** NOTE: In August
2009, the book Star Wars: The
Essential Atlas was released. I was thrilled to see that they
included the Craci System in the Corporate Sector chapter and that they
even put it on the outskirts of the Sector like the earlier West End
Games sources had done. However, I was less thrilled to see that they
had added previously-unknown details about the Craci System in the Essential Atlas writeup. I try very
hard to make sure my setting is as canon-compliant as possible (and
before anyone says anything, yes, I had a plausible and canon-workable
reason for the Empire's presence in the Craci System despite their
being in the Corporate Sector), but these new details about the Craci
System mean that my background for the Imperial occupation of that
system could never happen. I can't change Darin's homeworld or his
reasons for joining the Rebellion without fundamentally and totally
changing his character. That means my two options are 1) change my
stories to match the new information in the Atlas and keep it as canon as
possible, or 2) ignore the new information and keep things in the Craci
System the way I've developed them on my own for the past literally
eight years before the Atlas
was published. Since Option 1 essentially boils down to scrapping just
about everything I've written for the sole reason of trying to "stay
canon", I've decided to go with Option 2. I'm sure this seems trivial
to some people, but it was an important decision for me and one I did
not make lightly because either choice has ramifications. So what I'm
trying to say in this whole long paragraph is that my Craci System does
not match the Craci System in the Essential
Atlas. **
Craci Four is Darin's homeworld
and makes its largest appearance in
"The
Storm After the Calm" (and another large appearance in "The Way"). The Rebel
Alliance
Sourcebook for
West
End Games has a listing for Cracian
Thumpers, and for me that was the origin of the Craci System. I
made
up a brief history and culture for the world of Craci Four, and if I
ever
get it written up in a legible format then I'll post it here. But until
then, "Storm", "The Way" and the following planetary stats will have to
do.
Yes,
the planetary scientist in me actually sat down one day and calculated
these planetary properties. Blame my professors. (Note: these are not
"canon"
stats.)
| Planetary Stats |
| Donri |
Treminal III is an original planet serving as Mackin's homeworld. I don't have much written out for it yet, but I have a lot developed and planned for it. "Root and Weed" and "In-Dependence" are both set on that planet, and "Trip Around the Sun" will explore it a lot more if I ever finish that story.
More history and info on other major planets I work with should be
coming eventually.
