Csilla
Astrographical
Region	Unknown Regions[1]
Sector	Chiss Space
System	Csilla system[2]
Suns	1: Csilla[2]
Orbital position	2[2]
Moons	3[1]
Grid coordinates	F-8[2]
Rotation period	17 standard hours[2]
Orbital period	463 standard days[2]
Physical
Class	Terrestrial[2]
Diameter	11,080 km[2]
Atmosphere	Type I Oxygen[2] (Breathable)
Climate	Cold[1]
Gravity	Standard[1]
Primary terrain	Glaciers[2] Caves[2]
Points of interest	Expeditionary Library[3]
Societal
Native species	Chiss[2]
Primary language(s)	Cheunh[2]
Government	Chiss Ascendancy[1] Ruling Families[2]
Population	8 billion[2] 99% Chiss[1] 1% other species[1]
Major cities	Csaplar (capital)[1] Ac'siel
Major imports	Foodstuffs[1] Luxury goods[1] Technology[2]
Major exports	Information[2]
Affiliation	Chiss Ascendancy (5,000 BBY—)[1]

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Csilla, the homeworld of the Chiss, was a cold world of glaciers and snowy wastes located deep within Chiss Space, and served as the capital of the Chiss Ascendancy.

HistoryEdit

Sometime around 27,500 BBY, Humans arrived on Csilla in a sleeper ship and colonized the planet.^[4] The planet entered an ice age in 5,000 BBY. Glaciers covered the normally-warm equatorial regions of the planet, while solid ice locked the poles in perpetual winter. In order to survive, the Chiss built energy-efficient warrens beneath the ice, as close to the warmth of the inner planet as possible, with underground carriage travel routes to connect the various underground sections of Csilla. The iceways were bored through the bedrock of the planet, so that they were unaffected by the shifting ice found on the planet's surface.

Locked in an ice age for millennia, Csilla forced many socioeconomic and technological changes upon the Chiss, but few physical changes. Contrary to beliefs in a link between the Chiss skin color and the Csillan temperature, scientists concluded that the Chiss’ blue skin was caused by a mineral found in the Csillan hydrosphere.

During the Great Galactic War, negotiators from the Chiss Ascendancy—the Chiss' government—and diplomats of the Sith Empire met in a summit, which resulted in the Ascendancy offering resources, tax revenues, and armies to the Empire in return for its sovereignty; as part of the decision, no Imperials would enter Csilla without permission.^[5]

Csilla was the capital of the Chiss Ascendancy.^[2] It was also home to the Expeditionary Library.^[3] Grand Admiral Thrawn was born here.^[6]

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AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (DataBank) (Mentioned only)
• Outbound Flight (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Rebellion (First appearance)
• Dark Journey
• Destiny's Way (Indirect mention only)
• Force Heretic I: Remnant (Mentioned only)
• Force Heretic II: Refugee
• Force Heretic III: Reunion (Mentioned only)
• The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)
• Dark Nest I: The Joiner King (Mentioned only)
• Invincible (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• Alien Anthology
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The New Essential Chronology
• The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 137 (CHI2, Chiss)
•  "University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Chiss"—Star Wars Gamer 5
• Star Wars Gamer 7
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Legacy Era Campaign Guide
• The Essential Atlas
• The Unknown Regions
• Chiss on The Old Republic Holonet

Notes and referencesEdit