Alvadorjians were a sentient species[1] native[3] to the Alvadorjia system.[2] They were known to the Galactic Republic as "Xivalians," but Xivalia was not their home.[1]
Some of their physical characteristics included scalp plating that weathered over time and colorful eyespots on the neck and throat that spread with age. They also possessed a biological mutability that made cross-clan breeding difficult, and over time this trait had reduced the species population from 49 clans to seven.[1]
After what happened to the Yehoulta clan, popular support among youths and academics on Coruscant and Brentaal IV coalesced into an activism campaign that propelled an Alvadorjian Senate bill forward. The piece of legislation discussed funding the genetic repair of Alvadorjians and setting aside land for the clans on newly colonized worlds. Senator Mon Mothma co-sponsored the bill, but due to the Selonian worker scandal and the Invasion of Naboo, public interest in the matter waned, and the bill was eventually tabled before reaching the Galactic Senate floor.[1]
The unsuccessful bill, compounded by centuries of unkept Republic promises to aid the Alvadorjians, prompted five of the seven remaining clans to join the cause of the Confederacy of Independent Systems when offered a genetic cure by Tychon Nulvolio that reportedly could take effect in five generations.[1]
Behind the scenes
Alvadorjians first appeared in the 2025 novel Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, written by Alexander Freed as the first installment of the Star Wars: Reign of the Empire trilogy.[1]
Appearances
- Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (and audiobook) (First appearance)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
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- ↑ 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. This article treats the Alvadorjia system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Alvadorjian species.
