Gree/Legends

Gree was a planet located within the Gree Enclave, a small region in the Outer Rim Territories. It was the homeworld of the Gree species, a race of six-tentacled cephalopods who, despite having an advanced form of technology, allowed their society to fall into ruin when they began prizing an individual's mastery of their advanced devices over improving them or creating new ones. As masters became more powerful within Gree society, they guarded the secrets of operating and manipulating their devices, sometimes dying before they could pass them on to to their apprentices.

Gree served as the capital of the Enclave, and was considered to be the cultural center of Gree society, revered by all members of the species as a sacred place. By the time of the Galactic Empire, Gree had fallen into ruin following the near-collapse of Gree society. Only one major city remained, and the rest of the planet was a virtual wasteland covered in barren plains and abandoned ruins. Little was known of the planet to other species; the Gree restricted visitors to the world, with individuals only being permitted onto the world at the behest of the planetary grand council.

Description
The homeworld of the Gree species&mdash;an ancient race of six-tentacled cephalopods&mdash;Gree was located deep in the Gree Enclave. The planet was accessible by hyperlane routes from the worlds of Malanose and Lonatro, and was the only world within the Enclave that had a direct route to Licha In. Gree had a Type II atmosphere, which was comfortable for the native Gree, and its standard day was twenty-seven hours long. A year on Gree lasted three hundred and sixty days.

Following the near-collapse of Gree society, the planet was a barren and harsh world by the time of the rise of the Galactic Empire; the surface was predominately wasteland, and covered in the ruins of abandoned cities. Only one city remained habitable, and it was home to 60 million Gree during the years of the Galactic Civil War. The planet was ruled by a grand council, and was also the location of the grandmaster council, the political body that all planetary grand councils were answerable to.

History
The history of Gree, and its native species, were a mystery, even to the Gree themselves. The Gree were one of the oldest races that evolved in the galaxy, mastering hyperspace flight before many species had even entered their industrial ages. During this time, they developed a unique form of technology. Over time, however, the Gree gradually lost the ability to create and repair their technology, instead focusing on the artistry of actually operating the devices. As masters died without passing on their expertise, the knowledge to operate devices were lost. As such, as technological devices failed, they were unable to be replaced. The complete records of Gree history were safely recorded and locked away; however, the Gree had forgotten how to operate the relevant devices to retrieve the information. Scholars believed that the Gree species evolved on Gree thousands of years before the Galactic Civil War, and their civilization had slid into ruin before the formation of the Galactic Republic.

The planet was held in high regard by the Gree, who&mdash;regardless of whether or not they had visited the planet&mdash;considered it a sacred and revered place. As the home planet of their civilization, it was at the center of Gree culture. Non-Gree visitors to the planet were extremely rare, and had to be specially invited by the planet's Grand council. This usually occurred when conducting large-scale business with off-worlders on Asation&mdash;the gateway world to the Gree Enclave&mdash;was undesirable or unacceptable to the Gree themselves. One known non-Gree visitor to the planet was Captain Marrix&mdash;the scout who discovered the Enclave and initiated first contact with the Gree during one of his expeditions &mdash;who, while reportedly respected by the Gree, was only allowed to visit their homeworld on one occasion. It was rumored that the Imperial Consul-General&mdash;the predecessor to Consul-General Skalus&mdash;was permitted to visit the planet when he negotiated the annexation of Asation. Those visitors fortunate enough to be permitted onto the planet conduct scholarly, diplomatic or trade negotiations.

Locations
The Gree capital was the only inhabited city on the planet during the time of the Empire. Situated on a large plain, the city was a sprawling affair, made up mainly of halls and skyscrapers. Although home to 60 million Gree, much of the city was abandoned, and it had no starport of any kind. Incoming ships were required to land on a flat slab in the center of the city.

Behind the scenes
The planet Gree was first introduced in The Gree Enclave, an article published in West End Games Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 in November 1995. It was written by Timothy O'Brien. The information was subsequently reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Four - The Best of the Journal, released in 1997, and mention was made of the planet in the Gree entry in Alien Encounters.

Appearances

 * Crimson Empire