a. Echoes of Legends. Timothy Zahn created the character Thrawn. He created him to be a calculating genius who never lost in battle. In the original Thrawn Trilogy, the Grand Admiral made use of a deranged force using clone for his own use. Similarly, Dave Filoni’s version of Thrawn is making use of his favorite force users, the Night Sisters.
b. Thrawn has aged. He is 10 to 13 years older, and he has put on some weight. Yet, his time in exile has not adversely affected his patience.
c. The Chimaera has seen better days. However, it is evident that repairs to the Chimaera have occurred using a local ore that appears to be gold colored.
d. Night Troopers. The Stormtrooper armor is beat, battered and repaired with the same local ore that has been used on the Chimaera. The troopers have adorned their armor with scarlet fabric. It appears that exile has hardened these troopers, and they will make a formidable force to contend with. Enoch exudes foreboding and elite hardness.
e. Cargo – What is Thrawn transporting that would require three rotations to load?
a. Abeloth. In Legends, an ancient extragalactic dark entity named Abeloth plagued the New Republic after the close of the Yuuzhan Vong wars. She was the most powerful force user Grand Master Skywalker ever encountered. Her Legend is surreal. As a mortal she married “The Father” (Celestial Force User). After she grew old, she drank from the Font of Power and bathed in the Pool of knowledge, giving her a semblance of eternal youth and great power. The Father and his Children left her on the world until she was discovered during Jacen Solo’s quest to learn as much about the Force as possible.
b. Mortis gods. Since Filoni wrote about the Mortis gods (the Father, Son and Daughter) it is possible and highly likely we will see some likeness of Abeloth. The Mortis gods were certainty taught at the Jedi Temple. Remember, just like Legends, the Son had an affinity for the dark side and the Daughter an affinity for the light side, creating an eternal struggle between the two of them.
c. Shin Hati’s counsel to leave may be more prescient that she knows. It is possible that she becomes the physical holder of the power that draws Baylan to Peridea in the first place.
a. Her natural affinity for animals once again has worked in her favor. Remember, Mandalorians are famous for taming and riding various beasts.
b. Mandalorians can survive anywhere. Extragalactic warlike nomads are no problem for a skilled Mandalorian to dispatch.
c. The story of Ezra’s survival will be interesting. It must be closely linked to Thrawn’s. For Ezra to elude the Chiss warrior for over 10 years is an amazing feat in and of itself. Has Ezra learned to cut himself off from the force making it more difficult for him to track? Surely the Great Mother’s would have found him by now. Is it possible that whatever other dark entity populating Peridea clouds their senses?
