The Kathol sector was a sector located in the Outer Rim Territories.
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Description[edit | edit source]

The Kathol sector and its surrounding sectors
Home to the Pimbrellan League, Kathol Republic, and the Qektoth Confederation, the Kathol sector was located at the edge of the galaxy. The sector capital Kal'Shebbol was at its northern-most fringe. The sector was divided between the Kathol Outback, Kathol Rift and Marcol Void subsectors. The main routes that ran through it were the Trition Trade Route, the Galtea Run, and the Sebiris Run. Spatial phenomena included the Kathol Rift, the Blue Swirl, and the Marcol Void.
History[edit | edit source]
The sector was first settled nearly six hundred years prior to the Battle of Kal'Shebbol, when Galactic Republic colonists settled the planet Gandle Ott. Moff Kentor Sarne took control of the sector in 2 BBY, and ruled with an iron fist. In 4 ABY, following the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor, Sarne quietly withdrew the sector from the Galactic Empire and ruled it as his own holdings. New Republic forces began to liberate the sector in 8 ABY, beginning with the freeing of Kal'Shebbol.
Han Olbeg represented the sector in the Imperial Senate. During Imperial rule, the sector was governed by Moff Kentor Sarne.
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Kathol sector serves as the setting for The DarkStryder Campaign, a four-books roleplaying campaign by West End Games. A first map (or astrogation chart) is included in The DarkStryder Campaign, depicting the upper part of the sector, it's capital, Kal'Shebbol, the Trition Trade Route, and the worlds around. The second book, The Kathol Outback hold three more maps, one for the Marcol Void and the Pimbrellan League, one for worlds between Marcol Void and Qektoth Confederation, and the last one for the Kathol Republic territory and the entrance to the Kathol Rift. Finally, the fifth map can be found in The Kathol Rift, and display a map of said spatial phenomena.[3]
All five maps were designed by Stephen Crane, and overlap each other. They use a common grind system, with letters N, E, S, W in Aurebesh indicating cardinal directions. Kal'Shebbol is located at coordinates 0,0, and the farther world, Demonsgate, is located between grids 57-58 South and 2-3 East. Put together, the maps goes from 3 North to 59 South, and from 16 West to 6 East.[3]

The chart the players begin with
While the primary mission of the players, interpreting members of the FarStar crew, is to find Moff Sarne, one of their secondary objective is to explore the sector. They are provided by character Gorak Khzam with a limited chart, including a few planets close to Kal'Shebbol, and only a safe route up to Kolatill. Along the duration of the game, the players are to find new planet coordinates and hyperspace routes, updating their own chart as they progress.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Outer Rim HoloNet Expansion Delayed—HoloNet News Vol. 531 #48 (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (Mentioned only)
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero
"The Saga Begins"—The DarkStryder Campaign
"Omens"—The DarkStryder Campaign
"Artifact of Aaris"—The DarkStryder Campaign
"Artifact of Aaris"—The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe
"Death Is Remotely Possible"—The DarkStryder Campaign
"Shintel Downtime"—The DarkStryder Campaign
"Crisis"—The DarkStryder Campaign
"Traitor in our Midst"—The DarkStryder Campaign
"Plant Food"—The Kathol Outback
"Little Empires"—The Kathol Outback
"Wildfire"—The Kathol Outback
"The Masters of Exocron"—The Kathol Outback
"Galaxy's Edge"—The Kathol Outback
"Rogue Elements"—The Kathol Rift
"Endgame"—Endgame
"Un problème de boulons..."—Backstab 7
- Specter of the Past
- Vision of the Future
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition (First mentioned)
- The DarkStryder Campaign
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
- The Kathol Outback
- The Kathol Rift
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Endgame
- Cracken's Threat Dossier
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- Lords of the Expanse
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Cal Alder)
- Secrets of Naboo
- Starships of the Galaxy
- Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
The Shadow War Chronicles in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑
"Un problème de boulons..."—Backstab 7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Maps and notes included in The DarkStryder Campaign, The Kathol Outback and The Kathol Rift
External links[edit | edit source]
- Smoother, but heavily modified, fanmade map montage