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The Silver Scimitar was the third embellishment of the Kalidor Crescent, the highest honor granted by the Alliance to Restore the Republic, awarded only by the Alliance Chief of State or by the Supreme Commander of the Alliance Armed Forces for the uttermost acts of heroism and gallantry against an overwhelming force. Those eligible for the third embellishment required a living military individual performing a fourth act of such behavior, a nomination from a superior officer or an Alliance Civil Government representative, and to have been previously awarded the Bronze Cluster and Silver Talons for their Kalidor Crescent.[1]
The embellishment itself was a small polished silver sword pinned to the ribbon above the likened appearance of a kalidor in flight, an avian predator species from[1] the Core Worlds planet[2] Davnar II. Previous embellishments were the Bronze Cluster, the Silver Talons, and subsequent ones were the Golden Wings and Diamond Eyes.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Silver Scimitar embellishment was mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the 2016 Fantasy Flight Games roleplaying sourcebook Lead by Example.[1] The embellishment originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it first appeared simultaneously in Star Wars: X-Wing, a LucasArts computer game released in 1993 by Totally Games[3] and the accompanying companion book The Farlander Papers for the game's Limited Edition version authored by Rusel DeMaria.[4]
Sources
- Lead by Example (First mentioned)