Vark Tarpalin's mansion

Acting Regional Commander Vark Tarpalin of the Nihil marauders operated out of an official mansion in Lonisa City on the Outer Rim planet Valo during its occupation by the Nihil. In 229 BBY, Tarpalin and three of his colleagues were in the mansion preparing for the Dark Fair, an event being hosted to commemorate the anniversary of the destruction of the Starlight Beacon space station. However, the group left the mansion shortly afterward when the "Scarlet Skull"—secretly the Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram—attacked the landing pads accepting guests for the event.
==Description==
The mansion was located in Lonisa City on the Outer Rim planet Valo. By 229 BBY,The events of The High Republic: Escape from Valo take place one year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which equates to 229 BBY per Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia. The novel establishes that the occupation of Valo began a year prior to its events, placing its start in 230 BBY. the building's balcony offered a clear view of the ruined fairgrounds of the Valo Republic Fair hosted in the city two years before. The mansion had a war room attached to the balcony and featured an ornate stairwell.
==History==
The Nihil Acting Regional Commander Vark Tarpalin operated out of his official mansion while stationed on Valo, following its occupation by Nihil marauders in 230 BBY. In 229 BBY, Tarpalin and his Nihil colleagues—Kimal Tin, Idrax Snat, and Driggit Parse—spent time on the mansion's balcony prior to the start of Valo's Dark Fair, an event hosted to celebrate the anniversary of the destruction of the Starlight Beacon space station. Tarpalin was anxious to impress his Nihil superiors with the event, repeatedly questioning the trio about aspects of their preparations to make sure they were completed. As the commander's nervousness around the event escalated, he heard the band he had forced to participate in the event begin to play their music.
However, the Dark Fair was disrupted by the "Scarlet Skull"—secretly Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram, operating in disguise—before the event could formally commence, with Jomaram commandeering Tarpalin's speakers to denounce the Nihil. As the commander spluttered in protest, Jomaram began detonating explosives on the nearby landing docks accepting guests for the Dark Fair. Tarpalin and his colleagues rushed down the mansion's stairwell and left the building to investigate.
==Behind the scenes==
Vark Tarpalin's mansion appeared in Escape from Valo, a 2024 junior novel written by Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase III.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic: Escape from Valo 
==Notes and references==
Category:Lonisa City locations
Category:Mansions
Category:Nihil locations
Category:Outer Rim Territories structures
Category:Unidentified locations