Noghri revolution

"It looks like the kholm-grass you remember, and even smells very much like it. But not exactly. It is, in fact, a subtle creation of the Empire:sent by the Emperor to poison your world."

- Leia Organa Solo

The Noghri revolution occured in 9 ABY. The main reason was the betrayal of the Empire, which was thought to be helping the Noghri, but in fact they were only harnessing them.

History
In 20 BBY a Separatist ship crashed accidentally to the surface of Honoghr.The ship emitted Trihexalophine1138, a poison which nearly destroyed the planet's flora. Only the Kholm-grass could survive.

Later, Darth Vader came to the planet Honoghr and offered his help to clean the planet from the poison. He sent decon droids to do this work. The Noghri thanked the help by being slaves and assassins of the Dark Lord. Later on as Vader had other things to do, he brought Grand Admiral Thrawn to Honoghr and introduced him as the new lord of the Noghri.

The Noghri did everything the Admiral wanted. He trusted the Noghri because he was thought to be a god for them. In 9 ABY, Thrawn sent commandos to capture Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. However, they couldn't manage to get them. On Planet Kashyyyk, a noghri named Khabarakh smelled Leia and recognized her as Mal'ary'ush, the Daughter of Vader.

He brought Leia to Honoghr because she offered to help them. Accidentally, Thrawn visited Honoghr on the very same day, and recognised Khabarakh as the last survivor from the Commando Team 22 which was sent to Kashyyyk to capture Leia. Thrawn personally set off to the dukha of the Clan Khim'bar to interrogate Khabarakh about the events on Kashyyyk. Meanwhile Leia and Chewbacca were hidden in the dukha not to be noticed by the Admiral. Thrawn sentenced Khabarakh with betrayal and sent him to Nystao to humiliate him in public.

Leia, Chewie and the maitrakh planned to set Khabarakh free when the moon is the farthest from the planet. While they were waiting for the day, Leia were thinking about the Kholm-grass, and examined it. Then finally they set off not silently but with a big crowd to the Big Dukha where the Dynasts of the Noghri clans were. Leia proved that the decon droids were poisoning their plants and they gave them mutated kholm-grass. After all, the noghris accepted her idea, and turned against Thrawn, but only silently.

Later on, the Noghri was helping Luke, Leia and the others as bodyguards. Meanwhile they sent messages to the imperial commandos that Thrawn - and the whole Empire - lied to them about the poison.

A few months later, Thrawn made his first and last mistake. The tactical genius trusted his bodyguard, Rukh who stabbed him, setting the Noghri free. They became part of the New Republic to help them in the war against the Empire.



Appearances

 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command