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Roche asteroid field

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The Roche asteroid field, sometimes known simply as Roche, was a series of asteroids colonized by the Verpine, including Nickel One (the capital), Slayn, Korpil, Roche G42, and Shantipole.

Text and facts from the “Roche asteroid field” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Region
Mid Rim
The Slice
Sector
Roche sector
System
Roche system
Grid coordinates
Q-8
Suns
Roche
Trade routes
Perlemian Trade Route
Rycar's Run
Lengthday
23 standard hours (artificial)
Lengthyear
283 standard days (artificial)
Class
Asteroid belt
Atmosphere
Type IV (Space suit required)
Terrain
Caves
Urban
Manufacturing centers
Yerrariums
Vacuum
Interest
Asteroid Nine-Alpha-Four
Beltway Transit System
Carbon Fifteen
Command Base
Corridor G147
Korpil
Nickel One
Research Station Shantipole
Roche G42
Slayn
Otherspecies
Verpine
Language
Verpine
Galactic Basic Standard
Government
Direct democratic technocracy
Population
1.618 billion
37% Verpine
62% Verpine workers
1 % other
Imports
Foodstuffs
Raw materials
Exports
Starships
Technology
Affiliations
Galactic Republic
Darth Revan's Sith Empire
Brotherhood of Darkness
Galactic Empire
Greater Maldrood
New Republic
Yuuzhan Vong empire
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire

Appearances

14 works, in story order
  1. Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel (mentioned only)
  2. Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (mentioned only)
  3. Strike Force: Shantipole (first appearance)
  4. Otherspace (mentioned only)
  5. Operation: Elrood (mentioned only)
  6. The Courtship of Princess Leia (mentioned only)
  7. Dark Apprentice
  8. The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (mentioned only)
  9. Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
  10. Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
  11. Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
  12. Legacy of the Force: Revelation (mentioned only)
  13. Legacy of the Force: Invincible
  14. Fate of the Jedi: Ascension (mentioned only)

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