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Our work continues unabated. Thousands more pagesneed to be created,lack citations,await expansion, and could usemore images. All the while, the franchise continues to grow andrequire updates. As we enter our third decade, we would love for more readers tojoin our ranks! May the Force be with us in the next twenty years… ✨
The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
The final confrontation between the Jedi and the Nihil…
Shel Jelavan was aHumanfemale who lived in theMiddle City ofTaris prior to theMandalorian Wars. She, along with her brothersShad andShay, was orphaned when her parentsdied in an accident. The family suffered a further loss when Shad, who had been training as aJedi, was killed in thePadawan Massacre of Taris. The murders were blamed on Jelavan's friend, the formerPadawanZayne Carrick, and she became determined to see him pay for his crimes.
After theMandalorian invasion of Taris, Jelavan joined theTaris Resistance and finally got her chance for vengeance whenJedi MasterRaana Tey informed her that the fugitive Carrick was returning to Taris. Jelavan and Tey saw their opportunity to kill Carrick when he joined them on a mission to infiltrate theJedi Tower in an attempt to assassinate theMandalorian Neo-CrusaderCassus Fett. Jelavan intended to kill Carrick with her brother'slightsaber, but upon learning that it was Tey and the other members of theJedi Covenant who killed her brother, stabbed the Jedi Master with the weapon, saving Carrick's life. Jelavan left Taris soon after, to takeConstableNoana Sowrs's children safely toAlderaan. When she heard that Carrick was in trouble on the Mandalorianworld ofJebble, she joined several of his friends in a mission to rescue him, and agreed to help him clear his name.
Carrick's quest for vindication led him and his friends toCoruscant and a final showdown with the Covenant. With his name cleared, Carrick departed but Jelavan decided to remain on Coruscant, working withSenatorHaydel Goravvus to help refugees throughout the Republic. In this role she assisted Carrick during his fight withThe Crucibleslaver organization.(Read more…)
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- 1972 –Luke Ross is born.
- 1974 –Gabriel Hardman is born.
- 1979 –Star Wars Weekly 73 published.
- 1984 –Return of the Jedi Weekly 57 published.
- 1994 –TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide published.
- 2001 –Jedi vs. Sith 4 published.
- 2002 –Star Wars Insider 61 is released for subscribers.
- 2007 –Dark Times 4 published.
- 2008 –Suvudu is launched.
- 2011 –Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pantheon released.
- 2012 –Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 3 published.
- 2015 –George Coe dies.
- 2016 – "Race on Tatooine" airs onDisney XD.
- 2017 –Star Wars: On the Front Lines published.
- 2018 –Darth Vader Annual 2 published.
- 2018 –Poe Dameron 29 published.
- 2018 –Star Wars (2015) 51 published.
- 2023 –Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade published.
- 2023 –Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade audiobook released.
- 2023 –Young Jedi Adventures: Get Well, Nubs! published.