed. Later, Duro was conquered by the Rakata of the Infinite Empire and the native Duros were enslaved. Duros slaves were used to create the Star Forge in 30,000 BBY. However, they tolerated their cruel overlords, since it was an occasion for the ever-curious Duros to learn about their inter-stellar technology.

Following a plague in 25,200 BBY that killed only Rakata, the Duros rebelled and overthrew their Rakatan masters. The Duros then formed a hereditary monarchy.  It was based at Ranadaast, a city named after Queen Rana Mas Trehalt (Rana Mas Trehalt Ena), which fell into disrepair and was infested by criminals when the monarchy fell into decline. The monarchy declined due to the rise of corruption, and control by a merchant council. Several years after the fall of the monarchy, Duro became a member world of the Herglic Trade Empire, the most powerful government in the Core Worlds region at the time. After the fall of the Empire, they quickly reverse-engineered the engines left by the Rakata, and thus invented the hyperspace cannon independently of the Corellians.

At an early age, the Duros became interested in exploration and ventured off their homeworld to explore the galaxy and their interstellar technology linked Duro with Coruscant (Korusam), Corellia (Korrol), and other Core Worlds; with the Corellians they built the first arm of the Corellian Trade Spine and with the invention of the hyperdrive, the planet entered a Golden Age as a Core Founder in 25,053 BBY under Queen Rana Mas Trehalt. She ushered her people into a cultural golden age by encouraging the exploration of various arts and sciences, particularly interstellar flight] Her scientists made profound breakthroughs in this field and within decades they had established orbital space stations over Duro. Around 25,000 BBY, the development of the modern hyperdrive led to a wave of Duros colonization under Rana's blessing. The Duros made first contact with many species, including Humans. Rana befriended a Corellian princess and received a ring from her as a gift. Rana was also one of the founding members of the Galactic Republic in 25,053 BBY. After she died at the advanced age of two hundred, she was succeeded by her son, Dassid Trehalt Renek, who continued his mother's policies of offworld exploration, expansion, and diplomacy. After his death, his crown was implanted with a murderous device, capable of killing any and all grave robbers. 

The Duros also constructed large shipyards and spacedocks in their planet's orbit. The monarchy was eventually abolished in favor of a collection of ruling corporations. 

The Duros colonized Neimoidia in 25,000 BBY during their earliest wave of expansion, though the Neimoidians were considered a separate culture by 15,000 BBY. The Duros also discovered Sneeve (Sniiv) in the Kymoodon Era, Adner in 5000 BBY, and Koboth (Kovos) prior to 219 BBY.

In 3962 BBY, the planet itself was laid to near-total waste during the Mandalorian Wars, when the Mandalorian invasion fleet advancing on the Colonies and Core regions destroyed much of the world using thousands of Basilisk war droids. Years of misery and rebuilding were ahead of the Duros people, merely the latest phase in the long series of Old Sith Wars. During the New Sith Wars, the Duros colony on Harpori was wiped out by Kaox Krul 1002 BBY. 

In 220 BBY, during Duro's Industrial Age, the mining city of Tayana (Teihana) reached its height. In 200 BBY, the Tiercam Dam was built. The Duros also set up large food processing plants that polluted Duro's atmosphere, forcing them to relocate to 20 orbiting cities throughout their home system. During this time, the Duros households began to move to the residential space stations (ruhwompeks-zhabaaza) up in orbit. The surfaces were slowly being taken over by the automated farms. The farms generate food so efficiently that foodstuffs are slowly gaining more importance as an export.

In 20 BBY, during the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems (Rabuz heisomojukaguk) launched Operation Durge's Lance, a coordinated major campaign that led to the capture of Duro. During the Battle of Duro in 21 BBY, it was one of the first targets captured by the Confederate Navy. It was made the headquarters for General Grievous, and its capture allowed the Separatists to lower Duro's planetary shield, thus facilitating the planet's surrender within the week. The swift success of the campaign sent shockwaves throughout the Galactic Republic, and even neutral Corellia began to tighten its defenses. The Battle of Duro was one of General Grievous' most impressive military victories, and caused many within the Republic to view him as a greater threat than Count Dooku. Duro would be liberated by the Republic later in the same year. 

The battle completely destroyed the already fragile ecosystem of Duro. The orbital bombardment had destroyed the last safeguards against the toxins, waste and air pollutants. It left Duro impossible to live on without protective hazard gear. This forced the remainder of the population of Duro to also move off the surface, to the orbiting cities (ruhwompeks-zhabaaza) of Duro.

After the Clone Wars, the Galactic Empire (Sooktuhulod-cudwos muuzhilaz) collected what was left of Duro's natural resources, and forced many Duros to move off the planet. Many Duros would become fugitives from their homeworld, and many joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic (Rabuz tramadaz). In an attempt to stir up conflict between Duro and Corellia, the Empire declared Duro to be part of the Corellian sector. The Duros only found this mildly annoying.

With the Trade Federation (Rabuz beikwo) nationalized by the Empire, the disgraced Neimoidians began to reintegrate themselves into mainstream Duros culture. At some point, Darth Vader's secret apprentice, Starkiller, was sent to Duro to dispose of a local despot who had grown too over-ambitious. While the precise details of the incident are unclear, All-Terrain Scout Transports were used against the darksider, earning his unending hatred of the walkers.

The 40 km long space city Pellezara (Pellezara ruhwompeks zhabaaz), located near the planet in the Duro system, served as a maintenance stop over for freighters en route to Duro. 

The Lost King of Duro (Renek nozha Durohool oos) was a Duros king named Archregent Vardovin IV whose mummified hand was displayed in Dryden Vos' study onboard his yacht, the First Light in 10 BBY. On each of the fingers of the hand were ring lockets that held preserved cell samples of the royal bloodline dating back to Queen Rana.

 In 1 BBY, the Rebels tried to free the planet but they were defeated at the Battle of Vnas (Kektaim Venasool oos). Although the New Republic managed to save Duros archaeologists from the Valley of Royalty, the Valley itself was flooded with toxic waste when the Tiercam Dam burst.

The New Republic (Sooktuhulod stadaks zeisojos) eventually liberated the planet, and put the system back in the Duro Sector.

Duro Biology - Lahaaks duro

Duros are humanoids with smooth blue-green skin, red to yellow eyes, lipless mouths, long thin noseless faces and green blood. Olfactory organs beneath their eyes were responsible for their sense of smell. Both females and males were bald, though both sexes were easily distinguished. Their large red goggle-like eyes also had slit pupils. Duros females laid eggs as they were descended from ancient reptiles, and like the Neimoidians, they were born in a larval grub stage, but unlike their cousins who left the raising of their young mainly to the state, the Duros took care of their offspring from birth. 

When the Duros experienced high amounts of strain, a kind of oil—which had a highly irritating smell and bad taste—gathered in the sacs called gaarocu along their ribs. This was an evolutionary throwback and defense mechanism, remaining from when the Duros were liable to be eaten by a number of entities roaming Duro. 

Some female Durese would attach ponytails made from braided jemsai hair to the back of their heads.

Culture - Kadokizonaz

"Let us become spears."

“Cem kadai shrivo.”

―A ritual phrase of the Duros people

Society - Ruhwon

While usually taciturn, Duros enjoyed telling stories about their travels. It was said Duros had a photographic memory when it came to the telling of tales and stories. Many Duros were pilots and explorers, and were adventurous, though sometimes rash. As one of the first cultures to develop hyperdrive spacecraft (some even believe the first), Duros-charted trade routes were among the oldest hyperspace routes still in use during the Imperial era. The name Duro comes from a root stem dealing with travel. Even in the later periods of galactic history, Duros were still known for their superior astro-navigational skills. Their affinity for traveling led many Duros to prefer the honorific title of "Traveler/Wanderer" (stezhu) despite their occupation or craft of choice, and addressing them as such was considered good etiquette. The average Duro was adventurous, gregarious and peaceful. The Duro Academy graduates are also among the galaxy's top navigators, and it is common to find Duros being employed as master navigators for large shipping fleets. 

The Duros were also one of the founding races of the Galactic Republic (Sooktuhulod-stadaks muuzhilaz). Years before the formation of the Republic, the Duros colonized the planet Neimoidia (Nemeidu) in 25,000 BBY, giving rise to the genetically distinct Neimoidians. After a young Duros was born, they were cared for and raised by their family (kicon). 

Because so many Duros have been displaced due to pollution, war, colonization, and wandering, there is a large Durese diaspora called the kelben.

Durese mating rituals involve scratching various objects, learning about their partner’s interests, exploring new, exciting locations and experiences on dates.

Government - Sooktuhulod

Originally, Duros had a hereditary monarchy from the line of Queen Rana. Once the monarchy was abolished, Duros governed by the Duros High House (Kasstoos durohaiche oos), which originated in the merchant’s council (Trugudail Beikuhil). The council nearly ruined the planet before being dramatically reformed.

The government on Duro permeates every aspect of the lives of its citizen-employees, and those citizens who remain on Duro are almost guaranteed to work for some branch of the Starship manufacturing business. Duro's corporate government controls the planet's Starship manufacturing facilities, as well as almost every other industrial site on the world. Only those that own stock in Duro's corporate government can participate in lawmaking and world politics. 

The Duros define an eligible voter as a holder of stock (bullacegwa)  in one of the many Duro corporations, of which Duro Delta Twelve (Deltachakeltturo - DChD) being the largest. Each share of stock represents one vote, so the small number of the majority owners of the companies is among the most influential politically. CorDuro Shipping is an example of another major corporation important in the politics of Dur, based in the Corellian and Duro sectors. It is an interplanetary transportation corporation that was more recently formed, but with the founder and CEO's good direction, it has become one of the premier companies in the transportation industry for the Core. Financial analysts often say that this Duggan Station-based company is likely to be a major driving force in shaping the industry across the entire galaxy in the future. 

Electrical Power is distributed by DurAble (Cov duro). 

Duros Lending Tradition - Tuuroddaicaguk duro

It is the collective name for the local customs Duros followed when a Duros lending institution loaned money (taica) to another party so that this party could buy an item, for example a starship. The debt then could be paid in pre-set units according to a schedule, or as a one-time payment of money with an interest of one-tenth of the original value. The lending traditions strictly forbid any debt restructuring. Following the tradition, the loan applies to the bought goods, not to the party asking for it. Should this person sell the goods to a different individual, then the new owner would be also buying the remainder of the debt — something that the seller could say to the buyer if an honest deal was made. Should the original debtor die before the payment was ended, then the debtor's inheritors would inherit both the goods and the remainder of the debt; if there were no inheritors, the goods might be sold. Notice that the lending institution could not requise the goods in this case because it did not have any claim to the goods, only to the profits made from the goods. If and only if the debt cannot be filled, then the lending institution can and should both requise the bought goods and revoke all the credit to the debtor. This would suppose a severe social stigma in the Duros society.

Cuisine - Ihwuda molguu Zhonaa

Durese cuisine consists of both homemade traditional dishes along with mass produced foods that have become more common on Duro since the planet has been polluted. Initially born from a hunting culture that evolved to protect themselves from the dangerous critters, Duros quickly adapted to agriculture. They made use of automated farms, which were so efficient that foodstuffs are slowly gaining more importance as an export. Now, they mostly have to import food or grow it in the orbital cities. They take great care to preserve ancient traditional ingredients and flora aboard their domed orbital cities as a connection to the world they once loved. 

The traditional cuisine is more preserved among the kelben than on Duro, though Duros on Duro will eat more traditional foods on government holidays. Duros traditionally eat one meal in the morning and one in the evening. Hosting culture is very important with the host/hostess (treta) cooking the food and providing drinks. Generally the meal is structured with a drink, generally Leivaks served first along with an appetizer platter (Zhan ihwucuudwezool koollaz), and then the main course (Ihwudailstoos). During the main course, the guests are served water (sodwas). Following the main course, was the final course (Ihwudailmem) consisting of desserts, alcohol (jiidwas), or dessert drinks, like Saichom, are served. During this last course, the host/hostess provides entertainment such as stories, songs, or dances. Duros generally eat out of large oval metal plates with upturned rims (zhan). Before eating, they are either covered in a thin, pliable flatbread (slarkalloo) or filled with a baked ceke porridge, and the food is placed on top. Because Duros don’t use tables, they generally sit crossed-legged on stools with the plates sitting on their laps. 

Meals on the Rapuzhaa are usually served in large chambers with family, friends, or co-workers eating together in a circle. The food is provided by the kitchens, which prepare the ingredients to be cooked in communal pots within the circle. For quicker meals, there are cantinas, which serve ready to eat meals. These rooms are covered with thick mats and each Duro is given a cushion to sit on and the group is provided with plates, cups, and a cooking pot with utensils. It is also common to find instant meals and drinks to-go. Some Duro houses will have small kitchens.

Dool: dipping sauce served in appetizer platters made from puréed lentils (sutaa), minced hollain roots, and jemsai cream. Garnished with chopped chilli pepper. 

Idassutaa: soup (idas) made of puréed lentils (sutaa), whole hollain roots, and seasoned with chilli pepper (seida).

Hachoks: meat cooked on a skewer from the Suunbaz worm and seasoned with zhoguum seeds.

Hachoks triltuwil: hunter’s Hachoks, made with Hachoks and a sauce of jemsai cream, purple desert flower, chilli pepper (seida), and hollain roots. It is a common filling in sagwos (sagog: to turn, vos: over) with the addition of either bantha (uhadwadnu) or jemsai cheese (Uhazhemsai).

Jiidwasufum: alcoholic berry juice.

Leivaks: popular Durese drink brewed from warmed water, deigoks powder, and crushed leaves of the zhoguum plant.

Rrihos: sausage made from ground meat, generally Suunbaz worm, bantha, or jemsai, or lentils mixed with crushed seida, hollain root powder, and deigoks powder. Formed into sausage shape and fitted into casings of Suunbaz intestines. 

Saaha: curries made from jemsai milk, aiwon paste, deigoks powder, kukta leaves, crushed hollain roots, vaad (berry spice) along with a variety of meats and veggies cooked together in a pot (raabnell). The aiwon paste, minced hollain roots, vaad and deigoks powder is cooked in a pot with Suunbaz worm lard. Then, the jemsai milk is added followed by the meat and vegetables. The kukta leaves are added last as a garnish.

Saalleimazhis: curry (saa) made of cactus and purple desert flower.

Saahachoks: Hachoks curry (saa) with Suunbaz worm meat and seida cooked in the curry. 

Saaviriduks: curry made of anything available, named after Durese spacers (viriduks).

Saavadnu: Bantha curry (saa) with cream of womprat.

Saagidniin: curry made with imported Gyndine cheese. 

Saajeimsai: jeimsa curry (saa).

Saajad: instant curry, one of the more popular instant meals eaten on the space cities or during space travel.

Saanabuu: curry (saa) made with Gungan shrimp paste instead of aiwon paste. 

Sagwos: turnovers that can either be fried in oil or baked in an oven. Traditionally, they were made from a flour made from ground ceke grains, but are often substituted for more available ingredients. Desert Sagwos (Sagwosais) are made with a filling of jemsai cream, vaad, cheese, and deinwo powder

Saichom: warmed hoozhemsai (jemsai milk) or hooswadna (bantha milk) mixed with vaad and deinwo powder.

Slarkazhad: fast rising bread made from ground ceke. Often served with appetizer platters or with fried rrihos, grilled jemsai cheese and seida, and a sauce made from purple desert flowers.  A popular variation is Gyndine-style with Gyndine cheese. Ready to-go versions are also common. 

They cannot eat potatoes. Eating potatoes causes extreme psychedelic reactions and causes collard lesions.

Durese Language Deltnad duro

Being one of the first species to achieve spaceflight, the Durese language has become a common language along with Basic as the Duros journeyed farther into the universe. In the shipping and business sectors, knowledge of it is a most valuable asset. It is spoken on Duro and also by the Durese diaspora (kelben). Much of the literature that the school children on Coruscant study today is translated from ancient Duros legends. 

More about the Durese language can be read in the holobook Durese for Bantha Brains, the Treatise on the Dureese Language, II Edition by Prof. Vaasai Zhoks and Dr. Cad Trokseg, or Advanced Durese, LXXX Edition 

Learn more here: https://swfactions.net/community/lore-forum/durese-for-bantha-brains/

Writing Gehwad duro

Durese uses a syllabary based on the Rakatan system.

Names

Duros generally have a first name deriving from an adjective describing their nature and a last name often related to profession, but not always. Some duros will take a second first name.

Female

Anra : laughter

Bechesmu: free thinker, wanderer (archaic)

Ciiran: musical (archaic)

Daha: daring

Droza: enterprising

Einamil: serendipity

Ena: regal, female ruler, queen (archaic)

Fulluwa: beloved

Gless: filled with joy

Hetna: athletic

Irna: beguiling

Izrin: beautiful  

Jeisai : thunder

Ka : sky

Kwom: fresh air

Lai : happy

Leshef : charismatic

Lona: wise (archaic)

Mas: stark

Mezerel: eclipse

Nacha : fortune-teller, prophetess (archaic)

Nuth : breathtaking

Onwo: rain-bearing cloud (archaic)

Pleness: pure water

Kwova: evening star

Rana: dark cloud

Remerel – graceful dancer

Ruz: intelligent

Seimllu : star lover

Treta: hostess (literally "female servant bearing food")

Tris: sad, crying

Vedni: desirable

Wirret: talkative

Zaira: honest person

Ziminder: extinct flower native to Duro

Male

Areta: industrious

Baniss: handsome

Bringe: honest

Cachi : gentle

Cad : strong will

Chidee : extinct predator on Duro

Cov : able

Dassid: regal

Dustini: charming

Ellorrs: hidden

Etro: hardy

Faid : fire

Fod : stalwart

Forim : capable, dependable

Gar : valor

Gol: mighty

Hep: cunning

Izzed : entertaining

Jad: swift

Jal : curious

Levat: restless, eager

Lod: wise

Muz: hearty

Ohwun: famous

Plono: agreeable

Probos: inspiring

Kallo: light cloud

Krallet [: serpent

Kelben: bearer to the skies (reference to Duros diaspora)

Raraza: bird of prey

Rek: ancient lizard

Rumun: strong voice

Seimllu : star-lover

Shriv: spear

Spa: proud

Soopan: risky

Soz: an archaic melee weapon

Vaasai: shield

Valik: blaster weapon

Winrel: trustworthy

Last Names

Typically Durese surnames derived from professions end with the suffix -u meaning “one who does something.” In some dialects it is rendered as -a. Some profession-derived names do not follow this pattern. Other last names are derived from adjectives.

Arapto: swift

Beiku: merchant

Bellu: brewer

Bodge:  merchant, trader

Chaggit: food processor

DeBrek: starship crafter

Dehu: crafter

DeMaal: space station crafter

Ebriks: fierce, extinct animal

Edthatt: unknown

Erbeku: pollution warden

Foll: priest (archaic)

Gigrig: gardener (archaic)

Gubb: mountain

Hud: forest

Inrull: heart

Jeim: wind

Jokolu: factory worker

Kaseim: unknown

Keeg: fisher (archaic)

Kektaimu: warrior

Kel: unknown

Kresimu: researcher

Lakbret: airspeeder crafter

Leinsai: mechanic

Loshu: peace warden

Luku: pilot

Madak: smuggler

Mes: ray

Miklak: landspeeder crafter

Mulk: politician

NaMaak: atmospheric dome crafter

Neidu: construction worker

Nookta: supervisor

Nuruk: security guard 

Ollat: administrator

Peddu: farmer

Renek: king

Riltka: metalworker

Ronii: unknown

Rurk: possibly 'sailor'

Slarka: baker

Stazi: Event Horizon

Suurgav: cynic

Tacema: pest control warden

Trehalt: servant

Trenma: mechanic

Trokseg: unknown

Viriduks: spacer

Woluk: tunnel-digger, miner (archaic)

Zhoks: industrious

Planet - Zhaallum

Duro is one of the core worlds located in the Duro system and has no natural moons. It has twenty orbital cities colloquially called Rapuzha and abbreviated RPZh. It is in the Duro sector. Historically, Duro was a beautiful blue and green world with a temperate jungle environment. It had a large main continent. The native Duros enjoyed their cool and wet planet, as its climate is extremely comfortable for their skin which often becomes overly dry in other atmospheres. Due to extreme pollution, it is unfortunately now a toxic wasteland. It is one an important planet for galactic trade being the beginning of the Duros Run and along the Corellian Trade Spine. It has a rotation period of 33 standard hours and an orbital period of 420 standard days. Traditionally, Duro was ruled by a hereditary monarchy, but now is run by corporations. Voting power is given to shareholders (bullacegwa) of the national corporations, which control all aspects of life on Duro.

Locations

Ranadaast: former capital city of the planet Duro. It was named after Queen Rana Mas Trehalt but came to be known as the City of Ashes or Royal City by offworld Duros. Once a beautiful city, it grew filthy with the industrialization on Duro. Underneath the city were the tombs of many past monarchs. 

King Kadlo Tower (Uzeim Kallo Renek oos): tower on Duro named after King Kadlo.

Jevv RPZh: orbital city on Duro.

Tayama (Teihama): meteor crater on Duro. It contained ancient ruins of a former surface city which reached its height in 220 BBY, before the Duros built their space cities. 

New Tayama (Teihama Zeisojos): floating city that was located on the planet Duro. At one time, the Duros Cad Bane lived in the city, but he later left to forge a career as a successful bounty hunter. In his absence, Bane's former friend Soopan capitalized upon Bane's notoriety by masquerading as Bane in order to establish himself as a criminal kingpin in the city. During the Clone Wars, Cad Bane returned to New Tayana and confronted his old friend, to warn Soopan off from using his identity. 

Orr-Om RPZh: orbital city on Duro. 

Valley of Royalty (Amzula dassid): ancient valley on Duro where the Duros buried many of their most celebrated rulers who championed space exploration, including Rana Mas Trehalt. There were many secret catacombs and caves in the Valley, hiding a wealth of both historical information and valuables. The valley was listed as one of the Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy by the historian Vicendi in 10,000 BBY.The Valley was flooded with toxic waste when the Tiercam Dam broke, almost killing several Duros archaeologists.

Pellezara RPZh: was a 40-kilometer long floating space city in the Duro system that serviced the many large freighters. It was owned by the parents of the rebel alliance pilot Tarrin Datch, who often put on flight shows to keep the freighter pilots from boredom. 

Gateway Dome: refugee camp

Bburru: It was long considered the capital of Duro after the fall of Ranadaast and it was famous for its magnificent artificial forests. Bburru also contained an arboretum which contained a large tree called the Kaaktom that was native to the surface of Duro but was extinct leaving it the only sample of its kind. The inhabitants of the station were attempting to find a means to clone the tree though they did not succeed in this goal.  

Urrdorf RPZh: was the smallest of the twenty orbital cities that orbited Duro. Disc-shaped 

Rrudobar RPZh: one of the smaller of the twenty orbital cities of Duro. It contained the Event Horizon cantina (Jinei Stazi).

Event Horizon Cantina: cantina buried deep within the Rrudobar orbital city over the planet Duro, established by Clawfish, a Quarren criminal. It was well-known among smugglers, gunrunners, and outlaw techs working the Corellian Trade Spine as a source of illicit information or a good brawl. The cantina's most distinguishing feature was its dual-environment layout; half was reserved as a typical (if humid) cantina for terrestrial patrons, while the other half contained spas and wading pools for aquatic species. The two halves were divided by the bar, which faced in both directions. There was a concealed escape tunnel leading to the street, which exited from the bar and a false crate in the storage area.

Jeivus RPZH: one of the largest space cities surrounding the planet Duro. 

Flora and Fauna 

Aiwon: regular sized worm

Cannibal arachnids: immense insectoid species native to Duro that were eventually driven to extinction by that planet's pollution. 

Ceke: grain similar to corn

Chidee: was an extinct predator from Duro.

dasil: fern

Eizhal: grass

Ervix (ebriks): was a fierce, but extinct, animal from the planet of Duro.

Fefze: beetle

Hollain: sacred tree

Jemsai: debatably a cousin of the bantha

Kaaktom: large tree native to duros

Krallet: was an extinct species of serpent from the world of Duro.

Kukta: basil

Lleim: cactus

Meizol: insect monster

Raraza: an extinct bird of prey from Duro.

Rek: ancient Duro lizard

Suta: lentil

Suunbaz: giant worm

Zhoguum: plant native to Duro.

Ziminder: was thought to be an extinct species of flower native to Duro.

Sources

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ranadaast

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/King_Kadlo_Tower 

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Dassid 

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Duro/Legends 

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https://swfactions.net/community/lore-forum/durese-for-bantha-brains/

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Once a flourishing ocean world, it dried up for a unknown reason, leaving the surface covered in large forests of coral and rocky cavernous area. The rainfall only allow the preservation of a few marshes and shallow phreatic aquifers as the only water points.

Man 1 : The survey is almost done. All is correct, our shrimps are chilled out.

Man 2 : We just get a call. Someone is coming to visit the distillery... a bigwig, if I'm not mistaken...

Man 1 : Well that's a new one ! Let's get in the wind picks up !

Man 2 : Yeah, we'll drink to that.

C&C welcome

The refugee camps on Kalarba have grown far beyond their original capacity. Every day, new transports arrive carrying families displaced by conflict, piracy, and instability to the Hevvrol Sector. At the sprawling intake center, refugees are processed, registered, searched, and assigned temporary accommodations before being admitted into one of the many camps spread across Kalarba.

Although the camps fall under the authority of the Protectorate, their day-to-day operations are administered largely autonomously by COMPNOR. Its personnel oversee registration, inspections, documentation, and the distribution of basic necessities under their own internal chain of command. Protectorate troops provide security around the camp, but COMPNOR answers to its own leadership, not to Captain Rheiker.

That distinction quickly becomes clear to Rheiker. He has been assigned responsibility for security at the camps; more specifically, Camp Shoreside, yet many of the people making decisions inside them are not his men, do not report to him, and are under no obligation to accept his orders. His first assignment as captain is already proving more complicated than he expected.

As one newly arrived family passes through the inspection area, COMPNOR personnel methodically search their belongings. Clothing, food, personal effects, and the few possessions the family managed to bring with them are examined before being cleared for entry. The process is impersonal and thorough, with little room for exceptions.

Then one of the bags suddenly flashes red.

The inspection officer immediately stops the family and orders the bag opened. Inside, concealed beneath their belongings, is a small animal. The family's young daughter had secretly smuggled her pet onto the transport, unwilling to leave it behind. What seemed like a harmless attempt to keep her companion with her has suddenly become a violation of COMPNOR regulations, and the atmosphere around the family changes instantly.

COMPNOR personnel move to confiscate the animal, but the girl's father immediately steps between them and his daughter. He insists that the pet poses no threat and pleads for the officers to let his family keep it. His daughter clings to him as the situation escalates, terrified that the only familiar thing she has left will be taken away.

These are not Rheiker's rules being enforced, nor are the COMPNOR personnel his subordinates. The dispute itself belongs to an organization operating behind its own authority. What began as a routine inspection threatens to become a confrontation in the middle of a crowded intake facility.

Captain Rheiker watches the situation unfold and is confronted with an uncomfortable reality: he may wear the rank of captain and command the Protectorate forces assigned to the camps, but there is another power operating within their fences. COMPNOR controls much of daily life, answers through a separate chain of command with armed soldiers to back it up, and can make decisions Rheiker may be powerless to stop. As the father refuses to move and the officers close in, Rheiker begins to understand that maintaining order here may mean confronting forces within the Protectorate itself.

The blast doors were breached, and the raid began.

Ghost Squadron and the CSF stormed into the Coruschal WeaponWorks warehouse, weapons raised as they began securing the facility. The gang members inside were caught completely off guard, with some attempting to fight back while others scrambled for cover as the squad forces pushed deeper into the building. The main floor was quickly secured, and the task force made their way upstairs toward the office. 

The doors opened, revealing a man surrounded by weapons, credits, and the remnants of the operation he had been running from the shadows. Axton immediately recognized him from that night at Canto Bight.

Alden Kreel.

After weeks of fighting through Coruschal’s streets, Ghost Squadron and the CSF had finally captured one of the planet’s most wanted criminals. Kreel was taken into custody and would be transferred to the New Republic for interrogation, where the information he provided could help expose what remained of the gang network.

Another piece of Coruschal’s criminal underworld had fallen.

After completing their training and receiving their equipment, the newest CSF recruits were ready to join the fight. Their first major operation alongside Ghost Squadron came after the New Republic received intelligence that a high-ranking gang leader was hiding inside a Coruschal WeaponWorks warehouse. With the gangs losing control of more and more of the city, capturing one of their leaders could provide valuable information about the remaining criminal forces on Coruschal.

Ghost Squadron and the CSF entered the district swiftly and quietly, trying not to tip off any locals or gang members. They wanted to give the gangs as little time as possible to react to the raid. Within minutes, the facility was surrounded and the area was secured.

“The charges are set and ready to go,” said Axton. “Talia, is the rooftop secured?”

“Rooftop is clear,” Talia replied.

“Good. Let’s get this place secured. If our intel is right, we’re about to have a very interesting prisoner.”

The CSF recruits followed Ghost Squadron into the operation, putting their training to the test for the first time. They had no idea what or who was waiting for them on the other side, but they were prepared for anything.

The blast doors were breached, and the raid began.

The village on Pam’ba was built into the marshy lowlands next to mangrove forests, separated from the mountains by the equatorial jungle. The village survived on rice paddies in the flats next to the river and fishing within the bays and rocky inlets adjacent to the coastline. Initially a prosperous community of 30 individuals who were refugees temporarily on Batuu, they had settled on Pam’ba. One such individual was Meru and her uncle Tiwat, both fishers by trade. They hoped for a peaceful life in their new home. Life was hard on Pam’ba. Almost all their resources, except what they’d brought from Batuu, were locally found. But for the villagers, the hard times had only just begun.

Previously

The village was desolate, the gates thrown open. Settlers lay prone on the walkways between the few buildings, a few houses, a granary, and a tool shop. Some were visible dead, Dorn knew the dead from living. Some were coughing and groaning where they lay, too weak to move. Dorn checked the first building. It was a rice granary. Two settlers lay dead, their eyes bloodshot. They had struggled for a bag of rice in their death throws. The rest of the building was empty. They had no food. It was as Dorn feared. He exited the building, going to check the building across, but movement from one of the prone figures caught the corner of his eye. He ran over to the villager, an elderly Neimodian.

„What happened here!?“ 

The villager simply coughed and made a few inaudible croaks. They exhibited the same signs as the two in the granary: bloodshot eyes and weakness. Seeing that he wasn’t going to get anything out of the villager, Dorn hoisted them up by the shoulders and drug them into the nearest building. As he opened the door, a voice inside screamed. A woman was curled up in the corner, unlike the other villagers, her eyes weren’t bloodshot. The room was humid, well the entire marsh was, but this was different. Dorn laid the prone villager on the floormat. He wrapped him in a cloak that he found hanging on the wall opposite the woman. Once he’d attended to the elderly Neimoidian, he looked around the room and could see the source of the extra steam: a pot of rice cooking. She had food. 

„How do you have food?“ She said nothing in reply other than a whimper. 
„Tell me!“ 
„It’s all I have sir, please,“ she begged. Dorn sighed, and he knelt in front of the woman. 
„I’m not here to take your food. I just noticed the granary is empty. And there’s dead and dying all round.“ 
„Y-you aren’t,“ she stammered. 
„No,“ Dorn replied, firmly. 
„But I need to know what happened here. Your leader, Jebro, asked for my aide some weeks ago, I need to know where he is.“
„He - he‘s gone. He went with my uncle Tiwat to find salt flats. “I thought everyone was dead, that I was the last one. I haven’t been out in many days.“ 
„I think there’s some hope,” Dorn said. “This villager I found was still alive, barely. Can I take some food to give him?“ 
She nodded. 
“His name is Rinjo.”
Dorn took a bowl next to the pot and ladled rice into it. He then took the bowl and attempted to feed the prone villager. He wasn’t sure if food was what he needed, but it was the best he could think of. After a few attempts of trying to get the villager, Dorn shoved the spoon of rice into the villagers mouth and massaged the jaw to make them swallow and not choke. He repeated this a few times. Then he took another bowl and a fresh spoon. There was barely any rice left in the pot. This he gave to the woman. 
„Eat, you must be hungry.“ 
She took it without a word, and began to eat slowly at first, but then she took whole handfuls and inhaled it to finish the bowl. Once she finished, she looked up at Dorn. 
“How did you know? About Jebro and our village?”
“I’m a freedom fighter with the confederacy. I met Jebro on Batuu. Finding your village was not an easy matter, but I wish to help you and Rinjo. We have supplies in a ship orbiting.”
Rinjo stirred, coughing, at the mention. 
„It began…“ he croaked before coughing. Dorn suddenly moved towards them and leaned in close to listen. 
„Three weeks ago…“ 
Cough!
Cough!
„Meru and Tiwat found it. The mine. A great pit, hidden in the bowels of the jungle. Impossible to see from the mountains.“ The prone villager pointed at the woman huddled in the corner.
„A mine?“ Dorn said, anger in his voice. „I thought they made sure the settlement was as far from the phosphate mines as possible?!“ 
„They did check thoroughly, identifying dozens. But, the miners were too smart with this one,“ the woman grumbled. 
„How did you?“ 
„Algae in the river. It grew uncontrollably. The fish began to die. Then, the rice plants. I followed it upstream until I hit the jungle. Then, a pit. Great smoke emitted from it but it was covered better than most. Machines and dirt had been thrown in to hide it.“ 
Dorn bit his lip. This was bad. The villagers couldn’t stay here. “You can’t stay here.”
“What?!” Meru said angrily. 
“Well, how will we get supplies here? It was difficult to walk here,” Dorn interjected.
“My uncle believes that we can fix this. They are out there finding a solution!”
“What solution?”
“They believe that if they can increase the salts in the river and additionally plant more, then the effects of the phosphate leaking from the mines into the river can be mitigated. They’re looking for salt and seeds.”

“I see,” Dorn responded. He admitted that he didn’t understand the natural scientific explanation for all this, but he accepted that it was logical. He was only a warrior and knew only about fighting. But if Meru and her uncle were right, then the village could be saved. “We must find them and aide them.”

This build was inspired by the floating village of Ko Panyi (เกาะปันหยี) in the Phang Nga Bay, Thailand.

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