Tafanda Bay



Tafanda Bay was the name of a floating herdship city above the planet of Ithor. Momaw Nadon was high priest of this city during Imperial intervention. Later, during the Yuuzhan Vong War, Relal Tawron served as high priest.

The majestic eco-city is a popular destination for tourists and is a center of commerce in the Lesser Plooriod Cluster. Wedge Antilles and alien scientist Qwi Xux ventured there when the New Republic tried to hide Qwi from the forces of the Empire. Ithorian herd ships are hundreds of meters tall and hover above the surface of the planet. The Ithorians consider the jungles sacred and will not allow themselves - or others - to set foot in them. The Ithorians have lived on these herd ships for thousands of years and point to them as examples of ways to integrate technology and nature harmoniously. Unlike the gleaming towers preferred by humans, the Tafanda Bay's exterior is covered by mosses, flowers, and immense trees. The Tafanda Bay has landing platforms for incoming starships and speeders, whie dozens of gigantic repulsorlift engines propel it slowly over the jungle land-scape.

The ship's interior environments reproduce virtually every terrain known to Ithor as well as many found on other worlds. The ship has several large halls where visitors can purchase goods from the shrewd Ithorian traders. A popular area to visit is the Great Atrium: it is nearly a kilometer across, with moss-covered walls leading to the open air above. Other popular destinations include the upper and lower observation decks, which offer stunning views of the jungle and Ithor's brilliant violet night sky. Adventurous visitors are allowed to rent speeders for guided sight-seeing tours above the jungle; because of Wedge's special standing with the New Republic government, he and Qwi Xux were allowed to take a speeder unescorted. Other Ithorian herds have built spacegoing herd ships such as the famed trading vessel Bazaar, which travels the starlanes of the galaxy. These traveling herd ships are self-contained communities with indoor environments populated by wild animals.

Appearances

 * Dark Apprentice
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin