Carbonite Run

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The Carbonite Run was a hyperspace route that included the planet Empress Teta in the Empress Teta system of the Koros sector, which was part of the Deep Core[1] and the Interior regions of the galaxy.[2] The planet fell within Standard Galactic Grid square L-10[3] and acted as a junction from the Carbonite Run onto the Byss Run and the Koros Trunk Line.[1]

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine ordered that only starships authorized by the Bureau of Ships and Services or the Imperial Security Bureau would be able to enter the Deep Core. Hyperspace jumps were limited to two star systems at a time, after which travelers would have to check in with Imperial vessels and download updated astrogation data. This was enforced through the Hyperspace Security Net of gravitic mines along hyperlanes and interdictors at key points. Publicly it was claimed that this was to protect travelers from the violent anomalies found within the densely packed region, where even charted routes were dangerous to navigate due to the ever-shifting nature of the many stars, but it also served the purpose of protecting various secrets that the Emperor held within the Deep Core.[4]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, the Carbonite Run was mentioned in Nexus of Power, a 2016 supplement for the Star Wars: Force and Destiny roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight Games.[1] The route originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, in which it was mentioned in "Byss and the Deep Core Part 2: Empress Teta," a 2005 Star Wars Roleplaying Game article written by Rodney Thompson and also published by Wizards of the Coast.[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Nexus of Power
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star Wars Galaxy Map poster places Empress Teta in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Interior. As Nexus of Power places Empress Teta on the Carbonite Run, the route must also fall within the Interior.
  3. ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map poster
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 36 Guide to the Galaxy: The Deep Core
  5. ↑ WizardsoftheCoast Byss and the Deep Core: Part 2: Empress Teta on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
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