Hesperidium

Hesperidium
Astrographical information
Region(s)	Core Worlds Northern Dependencies The Slice Arrowhead
Sector	Corusca sector Coruscant sector
System	Coruscant system
Orbited body	Coruscant
Grid square	L-9
Trade routes	Corellian Run Coruscant–Dantooine hyperlane Koros Trunk Line Leisure Corridor Martial Cross Metellos Trade Route Namadii Corridor Perlemian Trade Route Shawken Spur
Societal information
Primary language(s)	Galactic Basic Standard
Affiliation	Galactic Empire New Republic Galactic Federation of Free Alliances

"Oh, yes, Palpatine loved that place…"

―Mara Jade Skywalker

Hesperidium was one of the four moons of Coruscant.

History

"Those three smell wrong, Lady. They are no living flesh."
"Technically, it is living flesh, though. They're synthdroids, Ezrakh. I've seen them in the pleasure domes on Hesperidium and Carosi. Sculpted synthflesh over metal armatures."

―Ezrakh and Leia Organa Solo

The planet Coruscant and three of its four moons

During the Imperial Era, Emperor Palpatine had a retreat on Hesperidium. A large number of TT-8L/XSS gatekeeper droids were installed on the resort moon. Furthermore, many New Republic diplomats stayed on Hesperidium during their travels to the Coruscant system. It was the last stopping place of the Adamantine and the Borealis before they departed with Leia Organa Solo for the Meridian sector, for a meeting with Seti Ashgad.

During the Second Galactic Civil War, the Hesperidium resort moon was still in operation, though with less clientele spending money on travel, and more on rebuilding their lives. Jedi Master Mara Jade Skywalker tracked Lumiya to the moon, where a vicious duel ensued. Jade Skywalker was battered and bruised, and Lumiya sustained several injuries to her cybernetic and organic systems as well. Jade Skywalker believed that if not for the intervention of Ship, a Sith Meditation Sphere, she would have been successful in killing Lumiya.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
• Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only)
• Planet of Twilight (First appearance)
• Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice

Sources

• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Guide to Droids
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I (Indirect mention only)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 15 DOO 1-2: TT-8L Door Droid
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 47 MAN 5-6: Droid Manufacturers
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds (Indirect mention only)
• Coruscant: Center of the Empire on Wizards.com (original site is defunct) (Indirect mention only)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 85 HUM 1-2: Human Replica and Synthdroid
• Star Wars: Complete Locations (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook (Indirect mention only)
• Threats of the Galaxy
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas (Indirect mention only)
• The Essential Reader's Companion
• The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 31 DOO 1-2: TT-8L Door Droid

Notes and references

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