Making their canon debut in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series (after being originally featured in Legends’ The Courtship of Princess Leia in 1994), the Nightsisters were eccentric witches residing on the distant, rocky world of Dathomir. The Clone Wars‘ starring antagonist, Asajj Ventress, hailed from this coven although her upbringing largely differed from that of her sisters. In the show’s episode aptly titled “Nightsisters,” fans first encountered the mystifying culture of these witches.
Dathomir is located in the Outer Rim; not many outsiders visit the planet and, conversely, not many natives leave. The Nightsisters and Dathomir were said to have a significant connection to one another, where the witches drew on the dark energies of the planet to fuel their magick. The world features sprawling rockscapes that created canyons, caves, and cliffs across the surface. However, it’s not all rocky – there’s an abundance of flora on Dathomir, albeit, ominous and unusual, such as the seemingly impervious fire lichen that latch onto rock faces and an abundance of fungi. The creatures of the planet are similarly threatening, most notably the rancors, for which Dathomir is known, and the chirodactyl, a giant, carnivorous, bat-like creature. Despite the hostility of the flora and fauna, the Nightsisters were resilient and their connection to the planet extended to just about everything that occupied it, as well.
