Touring the Galaxy: Outer Rim Gordian Reach

Arda System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Arda I

o Arda II

o Arda III

A minor system in the sector, Arda was occupied by Xim’s empire early in its history. However, throughout most of galactic history, the Arda system enjoyed relative independence, briefly coming under Mandalorian and Sith control during the Mandalorian Wars and Jedi Civil War, respectively, Rebel and Imperial control during the Galactic Civil War, and lastly Yuuzhan Vong control during their invasion of the galaxy.

While little is mentioned about Arda III’s landscape and climate, Arda I was a sparsely populated world adorned with vast arid deserts and wastelands, and a small subarctic zone of alpine forests near the northern reaches of the planet, providing what little ecosystem the planet had with water and other necessary resources for the survival of life. Arda II was an industrial world that housed most of the system’s population, utilizing the planets plains and grasslands for agriculture.

Arkuda System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Arkuda

Homeworld of the Arkudan species bearing ursine qualities, Arkuda was a minor planet in the region, situated at a crossroads of two regional hyperlane trade routes. The planet’s landscape was primarily rocky, adorned by large mountain ranges, crags, canyons, and plateaus. Its semi-arid climate made vegetation sparce.

Atorra System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Atorra

A barren world of arid wastelands, Atorra was a remote world inhabited by the felinoid B’trillans, using its sparce grasslands as an agricultural colony. By 43 ABY, the colony was in ruins due to a devastating drought.

Barison System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Barison

Homeworld of the low-tech Barisoni species, Barison was an aquatic world, its population living in cities floating on the oceanic surface. Barison acted as the primary source of fishing for the sector.

Betshish System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Betshish

A swampy world home to an unnamed sentient species, Betshish came under nominal Imperial control during the Galactic Civil War.

Bronsoon System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Bronsoon

Bronsoon was a remote world colonized by humans thousands of years before the rise of the Galactic Republic.

B’trilla System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o B’trilla

A stormy world of foggy coastal wetlands, B’trilla was a minor planet home to the felinoid B’trilla species.

Capella System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Capella

A minor terrestrial world situated at the crossroads of two regional hyperlane trade routes, Capella was used by the denizens of the Arda system as a mining colony.

Chenowei System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Chenowei

A remote rustic world, Chenowei was colonized by a local anti-technology religion.

Durgen’s Star System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: Durgen’s Star

· Orbits: none

A system void of any planetary orbits, Durgen’s Star was utilized as a waypoint along a regional hyperlane route. The system contained a debris field, possibly the remains of a planet destroyed by an ancient supernova. Mining expeditions were set up to explore the debris for any valuable resources, though it yielded little success by 43 ABY.

Elamposnia System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Elamposnia

A remote planet, Elamposnia served as the monastery world for a local anti-technology religion.

Far Indosa System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o two unnamed planets

Discovered in the last centuries of the Republic, Far Indosa was a remote world settled by immigrants from nearby Near Indosa. Around the time of the dissolution of the Republic, the planets were opened for mining expeditions.

Feena System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Feena

Originally a remote world in Xim’s empire, Feena was a major commercial hub for its region of the sector come the Galactic Civil War.

Feldwes System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Feldwes

Though in a remote part of the sector, Feldwes served as the industrial headquarters for its region of the sector.

Feswe Minor System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: Feswe Minor

· Orbits: none

Feswe Minor was an empty system used as a waypoint along regional hyperlane routes.

Feswe Prime System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: Feswe Prime

· Orbits: none

Feswe Prime was an empty system, its red dwarf too unstable to be used as a safe waypoint for hyperlane routes.

Glade System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Glade

Glade was a remote industrial world plagued with acidic rainstorms.

Gulvitch System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Gulvitch

Gulvitch was a remote world utilized by nearby systems as a mining colony.

Jovan System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o two unnamed planets (presumably Jovan I & II)

o Jovan III

All three planets in the Jovan system were fertile agri-worlds, serving as the sector’s primary source of food. Jovan III acted as the system’s capital, coordinating exports to the rest of the sector via the space station Jovan Station, both as a Republic member up until the Clone Wars, and as an Imperial world during the Galactic Civil War.

Kalishik System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Kalishik

Homeworld of the seal-like T’sarki species, Kalishik was a remote world lush with forests and oceans.

Karsten’s World System (R-4)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Karsten’s World

Karsten’s World was a remote system restricted for use to only the upper hierarchy of a local religious sect.

Kli’aar System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Kli’aar

Kli’aar was a remote world and homeworld of the four-armed Kli’aari species. During the Galactic Civil War, the planet was controlled by the Galactic Empire, and was the site of a battle between Imperial and Rebel forces.

Korphir System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Korphir

Primarily landscaped by sprawling cities, Korphir was a remote planet that came under nominal Imperial rule during the Galactic Civil War.

Kravos System (R-5)

· Sun/Star: Kravos

· Orbits: none

Kravos was a remote, empty system, slowly forming a gas giant from the debris in its accretion disk.

Krylon System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Krylon

Krylon was a minor industrial planet in the sector, keeping its production local.

Kushibah System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Kushibah

Homeworld of the lagomorph Kushiban species, Kushibah was a serene world of lush forests, mountain ranges, oceans, rivers, and silkweed plains. Lacking urban developments, the planet was primarily a textile and agricultural world for the sector.

Ladarra System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Ladarra

A remote desert world settled by the Republic as a mining colony, Ladarra was mostly abandoned come the time of the Galactic Civil War.

Little Capella System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Little Capella

Little Capella was a remote world utilized as a mining colony by corporate excavators.

Mannova System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Mannova

Homeworld of the mammalan Mannovan species, Mannova was utilized as a junk world by the time of the Galactic Civil War, its ecosystem all but destroyed from the pollution.

Marrovia System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Marrovia

Marrovia was a minor agri-world in the sector, its grasslands used for farming and grazing.

Mogoshyn System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Mogoshyn

Mogoshyn was a remote industrial world, run-down from centuries of neglect.

Near Indosa System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Near Indosa

Near Indosa was a minor world in the sector, being utilized by the Galactic Republic as a mining colony for millennia. By the time of the Clone Wars, the resources were mostly depleted, and the bulk of the population moved to nearby Far Indosa to mine the resources there.

Pinoora System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Pinoora

A regional trade and entertainment hub, Pinoora was occupied by Imperial forces during the Galactic Civil War.

Povanaria System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Povanaria

Home of the frog-like amphibious Povanarian species, Povanaria was a windswept world landscaped by grasslands, mossy plains, and marshes. The planet would join the New Republic in the later years of the Galactic Civil War.

Presbalin System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Presbalin

Presbalin was a minor urbanized world situated along one of the sector’s regional hyperlane routes.

Pygorix System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Pygorix

Situated along a regional hyperland route in the sector, Pygorix was a wealthy retreat world for a local religion.

Quanducial System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: Quanducial

· Orbits: none

Quanducial was an empty system that saw little galactic traffic.

Selitan System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Selitan

Nestled along a regional hyperlane route, Selitan was a mining world controlled by corporate conglomerates.

Tenara System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Tenara

A remote world, Tenara was originally controlled by pirates; however, by 43 ABY, the planet shifted to farming.

Tertiary Feswe System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: Tertiary Feswe

· Orbits: none

Tertiary Fewse was a remote, empty system used as a waypoint along a regional hyperlane route.

The Cometwash System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: The Cometwash

· Orbits: none

The Cometwash was an empty system, known for its brilliant display of comets orbiting the blue giant.

Torque System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Torque

Capital of the sector, Torque was a dreary industrial world occupied by the Empire during the Galactic Civil War.

Trinovat System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Trinovat

Home of the humanoid triclops Trinovate species, Trinovat was a lush world that housed sizable mining and farming operations on the planet.

Troos System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Troos

Originally called Vynx while under the rule of Xim’s empire, Troos was a remote world predominately covered by subarctic forests. Following the collapse of Xim’s empire, the planet remained neutral throughout galactic history.

Usta System (Q-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Usta

Usta was a minor world, utilized by nearby systems as an energy mining colony. Over the millennia, energy excavation left Usta barren and poisoned.

Vaal System (P-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Vaal

§ at least one unnamed moon/satellite

Vaal was a remote world of grasslands and marshes. During the Galactic Civil War, it came under Imperial rule.

Wetyin’s Colony System (Q-5)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Wetyin’s Colony

A remote, dry planet, Wetyin’s Colony was briefly settled around 10 BBY as an agricultural colony. Years later, the planet would be abandoned. During the Galactic Civil War, the planet came under nominal control of the Empire.

Xochtl System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: unnamed

· Orbits:

o Xochtl

A terrestrial world of crags and spires, Xochtl was a remote planet that was the homeworld of the Bagmim species. In the later years of the Galactic Civil War, Xochtl joined the New Republic.

Yavin System (P-6)

· Sun/Star: Yavin

· Orbits:

o Fiddanl

o Stroiketcy

o Yavin Prime

§ 26 named moons/satellites (Yavin 1-26)

A barren, scorched world, Fiddanl was found to be rich in alloys and ores, however, its proximity to its star and its remote position in the sector, made the planet unattractive to mining operations. Likewise, the waterworld Stroiketcy was also rich in resources, being utilized as a mining colony by the Yuuzhan Vong during their invasion of the galaxy.

Though a gas giant, Yavin Prime housed many orbiting space stations during its history. Originally conquered by the Rakatan early in the galaxy’s history, Yavin remained in isolation for millennia until it was utilized as a gem mining location circa 4,000 BBY, shifting hands many times throughout galactic history, ultimately coming under Yuuzhan Vong control in 26 ABY.

Yavin 8 was one of three habitable moons of Yavin Prime. It was an arid and cold alpine world, home to the amphibious mermaid Melodie species of humanoids. Due to its remote location in the orbit around its planet, Yavin 8 was discovered by the Sith in 3,997 BBY but record of the discovery was lost when the Sith race went extinct years later. Yavin 8 was eventually re-discovered by the Jedi in 22 ABY while establishing their Jedi praxeum.

Another habitable moon, Yavin 13, was the home of the rodent-like Gerbs, and serpent-like Slith species. The moon was hot and humid, with swaths of deserts, marshy grasslands, and shallow seas. The moon remained neutral through most of galactic history, until all life was wiped out by the Yuuzhan Vong in 26 ABY.

The last habitable moon was Yavin 4, a lush world of dense swamps and rainforests. Yavin 4 was colonized by the Sith following their defeat in the Great Hyperspace War in 5,000 BBY. Over the next thousand years, the Sith would slowly corrupt the planet, making it a dark side nexus. However, by the end of the Great Sith War, circa 3,996 BBY, the Sith had been eradicated from the planet and the Jedi spent decades terraforming and purging the planet of its dark side influence.

Roughly three centuries later, the Force sect Order of Revan took over the moon, hoping to gain insight from the tomb of the Sith Lord Exar Kun. By this time the Jedi city was abandoned after the successful restoration of Yavin 4. The moon was re-discovered roughly five centuries before the collapse of the Republic. The Galactic Civil War, the Rebel Alliance utilized the ancient Sith temples as their base, destroying the infamous Death Star before being driven offworld.

Years later, the Jedi would rediscover the forgotten Jedi city and establish the first praxeum of the New Jedi Order on the moon. Yavin 4 was the site of multiple battles during the Galactic Civil War, the moon ultimately left uninhabited after the Yuuzhan Vong were forced from the moon and their terraforming operations halted.

Denarii Nebula (P-6)

The result of a double-star system going supernova in 5,000 BBY, the Denarii Nebula was an unstable, non-traversable region in the Gordian Reach. The research post Denarii Station was established in the region to study the celestial phenomenon, ultimately being abandoned centuries before 40 ABY.

The Roil (Q-5/Q-6)

A stellar nursery of developing stars, navigating the nebula was practically impossible, though privateers traversed the dangerous gas clouds stalking prey along nearby hyperlane routes. A portion of the Roil, known as the Vallusk Cluster, was a budding cluster of proto-stars.