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Unknown Regions

Category: Locations
Type: Interstellar

This area on the fringes of the galaxy was located beyond the explored limits of Wild Space, and extended the very limits of the galaxy's outermost spiral. Few spacers bothered to attempt travel into the Unknown Regions, since many star charts had absolutely no data on its astronomy. Because of the gulf created by Wild Space, many of the races that made their homes in the Unknown Regions were just as unaware of the existence of the rest of the galaxy. Only a few ships ever managed to return from the Unknown Regions, and they often spoke of the strange and dangerous races the encountered. During the height of the New Order, the Unknown Regions were considered by many spacers to be areas of Imperial occupation beyond the universe defined by the Old Republic. By the time of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, the Unknown Regions accounted for just fifteen percent of the galaxy, yet much of it remained unexplored by the New Republic. The primary reason for this was the fact that the Chiss controlled most of the border between the Unknown Regions and the rest of the galaxy. They severely limited traffic into the Unknown Regions, but they also mapped large portions of the Unknown Regions as part of an ambitious mission developed by Grand Admiral Thrawn. Decades of exploration revealed a wealth of unusual creatures and races, along with a wealth of information on the appearance of the rogue planet Zonama Sekot.

Source Abbreviations Listing - HTTE, EGP, FH2, OF

For more information, please read or view the following material(s):

Force Heretic II: Refugee, by Sean Williams and Shane Dix, copyright 2003, from Del Rey Books

Heir to the Empire, by Timothy Zahn, copyright 1991, from Bantam Spectra Books

Outbound Flight, by Timothy Zahn, copyright 2006, from Del Rey Books

Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons, by Daniel Wallace, copyright 1998, from Del Rey Books

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