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"Many years ago a female torton, her growth naturally stunted from birth, found her way into a cave not far to the Southeast of Narmle."
―A biologist article on the Holonet[2]

The Pygmy Torton Cave was a cave southeast of the city of Narmle on the Nabooian moon Rori. It was populated by pygmy tortons.

History[]

"She found the cave an environment suitable to her needs: the passages were easy to defend, the proximity to the swamps allowed bountiful hunting, and the interior depths of the cave were a perfect place to incubate eggs. Due to the lengthy lifespan of the species many people say that the matriarch is still there, and since the many years have past, an impressive bale of tortons must inhabit the caves by now."
―A biologist article on the Holonet[2]
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A pygmy torton lurking in the cave

A female torton which growth was naturally stunted from birth once found her way into this cave. She found it a suitable environment to lay eggs and gave rise to the the impressive pack of tortons that later inhabited the cave. Many years later, during the Galactic Civil War, rumors said that the matriach still lived in the cave. A biologist published an article about the cave on the HoloNet by the time of the Battle of Yavin.[2]

In 1 ABY,[3] a spacer visited the cave and found the weapon known as Darstai'is Sickle.[4]

Behind the scenes[]

The Pygmy Torton Cave was a location 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.[5] The Pygmy Torton Cave was added to the game with the "Publish 1" update, released on August 3, 2003.[6]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Point of Interest: "Pygmy Torton Cave" on Rori
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gal-icon 10 Hot Spots Travel Guide on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  3. According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
  4. SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Collection: "Rare Melee Weapons Mark II"
  5. Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  6. Gal-icon Publish 1: Nightsisters Cave on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)

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