Morag

Morag was a Tulgah witch who lived on the Forest Moon of Endor until roughly 3.5 ABY. She lived in a castle on Mount Thunderstone, an active volcano. Morag considered most groups on the forest moon to be her enemies, but she bore a special hatred for the Ewoks of Bright Tree Village.



Biography
Morag established her place as a respected and feared presence on the forest moon over 200 years before the Battle of Yavin. Early in her career, she obtained the power of the Sunstar-Shadowstone. When a young Ewok named Logray came to put an end to her reign of terror, Morag defeated and enslaved him. Logray watched and learned from Morag and then finally made his move. During their battle, Morag's talisman split in two, forming the Sunstar and the Shadowstone. She kept the latter, but Logray escaped with the Sunstar. Morag was also initially hostile to the Sanyassan Marauders ruled by King Terak. However, she eventually agreed to a shaky truce proposed by General Yavid. Morag also made an impression on some of Endor's Yuzzums; she eventually came to command a large number of spear-wielding warriors of that species, as well as rakazzak for them to ride.



Morag did not forget what Logray had done to her, and she hated the Ewoks of Bright Tree Village more than all others. On one occasion, Morag tried to enslave the firefolk. She hoped to use them to set fire to the Ewoks' Soul Trees, thereby conquering the Ewoks and eliminating the threat of Logray's magic. Morag captured Queen Izrina, but the witch's plan was ultimately thwarted by the Ewok youths Wicket, Teebo, and Paploo. These three obtained a type of foam from Logray and doused the Soul Trees before they could catch fire. Defeated again, Morag fled into the forest.

Morag eventually recaptured the Sunstar and the Shadowstone. The two talismans multiplied her power to such a degree that she caused Mount Thunderstone to explode. The witch used her newfound power to animate armor of lava and attack Logray. The shaman summoned water from below the ground and doused the lave-clad witch. Morag's armor turned to stone, and she was killed. From her dead body grew a life-tree, a sign of the power of life to the Ewoks.

Behind the scenes

 * In the non-canon novel Shadow Moon, there is a character named Morag. The character is a ship captain who provides transportation twice for Thorn Drumheller and his companions.

Appearances

 * Marvel Ewoks 8: Eye of the Kreegon
 * Marvel Ewoks 12: The Thorn Monster
 * Star Wars: Ewoks
 * "The Cries of the Trees"
 * "The Haunted Village"
 * "Rampage of the Phlogs"
 * "Sunstar vs. Shadowstone"
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided