Desilijic
Desilijic is one of the most powerful Hutt clans vying for dominance over the Hutt Ruling Council. It currently holds the upper hand in Hutt politics, though it is in constant competition with other clans, especially Besadii. The infamous Jabba Desilijic Tiure firmly controls Desilijic. Some consider his actions to be too emotionally driven. His dominance—and reputation for rash decisions—is feared by other Hutts, as they are never sure what he will demand or try next.
Desilijic is an ancient and powerful clan, tracing its ancestry back well before the Hutt Cataclysms to the forgotten history of Varl. Like most clans, its power has waxed and waned over the centuries. Myths and stories say that Desilijic was a powerful warrior clan that participated in many of the ancient legendary battles. They outwitted their foes as much through spying, sabotage, and manipulation as through actual fighting. As with much of ancient Hutt history, the facts are impossible to divide from embellishment by later storytellers keen on inflating Desilijic’s importance.
It is said that Desilijic suffered greatly in the Hutt Cataclysms, as many enemy clans banded together to exact revenge for past humiliating defeats. Desilijic became one of the earliest adopters of the kajidic philosophies, which fit its scheming nature almost perfectly. The clan rebuilt its wealth and prestige, establishing its throneworld of Kor Desilijic in the Bootana Hutta. The Desilijic built estates on Nal Hutta, but they became truly at home amid Nar Shaddaa’s wealth and politics, influenced as they were by systems throughout the galaxy. As Nar Shaddaa transformed into the Smuggler’s Moon, Desilijic power expanded steadily throughout the galactic underworld.
Recent History
Desilijic has claimed a seat on the Hutt Ruling Council for decades. Since before the Clone Wars, it has actually claimed two seats, giving it extraordinary influence on the Council’s decisions. Typically, Desilijic’s seats are filled by Jabba the Hutt and Gorga the Hutt, but others occasionally represent Desilijic in their stead. For example, Gardulla the Hutt, despite being Besadii, is occasionally a Desilijic proxy due to her involvement with Jabba the Hutt. Jabba himself wielded enough power to speak for all the Hutt clans in treaties with the Republic during the Clone Wars. Desilijic adapted well to the reality of the Galactic Empire, despite the Hutts’ reduced influence over galactic politics upon the fall of the Republic and nominal Imperial takeover of Hutt Space. Desilijic remains one of the Empire’s primary criminal targets, but the clan’s power enables it to buy off corrupt Imperial agents and otherwise deflect damaging investigations and arrests. Desilijic deftly disposed of many of its slavery operations before the Empire declared most slavery illegal. The clan has suffered some setbacks, such as the imprisonment of former leader Zorba the Hutt, Jabba’s father, for illegal gemstone mining shortly before the Clone Wars. After bribery failed to free Zorba, Jiliac the Hutt took over his clan duties. The rivalry between Desilijic and Besadii has intensified greatly over the past few years. The Besadii spice operations increased in profits and effectiveness as the clan’s secret Ylesian production facilities ramped up. Desilijic secretly hired pirates to attack Ylesian smuggling vessels, but the attacks failed to produce adequate results. As the situation developed, the Desilijic eventually flipped a Besadii underling to enable the clan to secretly assassinate Besadii clan leader Aruk the Hutt using an exotic poison. Besadii was disrupted, but Durga the Hutt quickly took control of the clan. Durga even tually discovered Desilijic’s involve ment and killed Jiliac the Hutt in a ritual duel to the death. Jabba countered by backing a Rebel raid on Ylesia. Jabba controls Desilijic with a heavy hand. Under his aggressive guidance, the kajidic continues to clash with Besadii and Durga. Skirmishes and proxy battles occur occasionally, and negotiated settlements are fragile. Jabba and Gorga continue to serve on the Hutt Ruling Council, where they can outmaneuver Besadii on many fronts.Kor Desilijic
As the heart of Desilijic territory, the clan’s throneworld of Kor Desilijic houses its vast holdings of treasure and cherished trophies accumulated over the centuries. Great underground vaults provide storehouses for the treasury and hold inestimable sums of credits in precious metals. The entire planet is shielded in layer upon layer of the best security the Hutts can purchase. Ancient, sprawling Desilijic estates provide secure getaways where clan members may escape the galaxy at large. Clan members use the world not only as a vacation spot, but also as a secure safe house or hideout when the need arises. A Hutt who escapes to a throneworld is extremely difficult to dislodge. Opposing kajidics are loath to take direct action against another throneworld and, if they do so, risk becoming targets themselves. Piercing Kor Desilijic’s defenses to insert a spy or assassin is even more difficult than it is with other clans and throneworlds. The world itself is a terrestrial planet of wide lowlands and swamps nestled between great, rocky mountain ranges. Of the grandest estates, most fill expansive valley swamps, while a few cover the tops of the most impressive mountain peaks, above the dank mist that shrouds the swamps. Among the oldest and most revered estates is the disgustingly opulent Rasmal Valley Palace. It is named after the ancient Rasmal Desilijic Bansek, who defeated eight Hutt clans for the rights to the planet that became Kor Desilijic. The palace is a knotted tangle of buildings, secret passageways, hidden vaults, luxurious dwellings, and massive entertainment halls able to hold hundreds of Desilijic Hutts at a time.
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