Gardulla the Elder had a palace near the Dune Sea. Jango Fett traced her there after he was given the bounty opportunity from Jabba the Hutt, added to the fact that she knew about the Bando Gora. More than a century later, the palace became Imperial Station Bravo of Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire.

History[]

The palace had a few floors to it, with a giant arena for Gardulla's canyon krayt dragon. It was populated by Gamorreans, Weequay, Trandoshans, Nikto and other unpleasant crooks and creeps. She kept her little slave community right in the middle of her palace, in case she needed something. This is where Anakin Skywalker and Shmi Skywalker Lars lived until she lost them in a bet with Watto.

Her throne room was huge with an opening to go into the arena, to watch horrible deaths to unlucky visitors. On one fateful occasion, she had caught Jango and tried to feed him to her dragon. He escaped and made it to her throne room.

She let her dragon in, in a would-be surprise attack on Jango. Jango took her necktie from her flab, then, after a little talk, sank his hands into her skin and pushed her to the feet of her dragon. She was chomped down by the monster in seconds.

More than a century later Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire established a military base inside the palace and named it Imperial Station Bravo. In 137 ABY, Moff Nieve Gromia used the base as her headquarters when she was tasked to eliminate the pirates preying on Imperial shipments in the area. The base was also home to a lush garden filled with plants, fountains and birds which Moff Gromia employed as a private chamber.

Appearances[]

• Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children (and Game Book)
• Episode I Adventures 6: The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker (and Game Book)
• Episode I Adventures 7: Capture Arawynne (and Game Book)
• Episode I Adventures 8: Trouble on Tatooine (and Game Book)
• "Podracing Tales" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
• Legacy (2006) 37
• Legacy (2006) 40

Sources[]

• The Official Star Wars Fact File 8 (TAT 5-8: Tatooine – Mos Espa)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 12 (ANA 1-4: Anakin Skywalker) (Indirect mention only)