Cigarra

A cigarra, also cigar or cigarillo, was a mild narcotic that could be ignited and smoked for the purposes of relaxation.

Cigarras contained chemically treated portions of dried vegetation rolled inside of a slender paper shaft. A smoker would place one end of the cigarra at the tip of his or her mouth and ignite the opposing end. They would suck the smoke from the burning cigarra into their mouth, or inhale it directly into their lungs, and then blow out a cloud of smoke. Cigarras were extremely popular in gambling districts and drinking establishments.

Lando Calrissian and Niles Ferrier were known to be avid cigarra smokers.

Other cigarra smokers included Senior Second Grubber Vapps of Bartyn's Landing^[1] and his superior Administrator Guther Bartyn.^[2]

The scent which was given off by smoking a cigarra allowed Luke Skywalker to track down Niles Ferrier using Force smell.

VarietiesEdit

One type of cigarra used carababba tabac. On Haruun Kal, cigarras were made from rashallo leaves. Shento cigars were another brand. Marcan herb was normally smoked through a hookah pipe but it could also be smoked in a cigarra. Savorium herb could be eaten, or smoked in a cigarra, causing a mild euphoria.

AppearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

• Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
• Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
• The Last Command Sourcebook
• "Blasters for Hire"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 3 (as cigar)
• Platt's Starport Guide
• "Wanted by Cracken"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
• Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition (as cigar)
• The DarkStryder Campaign
• Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
• The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
•  "Bartyn's Landing"—Star Wars Gamer 7
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy (Picture only)
•  Slyther Bushforb in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
•  Viva Space Vegas! The History of the Marvelous Wheel, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
• Enter the Unknown
• Fly Casual (Picture only)

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