Ordnance/Regional Depot/Legends
An Ordnance/Regional Depot, abbreviated Ord, was a planet which served as a military outpost during the height of the Galactic Republic. These depots were set up as the Core Worlds began to colonize rimward worlds from around 13,000 BBY.[1] During the Pius Dea Era, the Ordnance/Regional Depot worlds served as a network of forward military and scout bases for Republic Navy units and Cathedral ships led by missionaries expanding into the Frontier. These worlds were used to deploy Pius Dea forces during Contispex's anti-alien crusades.[2]
Over a period of a few thousand years, the abbreviation stuck, and many planets from that era were commonly described with their "Ord" title. Many of the planets settled as military bases were designed to protect colonists, specifically Human colonists, who settled into the depths of space. It was often done out of a reaction of speciesism to protect Humans from indigenous aliens.
List of Ord planets
Appearances
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
- Star Wars Episode I: Racer
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact
- The Cestus Deception
- The Hive
"To Fight Another Day" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First mentioned)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25
- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron unabridged audiobook
- Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood
- The Last Command
- The Last Command audiobook
- Vision of the Future
- Vision of the Future unabridged audiobook
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 5 (Mentioned only)
- "To Fight Another Day" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
- "Passages" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (Mentioned only)
- HoloNet News Vol. 531 45
- HoloNet News Vol. 531 50
- Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Mentioned only)
Sources
- The Last Command Sourcebook
- Alliance Intelligence Reports
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures
- Pirates & Privateers
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- The New Essential Chronology
"Ord Vaxal: Prison Planet of the Empire"—Polyhedron 165- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)- The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Strongholds of Resistance
Notes and references
- ↑ The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side