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- "Perhaps my core name would be easier for the average fleet officer. Call me Thrawn."
- ―Mitth'raw'nuruodo
A core name was a shortened form of a Chiss name, which were usually long and hard for Humans to pronounce. Core names were traditionally used with close friends, with full names required for strangers, social inferiors, and so on. However, the core name developed a new function when, to help associate with outsiders, the Chiss shortened their names to more pronounceable versions.
An example was Mitth'raw'nuruodo, who went by the better-known core name Thrawn. Another was Chaf'orm'bintrano going by Formbi.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Outbound Flight (and unabridged audiobook)
"Mist Encounter" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club) (First appearance)- Specter of the Past (and unabridged audiobook)
- Survivor's Quest (and unabridged audiobook)
- Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
- Fate of the Jedi: Allies (and audiobook)
Sources[]
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- Ultimate Alien Anthology (Indirect mention only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Mentioned in multiple entries, but without own entry)
- Legacy Era Campaign Guide (Indirect mention only)
- "Grand Admiral Thrawn" — Star Wars Insider 113
- The Unknown Regions
- The Essential Guide to Warfare (as truncated name)
