Saqqar was an icy planet[2] that was located within the Saqqar system in Hutt Space,[1] a region of the galaxy controlled by the Hutt species. The planet lay on the hyperlane called the Dead Road, which connected it to the worlds of Tisht and Usk. A smaller hyperlane linked the planet to the world of Nar Haaska.[2]
The surface of Saqqar was covered in snowy plains, where colossal ruined towers were visible that were left behind by an extinct civilization. Saqqar was orbited by a half-derelict orbital station that served the needs of the occasional starship traveling along The Dead Road.[2] The Kajidier kajidic, a Hutt clan, had influence on Saqqar.[3]
Behind the scenes
- "And then there were names I thought sounded strange and vaguely foreboding, such as Saqqar and Usk."
- ―Jason Fry
Saqqar was first mentioned in The Essential Atlas, a 2009 reference book co-authored by Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace, which placed the planet in grid square T-11.[2] In a 2009 article published on Suvudu.com, Fry noted that the name of Saqqar sounded unusual and somewhat foreboding to him.[4]
Sources
- The Essential Atlas (First mentioned)
STAR WARS: THE ESSENTIAL ATLAS – Mapping Hutt Space on Suvudu.com (original site is defunct)- Lords of Nal Hutta
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lords of Nal Hutta
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
STAR WARS: THE ESSENTIAL ATLAS – Mapping Hutt Space on Suvudu.com (original site is defunct)
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