- "No invitation was needed for the third ritual combat. Five years to the day of the first battle, Xim and Kossak came to a head one final time at Vontor, in a conflagration the Klatooinian skald Pupaku deemed had no equal in ruin, death, or heroism. His oft-printed memorial to the Third Battle of Vontor logs its duration at more than 900 Vontorian spins (or about two-and-a-half Standard years) and tallies its participants, after multiple reinforcements, to have comprised of almost a quarter of the species and automatons in the galaxy. On numbers alone, few battles in history rival that of the Third."
- ―Professor S. V. Skynx, The Despotica Reader, Third Edition
The Third Battle of Vontor (circa 25,100 BBY) was the battle where the Hutts and their allies finally defeated the Empire of Xim the Despot.
Background[]
- "Back on Chandaar, Xim ignored the advice of his counselors to secure his empire and allow the Hutts to retake the worlds on the periphery of theirs, such as Ko Vari. He feared that they soon would develop the technology to smelt kiirium into a usable armor and thus exploit Vontor. Consequently, he believed he had no choice but to sink every last coin of the Dellalt vaults into kiirium armor and war-bot construction, so as to stamp out these gastropodic vermin once and for all."
- ―Professor S. V. Skynx, The Despotica Reader, Third Edition
The Hutt Empire had been competing with the empire Xim had carved out in the Tion Cluster for control of the Si'Klaata Cluster for some five years. Already, the two empires had fought two inconclusive battles over Vontor.
The battle[]
- "Facing a reputedly invincible army of kiirium-clad war-robots, the warriors of the Si'Klaata Cluster jacked themselves up on spice and never buckled when death's head came for them. They lured the machines into the Vontor underground, destroying and disabling them, one-by-one, as they themselves perished."
- ―Professor S. V. Skynx, The Despotica Reader, Third Edition
In the third and final battle, the Hutt forces were bolstered by Klatooinian, Vodran, Nikto, and Weequay mercenaries. Kossak gathered his fleet at Vontor and Xim sent his troops to the surface in massive landing barges. He did not expect to find the millions of Klatooinians, Nikto, Weequays and Vodrans waiting for them on the surface. Despite their technological advantages over the Hutts, Xim's forces were no match for Kossak the Hutt's new allies. While Xim was sending his warships against Kossak's forces, the Vodrans and their new companions destroyed most of Xim's war-robots and then wrecked Xim's orbital platforms by bombing them. Xim's fleet was destroyed in orbit except for a few ships that escaped with the last war robots. Xim was officially killed in the conflict, but in truth he was captured and died as a slave in the palace of Kossak on Varl. However, his treasure ship, the Queen of Ranroon, escaped to the planet of Dellalt, where it would remain hidden for millennia.
Aftermath[]
- "Their sacrifice, Pupaku opines, is what turned the tide of the Battle and Xim's flesh-and-blood lieutenants to the Hutt side. For the first time, these minions saw that their Despot could be defeated—and thus his Empire could be theirs. Blessed by Kossak, the lieutenants staged a mutiny against their warlord Xim, marking the Third Battle of Vontor the end of his reign."
- ―Professor S. V. Skynx, The Despotica Reader, Third Edition
After the battle, the Treaty of Vontor was signed by the Hutts, Klatooinians, Vodrans, and Nikto. This treaty set the Hutts up as eternal overlords of the three other species and of the Si'Klaata Cluster.
Legacy[]
- "What think you now, my Queen, of the Third Battle of Vontor?"
"May it be the last." - ―Xim and Indrexu, in the holoplay Xim at Vontor
The Third Battle of Vontor was featured in Xim at Vontor, a holoplay written by Peshosloc at some point between 15,762 BBY and 15,609 BBY.[2]
It was also mentioned in Evocar, a play written by the Hutt playwright Direus'pei at some point between 920 BBY and 671 BBY.[3]
In 22 BBY, the exhibit Cradle of the Galaxy displayed holograms of the Third Battle of Vontor to provide a full-immersion experience.[4]
In 0 ABY,[5] Guttu the Hutt had a tapestry of the battle.[6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Codex entry)
- New Xim Exhibit to Tour — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #47 (content now obsolete; backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (First mentioned)
- "The Great Herdship Heist" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15 (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Xim Week: The Despotica (Part I) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Xim Week: The Despotica (Part III: Xim at Vondor) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ New Xim Exhibit to Tour — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #47 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion
- ↑ "The Great Herdship Heist" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15