The Desert of Salma, also known as the Salma Desert, was a major desert on the forest moon of Endor. It was a land of acid pools and dry lakes. It was located beyond the Yawari Cliffs, and beyond the Ewok-inhabited forest land. The most common residents of the desert were the Gorax, who typically built their homes in tall mountains of rock.
Sometime following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY, the Old Man of Aurilia was held in captivity in this desert.[2]
In approximately 3 ABY, siblings Mace and Cindel Towani enlisted the help of a group of Ewoks to form a caravan that would cross the desert and rescue their parents, who had been kidnapped by one of the Gorax, and were being held captive in his lair. The caravan succeeded in its mission.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The Desert of Salma first made its appearance in the made-for-television film Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, where it was generated from a matte image.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First identified as Salma Desert)
- Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (First appearance)
Sources[]
- The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995) (Pack: Endor with Ewok) (backup link)
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- From Pencil to Pixel: The Art of Star Wars Galaxies
- Castaways of Endor on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Gorax in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Data Storage Unit: "An Explorer's Log (7/8)"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Nym's Slicer" on Endor