Ashla was a moon of the planet Tython. For millenia, it was held as a sacred world to the Jedi Order. Members of the Order would travel to the moon so they could meditate on disturbances and visions they would find troubling.
Description[]
Ashla was a terrestrial moon that orbited the planet Tython in the Tython system, located in the Deep Core. It had a breathable atmosphere and a surface of saltwater oceans and islands with large golden sand beaches. A native species was the carnivorous flying creature named a wingmaw, which populated the skies of the moon.[2]
History[]
Months after the dedication of the Starlight Beacon[2] in 232 BBY,[3] Jedi Master Elzar Mann journeyed to the Isle of Seclusion on Ashla aboard his Jedi Vector. Mann had experienced a terrible Force vision during the aforementioned dedication, and chose the Isle as a place where he could meditate in solitude on what he had seen. He waded into the ocean surrounding the Isle, and eventually received a vision that directed him to the planet Valo.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
The moon Ashla was originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity in the first issue of the comic miniseries Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm, which was written by John Ostrander, illustrated by Jan Duursema, and published by Dark Horse Comics[4] on February 15, 2012.[5] In the current Star Wars canon, Ashla first appeared in the 2021 novel The High Republic: The Rising Storm, written by Cavan Scott.[2]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook)
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook
Sources[]
- Elzar Mann Communes with the Force in Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm – Exclusive Excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The High Republic: The Rising Storm states that Ashla is a moon of Tython, which Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game places in the Deep Core at grid coordinates L-10, and Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 36 (Guide to the Galaxy: The Deep Core) places in the Tython system.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 The High Republic: The Rising Storm
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1
- ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #1 (Jan Duursema Cover) on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)