Ilamna

Ilamna was an astronomical object^[2] located in the star system of the same name, which was a part of the Eucer sector of the Mid Rim.^[1] The celestial body was situated in the region known as the Divide during the Tionese War,^[2] fought between the Galactic Republic and the Honorable Union of Desevro & Tion.^[3] During that time, Ilamna had been settled by Republic colonists.^[2]

Shortly before the war's end^[2] around 23,900 BBY,^[4] Republic settlements on the astronomical object Okator VIII were destroyed by a Tionese military force. A local farm boy–turned–Republic soldier, who had witnessed the attack, later narrated an account of the attack in a Baragwin sense lattice. The soldier noted that the Tionese could have just as well chosen as their target any of the other settled celestial bodies of the Divide, including Ilamna.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Ilamna was originally meant to be mentioned in the 2012 reference book The Essential Guide to Warfare by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart; however, the section that would have mentioned the astronomical object was cut before the book's release.^[2]

The information regarding Ilamna was later released in 2014 as part of Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, a series of articles published on the StarWars.com Blog by Fry and Erich Schoeneweiss containing various cut content from The Essential Guide to Warfare.^[2] The StarWars.com Online Companion to the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas placed the Ilamna system, and therefore the celestial body itself, in grid square Q-7.^[1]

Sources

• Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 4: The Rise of the Republic on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)

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