Utapau/Legends

Utapau was a sinkhole world in the Utapau system of the Tarabba Sector in the Outer Rim Territories. Orbited by many moons, Utapau was the homeworld of the Pau'ans and the Utai, more commonly referred to as Utapauns. These species lived in the many sinkholes, caused by erosion from an underground sea, that littered the planet's scrub-covered surface.

Utapau was a peaceful, arid world that attempted to remain neutral in times of galactic conflict. The sinkhole world was shared by two indigenous and symbiotic near-human races. The languid, grey-skinned Pau'ans comprised only thirty percent of the planetary population, but served as the port masters, bureaucrats and patricians of the world. The stubby, humble Utai comprised the Utapaun labor class, maintaining the windmills of their sinkhole cities and serving as handlers for the native varactyl and dactillion dragonmounts.

Originally, the Pau'ans and the Utai lived separate lives; the former on the unremarkable surface, the Utai deep underground. However, thanks to the efforts of Utapaun nobles such as Tion Medon and the Fey family - in conjunction with a natural climate change - the two species were united. The Pau'ans moved underground, and added their own, unique touch to the Utai cities. The sinkhole communities soon became a mix of Pau'an and Utai architecture. These cities were built into the crevasses and rocky ledges that lined the edges of the sinkholes. The planet was headquarters of Buuper Torsckil Abbey Devices.

During the Clone Wars, Utapau remained neutral, but allegiance was forced upon the current Master of Port Administration, Tion Medon, when General Grievous and the Separatist Council took the world as their own, at the command of Darth Sidious. Grievous threatened to destroy Pau City should Tion attempt to call for help, though luckily, a saviour arrived of his own accord. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi landed in Pau City, and was greeted by Tion Medon, who secretly gave Kenobi the location of Grievous's hideout. With the help of Commander Cody's forces and local Utapaun warriors and pilots, Obi-Wan defeated Grievous and the droids.

Sadly, trouble on Utapau was not ended. The clone troopers, following Order 66, turned on Obi-Wan, forcing the Jedi Master to flee Utapau. The fates of Tion Medon and his people remains unknown. Interestingly, certain texts speculate that Utapau may have been one of the birthplaces of the Jedi Order.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Reversal of Fortune
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith