The Great Mothers' Fortress was built into a mountain on the extragalactic planet Peridea, where it served as the seat of power for the Dathmiri witches calling themselves the Great Mothers. The fortress included an underground temple as well as a tall spire topped with a circular henge.[3] It also served as the base of operations for Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn"'s escape from Peridea. It was destroyed by Thrawn in an effort to slow down the Jedi pursuing him.
History[]
The Great Mothers' Fortress[4] was a fortress built into a mountain on the extragalactic planet Peridea in the Far galaxy. It served as the lair of the the ancient Dathomirian Great Mothers of the Witch Kingdom of the Dathmiri,[3] which had been founded by 25,025 BBY.[5] Eventually the Witches entered a type of hibernation sleep, during this time the far galaxy entered a war, which rendered the galaxy and Peridea largely dead and barren.[6] Runes on the Great Mothers' Fortress also made mention of[3] the Zeffo Sage Kujet.[7]
Thrawn's alliance[]
Many thousands of years later, Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo found the fortress and awoke the mothers within, after being exiled from his home galaxy during the Liberation of Lothal[3]in 1 BBY.[8] He made an alliance with them, utilizing their magick to repair his Star Destroyer, the Chimaera, and to contact one of his agents in the main galaxy. In return, Thrawn would take the mothers and their cargo with him.[3]
Escape from Peridea[]
After traveling through extragalactic hyperspace, Thrawn's agent, Morgan Elsbeth arrived above Peridea aboard the Eye of Sion, intended to ferry Thrawn and the Great Mothers to Dathomir. She and her mercenaries arrived at the fortress and were greeted by the mothers. Soon afterward, the Chimaera docked over the fortress and began transferring the cargo onboard.[3] Thrawn orchestrated the efforts to use Sabine Wren to find and kill Ezra Bridger from here as well as the interception of Ahsoka Tano.[9] Although the Jedi survived, the cargo transfer was completed and preparations for departure were begun. Tano, Wren, and Bridger infiltrated the fortress to prevent it, but Morgan stayed behind to buy Thrawn and the Mothers more time, long enough to leave the fortress.[2]
Destruction[]
In an effort to halt the Jedi's advance, Thrawn ordered the Chimaera's turbolasers to fire on the fortress, noticeably upsetting the Great Mothers. Tano and Wren narrowly escaped, but the reanimated Night Troopers were destroyed when it crumbled.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
The Great Mothers' Fortress first appeared in "Part Six: Far, Far Away", the sithxth episode of the live-action TV series Star Wars: Ahsoka, which was written by Dave Filoni and directed by Jennifer Getzinger[3] and was released on September 19, 2023.[10] The visual design of the fortress is similar[3] to that of the city of Minas Tirith in The Lord of the Rings films,[11] of which Filoni is a fan of and has served as inspiration for Ahsoka Tano in the series.[12]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Six: Far, Far Away" (First appearance)- Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness"
- Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Sources[]
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Great Mothers' Fortress in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Great Mothers' Fortress)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
"A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 228 dates the events of "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" to 9 ASW4. As SW4 occurs in 0 BBY according to Star Wars: Timelines, 9 ASW4 correlates to 9 ABY. Preceding episodes, also take place in that year, since they take place after Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, which is dated to 9 ABY according to Timelines. As "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" takes place shortly after Part Seven, the events of Ahsoka as a whole must all take place within the same year.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Six: Far, Far Away"
- ↑ Great Mothers' Fortress in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ "Darkness Rising" establishes that the Great Mothers were around before the Jedi Order, which was founded around 25,025 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines.
- ↑ Ahsoka: The Complete First Season — "Darkness Rising" Featurette
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Star Wars: Ahsoka — "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness"
- ↑ Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter (post): ".Thank you to all the fans who celebrated with us at our @AhsokaOfficial fan events around the world last night! We're excited to announce that new episodes of #Ahsoka will now launch Tuesdays at 6PM PT, starting with our two-episode premiere on August 22, only on @DisneyPlus." (backup link)
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film)
- ↑ The Best of the Jedi: Rosario Dawson on Bringing Ahsoka Tano to Live-Action and The Mandalorian on StarWars.com (backup link)
