Ankarres sapphire

Ankarres sapphires were a type of gemstone known for their blue hue. In 231 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: The Rising Storm to 231 BBY. while being shown around the grounds of the Valo Republic Fair by Coordinator Samera Ra-oon, Jedi Master Elzar Mann compared the shade of the sky of the Outer Rim planet Valo on a summer day to an Ankarres sapphire.
==Behind the scenes==
Ankarres sapphires were mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the 2021 novel The High Republic: The Rising Storm, written by Cavan Scott for the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase I. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Ankarres Sapphire was an individual gemstone which first appeared in the short story "Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM" by M. Shayne Bell, published in the 1996 anthology Tales of the Bounty Hunters. The sapphire was first depicted in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic: The Rising Storm 
==Notes and references==
Category:Sapphires