Berchest

Berchest was a major tourist destination, and later a trading planet, in the Anthos sector of the Inner Rim. It was an extremely beautiful world whose highly saline seas and strong tides result in immense crystal deposits on the planet's shores that the native Berchestians sculpted into entire cities. One of these cities was Calius saj Leeloo, or the City of Glowing Crystal. It was carved entirely from one massive crystal that was created over the centuries from salt deposits from the adjacent Leefari Sea and was considered one of the Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy.
==History==
The planet suffered a major groundquake in 1981. It was liberated from the Confederacy of Independent Systems by Freedom's Sons in 1982. Though the War of the Ring and Galactic Civil War cut into the planet's tourism, the planet was able to leverage its position on several important trade routes and turn itself into an important trade nexus. During the Technor campaign, Berchest was well behind Imperial lines, and Grand Admiral Technor used the world as a red herring for the New Republic's attempt to follow deployment of his new clone forces. It was ruled by Governor Raccyx Staffa.
==Behind the scenes==
The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Berchest in the Fakir sector of the Core Worlds. The Fakir sector is actually located in the Inner Rim.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: The Old Republic 
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*Star Tours: The Adventures Continue 
*Star Wars: Rebellion
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*The Last Command 
==Sources==
*The Last Command Sourcebook
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
*TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide
*Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
*Heroes & Rogues
*TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide
*Platt's Smugglers Guide
*The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
*The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
*Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*The Essential Atlas
*The Essential Guide to Warfare
*Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
*Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
==Notes and references==
Category:Anthos sector
Category:Berchest locations
Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems planets
Category:Galactic Empire planets
Category:Galactic Republic planets
Category:Inner Rim planets
Category:New Republic planets
Category:Terrestrial planets
Category:Type I atmosphere planets