Ta'klah

Description

Ta'klah was a planet-like celestial body characterized by mountainous landscapes. It featured trees and possessed a Type I atmosphere suitable for human respiration.

History

Following the Great Hyperspace Disaster that occurred in 232 BBY, an [Emergence](/article/emergences], one of several incidents involving debris fallout, manifested over Ta'klah, instilling panic among the residents of a local settlement. A group of Jedi, including Jedi Master Stellan Gios, promptly arrived in Jedi Vectors to provide assistance to the people of Ta'klah. After leaping from his Vector, Gios aided a child who had stumbled and used the Force to shield them from the falling debris. He then informed the people of Ta'klah about the disaster and instructed them to seek refuge. When a resident expressed gratitude to Gios, he reassured them of the Jedi's support and reiterated the need to find shelter indoors. As a consequence of the catastrophe, the settlement was engulfed in flames and ultimately destroyed.

In the aftermath of the disaster, some of the inhabitants were subsequently relocated to the planet Banchii, situated in the Outer Rim. The final group of settlers, including the farmer Kooba, were transported to Banchii by the Wookiee Jedi Master Arkoff and Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi. Zaret, a spy working for the Nihil, was also among the group. Upon the landing of their starship, they were greeted by the other Jedi present on Banchii, including Keerin Fionn, Tora-Asi's Padawan, who inquired about the settlers. Tora-Asi confirmed that they were the last of the settlers from Ta'klah, noting their positive spirits and eagerness to settle in. She then instructed Fionn to guide the refugees around the settlement on Banchii. Later, Banchii was attacked by the Drengir, sentient carnivorous plants. Following this assault, Tora-Asi raised the possibility that the Drengir's seeds might have been introduced to Banchii during one of the numerous resettlement trips from Ta'klah, suggesting that someone might have manipulated Kooba by secretly providing him with Drengir seeds for planting on Banchii.

No earlier than 35 ABY, the protocol droid C-3PO authored a book focused on Wookiees. Within this book, C-3P0 mentioned Arkoff's role in welcoming the refugees from Ta'klah to Banchii.

Inhabitants

Before the Great Hyperspace Disaster, the population of Ta'klah consisted of humans, including Kooba.

Locations

Prior to the Great Hyperspace Disaster, Ta'klah featured at least one settlement. This settlement contained multiple buildings with a circular design.

Behind the scenes

Ta'klah was initially introduced in the first volume of the Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance manga series. The writing was a collaborative effort by Shima Shinya and Justina Ireland, with illustrations by Mizuki Sakakibara. Viz Media published the volume on September 7, 2021 as a component of Phase I of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project. Leading up to the volume's release, Ta'klah received its initial mention on July 28, 2021, in an article on StarWars.com that included a preview of the volume.

Subsequently, Ta'klah's visual debut occurred in a preview for the volume within The High Republic – The Edge of Balance/Guardians of the Whills, a comic book published by Viz Media on August 14 of the same year for Free Comic Book Day. The capitalization of Ta'klah was verified in a preview of the reference book Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia included in a StarWars.com article published on July 21, 2023. Megan Crouse and Amy Richau authored the book, which was later released on December 5 of that year.