Ord Mantell/Legends

"Well, the bounty hunter we ran into on Ord Mantell changed my mind."

- Han Solo

Ord Mantell was a planet in the Bright Jewel Cluster. It is located near Anobis in the Mid Rim.

Geography
Ord Mantell was known as the Heart of the Bright Jewel since it orbited the blue star Bright Jewel 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 was also the homeworld of the Mantellian Savrips, whose sapience was largely unnoticed or ignored.

History
Ord Mantell was settled in circa 12,000 BBY by Corellian colonists as an advanced military outpost for the Galactic Republic. It was one of several Ordnance/Regional Depots, lending to its name. The settlers became mostly farmers, although the planet became a haven for mercenaries, exiles, murderers, smugglers and all other sorts of illegal dealers.

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 a popular stop for traveling ships.

Circa 37 BBY, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi were assigned to investigate a missing cargo ship. The investigation led them to Ord Mantell, where they encountered a ruthless land baron named Taxer Sundown, who controlled much Ord Mantell’s moisture farming properties. The intervention of the Jedi forced Sundown to try and flee Ord Mantell, though the resulting chase ended in a crash that broke Sundowner’s neck. This led to the discovery of a mind-control device being employed by Sundown which, in addition to lightsaber-wielding enforcers, had convinced Mantellian farmers that he was a Jedi.

Before the start of the Clone Wars, Jedi Knight Pablo-Jill brought peace to the lawless world. Afterwards, Ord Mantell was one of the planets used as a weapons storage facility and clone trooper barracks by the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. During the Imperial era, the planet claimed to be free of Imperial interest though the famous smuggler Han Solo discovered an Imperial fleet on maneuvers when he arrived there. It was at a starship scrapyard on Ord Mantell that Dash Rendar&mdash;working to locate information on Han Solo's whereabouts for Lando Calrissian after the debacle at Cloud City&mdash;ran into IG-88 and other bounty hunters trying to intercept Boba Fett, who was transporting Han Solo's frozen body to Jabba the Hutt. Rendar defeated IG-88D in a battle in the Ord Mantell junkyards.



Ord Mantell was admitted in to the New Republic in 9 ABY. It was subsequently 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 Disciples of Ragnos crisis, Information had surfaced about a large stockpile of old weapons hidden in the wastes of the planet. Jaden Korr moved there to destroy the stockpiles so they didn't fall into the wrong hands and had to battle with Boba Fett before he succeeded.

Han Solo returned to Ord Mantell between 23 & 24 ABY aboard the Millennium Falcon to act as a judge in the Blockade Runner Race. During this visit, they encountered Ajna Gallandro, who believed that Solo had murdered her father. Gallandro used this to try and coerce Solo in mediating a violent dispute between miners and farmers on her home world of Anobis.

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.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell
 * Jedi Chef
 * The Starfighter Trap
 * Star Wars Republic: Rite of Passage
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * The Package
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Scoundrel's Luck
 * Rookies: Rendezvous
 * Classic Star Wars 1
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell
 * Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell
 * Double Cross on Ord Mantell
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Shadows of the Empire
 * The Last Command
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * The Unifying Force