- "Welcome to Gansevor, the planet of knives."
"Named for the mountains, I hope."
"Of course, Master Jedi. What other reason would there be?" - ―Envoy Seleen and Porter Engle
Gansevor, known as the "planet of knives," was a rocky, mountainous planet located in the Tammuz sector of the Outer Rim Territories, and on the Republic frontier. The planet was located far outside of any standard trade routes and transport lanes, additionally off-planet communications were not available. Nevertheless the Galactic Republic admitted the world into it. According to Tozen, the Republic made promises to expand the communications network to the planet and connect it to the hyperlanes which, according to him, were ultimately not fulfilled. Additionally the Republic practically did not have a presence on the planet.[1]
The planet's surface was desolate, covered almost completely in rocky spires.[1] In 382 BBY,[6] the city Firevale was besieged by an army from a rival city, Bethune, as they believed Firevale had stole their princess. In response, Seleen, Firevale's envoy on the planet's central government sent out a request for aid from the Jedi Order, and the Jedi Masters[1] Porter Engle and Barash Silvain traveled to Gansevor to settle the matter.[2] The two Jedi eventually managed to resolve the conflict although many lives were lost in a bloody battle.[7]
Appearances
- The High Republic — The Blade 1 (First appearance)
- The High Republic — The Blade 2
- The High Republic — The Blade 3
- The High Republic — The Blade 4
- The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 4 (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Temptation of the Force (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources
Yoda Goes to a Strange World and More from Marvel's December 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)- A Master of the Lightsaber at Work in Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic – The Blade #2 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Show: High Republic Phase II Deep Dive, Star Wars Celebration, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- New Concept Art and More Revealed on Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)
- NYCC 2023: 13 Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
- What is the Barash Vow? on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
- Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
- Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
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 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 The High Republic — The Blade 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The High Republic — The Blade 1
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places Gansevor in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
- ↑ Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Gansevor system
- ↑ Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide
- ↑ The present day events of Star Wars: The High Republic — The Blade take place between the wedding of Phan-tu Zenn and Xiri A'lbaran and Porter Engle earning his title the "Blade of Bardotta," both of which are dated to 382 BBY by Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia.
- ↑ The High Republic — The Blade 4