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This article is about the instrument called valahorn. You may be looking for the instrument called valachord that Tobias Beckett wanted to learn how to play.
Valahorn

The valahorn was a type of musical instrument that was similar in appearance and sound to a Kloo horn.[1] It was discovered in[2] 1 ABY[3] by an archaeological team that was investigating the Massassi Temples on Yavin 4. Although its origin was unknown, they theorized that it had been taken to Yavin 4 during the Great Sith War.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The valahorn was an item in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[4] The valahorn was added to the game with the release of the "Game Update 2," on March 13, 2008.[5]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gal-icon Music Makers: Guide to Musical Instruments on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  3. According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
  4. Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  5. Gal-icon Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 2 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
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