Vor

The Vors were the inhabitants of the Mid Rim world of Vortex. They were thin, hollow-boned, featherless mammalian avians who flew on leathery wings. Although they were a flying species, they lived in underground hummocks. While Vors seemed inscrutable and nearly emotionless by Human standards, they were capable of creating great beauty through their music.



For generations, the center of their civilization was the Cathedral of Winds, an organic-looking crystalline structure. As the high winds of Vortex blew through the structure, the Vors opened and closed windows and vents in order to create music from nature. Recording the annual concerts at the Cathedral of Winds was forbidden, ensuring that each performance would remain absolutely unique.

In 11 ABY, disaster struck the Vors when Admiral Ackbar's B-wing starfighter, damaged by Imperial sabotage, crashed into the Cathedral, killing 358 Vors and completely destroying the magnificent structure. The Vors, with assistance from a New Republic team led by Wedge Antilles and Qwi Xux, immediately began to rebuild. All music stopped on Vortex until the new cathedral was complete. Several months later, when the new cathedral was built, Admiral Ackbar and other New Republic dignitaries were invited to the first concert as a gesture of reconciliation.

Shortly before the Yuuzhan Vong conquest of Duro, Vortex also fell to the extragalactic invaders. The fate of the Cathedral of Winds under the Yuuzhan Vong occupation is unknown.

Appearances

 * Dark Apprentice
 * Champions of the Force
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Balance Point
 * Destiny's Way