- "War. I'm tired of war."
- ―Corwin Ballast, after the battle on Mordal
Mordal was a terrestrial world situated in the Illisurevimurasi sector's Mordal system of the Outer Rim Territories and the New Territories. During the Galactic Civil War in 4 ABY, the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance fought a battle on Mordal. The civilian Corwin Ballast became trapped between the warring sides with his wife, Lynnta, and their daughter. The latter two perished from indiscriminate blaster fire.
Description
The terrestrial world Mordal[3] was located in the Illisurevimurasi sector's Mordal system, which was within the Outer Rim Territories[1] and the New Territories regions of the galaxy.[2] It was situated in grid square Q-4 of the Standard Galactic Grid[1] and had a breathable, Type I atmosphere.[4]
History
Corwin Ballast traveled to Jakku (pictured) after his family's deaths on Mordal to grieve.
During the Galactic Civil War,[3] in 4 ABY,[5] the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance fought a battle in Mordal's city Maborn. During the conflict, the civilian Corwin Ballast became trapped between the warring sides with his wife, Lynnta, and their daughter, both of whom perished from indiscriminate blaster fire.[3]
The incident on Mordal ended without a decisive victor, with Imperial and rebel sides ceasing their hostilities at some point. After the event, Ballast, grieving his wife and child, chose to leave Mordal and move to[3] the Inner Rim planet[6] Jakku to distance himself from war. While talking with the bartender Ergel on Jakku, he briefly relived the Mordal battle and his family members' deaths before continuing his conversation.[3]
Inhabitants
Mordal was inhabited by the time of the Empire's reign, with Corwin Ballast and his family hailing from the world.[3]
Locations
During the Imperial Era, the world had at least one city on its surface, Maborn.[3]
Behind the scenes
Mordal appeared in flashbacks in Aftermath, a 2015 novel written by Chuck Wendig as the first installment in Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy.[3]
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Mordal system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Mordal system, and therefore Mordal itself, in the area of space Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes to be part of what Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the New Territories.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Aftermath
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Aftermath establishes that Mordal had a breathable atmosphere that Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 Secrets of Spaceflight: Types of Atmosphere classifies as Type I.
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Aftermath to 4 ABY.
- ↑
Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)