Marleyvane system

For other uses, see Marleyvane.

The Marleyvane system was a part of the Tharin sector^[1] in the Slice portion of^[2] the Outer Rim Territories.^[1] It was situated on the Triellus Trade Route hyperlane,^[3] which connected it to the Dennogra and Junkfort systems. Shortly before the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, the Marleyvane system contained a Class IB Galactic Empire military shipyard, the output of which was limited to cruisers.^[4]

Behind the scenes

"Marleyvane is intended as a check on Mon Cal Space, plus I liked the idea of a Dickensian name for a posting way out in the middle of the lawless Outer Rim."

―Jason Fry^[5]

The Marleyvane system was first mentioned in the 2012 reference book The Essential Guide to Warfare, authored by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart.^[4] Fry later commented that the name "Marleyvane," which to him evoked^[5] the writings of Charles Dickens,^[6] seemed appropriate for an Imperial posting in a "lawless" area of the Outer Rim Territories. In addition, the author noted that the Imperial shipyard in the system was intended to serve as a check on Mon Calamari Space,^[5] a nearby region of independent, anti-Imperial shipbuilders.^[4] The StarWars.com Online Companion to the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas later placed the Marleyvane system in grid square T-8.^[1]