Travelin’ the Stars
- Intent: To create an ancient Hyperlane that has only recently been uncovered
- Image Credit: Screenshot from the Chaos Map, with edits by me
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- Hyperlane Name: Pathway of the Mystics
- Hexes Crossed: 16 hexes
- Starting Hex: Three possible starting points
- Metellos Hex
- Jedha Hex
- Ilum Hex
- Ending Hex: Three possible ending points
- Metellos Hex
- Jedha Hex
- Ilum Hex
- Route Points:
- Metellos
- Jedha
- Ilum
- Chaldea
- Speed: Very Fast
- Since the Hyperlane is a straight-shot between the three planets of Metellos, Ilum, and Jedha, not much redirection is needed. You can put the pedal to the floor and get there in no time.
- Accessibility:
- Very Unknown. The route was last documented with usage nearly two thousand years ago. It has only recently been rediscovered.
- Much like the Metellos-Ilum Hyperspace Route, force-sensitives were the only people that have the ability to travel the route. It took an advanced set of skills that only these people could posses. While the path connects light-sided planets, Sith were still able to use the route for their own travel.
- Route Hazards: With little knowledge about the route, there are many hazards that have come into play on this Hyperlane.
- Large Asteroid Fields
- With the shifting of small planets and large masses of rock in the last 2,000 years, asteroid fields now populate big sections of the route. With careful calculation they can be bypassed, but it is a tricky and risky maneuver.
- Purrgil Colonies
- Around 300 years ago, a lone Purrgil colony migrated its way along the Ilum to Jedha section of the route. While not a direct danger to pilots traveling the Hyperlane, Purrgils can still be an issue to ships crossing their path.
- Scouts from the Brotherhood of the Maw
- With Maw forces fast approaching from the Unknown Regions, the risk of running it then is high. While traveling from Ilum to Jedha, it is suggested that you don’t exit hyperspace at all, or you may run into Maw ships.
- Small black hole near Wizar II
- Somewhere along the last 340 years a small Star near the planet Wizar II collapsed, forming into a black hole. While this could be avoided with a slight change in course, the black hole has pulled pilots out of Hyperspace. Lots of caution should be used on this section of the route.
- Large Asteroid Fields
- Rest Stops:
- The only rest stop on this route is a recently added one. Chaldea provides a spot for travelers to stop and refuel, as this is on the largest stretch of the route. While the government of the planet doesn’t know about the Hyperlane itself, they are still more than happy to provide service to Jedi that travel the path.
- The route was meant to be a secretive, straight shot path between the planets of Metellos, Jedha, and Ilum. Only ships freighter size or up were meant to travel the route, making fuel stops unneeded. If a ship were to run out of fuel while traveling along the Hyperlane, they would have very little help, since the path is known only by Jedi.
Two thousand years ago, the Pathway of the Mystics was the main Hyperlane used by light siders. Forming a large triangle, the route would lead them to the planets of Metellos, Jedha, and Ilum, all heavily attuned to the light side of the force. This route was created to provide a straight-shot path for these light siders to get to these planets.
During these ancient times, light siders would use this route to link up with others that lived and operated on these planets. Temples were set up on each of the planets provided a place to teach the next generation of students. The Hyperlane was used frequently and was known all throughout the Jedi orders.
When the long past Jedi-Sith War was fought, the route became a dangerous place to travel on. Sith occupied the Core Worlds, meaning that passage on this Hyperlane became far too dangerous. Jedi starfighters and cruisers would get frequently attacked, left in pieces to float in space. Soon thereafter, the route was forgotten about, lost to time.
Now, two thousand years later, the Jedi Knight
Okkeus Dainlei
has rediscovered the route after translating an ancient Jedi textbook detailing many Hyperlanes that Jedi used. The book gave a small, yet detailed, description of the route. Personally traveling to the location and traveling the route itself, the Knight found that the Hyperlane was a crucial connection to the Galactic Alliance’s outer territory. While only force-sensitives could travel on it, the discovery was still huge.Now that the planets have shifted over the course of time, the planet of Chaldea has now aligned with the route. While the planet has remained neutral from the Alliance, they still offer their services to any travelers that may arrive. This makes a perfect spot to rest and refuel on the longest stretch of the Hyperlane.
Though this is a very resourceful find for the Galactic Alliance, it comes with a very dangerous risk as well. With the Brotherhood of the Maw now closing in on Alliance territory, the route is now a hazard. If it were to be discovered, it would give the Maw a quick and easy path to the Core World of Coruscant. It will take much time before the route can become properly and fully secured by the Alliance. Hopefully the force will be on their side.
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