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Escarte was a world[4] in the Escarte system within the Keldrath sector of the Outer Rim[1] and the Slice.[2] It was situated in grid square T-6 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] Escarte was a strategic world and stronghold for the Separatist Alliance,[3] situated along the Perlemian Trade Route where the Commerce Guild maintained their major interests. Around of the time of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Separatist Alliance[4] that took place between 22 BBY and 19 BBY,[5] where the Guild sided with the Confederacy, Escarte was placed under the protection of several Diamond-class cruisers and Recusant-class light destroyers, which were also supported by Guild corvettes and bombers. The world shared its name with the Escarte Guard.[4]
Behind the scenes
Escarte was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.[4] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Escarte first appeared as an asteroid colony in Labyrinth of Evil, a 2005 novel authored by James Luceno.[6]
Sources
- Rise of the Separatists (First mentioned)
- "Republic and Separatist Ships (1)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Escarte system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Escarte system, and therefore Escarte itself, in the area of space Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes to be part of what Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Republic and Separatist Ships (1)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Rise of the Separatists
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Labyrinth of Evil