Melicca

"That's Meliccan wool, some of the best you can buy. The Melicca shear themselves as a sign of submission to their deities only once every seven years, you know. That's why the fibers are so rare."

―A Zygerrian shopkeeper, to Nan Hague

Nan Hague (pictured) purchased a shawl made of Meliccan wool while on Coruscant

The Melicca were a group that existed during the High Republic Era that worshipped a number of deities. As a sign of submission to their deities, once every seven years, the Melicca sheared themselves, creating Meliccan wool.

In 228 BBY, the human Nihil intelligence operative Nan Hague traveled to the Core Worlds planet Coruscant for a mission. While there, she visited a luxury shop run by a Zygerrian shopkeeper in an attempt to draw attention away from herself. The Zygerrian presented Hague with a woolen shawl that was made of Meliccan wool, and informed her it was among the best she could buy. She then told Hague about the Melicca, noting that as a result of the Melicca only shearing themselves once every seven years the fibers were very rare. Hague ultimately purchased the shawl.

Behind the scenes

The Melicca were mentioned in the 2025 young-adult novel The High Republic: Into the Light, written by Claudia Gray as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase III.

Appearances

• The High Republic: Into the Light (and audiobook) (First mentioned)