Forest Moon of Endor

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Forest Moon of Endor
Image:Endor.jpg
Distance from Core	43,300 light years
Diameter	4,900 km
Orbital Period	402 days
Rotation Period	18 hours
Gravity	0.85 standard
Surface Water	8%
Region	Outer Rim
Sector	Moddell Sector
System	Endor system
Planet	Endor
Native Species	Ewoks, Duloks, Yuzzum, Gorax, Wisties, Teeks, Sanyassans, Tulgah, Phlogs, Gupin, Humans, Luck Sprites, Blogs, Foonars, Gonsters, Gorphs, Grakka, Grass Trekkers, Ice Demons, Iceheads, Jinda, Lizard Warriors, Mimphs, Quorks, Raich, Skandits, Strutters, Unicorns, Vrooms, Dandelion warriors, People of the Underwater Kingdom, Snow Sprites
Other Species	Unknown
Population	30 million
Official Language	Ewokese
Primary Terrain	Forests, mountains, deserts, savannas, lakes
Major Cities	Bright Tree Village, Hanging Moss Village, Terak's Keep, Happy Grove, the Underwater Kingdom
Points of Interest	Lake Sui, Ffib monastery, Moon Falls, Lake Marudi, Sea of C'both, Blurrg's Isle, Great Antixo Reef, Fewoda Plains, Sulfer Springs, Rearing Spider Caves, Gorax Highlands, Yeerka Valley, the Arbo Maze, the Dragon's Pelt Savanna, Floating Mountain, the Forbidden Fortress of the Gorax, the Dragon's Spine, Blue Star Lake, Desert of Salma, Yawari Cliffs, Norka Lake, Limestone Bluffs, Yuzzum Plains, Teek Bay, Lake Greetac, The Tempter's Maw, Canyons of Mist, Whispering River, Coral Castle, Salfur's Trading Post, Simoom, Vacant Valley, Valley of the Floating Trees, Mt. Thunderstone, Mt. Terak, Fey'laric Ocean
Affiliation	Galactic Empire, Alliance to Restore the Republic, Alliance of Free Planets, New Republic

The Forest Moon of Endor was a moon orbiting the planet Endor. The Forest Moon is notable for being the native home of the Ewoks, and being the location of the last major battle in the Galactic Civil War.

History

Due to its position in the borders of the Unknown Regions, the Forest Moon remained unknown to the Galaxy at large until an Imperial scouting party discovered it. Emperor Palpatine found its position ideal for the construction of his second Death Star, and construction began in orbit around the moon. The battlestation's destruction after the Rebel Alliance's victory at the Battle of Endor would have destroyed the moon's biosphere if not for the power of its main generator. When it exploded, it vaporized most of the gargantuan battle station and the efforts of the Rebel ships that intercepted the wreckage.

The Alliance of Free Planets was founded on the moon, which served as its original capital. The Ewoks were founding members of the Alliance, as were the Lahsbees of Lahsbane and the Hiromi. The Hiromi tried to instigate a civil war between the Lahsbees and Ewoks to weaken the Alliance and allow them galactic conquest, but the plan failed. The Alliance was driven off the moon by the Nagai in the Second Battle of Endor less than a month after the government's formation. The New Republic eventually defeated the Nagai and liberated the Forest Moon.

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Terrain

For the most part, the Forest Moon's terrain is made up of what its name implies, forests. However, it also contained vast dry deserts and grassy plains.

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Natives

The Forest Moon was home to the Ewoks, famous for helping defeat the Empire at the Battle of Endor. The moon was also home to many other sentient species: deadly giant Goraxes, tall and timid Yuzzums, rodentlike Teeks, vicious condor dragons, and a settlement of reptilian Sanyassan Marauders from offworld.

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Behind the scenes

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The Battle of Endor

The planet Endor was never visible in any scenes in Return of the Jedi set on the Forest Moon, a fact which the novelization explains by asserting that it was destroyed some time earlier, and that the moon now orbits its star in a planetary orbit of its own.

It should also be noted that in two of the space battle scenes, a pinkish planet can be seen in the background, in the vicinity of the Forest Moon. This, coupled with the fact that a moon without a planet should itself be defined as a planet in its own right, has caused some fans to speculate that this pinkish planet is in fact Endor, and the novel is wrong. In addition, a large body, probably the planet Endor, can be seen in the sky during some scenes in the two Ewok telefilms (Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor), though this does not closely resemble the planet seen in Return of the Jedi.

Some fans with some knowledge of physics have noted that if the destruction of the Death Star II actually occurred as depicted, the moon would have been rendered uninhabitable. This is known as the Endorian Holocaust. There is still a great deal of speculation on this point.

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Origins

"Endor" is the Hebrew name of a city of ancient Canaan mentioned in the Bible. Other planets in the Endor system have similar names (Dor and Megiddo) as does the system's star (Ibleam).

However, some believe that it is named after J.R.R. Tolkien's Endor, the Elvish name of Middle-earth, probably an allusion to the similarity between Ewoks and Hobbits, or the moon's tall foliage and the mellyrn of Lothlórien.

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