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- "…located the station in close orbit around a white dwarf. We believe the Republic intended to destroy it in the sun's photosphere."
- ―Jarr
A white dwarf was a small star formed at the end of a small to medium mass star's evolution. These stars could no longer sustain nuclear fusion of hydrogen, and only gave off faint light from their residual heat. Ardos, one of two stars of the original Hutt homeworld Varl, became a white dwarf star around 15,000 BBY, at the end of the Hutt Cataclysms. Around the same time, Ardos's sister star Evona was swallowed by a black hole, and the resulting devastation rendered the entire Varl system uninhabitable. The story later became a Hutt legend about the two stars, which were considered gods by the Hutts; according to the legend, Evona was lured into a collision with a small black hole and died, causing the systems' planets to violently mourn their death and crush each other into asteroids. In agony, Ardos began to self-destruct and transformed into a white dwarf. However, inconsistencies in the story led many to believe that Evona's destruction and Ardos's transformation were caused by the Hutts themselves.[2]
During the Yuuzhan Vong War, Jedi Master Kyp Durron briefly held a base on a frozen planet orbiting a white dwarf, and was tracked to his hideout by Jaina Solo.
Appearances[]
- Knights of the Old Republic 18 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Rogue Planet
"And Leebo Makes Three" — Star Wars Insider 128 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1)- Honor Among Thieves (and audiobook) (as White star)
- X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (and unabridged audiobook)
- "Endgame" — Endgame (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- The Last Command (and unabridged audiobook)
- "Rendezvous with Destiny" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 (reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
- The Crystal Star
- Scourge (Mentioned only)
- Tempest Feud
- The New Jedi Order: Recovery
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
- The New Jedi Order: Traitor (Mentioned only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- Star Wars Gamemaster Kit (as white-dwarf)
- Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
- Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, Second Edition
- Flashpoint! Brak Sector
- Living Force Campaign Guide
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Galactic Gazetteer: Hoth and the Greater Javin on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)
- Light and Dark: Kyle Katarn's Tale, Mission 5 on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Xim Week: The Despotica (Part III: Xim at Vondor) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Hutt in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- Lords of Nal Hutta
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Flashpoint: "Hammer Station"
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
