- "'Executive shuttles' for senior officers and special envoys of the Ruling Council. Stored and resupplied in Najan-Rovi but built by the Corellian Engineering Corporation."
- ―Everi Chalis, in a briefing to the leaders of the 61st Mobile Infantry
Najan-Rovi was an Outer Rim and Western Reaches gas giant located along the Rimma Trade Route. Dockyards there housed starships for high-ranking figures within the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. In 3 ABY, the Rebel Alliance's 61st Mobile Infantry attacked the dockyards, deploying strike teams. The 61st left Najan-Rovi with almost a hundred burning vessels. Former Imperial governor Everi Chalis believed the attack would draw security from the Kuat Drive Yards and force the Corellian Engineering Corporation to increase ship production.
Description[]
A gas giant[3] located in the Outer Rim Territories[1] and the Western Reaches,[2] Najan-Rovi was situated along the Rimma Trade Route between[1] the planet[3] Sullust and the astronomical object Vondarc. The gas giant was situated at the grid square M-17 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] Najan-Rovi featured floating habitats for its residents and was home to some dockyards that could store and resupply starships.[3]
History[]
- "Once they're destroyed, Corellia will need to increase its production; the officers must have their toys."
- ―Chalis discusses the motive of attacking Najan-Rovi's dockyards
Najan-Rovi became the target of the 61st Mobile Infantry (patch pictured) as part of Operation Ringbreaker.
During the Galactic Civil War,[3] Najan-Rovi contributed resources for the Galactic Empire's war effort.[4] Its dockyards serviced light freighters, luxury transports, and executive shuttles built by the Corellian Engineering Corporation and used by senior Imperial officers and special envoys of the Empire's ruling council.[3] In 3 ABY,[5] the Rebel Alliance's 61st Mobile Infantry targeted Najan-Rovi as part of its Operation Ringbreaker campaign. Attacking the dockyards, the 61st's CR90 corvette Thunderstrike delivered a payload of strike teams.[3]
The dockyards, only defended by Imperial Navy Troopers and a complement of TIE fighters, fell in less than a day, and the 61st left it with almost a hundred burning vessels. Everi Chalis, a former Imperial governor working with the rebel company, believed the attack would force the Corellian Engineering Corporation to increase ship production to replace the lost starships as well as coaxing a transfer in security from the Kuat Drive Yards, the ultimate target of Operation Ringbreaker.[3] Meanwhile, the Rebel Alliance Intelligence Service examined Operation Ringbreaker, with General Crix Madine listing Najan-Rovi in a report on the campaign's first phase. The report later came under the possession of archivist Hendri Underholt, who included it in a compilation of non-electronic documents titled The Rebel Files.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Najan-Rovi first appeared in the 2015 novel Battlefront: Twilight Company, written by Alexander Freed.[3]
Appearances[]
- Battlefront: Twilight Company (First appearance, simultaneous with Battlefront: Twilight Company audiobook)
- Battlefront: Twilight Company audiobook
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars Galaxy Map
SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars Galaxy Map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map places Najan-Rovi in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Western Reaches.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Battlefront: Twilight Company
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the main events of Battlefront: Twilight Company to 3 ABY.