- "But the New Republic can't afford to lose any ships at the moment. However, you might try over at the Amorris system. Last I heard, the Cavrilhu pirate gang was using that as a base, and they're always in need of expert maintenance people."
- ―Lando Calrissian to Niles Ferrier upon catching him stealing a New Republic ship
The Amorris system was a star system located within the Quelii sector in the New Territories section of the Outer Rim. It contained the planet Amorris and astronomical object Morr Three. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the planet had become situated within Imperial space and had also become occupied by the Cavrilhu Pirates.
Description[]
The Amorris system was located in the Quelii sector,[1] in the New Territories portion of[2] the Outer Rim Territories.[1] It contained the planet Amorris[3] and the celestial body Morr Three.[4]
History[]
Niles Ferrier, who stole several patrol ships from the pirate base on Morr Three
Around 0 BBY,[6] Cavrilhu Pirates held a number of bases on Amorris and Morr Three,[3] from which they carried out several raids in the system.[4] In 9 ABY, the system was situated within the core territory held by the confederation of Imperial forces under Grand Admiral Thrawn's command.[2]
That year,[7] the smuggler Lando Calrissian and the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker caught the starship thief Niles Ferrier attempting to steal a New Republic vessel from the shipyards at the planet Sluis Van. In the ensuing confrontation, Calrissian suggested that instead of stealing from the New Republic Defense Fleet, Ferrier could try targeting the pirates in the Amorris system.[3] After the Cavrilhu pirates stole three IPV-1 System Patrol Crafts[8] from the New Republic, Ferrier traveled to Morr Three, where the patrol ships were held, and stole them.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
The Amorris system was first mentioned in the 1992 novel Dark Force Rising, written by Timothy Zahn as the second installment in Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy.[3] The system first appeared in the 1998 video game Star Wars: Rebellion, developed by Coolhand Interactive.[9] The 2009 book The Essential Atlas placed the Amorris system in grid square O-6,[2] and Jason Fry,[5] co-author of that book,[2] confirmed during the development of the StarWars.com Online Companion to The Essential Atlas that Morr Three was located in the system.[5]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Rebellion (First appearance)
- Dark Force Rising (First mentioned)
- Dark Force Rising abridged audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Dark Force Rising unabridged audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Dark Force Rising 1 (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Dark Force Rising
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Email from Jason Fry
- ↑ Dark Force Rising states that the Cavrilhu Pirates began their settlement in the Amorris system around the time of the Battle of Yavin, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 BBY.
- ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion dates the events of Dark Force Rising to 9 ABY.
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 112 ("Cavrllhu pirates")
- ↑ Star Wars: Rebellion
