Mustafar

**Mustafar** was a small planet in the Mustafar system, within the Atravis sector of the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories. Once a garden world nourished by the Bright Star artifact, Lady Corvax's attempts to resurrect her husband using the Bright Star transformed the lush green world into an imbalanced volcanic hellscape. Adapting to life on their devastated homeworld, the arthropodal Mustafarians evolved into two distinct subspecies that cooperated to ensure their continued survival. Legends of Corvax’s survival brought the ancient Sith Order to Mustafar, seeking the same secrets of eternal life. There, they built a temple over a locus of the dark side of the Force, above the buried ruins of the Corvax fortress, while the locus itself contained an ancient artifact of unlimited power.

Acquired by the Techno Union over three hundred years before the Clone Wars, Mustafar's lava flows were mined for unique and valuable minerals. It was also home to the Black Sun crime syndicate, whose headquarters was located near the mining town that became known as Zitontown after the Faleen Ziton Moj ascended to leadership of the organization. During the Clone Wars, the Mustafarians aligned themselves with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, who used the planet to produce battle droids for their droid army. Darth Sidious also had a secret facility on the planet where he intended to turn harvested Force-sensitive children into Force-talented spies trained in the ways of the Dark Side. However, the Sith Lord had the base scuttled when Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano arrived to rescue the younglings.

Mustafar served as the final redoubt of the Separatist Council, until Sidious sent the newly-appointed Sith Lord Darth Vader, formerly Anakin Skywalker, and the original Grand Inqusitor, the Jedi Padawan Barriss Offee under his mental manipulation, to slaughter the Council, effectively ending the war. The Sith Lord was confronted by his wife Padmé Amidala, his former Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Kenobi's apprentice Jarik Shan. While Kenobi dueled Vader, a duel between Shan and Offee occurred concurrently, and though Offee was able to resist Sidious' mental domination at the end, she subsequently sacrificed her life in order to save Shan. In contrast, Kenobi defeated Vader, and though the latter was left for dead by a lava bank, the duel's aftermath saw Sidious arrive and transport his damaged apprentice offworld. Mustafar then came under the ownership of the Galactic Empire after the Techno Union and its assets were nationalized. Sidious had new facilities built throughout the system, where more Force-sensitive infants and Jedi were taken and transformed into members of the Inquisitorius or his own personal agents.

During this era, Vader returned to the site of his greatest defeat and, with the help of the ancient Sith Lord Darth Momin, erected the massive monolith Fortress Vader to serve as his personal sanctum, built on the site of the former Sith temple. Throughout the Age of the Empire, Vader used the planet to fulfill his Master's biddings, with the fiery world being the final resting place for victims of the Great Jedi Purge. In addition, Vader also undertook personal business within his new realm, attempting to wield the dark powers of Mustafar to resurrect his deceased wife back from the dead, and to obtain the buried artifact, surmising that it would enable him to get his revenge on Sidious and rule all the galaxy as the new Emperor.

Following the Dark Lord of the Sith, the Empire took hold of the planet. Resource extraction efforts on Mustafar were taken over by the Mining Guild, though strict Imperial travel restrictions on the system made it difficult for the guild to turn a profit and mining operation ceased entirely. The Black Sun also abandoned Mustafar for a more low profile world following the establishment of an Imperial garrison on the planet. The Mustafarians resisted the Imperial occupation of their homeworld and attempted to drive them from Mustafar by launching multiple assaults on Fortress Vader.

Though it hosted one of the earliest rebel victories during the early rebellion against the Empire, Mustafar fell into obscurity following Vader’s redemption and demise at the Battle of Endor.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 62: Sacrifice" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 9: Sidious Revealed" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 10: A Sith Lord Rises" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 15: Confronting the Sith"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 16: Battle of the Heroes"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 17: The Twins"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 18: A New Hope" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 3: Skirmish on Mandalore" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 4: Clones and Clues" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 25: Return to Berk"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 36: Delving Deeper in Mystery" (vision to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 45: The Nest" (vision to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 51: A New Berk"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 52: Preparing a Rescue"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 53: Fire Across the Galaxy"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 55: Dealing With It" (dream to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 57: The Wedding" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 58: What Lies Beyond" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 59: Returning to the Rebellion" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 63: The Truth" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 65: The Lost Commanders" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 68: Worries" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 72: Always Two There Are" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 79: Darkness is Growing" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 80: The Future of the Force" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 81: Dangerous Curiosity" (dream to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 94: Twilight of the Apprentice Pt 1" (mentioned only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "The Pyramid" (illusion only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 2: Tension on Naboo" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 5: From Crystal to Lifeblood" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 19: Judgement of Soul" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 21: The Great Deception"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 23: The Discovery"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 62: Night of a Thousand Tears" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 2: Need for Rebels"