Bilbringi

Bilbringi was an inhabited planet in the Inner Rim's Bilbringi system. Bilbringi was the site of the Bilbringi Shipyards and played a pivotal role in the Thrawn Campaign. The Bilbringi system was choked with asteroids and debris; it lay close to several military shipment lanes. The asteroids of the planet were rich in metals and other natural resources.

Thrawn campaign
During the reign of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Bilbringi was under the command of General Drost and the shipyards were devoted almost entirely to the production of Star Destroyers. Bilbringi was also where Grand Admiral Thrawn began the installation of cloaking devices on several warships and on asteroids, in preparation for his attack on Coruscant.



As a host to a rare crystal gravfield trap, the quickest way to identify cloaked objects, the New Republic determined that they had to attack Bilbringi to obtain the device. This is because Thrawn had placed cloaked asteroids in a siege of Coruscant. The New Republic had decided to attack the Bilbringi instead of another less defended station to confuse the Empire. Thrawn predicted the move and laid a trap out for the New Republic fleet. However, when Thrawn was assassinated by his bodyguard Rukh during the height of the battle, his second-in-command, Captain Gilad Pellaeon was forced to retreat and abandon Bilbringi to the New Republic.

New Republic
Following the battle and its subsequent capture, Bilbringi became a major base for the New Republic fleet. The Super Star Destroyer Lusankya was brought to the shipyards to complete her repairs before re-entering service as a New Republic warship.

By 12 ABY, the world was represented in the New Republic Senate.

Yuuzhan Vong Invasion
During the Yuuzhan Vong War Bilbringi was captured by the invaders. In 26 ABY, the Adumari launched a flanking maneuver against the Yuuzhan Vong forces near the planet.

Near the end of the war, in 30 ABY, the Galactic Alliance and Imperial Remnant combated the Yuuzhan Vong in the second Battle of Bilbringi, as part of Operation Trinity. However, the operation failed, due to the Vong bringing down the HoloNet. The Alliance forces had to retreat, but not without both sides suffering heavy losses.

Behind the scenes

 * The Final Prophecy directly states, apparently incorrectly, that there are no inhabited planets in the Bilbringi system.
 * The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Bilbringi in the Farfin Sector (a misspelling of the true Farrfin Sector) of the Galactic Core.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance
 * The Last Command
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge
 * N.R.I. Reports
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Balance Point
 * Star by Star
 * Destiny's Way
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force