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"These runes spell out Lulad's name in the language of my ancestors. It was a tradition on my home planet, you see?"
―Yarzion Vell, to Ordea[1]

A language was used by the ancestors of the alien Jedi Yarzion Vell. When Vell was a Padawan, he and his Jedi Master, Lulad, went on a mission to Vell's home planet, where he received tattoos of Lulad's anme in the language in accordance with the planet's tradition. When Lulad learned this, she then had Vell's name tattooed on her head in the language. In 229 BBY, following Lulad's death, Vell claimed to a group of children speaking with him that his tattoos had now meaning. Later, in 227 BBY, Vell spoke to Kelnacca and told him about the language and his tattoos. After Vell was knighted Kelnacca got tattoos of Vell's name in the language. Around 149 BBY, Vell mentioned the language to his own Padawan, Ordea.

Description

A language was used by ancestors of the Jedi Yarzion Vell, a member of an alien species. The language could be written using runes consisting of curved lines, circles, dots, and other markings.[1]

History

Yarzion Vell had a tattoo of Lulad's name in the language.

Yarzion Vell had a tattoo of Lulad's name in the language.

During the High Republic Era, when Vell was a Padawan, he and his Jedi Master, Lulad, went on a mission to Vell's home planet. In accordance with a tradition on the planet, Vell had a skin-scribe tattoo the name of his greatest teacher—Lulad—on his head as a sign of respect. When Lulad learned what Vell had done, he expected her to be upset, but she instead had the skin-scribe tatto Vell's name on her head in the language.[1] In 230 BBY,[2] Lulad was killed and Jedi Master Kelnacca took on Vell's training.[1] In 229 BBY, when Vell and Kelnacca were making repairs in a settlement on the astronomical object Vianax, a group of children asked Vell about the meaning of his tattoos. However, Vell claimed they had no meaning.[1]

In 227 BBY,[2] in the Jedi Archives in the Jedi Temple on[1] the planet[3] Coruscant, Kelnacca saw Vell looking at a hologram of Lulad and noticed their similar tattoos. Vell explained to Kelnacca the meaning of his tattoos and why he had received them. In the final year of Vell's training, he rescued the droid Zeekay from a fire on the astronomical object Veek and returned it to the child Yesula. Kelnacca knighted Vell for his actions and then asked to be tattooed with Vell's name in the language. Vell complied with the request and tattooed his name on Kelnacca's head.[1]

Vell eventually took on his own Padawan, Ordea.[1] Around 149 BBY,[4] when Vell was dying on the planet Tozil, he told Ordea stories of his training and mentioned his ancestor's language and the tattoos written in it.[1] Kelnacca's tattoos written in the language remained visible until his death[5] in 132 BBY[6] on the planet Khofar.[5]

Behind the scenes

The language first appeared in Revenge / Justice,"[7] the second episode of the live-action series Star Wars: The Acolyte, which aired on June 4, 2024.[8] It was established to be a language in the one-shot comic The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1, written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Marika Cresta,[1] and published by Marvel Comics on September 4, 2024.[9] A piece of concept art created by Louis Wiltshire depicted Kelnacca with his tattoos in the language.[10]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 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 The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 establishes Lulad's death occurred during the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 230 BBY. The section of the comic taking place on Vianax occurs a year later, equating to 229 BBY, and the section taking place on Coruscant occurs two years after that, equating to 227 BBY.
  3. ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide establishes that Kelnacca was 149 years old at the time of the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 230 BBY. Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide also establishes Kelnacca was 230 years old during the present day events of The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1, meaning the events of the comic, including Yarzion Vell's death on Tozil must occur around 149 BBY. Additionally, it establishes that Kelnacca was 231 years old when he completed Ordea's training, meaning it was completed around 148 BBY.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Acolyte logo Celebration Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Day"
  6. ↑ StarWars.com "Lost/Found" Episode Guide | The Acolyte on StarWars.com (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars: The Acolyte take place 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 32 BBY. Therefore, The Acolyte takes place in 132 BBY.
  7. ↑ The Acolyte logo Celebration Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Revenge / Justice"
  8. ↑ StarWars.com The Acolyte Teaser Poster, Premiere Date Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
  9. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE – KELNACCA (2024) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  10. ↑ The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume II

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