#lina soh

[duchess-of-mandalore]

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[dancingdorito]

call me delusional but i am convinced that tak rennod was a nihil marauder and that at attin is one of lina soh's great works that was kept hidden. i will stay delusional until proven wrong.

[nerdalmighty]

I can't believe we're going back to the greatest space station in the galaxy!

[suleikazuleika]

Ugh, I'm such an idiot. 🤦‍♀️

I'm a huge High Republic fan, but I totally didn't catch the Chancellor's Great Works when they brought it up on Skeleton Crew.

On the bright side, this pretty much confirms my theory that At Attin became isolated sometime during the High Republic era.

But the Great Works were supposed to connect the larger galaxy, not hide away. My guess would be that the Republic established a settlement there, and that the Nihil Crisis + Occlusion Zone cut it off.

[flettwin]

I still think the Great Work on At Attin is one of Lina Soh’s Great Works originally meant to benefit the High Republic.

It fits too perfectly with the classic Star Wars theme of corruption in the Senate, the last surviving Great Work being the one that literally prints money.

[now-you-sound-like-a-jedi]

Avar Kriss/Elzar Mann

Post- The Fallen Star, epilogue, hurt/comfort, angst, grief/mourning, unfortunately mostly canon compliant.

In the aftermath of the Starlight Beacon crash, the survivors have no choice but to carry on as best they can. The remaining Jedi attempt to mitigate the damage on Eiram's surface. Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann find comfort in one another as they try to process their grief. Lina Soh faces the collapse of her greatest ambitions. And Vernestra Rwoh learns who Starlight took with it when it crashed.

Excerpt:

Avar sat down on the edge of the bed. Stood up again. Folded her clothes. Folded them again. Walked to the window. Turned away from the view of the sea where Starlight lay. 

Kriff, she couldn’t stay here. The silence was deafening, the loneliness overwhelming. She slipped her boots on, grabbed her cloak, and stepped out into the corridor. The only destination she had in her mind was not a place, but a person. It didn’t matter that she didn’t know exactly where in the building she was going: the Force guided her steps, a siren’s song calling her to the ocean’s edge. 

(Continued under the cut)

Her knuckles had barely brushed the surface of the door when it opened to reveal Elzar on the other side. He did not look surprised to see her there. He didn’t look dressed either.

Anything Avar had been going to say vanished from her mind. Instead, she looked him up and down. ‘Do you often answer the door shirtless?’ she asked.

Elzar grinned, and for a moment he looked like himself again. ‘Only when I know it’s you on the other side.’ His expression sobered somewhat. ‘Are you okay?’

If it had been anyone else, Avar would have lied. But he wasn’t anyone else, he was Elzar Mann - the one person who knew her better than the rest of the galaxy combined.

‘No,’ she said quietly. ‘Can I…’ She trailed off, then swallowed hard. ‘I can’t be by myself tonight.’

Elzar said nothing. He just stepped aside to let her in. 

[bo-katan]

What is this "Great Work" that everyone keeps talking about in Skeleton Crew, though? It can't be from Palpatine, right??

Disclaimer: this is all, of course, speculation, as nothing was confirmed in the series.

It's interesting that you bring up Palpatine, as he did have multiple contingency plans in case he ever met his demise. One of these was Operation Cinder, an orbital bombardment campaign meant to punish the Galactic Empire for failing to prevent his death. Considering the Supervisor mentioned the Jedi being traitors, it is a possibility that the Great Work mentioned in Skeleton Crew was one of the contingency plans concocted by Palpatine. With how much wealth is stored in the vaults, it's possible that At Attin served as a personal wealth caché for Palpatine outside of the Banking Clans that he was utilizing to fund certain projects, such as the the sentinal messenger droids that relay his posthumous instruction for Operation Cinder to loyal Imperial officers, or other secretive, darkside schemes like his cloning in The Rise of Skywalker.

However, some of us that have delved into the High Republic believe it is possible that the Great Work is actually in reference to Chancellor Lina Soh's Great Works projects from the High Republic era (which, for those who are unfamiliar with this era, takes place about 150 years prior to the prequels).

With the mention of the currency on At Attin being "Old Republic credits," it's possible they are talking about the High Republic. Also, they teach about the Jedi in a positive way in their schools, despite the Supervisor's last message received from the Republic.

Chancellor Soh's Great Works projects ranged from bacta cultivation (as bacta healing wasn't a researched, sustainable form of healing yet) to their creation of the Starlight Beacon, a massive space station meant to connect the outer-rim to the central government at Coruscant; to the restoration of ecologically damaged planets and other technological advancements. It wouldn't be hard to add whatever the Barrier surrounding At Attin is as one of these Great Works projects, or even just having At Attin be a sort of test to see if a droid-run utopia were possible to cultivate, where there is peace and safety for generations as they are secluded from the Galaxy at large.

I would not be surprised at a season 2 announcement where we would be exploring more about At Attin and the other planets that were said to be lost to the galaxy. (I haven't been online, so I'm unaware of any news about renewal.)

[highrepubliczine]

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[darth-memes]

[haleynwriter]

this is partially a repost of a tiktok series i did like two years ago, partially inspired that the high republic fanzine is out and references this!, and partially me expanding on thoughts as a former barista.

anyways, THR phase I characters and their coffee orders. i'll probably forget someone and add them later. my expertise: i was a barista for three years.

no I'm not calling it caf this is all half a joke anyways

Avar Kriss: Typically she just gets a coffee with cream. She can drink coffee black, but it's not her preference. Her actual favorite drink is a vanilla white mocha, but she rarely orders this for herself because she's a busy gal ! (Stellan, Elzar, Maru, and the Ataraxia crew have all clocked this.)

Stellan: he's the tea guy of the firebrands. Loves an english breakfast tea with milk in the morning. Loves a basic green tea in the afternoon. He has a chamomile tea usually as part of his evening meditation. However, after he joins the Council, he begins drinking more and more black and green tea and discards his evening tea routine as he gets more and more overworked.

Elzar: disaster man gets a large iced americano (six shots at the shop I worked at), adds two shots, chugs it immediately. This stresses everyone out.

Reath and Cohmac: they ask so many questions. where did you source your matcha from? Who is their milk supplier? Are the syrups made in house? Do they dry their own petals? They're not trying to be jerks, they're genuinely and actually curious, but the baristas are underpaid and never know answers, Cohmac and Reath realize, they order two small hot matchas and tip 100%.

Orla: medium iced coffee with vanilla syrup, but she never has once paid for her drink because her vibes are so elite. The other regular customers lover her, the baristas love her, she's just a goddamn delight.

Sskeer: hot tea or iced tea, depends on the weather. honey with hot tea; simple syrup with iced tea, just enough to cut some of the herbal notes.

Keeve: double undercut icon Keeve Trennis is the token bisexual iced oat milk latte with lavender, argue with the wall.

Jora: classic hot mom drink, hot coffee with 2 cream and 2 sugars.

Affie: all of the Vessel crew is so used to, like, Star Wars-Folgers-Instant Coffee, so when they get to go to a coffee shop, they Splurge for their Little Treats. Affie loves a caramel frozen coffee with extra whipped cream and drizzle.

Leox: blended matcha ! Like Orla, he's never once paid for a drink. Vibes are too good. He thinks he's paid, but Geode pockets the cash.

Geode: gets the most obscene drink imaginable that the baristas detest making but is such a lovely customer that the staff can't hold it against him.

Maru: if he stoops so low as to buy a tea and not make it himself, he gets a large hot black tea, double bagged. steeps it obscenely long so it's basically a concentrate, everyone is mystified.

Lina Soh: hasn't made her own coffee in years, but her staff orders her almond milk cafe au laits with honey.

Sylvestri: iced caramel macchiato and she likes it layered, okay !!!

Jordanna: iced white mocha. ssssh. she's kinda guilty about it but isn't really sure why.

Buckets: hot chai latte with oat milk and pistachio syrup. (legit try it sometime, if your shop has this, it's so fucking good.)

Lula: iced coffee with oatmilk and she changes the flavor based on the season/mood she's in. this is absolutely an order she's copied from kantam.

Kantam: see above.

Zeen: hot vanilla latte with oatmilk, asks for it extra frothy.

Ram: mocha blended coffee with extra caramel and chocolate drizzle. literally of course.

Farzala: has never once ordered the same thing twice. who knows.

Qort: Just goes "whatever you want!" every time. His actual favorite is a hot chocolate but wants to be easy and simple!

Samira: The classic hot bitch drink: hot latte with skim milk and a raw sugar. Typically people who order this drink are awful, but she used to work in food service before coming up in the political staff scene, so she's perfectly polite and cheerful.

Avon: tries to impress upon people that she's an adult and important and gets a coffee with milk. Secretly hates it. Vern typically gets her an iced black tea with lemon and simple syrup like "oh they gave it to me!" Avon lets it slide because it's Vern.

Vern: her coffee shop habits were impressed upon her by Stellan and doesn't drink any coffee, mostly tea. Her favorite is Lady Grey, and if it's a time to indulge, adds cream and lavender syrup.

Imri: that's a hot choccy boy.

Crash: has never once ordered in a coffee shop. That's a Red Bull girlie.

Xylan: has a bullshit order. large iced coffee, fill the cup with ice fully, 2/3 full of coffee, add exactly 3.5 pumps of simple syrup, then equal splashes of oat milk and almond milk. Stir 7 times clockwise, then four times counter clockwise. somehow the staff don't revolt because he's a guilty pleasure fav customer and not a single barista can describe why they like him. one barista is convinced that xylan doesn't have a single fucking clue what he's talking about and just makes it standard. xylan can tell the difference but he can't point to where so he swallows it because he admires the bravery of the barista to flummox him.

[uwingdispatch]

High republic babes, I made you something super cool!!!

These keychains are designed to feel like something Lina Soh gave to folks at the launch of Starlight beacon.

The text over the top says STARLIGHT BEACON in Aurebesh. The bottom says COMMEMORATIVE LAUNCH 7745 CRC. They are printed on marbled acetate.

CRC is the Coruscant Reckoning Calendar that was used pre-empire. (It also appears in Andor on Maarva’s funerary brick.)

Shop is here. Enjoy!

[emeraldvsociety]

Finished every THR Adult Novel, and I’m devastated 🥲

Spoilers for all current THR Adult Novels and The Battle of Jedha & The Tempest Breaker because I have to get my THOUGHTS out.

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Note: My reading order was weird since I was reading with a friend, and she was abroad for a hot second. We read TotJ together, and then I got impatient and jumped into Phase 2 to wait for her. LEAVE ME ALONE IT MADE SENSE AT THE TIME. I obviously don't recommend skipping Phase 2, but it was not detrimental to my reading experience.

TOTJ: This book was masterful. I love, and I mean I LOVE Avar Kriss. The Great Disaster Sequence was incredible, and I think Mr. Soule really did an excellent job of cinematically introducing this universe and setting up the Jedi in their prime. I just WOW the way Avar handled it, the sacrifice everyone went through to protect Hetzal. However, if I’m being honest I kind of forgot the rest of the book. I did a recent reread, and, my HEART, Avar loved Elzar from the start and he just had to go and fuck it up.

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TRS: I did not like this book despite everyone raving about it. My friend and I both have the consensus that Elzar is just very problematic, but not like in the way that he IS, but in the way that he isn’t. He can be a very inactive character, and when he is being active, he often makes the wrong choices. I am currently rereading it to find what people like about it so much. I do not dislike Elzar Mann (obviously). I think he is an expertly crafted character

I think from the get-go, I was pissed off at him for revealing he tried to kiss Avar in this public setting where she had just gotten a very big work promotion. I get the Battle of Valo was cool & all, but I genuinely do not remember the key details of the battle or what the stolen lightsaber is about. Everyone always raves about the plot, but I remember thinking that Valo was just a massive distraction. Yes, obviously, I loved Stellan, and I'm sure on my reread, I'll come to appreciate his and Elzar's interactions a lot more.

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Convergence: People do not like this one?? I think Convergence is my favorite. Now, I have reread Convergence in its entirety. The first read, I was not that happy until the core four were all together and letting their personalities bounce off each other. I LOVED Axel. I would only refer to him as the gambling addict. He had so much personality, and Gella foiled him so well; it was glorious. I did not like the Xiri & Phan-tu plot line when I intentionally read it, but on my second read, I was like, “Why did I not like this??” I love them.

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TFS: I love Stellan. Then I did not like Stellan. But then I had to mourn Stellan. Unfortunately, Stellan’s death was spoiled on Twitter years ago for me, so it definitely had less impact, but my friend was DESTROYED. Now, I will say this, TFS would have been 100% more effective if I had read phase 1 of the comics because I was VERY upset about how Stellan was treating Avar, and I felt like I had very little context. I loved the pacing and the stakes, and I legitimately felt like I was falling myself at times. Gloriously written and probably my second favorite Claudia Gray book.

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EOD: Alright. I love Avar Kriss. Her journey and growth through this book REALLY sold me. She felt so raw, real, and devastated the whole time that I cried with her when she got Elzar’s message. I know Stellan is “the golden child” in their little trio, but I can’t help but picture her as the golden child of this era entirely. I could talk for hours about her and how much weight she carries. Every scene with her felt so impactful, special, and growing. I’m not anywhere near close to thirty, but I felt comforted that there is this representation of growth still in your thirties, like I somehow needed to see it.

…Elzar was hamletting the whole time. I’m glad he got a message to her, but I really want him to have more impact in the future. Also, I’m not trying to exclude Bell from my notes, but I think his story is pretty great, if a smidge formulaic. He’s likable, growing, and on the path to becoming great. Elzar & Avar are more messy and commentatable (made-up word).

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TotF: I was PISSED Bell didn’t have a POV. I think that’s what bothered me the MOST about this book. I know Burry is like Bell’s bff and all but I wanted BELL. Give me back his POV. Also, whatever Burry was doing was lowkey forgettable. I’m not sure if I really vibe with the blight threat. Elzar did something, I guess, but he was def still Hamletting. Avar gobbled every scene she was in. I do think he had major growth when he rejected Avar at first. I was proud of him for being self-aware because, in TRS, I was lowkey tired of his lusting for her. That whole book, he was like, “I wish I was fucking Avar rn, please, please, please, where is she” After she said no, like, c’mon, I get those are his thoughts, but I was tired of it. I think it is incredibly good NOW, like, “Oh, before he had uncontrollable lust, and now it has evolved into something healthy.” And obviously, if I want two characters to be together, I’m glad one wanted the other so badly sexually, but even in my reread of ToTJ, Avar LOVED him so positively and selflessly. She puts her reputation on the line to get him promoted because, yes, he’s a friend, but she LOVES that man. Wtvr, I’m glad they’re practicing, and I’m glad they killed a Nameless together s/o Elzar for the killing blow. I’ll give him that. Also, I love Xylan.

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The Tempest Breaker: My first audio drama EVER, and I LOVED it. I gobbled it up in like a day during a roadtrip. Like I mentioned previously, I haven’t read the comics, so I had to do some Googling for Keeve & all that. Even without vital context, I think the plot & presentation spoke for themselves. Obviously, I’m going to comment on Elzar’s insane behavior. I would have slapped him. I know Avar was acting emotionally, but idgaf she was right. However... I found it very in character. Even if I was unhappy with him (again), he was there to balance her when she needed it. Avar needed that calm. She grew so much within two scenes, and I love her sm. Also??? Lourna's ex-gf lusting over Avar like crazy in THAT dress?? I need concept art??? Why do we have concept art of Lourna dancing with Marchion but none of Avar in the hot dress?? This is discrimination against wuh luh wuh tbh.

I’m actually writing a companion fanfic about Elvar to this audio drama rn not to promote, but if you want my full thoughts… I’ll let that fic speak for itself.

Also, huge fan of Tey. I'll be on the lookout for the Phase 2 comics for him. My one criticism is that Marc reads Avar with a british accent, and Avar's actress here is American... Yeah, I sometimes had a bit of trouble clarifying Quin and Avar's voices.

LOVED IT. Thanks Mr. Scott. Srry I didn't love TRS. I didn’t gaf about Lourna before, but now I do. Great! (Yes, I did not listen to the Tempest Runner).

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The Battle of Jedha: I listened to this after my reread of Convergence. I have SO many questions. First of all, why did they pick JEDHA? Second, why weren’t Xiri & Phan-tu there?? I know Master Sun was like, "Newlyweds have more important things to be doing," except no they don't what are you talking about. Third, why couldn’t they just Zoom for the treaty at the rate things were going so long?? No more questions: only love for Master Sun. Oh, and the pious droid. Apparently, people like Marda Ro, but I found her actually insufferable. She yelled at that kid for giving Master Shoh a flower, the kid cried, and then Marda was like, "jk I'm glad you gave her that flower." ...girl make up your mind and leave the child alone.

And before I get jumped, no, I did not read PoD. I read the Wookieepedia Summary because the audiobook for PoD was thirty-two dollars. (I'm sorry, Mrs. Gratton; I bought a paperback and the audiobook of TotF please forgive me).

This was definitely way more overstimulating than Tempest Breaker in terms of ...everything. It took me way longer to get through. I liked it. It genuinely felt like I was there.

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Cataclysm: I haven’t crashed out about a character this hard since Jaime Lannister in GøT season 8. Axel Greylark committed what felt like personal betrayals against me. I screamed for his release. I cried when I saw him so sick, and I cheered when Gella got him out. I begged for him to be fixed, and not even Gella could. He left her when she was hurt, and I lost it. He hurt my Gella. I should have recorded myself listening to this. It was stubbing my toe over and over and then hearing, “Jaime. My name’s Jaime,” echoing around me. He devastated me. I’ve never been so livid in my life. I prayed he would change, but then I prayed he would get on his knees whimpering for forgiveness only to be slapped by Gella. I got embarrassed when Gella kept trying to reason with him. Then I cheered when he FINALLY, and I mean FINALLY, did the right thing. My delusional ass knew it all along!!! I'm appalled that there's not more content of Gella & Axel out there. I know, I know, I know, he's toxic and inexcusable.

...BUT WE ALL NEED SOME TOXICITY IN OUR LIVES!! It's okay in moderation, I swear I swear I swear. Plus, he said he was sorry, and in his head he said he loved her omg redemption YAY! (I'm still delusional).

…the child character was so annoying. Also, Xiri & Phan-tu were driving me crazy, please, for the love of GOD, say ‘I love you’ when you hang up the phone on your spouse. I wasn't the biggest fan of Yaddle tbh. I was destroyed whenever Master Sun broke his femur that like lowkey set me off. I'm still crashing out over Axel; why did he DO that...

ALSO??? The way Dr. Kang writes battles is INSANE; that woman has so much strength there.

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Final Notes:

I am not sure how to feel about Lina Soh. They def do not put enough focus on her. She came in very strong, but I can't help but feel that she's been diluted and is lacking the power she needs. Chancellor Greylark felt like she carried a lot of weight in P2. Although maybe that's because it was so pivotal to Axel's character that she "cared more about her work than him," but I need more Soh. I need like at least four POV chapters of her in Trials. Is her son still missing?? What is going on with that?? My main actual issue with THR is the lack of politicking tbh. Mr. Soule opened so strongly with this epic cinematic golden age of the Republic, and yet I see very little *democratic* promotion.

I did not talk about Marchion Ro because omfg that man is crazy. I am a little worried they're giving him the (show) Ramsay Bolton treatment, making him too invincible and horrendous. Like, when he kicked that cat?? Insane behavior. I'm glad that Ghirra is there to play the complex/conflicted villain as a foil. I'm not saying Marchion isn't complex, but his main attribute (for me) is that he is crazy & evil. I think it works logistically because he is surrounded by people fit to govern when he is off being crazy. I don't know. I love his whole setup. Every chapter in ToTF had me being like, "More! More Marchion!" then it would cut to Graf, and I would be like, "You know what? Hell yeah!" Also, I hate Ghirra. Her delusion levels are unmatched (except for me and Gella about Axel, but at least Gella came to her senses).

Also, I did not mention Vernestra, but I enjoyed her in ToTF. I think Elzar needed someone to be mad at him. Not sure how to feel about her in the Acolyte? I guess I'll never know now LOL

I will say this: Every character works. Across these novels, very little space is wasted. I can tell how much effort & love went into these projects. Everyone has a purpose, a goal, an obstacle, and a foil. They have all grown (except... Marchion?), and even when they hurt my favorites, I understand.

I have DNF'd a lot of Star Wars books. Aftermath 1, Master and Apprentice (sorry, Claudia), Thrawn: Treason, and Ahsoka (DNF'd this TWICE, sorry, I simply cannot do it). They don't all work for me! But every Adult High Republic Novel has (enough to reread FOUR of them!). I really appreciate this corner of the galaxy, and I'm sad to see it end when I have just now found it.

(Also, someone please write Gella & Axel content IAMBEGGING).

[comicwaren]

From Star Wars: The High Republic - Shadows of Starlight #001, “The Guardian Protocols”

Art by Ibraim Roberson and Fer Sifuentes-Sujo

Written by Charles Soule

[dancingdorito]

as someone getting their masters in design, i feel like i have a good grasp on aesthetics, and vibes. and my pinterest boards are FIRE.

i personally like the idea of golden era jedi and comparing that to the golden age of hollywood, so sue me. but i think the aesthetic makes sense with gold motifs on their clothing and stellan and elzar being compared to holo film stars.

so here is my pinterest board for the high republic.

[the-high-republic-tournaments]

THR SHIP TOURNAMENT: ROUND 1 MATCH 4

Ship: Bell Zettifar/Reath Silas or Bellreath

Propaganda Submitted: fellow traumatized teen Jedi boys. they even have the same color scheme!

Canonicity: they only ever interacted once in a short story. not much of a chance but that one moment was pretty cool

VS

Lina Soh/Ghirra Starros

Propaganda: Politicians! Mothers! Colleagues! Enemies! Most importantly, milfs!

Canonicity: absolutely not lol

[apollodreams]

Holy shit I didn't think Lina Soh was gonna die at all :( I liked her a lot