- "You'll want to get to the port tonight. Docking bay eight. There's a cargo flight waiting for you."
- ―A machine shop owner, to Soujen Vak-Nhalis
Docking bay eight was a docking bay located within a port on the planet Li'eta, which operated during the Imperial Era.[1] Around 19 BBY,[2] a local machine shop owner who had previously been an operative for the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars between it and the Galactic Republic helped former Separatist operative Soujen Vak-Nhalis find a way to leave Li'eta. She suggested that he leave for docking bay eight at the port that night for a cargo flight to transport him. However, Vak-Nhalis studied her and surmised that the woman was lying and killed her for exposing his identity. Eventually, he found his way off the planet via other means.[1]
Behind the scenes
Docking bay eight was mentioned in the 2025 novel Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, written by Alexander Freed as the first installment of the Star Wars: Reign of the Empire trilogy.[1]
Appearances
- Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (and audiobook) (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear
- ↑
Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss on Penguin Books' official United Kingdom website (backup link) establishes the events of Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear take place thirteen years before the events of Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss. 
Rebecca Roanhorse (@rebeccaroanhorse) on Instagram (post): "Title and updated release date of my upcoming STAR WARS novel announced at SDCC. THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS takes place a year before Andor S1." (backup link) states that Edge of the Abyss takes place a year before the events of Andor Season 1, which are set in 5 BBY per the reasoning here. Therefore, the events of Edge of the Abyss must be set in 6 BBY, and the events of The Mask of Fear in 19 BBY.