Salekelahn

«*We call this planet Salekelahn, in the Lahnii language meaning* home of Lahn*.*»
―Ehain Jaruuk[src]

**Salekelahn** (SIGENC: **Saleke c**) was a terrestrial planet and Force nexus occupying the third orbital position in the Saleke system, in Wild Space's Utegetu Nebula. It was nearly inaccessible to the large part of the galaxy, being at the end of the treacherous Murgo Choke hyperspace route—it was only ever visited by the Vivonahi, and at one point the Jedi to create the Temple of Salekelahn. Salekelahn was a green planet covered with varying biomes, from grasslands to mountains and small seas and numerous rivers. It was at one point home to the Lahn species, although they died out for unknown reasons.

In 7 BEF, the planet regained importance through an archaeological dig by the Indonai Empire, who sought knowledge about the Jedi Order and the Lahn. The Jedi archaeologist Rachi Sitra happened to be mapping out the region at the time, and came into contact with the Vivonahi dig, learning about the temple's existence. Seven years later, Sitra would advocate for the Jedi Order to move to the planet to escape the Galactic Empire. This successfully kept the Jedi Order and all of their knowledge alive, and the planet's temple was renovated as the Jedi made it their new home.

## Description

### Astrography

Salekelahn was located in the Saleke system, a star system at the entrance of the Utegetu Nebula, at the end of the Murgo Choke and the start of Utegetu's Path and Saleke Spur hyperlanes. It was located within Standard Galactic Grid square I-8. It orbited the white main-sequence star called Saleke, in the system's third orbital position, and had two moons of its own: Dai and Qo. Via the Murgo Choke, Salekelahn was connected with the Murgo-4 system, via the Saleke Spur it was connected with the Little Saleke system, and via Utegetu's Path it connected to the Utegetu system.

A local day on Salekelahn was 26 standard hours in length, with 388 days making up one local year.

### Physical description

The verdant world of Salekelahn was primarily identifiable by its vast grasslands, small seas, and snaking rivers which covered its surface, though there were other biomes on the planet, such as mountain ranges and forests, as well as regions so sparse they could be considered deserts. It had more land than water, and its seas were primarily shallow. Due to these features, it was classified as a terrestrial planet. Its terrain variety made it viable for mining and agriculture.

The Lahnii rabbit was a species of rabbit native to the planet which fed on the yasuberry growing in the forests of Salekelahn.

## History

### Early history

The sapient species known as the Lahn evolved on Salekelahn at some point during the planet's history. During their existence, the Celestials constructed the Archonaeum Salekelahn on this world, as the world was heavily attuned to the Force. However, at some point during their history, they went extinct and the planet became devoid of sapient life, although other species did exist on the world. Also around this point, the Murgo Choke hyperspace route was mapped to this world, and a temple of Jedi origin was constructed.

### Vivonahi influence

«*You mentioned to me there would be something interesting for a Jedi on this world. Is there something you’ve found? I happen to be a Jedi archaeologist.*»
«*Indeed, even more so if you are an archaeologist! A temple, of some sort, bearing statues which match descriptions of Jedi we have received.*»
―Rachi Sitra and Ehain Jaruuk[src]

### The Jedi return

"*The world of Salekelahn. It is located on only one, minor hyperspace route called the Murgo Choke. Hard to navigate, but I and some other ExplorCorps members know how to get there.*"
―Rachi Sitra advocating for the Jedi Order to move to Salekelahn[src]

## Inhabitants

### Lahn

«*The species that once lived here were called Lahn.*»
―Ehain Jaruuk, to Rachi Sitra[src]

## Appearances

* "Hidden Worlds"
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter IV — *Plans* (Appears in hologram)
* *Secrets Revealed* Epilogue
* "Dawnbreaking" (Mentioned only)
* *Secrets of Salekelahn*
* *Soul Searching* Rachi I — *Allies* (Mentioned only)
* *Soul Searching* Obi-Wan I — *Rebellion's Beginnings* (Mentioned only)
* *Soul Searching* Obi-Wan II — *Dawn* (Mentioned only)
* *Soul Searching* Yoda I — *Understanding*
* *Soul Searching* Yoda II — *The Temple* (Mentioned only)
* *Soul Searching* Ahsoka I — *Voices* (Shown on map)
* *Burning Galaxies* II — *Family Matters* (Mentioned only)

## Sources

* *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
* *Expanding the Unexpanded*
* *The Astronomy Guide*: Rachi Sitra's Unknown Regions Database
* Salekelahn in the Alliance Library
* *Mysteries of the Force*
* *History Celestial*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "Hidden Worlds"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 *The Astronomy Guide*: Rachi Sitra's Unknown Regions Database
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 *Soul Searching* Yoda I — *Understanding*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 *The Astronomy Guide*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Soul Searching* Rachi I — *Allies*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 *Secrets of Salekelahn*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 *Expanding the Unexpanded*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 *Secrets Revealed* Epilogue
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1  Salekelahn in the Alliance Library
10. ↑ *History Celestial*