Valo

Valo was a forested planet^[4] in the Valo system on the edge of the Rseik sector.^[1] It was where the sentient avian Alcedian species originated.^[5] During the time of the High Republic Era, the Galactic Republic hosted the Republic Fair on Valo, with dignitaries and visitors from across the galaxy visiting the planet to attend.^[4] Around this time, Jedi Master Elzar Mann was intended to take up the position as the marshal of Valo's Jedi Temple, however,^[1] a Nihil attack on Valo left much of the planet's capital city^[6]—Lonisa City^[1]—destroyed and hundreds of thousands dead.^[6] After the destruction of Starlight Beacon, Valo was again attacked by the Nihil and locked within the Occlusion Zone.^[7]

In the Imperial Era, it was known for its barbeques.^[8] After the former Jedi Padawan Reva Sevander joined the Galactic Empire's Inquisitorius, she hunted surviving Jedi and Force-sensitives on Valo.^[9]

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Behind the scenes

Valo was created by Cavan Scott for the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative,^[11] though it was first mentioned in the 2020 short story "Fake It Till You Make It," written by Scott for From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back.^[8] Valo debuted simultaneously in Scott's novel The High Republic: The Rising Storm^[1] as well as The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower, written by Daniel José Older and featuring illustrations by Petur Antonsson.^[4]

Scott originally created Valo as the setting of his Marvel Comics series, Star Wars: The High Republic, though only briefly; the planet was subsequently shifted to The Rising Storm instead. The name "Valo" was derived from Avalon, a location featured in Arthurian legend.^[11] It was originally meant to be named Carnagra.^[12]

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