The Acolyte: Wayseeker

The Acolyte: Wayseeker
Attribution information
Author(s)	Justina Ireland
Publication information
Publisher	Random House Worlds
Release date	May 6, 2025
Media type	Hardcover Ebook Audiobook
Pages	304
ISBN	9780593874431
Chronology
Timeline	c. 152 BBY

The Acolyte: Wayseeker is an adult canon novel by Justina Ireland and published by Random House Worlds on May 6, 2025. The novel features the characters Vernestra Rwoh and Indara and is set before the events of the Disney+ live-action television series The Acolyte.

Publisher's summary

Decades before Star Wars: The Acolyte, Vernestra Rwoh must rediscover her place within the Jedi Order.

Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh has spent years exploring the Outer Rim as a Wayseeker, answering to no authority but the Force itself. When the Jedi Council orders her to return to Coruscant, Vernestra ignores the summons, feeling that her priority is the beings she's already serving.

So the Council dispatches Jedi Knight Indara to track down Vernestra to deliver the urgent message that a Republic senator has formally requested Jedi assistance, asking for Vernestra's aid by name. Intrigued, Vernestra quickly finds herself pulled back into Coruscant's complicated world of Republic politics and underworld crime.

The two could not be more different: Vernestra, a Jedi Master who has known conflict and loss during her decades in the Order, and Indara, a young Knight just coming into her own as a Jedi in a galaxy at peace. Trust is slow to develop as they clash over their views on serving the Jedi Order, the galaxy, and the Force.

But they must work together to decipher the connection between the senator and a trail of dangerous weapons threatening to wreak havoc on the Republic. As the two delve further into their investigation, the lines between Jedi and Republic business blur, and Vernestra must rediscover what it means to serve for Light and Life.

Development

During the book's development, it was codenamed "Gleek."

Media

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Final cover

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9780593874431; May 6, 2025; Random House Worlds; US hardcover
• ISBN 9780593874448; May 6, 2025; Random House Worlds; US eBook
• ISBN 9780593874455; January 20, 2026; Random House Worlds; US paperback

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Burryaga Agaburry (Mentioned only) Imri Cantaros (Mentioned only) Capaskie (First appearance) Klerin Chekkat (Mentioned only) Mantessa Chekkat (Mentioned only) Dashon (First appearance) Porter Engle (Mentioned only) Erial (First appearance) Jakob Garn (First appearance) Jakob Garn's brother-in-law (First mentioned) Jakob Garn's droid (First appearance) Jakob Garn's wife (First mentioned) Stellan Gios (Appears in hologram) Catriona Graf (Indirect mention only) Xylan Graf (Indirect mention only) Grizela (First appearance) Hinra (First appearance) Indara Indara's Jedi Master (First mentioned) Indara's supervisor (First mentioned) J-6 Florinda Jackard (First appearance) Florinda Jackard's parents (First mentioned) Niko Jiro (First appearance) Kavil (First appearance) Kliva of Arnt (First appearance) Lansa (First appearance) Deva Lompop Londa (First mentioned) Elzar Mann (Mentioned only) Marlip (First appearance) Moigh (First mentioned) Orna (First appearance) Hudor Plinkythuj (First appearance) Panaya Po (First appearance) Yarael Poof Princho (First mentioned) Quintana (First appearance) Kilare Qwet (First appearance) Kilare Qwet's grandmother (First mentioned) Oppo Rancisis Vernestra Rwoh Reath Silas (Mentioned only) Lina Soh (Mentioned only) Ghirra Starros (Mentioned only) "The Stranger" (Mentioned only) Kolin Summach (First mentioned) Kolin Summach's Pantoran wife 1 (First mentioned) Kolin Summach's Pantoran wife 2 (First mentioned) Nilsson Summach (First appearance) Nilsson Summach's mother (First mentioned) Avon Sunvale (Mentioned only) Felix Sunvale (First appearance) Klias Teradine (Indirect mention only) Tia Toon (Mentioned only) Keeve Trennis (Mentioned only) Unidentified bartender (First appearance) Unidentified Bounty Hunter's Guild representative (First appearance) Unidentified Cerean female (First appearance) Unidentified Cerean male (First appearance) Unidentified challenger (First mentioned) Unidentified Chadra-Fan man (First appearance) Unidentified Devaronian 1 (First appearance) Unidentified Devaronian 2 (First appearance) Unidentified dockyard worker (First mentioned) Unidentified elder Cerean male (First appearance) Unidentified enterprising journalist (First mentioned) Unidentified fight announcer (First appearance) (Voice only) Unidentified fight pit attendee (bite) (First appearance) (Voice only) Unidentified fight pit attendee (threat) (First appearance) Unidentified Genetian official (First appearance) Unidentified hauler (First mentioned) Unidentified human assassin 1 (First appearance) Unidentified human assassin 2 (First appearance) Unidentified human boy (First appearance) Unidentified human female pirate (First appearance) Unidentified human man (Neral's moon) (First appearance) Unidentified human man (Spira) (First appearance) Unidentified human woman (First appearance) Unidentified individual (First mentioned) Unidentified Jedi (main training room) (First appearance) Unidentified Jedi (Vernestra Rwoh's friend) (First mentioned) maybe deleatebl? Unidentified Jedi Master (First appearance) Unidentified Jedi quartermaster (First mentioned) Unidentified Jedi Temple Guard (First mentioned) Unidentified Kage manager (First appearance) Unidentified Kessurian male (First mentioned) Unidentified male Genetian official (First appearance) Unidentified man (First appearance) Unidentified man's father (First mentioned) Unidentified Nautolan driver (First appearance) Unidentified Nautolan man (First appearance) Unidentified smuggler (First mentioned) Unidentified Pantoran driver (First appearance) Unidentified pleasure droid (First appearance) Unidentified rebreather wearing pirate (First appearance) Unidentified Senate investigator (First mentioned) Unidentified serving droid (First appearance) Unidentified Techno Union scientist (First appearance) Unidentified Toydarian pirate (First appearance) Unidentified Twi'lek man (air lock) (First appearance) Unidentified Twi'lek man (damage) (First appearance) Unidentified Twi'lek man (Septra) (First appearance) Unidentified Twi'lek representative (First appearance) Rowan Urr (First mentioned) Var (First appearance) Joleena Wasterna (First appearance) Sera Wra (First appearance) Yaddle Yoda Ty Yorrick Bell Zettifar (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Bantha (Mentioned only) Bloodmite (First mentioned) Bird (Mentioned only) Cat (Mentioned only) Tooka (Mentioned only) Cow (Mentioned only) Tree cow (First mentioned) Fish (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Shark (Mentioned only) Grass shark (Mentioned only) Flea (Mentioned only) Haver flea (First mentioned) Gheriol (First appearance) Hragscythe (Mentioned only) Lizard (Mentioned only) Fire lizard (First mentioned) Mold (Mentioned only) Nameless (Indirect mention only) Plant Flower Broma (First appearance) Florinda (First appearance) Lonyuip (First appearance) Twi'lek's tears (First appearance) Glaka root (Mentioned only) Phloxo (First appearance) Reed (Mentioned only) Tree Conifer Unidentified conifer species (First appearance) Marblewood tree Tuber (Mentioned only) Gerla tuber (First mentioned) Rancor (Mentioned only) Snake (Mentioned only) Flower snake (First mentioned) Sun snake (First mentioned) Spider (Mentioned only) White wing (First mentioned)

Droid models

Musician droid Nanny droid (Mentioned only) (First identified as child care droid, simultaneous with The High Republic: A Valiant Vow) Pleasure droid (First appearance) Protocol droid Security droid Service droid (First identified as serving droid)

Events

Republic Era High Republic Era Attacks on Norna (First appearance) Attack on the Strafes (First appearance) Second attack on the Strafes (First appearance) Avon's funeral (First mentioned) Battle on Tevu (First mentioned) Conflict on Genetia (First mentioned) Conflict on Soika (First mentioned) Darnaburny Civil War (First mentioned) Duel on Mount Bikja (Indirect mention only) Economic disaster on Pinara (First mentioned) Factory disaster on Ruathi (First mentioned) Farlingan Collapse (First appearance) (Appears in memory) Florinda Jackard's trial (First mentioned) Genetian Civil War (Mentioned only) Grizela's trial (First mentioned) Hyperspace Rush (Mentioned only) Mission to Pinara (First appearance) Mission to Ruathi (First appearance) Mission to Septra (First appearance) Mission to Seswenna (First appearance) (Appears in memory) Mission to Thelj (First appearance) Mudslide on Kryger (First mentioned) Nihil conflict (Mentioned only) Destruction of Starlight Beacon (Indirect mention only) Emergences (Mentioned only) Great Hyperspace Disaster (Indirect mention only) Valo Atrocity (Mentioned only) (First identified as incident on Valo, disaster on Valo, and Tragedy of Valo) Republic Fair (Mentioned only) Valo Republic Fair (Mentioned only) Riot on Ruathi (First mentioned) Roundelay Trials (First mentioned) Soikan conflict (Indirect mention only) Unidentified auction (First mentioned)

Locations

The galaxy Astrali (First mentioned) Temple on Astrali (First mentioned) Brackna (First mentioned) Cerifisis (First appearance) Joleena Wasterna's office (First mentioned) Norna (First appearance) Bernerine Pass (First appearance) Unidentified dockyard (First mentioned) Unidentified guesthouse (First appearance) Strafes' hideout (First appearance) West's gathering hall (First mentioned) Cerifisis sun (First appearance) Chommell sector (Mentioned only) (First identified as Naboo sector) Naboo (Mentioned only) Lake Country (Mentioned only) Colonies Hynestian sector Hynestia Temple on Hynestia Quintana's office (First appearance) Core Worlds Bar'leth (Mentioned only) University of Bar'leth (Mentioned only) (First identified as Bar'Leth University) Corusca sector Coruscant subsector Coruscant system Coruscant Galactic City Federal District Temple Precinct Jedi Temple Council Towers High Council Tower Jedi Council Chamber Jedi Archives (Mentioned only) Main training room (First appearance) Master Yaddle's living quarters (First appearance) Senate complex Vernestra Rwoh's office Corellian sector Corellia (Mentioned only) Neral (Mentioned only) Neral's moon Marauder's Secret (First appearance) Spira Unidentified beachside resort (First appearance) Durga (First mentioned) Dytrew (First mentioned) Erdo (First mentioned) Fracni (First mentioned) Unidentified city (First mentioned) Unidentified restaurant (First mentioned) Galactic Frontier (Mentioned only) Tiikae (Mentioned only) Genetia (Mentioned only) Ghalla (First mentioned) Unidentified work camp (First mentioned) Grandak (First mentioned) Grizal (Mentioned only) Grizal camp (Mentioned only) Holpern (First mentioned) Inner Rim (Mentioned only) Jedha (Mentioned only) Unidentified secret mining place (First mentioned) Jero (First mentioned) Juinkwy Triangle (First mentioned) Kilner's Seventh Moon (First mentioned) Killof (First mentioned) Kirna (First mentioned) Kiszo (First mentioned) Krugan (First mentioned) Kryger (First mentioned) Temple of Kryger (First mentioned) Leonit (First mentioned) Loit (First mentioned) Outer Rim Territories Arkanis sector (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Kol Iben system (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Trask (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Trask's sun (First mentioned) Banchii (Mentioned only) Jedi temple (Mentioned only) Dalnan sector Dalna (Mentioned only) Deva's asteroid (First identified as Deva's asteroid) Eiram (Mentioned only) E'ronoh (Mentioned only) Haileap system Haileap Port Haileap Kimnol's Gambling Hall (First appearance) Temple Outpost (Mentioned only) Eriadu (Mentioned only) Hetzal system (Mentioned only) Hetzal (Mentioned only) Unidentified animal refuge (First mentioned) Unidentified farm (First mentioned) Nar Shaddaa (Mentioned only) Septra (First appearance) Kolnare Mine (First appearance) Nilsson Summach's private laboratory (First appearance) Unidentified city (First mentioned) Seswenna (Appears in memory) Mines of Seswenna (First appearance) (Appears in memory) Valo (Mentioned only) Soika (Mentioned only) Soika weapons cache (First mentioned) Targusian (First mentioned) Tevu (First mentioned) Thelj sector (First identified as Thelj sector) Thelj Unidentified city (First appearance) Governmental building (First appearance) Senator Garn's office (First appearance) Unidentified hypertrain station (First appearance) Unidentified restaurant (First appearance) Unidentified docking yard (First appearance) Unidentified tavern (First appearance) Truvi (First mentioned) Tulpi (First mentioned) Unidentified hyperspace route (First mentioned) Unidentified sector (Pinara) (First appearance) Pinara (First appearance) Gloche (First appearance) Gloche spaceport (First appearance) Unidentified government building (First appearance) Unidentified moon (First mentioned) Unidentified sector (Ruathi) (First appearance) Ruathi (First appearance) Aradonia (First appearance) Gambling district (First appearance) Kliva's arena (First appearance) Rusty Droid (First appearance) Unidentified dockyard (First appearance) Unidentified residential building (First appearance) Unidentified factory (First mentioned) Wild Space Ingae (First appearance) Unidentified city (First appearance) Ingae dockyards (First appearance) Magistrate's office (First appearance) Collective's library (First appearance) Shani homeworld (First mentioned)

Organizations and titles

Actor (Mentioned only) Analyst (Mentioned only) Archivist Arms dealer (First identified as weapons dealer and weapons smuggler) Assassin Assistant Bartender Bodyguard (Mentioned only) Bounty Hunters' Guild Bounty hunter Cerifisis government (First appearance) Council of Elders (First appearance) Elder (First appearance) Chekkat family Church of the Force (Mentioned only) Collective (First appearance) Detective (Mentioned only) Diplomat Durga royal family (First mentioned) Emissary Enslaver (Mentioned only) Farmer Fisherman (Mentioned only) Galactic Republic Galactic Senate (Mentioned only) Senator Supreme Chancellor (Mentioned only) Garn's family (First appearance) General (Mentioned only) Genetian rebels (First mentioned) Gladiator (Mentioned only) Graf family (Mentioned only) Graf Enterprises (Mentioned only) Head of Security Hutt Cartel Information broker (Mentioned only) Jedi Order Grand Master Jedi Jedi archivist Jedi detective (Mentioned only) Jedi High Council Jedi Knight Jedi librarian Jedi Master Jedi Temple Guard (Mentioned only) Jedi youngling Lost (Mentioned only) Padawan Wayseeker Journalist (Mentioned only) Karagin (First mentioned) Keepers of Dytrew (First mentioned) King (Mentioned only) Kirnost (First mentioned) Lady Law enforcement agency Librarian Magistrate Mayor Meknek Miner (Mentioned only) Monster hunter Musician Nihil (Mentioned only) Nilsson's crew (First appearance) Philosopher (Mentioned only) Pilot Pinara's government (First appearance) Presidential guard (First appearance) Pirate Police officer President (Mentioned only) Quartermaster (Mentioned only) Queen (Mentioned only) Ruathi authorities (First appearance) Ruathi government (First mentioned) Ruathi government's predecssor (First mentioned) Scholar Scientist Shopkeeper Sith (Mentioned only) Smuggler Sniper (Mentioned only) Starros Clan Strafes (First appearance) Supervisor (Mentioned only) Teacher Techno Union Thelj government (First mentioned) Thief Unidentified droid crew (First mentioned) Unidentified hauling company (First mentioned) Unidentified pirate group (First mentioned) Unidentified security team (First appearance) Unidentified shipping family (First mentioned) Vernestra Rwoh's family group (Indirect mention only)

Sentient species

Besalisk Cerean Chadra-Fan Devaronian Drengir (Mentioned only) Gamorrean (Mentioned only) Gigoran Houk Human Hutt (Mentioned only) Kage Kessarine (Mentioned only) Kessurian (Mentioned only) Kuranu Mirialan Nautolan Pantoran Quermian Shani Siniteen Soikan Thisspiasian Tholothian Togruta Toydarian Twi'lek Ugnaught Unidentified species (First mentioned) Yoda's species Zygerrian (Mentioned only)

Vehicles and vessels

Boat (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Caravan (Mentioned only) Repulsorcraft Speeder Landspeeder Speeder bike Satellite (Mentioned only) Starlight Beacon (Indirect mention only) Starship Cruiser Pleasure cruiser (First appearance) Nilsson Summach's pleasure cruiser (First appearance) Florinda Jackard's ship (First mentioned) Hopper Prison ship (Mentioned only) Unidentified prison ship (First mentioned) Shuttle Unidentified shuttle (First appearance) Starfighter Jedi Vector Unidentified banking ship (First mentioned) VKCE-7100x Starcutter Cantaros Indara's quarters (First appearance) Vernestra Rwoh's quarters (First appearance) Train Hypertrain (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Air lock (Mentioned only) Alarm system Armor Helmet Shield Plasma shield Silandra Sho's shield (Mentioned only) Vernestra Rwoh's plasma shield (First appearance) Bacta tank (Mentioned only) Barrel Binders Blaster Bee sting (First appearance) Proximity gun (First appearance) Pulse cannon (Mentioned only) Repeating blaster Breath mask Rebreather Chemlight (First appearance) Chiller Comlink Comm unit Computer Computer terminal Navicomputer (Mentioned only) Dart Poison dart Data disk Databank Datacube Datafile Datapad Datastick Disruptor (Mentioned only) Disruptor cannon (First mentioned) Droid Electromagnetic field (Mentioned only) Electronic translator Translating vocoder Vocoder mask Energy field Engine Field generator 47 lightsaber nullifier Fire iron (First appearance) Fishing pole (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) (First identified as fishing pole) Gas canister Grizela's device (First appearance) Holo-emitter Hologram Holomessage (Mentioned only) Hyperframe (First identified as hyperspace ring) Lamp Chemical lamp (First appearance) Lantern Lightsaber Crossguard lightsaber (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Stellan Gios's lightsaber (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Indara's lightsaber Lightwhip Vernestra Rwoh's purple-bladed lightsaber Shoto lightsaber Yaddle's lightsaber Lightsaber hilt Melee weapon Knife Vibro-weapon Vibroblade Sword Nilsson Summach's sword (First appearance) Mine Proximity mine Mister (First appearance) Nilsson Summach's lightsaber nullifier (First appearance) Nullification matrix (First mentioned) Processor (Mentioned only) Proximity alarm Rehydrator (First appearance) Repulsor chair Repulsorlift Rocket Rocket launcher Shovel Shower (Mentioned only) Skimboard (Mentioned only) (First identified as hoverboard, simultaneous with The High Republic: A Valiant Vow) Sonic scrubber (First appearance) Speaker Stabilizer (Mentioned only) Turbolift Viewscreen Vocabulator

Miscellanea

Adrenaline After-action report (Mentioned only) Anti-Jedi sentiment Asteroid Asteroid belt (Mentioned only) Bacta (Mentioned only) Bathroom (Mentioned only) Beach (Mentioned only) Bioluminescence Blood Boarding ramp Bone (Mentioned only) Bounty Braid Brain (Mentioned only) Bunk Canteen Capital Cargo container Cave Centimeter City Ecumenopolis Claw Clothing Belt Bodysuit Boot Cloak Coverall Environment suit (Mentioned only) Goggles Hat Holster Jacket Robe Jedi apparel Temple robes Scarf Cobalt (First appearance) Cockpit Color Convoy Cortosis (Mentioned only) Death Dismemberment Dream Eye Factory Farm (Mentioned only) Fire Fishing (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Fleet (Mentioned only) Foodstuff Alcohol Beer Chapa ale (First mentioned) Unidentified local beer (First mentioned) Cocktail (Mentioned only) Liquor Lompop liqeur (First appearance) Whiskey Dalnan whiskey (First appearance) Longrin whiskey (First mentioned) Wine Pelisisi green (First appearance) Broth Cake (Appears in dream) Cheese (Mentioned only) Bantha cheese (Mentioned only) Dumpling Fruit Noodle (Mentioned only) Nut Pomo nut (First appearance) Pickled freening (First appearance) Ration Ration bar Grain-and-protein bar (First appearance) Soup Sugar (Mentioned only) Tea Perna (First appearance) Shishi tea (First mentioned) Xuacan tea (First mentioned) Vegetable (Mentioned only) The Force Cosmic Force Dark side of the Force (Mentioned only) Force power Controlled descent Force Dash Force jump Force vision Mind trick Precognition Taming beasts Telekinesis Force push Levitation Teleportation (Mentioned only) Unidentified body temperature regulation power (First appearance) Force-sensitive Light side of the Force Living Force Meditation Fuel (Mentioned only) Funeral (Mentioned only) Galaxy Gambling Rykestra Sabacc Gas Oxygen Poison gas Gender Geyser (Mentioned only) Ghost (Mentioned only) Glass Graffiti (Mentioned only) Grain Gravity Groundquake (Mentioned only) Hangar Hair Wig Hallucination (Mentioned only) Headache Heart (Mentioned only) Holodrama Unidentified adventure holo (First appearance) Homeworld Hotel Hunting Hybrid Hyperspace Hyperspace lane (Mentioned only) Indara's first treatise (First mentioned) Jedi Annexation Act (First mentioned) Jedi Code (Indirect mention only) Jedi crest (First identified as Jedi seal) Jedi outpost (Mentioned only) Jedi temple Jedi training (Mentioned only) Jedi Trials (Mentioned only) Kilo Kilometer Knapsack Knighting Ceremony (Mentioned only) Laboratory Language Fruscti (First appearance) Galactic Basic Standard "Bantha fodder" "Kriff" "Let us partake of the bounty of the Force" (First appearance) Houkese (First appearance) Nilsson Summach's native language (First appearance) Twi'leki Laser Lekku Library Life debt (Mentioned only) Light-year (Mentioned only) Lightsaber combat Limb Lonara feather (First appearance) Lung (Mentioned only) Map (Mentioned only) Mass shadow (Mentioned only) Meter Mineral Alercite (First mentioned) Crystal Gemstone (as tattoo) Diamond (as tattoo) Ghorsian crystal (First appearance) Kniver (First mentioned) Kyber crystal (Mentioned only) Sunstone Sunstones of Dytrew (First appearance) Hynaxium (First mentioned) Mining (Mentioned only) Money Credit Credit chip Credit coin Moon Mountain Mouth Museum (Mentioned only) Music Dulcimer Microphone (Mentioned only) Near-human Nightclub Nilsson Summach's fighting form (First appearance) Nose Oil (Mentioned only) Orbit Ore (Mentioned only) Pillow Pipe Planet Gas giant (Mentioned only) (First identified as gaseous giant) Plasma Pleasure cruise (First mentioned) Politics Prison Prisoner Protein Ransom (Mentioned only) Recainium (Mentioned only) Reproduction (Indirect mention only) Restaurant Rib (Mentioned only) Sea (Vision to Vernestra Rwoh) Season Silkensteen Slavery (Mentioned only) Sleep Solar flare (Mentioned only) Snowstorm (Mentioned only) Spa (Mentioned only) Spaceport Species Spice Lake Country Daydreams (First appearance) Lozen's Choice (First appearance) Star's Disaster (First mentioned) Starfall Express (First appearance) Unidentified Banchii spice blend (First mentioned) Spoon Stomach Stone Limestone Sun Swamp (Mentioned only) Tavern Tattoo Teapot Temperature Throne (Mentioned only) Time Standard century Standard day Standard decade Standard hour Standard minute Standard month Standard week Standard year Toast Tongue Tooth Torture (Mentioned only) Unidentified Fruscti speaking people (First mentioned) University (Mentioned only) Venom Lointy venom (First appearance) Vernestra Rwoh's desk (First appearance) Viewport Volcano (Mentioned only) Water Wedding (Mentioned only) Wizard (Mentioned only) Work camp (Mentioned only) Xenophobia Youngling

Sources

• SDCC 2024: The Acolyte Publishing Program and Other Reveals from the Lucasfilm Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
• This Week! in Star Wars NYCC Star Wars Reveals | This Week! in Star Wars on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 231

External links

• The Acolyte: Wayseeker (Star Wars) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

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