Kitel Phard

Kitel Phard was a Core Worlds celestial body. At some point, it was ruled over by the Atrisian Emperors—including the 14th Atrisian Emperor, whose reign saw the origin of the name of the future Praetorian Guard bodyguard unit. Kitel Phard also shared its name with the Kitel Phard dynasty.
==Description==
Kitel Phard was an astronomical object that was located in the Core Worlds and the Interior, in grid square J-12 of the Standard Galactic Grid. The hyperspace route known as the Giju Run linked it to the celestial body Deymasoll. Kitel Phard shared its name with the Kitel Phard dynasty, which, during the reign of the Galactic Empire, was associated with a style of expensive vases.Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
==History==
Long before the armed conflict between the First Order and the Resistance that began inStar Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy 34 ABY,Star Wars: Timelines Kitel Phard was governed by rulers known as Atrisian Emperors, who shared their name with the celestial body Atrisia.Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide The name of the Praetorian Guard,Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy a personal bodyguard unit of mysterious origins that was originally affiliated with the Imperial Remnants and was active by 9 ABY, dated back to the reign of the 14th Atrisian Emperor of Kitel Phard. In 34 ABY,Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser to 34 ABY. several screens aboard Chandrila Star Line's Star Cruiser Halcyon displayed a partial map of the galaxy that indicated Kitel Phard's position.Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
==Behind the scenes==
Kitel Phard was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon on a galactic map in the 2016 StarWars.com article "Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens?." Kitel Phard's first in-universe appearance came in the form of being depicted on a map viewable in Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, an immersive roleplaying experience at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida that opened to the public on March 1, 2022.
In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the first mention of "Kitel Phard" was in the Imperial Sourcebook, a 1989 supplement written by Greg Gorden for West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. However, the book did not definitively establish that "Kitel Phard" also referred to an astronomical object instead of just the Kitel Phard Dynasty.Imperial Sourcebook That was finally done by Timothy O'Brien in his August 1997 article, "From the Files of Corellia Antilles," which was published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal fourteenth issue. In addition, the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry established that "Kitel Phard" was an alternate name for Atrisia, a planetThe Essential Atlas also introduced in the Imperial Sourcebook. Atrisia has since been reintroduced in the current canon, but the connection between it and Kitel Phard has not been clarified.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser 
==Sources==
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*Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
*Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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*Star Wars Galaxy Map
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:Core Worlds astronomical objects
Category:The Interior astronomical objects