Tempest Runner, or Tempest for short,[2] was a position held by leading members of the Nihil, anarchistic raiders who were organized into three main divisions called Tempests, which each had its own Runner who wielded total control. Tempest Runners were responsible for leading their respective Tempests and lining the pockets of the Nihil in their Tempest, although everything in the organization revolved around Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Nihil, during the High Republic Era.[1][3] The role of Tempest Runner could not be usurped; if the Runner did not appoint a successor and was killed, the Runner's Storms would share leadership of the Tempest. Pan Eyta, Kassav Milliko, and Lourna Dee were Tempest Runners who worked alongside Ro during the time of the Great Hyperspace Disaster.[3]
Each Tempest Runner had a vote in Nihil-related matters. Following the Battle of Kur, Ro took sole leadership of the Nihil, though the Tempest Runner position still existed, albeit under his command.[4] Ro appointed Zeetar as the new third Tempest Runner after the death of Milliko and his Tempest during the Battle of Kur.[2] Around a year later, Eyta was presumed dead after the Second Battle of Cyclor, and his place was taken by Kara Xoo.[5] After the Destruction of Starlight Beacon, Ro appointed three new individuals to be Tempest Runners, including Baron Boolan.[6]
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Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the Villains on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)
The Nihil: Characters of Star Wars the High Republic on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
"Soule Man" — Star Wars Insider 200- Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nihil Hierarchy on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
Star Wars: The High Republic Show: Trail of Shadows, a Tale From Last Call, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)- Star Wars: The High Republic Show: High Republic Phase II Deep Dive, Star Wars Celebration, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- New Concept Art and More Revealed on Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SWCE 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
- Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: New Faces of the Nihil on StarWars.com (backup link)
- What Is Star Wars: The High Republic? on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The High Republic: Tempest Breaker Audiobook Original Coming December 3 - Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Who's the Boss?" — Star Wars Insider 224
Lourna Dee in the Databank (backup link)- Marchion Ro in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the Villains on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The High Republic: The Rising Storm
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nihil Hierarchy on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The High Republic: Out of the Shadows
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia