Fanned rawl

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"The Rebels are devious, and like fanned rawls they have hidden themselves well and fashioned nests and lairs at the highest levels of power."
―Inquisitor Loam Redge[5]

Fanned rawls, also known simply as rawls, were reptilian snakes from the Mid Rim world of Naboo.

Biology and appearance

A giant fanned rawl on Naboo

A giant fanned rawl on Naboo

Rawls were native to Naboo[3] but they could also be found on the planet Mandalore.[6] Varieties included giant fanned rawls, spitting rawls, and vine rawls, all native to Naboo.[1] A very similar snake species was the shadevale venomsting of Kashyyyk.[7]

Rawls had a scaly hide.[1] The fans, located on the side of their bodies, were used for swimming.[8] Fanned rawls had a poisonous bite[1] and were considered to be quite dangerous serpents.[3]

History

The powerful Teräs Käsi attack of Spitting Rawl was named after the one variety of rawl.[1] Inquisitor Loam Redge likened the Rebel Alliance to fanned rawls.[5] Pilots of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps sometimes used the call sign "rawl".[9]

After the Battle of Yavin, Doctor Relan Smiff was awarded the Herpetology Award of the Galactic Science Foundation for his discovery of giant fanned rawls on Naboo.[2]

Behind the scenes

Fanned rawl concept from Pencil to Pixel

Fanned rawl concept from Pencil to Pixel

Fanned rawls were creatures in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[10]

While the vast majority of Naboo's wildlife was well-established through Episode I and other sources, the team created a handful of new creatures for the planet, including the rawl, to fill specific niches.[3]

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gal-icon Star Wars Galaxies: Bestiary – Naboo on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 From Pencil to Pixel: The Art of Star Wars Galaxies
  4. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Item: "Nabooian Carnivore Meat"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
  7. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
  8. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 254 ("fanned rawl")
  9. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
  10. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)

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