Lum

"Mug of lum for your thoughts, kid?"

―Han Solo to Luke Skywalker

Lum ale, also known simply as just lum, was a foaming, intoxicating alcoholic liquor, and was considered a strong ale. It was popular in the Corellian sector, where it was the primary ingredient in drinking competitions termed "lumguzzling." While an individual felt the common effects of alcohol when drinking lum ale, it was impossible to overdose on it. Jacob Nive enjoyed drinking it, as did Thwim.

When drunk in smaller quantities, the drink was said to taste sweeter and also slightly soapy, though not to an unpleasant degree.

Following the disastrous Battle of Gazzari, the mercenary commander Jarrow Rusher consumed an entire bottle of lum ale in order to come to terms with the heavy losses sustained by his mercenary group—Rusher's Brigade. In order to avoid discussing the refugee "situation" aboard his ship Diligence with the Jedi Knight Kerra Holt, Rusher withdrew the room by feigning that he needed to go to the toilet in order to relieve himself. Instead, Rusher took that opportunity to hide in a recreational room.

Lum ale was a popular drink in the Tailfin Cantina of Lamaredd as of 29 BBY.

During the early years of the Galactic Empire, at a launch party to mark the maiden journey of the luxury hover train Gem of Alderaan on the planet Alderaan, the Twi'lek fashion designer Lynaa and a number of other guests staged a lumguzzling contest within the train's Decadence nightclub.

Appearances

Knights of the Old Republic 1 (Mentioned only) Knight Errant Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (Mentioned only) Darth Bane: Path of Destruction audiobook (Mentioned only) "The Gem of Alderaan" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale Tatooine Manhunt (First appearance) "Tatooine Manhunt" — Classic Adventures: Volume Three Riders of the Maelstrom "Riders of the Maelstrom" — Classic Adventures: Volume Three Operation: Elrood (Mentioned only) "Harvest Day" — Mos Eisley Adventure Set Rebel Force: Target Rebel Force: Renegade Rebel Force: Firefight (Mentioned only) Rebel Force: Trapped Rebel Force: Uprising "Lumrunners" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 "The Farrimmer Cafe" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 "No Disintegrations, Please" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 "The Last Hand" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13 X-Wing Rogue Squadron 20 (Mentioned only) X-Wing: Rogue Squadron X-Wing: Rogue Squadron unabridged audiobook X-Wing: Wraith Squadron X-Wing: Isard's Revenge I, Jedi "Two for One" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15 (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
• Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
• Alliance Intelligence Reports
• Heroes & Rogues
• The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
• Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
• Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures
• Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
• Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Bartyn's Landing" — Star Wars Gamer 7
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Dangerous Covenants

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