- "The Rebels are devious, and like fanned rawls they have hidden themselves well and fashioned nests and lairs at the highest levels of power."
- ―Inquisitor Loam Redge
Fanned rawls, also known simply as rawls, were reptilian snakes from the Mid Rim world of Naboo.
Biology and appearance[]
A giant fanned rawl on Naboo
Rawls were native to Naboo[3] but they could also be found on the planet Mandalore.[5] Varieties included giant fanned rawls, spitting rawls, and vine rawls, all native to Naboo.[1] A very similar snake species was the shadevale venomsting of Kashyyyk.[6]
Rawls had a scaly hide.[1] The fans, located on the side of their bodies, were used for swimming.[7] Fanned rawls had a poisonous bite[1] and were considered to be quite dangerous serpents.[3]
History[]
The powerful Teräs Käsi attack of Spitting Rawl was named after the one variety of rawl.[1] Inquisitor Loam Redge likened the Rebel Alliance to fanned rawls.[4] Pilots of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps sometimes used the call sign "rawl".[8]
After the Battle of Yavin, Doctor Relan Smiff was awarded the Herpetology Award of the Galactic Science Foundation for his discovery of giant fanned rawls on Naboo.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Fanned rawl concept from Pencil to Pixel
Fanned rawls were creatures in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[9]
While the vast majority of Naboo's wildlife was well-established through Episode I and other sources, the team created a handful of new creatures for the planet, including the rawl, to fill specific niches.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
- From Pencil to Pixel: The Art of Star Wars Galaxies
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
Star Wars Galaxies: Bestiary – Naboo on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures bonus DVD
- Unlocking the Secrets: A Guide to Role-Playing a Teräs Käsi Artist on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Galaxies: Hotfix 16.10 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Have you visited the Warren lately? on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars Galaxies: Bestiary – Naboo on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 From Pencil to Pixel: The Art of Star Wars Galaxies
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
- ↑ Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 254 ("fanned rawl")
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)