Rescue mission in Nihil space

In 228 BBY, Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh of the Jedi Order undertook a six-day rescue mission in Nihil space, during which she rescued a resistance cell from the Occlusion Zone, a region of space controlled by the Nihil pirates. After her mission, Rwoh spoke about it with Jedi Master Avar Kriss, admitting she was conflicted about the mission's outcome.
==Prelude==
In 230 BBY, the Nihil pirate organization established the Occlusion Zone—a region of space sealed off by a hyperspace barrier known as the Stormwall.Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia At some point after the Occlusion Zone's formation, a resistance cell began operating against the Nihil from a city inside the Occlusion Zone. After some Nihil came across the city, they destroyed it, forcing the group to go on the run. Eventually, the group became known to the Mid Rim planet Takodana, home to the pirate queen Maz Kanata.
In 228 BBY, during their conflict with the Nihil, the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order began undertaking a series of missions crossing the Stormwall using the Sunvale device to rescue individuals trapped in the Occlusion Zone to be brought back to Republic space. Kanata was assisting the Republic and Jedi in their missions by brokering deals with resistance groups in the Occlusion Zone to select those to be rescued. Takodana informed the Republic and Jedi about the resistance cell, and the Mirialan Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh agreed to carry out their rescue.
==The mission==
Rwoh undertook an on-the-ground mission which lasted for six days, and she was ultimately able to rescue the resistance cell.
==Aftermath==
With her mission successful, Rwoh brought the cell members to Republic space. Sometime after her mission, the Jedi Knight was present aboard the Republic Defense Coalition Star Cruiser Axiom, where she spoke with Jedi Master Avar Kriss. Having heard about Rwoh's mission, Kriss mentally noted it was the kind of mission she did not let herself be assigned to because of how recognizable she was, and she then asked the Mirialan about it.
Rwoh informed the Jedi Master that while the mission had been successful, one of the cell's members had been an informer who had been providing anti–scav droid codes in the Occlusion Zone, which meant that they would need to find a new informer. Rwoh noted that she was not sure if the outcome of the rescue was fortunate or not but told herself that it was not her duty to know, which she added did not sit well with her.
==Behind the scenes==
Vernestra Rwoh's rescue mission in Nihil space was mentioned in the 2024 novel The High Republic: Temptation of the Force, written by Tessa Gratton and published as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase III.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic: Temptation of the Force 
==Notes and references==
Category:Missions of the Nihil conflict
Category:Rescue missions