Atrisia

Atrisia, also known as Kitel Phard, was a Core Worlds celestial body featuring brush on its surface. Atrisian mythology included the demigod Wapoe, and at some point, the celestial body was ruled over by the Atrisian Emperors. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Atrisia was the site of the Royal Academy of Arts, in which the aristocrat Resinu Santhe-Caltra was at one point enrolled. The human Calum Gram worked as a search and rescue pilot for the Wilderness Preserve service on Atrisia.

Description

Atrisia,^[4] also known as Kitel Phard,^[6][8] was a terrestrial astronomical object^[4] located in the Kitel Phard system, a part of the Atrisian Commonwealth sector of the Core Worlds^[1] and the Interior.^[2] It lay in grid square J-12 of the Standard Galactic Grid,^[1] and the hyperspace route known as the Giju Run linked it to the Deymasoll system.^[3] Atrisia's surface featured dense brush.^[4] Atrisia shared its names with the Atrisian Basic language^[5] as well as the Kitel Phard dynasty, which, during the reign of the Galactic Empire, was associated with a style of expensive vases.^[9]

History

Long before the armed conflict between the First Order and the Resistance^[6] that began in^[10] 34 ABY,^[11] Atrisia was governed by rulers known as Atrisian Emperors.^[6] The name of the Praetorian Guard,^[12] a personal bodyguard unit of mysterious origins^[6] that was originally affiliated with the Imperial Remnants^[12] and was active^[13] by 9 ABY,^[14] dated back to the reign of the 14th Atrisian Emperor of Atrisia.^[6]

During the reign of the Galactic Empire,^[5] which lasted from 19 BBY to 5 ABY,^[11] Atrisia was the site of the Royal Academy of Arts. The aristocrat Resinu Santhe-Caltra was enrolled at the academy at that time, a fact which was eventually mentioned in the publication A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy.^[5] The ancestors of the human Vonreg family, which was affiliated with the Empire, were rumored to have hailed from Atrisia.^[15]

The human Calum Gram worked as a search and rescue pilot for the Wilderness Preserve service on Atrisia at some point before joining the Rebel Alliance^[4] and participating in the Battle of Scarif^[16] in 1 BBY.^[11] On Atrisia, Gram piloted an airspeeder through the dense vegetation and thus developed precision flying skills.^[4]

Inhabitants

The mythology of Atrisia's inhabitants included the demigod of disguise known as Wapoe.^[17] An old Atrisian maxim stated that upon the change of generations a party may switch from being someone's ally to being an enemy instead.^[7]

Behind the scenes

Kitel Phard's name was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon on a galactic map in the January 29, 2016 StarWars.com article "Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens?,"^[18] and it was first established as a distinct celestial body in Pablo Hidalgo's 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary.^[6] Meanwhile, Atrisia was first indirectly mentioned in the current canon in the^[17] September 27, 2016^[19] re-issue^[17] of the 2005 reference book Star Wars: Complete Locations of the Star Wars Legends continuity.^[20] In the book,^[17] in a republished section from James Luceno's 2004 Star Wars Legends reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy,^[21] Atrisia was introduced via a mention of the Atrisian demigod Wapoe.^[17] The canon astronomical object was then first properly identified in Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy, a book authored by Hidalgo^[5] and published on October 25, 2016.^[22]

In Legends, the planet^[23] Atrisia and the name "Kitel Phard" were both introduced in the Imperial Sourcebook, a 1989 supplement written by Greg Gorden for use with West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. However, the book did not definitively establish that "Kitel Phard" also referred to an astronomical object instead of just the Kitel Phard Dynasty.^[24] That was eventually done by Timothy O'Brien in his August 1997 article, "From the Files of Corellia Antilles," which was published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal's fourteenth issue.^[25] Finally, the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry established that "Kitel Phard" was an alternate name for Atrisia.^[23] No connection between the canon Atrisia and Kitel Phard was established until 2025, when Fry confirmed both names referred to the same celestial body.^[8]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Squadrons (Mentioned only) (DLC)

Sources

• Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (First mentioned)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
• Star Wars: Complete Locations (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (First identified as Atrisia)
• Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
• Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
• "The First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "The Battle of Endor and the Fall of the Empire" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Exegol, the Unknown Regions and Wild Space" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars Galaxy Map poster (also published on StarWars.com)
• Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
• Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
• Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide
• Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)

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