Escalan, a planet in the Outer Rim Territories, served as the native world for an unidentified species and was considered a rather undeveloped, or primitive world. The smuggler Han Solo found himself stranded on Escalan between approximately 8 BBY and 2 BBY when the crew of Khel Tanna abandoned him there after he sustained a blaster wound from the Rodian bounty hunter Greedo. Two members of the local species brought Solo to a local doctor, and he regained consciousness after a week. During the time he spent on Escalan, Solo attempted to get a drink but found communication impossible with the locals due to their lack of understanding of basic. Exiting the establishment, he encountered an Imperial broadcast detailing impending executions by the Benelex Marshal Service, which included his friend, the Wookiee Chewbacca. Determined to save Chewbacca, Solo sought a ship to leave the planet, encountering a merchant who possessed such a vessel. Together, they departed from Escalan.