Well, we did bring back the Annoo-dat species name in 2002.

Dear Mr. Chee

'Star Wars Blueprints: Rebel Edition' says that Bail Organa is using the Sundered Heart in RotS as his CR70 and not the Tantive IV as was mentioned in previous sources. So according to 'Rebel Edition' the Corvettes used by Bail in RotS and Leia in ANH (being the Tantive IV of course) turn out to be two different ships. I thought that the Tantive IV had been retooled by a Vanguard c20 Retrofit Suite (Starships of the Galaxy 2007) from a CR70 to a CR90.

I'm pretty sure that Vlix was not meant to be the older son of Sise, because in the cartoon Vlix refers to Sise as "your father" when speaking with Tig. Tig also refers to Sise as "my father" when speaking with Vlix, so the Oncard last name given to Vlix should not nullify the older son. If this is the case, would the brother be a canon character, or since the info came from a toy manufacturer, is it not considered legit? About the continued existence of the gang, you're right, I was forgetting about the appearance of Tig and Vlix in the Droids comic. So I guess at least the two of them must have been released by Jabba. It would be cool to see the gang reappear some day.

Here's a mystery that Nathan may have some insight on since he's been spending a bit of time with Droids lately! As I've been looking over the Droids coins that were issued with the Kenner figures, I noticed that Tig Fromm's coin contains a bit of a mystery in the bio. The coin states that Tig is the younger son of Sise Fromm. Apparently, "there is another" Fromm! This older brother has never been mentioned anywhere else apart from this coin. So, is he then a real canon character? Is he a part of his father's gang? I'm guessing he likely would be. Was he more successful than Tig? It would be hard not to be! So perhaps reports of the demise of the Fromm Gang after the capture of Sise, Tig and Vlix by Boba Fett were premature. This gang was already established as being large and powerful in the Droids series. Could the capture of three high ranking members of the gang really mean the end? Perhaps not. Perhaps the Fromm Gang lives on under the leadership of the elder son of Sise, preparing to rise again in the Star Wars Expanded Universe!

Edited by: droidsandewoks on Jul 29, 2010 10:47 PM

Tantos from the The Ghostling Children and Tantos Dree from the WEG corebook are the same person?

I got your point, Nathan, but still... The 19 BBY landmark in the timeline is set by Episode III, and this movie is really placed at 19 BBY. It makes sense that way. That they decided not to give any detailed years for the following books up to year 0 is probably a matter of available space or whatever.

So, my question is: What makes 1,020 BBY a reasonable landmark for the Darth Bane novels? Is it really that one of the shorter flashbacks lasts back to this year? And while we're at it: Why was 3,650 BBY chosen for Fatal Alliance ? It's the only book in this timeframe right now and if it doesn't start exactly at 3,650 BBY, why don't they give us the real date? Or is part of the story taking place in 3,650 (haven't read it yet)? If not, I think this placement in the timeline is quite confusing, too.

And like I said, what strikes me most: Why ist the Old Republic era now lasting till 33 BBY in the new novels' timeline? That wasn't the case in any other publications so far and Dark Horse still states that this era ends 1,000 BBY in their new The Old Republic comics.

Edited by: Sky74 on Jul 26, 2010 2:38 PM

Thanks for your reply, Nathan. It totally agree with you, and the dates you gave meet my take on this, too. But I still wonder why exactly 1020 BBY was chosen for the timeline in the novels nonetheless. Any word from Leland on this matter would be very much appreciated. Was it just that all three Bane novels could be published under the Old Republic logo, an era that ends with 1000 BBY? And why does it say now that the Old Republic era lasts till 33 BBY in the new books instead of 1000 BBY?

I can partially answer this one. The prologue of Path of Destruction is in 1,006 BBY, then Chapters 1 - 5 are in 1,003 BBY, Chapters 6 - 12 and part of 13 are in 1,002 BBY, the rest of Chapter 13 and Chapters 14 - 20 are in 1,001 BBY, then the rest of the novel is in 1,000 BBY.

Rule of Two picks up in 1,000 BBY with Chapters 1 - 9 or so, including some flashbacks to during Path of Destruction. You then have flashbacks to 999 BBY, 998 BBY, 996 BBY, Once you hit Chapter 10, the rest is in 990 BBY.

Dynasty of Evil picks up later with its entirety in 980 BBY.

My guess is that there are enough flashbacks within Path of Destruction to have the nearest number they chose to use be 1,020 BBY.

Remember, though, that the timelines in the novels are not broken down by year in a way that would say that anything under a specific number and divider line is in the year with that number. Those numbered barriers on the novel timeline are landmarks, so to speak. They are handy reference landmarks, so that if you look at ROTS, you'll then find a 19 BBY marker, then everything up to right before ANH are all in a section between that marker and the next. That doesn't mean everything in that group is in 19 BBY, just that 19 BBY was the most recent landmark given.

I'm currently trying to expand an article Rorworr of Naboo on Wookieepedia, and I had a few questions.

1) Fact File 91 (TRA 17, 18) mentions the character, "Dane," in all of the image captions. I believe the author has confused Dané and Sia-Lan Wezz. Could you possibly clarify the information in the Fact File?

2) Several sources mention the Naboo Underground (Invasion of Theed Adventure Game, ) and the Naboo Resistance (Secrets of Naboo sourcebook). Both sources mention leadership figures, but none use exclusive terms (like, "The" leader). Is it safe to assume that both are just different names for the same organization, (possibly including Naboo freedom fighter groups mentioned in other sources, such as Galactic Battlegrounds/Battle for Naboo)?

3) Do you have any information or rulings on the Battle of Skorrupon? Specifically, I'm looking for a date (simultaneous with Doom Mission?), but any rulings or holocron-only information would be lovely.

Yes, I know...but eyh, Jan Strange, Jan Ors...