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Orchis 2
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- "So, are you coming home any time soon,Lina?"
"Home? Since when has Orchis been home,Milo?" - ―Milo and Lina Graf[2]
Orchis 2 was a terrestrialmoon in theOrchis system where theGraf Archive, a depository of records and artifacts, was located. The moon washome to theGraf family and at one point was occupied by theGalactic Empire. The Empire eventually left, leaving the Graf Archive damaged. ThehumanmaleMilo Graf tried to restore the archive with assistance from thedroidCR-8R before being betrayed and electrocuted by him. Sometime later,historianEloc Throno studied cartography underDirectorAmel Fortoon on Orchis 2.
Description[]
Orchis 2 was a terrestrial[2]moon[3] located in theInner Rim'sOrchis system, which was situated in grid square N-8 of theStandard Galactic Grid.[1] Several celestial bodies loomed large in itssky.[2]
History[]
- "Well, it may not have beenour home growing up, but it was home to our family for centuries."
- ―Milo Graf, to Lina Graf[2]
Orchis 2 was home to the Graf family (pictured).
Forcenturies, Orchis 2 washome to theGraf family,[2] a powerful family ofhyperspaceprospectors during theHigh Republic Era.[4] TheGalactic Empire later took control of the moon and used theGraf Archive as alibrary foryears. When the Empire left Orchis 2, it damaged severaldatabanks and destroyed texts.[2] Between4 ABY and5 ABY,[5] thehumanmaleMilo Graf went to the moon along with thedroidCR-8R "Crater" to restore the archive. Milo contacted[2] his[6] sister,Lina Graf, and he asked her if she would come home soon, to which she replied that Orchis 2 was not their home.[2]
Milo stated he had not been aware the library still existed, to which his sister replied that none of their family had been aware of the fact. CR-8R and Milo then informed her about what the Empire had left behind, including diagrams ofFortress Vader, the castle of theDark Lord of the SithDarth Vader located on[2] theOuter Rim Territories planet[3]Mustafar. After Lina terminated the transmission session, Milo told CR-8R about adream he had had. After Milo finished relaying his dream, the droid electrocuted the boy, claiming to be following the orders of his Dark Lord.[2] CR-8R later transported the unconscious Milo to Mustafar.[7]
ThehistorianEloc Throno at one point studied cartography underDirectorAmel Fortoon on Orchis 2. Later,[8] in34 ABY,[9] Throno mentioned the moon in his travel guide,Traveler's Guide to Batuu.[8] The moon was also mentioned in anartist'sjournal that wasrestored, expanded, and displayed in the Graf Archive[10] at some point no earlier than 34ABY.[11] Long after 34 ABY, the archive covered most of the moon's surface, and Fortoon mentioned both Orchis 2 and the facility in the introduction to a collection of ancienthand-drawnmaps the archive had restored and collected.[3]
Locations[]
Orchis 2 was home to the Graf Archive, an immense depository of records and artifacts overseen by Director Fortoon. Items that could not be immediately identified were moved to the archive's subterranean department known as theShadow Stacks.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Orchis 2 was first mentioned inStar Wars: Galactic Atlas, a2016 reference book written byEmil Fortune.[3] Orchis 2 first appeared inStar Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 1, the first issue of thecomic-book miniseriesStar Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle. The comic was written byCavan Scott, illustrated byFrancesco Francavilla andMegan Levens,[2] and published byIDW Publishing onSeptember 22,2021.[12]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 1(First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas(First mentioned)
"Database" —Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 91- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- "Database" —Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 96
- "Database" —Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 97
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas: Updated Edition
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.3
Star Systems of the Galaxy onStarWars.com(current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for theOrchis system - ↑2.002.012.022.032.042.052.062.072.082.092.102.112.122.132.14Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 1
- ↑3.03.13.23.33.4Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑The High Republic: Out of the Shadows
- ↑Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle takes place after theBattle of Endor, andStar Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 2, which takes place afterShadow of Vader's Castle, further establishes that theGalactic Empire still exists, meaning that these comics must be set before the Empire's collapse during theBattle of Jakku.Star Wars: Timelines dates those battles to4 ABY and5 ABY respectively, meaning thatShadow of Vader's Castle andStar Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle occur between thoseyears.
- ↑Adventures in Wild Space: The Escape
- ↑Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 2
- ↑8.08.1Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- ↑Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu establishes that at thetime of the book's setting theResistance was based onBatuu.Star Wars: Timelines dates both the establishment of the Batuu Resistance base and its eventual relocation toAjan Kloss to34 ABY. Therefore, thein-universeguide must have beenauthored thatyear.
- ↑Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑Star Wars: Alien Archive, which is presented as a restoredin-universejournal, mentionsPoe Dameron'smutiny againstAmilyn Holdo, whichStar Wars: Timelines dates to34 ABY, meaning the document must have been published at some point no earlier than thatyear.
- ↑
"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 205