Arkanian dragon/Legends

The Arkanian dragon was a winged, semi-sentient species native to the tundra planet Arkania in the Perave system.
==Description==
Native to the frozen tundra of the Perave system planet Arkania, Arkanian dragons had two broad, jointed wings, long necks and tails, and two legs terminating in three-toed feet. The dragons were of sufficient intelligence to be deemed semi-sentient, possessing a limited degree of reasoning ability.The Essential Guide to Alien Species
The Jedi Master Arca Jeth, of the Arkanian species also native to the dragon's homeworld, crafted a training technique modeled on the dragon's fast-striking attacks, dubbed "the lightning strike of the Arkanian dragon," which he employed in the instruction of his Jedi apprentices, the brothers Ulic and Cay Qel-Droma and the Twi'lek Tott Doneeta at his training center on Arkania.
In 19 BBY,The Essential Reader's Companion dates the events of Boba Fett: A New Threat to 19 BBY. a young and energetic Arkanian dragon was present in the throne room of Jabba the Hutt's palace on the planet Tatooine, kept leashed by an Arkanian individual.Boba Fett: A New Threat The dragon's name was also borne by the Arkanian Dragon, a Victory II-class Star Destroyer of the Galactic Empire.
==Behind the scenes==
The Arkanian dragon was first mentioned in the fifth issue of the Dark Horse comic book series Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith,Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 5 written by Tom Veitch and Kevin J. Anderson, and published on February 14th, 1995. They were depicted visually by artist Scott Kolins and eleborated upon by author Daniel Wallace in the 1998 Del Rey reference book The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons, and made their first narrative appearance in Elizabeth Hand's 2004 Scholastic young readers' novel Boba Fett: A New Threat. The Arkanian dragon was incorporated in the current Star Wars canon by Timothy Zahn in the 2017 Del Rey novel Thrawn.Thrawn
==Appearances==
*Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 5 
*Boba Fett: A New Threat 
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons 
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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==Notes and references==
Category:Creatures of Arkania
Category:Creatures of unspecified diet
Category:Dragons
Category:Semi-sentient species