Rior was an Outer Rim Territories[1] planet[2] located in grid N-18 of the Standard Galactic Grid. It was situated on a hyperspace route that connected it to[1] the celestial bodies Kabal and Sevarcos.[3] Rior was the homeworld of Loje Nella,[2] a Riorian[4] member of the court of[2] the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
In the current Star Wars canon, Rior was introduced in the French release of the 2017 reference book Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z.[2] The celestial body originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was mentioned in Wanted by Cracken, a 1993 supplement to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game written by Louis J. Prosperi and published by West End Games.[6]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (First mentioned) (French version only)
- Star Wars Galaxy Map
- SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars Galaxy Map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (French version only)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ Every Alien Species in the Original Trilogy | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Jabba the Hutt in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Wanted by Cracken