Antared III

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Antared III was a terrestrial celestial body[4] located in the Antared system,[1] a part of the Esstran sector[1] in the Trans-Hydian portion of[2] the Outer Rim Territories.[1] During the Galactic Civil War, it hosted the hideout of Yesgar, the leader of a group of pirates.[4]

Behind the scenes

Antared III was introduced in Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook, a 1993 sourcebook published by West End Games for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. In the game, the celestial body was mentioned in a hypothetical example in a section advising gamemaster players on the use of various paper handouts in their games.[4] The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas later placed the Antared system in grid square Q-4. The book's co-author[3] Jason Fry has stated that the star systems listed in the Appendix section of The Essential Atlas are named after the most prominent planets or celestial bodies located in those systems. This article therefore considers the existence of Antared III to be canonical with respect to the Star Wars Legends continuity.[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) — Based on corresponding data for Antared system
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places the Antared system, and therefore Antared III, in the Esstran sector, which StarWars.com The Essential Atlas Extra: Outer Rim Sectors on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places in the territory The Essential Atlas identifies as the Trans-Hydian.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Atlas — Based on corresponding data for Antared system
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
  5. ↑ TwitterLogo Jason Fry (@jasoncfry) on Twitter (post): "Pretty much." (In response to "the systems in the Atlas's appendix are named after their most prominent planet/celestial body, correct?") and "planets not assigned a system in [a] published source can be assumed to reside in [the] system of [the] same name." (backup link) (screenshot)