Cervil the Uncanny

Cervil the Uncanny was a Jedi who fought in the Sith Wars. She left behind testimonies about the use of lightwhips—a lightsaber variant with a flexible blade—to defend against Sith Lords using the Forbidden Forms. In 232 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: A Test of Courage to 232 BBY. during the High Republic Era when the Sith were believed to be extinct,Star Wars: Timelines states that the Sith were believed to have been vanquished in 1032 BBY. The Star Wars Book states that the Sith were discovered to still exist during the Battle of Naboo, which Timelines dates to 32 BBY. Timelines also establishes that the High Republic Era began around 500 BBY and ended in 100 BBY, meaning that the Sith were believed to be extinct during that era. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh researched Jedi usages of lightwhips and uncoveredStar Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection Cervil's testimonies. Rwoh later cited the testimonies to Padawan Imri Cantaros as proof that the Jedi Order had historically used lightwhips, in defense of the lightwhip mode she had added to her own lightsaber.
==Behind the scenes==
Cervil the Uncanny was first mentioned in the 2021 junior novel The High Republic: A Test of Courage, written by Justina Ireland as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase I.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic: A Test of Courage 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection 
==Notes and references==
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