Shimia

Shimia was an Outer Rim Territories celestial body situated in grid square R-17 of the Standard Galactic Grid. It was represented in the Senate of the Galactic Republic, and the Dalchon sector's agricultural planet Mynos III was under its protectorate.
In 228 BBY, three Pacithhip representatives of Shimia, Lord Salk and two secretaries, traveled to Coruscant, the Core Worlds capital planet of the Republic,Star Wars: Timelines to request help from the Republic's Jedi Order in dealing with the Nihil marauders who had overrun Mynos Three. During a mission briefing in the Jedi Temple, Jedi Knight Lyssa Votz informed the Padawan Ram Jomaram of the meeting between Shimia's representatives and the Jedi High Council.
Shimia was the homeworld of the Pacithhip female Bok Askol, who was born around 56 BBY. states that Bok Askol is age 90 during the events of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY, meaning they were born around 56 BBY. By the time of the First Order occupation of the planet Batuu in 34 ABY, the pirate Hondo Ohnaka had obtained a stolen identity profile of Askol that mentioned Shimia.
==Behind the scenes==
Shimia was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying boxed set.Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game The celestial body was then given its first visual depiction by the Star Wars: Datapad app that was launched alongside the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, which was opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019.
The planet Shimia was originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the 1998 sourcebook Alien Encounters, published by West End Games for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.Alien Encounters The planet was given its first visual depiction in the 2006 reference book The New Essential Guide to Alien Species, which was written by Ann Margaret Lewis and Helen Keier and illustrated by Chris Trevas and William O'Connor.The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
==Appearances==
*The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 
*The High Republic: Beware the Nameless 
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game 
*The High Republic Free Digital Sampler 
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*Star Wars Galaxy Map
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==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Republic astronomical objects
Category:Outer Rim Territories astronomical objects