Planet - M
Source List & Abbreviations
Maires
An ocean planet in the Hapes Cluster, Maires is the homeworld of a
water-breathing alien species known as the Mairans. The large, tentacled
Mairans can leave the sea for brief periods, but must spray seawater on
their black, rubbery skin to keep it moist. They speak a strange musical
language by blowing into drilled shells. The Mairans have long been
rivals with the inhabitants of the planet Vergill. Nineteen years after
the Battle of Endor, the Vergills began an undersea ditanium mining
operation on the planet Hapes, next to the newly-opened Mairan
consulate. The Mairans filed an official protest against the noise and
mining debris stirred up by the Vergills1 actions, but in reality they
had deliberately placed their consulate near the richest vein of
ditanium in order to spark a confrontation. [YJK]
Mall'ordian
A planet in the Corporate Sector. Mall'ordian is one of the stops made
by the luxury liner Lady of Mindor during its voyage from Roonadan to
Ammuud. [CSSB]
Maltorr?
The possible homeworld of the insect-like alien species referred to as
Maltorrans. A stocky Maltorran was killed during the attack of Xim's
war-robots on Dellalt. [HSLL]
Mandalore system
Four thousand years ago, the Mandalore system was home to a group of
fierce masked warrior clans led by a mysterious warlord called
Mandalore. The clans, made up of deadly but honorable crusaders, rode
semi- intelligent Basilisk war droids, boasted cutting-edge weaponry,
and were considered to be the best fighters in the entire galaxy. The
mask and title of "Mandalore" belonged to no single individual, but were
traditionally passed down from one warrior to the next in the event of
their leader's death. During the Sith War, the Mandalorians conquered
the Kuar system and struck at the neighboring Teta system, forcing the
Tetan leader Ulic Qel-Droma to battle Mandalore in single combat.
Mandalore was defeated, and he swore his armies' allegiance to Qel-Droma
and the Krath forces. The warlord was made Qel-Droma's war commander,
and his clans won many victories for their new leader. At the close of
the Sith War, however, Mandalore's armies were defeated in their attempt
to capture the planet Onderon. Mandalore and his surviving warriors were
forced to flee to the Dxun moon, where Mandalore was killed by a pair of
the moon's deadly beasts and a new warrior donned his mask and assumed
his title.
Millennia later, the warlike Mandalore people exterminated the Ithullan
race, several hundred years before the Battle of Yavin. During the Clone
Wars, a group of warriors from the system were defeated by the Jedi
Knights. The notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett wears an armored suit
similar to those worn by these Mandalore warriors, and his alternate
ship Slave II is based on a Mandalorian police ship design. Imperial
dungeon ships were originally designed by the Mandalorians, and were
introduced during the Jedi purge to contain dangerous force users.
Mandalorian battle harnesses are designed to be operated by R2 units,
and Freedon Nadd's tomb on Dxun was constructed from Mandalorian iron.
[SWS, MTS, DE, DLOS, D, TFTC, DESB, TSW]
Mantessa
The home of dangerous predators called panthacs. Han Solo and Chewbacca
had an encounter with these animals while on Mantessa. [TLC]
Mantooine
Mantooine, in the system of the same name, is located in the Atrivis
sector in the Outer Rim. The government of Mantooine considers spice
smuggling to be a capital offense. Years ago, a group of Mantooine
freedom fighters called the Liberators were massacred by the Empire when
they took refuge in a captured Imperial base. If the group had been
allied with another resistance group in the nearby Fest system, however,
the Liberators could have been warned of the coming strike fleet and
taken cover in Mantooine's impenetrable forests. This example of the
benefits of communication helped build a strong case for a single,
unified Rebel Alliance. In a separate incident, the probe droid D-127X's
self-sacrifice may have saved Mantooine from an Imperial surprise
attack. [FP, SWAJ]
Markbee's Star
The fourth planet orbiting the star is Zeffliffl, home to the
seaweed-like aliens sharing its name. [TCS]
Marngar III
Site of an Imperial University. The Imperial spy Benald Orlan was an
honors student at this university, where he attended the Thene campus.
[SWAJ]
Matra VI
The gunman Gallandro, hired by Odumin to bring down the Malorm family,
killed the group after luring them to Matra VI. This earned Gallandro
the wrath of the Assassins Guild, who claimed to have an exclusive
contract on the Malorm family. [CSSB]
Mattri asteroids
Garm Bel Iblis' private army had a temporary base in the Mattri
asteroids during their hit-and-fade attacks against the Empire. [DFR]
Maw
The Maw is a cluster of black holes near the planet Kessel, visible due
to the ionized gasses that are drawn into them. The Maw is destined to
swallow the Kessel system itself in another thousand years. The
existence of a black hole cluster has led to several theories about its
origin, including the idea that the Maw was constructed by an ancient
and powerful alien race. Hidden in the center of the Maw is the secret
Imperial weapons-research base known as Maw Installation, established by
Grand Moff Tarkin (without the Emperor's knowledge) and guarded by
Admiral Daala's four Star Destroyers. The scientists at Maw Installation
developed both a prototype Death Star and the feared Sun Crusher, though
both weapons and the installation itself were destroyed during a battle
with New Republic forces. [JS, COTF]
Mayagil sector
The Bith homeworld of Clak'dor VII is located in the Mayagil sector.
[GG4]
Mayro
A resort world in the Corporate Sector. Torm Dadeferron, inheritor of
the Kail Ranges, was first approached by undercover Corporate Sector
police while visiting Mayro. [CSSB]
Mendicat
Imperial General Sulamar, who worked with Durga the Hutt on the
Darksaber project, was known to boast of successfully commanding the
Massacre of Mendicat without losing a single stormtrooper. In actuality,
Mendicat was merely a scrap mining and recycling station, which was
destroyed when Sulamar incorrectly programmed the station's orbital
computers. [DS]
Mennaalii system
A convoy carrying Rebel troops was passing through the Mennaalii system
when it was forced to exit hyperspace to avoid an asteroid field. Here
it was ambushed by a group of pirates, but was rescued by an Alliance
strike team. [FP]
Mepha'as Prime
The Outer Rim smuggler Jin-Jin won half a million credits in the Arenas
of Mepha'as Prime, but lost it all when his real-estate investment on
Alderaan was destroyed along with the planet. [SWAJ]
Merisee
Merisee, known for its medicine and agriculture, is home to two
intelligent alien species-- the Teltiors and the Meris. Meris are tall,
blue-skinned humanoids with webbed hands and a prominent brow ridge;
Teltiors are similar in appearance but lack the ridge. Meris have an
innate ability to predict the weather. Honn Dangel, a Meris
meteorologist in Bespin's Cloud City, gained his current post after
leaving the Merisee military. [GG2]
Metellos system
Lying very close to the Coruscant system. When the revived Empire began
its conquest of the Metellos and Kaikielius systems six years after the
Battle of Endor, New Republic leaders on Coruscant began to search for a
new base of operations. [DESB]
M'haeli
M'haeli, an agrarian planet with several moons, is a well-situated
refueling point for several nearby systems. The capital city is N'croth,
where Governor Grigor rules from the Imperial garrison. The planet's
population is made up of two primary species-- human colonists and
native H'drachi. Each year the H'drachi hold a mid-summer conclave where
they consult the timestream for news of the future. Sights on M'haeli
include W'eston Falls, Demon's Brow, and a secret mine of valuable
Dragite crystals located in the D'olop Range (which includes Selon
Mountian).
Years ago, an off-world attack led by Grigor devastated the palace of
the human ruling house and paved the way for the planet's takeover by
the Empire. Mora, infant heir to the ruling house, was abandoned during
the attack and adopted by the H'drachi seer Ch'no. Seventeen years
later, the Imperial pilot Ranulf Trommer was assigned as a spy to
M'haeli and uncovered an illegal Dragite mining operation being run by
Governor Grigor. [ROC]
Miglar 2
The Nikto assassin Ma'w'shiye suffered injuries in a speeder bike
accident on Miglar 2, where he lost the facial horns characteristic of
the Nikto species. [SWAJ]
Mima II
A small, tropical world orbiting the orange sun Lar. Mima II has a fast
rotation and year, and very unstable tectonic plates which are drawn
across the planet's surface by the nearby gravitational influence of
Lar. Mima II is abundant with plant and animal life, and the sentient
Bilars inhabit the lush jungles. The Bilars, pink-skinned, timid
vegetarians, are unique in that they can form group minds called claqas.
While one Bilar is about as intelligent as a rodent, claqas of six or
seven Bilars approach genius-level intelligence. The Bilars have
developed sophisticated technology, but there is little on Mima II that
is useful in galactic trade. [GG4]
Mimban (Circarpous V)
The fifth planet in the Circarpous system, the cloud-covered swamp world
of Circarpous V is often referred to by its local name of Mimban. The
planet is largely unexplored, save for a single expedition by
Circarpousian xenoarcheologists and an early Imperial scouting survey.
The rainy world is a lush green crisscrossed with muddy brown rivers,
and is teeming with many forms of life. The foliage is concentrated in
dense clumps which leaves plenty of open space for travel, though the
incautious can sink to their deaths in pockets of thick gray mud. Mimban
was never colonized by the Circarpousians, but the Empire secretly
established a mining operation on the planet without the knowledge of
the system's inhabitants. The Empire's miners live in five makeshift
towns, and perform their work with energy drills. These drills, illegal
on populated worlds, create harmful fallout and are a serious hazard for
arriving ships, since they shunt their excess electrical charges into
the sky.
At least three intelligent Mimban species are known to exist on the
planet-- the large-eyed "greenies" who beg in the mining towns for
alcohol; the thin gray Coway who live underground, and an unnamed furry
species with four legs and four arms. The mysterious, long-extinct
species known as the Thrella are believed to have built the hundreds of
temples and cities that dot the damp surface of Mimban. "Thrella wells,"
near-bottomless shafts surrounded by interlocking hexagonal stones,
often have side passages called Coway shafts, leading to the underground
world of the Coway. One particular Coway shaft, lit by a type of
luminous fungi, contains a vast subterranean lake which the Coway cross
on large lilypad plants. The lake houses a dangerous, amorphous
pseudopod-creature, and an abandoned Thrella city is located on the
lake's far edge. This shaft's 200 Coway live in a primitive village
built in a huge natural amphitheater. Their tribes are ruled by a
triumvirate of leaders, who appeal to their god Canu for judgment on
important matters. One of the world's more dangerous animals are the
huge pale worms called wandrellas, who have black eye- spots surrounding
a gaping mouth and are too stupid to be slowed by most attacks. Imperial
control of Mimban was entrusted to Captain-Supervisor Grammel, who ruled
from the Imperial planetary headquarters built into an ancient towering
ziggurat. The legendary Kaiburr crystal, rumored to have properties that
focus and intensify the Force, was located deep in the jungle, in the
temple of a minor local god named Pomojema. The powerful crystal rested
within a ceremonial statue of the god, and was guarded by a sluggish but
deadly lizard-creature. Soon after the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker,
Princess Leia, and the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO crashed on Mimban while
traveling to a conference on Circarpous IV. After facing many dangers,
including a showdown with Darth Vader, the Rebels were able to retrieve
the Kaiburr crystal and leave Mimban. [SME]
Mindabaal
A politically influential world in the system of the same name,
Mindabaal was the birthplace of the notorious Outer Rim smuggling
sisters Josephine and Jericho. The rebellious Jericho attended the
Mindabaal Royal Academy boarding school and later escaped, while
Josephine began a distinguished career in the Mindabaal Diplomatic
Corps. While on a mission to formalize Mindabaal's official entry into
the Empire, Ambassador Josephine was kidnapped by her sister. The two
later returned to their homeworld only to find it devastated by an
Imperial orbital bombardment, at which point the sisters began working
the smuggling trade together. [SWAJ]