Vianax

Vianax was a terrestrial astronomical object. In 229 BBY, when Vianax was part of the Nihil pirates' Occlusion Zone region of space, Jedi Master Kelnacca and his Padawan, Yarzion Vell, fought members of the Nihil there. Following the skirmish, Kelnacca and Vell made repairs in a settlement. A group of children watched as the Jedi worked and were impressed by Kelnacca's strength and use of the Force. They approached Vell and spoke with him about both Kelnacca and himself.
==Description==
Vianax was a terrestrial astronomical object with a Type I atmosphere breathable by multiple species. Vianax had at least three moons.
==History==
By 229 BBY,The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 establishes the skirmish on Vianax occurred a year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 230 BBY. Vianax was part of the Nihil pirates' Occlusion Zone, an area of space cut off from the rest of the galaxy by the Stormwall hyperspace barrier.The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness That year, the Wookiee Jedi Master Kelnacca and his Padawan, Yarzion Vell, fought members of the Nihil on Vianax. During the skirmish, Vell deflected blaster shots from the Nihil with his lightsaber while Kelnacca leapt over several of the marauders and attacked one upon landing.
After the fighting ended, Kelnacca and Vell made repairs in a settlement on Vianax. A group of children, including an Elomin and a human, watched the Jedi and were impressed by Kelnacca's strength and use of the Force to clear debris. The children approached Vell and spoke with him about Kelnacca, noting that they had never seen a Wookiee before and asking questions about his silence, which Vell answered by explaining how he only spoke when necessary. The children then asked Vell about his tattoos—which spelled the name of his previous Master, Lulad—but Vell avoided answering them by telling them he had to go back to his repair work. By 133 BBY,"Day"—which the events of take place in 132 BBY per the reasoning here—establishes that Kelnacca had lived on Khofar for at least a year. As the present day events of The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 occur before Kelnacca lived on Khofar, they must take place by 133 BBY. when Vell was dying, he told his own Padawan, Ordea, about his time on Vianax while telling Ordea about his training under Kelnacca.
==Inhabitants==
Vianax's inhabitants included a human, an Elomin, and a member of another humanoid species.
==Locations==
A settlement with grey buildings was located on Vianax, which Kelnacca and Vell made repairs to after their skirmish with the Nihil.
==Behind the scenes==
Vianax was identified and appeared in a flashback in the one-shot comic The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1, written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Marika Cresta, and published by Marvel Comics on September 4, 2024. Before the comic's release, it was first pictured in an article published on StarWars.com on July 26 of that year.
==Appearances==
*The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 
==Sources==
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==Notes and references==
Category:Occlusion Zone
Category:Terrestrial astronomical objects
Category:Type I atmosphere astronomical objects