Ord Mantell/Legends

Ord Mantell was a planet in the Bright Jewel Cluster. It was the homeworld of the Mantellian Savrips, whose sapience was largely unnoticed or ignored. It was settled at about 12,000 BBY by Corellian colonists as an advanced military outpost for the Old Republic. It was one of several Ordnance/Regional Depots, lending to its name. It is located near Anobis in the Mid Rim. The settlers became mostly farmers, although the planet became a haven for criminals. Over time, more wealthy planets and better hyperspace routes diminished Ord Mantell's strategic importance, but became something of a free port for all manner of freighters and cargo ships. Despite the planet's dropping stature, it remained known as the Heart of the Bright Jewel, orbiting the blue star at the center of the Bright Jewel System. The planet was famous for its thick, outer cometary cloud, which has been the site of the Blockade Runners Derby for nearly 100 years.

Two large moons and thirteen other satellites orbited the planet, and the cloud cover was tinged with pink when viewed from the planet's surface. These natural wonders made Ord Mantell something of a tourist attraction, despite its seedier side.

It claimed to be free of Imperial interest, but Han Solo discovered an Imperial fleet on maneuvers when he arrived there. It was at a starship scrapyard on Ord Mantell that Dash Rendar, working to locate information on Han Solo's whereabouts for Lando Calrissian after the debacle at Cloud City, ran into IG-88 and other bounty hunters. The bounty hunters were trying to intercept Boba Fett, who was transporting Han Solo's frozen body to Jabba the Hutt.

Ord Mantell was attacked by Grand Admiral Thrawn in the Battle of Ord Mantell in 9 ABY as part of a tactic to keep the New Republic distracted.

During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Ord Mantell was approached by the New Republic to help alleviate the overwhelming rush of refugees fleeing the battle zones. Like many refugee worlds early in the war, it was eventually overrun by the Yuuzhan Vong. The planet was eventually liberated by a band of soldiers wearing Mandalorian armor. It was believed that their leader was none other than Boba Fett himself, although only Han Solo had any evidence to support this rumor.

Fauna

 * Mantellian savrips
 * Mantellian butterflies
 * Afare
 * Avril
 * blase tree goat
 * Boma
 * Fabool
 * Iriaz
 * Wraids
 * Mott
 * Nuna
 * Gullipud
 * Pikobi
 * Nexu
 * Reek
 * Acklay
 * Mouf
 * fynock
 * cracian thumper
 * Bogwing
 * Duck
 * vorgs
 * spade-headed smooka
 * Leaftail
 * Thranta
 * profoggs
 * Suubatar
 * Vyp
 * Vornskr

Appearances

 * Star Wars Tales 7: Jedi Chef (possibly non-canon)
 * Classic Star Wars 1
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Mentioned in dialogue.
 * The Last Command
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy