Lol sector

Lol sector
Astrographical information
Region(s)	Outer Rim Territories Galactic Frontier Occlusion Zone Trailing Sectors
Grid square	Q-18
Systems	Dom-Bradden system Drexel system Kendamar system Kindosorn system Kiszo system Lol system Majilop system Sil Gohtta system Vianax system

"Ten sectors were sealed away behind a barrier that prevents hyperspace jumps into the Exclusion Zone. Communications in and out of this region have failed, and the Nihil have begun to expand their presence in the Outer Rim. Wherever they rule, horrific brutality follows."

―Harli Cogra about the Occlusion Zone sectors, in Chronicles of the Jedi

The Lol sector was a sector in the Outer Rim Territories and the Trailing Sectors that bordered the Merel, Skine, and Tolonda sectors and contained the Dom-Bradden, Drexel, Kendamar, Lol, Majilop, and Sil Gohtta systems. During the High Republic Era, the sector fell within the Galactic Republic's Galactic Frontier exploration region. Around 233 BBY, Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs accompanied the safari droid SF-R3 to deliver creatures to the nature preserve of the Lol sector celestial body Sil Gohtta.

The Lol sector became part of the Occlusion Zone following its formation in 230 BBY as one of ten sectors sealed behind a barrier preventing hyperspace travel. In 228 BBY, the Stormwall's fall dissolved the Occlusion Zone. The Lol sector astronomical object Drexel was associated with individuals known as Drexelian shell-diggers, who often dressed in ragged clothing.

Description

The Lol sector was a space sector located in the Outer Rim Territories and the Trailing Sectors. The sector bordered the Merel, Skine, and Tolonda sectors. The sector contained the Dom-Bradden, Drexel, Kendamar, Lol system, Majilop system, and Sil Gohtta systems, which were situated in grid square Q-18 of the Standard Galactic Grid. The Drexel system contained the astronomical object Drexel, and the verdant astronomical object Sil Gohtta was situated in the Sil Gohtta system.

History

Harli Cogra documented the formation of the Occlusion Zone, of which the Lol sector was part of, in Chronicles of the Jedi.

During the High Republic Era, the Galactic Republic designated a section of the Outer Rim—which included the Lol sector—as the Galactic Frontier, locations considered removed far enough from the galaxy's center to send explorers there. In 230 BBY, the Nihil marauder organization formed the Occlusion Zone—an area of space in the Outer Rim's Frontier that was situated behind the Stormwall barrier preventing hyperspace travel.

As one of the ten sectors forming the boundary of the Occlusion Zone, the Lol sector was cut off from the rest of Republic space and the worlds within it were forced to pay tributes to the Nihil. Weeks afterward, in 229 BBY, the Vurk Jedi Master Harli Cogra wrote a book titled Chronicles of the Jedi, which detailed the Jedi of the High Republic Era. In the book's afterword, Cogra lamented the formation of the Nihil's region and the ten sectors it affected.

In 228 BBY, the Nihil surrendered to the Republic following the Stormwall barrier's fall, which dissolved Occlusion Zone as a territory. The worlds of the Occlusion Zone, which included those in the Lol sector, were welcomed back into the Republic if they wished. However, some opted to retain their independence, while others remained under the control of individual Nihil warlords.

Locations

"Monstrosity? That's art, buster. I was told to deliver it here, all the way from Drexel or Deltron or somewhere."

―Jaxxon, to an Imperial droid

Sil Gohtta, a celestial body in the Lol sector

The Lol sector astronomical object Sil Gohtta had a breathable, Type I atmosphere. It featured abundant fauna—including biffleflies, a gargantua, and a bantha—and had verdant terrain dotted with intermittent rocky structures. During the High Republic Era, Sil Gohtta was home to a nature preserve. Around 233 BBY, the Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs accompanied the safari droid SF-R3 to deliver creatures to Sil Gohtta's nature preserve.

Drexel, an astronomical object in the sector, was associated with individuals known as Drexelian shell-diggers, who often dressed in ragged clothing. Shortly after the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, while attempting to infiltrate the Palpatine Archive space station disguised as an officer of the Galactic Empire, rebel operative Jaxxon claimed to be bringing artifacts from places such as Drexel or Deltron when questioned by an Imperial droid.

Behind the scenes

In the current canon, the Lol sector was first identified in the first issue of the 2023 Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures comic series.

In the current Star Wars canon, the ten sectors forming the Occlusion Zone were first mentioned, albeit unidentified, in a flashback in the second issue of the Star Wars: The High Republic: Eye of the Storm comic-book miniseries. The issue was written by Charles Soule and released by Marvel Comics on March 2, 2022 as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase I. The Lol sector was later identified by name and specified to be one of the Occlusion Zone sectors via a map in the first issue of the 2023 comic series Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures. The issue was written by Daniel José Older, illustrated by Harvey Tolibao and Nick Brokenshire, and published by Dark Horse Comics as part of Phase III on December 6, 2023.

The Sil Gohtta system, and therefore Sil Gohtta itself, was placed in the Lol sector by "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix written by Jason Fry that was published with the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com on June 24, 2025. Sil Gohtta first appeared in "The Girl and Her Gargantua," the second part of the eighth episode of the Disney+ animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures's first season. The episode's release date of August 2, 2023, thus retroactively marked the Lol sector's first appearance.

The Lol sector originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the 1993 sourcebook Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim, authored by Simon Smith and Eric S. Trautmann and published for use with West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. The StarWars.com Online Companion to the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry later placed the Drexel system in the sector. The Drexel system had first appeared in the ninth issue of Marvel Comics' 1977 comic-book series Star Wars, which was written by Roy Thomas, illustrated by Howard Chaykin, and published on December 13, 1977, thus retroactively becoming the first appearance of the Lol sector.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Girl and Her Gargantua" (First appearance) (Retcon)
• The High Republic: Eye of the Storm 2 (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
• The High Republic Adventures (2023) 1 (First appearance before retcon) (First identified as Lol sector)
• The High Republic (2023) 4
• The High Republic (2023) 5
• The High Republic (2023) 6
• The High Republic (2023) 7
• The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 (In flashback(s))

Sources

• Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia (Indirect mention only)
• Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)

Notes and references

• Related categories:
• Lol sector locations

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