Shifting Mires

The Shifting Mires was a dangerous region of Pasaana's Lurch Canyon. The area contained fields of unstable ground consisting of a black sand which would swallow nearly everything that got stuck in it. Beneath the Shifting Mires were vast mazes of tunnels created by a vexis, which were also home to the native gouge-beetles.

History

Various people fell victim to the sinking fields, often being swallowed and dying from the dangerous fauna or a lack of food and water.^[1] Sometime after the Battle of Endor, the Sith loyalist Ochi died of unknown causes in the tunnels after falling into the Shifting Mires alongside his speeder and dagger.^[2]

In 35 ABY,^[3] a group of Resistance members consisting of Rey, Chewbacca, Finn, Poe Dameron, C-3PO, and BB-8 got caught in the sinking fields and found themselves in the caverns beneath. They retrieved the dagger and had a run-in with a wounded vexis snake. Rey Force healed the serpent, and it gave safe passage to the group.^[2]

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Appearances

• Shadow of the Sith (and audiobook)
• Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (and audiobook)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Sources

• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Shifting Mires)
• "The Final Order and the Battle of Exegol" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: Timelines
• Poll: What Star Wars Creatures of the Night Scare You the Most? on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
• vexis in the Databank (backup link)

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