Farstey

Farstey was an unsettled planet in the Expansion Region that became home to a flight school for Senator Mon Mothma's organized rebellion against the Galactic Empire. In a message to General Jan Dodonna between 4 BBY and 3 BBY, rebel Commander Jun Sato recommended having the flight school use RZ-1T trainers. Around 3 ABY, the Imperial Security Bureau was suspicious that Farstey was the site of activity from the since-formalized Rebel Alliance.
==Description==
Farstay was a terrestrial planetStar Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious in the Expansion Region.
==History==
By the time of the Galactic Empire, Farstey was largely unsettled. However, it eventually became home to a flight school for an organized rebellion against the Empire secretly led by Senator Mon Mothma. Between 4 BBY and 3 BBY,In Star Wars: The Rebel Files, the report mentioning Farstey and its flight school is set between the blockade of Ibaar and the mission to Ryloth, which are respectively dated to 4 BBY and 3 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines. rebel Commander Jun Sato wrote a message to General Jan Dodonna detailing how helpful heStar Wars: Timelines had found the RZ-1T trainer in certifying bush pilots for A-wing starfighters, stating that the flight schools at Farstey and the astronomical object Homon could use models of the former if available.
In 2 BBY,In Star Wars: The Rebel Files, the report regarding the rebel locations that included Farstey is set between the introduction of the TIE/d "Defender" Multi-Role Starfighter and the Declaration of the Rebel Alliance, which are both dated to 2 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines. a map of the galaxy was produced that marked the rebellion's safe worlds, starfighter hubs at level five or higher, operations headquarters, shadow planets, and deep space caches. Farstey was noted as one of three starfighter hubs of level five or above, alongside Homon and the planet Tierfon. The map and Sato's message to Dodonna were both eventually collected by archivist Hendri Underholt, who included them in the compilation of non-electronic documents known as The Rebel Files. The rebellion was formalized as the Rebel Alliance later in 2 BBY.
Around 3 ABY,Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious dates both the report on suspected rebel base locations and Han Solo's encasement in carbonite to the year 7980 C.R.C. As Star Wars: Timelines places the latter in 3 ABY, the report must also be set around that year. the Empire grew suspicious of potential rebel activity on Farstey. It was among several unsettled planets identified in an Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) report that designated targets for Viper probe droid surveys by cross-referencing areas with a high degree of suspicious activity with the unsettled parts of the galaxy favored by the Rebel Alliance. The targets were marked on a galactic map in a summary report authored by ISB Agent Andressa Divo, wherein Farstey was incorrectly placed in the Inner Rim Territories.
==Behind the scenes==
Farstey was introduced into the current Star Wars canon via a mention in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Rebel Files, authored by Daniel Wallace. Originating in the Star Wars Legends continuity, Farstey was first mentioned in "Extract of Minutes from the 251st Meeting of the Alliance High Command," a short companion narrative within the 1990 The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, written by Paul Murphy and published as part of West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.
While Star Wars: The Rebel Files places Farstey in the Expansion Region, Pablo Hidalgo's 2018 reference book Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious instead designates the world as part of the Inner Rim Territories. In line with the Star Wars Legends map placement of the Farstey system, and therefore Farstey, through the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com, this article treats the placement of Farstey in the Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious map as erroneous.
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Rebel Files 
*Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious
==Notes and references==
Category:Expansion Region planets
Category:Terrestrial planets