Bardram Scoft

Bardram Scoft was a planet located in the Unknown Regions. It was home to the Scofti, whose government changed frequently, often with a violent transition. On one occasion where the previous Scofti Prefect was assassinated, various outside groups, including the Chiss Ascendancy, sent emissaries to Bardram Scoft. While at Bardram Scoft, the Chiss Junior Commander Mitth'raw'nuru "Thrawn" learned that the Lioaoin Regime was supporting pirates that had recently been attacking at the edges of the Ascendancy.
==Description==
Located in the Unknown Regions—known to its inhabitants as the Chaos—Bardram Scoft was a planet, situated in a relatively smooth area of the region. It was considered to be a backwater world by the Pathfinder Qilori.
==History==
Several years prior to 19 BBY,Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising establishes that the mission to Bardram Scoft takes place shortly before the skirmish in the Kinoss system. That skirmish in turn occurs several years prior to the main events of the novel, which take place in around 19 BBY, per Star Wars: Timelines. the standing Prefect of Bardram Scoft's Scofti inhabitants was assassinated. Though such an occurrence was not unheard of, the change in government brought a change in protocols. Various nearby groups sent emissaries to Bardram Scoft to meet the new Prefect, including the Chiss Ascendancy, which dispatched a Chiss diplomatic cruiser carrying an ambassador to the planet.
After collecting the Pathfinder navigator Qilori to make the trip to Bardram Scoft, the Chiss cruiser arrived at Bardram Scoft several minutes ahead of schedule. As Scoftic culture necessitated that the highest-ranking military officer accompany the ambassador, a majority of the bridge crew departed after the starship arrived, though Junior Commander Mitth'raw'nuru "Thrawn" remained behind with Qilori. Having noticed a vessel above Bardram Scoft that resembled those of pirates that had struck at the Ascendancy's outer edges, Thrawn questioned Qilori on its design, learning it was Lioaoin. Thrawn's discovery would lead him to deduce that the Lioaoin Regime had been supporting the piracy, prompting him to involve the Ascendancy in a campaign against it and the pirates.
==Inhabitants==
Bardram Scoft was home to the Scofti sentient species, whose leader held the title of Prefect. The Scofti would change leaders and their respective governments often, in many cases under violence or the threat of it; assassination of the former Prefect was not unprecedented. The protocols of the Scoftic government would change with each new Prefect. The new leader would also often publicly destroy the personal items of their predecessor, and as such Scofti items were commonly made to be deliberately fragile.
==Locations==
The Scoftic prefecture resided in a palace. New leaders among the Scofti frequently reorganized the prefecture's palace, including the decoration.
==Behind the scenes==
Bardram Scoft appeared in the 2020 novel Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising, written by Timothy Zahn.
==Appearances==
*Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising 
==Notes and references==
Category:Unknown Regions planets