Valo was a forested planet in the Valo system on the edge of the Rseik sector. It was where the sentient avian Alcedian species originated. 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. Around this time, Jedi Master Elzar Mann was intneded to take up the poision as the marshal of Valo's Jedi Temple, however, a Nihil attack on Valo left much of the planet destroyed and hundreds of thousands dead. After the destruction of Starlight Beacon, Valo was again attacked by the Nihil and locked within the Occlusion Zone.
In the Imperial Era, it was known for its barbeques. After the former Jedi Padawan Reva Sevander joined the Galactic Empire's Inquisitorius, she hunted surviving Jedi and Force-sensitives on Valo.
Valo was created by Cavan Scott for the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative, 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. Valo debuted simultaneously in Scott's novel The High Republic: The Rising Storm as well as The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower, written by Daniel José Older and featuring illustrations by Petur Antonsson.
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. It was originally meant to be named Carnagra.
Valo was created by Cavan Scott for the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative, 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. Valo debuted simultaneously in Scott's novel The High Republic: The Rising Storm as well as The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower, written by Daniel José Older and featuring illustrations by Petur Antonsson.
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. It was originally meant to be named Carnagra.