Centares/Legends

Centares was a terrestrial planet in the Centares system with a temperate climate and no moons.

History
It was located in the Maldrood sector on the Perlemian Trade Route at the outermost edge of the Mid Rim, and billed itself as "the last civilized stop before the wild and woolly Outer Rim". Its population was estimated to be about one billion.

During the early stages of the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Shaak Ti commanded Republic forces in the Battle of Centares.

In the waning days of the Galactic Republic, Centares called itself "the jewel of the Mid Rim," drawing traders and tourists from across the galaxy. However, the Galactic Empire tapped its lava beds and strip mined its magnificent prairies, turning it into a grimy, polluted factory world within a decade, when its resources expired and the Empire moved on. Centares endeavored to rebound, and its cities and spaceports like Muracie were still teeming, but no tourists were forthcoming.

Most representative of the depredations of the Empire was Rubyflame Lake, which once held clear, shallow, geothermally-heated water colored red by suspended silica. After the Empire, the waters retained their reddish cast, but were tainted by pollutants capable of dissolving flesh in minutes.

From Centares, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa tracked a House of Tagge Mining Explorer to Achtnak Turbine Station on Yavin 4.

It was on this planet that Darth Vader killed Beilert Valance, inspiring Tyler Lucian to suicide rather than betray the name of Luke Skywalker to Vader. Despite Lucian's sacrifice, Vader learned the name of Luke Skywalker from another Rebel pilot whom he interrogated on Centares.

Appearances

 * Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:3:22
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars 25: Siege at Yavin
 * Star Wars 27: Return of the Hunter
 * Star Wars 29: Dark Encounter
 * Vader's Quest
 * Star Wars Rebellion 16: Vector, Part 8
 * The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader