Bimmiel system

The Bimmiel system was a star system located in the Outer Rim Territories^[1] and New Territories.^[2] Situated at the coordinates N-4 on the Standard Galactic Grid, Bimmiel was connected through a hyperspace route to the astronomical objects Birgis^[1] and Chanceuxi.^[5]

Behind the scenes

Bimmiel was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon on a galactic map in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 boxed set for Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.^[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the planet Bimmiel was introduced in The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught, a 2000 novel authored by Michael A. Stackpole as the second installment of the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order series.^[6] The planet was later first depicted in "Making the Map," an article authored by Daniel Wallace for the sixty-fifth issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine,^[7] which was published on January 21, 2003.^[8]

Appearances

• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)

Sources

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (First mentioned)
• The High Republic Free Digital Sampler (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)
• "The First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)

Notes and references