Darkknell

Darkknell was an astronomical object located in^[1] the Darkknell system^[3] of the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories, situated along the Hydian Way at grid coordinates M-17.^[1] The Rebel Alliance intelligence officer Cassian Jeron Andor acted under the alias "Aach" as a senatorial contact on Darkknell.^[4]

Behind the scenes

Darkknell was first canonically mentioned in the StarWars.com article "Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens?," which was written by Mark Newbold and published on January 29, 2016.^[5] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the planet Darkknell first appeared in the novella Interlude at Darkknell by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, which was published in the 1999 anthology Tales from the New Republic.^[6]

Appearances

• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s); based on correspondence between the map and maps in other sources)
• The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6 (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem" (Mentioned in Aurebesh on computer screen)

Sources

• Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (First mentioned) (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
• Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (as Darknell)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
• "The Heroes of Rogue One" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s)) (as Darknell)
• Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire

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