The Wookiees subsequently petitioned the Senate of the Galactic Republic to give them colonization rights to the moon. After two decades of political debate, Alaris Prime was awarded to the Wookiees, who colonized the moon sometime between 39 and 36 BBY. There, they fought against an illegal Trade Federation presence, after which Alaris Prime became a thriving community within the Republic.
The discovery of Alaris Prime was first mentioned in the databank entry for Alaris Prime in the 2001 LucasArts video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. It was identified in the forty-second issue of The Official Star Wars Fact File, a magazine published by De Agostini in 2002.
The discovery of Alaris Prime was first mentioned in the databank entry for Alaris Prime in the 2001 LucasArts video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. It was identified in the forty-second issue of The Official Star Wars Fact File, a magazine published by De Agostini in 2002.
- The Official Star Wars Fact File42