Kela'pi family's general store

The Kela'pi family's general store was a store operated by the Kela'pi family on the Outer Rim planet Valo, located within Lonisa City's Haplak district. Following the Nihil marauders' occupation of Valo in 230 BBY, the raiders left their markings on the establishment's walls and broke at least one of its windows. When the Jedi youngling Gavi walked past the general store in 229 BBY, he noticed Miss Kela'pi sweeping up glass under one of the broken windows, wishing he could help her but ultimately opting not to.
==Description==
The Kela'pi family's general store was a store located in the Haplak district neighborhood of Lonisa City on the Outer Rim planet Valo. It had cyan-colored walls for some time, though the coloration faded after being covered by the markings of Nihil marauders. The Kela'pi family's store had several glass windows.
==History==
During the High Republic Era, the Kela'pi family ran the store, and local Valons living in the neighborhood often acquired various goods from it. The Jedi youngling Gavi became familiar with the store during his childhood and was welcomed by the establishment's owners, often spending a lot of time in the area visiting his friend—the Valon girl Driggit Parse—in her home nearby.
When the Nihil began occupying Valo in 230 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. they ransacked local businesses and stole from Lonisa City's residents. At one point, the occupiers defaced the general store's walls with Nihil markings, resulting in its original colors fading underneath the scrawl. The establishment opted to board their windows after the Nihil broke at least one.
While returning to the Haplak district with members of his crew in 229 BBY, Gavi walked past the Kela'pi family's general store and noticed Miss Kela'pi kneeling beneath one of the establishment's broken windows, sweeping up freshly shattered glass. Saddened, he briefly wished to help her by moving the shards. However, he eventually opted not to, reflecting on his recent inability to tap into the Force and the risk of being recognized as a Jedi due to the Nihil occupation. Not long afterward, the Nihil fled Valo and ended their occupation of the planet.
==Behind the scenes==
The Kela'pi family's general store 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:Businesses
Category:Lonisa City locations