- "I want to thank you for your mission here. When we put the word out, I had no reason to expect, you know, such a generous response so quickly."
- ―Farl Cort to Corran Horn
Farl Cort was a Human male who served as the leader of the moon colony on Halanit during the Galactic Civil War.
Biography
- "We've always given something in exchange for what we took. In some cases we have hidden people from their enemies. The fish we raise here are considered delicacies on some worlds and are extinct on others, so some collectors favor them. The problem is that a billion credits would buy all of them, and most of this colony, too. We will not take charity, but we cannot offer you value for what you have given us."
- ―Farl Cort to Corran Horn
When a virus began sweeping the remote colony, he put out a request for bacta, but to buy from Thyferra, now controlled by former Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard, would cost too much. Cort was relieved when former Rogue Squadron pilots Corran Horn and Ooryl Qrygg showed up, shepherding a tanker of bacta hijacked from one of Isard's convoys. The former Rogues provided the bacta free of charge, leading Cort to thank them profusely and provide the two pilots with warm baths and fish dinners—mineral springs and fish being Halanit's two primary resources.
When another former Rogue, Gavin Darklighter, appeared at Halanit on the run from Isard's forces, Cort took him in and provided him with shelter as his fighter was refueled. During that time, however, Isard sent a Star Destroyer to punish Halanit for having accepted the stolen bacta earlier. Darklighter, convinced the Star Destroyer had followed him, gave Cort his blaster and took off, thinking he could lead the Imperial forces away if they were actually after him. Isard's forces destroyed the colony, however. Cort was among the many casualties.
Appearances
- X-Wing: The Bacta War (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)