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Honoghr
this once-lush paradise of a planet is the home world
of the Noghri, and was virtually unknown until it was nearly devastated
following a starship battle in its orbit. The Emperor, upon discovering the
Noghri, conceived of a plot to enslave Noghri, with the help of Darth Vader. The
huge space battle took place above the planet, and one of the ships was
destroyed. It plummeted to the planet's surface, setting off earthquakes and
releasing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. When Vader arrived to offer aid,
the Noghri readily accepted, and made Vader their Lord and Savior. However,
Palpatine had arranged that the decon droids sent to the planet would continue
to poison it by planting modified kholm grass. This modified grass would choke
out all other vegetation, while making it appear that the planet could still
support life. When Princess Leia and Chewbacca discovered the plot following the
downfall of the Empire, they quickly worked with the Noghri to remedy the
situation. After the deception of Darth Vader and the Emperor was made apparent
to the Noghri, they quickly joined the New Republic. However, all efforts to
restore the planet's broken ecosystem turned out to be futile, as the once-green
world was incapable of recovering. The Noghri eventually relocated to the planet
Wayland, leaving Honoghr for dead. It is the fourth planet in the Honoghr system
and has three natural satellites. The system is located near Kessel and
Fwillsving. Honoghr has a rotation of 23 hours, and its orbit lasts about 352
local days.