NAR SHADDAA

Astrogation Data: Y’Toub system,

H utt Space, Mid Rim region
Orbital Metrics: 413 days per year /
87 hours per day
Government: Hutt Ruling Council
Population: 85 billion (Various
80%, human 20%)
Languages: Huttese, Basic
Terrain: Urban
M ajor Cities: New Vertica, Old
Duros Sector, Corellian Sector,
Red Sector
Areas of Interest: Drunken
Drummer, Meltdown Cafe, New
Vertica, Kuzbar’s Cantina, Dark
Melody, Headache Bar, Ko Hentota,
Cluster Cantina, Orange Lady
M ajor Exports: Contraband, technol-
ogy, weapons, spice, slaves
M ajor Imports: Contraband, foodstuffs,
medicine, technology, slaves
Trade Routes: Pabol Hutta, Shag Pabol,
Ootmian Pabol
Special Conditions: Lawless, unsafe conditions
Background: If Coruscant had a dark twin, it would
be the moon named Nar Shaddaa. The Smuggler’s
Moon is a smog-filled, massive city and the center of
commerce in Hutt Space. Its lush jungles and spar-
kling oceans were long ago wiped away to feed the H ID D EN A M O N G T H E LOST
endless appetite of Hutt ambition. The skies above
ar Shaddaa is a place where many go to
Nar Shaddaa are clogged with ships of all types.
Nothing is off-limits in the spires of Nar Shaddaa, for
as the smugglers’ saying goes, “All is found on Nar
n evade the troubles that plague them. The
hunted, the broken, and myriad others seek
the anonymity of the moon’s sprawl. They
Shaddaa, though some things are better left lost.”
seek to become yet another face among the
The moon is an im portant refueling depot for masses that go through each day out of sight
transports heading farther into the Outer Rim. The and out of mind as they move about the city.
kajidics enjoy the legitimate profit from this enter- There is always a constant stream of beings
prise (in addition to the illicit trade it supports). The who never elicit a second look—the hopeless
close relationship between the Hutts and the Dugs and downtrodden who barely manage to eke
of Malastare keeps fuel supplies fully stocked. out what passes for a life on the filth-ridden
While the increased Imperial presence in parts streets. Many with bounties on their heads
of H utt Space has many on edge, Nar Shaddaa hide among these beings, using the cover of
enjoys a relatively Empire-free existence thanks to a forgotten soul to evade capture or death.
recent events exposing Imperial corruption on a The person one steps over in the gutters of
grand scale. The Empire has gone to great lengths Nar Shaddaa might once have been a mighty
to cover up the so-called “ Battle of Nar Shaddaa,” warrior, perhaps even long ago a Jedi Knight,
but word has spread through the underworld, hint- now hiding out to avoid the great purge with
ing that perhaps the Empire is not as invincible as the other members of the lost.
many believe.