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- "It's easy to get lost out in space around here. The other day I was too busy gazing at the nebulas to watch where I was going. Next thing I knew, I was lost. Good thing I had that 'hyperspace back to station' program installed on my navicomputer."
- ―A Car'das pilot
The Bright Jewel system, also referred to as the Ord Mantell system, contained the planet of Ord Mantell and the primary star, Bright Jewel.
History[]
- "The life of a pilot is pretty good around here. With all the pirates and Hutts flying around, the station pays well for our services."
- ―A Car'das pilot
During the Galactic Civil War, Space stations in the system included the Tansarii Point Station[3] and its twin station Nova Orion Station,[5] the dangerous asteroid base Station Gamma, and the H-5 70 Mining Facility, which was used by the Dynath Miners.[3]

Darth Vader pursued the Millennium Falcon in the Bright Jewel system.
The area known as Darkveil Eclipse served as a central hub of all Black Sun activities in the system during the Galactic Civil War.[3]
In 1 ABY,[8] several quadrants of the system were the site of a battle between Car'das and Black Sun forces.[3]
Appearances[]

Ord Mantell and its many moons in the Bright Jewel system
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
- Scoundrel's Luck
- "The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell" (colorized in Classic Star Wars 1–2) (First appearance)
- "Darth Vader Strikes" (colorized in Classic Star Wars 2–4) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
"Rendezvous at Ord Mantell" — Star Wars Gamer 1
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
- Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
Sources[]
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I Wonder Where We Are" — Voyages SF 13 (Unlicensed) (as Ord Mandel system)
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition (as Ord Mantell system)
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
Freedom Station on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Friday Feature – Nova Orion on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Friday Feature – Sait's Rebellion on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct) (Mentioned only)
- The Essential Atlas
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (as Ord Mantell system)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 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 3.13 3.14 3.15
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — New Player Tutorial
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Chapter 8: The Nova Orion Crisis
- ↑
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Jedi Knight Mission: "New Intelligence" on Ord Mantell
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Conversation with "a Car'das pilot" on Tansarii Point Station
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.