Flarestar system

The Flarestar system,^[3] was a star system located in the Narvath sector of the galaxy's Expansion Region.^[1] It was located along the Gamor Run^[4] and contained a star orbited by the planet Aridus, homeworld of the Chubbit species.^[3]

Behind the scenes

The Flarestar system was originally created for the Star Wars Legends reference book The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons, written by Daniel Wallace, edited by Sue Rostoni and Steve Saffel, and illustrated by Brandon McKinney and Scott Kolins^[3] and released In July 1998.^[5] The Essential Atlas, a Legends reference book written by Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace^[4] and released on August 18, 2009,^[6] identified it as the Aridus system and placed it in grid square O-14.^[4]

Appearances

• The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct (Appears on screen only)
• Dark Times 11 (In flashback(s))
• "The Return of Ben Kenobi" (colorized in Classic Star Wars 10–11) (First appearance)
• A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker (and audiobook)

Sources

• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (First identified as Flarestar system)
• The Essential Atlas (as Aridus system)
• Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (as Aridus system)
• "The Empire Strips Back" — Star Wars Insider 112 (reprinted in Special Edition 2012 and The Best of Star Wars Insider Volume 2) (Picture only)
• The Essential Guide to Warfare (as Aridus system)
• Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook (as Aridus system)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Collector's Guide & Galaxy Chart (as Aridus system)
• This Is Podracing: Sports in the Star Wars Galaxy, Part 1 on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete) (as Aridus system)
• Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook (as Aridus system)
• Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook (as Aridus system)

Notes and references