The High Republic: Tempest Breaker (script)

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The High Republic: Tempest Breaker is the script book version of the canon audio drama of the same name. It was written by Cavan Scott, and published by Random House Worlds on May 13, 2025.

Publisher's summary[]

The Jedi reluctantly team up with the nefarious Lourna Dee in this full script for the Star Wars the High Republic audiobook original, Tempest Breaker.

Lourna Dee is not a villain. She's not a hero. She's a survivor. The former Tempest Runner, wanted by both her Nihil allies and the Republic, has evaded imprisonment and death from both groups more times than she can count. But even Lourna cannot outrun the mysterious blight that devours everything wherever it appears. And Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Nihil, has announced that only he knows the secret to stopping it.

Desperate, the Republic and Jedi turn to Lourna with an offer: help the Jedi stop the blight, and in return, Lourna will have a clean slate and the chance to decide her own future. Teamed with Avar Kriss and Keeve Trennis, the same Jedi who once hunted her, Lourna leads the search for the Nihil's chief scientist, Baron Boolan, the only being who may have answers to the mystery of the blight, as well as Marchion Ro's true plans.

Lourna weighs the Republic's offer of true freedom against her own instincts for survival as her team heads deeper into Nihil territory, straight toward the very dangers Lourna has worked for so long to elude. And when the opportunity arises to face off against Marchion Ro himself, even Lourna Dee may be willing to sacrifice everything to fulfill a quest for revenge.

Opening crawl[]

Star Wars: The High Republic
Tempest Breaker

The galaxy is in turmoil. A year after the destruction of Star-
light Beacon, the Nihil Stormwall has cut off a vast swath of
the Republic, the civilizations within the Occlusion Zone at
the mercy of Marchion Ro and his Nihil hordes.

With the Jedi unable to stand against Ro's Nameless, a foe that
feeds on the Force itself, a new danger has inexplicably ap-
peared through Nihil and Republic space alike: an unstoppable
blight that is turning people and planets into stone. The race is
on to find a way to halt its dreadful progress, a solution that
Marchion Ro has promised to deliver.

As the various crises continue, Holo reporter and war correspond-
ent Rhil Dairo has secured an interview with one of the only
people in the galaxy who can claim to know what the murder-
ous Eye of the Nihil has in store…

Plot summary[]

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Editions[]

ISBN 9780593723418; May 13, 2025; Random House Worlds; US hardcover^[3]
ISBN 9780593723425; May 13, 2025; Random House Worlds; US eBook^[3]

Appearances[]

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Characters

Dramatis personae

Argaz: Ereesi. One of Marchion Ro's elite guard known as She'ar.
Avar Kriss: Human. Former Jedi marshal of Starlight Beacon. Still known to many as the Hero of Hetzal.
Baron Boolan: Ithorian. Nihil minister of Advancement and scientist of dubious morals.
Belin: Ugnaught. Rhil Dairo's partner and pilot.
Carana-Vey Trana: Aki-Aki. Jedi Master.
Catkit: Alzarian. She'ar warrior.
Ceret: Kotabi. Jedi Knight who shares a mind with their troubled bond-twin, Terec. Survived a Nameless attack before Starlight Beacon's destruction.
Lina Soh: Human. Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. Regal. Wise. Desperate to do well by her people.
Dr. Gino'le: Anacondan. Former chief of medical operations on Starlight Beacon.
Elzar Mann: Human. Jedi Master. Trying his best to step in the shoes of a friend more suited to great office.
Faris Karan: Theelin. Padawan.
Gabb: Muun. Pirate. Wouldn't know cunning if it bashed him over his elongated head.
Greyamina Tiss: Iktotchi. Wheeler, dealer, and associate of Kradon Minst.
Keeve Trennis: Human. Jedi Master.
Keskar: Human. She'ar warrior.
King Sokidharan: Ruler of Waskiro.
Kradon Minst: Villerandi Owner of the Enlightenment bar on Jedha and an old friend of Tey Sirrek.
Lourna Dee: Twi'lek. Former Tempest Runner. A former lot of things, to be honest. Mostly bad. Recently has fallen in with her enemies, the Jedi.
Marchion Ro: Evereni. Eye of the Nihil.
Môr: Sledfrid. Bodyguard of Straan Valgar.
Muglan Tarantyne: Gloovan. Lourna's former friend and Tempest member.
OrbaLin: Ugor. Gelatinous former Jedi archivist of Starlight Beacon. Thought to have been lost in the disaster but actually survived.
Q-4: Droid. Formerly the property of Lourna Dee, recently reprogrammed by the Jedi. A little prissy to say the least.
Quin Carree: Bivall. Lourna's former confidant. Tempest member, and …something more.
Renga: Clantanni. Pirate. Shrew and cunning.
Rhil Dairo: Human. Reporter and war correspondent who spent time in the Occlusion Zone, where she was forced to make propaganda for Marchion Ro while secretly working for the resistance.
SK-0T: Tey Sirrek's scout droid.
Sskeer: Trandoshan. Disgraced Jedi Master suffering from a rare condition that hinders his connection to the Force. And his sanity.
Straan Valgar: Gloovan.
T-9: Rhil Dairo's cam droid.
Terec: Kotabi. Jedi. Troubled bond-twin to Ceret. Secretly yearning for more independence.
Tey Sirrek: Sephi. Former Guardian of the Whill turned freedom fighter.
Tia Toon: Sullustan. Republic senator.
Vulax: Harch. A member of Marchion Ro's elite guard, the She'ar.
Yacombe child: Yacombe. Eight-year-old child strong in the Force, rescued from the clutches of the Nihil by Sskeer. In keeping with her religion, never speaks to outsiders unless through a proxy.

Events

Republic Era
- High Republic Era

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The High Republic: Tempest Breaker Audiobook Original Coming December 3 - Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
↑ Katerina Belikova (@ninjajo_art) on Instagram (post on April 24, 2024): "Created another cover art for @starwars audiobook Tempest Breaker 🖤 Always a great experience to work with clients like this 💪🏻" (backup link)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Star Wars: Tempest Breaker (The High Republic) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates Starlight Beacon's destruction to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4 takes place one year and two weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, it must be set in 228 BBY. Since the events of The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6 are set immediately following the fourth issue and depict the expansion of the Stormwall, the expansion must have taken place in the same year. Meanwhile, the events of "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: No Big Deal" include the Stormwall's expansion and also depict the start of Pikka Adren's pregnancy. A later story, "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Sparks Fly," states that Adren is eight months pregnant during its events, indicating that it is set eight months after "No Big Deal," and therefore one year, eight months, and two weeks after the fall of Starlight Beacon. "Sparks Fly" is set during the Battle of Eriadu, an event that begins in The High Republic Adventures Phase III - The Wedding Spectacular. As Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places The High Republic: Tempest Breaker between the events of "No Big Deal" and The Wedding Spectacular, its events must also be set in 228 BBY.
↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars: Tempest Breaker (The High Republic) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

Phase III: Trials of the Jedi

Novels
Adult novels The Eye of Darkness (audiobook) · Temptation of the Force (audiobook) · Trials of the Jedi (audiobook)
Young adult novels Defy the Storm (audiobook) · Tears of the Nameless (audiobook) · Into the Light (audiobook)
Junior novels Escape from Valo (audiobook) · Beware the Nameless (audiobook) · A Valiant Vow (audiobook)
Audiobook Originals Seeds of Starlight · Haunted Starlight
Audio dramas
Tempest Breaker (script)
Comic books
Marvel
The High Republic (2023) · Fear of the Jedi (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · TPB) · The Finale Shadows of Starlight (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Omnibus
Dark Horse
The High Republic Adventures (2023) · Crash Landing / Crash and Burn (TPB) The Wedding Spectacular · Phase III Annual · The Battle of Eriadu Saber for Hire (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) · Echoes of Fear (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB)
Viz Media The Edge of Balance (3 · 4 · Premonition)
Short stories
Tales from the Occlusion Zone "No Big Deal" · "Friend or Foe?" · "Survivors" · "Pathogen" · "Family Ties" "The Fate of Eriadu" · "Sparks Fly" · "Out with a Bang" · "The Will to Fight"
Chronicles of Corellia "Heir Apparent" · "Cracking the Mask"
Tales of Light and Life "Light in the Darkness" · "All Jedi Walk Their Own Path" · "Rogue Element"
Reference books
The Art of: Volume 2
Promotional material
The High Republic Show Trials of the Jedi promotional postcards
Related media
Comics Yoda: The Cave · "All the Republic" · The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 The Acolyte: Wayseeker (audiobook) · The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown (audiobook)
General The High Republic media · Phase I media · Phase II media

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The Star Wars Novels Timeline by Del Rey & Random House Worlds

The High Republic	· Convergence · The Battle of Jedha · Cataclysm
	· Light of the Jedi · The Rising Storm · Tempest Runner · The Fallen Star
	· The Eye of Darkness · Temptation of the Force · *Tempest Breaker* · Trials of the Jedi
	· Wayseeker: An Acolyte Novel
	· Dooku: Jedi Lost · Master and Apprentice · The Living Force
I The Phantom Menace	· Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss
II Attack of the Clones	· Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade · Brotherhood · The Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy · Dark Disciple: A Clone Wars Novel
III Revenge of the Sith	· Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear · Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel · Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel · Lords of the Sith · Tarkin
	· Jedi: Battle Scars
Solo	· Thrawn · A New Dawn: A Rebels Novel · Thrawn: Alliances · Thrawn: Treason
Rogue One
IV A New Hope	· Battlefront II: Inferno Squad · Heir to the Jedi · Doctor Aphra · Battlefront: Twilight Company
V The Empire Strikes Back
VI Return of the Jedi	· The Princess and the Scoundrel · The Alphabet Squadron Trilogy · The Aftermath Trilogy · Last Shot
	· Shadow of the Sith · Bloodline · Phasma · Canto Bight
VII The Force Awakens
VIII The Last Jedi	· Resistance Reborn · Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
IX The Rise of Skywalker

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In other languages

[SW_reveal-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The High Republic: Tempest Breaker Audiobook Original Coming December 3 - Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)

[TempestBreakerInstagram-2] Katerina Belikova (@ninjajo_art) on Instagram (post on April 24, 2024): "Created another cover art for @starwars audiobook Tempest Breaker 🖤 Always a great experience to work with clients like this 💪🏻" (backup link)

[Penguin-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Star Wars: Tempest Breaker (The High Republic) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

[Date-4] Star Wars: Timelines dates Starlight Beacon's destruction to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4 takes place one year and two weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, it must be set in 228 BBY. Since the events of The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6 are set immediately following the fourth issue and depict the expansion of the Stormwall, the expansion must have taken place in the same year. Meanwhile, the events of "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: No Big Deal" include the Stormwall's expansion and also depict the start of Pikka Adren's pregnancy. A later story, "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Sparks Fly," states that Adren is eight months pregnant during its events, indicating that it is set eight months after "No Big Deal," and therefore one year, eight months, and two weeks after the fall of Starlight Beacon. "Sparks Fly" is set during the Battle of Eriadu, an event that begins in The High Republic Adventures Phase III - The Wedding Spectacular. As Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places The High Republic: Tempest Breaker between the events of "No Big Deal" and The Wedding Spectacular, its events must also be set in 228 BBY.

[Phase-5] Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)

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