The Night of Cups was a cultural event held on the planet Ylagia by members of the native Alvadorjians living there. By the time of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Alvadorjian Soujen Vak-Nhalis and his family participated in at least one Night of Cups.[1] In 19 BBY,[2] he briefly spoke with the freedom fighter Karama about his origins on Ylagia. Though he considered telling her of the Night of Cups and other culturally significant occurrences, he decided not to, considering his culture too sacred to share.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Night of Cups was mentioned in the 2025 novel Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, written by Alexander Freed as the first installment of the Star Wars: Reign of the Empire trilogy.[1]
Appearances
- Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (and audiobook) (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear
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Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss on Penguin Books' official United Kingdom website (backup link) establishes the events of Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear take place thirteen years before the events of Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss. 
Rebecca Roanhorse (@rebeccaroanhorse) on Instagram (post): "Title and updated release date of my upcoming STAR WARS novel announced at SDCC. THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS takes place a year before Andor S1." (backup link) states that Edge of the Abyss takes place a year before the events of Andor Season 1, which are set in 5 BBY per the reasoning here. Therefore, the events of Edge of the Abyss must be set in 6 BBY, and the events of The Mask of Fear in 19 BBY.