Marekka's Tree

Marekka's Tree was a tree located in the village of Marekka on Guudria. Substantially taller than a three-story building and dwarfing neighboring trees when it had any, Marekka climbed the tree while scouting the region for a suitable site for a settlement. Once she and her colleagues decided to build on that spot, Marekka's Tree was named in her honor.

The tree became a symbol of the village over subsequent generations; village festivals and major life events were celebrated in the tree's shadow, and when Jirdo Yushari established the Church of the Jedi on Guudria, the Guudria's took a cutting of Marekka's Tree to grow a sapling which became the senganimie of the village shrine.

In 1,386 BBY, the Chelshgodrû Brokkodd, possessing Bras Kozondo, fought a duel with Tirien Kal-Di, Narasi Rican, and Zaella Sabir. In the process, Brokkodd a bolt of lightning that fractured Marekka's Tree and set it on fire. Though Kal-Di and Yushari later caused a rain storm that doused the fires in Marekka, Marekka's Tree was destroyed by the blaze.

The Marekkans and the Jedi party cleared away the ruins of the tree, but the Guudrians were despondent over the loss of their village symbol. However, Rican led a team to extract the sapling, Marekka's Daughter, from the shrine and replant it where Marekka's Tree had once stood, and the Marekkans accepted it as a symbol of new beginnings.

Appearances

 * Moments of Truth