Inner Cluster

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The Inner Cluster was a star cluster and sector of the Inner Rim Territories[1] and the Slice.[2] In grid square O-11 of the Standard Galactic Grid, it contained the Cona system,[1] which was the location of the desert planet Cona, homeworld of the sentient Arcona species.[3]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, the Inner Cluster was mentioned in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published alongside the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com[1] on June 24, 2025. Both were written by Jason Fry.[6]

The sector originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in "Jedi Chef," a non-canon comic written by Randy Stradley and published by Dark Horse Comics in the seventh issue of the Star Wars Tales series[7] on March 7, 2001[8] Its first canonical mention to the Legends continuity then occured in the StarWars.com Online Companion to the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Fry.[9]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star Wars Galaxy Map poster places the Cona system, and therefore the Inner Cluster per StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version), in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Alien Archive
  4. ↑ The High Republic: Path of Vengeance
  5. ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats the Setar as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Setaran species.
  6. ↑ Substack-Favicon About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
  7. ↑ StarWarsTales-Icon "Jedi Chef" — Star Wars Tales 7
  8. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars Tales (1999) #7 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  9. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)