Trace Lyson

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"Big things brewing!"
―Trace Lyson[1]

Trace Lyson was a Human male journalist who lived on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War. After the Battle of Yavin, Lyson resided in the city of Mos Espa. During that time, Tusken Raiders in the region of Mos Eisley had become very hostile and directly threatened the city.[1] In 1 ABY,[2] one of Trace Lyson's associates by the name Trehla Keelo discovered information regarding the recent activities of Tusken near Mos Eisley. After a skirmish with the Tuskens in Junktown, she dispatched a spacer to travel from Mos Eisley to Mos Espa in order to inform Trace Lyson about the situation.[1]

Behind the scenes

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Trace Lyson was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[3]

Trace Lyson was added to the game with the release of the "Publish 17," on May 26, 2005.[4] He was part of an introductory questline for new players who spawned on Tatooine right after the completion of the "New Player Tutorial".[1] Trace Lyson's quest was removed from the game upon the release of the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005.[4]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Quest: "The Journey Onward" on Tatooine
  2. ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  3. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gal-icon Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)