- "There was a global election on Kath II. Notable only for the fact that not a single human was elected to office, although fully one third of Kath's population is human. The Diversity Alliance was campaigning heavily there."
- ―M-TD
Kath II, also known as Kath, was an ocean-covered world located in the Dustig sector of the Mid Rim. It was the homeworld of the Kath species.
Description[]
Kath II was located on the Dustig Trace
Kath II, also referred to simply as Kath,[4] was a terrestrial world[3] located in the Kath system, a part of the Dustig sector[1] in the Trailing Sectors portion of[2] the Mid Rim.[1]
Kath II was the starting point of the Dustig Trace, a short but useful route within the Dustig sector, that passed through Malastare before ending at Demos Four.[2] Kath II was situated on the general route between the planets of Kuar,[4] in the Deep Core,[1] and Shumavar,[4] in the Atravis sector of the Outer Rim Territories.[1]
Kath II was an ocean-covered world that featured oceanic trenches, such as the Karm Trenches. It was the homeworld of the Kath, a reptilian sentient species.[3] In 24 ABY,[5] one third of the world's population was Human.[4]
History[]
Kath II was located in an area of space that was explored between 5000 BBY and 3000 BBY.[2]
During the Galactic Civil War, at some point between 2 BBY and 2 ABY, the Galactic Empire subjugated Kath II. During the battle, many forces of the Rebel Alliance took up positions within the Karm Trenches. The Kath subjugation saw a particularly heavy use by Imperial forces of the Aquadon CAVa 400, a personal aquatic combat vehicle derived from the CAVw PX-10.[3] The subjugation of Kath II led to extensive civilian casualties.[2]
In 24 ABY,[5] the Diversity Alliance, an anti-Human terrorist group, campaigned heavily on Kath II. As a result, not a single Human was elected to office after a global election on Kath II, despite the fact that Humans constituted one third of the world's population.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
The world of Kath and the Kath species were created by Bill Smith in Alliance Intelligence Reports, a 1995 supplement to West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[3] The world was later mentioned and identified as Kath II in Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance, a 1997 young-adult novel co-authored by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.[4]
Appearances[]
- Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance (First identified as Kath II)
Sources[]
- Alliance Intelligence Reports (First mentioned)
- The Essential Atlas
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Alliance Intelligence Reports
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Essential Reader's Companion