Banasthaur

"The boy's a Jedi. Kill him."

- Boba Fett to the Banasthaurs and other patrons at Al the Alchemists cantina

The Banasthaurs were a winged species of sentients. In the year 0 BBY, several Banasthaurs visited a cantina on the planet Toprawa. The cantina, Al The Alchemists, was patronized by gun-runners, mercenaries, and bounty hunters from across the galaxy, among them the infamous Boba Fett. Also present in the cantina on this occasion was Havet Storm, a young, Human boy whose grandfather was a Jedi Knight. The patrons soon discovered that Storm was carrying a lightsaber, and, the Banasthaurs included, gathered around the boy, staring at him with hostility. Fett, who bore a grudge against Jedi, ordered the assorted patrons of the cantina to kill Storm. Storm, however, escaped, and years later trained a Jedi Knight himself.

Behind the scenes
"They are standing around you in a close ring – humans, lizard-like Druulgothans, Ma'alkerrite ape-men, winged Banasthaurs – gun-runners, mercenaries, and bounty hunters from all across the galaxy. And they are all staring at you."

- The Banasthaurs are mentioned in the front matter of The Lost Jedi

The Banasthaurss were created by Paul Cockburn, author of the pick-a-path adventure Jedi Dawn, published by Boxtree Ltd in 1993. The species is not mentioned in the adventure itself, but is only mentioned in the front matter immediately following the book's cover. The scene described here closely matches a scene contained in the adventure, including the same quotation from Boba Fett. The Banasthaurs are also mentioned in the front matter of The Lost Jedi Adventure Game Book, published in 1992, which collected Jedi Dawn and its sequel The Bounty Hunter.

Appearances

 * Jedi Dawn
 * The Lost Jedi Adventure Game Book