INFO: The Fia (singular, Fian) were the species native to Galantos and adapted to the environment by building groundquake-proof buildings made of the rich ores and minerals mined on the planet.
RACE: Fian
HEIGHT: 1.3 Meters Tall
SKIN: Gray
DISTINCTION: Expressive hand gesturing
LANGUAGE: Fian
HOMEWORLD:Galantos was the second planet in the Utos system on the Widek Bypass, near the Koornacht Cluster. Its first contact with the galactic community was quite ancient, as at least one Fian served as a Jedi 500 years before the First Great Schism.
The planet's surface was covered in smooth, pale green gelatinous bodies with continental islands. During large storms, the surface of Galantos would roll and shift. Because Galantos' crust was severed into drifting tectonic plates, the islands were wracked with regular seismic vibrations known as gelquakes. Like many other planets in the Farlax sector, Galantos was rich with chromite deposits.
The gelatin was an organic substance which provided life-giving nutrients to all life on the planet, including the indigenous sentient Fia. To protect their cities, the Fia built reinforced structures and developed a transportation system built on balloons to avoid groundquake-sensitive roads. Despite their ingenuity, the Fia preferred the gelatin and only took to the landmasses to interact with outsiders.
Most non-Fia lived in the capital city of Gal'fian'deprisi where the planet's major starport was located. It was there that the Black Hammer Pirates made their headquarters.
After escaping the Purge (prison barge) and Vector (Star Destroyer) in 1 BBY, Han Solo landed on the planet accompanied by Zahara Cody, Chewbacca and Trig Longo. He and Chewbacca went one way, to go and find the Millennium Falcon and retrieve it. Cody and Trig sought out transport to the planet Chandrila after seperating from Solo and Chewbacca.
During the Black Fleet Crisis, Jobath Knox, the Councilor of Galantos, went to Coruscant to appeal directly to Chief of State Leia Organa Solo, waiting outside the Solo Family apartment for an audience. Leia, acting outside the defined powers of the Chief of State, admitted Galantos to the New Republic. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, it was almost attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong despite a Fian deal made with the Peace Brigade.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:A peaceful species, the Fia communicated through expressive hand and arm gestures, and referred to the Koornacht Cluster as "The Multitude".
They were squat and had long arms, and flipper like feet. They also had an elongated skull, with long narrow faces.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:During the Black Fleet Crisis, the Fia were threatened by the Yevetha but defended by the New Republic Defense Force. After the crisis, the Fia joined the New Republic.
During the Yuuzhan Vong War, Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya ignored the pleas of the defenseless Fia. Hopeless, the Fia struck a deal with the Peace Brigade in the hopes of avoiding the extragalactic invaders' wrath. They allowed the Brigade to mine the rich resources from Galantos and voluntarily disabled the Republic communication network, and in exchange the Brigade passed word to the Yuuzhan Vong that the Yevetha were an immediate threat. The Yuuzhan Vong acted on the intelligence and utterly destroyed the Yevetha, but turned their interest to the various species of the Cluster. A mission to Galantos by Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo to investigate the communications breakdown allowed the Fia to avoid death at the hands of the Yuuzhan Vong. Brabe and Jobath Knox were two famous Fians.
APPEARANCES:Before the Storm (First appearance)
Force Heretic I: Remnant
SOURCES:The Essential Guide to Alien Species
The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Galantos entry)
Coruscant and the Core Worlds
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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