Carbonite Run

The Carbonite Run was a hyperspace route that included the planet Empress Teta in the Empress Teta system of the Koros sector, which was part of the Deep Core and the Interior regions of the galaxy. The planet fell within Standard Galactic Grid square L-10 and acted as a junction from the Carbonite Run onto the Byss Run and the Koros Trunk Line.

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine ordered that only starships authorized by the Bureau of Ships and Services or the Imperial Security Bureau would be able to enter the Deep Core. Hyperspace jumps were limited to two star systems at a time, after which travelers would have to check in with Imperial vessels and download updated astrogation data. This was enforced through the Hyperspace Security Net of gravitic mines along hyperlanes and interdictors at key points. Publicly it was claimed that this was to protect travelers from the violent anomalies found within the densely packed region, where even charted routes were dangerous to navigate due to the ever-shifting nature of the many stars, but it also served the purpose of protecting various secrets that the Emperor held within the Deep Core.

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