The Great Mothers' Fortress was built into a mountain on the extragalactic planet Peridea, where it served as the seat of power for the Dathmiri witches calling themselves the Great Mothers. The fortress included an underground temple as well as a tall spire topped with a circular henge.[3] It also served as the base of operations for Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo's escape from Peridea. It was destroyed by Thrawn in an effort to slow down the Jedi pursuing him.
History
Thrawn's alliance
The Great Mothers' Fortress[4] served as the lair of the witches Klothow, Aktropaw, and Lakesis, the Great Mothers of Peridea. Later, Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo found the fortress and awoke the mothers within, after being exiled from his home galaxy during the Liberation of Lothal. He made an alliance with them, utilizing their magick to repair his Star Destroyer, the Chimaera, and to contact one of his agents in the main galaxy. In return, Thrawn would take the mothers and their cargo with him.[3]
Escape from Peridea
After traveling through extragalactic hyperspace, Thrawn's agent, Morgan Elsbeth arrived above Peridea aboard the Eye of Sion, intended to ferry Thrawn and the Great Mothers to Dathomir. She and her mercenaries arrived at the fortress and were greeted by the mothers. Soon afterward, the Chimaera docked over the fortress and began transferring the cargo onboard.[3] Thrawn orchestrated the efforts to use Sabine Wren to find and kill Ezra Bridger from here as well as the interception of Ahsoka Tano.[5] Although the Jedi survived, the cargo transfer was completed and preparations for departure were begun. Tano, Wren, and Bridger infiltrated the fortress to prevent it, but Morgan stayed behind to buy Thrawn and the Mothers more time, long enough to leave the fortress.[2]
Destruction
In an effort to halt the Jedi's advance, Thrawn ordered the Chimaera's turbolasers to fire on the fortress, noticeably upsetting the Great Mothers. Tano and Wren narrowly escaped, but the reanimated Night Troopers were destroyed when it crumbled.[2]
Behind the scenes
Runes on the Great Mothers' Fortress make mention of the Zeffo, Kujet.[3]
Appearances
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Ahsoka — "Part Six: Far, Far Away" (First appearance) - Ahsoka — "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness"
- Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"
Sources
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Great Mothers' Fortress in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Great Mothers' Fortress)
Notes and references
- ↑
"A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 228 dates the events of "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" to 9 ASW4. As SW4 occurs in 0 BBY according to Star Wars: Timelines, 9 ASW4 correlates to 9 ABY. Preceding episodes, also take place in that year, since they take place after The Book of Boba Fett, which is dated to 9 ABY according to Timelines. As "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" takes place shortly after Part Seven, the events of Ahsoka as a whole must all take place within the same year.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Ahsoka — "Part Six: Far, Far Away"
- ↑ Great Mothers' Fortress in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Ahsoka — "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness"
