Dorvalla was a world where the 61st Mobile Infantry of the Rebel Alliance enlisted several new soldiers sometime around 0 BBY in the year. The company's Captain, Micha Evon, observed that Brand, one of the soldiers who was secretly a bounty hunter, spent a lot of time around the new recruits. Evon brought this up when Brand tried to collect a bounty on the captain during the battle that occurred on Allst Prime, a planet. He referenced the recruits from Dorvalla in an attempt to persuade Brand to remain with the 61st.
The short story "Inbrief," penned by Janine K. Spendlove and initially released in Star Wars Insider 161 on November 10, 2015, introduced Dorvalla into the new Star Wars canon. The 1996 Star Wars Legends roleplaying guide Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook, authored by Peter M. Schweighofer, was the location's initial mention. It then appeared in the 2001 short story Darth Maul: Saboteur, which was written by James Luceno.