The Chroman system was located in the D'Aelgoth sector of the Mid Rim Territories[1] and the Western Reaches.[2] Situated in grid square K-17 of the Standard Galactic Grid, it was connected by a hyperspace route to[3] the planets[6][7] Tiferep Major[3] and Ogem.[8] It was the location of[5] the Chroman Labor Pits, labor facilities that were owned by the Galactic Empire. There, the Imperial Captain Fatulaine began to secretly free prisoners after working there for just three days.[4]
Behind the scenes
The Chroman system was first labeled on a galactic map[9] designed by Christopher Ibbitt[10] for the reference book Star Wars: Timelines and released as a promotional poster at Celebration Anaheim[11] on May 27, 2022[12] before the book's release during Celebration Europe[13] of April 7 through 10, 2023.[14] It was identified in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published on StarWars.com alongside the Star Wars Galaxy Map article[3] on June 24, 2025—both being written by Jason Fry.[15]
Sources
- Star Wars Galaxy Map poster (also published on StarWars.com) (First mentioned)
Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)- Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) (First identified as Chroman system)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places the Chroman system in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Western Reaches.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Uprising—Crew Member: "Captain Fatulaine"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for the Chroman Labor Pits in relation to Chroman system.
- ↑ Doctor Aphra (2016) 23
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map poster
- ↑ Email from Jason Fry on July 31, 2025 — Used with permission
- ↑ SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel by LaVorgna, Bria on StarWars.com (May 28, 2022) (backup link)
- ↑ DK Books US (@dkpublishing) on Twitter (post on May 27, 2022): "Just announced at #StarWarsCelebration! Get your exclusive map - only at booth #2525." (backup link)
- ↑ Check Out Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Exclusives from Hasbro, the LEGO Group, and More on StarWars.com (April 3, 2023) (backup link)
- ↑ Plan Ahead with the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Panel Schedule on StarWars.com (March 7, 2023) (backup link)
- ↑ About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
