The Gharal were introduced in Mike Chen's 2022 novel Brotherhood. While writing the book, Chen struggled to create enough proper names for new elements of Star Wars, and so turned to fellow author Peng Shepherd for assistance. Shepherd in turn devised a list of various naming ideas, from which the term "Gharal" originated.
The Gharal were introduced in Mike Chen's 2022 novel Brotherhood. While writing the book, Chen struggled to create enough proper names for new elements of Star Wars, and so turned to fellow author Peng Shepherd for assistance. Shepherd in turn devised a list of various naming ideas, from which the term "Gharal" originated.