Squill (creature)

The squill was a large carnivorous creature native to the planet of Tatooine.

DescriptionEdit

The creature averaged 2.5 meters tall and often bore a greenish color to its leathery hide. The squills, with the exception of those in scattered nests, lived in the infamous Squill Cave, a large cavern located in the middle of the desert. The cave housed multiple different subspecies of squill, including desert squills, mountain squills, festering squills, noxious squills, and malignant squills.

The squills were an aggressive species and could easily outrun any Human. The cave attracted adventurers looking to clear the cave and recover the priceless hides. However, many bold mercenaries lost their way in the twisting tunnels of the cave and suffered painful deaths. Common rumors stated that an elderly hermit resided deep in the cave's recesses. A group of squills was also found in the desert region, Salma, on Endor.

HistoryEdit

Jabba the Hutt's cook, Porcellus, used livers of mountain squills from the Squill Sanctuary to make squill liver salad.^[1]

The Tasty Dried Critters franchise also planned on selling squill meat. The Galactic Empire also transported squills laced with Bledsoe's disease with the intention of selling them to Rebel agents, but the plan backfired when traveling Jawas took the transport container and ate the squills, unknowingly infecting themselves with the disease.^[3]

AppearancesEdit

• Adventures in Hyperspace: Shinbone Showdown
•  Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
• Tatooine Sojourn (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

•  "The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Jawas"—Star Wars Gamer 3
•  All Roads Lead to Jabba on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup links)
• Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  Anduvil of Ogem in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Squill (creature) on SWG Wiki