Galtea system

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The Galtea system was a star system positioned in the grid square M-21 of the Standard Galactic Grid, in the Kathol sector of[4] the Western Reaches[3] and the Outer Rim Territories,[4] in a section of the Rim designated as the Galactic Frontier by the Galactic Republic during the High Republic Era.[2] It contained the inhabited terrestrial object Galtea.[1] In 230 BBY, the Nihil pirates raised a hyperspace travel-preventing barrier known as the Stormwall around area known as the Occlusion Zone,[5] which contained the Galtea system.[1]

In 229 BBY,[6] Jedi Master Elzar Mann mentioned the beings trapped behind the Stormwall to the Republic Supreme Chancellor Lina Soh to motivate her to keep fighting against the Nihil, naming those living on Galtea as an example.[1] Around 228 BBY,[7] the Nihil surrendered to the Republic following the Stormwall's fall, dissolving the Occlusion Zone territory. Its worlds[8]—including Galtea[1]—were welcomed back into the Republic if they wished, though some remained independent or under the control of individual Nihil warlords.[8]

Behind the scenes

The Galtea system was mentioned in the current Star Wars canon the appendix Star Systems of the Galaxy, published on the StarWars.com website[4] as part of Star Wars Galaxy Map[9] on June 24, 2025. Both works were authored by Jason Fry.[10] The Galtea system originates in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it first appeared in "Traitor in our Midst," a roleplaying adventure included in the[11] 1995[12] supplement The DarkStryder Campaign that was published by West End Games for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[11]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness — Based on corresponding data for Galtea
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi — Based on corresponding data for the Occlusion Zone
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Galtea system in the area of space that StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes as part of what Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Western Reaches.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
  6. ↑ Elzar Mann and Lina Soh's conversation from The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness mentioning Galtea takes place shortly before the one-year anniversary of the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which equates to 229 BBY per Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia.
  7. ↑ Chapters 38–41 of The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi take place weeks after the Battle of Eriadu, which occurs in 228 BBY per the reasoning here.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
  9. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
  10. ↑ Substack-Favicon About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 DSCheader "Traitor in our Midst" — The DarkStryder Campaign
  12. ↑ LogoBN Star Wars the Roleplaying Game: Darkstryder Campaign Boxed Set on Barnes & Noble's official website (backup link)