Tion Cluster

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The Tion Cluster was in the Outer Rim near Rhen Var. The Cluster joined the Galactic Republic in 23,900 BBY. The Galactic Empire divided the cluster into three sectors: the Allied Tion Sector, the Tion Hegemony, and the Cronese Mandate (the former Cronese Sweeps). The Cluster was at the edge of one of the Galaxy's spiral arms.^[1] Just Coreward of the Cluster was the Cron Drift and the former Jedi stronghold of Ossus. The Perlemian Trade Route passed close to the Cluster at Lianna.

The Cluster contained about 12,000 stars, orbited by almost 600 habitable planets. Of these 600, 464 were part of the Cronese Mandate. The other 136 were divided between the Tion Hegemony and the Allied Tion.^[1]

Interestingly, the Tion Cluster had inhabited Human settlements pre-dating the Old Republic and several planets in the Core Worlds. The Humans were descended from a lost sleeper ship from Coruscant. The Humans developed a mixed society with Rakata castoffs, and utilized some of their technology to create beam tubes circa 27,000 BBY, and eventually limited hyperdrives that relied upon fixed-position hyperspace beacons.^[2] Rakata Force-sensitive technology was also present in Xim's war-robots.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game
• Jedi: Mace Windu
• Jedi: Shaak Ti (Mentioned only)
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
• Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
•  Triplet Threat on Wizards.com (article)
•  Mission to Lianna

[edit] Sources

• Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
• The New Essential Chronology
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• The Essential Atlas

[edit] Notes and references