Escarte was a strategic[1] world,[2] as well as a stronghold for the Separatist Alliance,[1] situated along the Perlemian Trade Route where the Commerce Guild maintained their major interests. Around the time of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Separatist Alliance, where the Guild sided with the Confederacy, Escarte was placed under the protection of several Diamond-class cruisers and Recusant-class light destroyers, which were also supported by Guild corvettes and bombers. The world shared its name with the Escarte Guard.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Escarte was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.[2] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Escarte first appeared as an asteroid colony in Labyrinth of Evil, a 2005 novel authored by James Luceno.[3]
Sources[]
- Rise of the Separatists (First mentioned)
- "Republic and Separatist Ships (1)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia