Duke Rolyat

*OLD REPUBLIC ERA *Jedi Order

The Duke Rolyat was a Light Republic Freighter during the  Old Republic Era.

Built around 4,080 BBY, “The Duke,” as it was called by its crews, began life as an upper-class luxury transport for a royal family on Csilla. One of several, The Duke was named after the patriarch of the first noble family to own it, Duke Rolyat Alona. The  Aristocrat outfitted class ships were only in commission under their aristocratic owners for 10 years when they were sold for bigger and better transports. A majority of the ships were destroyed or dismantled. The only ones to retain their freighter status and continue to run were Duke Rolyat and Baron Tiorted III, aptly named “The Duke” and “The Baron,” respectively, by their subsequent owners.

Little is known of The Duke after the class was disbanded except the owner immediately after its noble one was an Em’liy hunter from  Shalyvane. From time to time, The Baron would pick up on The Duke’s frequency, still in tact from their noble days. This fact, along with the knowledge of it dodging the scrap yards leads one to believe the ship, or at least its central computer, is still in service.

Behind the scenes
This vehicle was created by Alek Scot Zsak in March 2007 for the Star Wars campaign Star Wars: The First Knights.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The First Knights