He’s an excellent cook, and a big fan of the durga berry, as is Imri.” “Showing our Jedi heroes cooking and baking helps to both humanize and personalize them, and Yacek is no exception. “ As we’ve seen, food is a big part of The High Republic ,” Siglain says. Regardless, he does know his way around a kitchen. A big presence both physically and vocally, the boisterous Sparkburn grew up in a San Tekka compound, but doesn’t know for sure if he’s related to the famous family, including Jordanna Sparkburn from Star Wars: The High Republic: Out of the Shadows. Yacek Sparkburn is a Jedi Knight in his early 20s, serving under Master Quinn. “Even so, Nylah - pronounced NYE-lah - does her best to help them.” Still, other Jedi on the planet don’t necessarily share Quinn’s serene nature. “The people of Dalna are suspicious of Jedi,” Siglain says. A wizened Twi’lek female, Quinn is known for her sense of kindness. Nyla Quinn is the Jedi Master of the temple on Dalna.

You’re much more likely to find Lyssa with a datapad in hand, which she always carries with her.” In many ways, however, Votz is similar to a more powerful Jedi on Dalna. “She hates fighting,” Siglain says, “and is always forgetting her lightsaber. But adventure? Excitement? Lyssa craves not these things. Lyssa Votz is the Jedi Archivist of the Jedi temple on Dalna, a human female in her late 20s and a fully trained Jedi Knight.

“We’re also introduced to more ‘everyday’ Jedi, including one that author Justina Ireland based on a Disney Publishing Worldwide publicity manager.” Appropriately, this particular Jedi is something of a librarian. “In Mission to Disaster we get to see what life is like at the Jedi temple on the planet Dalna, which plays a key role in the entire initiative,” Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain tells. Finally, has some of the first details about the middle-grade book - including a planet central to the story and three new Jedi we’ll meet there. Little has been revealed surrounding the plot of Justina Ireland’s Star Wars: The High Republic: Mission to Disaster, arriving January 4, 2022.

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