The Acolyte
Summary
Star Warshas officially announced a raw novel focusing onStar Wars : The High Republic’sVernestra Rwoh , which will formally bridge the publishing first step toStar Wars : The Acolyte . Though first introduce to live - natural process inThe Acolyte , Vernestra Rwohwas created forThe High Republic , and the dividing line between her character in both era is severe . ThoughThe Acolytealso takes piazza in theHigh Republic era , it ’s set towards the prat closing of this golden age , and the faults of the Jedi in that series prove as much . Now , however , Star Warsintends to explain what happened to Vernestra .
The Acolyte season 1 made several revision to the prescribed Star Wars canon to tell its story and coiffure up plotlines for a potential second season .
During a issue panel at San Diego Comic - Con , Star Warsunveiled an approaching novel entitledWayseeker , written by Justina Ireland - the same writer who first brought Vernestra to life . Set 20 years beforeThe Acolyte , this novel will focus on Vernestra as she gets soak up from wayseeking in the galaxy into the complicated politicsof the Republic and its Senate . The Acolytecharacter Master Indara , portrayed by Carrie - Anne Moss in the TV show , will also be a part of this story , which further aid to bridge the two together . tick off out the temporary cover , official description , and other details below .
BeforeThe Acolyte , Vernestra Rwoh must discover her place in the Jedi Order .
Vernestra Rwoh has expend over a decade exploring the Outer Rim as a Wayseeker , suffice to no other sureness but the Force itself . When a request from the Jedi Council tell her back to Coruscant , Vernestra initially turn down , feeling that her first priority should be to the beings she ’s already attend to . But after Jedi Master Indara arrives to take for Vernestra ’s aid in individual , Vernestra find herself pulled back into Coruscant ’s complicated world of Republic politics and netherworld crime . As the two delve further into their investigation , and the line between Jedi and Republic patronage blur , and Vernestra must reconsider what it means to serve up for Light and Life .
Justina Ireland
Custom Image by Yailin Chacon
Publisher
Random House Worlds
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A prodigy among the Jedi of the High Republic, Vernestra “Vern” Rwoh was one of the youngest Jedi ever to achieve the rank of Knight. She served at a time of crisis for the Republic, battling on the front lines against the Nihil, the Nameless, and the Drengir, and proving herself wise beyond her years. Vern will appear in live-action in The Acolyte, set over a hundred years after she became a Master, at the tail end of the High Republic Era.
May 6 , 2025
A prodigy among the Jedi of the High Republic , Vernestra " Vern " Rwoh was one of the new Jedi ever to achieve the social station of Knight . She help at a time of crisis for the Republic , battling on the front lines against the Nihil , the Nameless , and the Drengir , and proving herself fresh beyond her years . Vern will seem in live - action in The Acolyte , set over a hundred years after she became a Master , at the tail end of the High Republic Era .
Vernestra Rwoh’s Untold High Republic Story Is About To Be Revealed
Her Sudden Immersion into Politics Will Be Explained
While this novel is exciting due to a thrilling array of different factor , most notably the expansion of Vernestra ’s story and the extra context on Moss ' Indara fictitious character , easily the most crucial part of it will be explain how Vernestra went from being the adventuresome and politically withdrawn Jedi she was inThe High Republicto the intimacy between the Jedi and the Senate inThe Acolyte . The difference of opinion between these two loop of the character was extremely jarring at first . Now , however , the reason for this will finally be shown .
With this novel in the hand of Vernestra ’s Lord , Ireland , there will honestly be no adept agency to tell this character ’s story .
It will likely take something quite dangerous to make Vernestra into the Jedi she is inThe Acolyte . She ’s very much a destitute heart inThe High Republic , a untested prodigy who can prove herself but also does n’t restrain herself in the aspect of natural action . Even in the most recentHigh Republicbook to engagement , Tessa Gratton’sTemptation of the Force , Vernestra makes it clear that she has no interestingness in the political side of Jedi affairs , and is quite eager to get off from it . This novel will do the work of showing how that all change for her .
With this novel in the hands of Vernestra ’s creator , Ireland , there will aboveboard be no better means to tell this case ’s floor . Vernestra will be undergoing an important translation , one that will eventually motivate her to produce a false conspiracy after a fallen friend ’s death to protect herself and the rest of the Jedi , and there ’s no one better to explain this alteration than the one who create her . Most importantly , this will be a really effective bridge betweenThe High RepublicandThe Acolyte , adding even more context to the greaterStar Warsstory .
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The Acolyte is a telecasting series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era , where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence . This sci - fi thriller consider a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all lead to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the ending of the High Republic .
A prodigy among the Jedi of the High Republic, Vernestra “Vern” Rwoh was one of the youngest Jedi ever to achieve the rank of Knight. She served at a time of crisis for the Republic, battling on the front lines against the Nihil, the Nameless, and the Drengir, and proving herself wise beyond her years. Vern will appear in live-action in The Acolyte, set over a hundred years after she became a Master, at the tail end of the High Republic Era.
