Indrexu Spiral

Indrexu Spiral
Astrographical information
Region(s)	Outer Rim Territories Greater Tion The Slice
Sector	Indrexu sector Tion Cluster Allied Tion sector Cronese Mandate Tion Hegemony Back Spiral
Grid square	S-5 and S-6
System(s)	Abraxin system Kaon system
Battles in or near the Indrexu Spiral
Galactic War	Kaon
Local conflict	Abraxin

"The Indrexu Spiral? That's a knotty bit of space. It's a swirling maelstrom of proto-stars and dark matter just looking for ships to blow up. Even spacers who make the Kessel Run know better than to try it."

―Reen Irana, to Mander Zuma

The Indrexu Spiral, also known as the Indrexu Nebula, and originally known as the Ihala Spiral, was an almost impassable nebula in the Tion Cluster of the Outer Rim. The Spiral was composed of proto-matter, gas, comet debris, and asteroid fields. Starships wanting to reach the Tion Cluster were required to make a detour.

History

Indrexu: "My name is Hylei Indrexu Cortess, the eighth wife of Xer. I was born and raised a simple Mamzin of Ranroon, though most know me as their Queen—"

Xim: "A title I gave you."

Indrexu: "A title bestowed upon me by my Mamzin sisters upon marriage to my beloved husband, Xer, who was mutilated by this savage here—a father massacred by his own son, right before my eyes!"

Xim: "You made no complaint when you knelt to my sword."

Indrexu: "That is not true."

Shool: "The prosecution demands that the defendant refrain from comment until cross-examination."

Xim: "There's no need, because there'll be no cross-examination. This trial is a charade. As is she."

Xim: "Check the registries. She's not from Ranroon, no Mamzin at all—just some wench my father picked up while philandering in the Ihala."

―Xim, Shool and Indrexu, in the third episode of the play Evocar

The Ihala Spiral was renamed Indrexu Spiral in honor of Hylei Indrexu Cortess, the legendary Queen of Ranroon who heroically resisted the invasion of Xim the Despot.

At a certain point, a team of pilots hired by Mika the Hutt had to choose between risking an accident at the Indrexu Spiral, or risking the wrath of their employer. They found a hyperspace route to go through the Spiral, although they crashed on Endregaad in the process, which would eventually led to Mika disappearing.

Mika's father, Popara the Hutt, hired an independent group from one of the main powers in the galaxy to find and rescue Mika, and offered the route (which could be sold for at least 50,000 credits) as part of the payment.

Appearances

• Tempest Feud (First appearance)
• Scourge

Sources

• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
• Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
• Essential Atlas Extra: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (First identified as Ihala Spiral)
• Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince) on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
• Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 3 - "Xim the Despot" on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (First identified as Indrexu Nebula)

Notes and references

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