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The Naboo Royal Starship of Queen Amidala

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By Steve Miller
Cartography by Todd Gamble

When Queen Amidala ascended to the throne of Naboo, a cutting edge, hand-crafted Royal Starship awaited her pleasure. The ship had been commissioned by her immediate predecessor, King Veruna, to replace the aging yacht of the previous four rulers of Naboo.

Ever concerned with outward appearances, Veruna ordered the Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps to model the general design around the use of components obtained from the glamorous shipbuilding facilities of the Nubia star system. Not only did the Nubians manufacture some of the finest hyperdrives and sublight engines in the galaxy, but their culture revolved around artistic ethics not dissimilar to those of the Naboo. Veruna handpicked several engineers and sent them to Nubia to secure the drive components and start the process of creating his new ship. The delegation was led by Staven Kremmos, a man long recognized as one of Naboo's finest minds and most creative starship designers.


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With the help of Nubian engineers, the Naboo delegation created a new generation of sublight drive that created less pollution than any before them. When they returned to Naboo, they undertook the task of creating the new Royal Starship. From start to finish, the execution of the basic design took six months. However, the exacting construction of the ship took nearly four years, as Naboo workers hand-assembled every component (save the Nubian drives). The unique chromium finish also was painstakingly applied by hand.

As fate would have it, King Veruna took very few trips in the Royal Starship he had commissioned. By the time it was completed, his reign had fallen under siege from a number of offworld organizations (after failing to deliver on promises to them) and from his own advisors (who had grown increasingly resistant to Veruna's push to more firmly involve Naboo in the affairs of the galaxy). Before he was voted out of office and replaced with Queen Amidala, Veruna took only three trips in the new Royal Starship -- two on formal visits elsewhere in the Naboo system, and one whose destination and purpose remains secret today.

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