- "Did you not hear me? We must find the Grysk base."
"Which is deep within the Unknown Regions?"
"Presumably not too deep. Their homeworld and main center of power is thought to be a considerable distance away. But they will hardly use that location to run an operation at the edge of Imperial space." - ―Thrawn and Darth Vader
A celestial body was the homeworld and point of origin of the Grysk warlike species, which at one point formed the Grysk Hegemony. The Grysks sought to conquer the Unknown Regions and the surroundings of their point of origin, as well as the Chiss Ascendancy nation. Around 18 BBY, a Grysk fleet was destroyed by Chiss Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo, who led a mission to the edge of the Unknown Regions to find the Grysks' location after the destruction of the fleet. However, he found no clue of their whereabouts.
The senior captain was exiled for his actions during the battle against the Grysk fleet, and joined the Galactic Empire, becoming a Grand Admiral. Thrawn attempted to find the celestial body while fighting Grysk forces between 2 and 1 BBY; however, he was unsuccessful, and while Ascendancy Admiral Ar'alani dealt a major blow to the Hegemony, the Grysk homeworld was not found.
Description[]
- "You are hereby delivered notice to return to your homeworlds and abandon your ambitions to extend your rule beyond your borders. If you continue in these endeavors, be assured that you will be defeated and destroyed."
- ―Thrawn to a Grysk war vessel
The Grysk homeworld was a celestial body located deep in the Unknown Regions, Chiss Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo also known by his core name "Thrawn" presumed it was not too deep in Regions, as it was thought that the Grysks' main center of power would be a considerable distance away from their operations in the Galactic Empire's territory outside of the Unknown Regions.[1]
History[]
Main article: - "As I'm sure you know, […] after the Sunrise confrontation the Council sent the Springhawk to the edge of Lesser Space to see if we could gather any clues as to the Grysks' location."
- ―Senior Captain Thrawn
Grand Admiral Thrawn
The Grysk Hegemony, the nation of the Grysk warlike species,[2] sought to conquer the region of the Unknown Regions surrounding the Grysk celestial body and also operated in the Empire's territory. During the conflict between the Empire and the[1] Hegemony,[2] Thrawn, who had been exiled from the Chiss Ascendancy after he defeated a Grysk fleet in a battle above the Unknown Regions planet Sunrise, attempted to find the homeworld in the edge of the Unknown Regions, but was unsuccesful.[3]
After joining the Empire and becoming a grand admiral, he hoped to find the homeworld's location by studying Grysk artwork, presuming that the Grysk base was relatively far away from the[1] Outer Rim Territories[4] planet Mokivj, intending to subsequently eliminate the Grysks' threat to the Ascendancy and the Empire when he found it.[1]
In 2 BBY,[5] Thrawn and the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader came across Grysk forces on Mokivj and fought them in several skirmishes both there and elsewhere in the galaxy while looking for the Grysk homeworld. Although Thrawn did not locate the world,[1] Chiss Admiral Ar'alani ultimately delivered a decisive blow to the Hegemony.[2]
Inhabitants[]
- "Grysks are a species living somewhere in the Unknown Regions. Creatures half of myth, whom few have ever seen. It is said that they are nomads, with no fixed home, traveling in spacecraft so numerous they blot out the stars. They are said to be terrifying warriors, overwhelming their opponents by sheer numbers and ferocity."
- ―Thrawn to Darth Vader
The homweorld was the home of the Grysk species[1] and the Grysk Hegemony, the nation of the warlike species.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
The homeworld was mentioned in the 2018 novel Thrawn: Alliances, the second entry in the Star Wars: Thrawn novel series authored by Timothy Zahn.[1]
Appearances[]
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good (Indirect mention only)
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (Indirect mention only)
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Thrawn: Alliances (First mentioned, simultaneous with Thrawn: Alliances audiobook)
- Thrawn: Alliances audiobook (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Thrawn: Alliances
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Thrawn: Treason
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Thrawn: Alliances to 2 BBY.