Unidentified dead moon

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A terrestrial dead moon was located in the Nihil pirates' Occlusion Zone region of space during the High Republic Era.[1] By 228 BBY,[2] a starfighter belonging to San Tekka clan member Cair San Tekka had been left on the moon's dark side.[1]

That year,[2] before heading to[1] the Mid Rim's[3] Chommell sector planet Naboo, San Tekka traveled to the moon in his shuttle, the Brightbird. After leaving the vessel on the moon's dark side, San Tekka left in his fighter, which he piloted to[1] the Chommell sector planet[3] Jafan. After eventually arriving on Naboo, San Tekka recalled his visit to the dead moon.[1]

Around 228 BBY,[4] the Nihil surrendered to the Galactic Republic following the Stormwall hyperspace barrier's fall, which dissolved the Occlusion Zone as a territory. The worlds of the Occlusion Zone,[5] including the dead moon,[1] were welcomed back into the Republic if they wished. However, some opted to retain their independence, while others remained under the control of individual Nihil warlords.[5]

Behind the scenes

The dead moon was mentioned in the 2024 novel The High Republic: Temptation of the Force, written by Tessa Gratton and published as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's[1] Phase III.[6]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The High Republic: Temptation of the Force
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates Starlight Beacon's destruction to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic: Temptation of the Force takes place one year and six weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon and its events span a few months, it must be set in 228 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Queen's Peril
  4. ↑ Chapters 38–41 of The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi take place weeks after the Battle of Eriadu, which occurs in 228 BBY per the reasoning here.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
  6. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)