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| + | '''Xerxes''' was a [[Core Worlds|Core World]] [[planet]] located within the [[Xerxes system]]. It possessed an [[atmosphere]] compatible with [[Human]] physiology, and was once visited by the [[smuggler]] [[Roark Garnet]], whom the local [[Xerxes planetary police|planetary police]] wanted. |
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| − | '''Xerxes''' was a [[planet]] located within the [[Xerxes system]] of the [[Core Worlds]]. It was well-known for its weapons distributors. |
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| + | Xerxes was a [[planet]]<ref name="TRG1-85">''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]'', p. 85</ref> in the [[Xerxes system]] of the [[Core Worlds]].<ref name="TEA-OC" /> The world had an [[atmosphere]] breathable to [[Human]]s,<ref name="Atmos" /> and a local [[Xerxes planetary police|police force]] operated on the planet.<ref name="TRG1-85" /> |
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| − | The frigate ''[[Xerxes (Nebulon-B)|Xerxes]]'' and the cruiser ''[[Xerxes (Carrack-class)|Xerxes]]'' may both be named after this planet. |
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| + | The region of [[the galaxy]] surrounding Xerxes was charted sometime between [[27,500 BBY]] and [[20,000 BBY]].<ref name="Dating">In ''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', no exact position within grid M-11 is given for Xerxes. On page 120, the "Galactic Explorations" map shows that grid M-11 was charted in two periods: between [[27,500 BBY]] and [[25,000 BBY]] (denoted in white), and between 25,000 BBY and [[20,000 BBY]] (denoted in red). However, the "Origins Of The Jedi And Other Mystic Traditions In The Young Republic" map on page 119 clearly shows the whole of grid M-11 as [[Galactic Republic|Republic]] territory as early as 20,000 BBY.</ref> During the [[Galactic Civil War]], the [[smuggler]] [[Roark Garnet]] wanted to visit a [[Unidentified weapons shop|weapons shop]] on Xerxes. However, he was being sought by the local [[Law enforcement agency|police]] and believed that there was a possibility of a trap having been laid for him in the store. After observing the shop for an [[Standard hour|hour]], Garnet could not decide whether a trap awaited him or not without a visual inspection. Unwilling to walk into a potential snare, he offered a local Human [[Unidentified Human (Xerxes)|citizen]] twenty [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]] to enter the shop, look around, then report what they saw back to him.<ref name="TRG1-85" /> |
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==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | Xerxes appeared in ''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]'', published by [[West End Games]] in [[1987]]. It is used in an example scenario describing why a non-player Human character's base statistics are only 2D—indicating the number of dice that the gamemaster can roll when using a skill—rather than the 3D base statistics that player characters begin with. In this instance, the player character, Roark Garnet, is attempting to persuade a non-player character to assist him, which will be resolved by an opposed dice roll—the player's three dice against the gamemaster's two. |
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| − | [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes the Great]], the most notable real-world figure to hold the name, ruled the ancient [[Wikipedia:Persian Empire|Persian Empire]]. |
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| + | [[Wikipedia:Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I of Persia]], also known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth [[Wikipedia:List of kings of Persia|King of Kings]] to rule the [[Wikipedia:Achaemenid Empire|First Persian Empire]]. He was noted for leading his forces against [[Wikipedia:Leonidas I|King Leonidas]] at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]] in [[Wikipedia:480 BC|480 BC]].<ref name="Xerxes">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/650720/Xerxes-I|title=Xerxes I (king of Persia)|accessdate=2013-09-28|work=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> |
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==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 08:25, 16 January 2015
Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: otherlife and unrecognized parameters: imageBG Xerxes was a Core World planet located within the Xerxes system. It possessed an atmosphere compatible with Human physiology, and was once visited by the smuggler Roark Garnet, whom the local planetary police wanted.
Description
Xerxes was a planet[3] in the Xerxes system of the Core Worlds.[1] The world had an atmosphere breathable to Humans,[2] and a local police force operated on the planet.[3]
History
The region of the galaxy surrounding Xerxes was charted sometime between 27,500 BBY and 20,000 BBY.[4] During the Galactic Civil War, the smuggler Roark Garnet wanted to visit a weapons shop on Xerxes. However, he was being sought by the local police and believed that there was a possibility of a trap having been laid for him in the store. After observing the shop for an hour, Garnet could not decide whether a trap awaited him or not without a visual inspection. Unwilling to walk into a potential snare, he offered a local Human citizen twenty credits to enter the shop, look around, then report what they saw back to him.[3]
Behind the scenes
Xerxes appeared in Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, published by West End Games in 1987. It is used in an example scenario describing why a non-player Human character's base statistics are only 2D—indicating the number of dice that the gamemaster can roll when using a skill—rather than the 3D base statistics that player characters begin with. In this instance, the player character, Roark Garnet, is attempting to persuade a non-player character to assist him, which will be resolved by an opposed dice roll—the player's three dice against the gamemaster's two.
Xerxes I of Persia, also known as Xerxes the Great, was the fourth King of Kings to rule the First Persian Empire. He was noted for leading his forces against King Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.[5]
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link (atlas/) not verified!)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Xerxes' atmosphere was breathable to the Human Roark Garnet.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, p. 85
- ↑ In The Essential Atlas, no exact position within grid M-11 is given for Xerxes. On page 120, the "Galactic Explorations" map shows that grid M-11 was charted in two periods: between 27,500 BBY and 25,000 BBY (denoted in white), and between 25,000 BBY and 20,000 BBY (denoted in red). However, the "Origins Of The Jedi And Other Mystic Traditions In The Young Republic" map on page 119 clearly shows the whole of grid M-11 as Republic territory as early as 20,000 BBY.
- ↑ Xerxes I (king of Persia) on Encyclopædia Britannica (backup link not verified!)