Galara tealeaf

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«For one thing, voyages with you are never boring. For another—»
«The tealeaf?»
«Yes. Very few Pathfinder employers remember their navigator's preferences.»
―Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo and Pathfinder navigator Qilori[2]

Galara tealeaf was a warm beverage[2] that originated from the Galara system[1] in the Mid Rim Territories.[3] It was the favorite drink of Pathfinder navigator Qilori, and at some point, the Chiss Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo, core name "Thrawn," learned of this preference.[2] In 19 BBY,[4] Thrawn gave Qilori a mug of galara tealeaf while he and the navigator traveled to the Unknown Regions planet Primea aboard the former's freighter. Before arriving at Primea, Qilori took a last sip of the beverage.[2]

In 18 BBY,[5] Qilori stored a flask of galara tealeaf in a warmer aboard the Kilji war cruiser Anvil shortly before the war cruiser's destruction, which he escaped aboard an escape pod. After Thrawn rescued Qilori and brought him to the Paccosh-commandeered Nikardun blockade frigate Aelos, the Pathfinder drank galara tealeaf.[6]

Behind the scenes

Galara tealeaf first appeared in the 2020 novel Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising, the first volume in Timothy Zahn's Ascendancy Trilogy.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 Galara tealeaf in relation to Galara system.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising
  3. ↑ StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines places the main events of Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising in 19 BBY.
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines places the main events of Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil in 18 BBY.
  6. ↑ Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil