Persis IX

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"Grindalids hail from Persis IX, a gloomy, cloud-covered world in the Expansion Region […]"
―The Galactic Explorer's Guide[4]

Persis IX was an Expansion Region world that was home to the sentient, worm-like Grindalid species. Its dense atmosphere blocked most of the light, to which the Grindalids' eyes and skin were highly sensitive.

Description

"The Grindalid homeworld has such a dense atmosphere that little light is let in, giving the native species very sensitive eyes that are easily damaged on lighter worlds."
―An entry of an artist's journal[5]

Persis IX was a world[4] located in the Bes Ber Bikade sector[3] of the Expansion Region[1] and the Trailing Sectors.[2] It was situated in grid square L-15 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] Persis IX occupied the ninth orbital position[4] in the Persis system,[3] and it was a gloomy, cloud-covered world.[4] Its atmosphere was so dense that it filtered out most of the light.[5]

History

At some point, Persis IX was referred to in an entry of an artist's journal dedicated to the world's native Grindalid species. The journal was eventually restored, expanded, and displayed at the Graf Archive[5] at some point no earlier than 34 ABY.[6] In the journal, the entry on the Grindalids was grouped together with passages describing species from humid habitats.[5] Around the same time,[7] Persis IX was also mentioned in the book Galactic Explorer's Guide, which was authored by the pirate Hondo Ohnaka and his protocol droid, DK-RA-43.[4]

Inhabitants

icon Main article: Grindalid

Persis IX was the homeworld of the sentient, worm-like Grindalid species,[4] which was adapted for living underwater.[8] Their eyes were highly sensitive to light,[5] and their skin burned upon contact with direct sunlight.[4]

Behind the scenes

The Grindalid homeworld was first mentioned in Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide, a 2018 reference book written by Pablo Hidalgo.[8] It was first identified as Persis IX by the 2019 book Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide by Jason Fry.[4]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars Galaxy Map poster — Based on corresponding data for Persis system
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places the Persis system, and therefore Persis IX, in the area of space StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes to be part of what Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Trailing Sectors.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Persis system
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Star Wars: Alien Archive
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Alien Archive, which is presented as a restored in-universe journal, mentions Poe Dameron's mutiny against Amilyn Holdo, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY, meaning the document must have been published at some point no earlier than that year.
  7. ↑ According to Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide, the Galactic Explorer's Guide was authored at some point following the Battle of Crait. Star Wars: Timelines places that conflict in 34 ABY.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
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