Niv Drendow Apruk's school

The Umbaran boyThe High Republic: Escape from Valo Niv Drendow Apruk attended a school for young geniuses in his youth. Between around 243 BBY and 242 BBY, specifies that Niv Drendow Apruk is around seventeen to eighteen years old during the events of The High Republic: Escape from Valo. The novel takes place one year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which equates to 229 BBY per Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia. Therefore, he must have been born between around 248 BBY and 247 BBY. The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone 3 establishes that Apruk was found by Boolan in the school when he was five years old, therefore placing his finding between around 243 BBY and 242 BBY. when Apruk was five years old, the Ithorian scientist Baron Boolan found him in the school. Immediately recognizing the Umbaran as a super genius in the field of demented biological research, Boolan took him to the Kharvashark Ruins onThe High Republic Adventures (2021) 5 the Outer RimStar Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy Tarabba sector moon Vrant Tarnum where he taught Apruk how to nurture his love for science. In 228 BBY, the Umbaran mentioned his time in the school to Jedi Master Emerick Caphtor when the two traveled to the Kharvashark Ruins to investigate the origins of the Force-consuming Nameless creatures.
==Behind the scenes==
Niv Drendow Apruk's school was mentioned in the third issue of the 2024 comic miniseries Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone. The issue was written by Daniel José Older and published by Dark Horse Comics as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase III on December 18, 2024.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone 3 
==Notes and references==
Category:Schools
Category:Unidentified locations