Ailon Nova Guard

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The Ailon Nova Guard[1] originated from the Ailon system[1][2] of the Inner Rim Territories.[3] It was an ancient mercenary culture, created eons before the Clone Wars fought between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems[1] from 22 BBY to 19 BBY.[4] Employing the entire humanoid Ailon species in their ranks, the mercenaries were donned with heavy golden battle armor and wielded polearms and eklot swords that were laced with neurotoxin. When the Clone Wars struck the galaxy, the Ailon Nova Guard aided the Republic in the conflict, fighting for the faction in multiple battles.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Ailon Nova Guard was introduced in the current Star Wars canon in Collapse of the Republic, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Ailon Nova Guard was originally introduced in Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim, a 1993 sourcebook authored by Simon Smith and Eric S. Trautmann and published by West End Games for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Collapse of the Republic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for Ailon Nova Guard in relation to Ailon system.
  3. ↑ StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  5. ↑ Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
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