Dornea

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"A gem among the smaller capital ships. Who still uses these?"
"Dornea, my dear Statura. Dornea uses them."
―Ushos O. Statura and Admiral Gial Ackbar, in annotations of The Rebel Files[5]

Dornea, located in the Outer Rim Territories' Lothal sector, was the homeworld of the Dorneans, who designed the Braha'tok-class gunships to protest their homeworld against the Empire. Some of the gunships saw further action in a growing rebellion against the Empire, especially after Dornea joined the officialized Rebel Alliance. Dornea continued to use the Braha'tok-class gunships through 34 ABY.

Description

Dornea was an astronomical object[3] located in the Lothal sector's Dornea system within an intersecting portion of the Outer Rim Territories[1] and the Slice regions.[2] It was situated at the coordinates U-7 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1]

History

The Braha'tok-class gunship was designed to protect Dornea

The Braha'tok-class gunship was designed to protect Dornea

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Dornea's native Dorneans[3] designed the Braha'tok-class gunship,[4] which were manufactured by the Dornean Braha'ket Fleetworks Conglomerate to protect Dornea from the Empire[3] and patrol the Dornea system. Following a Dornean treaty,[6] some of these gunships saw service with a growing rebellion against the Empire[5] by around 4 BBY.[7] The rebellion became officialized the Rebel Alliance in 2 BBY,[8] and after the Alliance secured a decisive victory at the Battle of Yavin[4] in 0 BBY,[8] Dornea joined their cause and brought more Braha'tok-class gunships with them.[4]

The gunships continued to protect the Dornean homeworld after the fall of the Empire.[3] In 34 ABY,[9] the archive of non-electronic documents known as the The Rebel Files were uncovered during an excavation on the planet Durkteel and eventually reached the Resistance, a private military with roots to the Rebel Alliance. Resistance Admiral Ushos O. Statura questioned wrote a note in a section on the Braha'tok-class gunship, questioning who still used them. Resistance Admiral Gial Ackbar left a note reply that Dornea still used the vessels.[5]

Behind the scenes

Dornea was introduced into the current canon when it was mentioned in the 2017 boxset and reference book Star Wars: The Rebel Files, written by Daniel Wallace.[5] In Star Wars Legends continuity, Dornea was first mentioned in the 1996 novel Before the Storm, written by Michael P. Kube-McDowell.[10]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Dornea system
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Dornea system, and therefore Dornea itself, in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Starships and Speeders
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Star Wars: The Rebel Files
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
  7. ↑ The section of Star Wars: The Rebel Files that first mentions the Braha'tok-class gunships being part of the rebellion is set after the Blockade of Ibaar, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 4 BBY.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Timelines
  9. ↑ Star Wars: The Rebel Files establishes that The Rebel Files were buried on the same day as the Battle of Endor, which takes place in 4 ABY, according to Star Wars: Timelines. Since Star Wars: The Rebel Files also establishes that the files were rediscovered thirty years later, they must have been uncovered in 34 ABY.
  10. ↑ Before the Storm
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