Vol

Vol was a minor character featured in the Star Wars franchise. He is considered an "s-canon" character as his existence predates any consistent effort to maintain continuity within the Star Wars Universe. He first appeared in issue #70 of the Marvel Comics Star Wars comic book series.

Biography
Vol was a deific figure and the patron god of the Stenaxes race of the planet Stenos. A small effigy was crafted of Vol many thousands of years ago and the Stenaxes believed that it was an avatar, housing Vol's spirit. Following a series of geological upheavels, the statue of Vol was lost and remained so for several centuries. The Stenaxes were spiritually broken by it's loss and instituted a sanction upon themselves, which forbade them from ever using their wings to take to the air. They became a grounded species, living in the cities of Stenos amidst the human populace.

In 0 ABY, Imperial governor Quorl Matrin hired a smuggler named Rik Duel and his confederates Dani and Chihdo to recover the missing idol. Matrin cared little for the Stenaxes and their culture and only coveted the item for his own personal art collection. Rik and the others set up camp inside an abandoned temple and soon ran into several heroes of the Rebel Alliance including Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Han Solo. Rik pretended that he was a member of the Alliance as well and told them that they were searching for the statue of Vol so they could return it to it's rightful owners. Luke and the others agreed to help out and after two days of excavating, they succeeded in unearthing the lost treasure. At this point, Rik, Dani and Chihdo betrayed the Alliance heroes, taking Vol for themselves. They delivered it to Governor Matrin, but when Matrin took it into his hands, the Stenaxes, who now knew that it had been recovered descended down upon him, tearing him to pieces in order to reclaim it.

The idol was returned to a suitable place of worship and the Stenaxes were all able to take to the skies for the first time in millennia.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of was created by writer Mary Jo Duffy and illustrators Kerry Gammill and Tom Palmer.


 * Vol has never made an appearance as a living being. The only representation of the character is the stone effigy featured in the Star Wars comic book series.