D'ian

D'ian,^[1] also known as Sen III, was the third planet^[2] located in the D'ian system, a part of the Outer Rim Territories' Corporate Sector. It was situated at the intersection of the hyperlanes known as the Hydian Way, which linked it to the Bonadan and Lythos systems, and the Shaltin Tunnels, which connected to the Atchorb and Etti systems.^[1]

D'ian was a balmy world featuring a mild climate and shallow seas, and it was known throughout the Galactic Empire for its beautiful flowers,^[1] including the D'ian orchid vine, which originated in the planet's D'ian province^[2] and was exported to the rest of the Corporate Sector. D'ian was also a successful trading world that was home to several of the leading business schools of the Corporate Sector Authority.^[1]

Behind the scenes

D'ian was introduced as Sen III in the 1984 reference book A Guide to the Star Wars Universe by Raymond L. Velasco.^[2] "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I Wonder Where We Are," a 1990 roleplaying game source article published in the thirteenth issue of the Voyages SF magazine, introduced the misspelled name "D'lan" for the planet and placed it in the Taldot sector. Since that article was released outside of the Lucas Licensing process,^[3] it was considered non-canonical with respect to the Star Wars Legends continuity.^[4] The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry subsequently identified the planet as D'ian and placed it in grid square S-3, also overriding the Voyages SF 13 placement by instead establishing it was part of the Corporate Sector.^[1]