Cigarra

A member of Arns Grimraker's scavengers smokes a Cigarra.

"Thank you, but... well, whatever it is you do with those, I don't."

―Wynn Dorvan declining Booster Terrik's offer of a cigar before the Tendrando Arms Celebrity Sabacc Charity Challenge

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 and his superior Administrator Guther Bartyn.

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

Varieties

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.

Appearances

Knight Errant  "Zygerrian Takedown" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup link) (Mentioned only)  "Reckonings"—Star Wars Gamer 7 Shatterpoint  "Stone and Steel" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup link) Kenobi  Deader than a Triton Moon on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; new link on Suvudu; backup link) (In flashback(s)) Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (First appearance) (As cigar) River of Chaos 1 The Star Wars Holiday Special (First mentioned) (As cigar) "Lady Luck"—Star Wars Tales 3  Lando Calrissian: Idiot's Array on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; new link on Suvudu; backup link) Interlude at Darkknell The Long Arm of the Hutt Debts to Pay Star Wars 65: Golrath Never Forgets Star Wars 78: Hoth Stuff!  Fists of Ion on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; new link on Suvudu; backup link)  "Easy Money"—The Politics of Contraband (As "cigar")  "Easy Money"—Classic Adventures (As "cigar") "It's a Gambler's Life"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 (As "cigar") "Swoop Gangs"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 (as cigarillo) "Lumrunners"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 (as cigarillo)  "Seregar Turnabout"—No Disintegrations "Droids Defiant"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 Dark Force Rising The Last Command "Counterstrike"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 "Tall Tales"—Star Wars Tales 19 The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (Mentioned only) The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial Fate of the Jedi: Vortex Fate of the Jedi: Ascension

Sources

• 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
• The Black Sands of Socorro
•  "Bartyn's Landing"—Star Wars Gamer 7
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy (Picture only)
•  Bushforb, Slyther 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)
• Mask of the Pirate Queen