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Able
This was the nickname adopted by former clone trooper A-1707, during the early stages of the Galactic Civil War. Able was discovered on a remote jungle world by Luke Skywalker and Commander Narra of the Alliance, and agreed to serve under Skywalker when he learned that the rebel had received training as a Jedi Knight. Able then assisted the Alliance forces in defeating the Imperials who were stationed on the jungle planet, and was helped off the planet by Skywalker during the Alliance's retreat. Able agreed to join the Alliance's Intelligence agency, and was part of the assault team that tried to rescue Jorin Sol from the Imperial labor colony on Kalist VI, about eight months after the Battle of Yavin. He openly questioned Sergeant Basso's decision to alter the plan to rescue the Jabiimi slaves they encountered on Kalist VI, but eventually recognized Basso's plan had merit. Their mission was ultimately successful, as the Alliance team was able to secure both Jorin Sol and the Jabiimi slaves aboard the Nuna's Twins and flee into hyperspace.
On another mission, Able was part of the crew of the Rebel One, when the ship was dragged out of hyperspace near Bannistar Station. He agreed to take part in a desparate attack on the station, working with Princess Leia Organa to set explosive charges to the station's massive fuel storage cells. Unfortunately, the storage tank they started with turned out to be empty, and a team of stormtroopers was able to hear their movements along its outer surface. In the firefight that ensued, Able and the Princess were forced to surrender, and were brought to the main control center for questioning. They were ventually rescued from their Imperial captors, and Able was assigned to a new mission to recover an abandoned Imperial weapon. Luke Skywalker was placed in charge of the mission, and Able found it difficult to refer to Luke's rank as simply Captain. Able sometimes referred to Luke as General Skywalker, a hold-over from Able's service during the Clone Wars, when all Jedi were giving the rank of General. Luke explained that he was not actually a Jedi, and Able agreed to do what he could to remember Luke's actual rank.
The Alliance's military leaders had obtained intelligence on the location of the weapon from a reliable source, and sent the team to a remote planetoid to recover it. Able and several other members of the team feared that the information about the weapon had been leaked by the Empire, to lay an elaborate trap for the Alliance's forces, and Able found that they were correct when he crossed a ridge and came face-to-face with a horde or rakghouls. He was overrun by the creatures, who had once been stormtroopers, but had been altered by the Muur Talisman that Morne wore around her neck. Able was knocked unconscious as the creatures rushed passed him to locate Skywalker, and when he regained consciousness, Able found that he had broken his ankle and was probably suffering a concussion. Nevertheless, he set out to ensure that Princess Leia was safe. He found her in the cave where Celeste Morne had captured Skywalker, and when Able rushed in to protect the Princess, Morne grabbed his body with the Force and changed him into a rakghoul. The Alliance's forces eventually escaped the planetoid, leaving Able's transformed body behind.
(SWEGS, SWRSV, SWRV)
Much of their bony armor was covered with intricate, etched and painted symbols that resembled the markings seen on their strangely-organic starships. Their tails, also covered with thick plates, were prehensile and often used in defense and attack. The Aing-Tii could use their unusual shapes to their advantage, assuming the appearance of a large rock of boulder whenever they encountered a being they did not know or trust. By curling their bodies into tight shapes, the Aing-Tii could blend into the natural environment of their homeworld. Only when an intruder was determined to be of little threat would a single emissary emerge from hiding, to accompany the newcomer on their journey. The Aing-Tii strove to remain as close as possible to their environment, and made their home in natural caves and shelters that blended into their surroundings. In this way, the homes and dwellings of the Aing-Tii also blended into their surroundings. Most Aing-Tii preferred to live in areas that would have been deemed inhospitable by most other races, choosing to live in relative austerity, as if it were a challenge that had to be met in order to stay alive.
The existence of the Aing-Tii in the Kathol Rift had been debated for years, since the monks never remained in inhabited space long enough to approach. Stories from the Kathol Outback spoke of the Aing-Tii monks and their constant search for "the Ones Who Dwell Beyond the Veil", an area that was believed to exist beyond the Kathol Rift. According to these stories, the beings from beyond the Veil would eventually give the Aing-Tii the answers to their most important questions. Scholars who investigated the Aing-Tii believed that they developed their ability to move through the space of the Kathol Rift in order to locate "the Ones Who Dwell Beyond the Veil", and not necessarily to seek out new worlds to colonize. Because of their beliefs, the Aing-Tii were thrown into disorder when an individual emerged who claimed to be able to see into the future. This individual, known as the Prophet, claimed that Those Who Dwell Beyond the Veil would return to the Aing-Tii within his lifetime. However, two years after the end of the Second Galactic Civil War, the Prophet died, and no sign of the mysterious beings had been found. The Aing-Tii were divided in a form of civil strife, and many younger individuals began to question whether or not Those Who Dwell Beyond the Veil actually existed. Luke Skywalker and his son, Ben, sought out the Aing-Tii at this time, as part of Luke's own journey to discern what had happened to Jacen Solo. Like others who had encountered them, the Skywalkers learned that the Aing-Tii were highly secretive and did everything they could to remain out of contact with the rest of the galaxy. However, once the Aing-Tii accepted an outsider in thei rmidst, the aliens were eager to share their civilization with the newcomers.
(KO, EGF, FJ2)
The presence of the Aing-Tii and the Aing-Tii monks in the Kathol Rift had been debated for years, since the monks never remained in inhabited space long enough to approach. Stories from the Kathol Outback spoke of the Aing-Tii monks and their constant search for "the Ones Who Dwell Beyond the Veil", an area that was believed to exist beyond the Kathol Rift. According to these stories, the beings from beyond the Veil would eventually give the Aing-Tii the answers to their most important questions.
In the wake of the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Aing-Tii monks welcomed Jacen Solo into their midst, and he learned that the Aing-Tii used their abilities to transport their starships through space. Instead of employing hyperdrive technology, the Aing-Tii monks simply moved their ships to a new location with their minds. It was believed that some level of technology was developed to assist them, but the Aing-Tii never revealed it to the rest of the galaxy.
(KO, EGF, WOTC, FJ2)
Most aiwhas were omnivorous, filtering fish, krill, plankton, and other food materials from the water with their baleen. In the wild, aiwhas gather in small pods that live near the surface of the water. Each mating season, a mated pair would give birth to a litter of calves, with the female bearing her offspring live. Many aiwhas were trained by the Gungan and Kaminoan peoples to accept a saddle and harness, and were used as airborne transports. Gungans often trained aiwhas as war mounts and for aerial reconnaissance, while the Kaminoans used them for transport and for traveling to the bottom of the oceans. While it was generally acknowledged that the Naboo aiwhas were indigenous, many xenobiologists believed that the Kaminoan aiwhas were probably transplanted to Kamino and maintained as genetically-bred clones. One interesting trait of the Kamino aiwhas was an alteration that gave them resistance to electric shock, allowing them to fly through the storms that raced across the planet's surface. Note that Rebel Force: Firefight indicates that aiwhas were avian lizards, not cetaceans.
(WSW, VD2, SWDB, GORW, NEGA, CHRN2, RF4)
In the wake of the Clone Wars, Korriban was all but forgotten, and Darth Andeddu's Holocron remained hidden for decades, until it was discovered by Darth Krayt. Darth Krayt called upon Andeddu's spirit quite often, hoping to understand why his Yuuzhan Vong-enhanced body was failing, despite his own deep connection to the Dark Side of the Force. Andeddu, along with other Sith spirits entombed on Korriban, refused to give Krayt any useful information, believing that he was little more than a pretender to the Sith heritage. Krayt placed the Holocron in the care of his Loremaster, Darth Wyyrlok, who discovered more and more about Andeddu from the multitude of tomes and scrolls he and his ancestors had recovered over the years. It was Wyyrlok who learned that Andeddu's body had not, in fact, been buried on Korriban, but was instead entombed on the planet Prakith. Wyyrlok also discovered that Andeddu's Holocron was more than a simple storage and teaching device, but was the key to reviving Andeddu from the dead. The feral humanoid Gerlun took the Holocron from Wyyrlok and placed it atop Andeddu's moldering corpse, completing the ancient spell that Andeddu had forged.
Wyyrlok then learned that Andeddu had not actually found a way to re-animate his dead body, but had found a way to store his essence within the Holocron, until it could be transferred into a new, living host. Andeddu' spirit left the Holocron and invaded Gerlun's body, exterminating Gerlun's essence and taking control for itself. Andeddu then tried to assume control of Wyyrlok, claiming him to be an imposter, and denouncing Darth Krayt as a pretender to the legacy of the Sith. A titanic battle between the two Sith ensued, until Wyyrlok realized that the stories of Andeddu's demise were little more than glorifications that were meant to hide the fact that Andeddu fled to Prakith in fear for his own life. Wyyrlok took control of their battle, and drowned Andeddu in wave after wave of Dark Side energy. Wyyrlok also destroyed Andeddu's Holocron, completely obliterating anything that remained of Andeddu or his spirit.
(RSS, SWLB, EGF, SWLIC)
The Neimoidians placed battle droids in every area of their military, and distinguished their various uses by color. Red-shouldered droids served as security teams, blue-colored battle droids served as pilots, while yellow-shouldered droids were part of the command structure. Plain white droids were infantry and soldiers. At the height of its power, it was rumored that the Trade Federation had no idea exactly how many battle droids were under its command. Although the Trade Federation was ordered to stop production of these droids in the wake of the Battle of Naboo, production continued in secrecy on the planet Geonosis.
Several improvements were made over the next several years, during which time the B1-series served as the design basis for the B2-series Super Battle Droid. The primary updates involved making the B1 Battle Droid more autonomous by eliminating the need for a Droid Control Ship and installing new programming. Up to 200 battle droids could be controlled in the field by a living commander using a specially-programmed datapad. During the height of the Clone Wars, echolocation systems were added to augment the directional sense of the battle droids. Despite the ease with which these droids could be produced and deployed, B1-series battle droids were simple-minded automatons that needed constant input on what they were supposed to do, and intense battle action tended to drain the internal batteries quite rapidly.
It was estimated that the number of battle droids in the Separatist armed forces numbered in the quadrillions, with billions upon billions of other war machines - including Vulture Droids, Tri-Fighter, Hailfire Droids, and other forms of space- and land-based automata - augmenting that number. However, many beings openly questioned this number, since the production facilities of the Confederacy of Independent Systems seemed unable to produce droids in sufficient numbers. Other research indicated that there wasn't enough natural resource in the galaxy to support the production of such a large droid force, further putting these estimates in question.
With the end of the Clone Wars, all B1-series battle droids were issued orders to deactivate, as part of Darth Sidious' plan to consolidate military power and ensure the loyalty of his troops.
(E1, E1N, YJC1, IG1, CCG15, TCG1, SWI70, YDR, VD3, OWS, OF, SWI87, RCTC, CWTV32)
After the Battle of Endor, Balmorra was attacked by the group of Dark Jedi who tried to re-establish the Empire after the reborn Empire's death, but the Balmorrans repelled the Empire using the weapons they had built. The planet then grudgingly pledged its loyalty to the New Republic, initiating trade with the government. When Sedriss rose to power, he forced the Balmorrans into an uneasy arms alliance following a battle between the various war machines produced on the planet. This only served to push the Balmorrans into the Galactic Alliance when Sedriss and the reincarnated Emperor Palpatine were finally defeated. Balmorra became an important part of the Galactic Alliance, and was defended during the war against The Confederation by the Fourth Fleet. However, the combine might of the opposing Huttese forces was too great for the Fourth Fleet, and Balmorra fell to The Confederation. According to the Rebellion computer game, Balmorra is located in Sesswenna Sector.
(DE1, DE2, REB, HFAS, SWI68, LF6, SWORW)
Cad Bane was later hired to free Ziro the Hutt from prison, after the crimelord was convicted of treason against the Galactic Republic. Bane assembled a group of hardened bounty hunters to work with him, and set out to apprehend a group of Senators to hold as hostages, in exchange for Ziro's release. The group managed to shoot their way into the Senate Rotunda and shut down all communications and security systems in the building, taking the Senators hostage. Among the Senators were Padme' Amidala and Bail Organa, and Anakin Skywalker was trapped in the building when Bane made his move. Skywalker's appearance nearly thwarted the entire mission, until Robonino managed to capture the young Jedi and bring him to the location where the Senators were being held. Cad Bane then negotiated a deal with Chancellor Palpatine, in which Orn Free Taa would carry a pardon disc to the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center, where he would be exchanged for the crimelord. Once Ziro was freed, Senator Taa would be set free, as would the hostages. Everything went more or less according to plan, and Cad Bane was able to leave with Ziro.
After setting Ziro free, Bane then retreated into the underbelly of Coruscant, and he was eventually contacted by Darth Sidious. Sidious wanted him to infiltrate the Jedi Temple and steal a Jedi holocron, and Bane agreed to take on the mission in exchange for a huge fee. He modified his droid, Todo 360, for the mission, and called in the help of Cato Parasitti, who posed as the recently-deceased Jedi, Ord Eniscence. Although Parasitti was captured, and although Todo 360 had to be destroyed in order to cover his tracks, Bane managed to steal the appropriate holocron and escape from the Temple. He then set out to capture Jedi Master Bolla Ropal, who was in possession of the Kyber crystal, so that he could use the holocron to access the data contained in the crystal and sell it. Although he was able to capture Ropal and interrogate him aboard a Separatist frigate, the Jedi Master refused to give Bane the information he needed, and Ropal soon died from the torture he endured at Bane's hands. Bane soon found a replacement for Ropal when Anakin Skywalker and his apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, arrived to rescue Ropal. Bane was able to capture Ahsoka and force Skywalker to access the holocron. Unfortunately, Bane had set the frigate's self-destruct mechanism, and the ship began to tear itself apart. With the holocron able to access the crystal's data, Bane attempted to flee the ship, but was apprehended by clone troopers Denal and Koho. Denal forced Bane into hand-to-hand combat, and was able to draw his blaster and shoot Bane. Bane's body tumbled away, allowing the clones to escape. However, they did not recover the holocron, which was believed to have been aboard the Separatist ship when it exploded. In short order, Ahsoka discovered that Bane had actually survived, and that he had killed trooper Denal and taken his armor in order to infiltrate the Republic's forces and steal a ship. After breaking free from Ahsoka, Bane managed to get his hands on a V-19 Torrent starfighter and blasted away from the Resolute before the crew could react. Bane returned to his base on Black Stall Station, where he made contact with Darth Sidious and explained that he had managed to conceal the holocron beneath the clone armor.
Darth Sidious then hired Cad Bane for a new mission: capture four of the Jedi younglings among the many that were identified by the Kyber crystal, and bring them to a secret testing facility on Mustafar. Although he managed to capture Wee Dunn on Rodia, Cad Bane's attempt to capture Roo-Roo Page on Naboo was foreseen by the Jedi Council. Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano were sent to Naboo, and they were able to capture Bane before he could steal the toddler. Under the intense scrutiny of Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu, who were aided by Skywalker, Cad Bane was unable to maintain the mental barriers that shielded his mind, and he was forced to agree to take the Jedi to the place he had hidden the children he had captured. However, once free of their control, Cad Bane led them to his base on Black Stall Station, within the Rogue Antar System, and he was able to escape from their control in an escape pod. Unfortunately, the Jedi were able to reclaim the holocron and the Kyber crystal, as well as capture Bane's starfighter, the Xanadu Blood.
(CWVG, CWTV22, CWTV23, CWTV24, CWTV25, SM1)
In the millennia that followed, Belsavis was once again relegated to minor status as exploration of the galaxy pushed beyond its location, and the world was later deemed to be part of the Mid Rim. The planet remained an independent ally of the Galactic Republic, although the few beings that remained on Belsavis struggled to survive, living in the native jungles that could be found along the equator. Over time, the jungles were reduced to small clumps, as the planet's volcanic and seismic activity destroyed entire tracts of land. Some time before the Battle of Naboo, the Jedi Order began establishing small outposts on Belsavis to serve as safehouses and remote learning centers. These outposts were covered by protective domes in order to preserve both the jungles and the settlements found within them. The jungles, which once filled the planet's volcanic rift valleys, produced vine-silk and vine-coffee. The domes were kept safe from the planet's geological activity by apex-mounted antigrav support systems, and were equipped with special light-amplification systems to keep the jungles warm.
(COJ, SWORW)
About fifteen years after the Clone Wars, Car'das was commandeered by one of the Dark Jedi from Bpfassh, who killed all the crew aboard his ship and demanded passage. Car'das survived the Dark Jedi's battle with the Jedi Master Yoda on Dagobah, after receiving treatment from Yoda himself. However, somehow Car'das was changed by the encounter. He began taking his organization to higher levels, creating a small empire that was involved in a number of criminal activities but not dominant in any one of them. This allowed him to become quite rich and modestly powerful, and his organization began to rival the Hutts' outfits. He somehow seemed to know the right move in any situation, and was always outthinking his opponents. It was during this time that Car'das also began amassing a huge library of datacards, storing information away like it was free credits. Then, one day, Car'das simply got into his private yacht and disappeared. His health finally started to fail, and the new life he had been given by Yoda evaporated. Car'das travelled to Dagobah to demand that Yoda put everything right. Yoda simply took his blaster and the beckon call from his ship and flung them into the jungle, then berated Car'das for wasting the gift he had been given. He also told Car'das that he couldn't help him any further, since he was busy preparing for the arrival of Luke Skywalker.
Car'das couldn't return to his group, so he fled to Exocron, where Yoda had indicated he might receive help from the Aing-Tii monks. Despite the fact that he had no connection to the Force, Car'das was taught how to use his mind to move objects across short distances. His time with the Aing-Tii was deemed beneficial for both sides, as the Aing-Tii were able to gather a wealth of knowledge about the outside galaxy. They learned to understand the Basic language, and were able to build a specialized translator that sampled an Aing-Tii's pheromones and converted them to a form of speech that could be vocalized to another being. Meanwhile, Car'das's organization continued to thrive for several months, but the lieutenants began to discuss the need for a true leader. Rather than put it to a vote, Talon Karrde - one of Car'das' most trusted students - simply took control of the organization. The other leaders weren't happy, but the new operation flourished for the next twenty years. After the death of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Karrde sent Lando Calrissian and Mara Jade to search for Car'das, a search which took seven years and ended up with Car'das somewhere on the planet Exocron. The lone clue was the beckon call Luke Skywalker had recovered on Dagobah. Later, Lando thought that Car'das held information which could help the New Republic diffuse the Caamas Incident, but Karrde refused to bring Car'das into it.
During the Caamas Incident, Karrde finally realized that he had to confront Car'das; if not to confront his own fears, then to recover a copy of the Caamas Document. Car'das played an elaborate ruse on him, first appearing as a withered old man bed-ridden on the planet Exocron. Car'das' fortess was built into the side of a mountain, and Karrde was surprised at the other man's advanced age. However, Car'das had been planning this for some time - ever since he learned of Calrissian and Jade's search. Car'das used Karrde's desire to locate him as a way to draw the crimelord Rei'kas to Exocron and near the Kathol Rift. Car'das and Trey David knew Exocron couldn't stand against Rei'kas's fleet, but they also knew that the Aing-Tii monks wanted to eliminate Rei'kas.
By allowing Karrde to get to Exocron, Car'das and David also gave Exocron's location to Rei'kas. However, Rei'kas' fleet was destroyed by the Aing-Tii monks when it tried to attack Exocron. This maneuvering was nearly transparent to Karrde, who realized that Car'das was more than a frail old man. He returned to Exocron and confronted Car'das again, who was no longer an aged man but a healthy man of somewhat advanced age. He also revealed the true size of his fortress, with its immense library of datacards. Within it, Car'das was unable to locate a copy of the Caamas Document. He was, however, able to dig up a wealth of information on Grodin Tierce, Moff Disra, and the conman Flim. Karrde and Shada D'ukal brought this information back to Admiral Pellaeon, after saying their goodbyes to Car'das.
Car'das vanished from the galactic scene for a couple of years, before Dean Jinzler revealed that he had received word of Voss Parck's mission to locate the remains of the Outbound Flight Project from Car'das himself. Car'das then made sure Jinzler arrived, going so far as to trail Jinzler and help repair his ship in the Flacharia System. Jinzler told Luke Skywalker that Car'das was only trying to fulfill a promise he'd made years ago. Car'das then accompanied Jinzler aboard the Chaf Envoy when Aristocra Formbi greeted them, although Jinzler couldn't comprehend the discussion between Formbi and Car'das.
(SOP, IJ, VOF, SQ, OF, EGF, FJ2)
Many scientists and historians therefore concluded that Centerpoint Station predated even the Corellian System of planets, as it was the primary tool used to place the planets in their current orbits from far-flung locations. Lando later discovered that the station, by reorienting itself, could be directed to pulse its energy at the core of a star, causing the star to explode. Thus, Centerpoint Station was revealed as the weapon used in the Starbuster plot. Only the timley intervention of Anakin Solo, the young son of Han and Leia Organa Solo, was able to figure out a way to shut the Station's repulsors down, thereby preventing them from being used against other star systems. During normal oepration, the Station supported a "native" population of 540,000 beings, most of them having migrated from Talus and/or Tralus. After the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy, the New Republic Defense Force began making plans to reactivate Centerpoint Station, hoping to harness its energy as a weapon and use it to defeat the aliens. However, the station's operational controls had attuned themselves to the life-energy of Anakin Solo, who had helped shut down the weapon during the Corellian Crisis years before. Anakain agreed to try to reactivate the station, but refused to fire it after arguing with his brother, Jacen. Thrackan Sal-Solo, who had been part of the team trying to reactivate the station, took the shot himself. The blast was nearly perfect, taking out a large portion of the Yuuzhan Vong fleet at Fondor. However, the blast also destroyed three-quarters of the Hapan fleet at Fondor, and skimmed both Fondor and one of its moons.
Afterward, when Anakin traveled to Duro, the station rendered itself inoperable again, at which point many scientists believed that the station "imprinted" itself on Anakin Solo's genetic and mental identity, and could only be operated by him. When UnuThul rose to power in the Unknown Regions, he explained to Han and Leia Organa Solo that Centerpoint had actually been built by the Kind, and known to the members of the Colony as Qolaraloq. Other disputed this fact, claiming that the Killiks had simply absorbed the civilization that actually created Centerpoint Station, and the memory of its construction became another of their species' hereditary memories. Centerpoint Station remained inactive for many years, until Thrackan Sal-Solo once again tried to use it as a weapon. The threat of the station being active was a bargaining chip Sal-Solo planned to use in a bid to secede the Corellian System from the Galactic Alliance. Ben Skywalker and Jacen Solo managed to infiltrate Centerpoint Station, on a mission to render it fully inoperable, or destroy it altogether. Although Jacen was captured, Ben managed to reach the central control station, where he made an amzing discovery. Sal-Solo and his scientific teams had acquired genetic material from Anakin Solo and used it to distill his "essence." Much of Anakin's personal history was recreated from HoloNet reports, and this collection of information on Anakin was entrusted in the computer memory banks of a sophisticated droid.
When Ben arrived, the droid announced that it was Anakin Solo, or at least the ghost of Anakin that was drawn to his Corellian roots after his death, a belief that was firmly ingrained in its programming. By using this simulacrum of Anakin, Thrackan Sal-Solo nearly succeeded in re-activating Centerpoint Station. However, Ben managed to convince the droid of its true nature, and the droid agreed to destroy its own memory core in order to prevent further conflict. As it destroyed itself, the Anakin droid set off all the evacuation alarms and watched the beings aboard the station panic and flee, laughing the entire time. With the droid's destruction, Centerpoint Station was once again rendered useless as a weapon, but remained intact for further study. However, as the tension in the Corellia-GA War grew thicker, Centerpoint Station became a focal point for the actions of both sides of the conflict. The Galactic Alliance blockaded the Corellian System, in an effort to prevent the Corellians from using Centerpoint Station as a weapon. When the Corellians were joined in their defiance by the Bothans and the Commenorians, the Galactic Alliance was forced to retreat from Corellia, but not before the flagship Dodonna inflicted huge amounts of damage on the Station. Unfortunately for the GA forces, Centerpoint Station remained largely intact and operational in the wake of the fighting. However, the Corellians had very little success in bringing the station fully back on-line for many months, until Sadras Koyan dispatched a team to secretly get the weapon operational again. Led by Admiral Genna Delpin, the team was part of Koyan's secret scheme to assassinate Jacen Solo. The team developed a set of bypass systems that allowed them to override the station's imprinting on Anakin Solo, but only for a short time.
With Solo pinned down at a pre-determined rendezvous point, Admiral Delpin's forces were able to gain firing control and launch a blast at the Anakin Solo. However, Centerpoint Station continued to resist the Corellians' bypasses, and shut down several key systems after the firing of the blast. Koyan ordered the technicians to keep working on recovering their control, and they were eventually able to gain full control of the station, including the planetary repulsor. Koyan then planned to use the station's operational status as a way to force the Galactic Alliance to recognize Corellian independence, or else he would fire the repulsor at Coruscant. After Koyan was accidentally shot and killed, the chief technician on duty - a man known as Vibro - assumed control of the operation. Without waiting to receive orders, Vibro set about getting ready to fire the repuslor at Coruscant. Unknown to Vibro, Jacen Solo and the Galactic Alliance had launched an attack on the station, hoping to take control of it for the Galactic Alliance. A second mission, led by Luke Skywalker and the Jedi Order, also infiltrated the station, with the goal of completely eliminating the ability to fire the repulsor. Doctor Toval Seyah tried several things to disable the station, including trying to overload the Glowpoint power source. Thus, when Vibro began charging up the repulsor, the Glowpoint exploded, utterly destroying Centerpoint Station and everything within a 250-kilometer radious of the blast.
Although the destruction of Centerpoint Station was just one of many catastrophic events during the Second Galactic Civil War, it proved to be something much greater during the months and years that followed. The explosion seemed to have torn through the Force itself, with the greatest effects being felt by Force-sensitive beings who had lived inside or near the Maw cluster of black holes. These individuals began to feel inexplicable longings and desires to return to the Maw, and those that did not make the initial connections turned them into delusional beings who came to regard everyone around them as an imposter. Those that found their way to the Maw were drawn to Sinkhole Station, where they joined the Mind Walkers in search of a "paradise dimension" within the Force itself.
(AC, AS, SC, CTD, JE, BP, SWDB, DN1, DN3, LF1, LF4, LF5, LF7, FJ3)
Her ties to her uncle, Admiral Ackbar, and her outstanding service to the Mon Calamari people eventually led her back into politics, and she became Calamari's Senator to the New Republic. When the Diversity Alliance rose to power, Cilghal suggested that the New Republic send a delegation to Ryloth to determine what they were trying to do. This came on the heels of the testimony of several of Skywalker's young Jedi students, who had been imprisoned by the Diversity Alliance against their will. Later, during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Cilghal returned to the Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 and took Tekli on as an apprentice. During this time, Cilghal discovered that the fear of further invasion, coupled with the knowledge that the New Republic was nearly powerless to stop the aliens, was creating a great deal of stress illness throughout the galaxy. Cilghal found a calling, shortly after the Battle of Duro, in helping Mara Jade Skywalker survive her pregnancy. She traveled with the Skywalkers to the Errant Venture, after Borsk Fey'lya ordered the arrest of Luke Skywalker, and discovered that the synthetic tears Mara had been using to arrest her Yuuzhan Vong-induced disease had been building up other toxins in her system. All of Mara's immunities had been shunted to the protection of her unborn child, but the resulting toxic shock syndrome threatened the child's life. Cilghal and Luke used the strength of the Force to keep Mara alive, and Luke's desparate actions ultimately saved Mara and the baby.
Several years later, Cilghal was instrumental in helping Master Skywalker and the rest of the new Jedi order understand the mentality of the Colony, and her theories were invaluable in determining the correct course of action to take against Raynar Thul and Lomi Plo. Cilghal was also involved in the production of a speciallized headgear that was used to cut off an individual from contact with the Colony, which later helped Raynar Thul and other Joiners return to a normal life outside the Colony. During the final conflict of the Swarm War, Cilghal worked with Tekli to serve as advisors to Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon, who traveled to Sarm as military backup to Master Skywalker's strike force. Master Skywalker's mission was to eliminate Lomi Plo and sever UnuThul's contact with the Colony, and Cilghal's role was to warn Pellaeon in case Luke's mission failed. Perhaps her greatest challenge came during the years following the Second Galactic Civil War, when Seff Hellin and Valin Solo both experienced strange periods where they seemed to tap into aspects of the Force that only Jacen Solo had mastered. All physiological tests showed that Valin was more or less normal, although there were times when his brain scans showed no activity at all. This effectively cut him off from the Force, and the Jedi were unable to investigate his mind throught the Force.
It was Cilghal who recalled the memoirs of Jedi Master Plo Koon, who spoke of a technique used by the Kel Dor to resist the personal intrusion of an electrencephaloscan. The technique involved shutting the brain, and appeared very similar to what Valin Horn was doing. Cilghal relayed this information to Grand Master Luke Skywalker, just prior to the start of his ten-year exile, in the hopes that he could visit the Baran Do Sages on Dorin and learn more about the technique. She also pledged to continue to feed him information about Valin's condition, claiming that her communications would not involve the activities of the Jedi Order, but simply information about Valin's health. However, Valin was taken into custody by the Galactic Alliance Security force, and Cilghal was unable to continue her investigation. This changed suddenly when she found that Seff Hellin had been captured by Jaina Solo and a small team of agents. Although she disapproved of Jaina's methods, Cilghal was glad to have Hellin for her continued investigations. Several weeks later, Cilghal was surprised to find Jysella Horn in the Jedi Temple, especially when the young girl began exhibiting all the same symptoms that Valin Horn had shown. However, she was unprepared for Jysella's sudden reaction to her appearance, and the girl used the Force to shove Cilghal out of her way as she fled the Temple.
Cilghal relayed news of Jysella's escape and eventual capture to Luke, explaining that she believed Jysella had used a form of flow-walking to facilitate her escape. Cilghal then plunged into her own investigation of the apparent Force psychosis that the young Jedi were exhibiting. Her initial thought was that they had somehow been affected by Jacen Solo, because each had shown an ability that only Jacen had learned. However, it was later learned that all of the affected Jedi had been housed at Shelter base, in the Maw, during the Yuuzhan Vong War.
(DA, COTF, TEP, BP, EVR, DN3, FJ1, FJ2)
These 1.78-meter-tall clones were growth-accelerated to mature twice as fast as a normal human, and were genetically altered to be strong, loyal, and obedient. Note that, in the second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Captain Rex indicates that clone troopers swore an oath to serve the Republic. The genome used to create the clone troopers developed by Ko Sai, from cells that were provided by Jango Fett, who later oversaw the training of the clones. The Kaminoan cloning facility was able to produce these clones rapidly and with high quality, with a success rate of 193 viable clones out of each batch of 200. The remaining seven could often be reconditioned, and the defects were researched and bred out of future generations. Each clone trooper's identification number was coded into his DNA, allowing for specific individuals to be identified, if needed. A chip implanted in their neck provided additional identification information. Although every clone was given a unique identification number, many clones chose to take on a single name to help identify themselves. Several clones believed that the leaders of the GAR allowed them to choose names to make it easier to identify individual clones, although this was often difficult when in battle. To further differentiate each other, clones painted their battle armor, added tattoos to their skin, and took on different hair colors and style.
The use of clone troopers produced an unexpected benefit on the combat field, in that their similar genome allowed for the development of specific treatments which could be carried in quantity and used without fear of allergy. The consistent training routines and utter loyalty and dedication of the clone troopers allowed Republic commanders to plan strategies ahead of time, since they could always count on the actions of their troopers. Another benefit to having cloned soldiers was during medical procedures, especially those with near-fatal injuries. Skin and organs could be grown from the Jango Fett DNA, ensuring that there was no rejection of implanted or replaced body parts. Additionally, because the clones were nearly identical internally as well as externally, there was little variation to the size and location of muscles, blood vessels, and other parts. This allowed surgeons to simply repair a trooper's body without having to worry about minute variations.
Because of their enhanced development and genetic manipulation by the Kaminoans, clone troopers had about half the normal lifespan of a human, assuming that they survived combat. The first batches of clone troopers were trained by Jango Fett and his Cuy'val Dar, although non-Mandalorians were later brought in to make training more efficient. However, the non-Mandalorian instructors lacked the military experience and discipline of their counterparts, and it was believed that fewer than 1,000 of the 25,000 clones trained by the non-Mandalorians survived to the end of the war. Regardless of their instructors, clone troopers proved to be invaluable resources during the struggle on Geonosis, fearlessly attacking the droid armies of the Trade Federation and the Geonosians and eventually overtaking them to win the battle for the Republic. The fact that the clone troopers were humans, and not mindless droids, allowed them to operate for brief periods of autonomy, especially when a commanding officer was wounded or killed. At the height of the Clone Wars, Republic records indicated that the average clone trooper was accounting for the destruction of over 200 battle droids. However, that number was countered by the fact that, for every 10,000 clone troopers sent into battle, only about 5,000 came back. These kinds of estimates conflicted with the Galactic Senate's propaganda messages that indicated there were billions of battle droids being produced for the Confederacy of Independent Systems,and that the Republic's forces were winning the war.
The white helmets of the initial, Phase One clone troopers were striped with colors to indicate a trooper's rank above the standard military soldier: yellow for Commanders, red for Captains, blue for Lieutenants, and green for Sergeants. Note that Star Wars: Episode II - Incredible Cross-Sections indicates that the colors represented roles instead of rank: yellow indicated aircrew officers, blue indicated military police, and red indicated infantry officers. For small groups that were assigned to a particular Jedi General, clone armor was colored to identify the Jedi they served. This meant that certain clone troopers had armor of various colors, making them obvious among other clones. Many clone troopers and commandos became fast friends with their Jedi Generals, and it was common for a Jedi to greet a friend with the phrase, "The voice was familiar…", to which the clone would respond "The face even more so."
As the fighting ground on, many clones came to the realization that there might not be a future for them beyond the war. The Galactic Senate had not set aside any provisions for pensions or other benefits for surviving clones, and the only clone-specific medical corporations were only producing enough to keep viable clones alive and fighting. While the rank-and-file clone trooper often did not live long enough to question their superiors, many of the first clones produced - the Null-class troopers and the ARC Troopers among them - began to openly question the situation. Some ARC Troopers even defected from their service to the GAR, and set out to establish their own lives. Aside from the speeches of Senator Den Skeenah of Chandrila, very few members of the civilian population of the galaxy knew or cared about clone welfare. Early in the war, casualty rates were quite high as the clones and their Jedi leaders adjusted to each other. As the war continued, relationships formed and the GAR began to work with more precision and fewer casualties, and the question of clone care seemed to lose its urgency with most beings.
In the wake of the so-called Jedi Rebellion, Imperial propaganda correctly claimed that the Jedi Order had ordered the creation of the clones. However, claims were made that the Jedi had the clones created with short lifespans, so that they would be unable to rebel against the Jedi Order, once it took control of the galaxy from the Senate. Records discovered years later also revealed that the three million or so clone troopers that were delivered to the GAR were not the only Jango Fett clones that were created by the Kaminoans. When he learned that Chancellor Palpatine had been developing another clone army on Centax 2, Prime Minister Lama Su revealed that other combat-ready Fett clones were still being kept on Kamino.
(VD2, E2, X2, SWI61, SWDB, OWS, TCD, MBS, SWI84, RDV, RCTC, RC66, CWTV14, CWNOP, CWTV32)
The relationship between Obi-Wan and Cody bordered on comfortable friendship, as Cody often referred to Kenobi simply as "Boss." During a mission to rescue Jedi Master Eeth Koth from General Grievous at Saleucami, Cody and his clones physically attacked Grievous, hoping to prevent his escape. The droid General proved too strong for them and was able to escape, but the efforts of the clones gave Kenobi and the other Jedi an opportunity to make their own way to safety. Cody and Kenobi were dispatched on one final mission following the First Battle of Coruscant, to hunt down General Grievous on the remote world of Utapau. During the fighting, Cody recovered Obi-Wan's lightsaber, and returned it to him after Grievous was destroyed. Unknown to Kenobi, however, Cody had been given a secret mission by Darth Sidious himself. After the death of Mace Windu and several other Jedi Masters, Sidious relayed Order 66 to clone commanders across the galaxy. After hearing the order, Cody ordered his troops to stop firing on Separatist battle droids and concentrate their fire on Obi-Wan. Cody briefly wondered at the poor timing of the order, since he had already returned Kenobi's lightsaber, making him a much harder target to eliminate.
(SWI73, E3, SWDB, LEV, IS3, E3N, SWDB, CWVG, CWTV27, CWTV31)
Given her proximity to Tarkin, it was inevitable that Daala would become his lover, and she remained loyal to him throughout her career. She was placed in command of the Gorgon, the flagship Star Destroyer that led the small fleet guarding the Maw Installation. During the height of the New Order, Daala sometimes visited Tarkin aboard the first Death Star, where they covered their romantic trysts with explanations of strategy sessions and other navy business. During the attack of the freighter Fortressa, Admiral Daala was injured when a squadron of X-Wings fired on her ship. Tarkin had his medical staff take care of her injuries, which included some brain trauma and a loss of certain memories, then sent her back to the Maw Installation to prevent another injury. Once back at the Maw, Daala waited for ten years for Tarkin to return. Cut off from the outside galaxy, Daala was unaware of Tarkin's death at the Battle of Yavin, and had no information on the Emperor's defeat at the Battle of Endor. Thus, when the Maw Installation was discovered by Han Solo and Kyp Durron, she was forced into action against a vast, unknown enemy and with limited, outdated resources. She never had any aspriations of taking control of the galaxy, and her initial strikes against the New Republic were tactically successful but ultimately ineffectual, as she lost three-quarters of her fleet in the process.
She destroyed and then abandoned the Maw Installation before taking the Gorgon and fleeing to the Deep Core. She spent many months hiding from the New Republic while trying to unite the various Imperial warlords who also hid in the Deep Core, squabbling amongst themselves over control of the dwindling Imperial remnant. Much of her new forces was made up of pirates and thugs, commanded by those Imperial officers who chose not to follow Admiral Pellaeon when he traveled Rimward to reform the Empire. Daala eventually met up with Pellaeon again, and the two of them executed the warlords in a summit meeting that was supposed to bring them all together. The mass executions were Daala's last resort, but she chose to do it. Admiral Daala then took command of the combined Imperial fleet, and set out to eliminate the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4. She also arranged for part of her fleet to take out a number of important New Republic locations. Her plans nearly succeeded, but the combined might of the Jedi Knights and the New Republic proved too much for her fleet. The seventeen ships under Pellaeon were physically flung from the system; Cronus' ships were dispersed on secondary missions; and her own flagship, the Knight Hammer, was sabotaged by Callista before she could claim ultimate victory. Daala evacuated the ship as it plunged into the core of Yavin, and was rescued by Pellaeon's ships at the fringes of the system.
Once aboard Pellaeon's ship, Daala resigned her rank as Admiral and turned the fleet over to Pellaeon. She re-appeared on Cybloc XII, shortly after the Death Seed plague had wiped out the New Republic forces there. She found R2-D2 and C-3PO among the decomposing bodies. She had been retired on Pedducis Chorios, but was offered an advisory position by the piratical warlords that ruled the planet. She hoped that the droids would reveal information on the battle in the Meridian Sector, but was dismayed to learn that Moff Getelles was among the combatants. She detested his condescending ways, and agreed to help out the New Republic by attacking Getelles. In the aftermath, she was reunited with Liegeus, and the two returned to her outpost on Pedducis Chorios. Daala made another series of attacks on the New Republic after the Black Fleet Crisis was resolved, having gathered a small force of Imperial defectors upon her return to the Deep Core. Her efforts were once again thwarted, and Daala was forced to blind-jump her starship Scylla into hyperspace. In the following years, she and Liegeus were blessed with a son, who grew up and built his own family. She hated the Moff Council for arranging to have Liegeus murdered, but remained loyal to Gilad Pellaeon. She spent the following five years gathering evidence against the Moffs, in order to one day exact her revenge on them. Despite being hidden away for so many years, Admiral Daala maintained a connection to the rest of the galaxy, and was well aware of the situation when the Galactic Alliance launched its war against The Confederation.
More than twenty-five years later, she answered Pellaeon's call to assist the Imperial Remnant's mission to aid the Galactic Alliance in capturing the planet Fondor. Only Pellaeon was aware of Daala's existence, and he planned to keep her naval force a secret until they were needed. She now wore an eye-patch, although the reason for it was kept secret. Just as her own part in the Fondor assault was kept a secret, Daala kept her own contingency plans a secret. She hired Boba Fett and a group of Mandalorians to join her force as a backup, in case she needed extra firepower in the coming fight. Pellaeon kept Daala's Maw Irregular Fleet out of the fighting until necessary, which allowed her to arrive with the element of surprise on her side. The order to join the fighting came after Jacen Solo went rogue, breaking away from the battle plan to attack Fondor's cities. Pellaeon ordered the Imperials to followed the orders of Admiral Cha Niathal, and to prevent Solo from breaking the cease-fire Niathal had negotiated with the Fondorian President, Shas Vadde. When Solo refused to abide by the cease-fire, the Galactic Alliance forces splintered. Pellaeon was assassinated by Tahiri Veila, who had been aboard the Bloodfin as Jacen Solo's liaison, forcing Daala to call in Fett and the Mandalorians to ensure that the Imperials didn't set off on their own agenda. Fett's forces boarded the Bloodfin to find that Vitor Reige and the rest of the crew had munitied, trapping Tahiri and the Moffs in the command center. In the firefight that ensued, the Mandalorians killed the Moffs, prompting Daala to quip that she wanted a discount because Fett didn't leave them to her.
In the wake of the fighting, Daala spent several days working with Vitor Reige to arrange for Gilad Pellaeon to buried on his homeworld of Corellia. She then traveled to Mandalore to thank Boba Fett for his part in the battle. She revealed to Fett that her first name was Natasi, and that she had been born in the Renatasia System. She then agreed to accompany him to the wedding of his granddaughter, Mirta Gev. In the weeks that followed, Admiral Daala remained on the sidelines of the fighting, waiting to see what would happen before deciding on a course of action. With the death of Darth Caedus and the surrender of the Imperial Moffs, Daala was surprised to be offered the chance to take on the role of Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance. She had been recommended for the job by Admiral Nek Bwua'tu, and agreed to do what she could to rebuild the galaxy. One of the only conditions she required was that the Imperial Moff Council allow females to serve as Moffs.
In the months and years that followed, Daala alternately received praise and criticism for her efforts to rebuild the galaxy. The Mon Calamari people openly denounced her, since Daala had once tried to destroy their homeworld. Other races welcomed her messages of community and non-isolationism, and Daala vowed not to repeat the mistakes made by prior leaders. She found a major stumbling point with the new Jedi Order, believing that the Jedi were no longer needed in a government that was fundamentally just. Her distrust of the Jedi Order only increased when Valin Horn and his sister, Jysella, began acting strangely, and threatened the safety of the Galactic Alliance. Despite the protests of the Jedi, Valin Horn was incarcerated and encased in carbonite, in order to prevent him from causing more trouble. Daala refused to even allow the Jedi to talk with Jysella after she was captured, and ordered her to be encased in carbonite as well. Her frustration with the Jedi Order only increased when reporter Javis Tyrr revealed stolen footage that proved Seff Hellin was in the custody of the Jedi. Tyrr's report implicated the Jedi in various illicit dealings, but he also questioned Daala's role in leading the Galactic Alliance, hinting that she might even be in league with the Jedi.
As more and more Jedi began to lash out in public, Daala took it upon herself to make sure that she remained in control of the situation. Any Jedi who was apprehended by the Galactic Alliance Security force was immediately encased in carbonite, and GAS officers were given orders to apprehend any other Jedi who appeared to be acting strangely. When the Jedi circumvented attempts to have GAS forces take affected Jedi captive, Daala established a set of judicial leaders who were assigned solely to cases involving the Jedi Order. Judges such as Arabelle Lorteli were appointed to the so-called "Jedi court" and ordered to do anything within the law to ensure that the Jedi were put in their place, and rumors began to surface that claimed Daala was going to hire a company of Mandalorians to deal with the Jedi "problem". Daala went so far as to have Tahiri Veila arrested in connection with the death of Gilad Pellaeon, hoping to further damage the reputation of the Jedi Order. However, she was opposed by various factions, not the least of which was the Imperial Remnant's Chief of State, Jagged Fel, who refused to allow Daala to incriminate the Jedi on the simple grounds that she did not understand them. Daala agreed to consider Fel's suggestion that she abandon her vendetta against the Jedi and simply hold them to the same laws as other citizens, but she had no intentions of making good on her promise to bring the Jedi Order under her control.
Daala's actions were brought into question when it was learned that the carbonite-frozen bodies of Valin and Jysella Horn were being displayed like trophies at a Galactic Alliance prison facility. The press were alerted to this, and swept in to question anyone who was involved. Daala tried to deflect any blame by accusing the Jedi of using "mind tricks" to sway an already weak-minded judge to sign a writ that allowed the Jedi to visit the Horns in prison. However, Javis Tyrr explained that the writ had been signed by Arabelle Lorteli, the judge who had been hand-picked by Daala herself. Daala refused to admit to any wrongdoings, but vowed to punish those who had mistreated the Horn siblings. She also made a thinly-veiled threat to the Jedi, reminding them to be especially careful to obey the laws of the Galactic Alliance.
(JS, DA, COTF, DS, NEGC, DSTR, LF8, LF9, MF, FJ2, FJ3)
Despite the death of the Supreme Chancellor, the leaders of the Republic agreed to sign the Treaty of Corusant, and Master Zym ordered Dar'nala and Shan to the Outer Rim Territories, ostensibly to monitor the withdrawal of Republic troops from Sith-held worlds. Master Dar'nala chafed at the order, knowing that Zym had simply wanted them well away from Coruscant during the implementation of the peace treaty. Before they could reach their destination, however, the ship Envoy was attacked by Sith vessels, and Master Dar'nala was captured. She ordered Satele Shan to make her own escape and return to warn the Jedi Council, hoping that word of the Sith treachery would actually reach the ears of Master Zym. Dar'nala herself was tortured and interrogated by the Sith, who wanted to know why she and her companions had refused to stand down. When she refused, the Sith forced her to endure endless electrical shocks that nearly killed her. With the last of her strength, Master Dar'nala freed the bounty hunter Braden and asked him to take her message to Satele Shan and Master Zym, in exchange for his freedom. She was taken aboard the Sith vessel with the Wookiee hunter Dalborra and interrogated, and the commanding officer surmised that she had captured the Wookiee. The commander then gave Dalborra the power to kill Master Dar'nala, which he appeared to do without hesitation, sending a massive jolt of electricity through the binders she was wearing.
In reality, the jolt only rendered Dar'nala unconscious, and Dalborra was able to help her escape from the Sith and return to Dantooine. There, she learned that the Sith Lords were planning to attack Dantooine, and asked for assistance from Lieutenant Tavus in planning their next moves. The Force guided Master Dar'nala to an ancient crystal cave, where they found the Sith Lords gathered. A battle ensued, with both sides apparently evenly matched, until Lord Baras revealed that it had been Dar'nala who was causing the trouble that led to the confrontation. She expained that she could not sit by and allow the galaxy to be controlled by the Sith, and decided to take matters into her own hands. When Satele refused to accept her explanations and join her in killing the Sith, Dar'nala tried to force her by threatening the life of Lieutenant Tavus. A Sith Lord stopped her killing lightsaber blow, and Dar'nala demanded that Dalborra kill the man. The Wookiee refused, and instead attacked and killed Master Dar'nala, before fleeing into the caves.
(TOP1, TOP2, TOP3)
Although Orgus and the few Republic soldiers on duty were badly outmatched, they were saved when Tavus arrived behind the droids and destroyed them. However, the Sacking of Coruscant and the destruction of the Jedi Temple weighed heavily on Orgus' mind, because his current Padawan had been killed in the attack. Jedi Master Zym refused to let Orgus dwell on this, however, because another of his students was in trouble. Orgus and Lieutenant Tavus were sent to Balmorra to locate Fortis Gall, and along the way they discovered a life pod that contained Satele Shan. Shan revealed what she knew about the Sith attack on the Envoy, and demanded that they go back and attempt to rescue Master Dar'nala. Although Tavus explained that they were on a diplomatic mission, Master Orgus agreed that the mission seemed less diplomatic now that the Sith were attacking other approved missions. He decided to contact Master Zym to see if they should return to the site of the attack. Unfortunately, Master Zym revealed that he had received word of Master Dar'nala's execution by the Sith, and did not allow them to detour from their original mission. He also ordered them to collect Gall and travel to the planet Dantooine, where the Jedi were to assist the Republic's forces in honoring the cease-fire with the Sith.
After seeing the other Jedi off, Master Orgus returned to Balmorra, where he received an urgent transmission from Senator Am-Ris, requesting that Master Orgus travel to Nar Shaddaa and capture the bounty hunter Braden, who had been implicated the assassination of Master Zym. He was able to apprehend Braden in a cantina, but had to hold back from killing the man when Braden revealed that he knew who was behind the rebellious actions that were threatening the cease-fire established by the Treaty of Coruscant.
(TOP1, TOP2, TOP3)
Astri accepted help from Ferus Olin and Trever Flume, and took her son to the relative safety of Olin's hidden asteroid base. Lune spent a good deal of time alone, but he also learned about the Force from Garen Muln, who gave him enough interest to begin testing his own skills with the Force. When Trever returned to the asteroid with Flame, Astri realized that she needed to find a place where Lune could grow up in a somewhat normal environment. She agreed to take Lune to Coruscant with Clive Flax and the former Jedi Master Solace, where they hoped to meet with Dexter Jettster and locate a planet where they could live. Lune grew restless in the Orange District, and Astri agreed that he could go up to the surface and play for short periods of time, provided that he was accompanied by an adult. On one such outing, Keets Freely and Curran Caladian were surprised and shocked when they saw Lune using the Force to allow himself to do mid-air somersaults. Although this made the other children laugh, it also attracted the attention of a group of stormtroopers. The trio fled the park, but were apprehended before they could return to Dexter's lair. Lune was captured by the stormtroopers and sent off to the Imperial Naval Academy, where his own father planned to use him in an experiment to train starfighter pilots.
Inside the academy, Lune was reunited with Trever Flume, who had posed as a recruit to locate Lune. Their reunion was cut short when they were caught sneaking around by Lieutenant Maggis, and they were separated. Trever was sent to his quarters and placed under guard, while Lune was to be shipped off to serve as a subject in an experiment that was being carried out by Darth Vader and Jenna Zan Arbor. It was during this time that Lune came to hate his father, and he realized that he had no qualms about his hatred. Lune was held inside the Emperor Palpatine Surgical Reconstruction Center, but was soon rescued by Doctor Linna Naltree and Ferus Olin. Upon returning to his mother, Lune learned that the Jedi Master Ry-Gaul had agreed to train him in the ways of the Force. However, Ry-Gaul eventually determined that Lune needed more instruction, and deferred his training to Garen Muln on the hidden asteroid base that had been established by Ferus Olin. Unfortunately, the asteroid's location was compromised by General Toma and the freedom fighter known as Flame, who was actually Eve Yarrow. The assembled Jedi ensured that Lune escaped Darth Vader's attack on the asteroid by sending him away in an escape pod, which was later recovered by Ferus Olin, who took Lune to be reunited with his mother.
Little was known of Lune's whereabouts during the early years of the Galactic Empire, although it was believed that Astri Oddo and the rest of Lune's family died at the hands of the Empire, when Imperial forces razed the safe house in which they were living. This forced Lune to go abandon any training with the Force and underground in order to survive. He adopted the simply alias of Div, knowing that Lune Oddo Divinian had died with his mother, and set out to become a mercenary pilot. He kept his true identity hidden for nearly twenty years, and he did his best to ensure that it stayed hidden when he encountered Luke Skywalker.
(JQ9, LJ5, LJ7, LJ8, LJ9, LJ10, RF4)
What happened on Dromund Kass in the millennia that followed the eventual defeat of the Sith Empire was lost to history. It wasn't until the Clone Wars, after it was discovered that Count Dooku had altered the records in the Jedi Archives, that Jedi Master Yoda discovered that the Dromund System was real. Yoda found that Dooku had erased more than three dozen systems from the Archives, so that their history with the Sith would remain a secret. Yoda learned of the planet's location, deep in the heart of the ancient Sith Empire, although it was a remote world that was considered something of a backwater swamp world. The planet's atmosphere had gradually regained some form of normalcy, and the atmosphere was largely breathable. This made it possible, many years after the Battle of Ruusan, for Darth Millennial to establish the Dark Force religion on Dromund Kaas, laying the groundwork for what would become the Prophets of the Dark Side. During the Galactic Civil War, it was rumored that Emperor Palpatine used the planet as a training ground for many of his Dark Jedi apprentices, although nothing could be proven because Yoda never made his discoveries public. Kyle Katarn discovered the planet's location while investigating ancient inscriptions found on Altyr 5, and he nearly succombed to the Dark Side of the Force there. However, Mara Jade managed to locate him and pull him back from the brink. Katarn's investigation led him to discover that a Sith compound had been established on Dromund Kaas by Darth Millennial, a Sith acolyte who rejected the Rule of Two and set out on his own in the wake of the Battle of Ruusan. It was believed that this rogue sect later became the Prophets of the Dark Side.
Jedi Master Luke Skywalker later worked with the New Republic to remove Dromund Kaas from many planetary databases and navigational maps, in order to keep its location a secret until a strong contingent of Jedi Knights could determine how best to eliminate its threat. Dromund Kaas, the third world in the Dromund System, was orbited by a pair of moons. Note that Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force indicates that Dromund Kaas was located in the Thurra System.
(SWDB, SWI66, NEGC, MOTS, WOTC, OWS, EGF, SWORW)
He was named the head of the action subcommittee tasked with defending the Corellian Trade Spine, but his efforts proved worthless in the face of an all-out assault led by General Grievous. Amid public and political outcry, Senator Farr resigned as the head of the subcommittee. However, Senator Farr was blamed - along with Senator Ronet Coorr - for the loss of the planet Duro and its shipyards to the Separatist forces under General Grievous, during the height of the Clone Wars. Investigation by the Senate Bureau of Intelligence discovered that warships had been dispatched from Iseno to protect Duro, but had been rerouted to protect Rodia instead. Initial thoughts were that the rerouting was a mistake, but the investigation clearly pointed to Senator Farr's role in trying to protect his homeworld. Senator Coor was forced to resign amidst the scandal, tendering his resignation and returning to Iseno in shame.
Senator Farr tried to remain loyal to the Galactic Republic, but the growing poverty on his homeworld was becoming worse, and no Republic aid was in sight. Because of the war, Rodia experienced a widespread shortage for food and supplies, and many Rodians were starving. Instead of petitioning further, Senator Farr struck a deal with Nute Gunray, obtaining valuable supplies and food for the Rodians. Unknown to Padme' was the fact that, for his part in the deal, Senator Farr - a being she referred to as Uncle Ono - had been planning to allow Nute Gunray capture Padme' when she arrived on Rodia. Senator Farr had hoped to ensure Padme' survived the attack through Senatorial negotiations with the Separatists, but Gunray had plans of his own. When he revealed that Padme' was to be executed, Senator Farr realized that the Separatists were unworthy of his loyalty, no matter what the cost might be to the Rodian people. With Jar Jar Binks posing as a Jedi Knight, Padme' eventually escaped, leaving Gunray once again without his revenge. When the confronted Gunray and Senator Farr, Padme' realized that her old friend had been in a bad position, and covered up the situation by explaining that Senator Farr had never planned to join the Separatists. In this way, he was able to trick Gunray into traveling to Rodia and being captured. In the wake of Gunray's arrest, Senator Farr received a communication from Chancellor Palpatine himself, who pledged to send aid Rodia immediately.
With the situation on Rodia resolved, at least for the immediate future, Senator Farr returned to Coruscant, where he continued to speak out against the Republic's continued involvement in the Clone Wars. However, more and more Senators were debating in favor of increasing clone trooper production, believing that more troops would help end the war sooner. Farr and other like-minded Senators, including Padme' and Lolo Purs, argued that creating more troopers would only incite the Separatists and prolong the war, which was already taking a heavy toll on the Republic. A particularly heated debate in the Senate managed to swing enough votes in their favor, putting a temporary halt to clone production, despite the testimony of Senator Halle Burtoni of Kamino. At a meeting following the vote, Senator Burtoni accused Farr and his comrades of being allied with the Separatists because of their anti-war stance. Senator Farr politely asked her to leave, but fell ill shortly afterward. Within minutes, Senator Farr experienced pain in his chest and heart, and died before any medical assistance could be found. A state funeral was held to honor his work, but the circumstances of his death prompted an investigation by the Senate Guard, who believed that Senator Farr had been murdered.
(SWDB, HNN5, OWS, SWI75, SWI76, CWVG, CWTV08, CWTV37)
In the wake of the battle, Fel sent two squadrons of Chiss pilots back to report on the Yuuzhan Vong to his father, while Jagged himself remained behind as a liaison to Rogue Squadron. Jagged later returned to the Chiss at his father's summons, where he agreed to lead a small team to scout out the Yuuzhan Vong's utilization of Ithor and other planets. Soontir hoped that his son could find information useful to the Republic, to keep it from fracturing after the loss of Coruscant. He spent a good deal of time on Hapes with Jaina Solo, where the two discovered that old attractions still remained. Shortly after the Second Battle of Coruscant, Jagged agreed to remain on Borleias with his uncle, General Wedge Antilles, and the small group of officers and soldiers who came together to form the Inner Circle. Jag later joined the Twin Suns Squadron, after Luke Skywalker turned control of the squadron over to Jaina Solo.
It was during this period on Borleias that Jag realized he felt something very deep for Jaina, a feeling which was reciprocated as much as possible during her portrayal as the Yuuzhan Vong goddess Yun-Harla. They both realized that a relationship would not only put stress on their military lives, but their military lives would put additional strain on their relationship. However, they both understood that their growing love was deep enough to withstand it, and worked hard to make it work. Jag, for his own part, knew that what he felt was love, but couldn't bring himself to admit it until Jaina fell into a coma while trying to help Tahiri Veila reconcile her mind.
From that point forward, Jag and Jaina continued to deepen their relationship, but their work was threatened when the Yuuzhan Vong launched their final assault on the planet Calamari. In the wake of that battle, the planet Zonama Sekor had reappeared near Coruscant, forcing the Yuuzhan Vong forces to retreat for defensive purposes, and giving the Galactic Alliance a reason to attack and covered Coruscant. As Jaina traveled to Zonama Sekot, Jagged took control of both Vanguard and Twin Suns Squadrons as part of the assault on Coruscant. During the battle, Jagged and his forces escorted a transport filled with infiltration soldiers to the ground. However, his clawcraft took a hit from a plasma weapon, and Jagged was forced to crashland on Coruscant. He was rescued by Judder Page, and later assisted the ground teams in disabling Coruscant's defenses.
After the deaths of Onimi and Shimrra, the rest of the Yuuzhan Vong force at Coruscant surrendered to the Galactic Alliance, bringing the war to an end. In the weeks following the cease-fire, Jag sought out Jaina and admitted that loved her. Jaina, however, had decided that it was not yet time for her to settle down. She told Jag that she had to ensure that the galaxy would be a better place for future generations, especially her own children. Despite Jaina's plans to continue as a military officer, Jag knew that they would be together very soon, as he had just been named as the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force's primary liaison to the Galactic Alliance. Jaina and Jag shared one final, passionate kiss before going their separate ways.
Jag continued to serve in the Chiss military, and was in command of several missions to drive back the advances of the Colony during the years following the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy. His duty to the Chiss Acsendancy placed him in direct contact - and direct conflict - with Jaina and her family many times, leading up to the Battle of Tenupe. Just before leaving for Tenupe, Jagged was promoted to the rank of Captain in the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet, placing him on par with the colonels of the Galactic Alliance Defense Froce. At Tenupe, he was forced to try and shoot down the Millennium Falcon, but was himself shot down by the cannonfire of Leia Organa Solo. Leia wished him no ill will, but needed to complete her own mission. Jagged's clawcraft plunged into the defoliated jungle of mogo trees on Tenupe and exploded. Later, with the end of the Swarm War, Leia and Han learned that Jagged was listed as missing in action after the fighting was brought to a halt. The Chiss refused to release any definitive statement about Jagged's fate.
Thus, the Solos were as happy as they were surprised when they encountered Jagged on Telkur Station, several years later. Jagged revealed that he had been stranded on Tenupe after he was shot down, when a rescue team was killed while trying to locate him. The military chose not to send any more forces to rescue a single pilot, so the Fel family formed two missions of their own. The first one was killed as well, but Jagged managed to recover their communications equipment and made contact with the second team. Jagged then revealed that he was on Telkur Station trying to locate Alema Rar, who had escaped from the maw of a spidersloth on Tenupe, but left behind a Twi'lek memory cord that described her recovery and escape. After explaining that he was no longer part of the Chiss military Jagged revealed that he wanted to make sure that the Twi'lek did not get a chance to re-establish the Gorog nest, and cause more trouble like the Swarm War. Jagged went on to explain that he had been exiled from the Chiss Ascendancy for his part in freeing the Wookiee Jedi Lowbacca, who later participated in the raid on Supply Depot Thrago. This made the Fel family liable for the damage the Wookiee had caused, and Jagged was forced into exile in order to maintain his family's standing.
His research on Alema Rar's movements led to the development of a specialized computer tracking system that scanned surveillance video for her specific physical deformities. However, when he presented the system to Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker, he was dismayed to learn that Alema Rar had been moving about using Force-flashes to disable surveillance cameras. With a few modifications, Fel was able to accurately track Rar's use of Force-flashes, giving the Jedi a way to track her movements. During his visit to the Jedi Temple, Fel tried to avoid Jaina Solo, and even admitted to her that he had not wanted to speak to her. However, despite his reservations, Jag accepted an offer to serve as Grand Master Skywalker's leader of the Jedi task force assigned to locate Alema Rar. Skywalker demanded that the task force include Jaina and Zekk, and Jag agreed to do what it took to make the team work. His investigations turned up many new pieces of information, including the distinct possibility that Brisha Syo was nothing more than one of Lumiya's aliases, employed to cover up Jacen's presence on Lumiya's asteroid and Lumiya's subsequent travels to Coruscant.
As the task force leader, Jag was forced to serve as Jaina's commanding officer, which gave him the opportunity to confront her about the manic way she was preparing to fill her assumed role as the Sword of the Jedi. He ordered her to take a break, so that she could concentrate on their mission. The group managed to be on Ossus, tracking Alema Rar, when Jacen Solo sent a group of Galactic Alliance Guard soldiers to forcibly take control of the Jedi training facility on the planet. Their presence on the planet allowed them to overpower Major Serpa's forces, but not before several Jedi were injured or killed by the soliders. This event only hardened Jaina's resolve to bring her brother to justice, and Jag struggled to keep her under control. Shortly after the battle on Ossus, the group accompanied Han and Leia Solo on a mission to infiltrate the Anakin Solo. Although they failed to capture Jacen, they managed to steal a wealth of information on Jacen's movements, and escaped the trap that had been laid for Jacen by Sadras Koyan. The group returned to Kashyyyk, where Jagged returned to planning the mission to eliminate Alema Rar. He acquired the Mandalorian crushgaunts that Boba Fett had sent to Han Solo, hoping that the Mandalorian iron that was used in their manufacture - not to mention the ability to crush the life from a living being - would help him confront Alema if needed.
He got his chance to test out his ideas when the group traveled to Alema Rar's asteroid in the MZX32905 System, where Lumiya had once made her home. In an effort to weaken Alema Rar before confronting her, Jagged, Jaina, and Zekk split up, with each taking a different approach to Alema's lair. In this way, they forced her to expend energy on Force phantoms, while each got closer to her actual position. Jagged was besieged by a flock of vicious mynocks, which he tried to draw farther and farther from Alema's position. The real Alema Rar attacked Jaina, then turned her attention to Jag's location. He tried to get his explosive traps in place, but she arrived before he could set them off. She managed to back him into a corner, then used the Force to take his blaster away. This was one of the possibilities that Jag had anticipated, having placed a sensor in the weapon that would detonate the blaster if it was not near his body. The blaster exploded, catching Alema Rar in the chest and face. Jag then grabbed her by the neck with the crushgaunt, and would have snapped her neck immediately if she hadn't sent a mental plea into his mind, begging him to remember her as she was before the war against the Yuuzhan Vong. Jag agreed, and then crushed her neck as an act of mercy, rather than murder.
Despite this victory, Jag knew that he might be trapped inside the asteroid as explosive charges started tearing it apart. He managed to reach a ship and escape, and soon returned to the Millennium Falcon to report on Alema Rar's death. His injuries were quite extensive, so Han and Leia transported him to the Forest Moon of Endor, where the Jedi were able to stabilize his systems and help him begin his recovery. When he was ready to fly again, Jag was surprised and honored when Han Solo asked him to serve as the pilot of the Millennium Falcon on a Jedi-sponsored mission to rescue Allana, the daughter of the Hapan Queen Mother, Tenel Ka. Jag continued to work with the exiled Jedi Order, helping them set up a temporary base on the Forest Moon of Endor before relocating to a more permanent base on Shedu Maad. When Jacen Solo - who had assumed the title of Darth Caedus - discovered the base on Shedu Maad, Jag assisted with the plans to defend the base from attack. He served aboard the Millennium Falcon during the fighting that ensued, and was among the first people to enter the Anakin Solo when Han and Leia landed in one of its hangars. This allowed Jag to be the first being to find Jaina Solo, deep in the ship's infirmary, cradling the dead body of her brother in her arms. Jaina resisted Jag's attempt to remove the body, but when she realized who he was, she began to come back to her senses. Although she refused to let go of Jacen, she asked Jag to locate Zekk and Mirta Gev, if they were still alive.
When the fight to gain control of the Anakin Solo had been won, the forces of the Jedi Coalition gathered around Luke Skywalker and the other Jedi Masters as they confronted the surviving Imperial Moffs. Master Skywalker offered the Moffs a chance to join the Jedi in restoring the Galactic Alliance, provided that they submit to the command and leadership of Jagged himself. He was surprised and angry that Skywalker hadn't discussed this with him beforehand, until Luke explained that the Moffs needed to know that the plan had not been his own. The Moffs accepted the deal, knowing that it was the only way to survive the coming weeks, and explaining that Jagged would have their full support in reining in Admiral Bwua'tu and the other Galactic Alliance military leaders. Jagged eventually agreed to take on the challenge of uniting the military and ending the war with The Confederation, becoming one of the first Imperial leaders who put peace and unity before personal acquisition of power.
In the three years that followed, Jagged became the Head of State of the Imperial Remnant, and eventually agreed to meet with Chief of State Natasi Daala to discuss a unification of the galaxy. During his regular travels into the space controlled by the Galactic Alliance, Jagged planned for secret trysts with Jaina Solo, and they love deepened over time. By this time, his once-black hair had developed a streak of white that started at a scar on his forehead and ran through his hair, giving him a dashing appearance that was only heightened by his choice in clothing. Where his officers and military always wore dress uniforms, Jagged preferred to wear regular - though expensive - civilian attire, which made him appear more of a common man than a political leader. During many of his meetings with Jaina, Jagged expressed a desire to have a Jedi presence within the Imperial Remnant, as much for protection as for guidance. When she asked him if this meant he wanted her to leave the Jedi Order so that they could be together, Jagged said no, but he also refused to step down as the Imperial Head of State, claiming that it was his responsibility to hold the Empire together. This forced them to agree to work hard to ensure that their relationship did not suffer from the distances that often separated them. This task was made more difficult by the popular media, when reporters such as Javis Tyrr began following their every move, in the hope of getting a news exclusive on their relationship.
In the midst of all the these situations, Jagged came to the realization that Jaina was the one woman he could love for the rest of his life, and he proposed to her. Jaina quickly accepted, and the pair began to plan out their lives together. In the meantime, Jag went about the task of leading the Imperial Remnant, and hoped to negotiate a treaty with Natasi Daala that would allow the Remnant to have autonomous membership in the Galactic Alliance. Daala demanded an all-or-nothing approach, and Jag was forced to break off their discussions. While in the Chief of State's offices, he overhead Daala's plans to bring in the Mandalorians to assist with controlling the Jedi. He reluctantly relayed this information to Jaina, but swore her to secrecy, since the knowledge had not been provided to him first-hand.
(DTR, DJ, EL1, NEGC, FH3, UF, DN1, DN3, LF3, LF4, LF6, LF7, LF9, OWS, FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
In the wake of the Clone Wars, the Felucians welcomed Jedi Master Shaak Ti to their planet, and helped her hide from the forces of the Empire. When her presence on Felucia was finally discovered, the Felucians did their best to prevent the Starkiller from locating her, but they were not strong enough to repel him. After Shaak Ti was killed by the Starkiller, the Felucians simply melted back into the jungles and returned to their lives. However, the imbalance in the Force created by Shaak Ti's death led the Felucians to fall victim to the Dark Side of the Force. They tapped into the Dark Side to become more fearsome warriors, although they continued to use primitive weapons.
(LAWS, TFUN, TFUG, CWTV39)
Like many of the others, Clive agreed to travel to Bellassa and assist the efforts of the rebels there. It was on Bellassa that Clive was introduced to the freedom fighter known as Flame. Despite her efforts to help the Bellassans, Clive had a strange and uneasy feeling that he had seen Flame somewhere before. He traveled to Flame's homeworld of Acherin to try and learn more about her, but his investigation turned up very little new information. He enlisted the help of Astri Oddo in helping him dig into the Empire's computer records to see if they could locate any more data. After learning that Yarrow Industries had moved its headquarters to Niro 11, he and Astri posed as husband and wife to infiltrate the Bank Niro Eleven facility to learn more about Flame. Their investigation on Niro 11 led them to the Yarrow estate on Revery, where they were forced to hide in a panic room when Darth Vader himself arrived. Vader's presence only served to prove that Eve Yarrow was allied with the Empire, and placed the security of their underground friends in jeopardy. After escaping from the Yarrow estate, they set a course for Coruscant, and it was on the trip that Clive and Astri both realized that they were starting to enjoy each other's company. Clive finally understood that he had something to fight for in the galaxy, when he realized that Astri meant more to him than anything else.
Their journey to Coruscant was interrupted on Dexus-12, where they stopped for refueling and Imperial forces nearly intercepted them. Clive and Astri were forced to sneak aboard Inquisitor Hydra's personal starship in order to escape. After the learned that most of Moonstrike had been eliminated by Darth Vader, they feared the worst had happened to Lune. Thus, they were pleased to learn that he had been rescued by Ferus Olin. Clive and Astri agreed to raise Lune together, and also took in Trever Flume, after the young man's memories had been erased so that he could live out the rest of his life in safety. Little was known about the new family's history during the early years of the New Order, although it was generally believed that they were eventually discovered by Imperial forces. The entire family was believed to have been killed in an Imperial attack on their safe house, although Lune managed to escape.
(LJ4, LJ5, LJ6, LJ7, LJ8, LJ9, LJ10, RF4)
Jacen Solo later learned this technique, and it helped him make sense of the situation that surrounded his grandfather, Anakin Skywalker's, fall to the Dark Side of the Force. However, Jacen could only flow-walk when in a certain location, and only to another time at the same location. With much practice, he managed to gain more and more strength in using this technique, and even taught it to Tahiri Veila. By giving Tahiri a chance to revisit her final moments with Anakin Solo, Jacen managed to gain her trust as he assumed control of the galaxy. Jacen failed to explain to Tahiri that flow-walking was not a way to actually affect the past, but rather a way to travel back along the thread of an individual's memory. The interactions of an individual who was flow-walking were based solely in their memories, as well as those memories of other beings who participated in the event. This was the reason that it was inadvisable to interact with others in your flow-walking, as this interaction could alter their memories of an event as well. Even if an individual did try to alter the course of history while flow-walking, the Force would eventually intervene and resume its normal flow, restoring things to the way they should be. Although few beings ever attempted it, flow-walking could also be used to look into the future. However, as solid and real as a vision of the future might appear to a being, the Force was alsways present to return the galaxy to the way it was, and to ensure that the future played itself out without any interruption.
(DN1, LF2, LF6, LF9, FJ2)
Although they told Trever to remain out of sight, the youth managed to stow away aboard their starship when they fled Bellassa for the space station in orbit around the Red Twins. He remained with the Jedi until they split up, and Trever went with Ferus to Ilum on a mission to rescue Garen Muln. Ferus later discovered that Trever had a knack for explosives, which helped them infiiltrate the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, in an effort to locate Fy-Tor-Ana. Trever also had a desire to exact a measure of revenge against the Empire, and he sometimes found himself at odds with Ferus over their plans. His desire to act was briefly thwarted when Ferus ordered Fy-Tor-Ana to take Trever away from the Jedi Temple, giving them the opportunity to escape while Ferus himself was captured by Malorum's agents. They returned to Solace's underground grotto, only to find themselves in the midst of an attack. When Ferus was captured by Emperor Palpatine and sent to Samaria, Trever accompanied Solace and Oryon on a mission to rescue Roan Lands and Dona Telamark from the True Justice.
Upon returning to Ferus' secret asteroid base, the group learned that the rebel group known as Moonstrike wanted to make contact with them. Knowing that Ferus was still on Samaria, Trever snuck away from the others and set out to meet with Moonstrike's representative on his own. When Flame traveled to Samaria to meet with Ferus personally, Trever was on hand to assist with the rescue of Roshan ambassador Robbyn Sark. He agreed to stay with Flame and the Roshans to ensure their escape was successful, and only barely survived the attack on the Roshan starship. After the ship crashed into its landing platform on Rosha, Trever and Flame were both thrown free of the wreckage, although Sark and the Roshans were killed. After seeing a holovid of Ferus standing next to Darth Vader on Samaria, Trever was forced to question whether or not Ferus had leaked information about their escape to the Imperial forces on Samaria. He also began to question what his role in the galaxy was supposed to be, and memories of his father came flooding back. Remembering that his father had always taught him to honor his commitments, Trever did his best to work toward the goals that Ferus had been pursuing.
He returned to Bellassa with Roan Lands and Dona Telamark, where the group made contact with the Eleven and began to plan further missions with the resistance in Ussa. Trever and Doctor Amie Antin agreed to accompany Roan to the Imperial facilities in Ussa, where Ferus had provided them with access to Governor Wilhuff Tarkin's personal offices. They gathered as much information as they could about the Bellassan Project and the so-called Twilight operation, before they were discovered by Darth Vader. Trever managed to avoid being discovered, and was forced to watch in silent horror as Vader killed Roan and took Amie and Ferus prisoner. He returned to the Eleven with word of Roan's death, then found himself volunteering for a mission to rescue Lune Oddo Divinian, who had been sent to the Imperial Naval Academy. Posing as a recruit known as Fortin, Trever got into trouble almost immediately, and was unable to prevent Lune's removal from the Academy. However, Trever was suddenly whisked away from the facility when Lieutenant Maggis stole a speeder and escaped. Trever directed them to Dexter Jettster's hideout in the Orange District, and Dex agreed to get Maggis to a safehouse.
Trever found that he needed something to do, rather than hanging out with the other exiles, and so he put in motion a plan to break into Jenna Zan Arbor's apartment. Ry-Gaul refused to allow Trever to go alone, but agreed to take Trever along on a mission to rescue Linna Naltree from Zan Arbor. They infiltrated Zan Arbor's Coruscant residence, and planned to grab Naltree from a turbolift. The rescue attempt was nearly bungled when Trever tripped over Zan Arbor's cape, forcing Ry-Gaul to draw his lightsaber and defend them. As he deflected blaster fire from Zan Arbor, Naltree injected Zan Arbor with the memory drug she had been developing, utterly erasing all knowledge of the drug from her mind. Trever was then reunited with Ferus, and helped him infiltrate the Jedi Temple in an effort to prevent Darth Vader from locating Ferus' hidden asteroid base. Unfortunately, Vader had many sources of information, and managed to locate and destroy the asteroid.
With Moonstrike smashed, Ferus was forced to go into hiding. Rather than force Trever to live in fear of being discovered, Ferus asked Malory Lands to create one more dose of Zan Arbor's memory drug, which Malory used to remove Trever's memories of his adventures. Malory then worked with Trever to help him recover from his "amnesia", which included explaining that he had been adopted by Astri Oddo and Clive Flax. The memory loss allowed Malory to convince Trever of his new life with Astri and Clive, who took him with Lune Oddo and set out to have a "normal" life. Little was known about Trever's life during the early years of the Galactic Empire, although it was believed that he was eventually killed by the Imperial forces that killed Astri Oddo, during an attack on the safe house in which they were living.
(LJ1, LJ2, LJ3, LJ5, LJ6, LJ7, LJ8, LJ9, LJ10, RF4)
The early Jedi believed that the Force had two "sides," a light side and a dark side, although this was a great oversimplification of the Force's existence. This belief was originally developed by the Masters of the Tython Jedi, who accepted the existence of the Ashla and the Bogan, as described by the Tythonians. The Jedi Knights tended to delve only into the light side of the Force, which was grounded in the pure service to other beings. The Jedi believed that the Force had many aspects, including a living element and a unifying element, and it bound all things together in a great web of existence. In this way, the Jedi saw the Force as its own end. The Sith, considered the opposite to the Jedi, were formed from those individuals who wanted to investigate the Dark Side of the Force, and were exiled for their devotion. While acknowledging that they learned of the Force through the Dark Side teachings of the ancient Sith, the Sith simply saw the singular power of the Force, which to them was a means to an end.
Once the Jedi Knights discovered that the Force was accessible to all living beings through the presence of midi-chlorians in their cells, other aspects of the symbiotic relationship began to be discovered. The more midi-chlorians that inhabited a being's cells, the more the being was able to contact the Force. However, a high concentration of midi-chlorians did not guarantee that a being had strong control of the Force. Only through intense study and dedicated training could a being become proficient in harnessing the power of The Force. Even then, the consumption of certain drugs and alcohol often blurred an individual's ability to connect to the Force, and long-term medical sedation caused a being to lose their control of the Force. The Jedi Council discovered that younger beings had an easier time of learning the techniques required to touch and control the Force, since they were usually free from emotional attachments to other beings and places. The Jedi Order eventually developed a system that actively sought out and identified beings with high midi-chlorian counts at their birth, or very shortly afterward. With, or sometimes without, the permission of the parents, the Jedi took children no more than one year old away for training. Children and older beings, who had already established a set pattern of mental and physical usage, often were unable to complete the necessary training, and were deemed too wasteful of Jedi resources.
The Jedi Knights historically were the most powerful users of The Force, having trained with and learned the three basic techniques: control (the manipulation of one's internal Force strength), sense (detection of the Force in the external world), and alter (manipulation of matter with the Force). These techniques, used by themselves or in combination, allow the Jedi to perform many different activities with the Force. The Sith, on the other hand, gained strength from the Force by focusing their emotional energies - especially strong emotions like anger and hatred - which gave the quick mastery but didn't take much discipline. However, the Jedi and the Sith were not the only groups that learned how to commune with the Force, and their views on the Force were not definitive by any means. The Aing-Tii monks believed that the Force was something that was given to the galaxy by Those Who Dwell Beyond the Veil, and that any being could use the Force, regardless of their midi-chlorian levels. The Aing-Tii tried not to direct the Force in any way, but let it guide them on their paths through life. The secretive Aing-Tii also refused to classify the Force as dark or light, good or evil, but seemed to view it as a rainbow of colors that represented its many aspects. The followers of the Cosmic Balance believed that the Force existed in a state of perfect balance between good and evil, and that any exceptional act of goodness would always be followed by a period of great evil. The Followers of Palawa did not set the Force into classifications, and instead contemplated it as a single thing that connected all life together. The ancient Rakatan civilization simply viewed the Force as a tool that could be used to power weapons and starship drive systems, although they discovered that the darker side of the Force seemed to provide them with more power.
Despite these many viewpoints, the Jedi Order continued to view the Force as a duality, with the Jedi on the side of the light and the Sith on the side of the dark. Any Jedi who fell from the path of the Light Side of the Force was deemed to be evil, although it was possible to return to the light side, given the proper actions by another Jedi. The return to light from darkness was not easy, the Jedi believed, because the Dark Side of the Force was so seductive and all-encompassing that it blotted out anything else. Only the powerful love and dedication of another being could bring a fallen Jedi back to the light, although such an individual was often viewed with skepticism for a long period of time.
The nature of the Force was considered to be a constant, and many Jedi were often quoted as saying that the Force was the beginning, the middle, and the end of all things. However, this belief changed some 200 years before the Battle of Yavin, when Jedi Masters began to find that their connection to the Force had become nebulous or darkened. This change culminated with the ascension of Emperor Palpatine to power, when the Sith were finally able to gain complete control over the galaxy. In order to solidify his position of power, Palpatine destroyed the Jedi Order and erased all knowledge of the Jedi and the Force from public databanks. Any attempt to access data on subjects even tangentially related to the Force was banned, and such offenses were often swiftly - and fatally - punished. However, according to an ancient Jedi prophecy, this was also the time when the Chosen One would appear and bring balance back to the Force.
It was believed that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One, although he eventually fell under the sway of Darth Sidious and became the enforcer known as Darth Vader. The direct results of Anakin's fall led to the destruction of the Jedi Order and the formation of the Empire. However, his heroic actions during the Battle of Endor led to Palpatine's death, leaving only his son, Luke Skywalker, as the surviving Master of the Force. Skywalker struggled to understand the Force, and eventually took students to train with him. Although he taught his students of the light dark sides of the Force, he rarely found that the galactic situation was as simple to define. Over time, Luke realized that the Force was what you took from it, a lesson he had failed to grasp during his training with Yoda on the planet Dagobah. There, Yoda directed Luke into a tree-covered cavern that was instilled with the Dark Side of the Force. Luke took his weapons with him for protection, instead of trusting his own instincts, and he was forced to confront the fact that Darth Vader was his father.
During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, some twenty-five years after the Battle of Endor, the foundations on which the Jedi Knights based their knowledge of the Force were suddenly altered. There were several forms of life - primarily the ysalamiri of Myrkr - that could push back against the Force, but these creatures were assumed to live within the Force in some fashion. The Yuuzhan Vong, however, appeared as a void in the Force, neither projecting nor absorbing or repelling it. Many of the new Jedi Knights struggled with the concept of a race of beings which seemed to lack any contact with the Force, since it was believed that the Force was contained within all forms of life, even if it was in trace amounts. Jacen Solo was one of the first Jedi to accept the notion that the Force acted in many ways, without a true light or dark side, and that there were ways in which it could be attuned to at least recognize the alien invaders. The former Jedi Master Vergere was instrumental in guiding Jacen to this realization, having spent more than thirty years in the presence of the Yuuzhan Vong. After the surrender of the Yuuzhan Vong at Coruscant some five years after their invasion began, Jedi Master Skywalker contemplated this new understanding of the Force. It was not a simple delineation between light and dark, but a more profound definition of the ways in which good and evil fought for control of an individual. Ultimately, he chose not to return the Jedi to their roles as an unbiased police force serving only the "light side."
Luke reasoned that the Jedi Knights of the Old Republic were once a meditative order that was drawn deeper and deeper into the machinations of the Republic when its Chancellors called for their help in mediating disputes. As this call for help escalated into the battle legions of the Clone Wars, the Jedi became less interested in the nature of the Force and more interested in separating good and evil into light and dark halves to the Force. The Jedi of the Old Republic, according to Skywalker, lost sight of the fact that the Force moved through an individual, not from them. His new Jedi Order was predicated on the belief that the Force would provide its own guidance to each individual, who was bound to act in the best interests of the Force. Their own ideas of the Force changes a decade later, when Lumiya reappeared in the galaxy and began training Jacen Solo as a new Sith Lord. Her power was rooted in the Dark Side of the Force, despite her main cybernetic prostheses. She explained to Jacen that she, like his grandfather, did not lose their connection to the Force because of their injuries, as Emperor Palpatine once believed. Perception was as much a component as the midi-chlorians were, and any being who believed that they could be powerful could be trained to be so. Lumiya explained that Jacen was the culmination of a long search by Vergere, a search that included Lumiya herself, to find an individual who was mentally and physically strong enough to become the embodiment of the Dark Side of the Force. Jacen, however strong he was with the Force, failed to use it as the ancient Sith had, believing instead that the Dark Side was simply more useful for bringing the galaxy together. The Sith that followed him came to view Jacen's alter ego, Darth Caedus, as weak and unworthy of the title of Sith Lord.
(E4, HTSB, E1, DMSH, VP, T, UF, NECH, LF3, CN2, CWWS, LLOW, CN3, FJ2)
This moon was the home of many indigenous species, including the Ewoks and the Yuzzum, as well as a number of dishomed races like the Marauder subspecies of Sanyassan and the Jindas. The fact that many of these races seemed to have arrived on the Forest Moon when starships crashed there earned the moon the nickname the "desert island in space." Although scouts working for the Empire were often credited with discovering the out-of-the-way moon, circumstantial evidence indicates that several wayward starships were lost in the area as many as 1,110 years before the Battle of Yavin. The Empire chose the moon as the construction sight for the second Death Star, betting that the remote location would keep it hidden from the rest of the galaxy until Emperor Palpatine was ready to leak information on the location to the Alliance. The Empire placed a manned bunker and a shield generator on the moon to help guard the battle station during its construction, giving rise to the Imperial monicker of the Sanctuary Moon. It was believed that a vast wealth of ores could be found on the moon, which were mined by the Empire. However, much of the mining was done on other worlds in the Moddell Sector, and processed ores were then transported to the Forest Moon. These mining operations were significantly reduced when the New Republic was formed.
The New Republic held the Forest Moon of Endor with a high regard, since it was the site of the Alliance's victory over the Empire during the Battle of Endor. Luke Skywalker set the black armor of Darth Vader ablaze in a funeral pyre on the moon, and a great celebration was held there to honor those who died in the war. Skywalker also discovered that a powerful nexus of dark side energy had formed in orbit around the Forest Moon of Endor, presumably at the point in space where Emperor Palpatine's body had been destroyed during the Battle of Endor. However, the destruction of the second Death Star resulted in several large pieces of debris falling to the moon's surface. Astrophysicists and planetary ecologists spent many years debating how the Forest Moon survived a greater catastrophe, since it was so close to the explosion of the Death Star. Whatever the reasons, the Forest Moon was spared any further destruction, and remained a viable world. The new Jedi Order formed by Luke Skywalker made a temporary base of operations beneath a large section of debris, during the months that followed the Battle of Kuat and the withdrawal of the Jedi Order from the Galactic Alliance.
Note that no planet was seen in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization indicates that the planet being destroyed eons ago. However, the Ewoks films definitely show a clouded world around which the moon orbits, and The Truce at Bakura mentions a dead planet. The Adventures of Teebo describes Endor as a planet. The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing says that the Forest Moon was sometimes simply referred to as Endor.
(E6, DFRSB, EA, BFE, TB, DA, AT, ISU, BHAS, GMR9, IWST, LF7, OWS, FJ3)
Many historians felt that the Galactic Civil War came to an end when the primary war ended at the Battle of Endor, when Emperor Palpatine was believed to have been killed when the second Death Star was destroyed. Other historians considered the first years of the New Republic to be a continuation of the Galactic Civil War, as the Republic's forces continued to battle against Imperial opposition for control of the galaxy. They point to the signing of the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty, some nineteen years after the Battle of Yavin, as the actual end of the Galactic Civil War.
(E4, NECH, EGF, SWI114)
The Jedi Master Cilghal found that the Will of the Gorog was actually an unconscious kind of Will, acting independently from the Will of the Colony and subtly working to advance the Colony by any means. When the Chiss began taking steps to stop the encroachment of the Colony on their section of the Unknown Regions, many Chiss were captured in battle and held as prisoners of war. Many of these Chiss chose to become Joiners of the Gorog hive, while others were held for interrogation or even consumed by the Gorog as food. These Chiss Joiners added their own unique mentality to the Gorog hive's collective mind, including the use of subterfuge to further their own goals. Luke Skywalker and the new Jedi order came to refer to the Gorog as the Dark Nest, since they were operating without the knowledge or consent of UnuThul and the Colony, and seemed to have their own agenda, which was driven by the Dark Side of the Force. When the Jedi were able to infiltrate the Gorog nest on Kr, they found that the Gorog had been using Chiss prisoners as sources of food in their grub caves, allowing the growing larvae to feed on living Chiss. The Jedi believed that Will of the Gorog nest was broken when Skywalker killed Welk in combat on Kr, but over the next twelve months, evidence of the Dark Nest's survival became increasingly apparent. The appearance of black membrosia was the primary indicator, since none of the other Colony hives admitted to its production.
When the Skywalkers approached UnuThul about the reappearance of the Gorog, UnuThul then presented them with a new version of the creation of the Gorog hive. According to UnuThul, the Gorog were formed when they took in Beda and Eremay Ies, who Joined with the hive and imparted their own fear of being discovered to the hive. UnuThul reasoned that this was why the Gorog had targeted Mara Jade Skywalker, in order to kill her before she could discover the presense of Beda and Eremay among them. This new theory held certain grains of truth, but did little to explain the other actions of the Gorog. By putting all these bits of information together, however, Luke Skywalker was able to postulate that the Gorog hive was trying to break his will and invade his mind, in an effort to make him a Joiner and gain control of the new Jedi Order.
Jacen Solo also had a similar revelation, although it came in the form of a Force-induced vision that showed a galaxy in flames, the result of Gorog's desire to take control of the galaxy. It was Jacen who realized that all of the things taking place in the galaxy - the clouding of the Colony's collective mind with alternate truths, the black membrosia, the pirates near the Utegetu Nebula, Luke's interaction with Alema Rar, and the confrontations with the Chiss - were meant to destablized the Galactic Alliance and give the Gorog hive a chance to take control of the galaxy. His vision of a galaxy plunged into unending war with the Colony forced Master Skywalker into action, and he traveled to Sarm to confront Lomi Plo. In a series of struggles, Luke managed to destroy Lomi Plo, then set out to confront UnuThul and force him to cut of fhis contact with the Killiks. Master Skywalker's plan ultimately succeeded, and the Gorog hive was eliminated as the unconscious aspect of the Will of the Colony.
Unknown to the rest of the galaxy, however, was the fact that Alema Rar had survived her battle with Leia Organa Solo on Tenupe. Alema considered herself the final member of the Gorog hive, and retained many of the characteristics of a Joiner, even though the rest of the hive was utterly destroyed.
(DN1, DN2, DN3, LF3, FJ3)
With the Senate bogged down by its own weight, the Republic's military leaders and the Jedi Order took matters into their own hands, launching reconnaissance missions to determine the strength of the Sith forces, and sending task forces to confront the Sith wherever possible. During the years that followed, thousands of warriors on both sides of the conflict were killed in battle, and entire star systems were laid to waste during the fighting. Although the Sith gained a stranglehold on the Outer Rim Territories, the Republic retained the inner sectors of the galaxy, and the situation became a bloody stalemate. Each side refused to give in, hoping their side could find a way to break their opponent's will. Despite their losses, the Sith continued to plan their attacks, and their forces were bolstered when the Mandalorians allied themselves with the Sith. Although the Mandalorian blockade of the Rimma Trade Route was smashed a year later, the Sith continued to plan an attack on Coruscant in secret. When their plans were ready, the Sith Emperor and the Dark Council shocked the Republic by offering its leaders a chance to negotiate a peace treaty. The Republic Senate, aided by the Jedi Council, could only agree to the negotiations, since they seemed to be the only solution for ending the war. Lord Angral's attack on Coruscant was meant to hold the Republic capital hostage, in order to ensure that the negotiations were carried out under Sith terms. The signing of the Treaty of Coruscant signalled an end to the Great Galactic War, and the galaxy settled into a period in which the Sith were in control of the government.
(SWORW)
In the months that followed, Kenth served as the official liaison between the Jedi and the New Republic, working to help the Jedi receive aid and authorization to continue the fight against the alien invaders. For his efforts during the struggles that surrounded the Second Battle of Coruscant, Kenth was elevated to the rank of Jedi Master. When the Galactic Alliance was formed on Calamari by Cal Omas, Kenth was appointed as one of the Jedi to serve on the Advisory Council established by Omas. As the war ground on, Kenth found himself the nominal leader of the Jedi Knights when Luke and Mara set out to locate the living planet of Zonama Sekot. When they failed to return, or even to send word of their situation, Kenth began to worry. After intelligence from now-captured Coruscant revealed that the Yuuzhan Vong Prophet, Yu'shaa, had returned from Zonama Sekot, Hamner gathered the remaining Jedi leaders together to plan a mission to Coruscant. There, they hoped to gain an audience with the Prophet to learn what they could of the events on Zonama Sekot.
Hamner continued to serve as a voice of reason on the Jedi Council, and it was he and Corran Horn who asked Saba Sebatyne to speak at the funeral of Mara Jade Skywalker. As the war against The Confederation ground on, Hamner agreed to take command of the Dark Sword Squadron of starfighters, during the Galactic Alliance's defense of Kuat. In the wake of the Second Galactic Civil War, Kenth was forced to assume the role of the governing Master of the Order when Grand Master Skywalker was arrested on a number charged that stemmed from Jacen Solo's reign of terror. Hamner agreed to this position, recognizing that Luke planned to return as Grand Master when his sentence was completed. He did everything within his to make sure that Luke had everything he needed for his exile, and went so far as to secure forty-three years' worth of back pay - since Luke had never taken a credit for serving as the leader of the Jedi - to fund his travel plans. One of the first things Master Hamner did while leading the Order was to allow a video documentary team to travel along with two Jedi Masters, in an effort to help shore the public image of the Jedi. Master Octa Ramis agreed to serve as the subject of the documentary, and Kyp Durron agreed to serve as a technical advisor.
However, the sudden onset of a strange Force psychosis that affected many young Jedi Knights put an incredible strain on the Jedi Order, since these young Jedi went on rampages in public spaces where they were filmed by various news crews. Although the damaged caused by these Jedi was often minimal, reporters took their actions and twisted them to take advantage of the galaxy's fear of another Jacen Solo rising to power. Chief of State Natasi Daala's limited view of the Jedi and the Force only added to the problem, as she moved swiftly to encase any rogue Jedi in carbonite in order to remove them from the public eye. Hamner did his best to manage relations with the Galactic Alliance, but the secret actions of an handful of Jedi nearly undermined his own actions. Jaina Solo and a small team had managed to capture Seff Hellin and retutn him to the Jedi Temple, where Master Cilghal was able to investigate his own form of psychosis. When word of Hellin's capture leaked to the media, Hamner was forced to explain what the Jedi were doing, and he was angry that Cilghal had kept Hellin's capture a secret. He was even more upset when Chief of State Daala demanded an audience with him, then demanded that the Jedi Order submit itself for an open interview with Javis Tyrr. Hamner could do nothing but agree to Daala's demands, especially when the Chief of State threatened to enter the Jedi Temple and take any prisoners the government saw fit to incarcerate.
Hamner's position with the Galactic Alliance only deteriorated when Jedi Knights Natua Wan, Bazel Warv, and Yaqeel Saav'etu experienced Force psychoses, and apprentices Melari Ruxon and Reeqo abandoned the Jedi Order in protest. With the Order apparently crumbling around him, Master Hamner assumed the title of Grand Master and the request of the Jedi Council, as much to establish a leadership presence for the Jedi Order as to put a more strategic face on his relationship with Chief of State Daala.
(JE, BP, EVR, SBS, UF, LF6, FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
Hellin fled from the public eye for many months, until he was discovered on Coruscant by Tekli, who had been working with Jedi Master Cilghal to monitor the carbonite imprisonment of Valin Horn. Tekli witnessed Hellin sneaking around the prison facility were Horn was kept, and alerted Jaina Solo to his presence. The two Jedi hoped to capture Hellin and investigate his strange abilities, hoping to discover what had happened to both himself and Valin Horn. For his own part, Seff had come to believe that Valin Horn was the only surviving Jedi Knight in the galaxy, after all the others had somehow been eliminated and replaced with dopplegangers. Seff tried to break Valin out of prison to ensure his safety, and to try and understand what had happened to the other Jedi. However, despite his best planning efforts, Seff was eventually caught by Jaina Solo and Mirax Horn, even though he was able escape from Jagged Fel and Tahiri Veila. He was taken to the Asylum Block, a detention center for Force-sensitives located deep within the Jedi Temple, where Cilghal was able to run several tests in an attempt to understand what had happened to him. During routine questioning, Seff refused to yield any useful information, and vowed to stop the beings he perceived his captors to be, and rescue the real Jedi who survived.
Jedi Masters Cilghal and Tekli observed Hellin's actions during the time he was held in the Asylum Block, and realized that he was experiencing something that was similar to the withdrawal symptoms of drug addicts who were not allowed to get their fix. The two Masters believed that, in some way, Seff had become addicted to the Force. When Natua Wan began to show similar signs during her recovery, Cilghal and Tekli also discovered that the two young Jedi had once been stationed at Shelter base, during the height of the Yuuzhan Vong War.
(MF, FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
With the appointment of Kirtan Loor as his superior, and with Hal's death at the hands of the Trandoshan bounty hunter Bossk, Corran knew that his future on Corellia was limited. Corran and Bastra created false smuggler ids for each other, the Wessiri's, and two other Alliance supporters, and then staged a scenario in which Corran killed them in cold blood. Corran claimed that he was only following the orders of Kirtan Loor, but Loor felt that Corran was trying to upstage him. When Corran defected to the Alliance, Loor put out an Imperial deathmark on Corran's head.
During one of his training simulations, Corran tried to change the basic set of maneuvers for the Requiem scenario, slowing to a near-stop to trying and draw the TIE Fighters, and TIE Bombers to him and away from the Redemption. He succeeded, making nine kills and surviving even Tycho Celchu, who was piloting a TIE Fighter. Corran later became one of Antilles' best pilots, taking on the hardest missions and surviving them. Corran kept his grandfather's JedCred on a chain around his neck, rubbing it for luck during these missions.
He was instrumental in the liberation of Borleias from the Empire, and went undercover to assist the New Republic in gaining information on Coruscant. However, while on the Coruscant mission, Corran's Z-95 Headhunter was brought down by remote control - presumably by Tycho Celchu - and crashed in the Invisible Sector of Coruscant's Imperial City. He was captured and brought to Ysanne Isard at Lusankya for interrogation. He proved to be incorrigible, and Isard consigned him to the rock mines. There, he met the prisoner Jan and devised an escape plan. Corran discovered that the gravity at Lusankya was reversed to keep the prisoners disoriented, and escaped to discover that Lusankya was buried beneath Imperial City.
After spending six weeks in the Lusankya facility, he arrived at Tycho's trial and proved Tycho innocent. He also relayed information on a hidden Jedi museum buried near Lusankya to Luke Skywalker, who found the museum in a hidden section of the Galactic Museum. Luke offered Corran the chance to become a Jedi Knight, but Corran refused. He opted to continue to serve with Rogue Squadron.
It was at about this time that Corran became romantically involved with Mirax Terrik, a situation whose irony was not lost on either of them. Corran's father, Hal, had been the one to send Booster Terrik to Kessel for smuggling. Mirax, though, held none of her father's enmity, and wasted no time in agreeing to marry Corran. After the Battle of Thyferra, they were married by Wedge Antilles aboard the Lusankya, in order to avoid any interference from Booster. A more elaborate ceremony was held on Coruscant upon their return. Corran remained with Rogue Squadron, and spent time battling Grand Admiral Thrawn and the reborn Emperor Palpatine's forces at Coruscant - the home he and Mirax build was one of the first victims of the falling Star DestroyerLiberator.
When the battle to eliminate the Invid pirates led Mirax into danger, Corran joined Luke Skywalker's Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 and began to learn more about the Force. A rival of Gantoris, Corran was a slow but steady learner. However, after the defeat of Exar Kun and following a visit with his grandfather on Corellia, Corran realized that he didn't need to become a Jedi to find Mirax. He infiltrated the Khuiumin Survivors and joined the Invids, attracting the attention of Leonia Tavira. In order to scatter the Invids, he started portraying an "avenging Jedi" on Courkrus, killing Shala the Hutt before getting most of the Invids to flee. When he came under the attack of Tavira's Jensaarai warriors, though, he was rescued by Luke Skywalker and took off to rescue Mirax on Suarbi 7/5. They succeeded in rescuing here, then Corran used his ability with the Force to lead Tavira to believe she was under attack by the New Republic and the destroyed Sun Crusher. Tavira fled, and things slowly returned to normal.
Corran opted not to return to Yavin 4, a decision which Luke agreed to wholeheartedly. Luke did allow Corran one parting gesture, though: Corran destroyed Exar Kun's statue and temple on Yavin 4 with a volley of proton torpedoes, forever eliminating the focal point of Sith energy on the moon. After he resigned his commission with the New Republic and Rogue Squadron, Corran returned to Yavin 4 to complete his Jedi training, where he was known for his ability to project images into the minds of others.
By the time of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Corran had become a full Jedi Knight. Like his grandfather, Corran found that he had no ability to move objects through the Force, something that many considered a basic skill of a Jedi. He was one of the Jedi who felt Luke was doing his best to bring new Knights along slowly, although he often found himself in the minority. Corran was teamed up with Ganner Rhysode during the early stages of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, and the pair struggled to agree on virtually everything. They eventually discovered a grudging respect for each other. When Corran and Ganner attempted to rescue the slaves they found on Bimmiel, Corran was mortally wounded by a Yuuzhan Vong amphistaff. Ganner returned to recover Corran's body, quickly dunking him in bacta and drawing the poison out so that Corran survived.
In the wake of the battle, Corran learned that the planet Garqi had been invaded, and that he had been called up to serve as a Colonel in their militia. This mission allowed him to scout out the Yuuzhan Vong actions on the planet, as well as forming a resistance group and planning for the evacuation of civilians if necessary. He was allowed to take a group of six Noghri with him, and they discovered that the pollen of the bafforr tree was deadly to vonduun crab armor. However, before the New Republic could take advantage of this, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked Ithor. The Yuuzhan Vong commander, Shedao Shai, also murdered Elegos A'Kla, and sent his bones back to Corran as a threat.
Corran and the rest of the Jedi were allowed to defend the planet from ground assault, and Corran eventually confronted Shedao Shai. They agreed to a duel: Corran fighting for Ithor and Shedao Shai for the remains of Mongei Shai. Corran barely managed to defeat the Yuuzhan Vong commander, but that defeat left Deign Lian in command of the alien fleet. Lian fired on Ithor with a bacteria-riddled bioweapon which destroyed all life on Ithor's surface. Then, the Legacy of Torment was destroyed, and it crashed into Ithor's surface. As the ship exploded and flames engulfed Ithor's surface, Corran was labeled in the news media as "the man who killed Ithor."
For his own part, Corran felt himself slipping dangerously close to the Dark Side of the Force, having wanted to kill Shedao Shai in revenge for Elegos A'Kla's death, rather than to protect Ithor. He resigned his position with the Jedi Knights in order to meditate on his actions and try to return to an equilibrium. Corran returned to action during the struggle to free the students of the Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4, helping to rescue the crew of the Idiot's Array. He was later reinstated to the New Republic Navy, and he took command of Rogue Squadron during the period following the Battle of Borleias. When the planet Zonama Sekot was discovered to be hiding in the Unknown Regions by Luke Skywalker and a band of Jedi, Corran was assigned to lead Tahiri Veila on a mission to meet with the Yu'shaa, the Yuuzhan Vong Prophet who was searching for Zonama Sekot himself. During the final stages of the battle against the Yuuzhan Vong, after the living planet Zonama Sekot agreed to help bring about an end to the conflict, Corran was one of several Jedi Knights were bonded to seed-partners and provided with Sekotan starships.
For his actions during the conflict with the Yuuzhan Vong, Corran was elevated to the rank of Jedi Master, and spent several years training a Padawan known as Raltharan. Corran used two-phase lightsaber that was capable of operating at two different lengths. In its standard mode, the lightsaber as a standard length, and blazed with a silver light. In its extended mode, the blade of the lightsaber turned to the color purple, and could be extended to a length of three meters. In the wake of the Qoribu Crisis, Corran found himself in an odd position when Luke Skywalker was stranded on Woteba. The Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance, Cal Omas, demanded that a leader be chosen for the new Jedi Order, in order to bring about an end to the problem of the Dark Nest. With Master Skywalker on a mission, Omas pushed for Corran to become the new leader of the Jedi Order. He refused, but the situation led him to question the current status of the Jedi order.
When Master Skywalker sent out his Force call to draw all Jedi to Ossus, during the height of the conflict with the Colony, Corran initially decided to leave the order. However, Skywalker managed to convince Corran that he no longer needed to carry the weight of the galaxy on his conscience, and Corran chose to remain a member of the Jedi order. He also reluctantly accepted Luke's assumption of the role of Grand Master of the Jedi, recognizing that the order would be lost without him.
After the crisis with the Colony was resolved, Corran and Mirax returned to Corellia, where he established a small training center for young students of the Force. Any peace he and Mirax would have enjoyed was cut short when Thrackan Sal-Solo began demanding Corellian independence from the Galactic Alliance. Corran's loyalty to the Jedi made him an outcast, and Mirax was placed under house arrest for her marriage to him. Rather than submit to arrest himself, Corran went underground, hiding in the rubble of his training center. He remained hidden until Iella Antilles made contact with him, hoping to enlist Corran's help in thwarting an assassination attempt on Wedge Antilles' life. Corran was more than happy to help, although he was forced to leave Corellia behind.
After a rendezvous on the Errant Venture with Han and Leia Solo and Luke and Mara Skywalker, Corran agreed to return to Coruscant and help the Jedi figure out what was happening the galaxy. He feared that Mirax would divorce him, since he forgot to give her a kiss before leaving his father-in-law's ship. In the wake of Mara Jade Skywalker's death on Kavan, Corran agreed to take over as the leader of the new Jedi Order, while Luke set out to locate her killer and avenge her death. He spent his time trying to get Master Skywalker back into power, and was pleased when Skywalker put plans in motion to finally act against Jacen Solo. Corran agreed to serve as Rakehell Five, flying a starfighter on a mission to disable Centerpoint Station, ensuring that Jacen could not use the station's repulsor as a weapon. The events of the Second Galactic Civil War put a great strain on his marriage, but Corran maintained a connection to Mirax, and they were reunited after the death of Darth Caedus. Mirax continued to manage the family businesses - both hers and those of her father, Booster - from their primary home on Corellia, but they purchased a resort property at the Kallad's Dream Vacation Hostel on Coruscant, where the entire family could gather for some quality time together. It was during one of these vacations, which coincided with Corran's participation in the Unification Summit, that Valin Horn began to experience strange symptoms that were quite similar to those that were experienced by Jacen Solo several years earlier. Valin seemed to think that everyone around him had been replaced by evil duplicates, and he used a technique that made his brain appear to be experiencing seizures in order to escape from detection within the Force.
When Valin threatened to run free in public, he was captured and later encased in carbonite the Galactic Alliance. The emotional strain of seeing their son incarcerated was hard for Corran and Mirax to bear, but was only compounded when Jysella experienced a similar kind of Force psychosis and was also encased in carbonite. An emergency meeting of the Jedi Council prompted Cilghal to request that the Horns submit themselves for a series of medical tests, but Corran immediately denied the request. He simply wanted to be alone with his wife, to comfort and console her after their children were sent away like criminals. Corran eventually relented, however, when Cilghal allowed him to return to Mirax and spend a few hours with her before reporting to the Jedi Temple's medical facilities.
(XWN, WG, KT, BW, IJ, IR, DTO, DTR, EVC, DW, NEGC, FP, UF, DN2, DN3, LF1, LF4, LF5, LF7, FJ1, FJ2)
During the height of the Galactic Alliance's war with The Confederation, Valin was chosen to be part of a Jedi team that was to infiltrate Coruscant and capture or eliminate Jacen Solo. Valin and Jedi Master Kyle Katarn confronted Jacen, at first alone, and it took just seconds for Solo to lash out with a kick that caught Valin in the chin and knocked him briefly unconscious. Valin recovered just as Solo drove his lightsaber into Master Katarn's chest, and he rushed Solo alongside Kolir Hu'lya and Thann Mithric. However, the three Jedi Knights were no match for Solo's control of the Dark Side of the Force. After Mithric was killed while trying to hold Solo off, the surviving Jedi managed to escape when Seha Dorvald arrived to help them weave their way through the underground tunnels to a waiting shuttle.
After a brief respite at the temporary Jedi base on the Forest Moon of Endor, Valin accompanied Kyp Durron on a mission to infiltrate Centerpoint Station and eliminate it as a weapon that could be used by Darth Caedus. In the wake of the Second Galactic Civil War, Valin remained a part of the new Jedi Order, but spent as much time as he could with his family. It was during one of their retreats to the Kallad's Dream Vacation Hostel on Coruscant, during the weeks leading up to the Unification Summit, that Valin began to experience strange moments where everything seemed different. He regained consciousness as if waking from a deep sleep, but could not recognize any members of his family. To his mind, the people who seemed to be his parents were nothing more than imposters who were trying to kill him. He attacked his father, believing the man to be his enemy, then fled their resort and headed out into the streets. Corran and Mirax chased him down and brought Valin back to the Jedi Temple, where he was scanned by Jedi Master Cilghal. Unfortunately, the Mon Calamari could find nothing physically wrong with Valin. However, in the trance-like state he soon fell into, Valin's brain scans revealed absolutely no activity, as if his brain were simply dead. This prevented Cilghal and other Jedi from using the Force to read his mind, and gave them reason to worry, because the only other Jedi who had been able to do the same thing was Jacen Solo.
However, despite what the medical equipment said about his condition, Valin was quite aware of his surroundings. His consciousness was locked away in a secret place, and he was able to use the Force to communicate with the insects around him, asking them to chew away at his bindings until he could break free. Valin was forced to knock an apprentice healer named Romor unconscious during his escape, and he fled into the night, hoping to reach the Senate Rotunda in time for the opening stages of he Unification Summit. He assaulted Enneth Holkin and stole the man's clothing, hoping to blend into the crowd. However, he discovered that he was being followed by Jedi Master Octa Ramis and her apprentice, Seha Dorvald, and he stole an X-Wing fighter in an attempt to escape. Master Ramis jumped on the ship and used her lightsaber to breach the cockpit, but Valin was able to shake her off the fuselage and make his way into the atmosphere. However, he could not travel into space with the hole in the cockpit, so he ejected from the fighter and made his way back to Coruscant's surface. There, he managed to commandeer a Galaxy 9 News speeder, and the reporter inside allowed him to remain in the speeder in the hopes of getting the scoop on his side of the story. Jaina Solo managed to locate him, and brought the news speeder down with a careful shot.
Once on the ground, Valin was apprehended by Grand Master Luke Skywalker, and he was once again placed under the watchful eye of Cilghal. It was Cilghal who realized, from her knowledge of the former Jedi Order, that Valin's symptoms were similar to something she had read in the memoirs of Jedi Master Plo Koon. Master Koon spoke of a technique that allowed the Dor to resist an electroencephaloscan, a technique that made it appear as if they were brain dead, and this knowledge gave Master Skywalker reason to visit the planet Dorin as the first stop in his travels. The Jedi continued to keep an eye on Valin until the justices of the Galactic Courts of Justice rescinded the Guilty by Association rider, prompting the Galactic Alliance to "retaliate" by taking Valin into governmental custody. As he was taken away by Galactic Alliance Security forces, Valin railed against everyone, openly questioning how the real Jedi had been all replaced with dopplegangers, and demanding that his real parents be returned unharmed. Although Judge Zudan ruled that Valin was incompetent of standing trial for his actions, she ordered that he be encased in carbonite until such time as a cure could be found for his unusual condition.
Much to the dismay of the Jedi Order, Valin's carbonite-frozen form was stored at a Galactic Alliance Storage facility, where it was displayed alongside that of Valin's sister, Jysella, like trophies.
(SOP, DTO, EVC, LF1, LF7, FJ1, FJ3)
In the years leading up to the Clone Wars and the fall of the Old Republic, the Jedi Council became more and more insular, and many believed that the Jedi Order was eventually destroyed because the Council was unable to see the coming darkness. The Council maintained a spectacular chamber located in one of the four council towers of the Jedi Temple, located on Coruscant. The Council was made up of five lifetime members, four long-term members, and three limited-term members.
For many generations, the Council existed in relative obscurity, as the peace in the galaxy limited the presence of the Jedi to mediators and arbitors. In the wake of the Great Sith War, the Jedi Council found itself fighting for its life, when the Jedi Civil War broke out and the Jedi Order was nearly wiped out in the five years following the destruction of the Star Forge.
The mission of the Jedi Council was to oversee the continued development of the Jedi Order, and to ensure that the ideals of the Jedi were upheld. The goal of every Jedi Knight and Master was to maintain peace and justice throughout the galaxy, a goal that was predicated on the fact that the entire Jedi Order remained politically neutral. By law, however, the Jedi Order reported directly to the Galactic Senate. For many generations this meant little more than regular reporting of the activities of the Jedi Order.
At the time of the Battle of Naboo, the Council consisted of the following members:
By the time of the Battle of Geonosis, Coleman Trebor had replaced Yarael Poof, and Shaak Ti had replaced Yaddle. With the full-blown conflict of the Clone Wars, the Jedi Council became the military leadership of a new group of Generals, as Jedi Master were given command of clone trooper squads in an effort to confront the atrocities of the Separatists. As they affected most other aspects of life, the Clone Wars altered the make-up of the Jedi Council. Master Trebor died at Geonosis, and the remaining Council members were often forced to meet via holographic communication from the battlefronts. Appointed to replace fallen Masters were Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, Kit Fisto, Tsui Choi, Colman Kcaj, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Following the First Battle of Coruscant, the Galactic Senate was forced to admit that it could no longer handle the duties of politics and the military. In an unusual move, the Senators voted to have the Jedi Order report directly to Chancellor Palpatine, giving the Chancellor complete control of its activities. Outwardly, this would mean that Palpatine could focus the Jedi Order on the elimination of the Separatists, leaving the Senate to handle the rebuilding of the Republic. However, implied in this decree was the fact that Palpatine would also control any and all troops under the command of the Jedi Order, which included the entire Grand Army of the Republic. With this simple bit of legislation, Palpatine became the Supreme Commander of the Republic's entire military force. Palpatine then named Anakin Skywalker as his personal representative on the Jedi Council, a move that went against the electoral process of the Jedi Order. In order to maintain a modicum of control, the Council agreed to the appointment, but refused to grant Skywalker the status of Jedi Master. With the destruction of the Jedi Order at the hands of Emperor Palpatine, the Jedi Council was banished from history.
It's existence was later discovered by Luke Skywalker, during his research into the Jedi of the Old Republic. He longed to re-establish the Council, but the New Republic Senate feared that it would give the Jedi an elitist presence. However, when Cal Omas was elected Chief of State, he vowed to work with Luke on recreating the Council. They agreed to create an Advisory Council that consisted of six Jedi and six New Republic officials, mirroring the twelve-seat Council of the Old Republic. However, in the wake of the Swarm War, Master Skywalker decided to remove the Jedi from the Galactic Alliance's Advisory Council, instead forming a dedicated Jedi High Council to govern the actions of the new Jedi order. The Jedi continued to support the Galactic Alliance, however, and were available for advice at any time. As had happened during the Clone Wars, the role of the Jedi Order changed as the galaxy changed.
The onset of the Corellia-GA War, followed by the Alliance's war with the Confederation, forced the Jedi Council to make some harsh decisions. While the Jedi Order was sworn to support the Galactic Alliance, many of the Jedi Council's members openly criticized Jacen Solo and Cha Niathal when they began manipulating the law to take control of the Alliance for themselves. Grand Master Luke Skywalker was eventually forced to confront the fact that his nephew had become a tyrant, and he declared that the Jedi Order was no longer able to support the Galactic Alliance. For a short period of time, the Jedi Council contained members from within the Jedi Order and from the government, so that its actions could be monitored. In the wake of the Second Galactic Civil War, the Jedi Council reverted to an all-Jedi body, and included Jedi Masters Skywalker, Kyle Katarn, Octa Ramis, Saba Sebatyne, Cilghal, Kenth Hamner, Corran Horn, and Kyp Durron. Grand Master Skywalker was forced to accept a ten-year exile from the activities of the Jedi Order, in exchange for amnesty from any repercussions the Galactic Alliance might have levied against the Jedi following Jacen Solo's fall to the Dark Side of the Force. Master Hamner was chosen to serve as the leader of the Jedi Council during this time, although he chose not to take on the title of Grand Master until he was forced into it.
(E1, IG1, SWI62, DW, OWS, IS3, E3N, KOTOR2, DN3, LF2, LF6, SWI99, EGF, FJ2, FJ3)
This did not deter him from what he believed to be the right course of action, and Jennir worked with Commander Rootrock's troops to strike back against Imperial forces all over New Plympto. Unfortunately, the Nosaurians were no match for the firepower and sheer numbers of the clone troopers arrayed against them. Even with Jennir's help, the Nosaurians were utterly defeated. Jennir and Greenbark did what they could to deter the clone troopers, then set out to reach the Nosaurian refugees at Cadgel Meadows. However, when they reached the rendezvous site, there was no sign of the refugees. They were taken into the Uhumele by its crew, who explained to them that the refugees had been taken off-planet, to be sold into slavery. In order to get free of the Imperial lock-down, Jennir stole the armor and starfighter of a clone trooper and opened fire on the Valance, condemning the ship for working with the Imperials was urging other transports to flee New Plympto at the same time. This allowed the Uhumele to escape with minimal damage, and travel to Orvax IV in search of Bomo's family. Once on the planet, they learned that Mesa Greenbark and been killed while protecting her daughter, Resa, who had been taken away for sale. Jennir tracked down the slavelord Orso Meeto and demanded information on Resa's whereabouts. The Chagrian provided the name Dezono Qua, but Jennir could not control the rage he felt at Meeto's glib opinion on slaves. Instead of letting him go, Jennir put a gun to Meeto's head and pulled the trigger, killing the Chagrian instantly.
His escape from Meeto's apartments allowed Jennir to come to terms with his new outlook, giving him a chance to reconcile his actions with the Force. However, any solace he might have found was quickly disturbed when they located Dezono Qua on Esseles. There, they learned that Qua had had Resa Greenbark killed and processed as food for his disgusting appetite. Before Bomo could shoot Qua dead, Jennir took matters into his own hands and shot Qua several times in the chest, killing him instantly. When Bomo demanded to know why Jennir had eliminated his chance for revenge, Jennir explained that he had killed Qua so that Bomo would not have the man's death on his conscience. This explanation did little to appease the Nosaurian, who exposed the fact that Jennir was a former Jedi. This put the crew of the Uhumele into a quandry, and forced Jennir to accept that the fact that he was no longer a Jedi, but a Force-sensitive man who was trying to make the galaxy right again.
Ultimately, Jennir left Bomo with the crew of the Uhumele and set off on his own, taking Qua's starship to see where the Force led him. One of his first stops was on Telerath, after he was hired by Ember Chankeli to infiltrate the slaver gangs that had taken hold on the planet. Jennir questioned his own motivations for taking the job, wondering if it was because of his relationship with Bomo, or if it had something to do with an attraction between himself and Ember.
(RIU, DT1, DT3)
When Maleval later demanded that Cassel execute his own brother to prove his loyalty, Karr tried to stab the Quarren in the back with his short sword. Although Maleval again thwarted the attack, his anger toward Karr allowed Anson Trask to shoot Maleval several times, killing the Quarren instantly. Karr gave his tacit approval to Trask's actions, then simply walked away from the rest of Joker Squad and was not seen again. Maleval was later reported as having been killed in combat, and Karr was said to have perished in the blast that killed Jes Gistang. However, this was not the case. Karr had, in fact, defected from his Imperial service and joined the ragtag forces of the Galactic Alliance. During his first assignment, Karr was made part of the crew of the Scarlet Star, but introduced himself to the crew by getting into a fight with Andurgo, a garrulous Dug. Jhoram Bey broke up the fight, and both beings retreated to the nearest bar for a drink.
In the weeks that followed, Karr agreed to lead a strike team of soldiers that would infiltrate the Mon Calamari shipyards and eliminate the stormtrooper squad that was being sent to protect the Star Destroyer Imperious. Karr and his men then donned the stormtrooper armor and pretended to subdue the Alliance forces that initially tried to take the ship. Imperial Admiral Valan had planned for the stormtroopers to ensure the Imperious remained under Imperial control, but Karr and his men revealed themselves at the last instant. They were able to retake control of the ship, and they soon blasted free of the drydock and escaped with the Imperious. Hondo Karr then joined the members of Rogue Squadron during the Galactic Alliance Remnant's attempt to save a group of Mon Calamari refugees. It was during this time that his comrades discovered that Karr was once a member of the Mandalorian shocktroopers. In the months that followed, Karr eventually returned to his Mandalorian roots.
(SWLN, SWLI, SWI112, SWI114)
The relationship between Jan and Kyle continued to grow, and they became a formidable team of agents. When Kyle retired from service, one of the commandos - Lieutenant Page - took over as the leader of the commando squad. Sometime afterward, Kyle was visited by the spirit of Rahn, and told of the Jedi heritage of his father. Many years before, Kyle's father had helped a Jedi Master close of the Valley of the Souls. When the Dark Jedi Jerec tried to enter the Valley, Rahn managed to penetrate the physical world and enlist Kyle's help in defeating Jerec and his minions. In the wake of the defeat of Jerec on Ruusan, Kyle trained briefly with Mara Jade before nearly falling to the Dark Side on the planet Dromund Kaas. After fleeing the planet, Kyle enrolled in training at the Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 fulltime. His skills and his connection to the Force allowed him to rise quickly from apprentice to Jedi Knight and later to Jedi Master, and he was responsible for the early training of Jden Korr. He provided both military and tactical assistance to the Jedi and the New Republic during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy. Throughout this time, Kyle continued to work with Jan on various missions for the Republic. It was during the invasion that Kyle first asked Jan to marry him, and his initial reasoning caused her to decline the offer. She didn't want to get married because they might die any day during the war. She told Kyle that she would marry him when they were ready to get out of the military and settle down to raise a family. During the final stages of the battle against the Yuuzhan Vong, after the living planet Zonama Sekot agreed to help bring about an end to the conflict, Kyle was one of several Jedi Knights were bonded to seed-partners and provided with Sekotan starships.
After the resolution of the Yuuzhan Vong conflict, Kyle set out on his own, and was not seen for many years while he searched for information about the Sith. His travels brought him to Daye Azur-Jamin, who had been twisted to the Dark Side of the Force by a Dark Jedi. Kyle was able to defeat the Dark Jedi and restore Daye to the Light Side, but Daye carried with him a terrible secret. A Force-sensitive Yuuzhan Vong female had made her presence known, and she was exceptionally strong. Kyle and Daye then set out to locate this Yuuzhan Vong before she could cause anymore harm to the galaxy. Their mission ultimately succeeded, and Kyle returned to Ossus to work with the other Jedi Masters to assist the Galactic Alliance in its struggle against the Colony. When Master Skywalker was forced to assume the role of Grand Master, Kyle joined many Jedi in deciding to remain with the new Jedi order. He also traveled to Sarm with Master Skywalker, on the mission to eliminate Lomi Plo and force UnuThul to sever his contact with the Colony. Following the Swarm War, Kyle was among the many Jedi Masters who feared that Jacen Solo was growing too close to the Dark Side of the Force. When Jacen launched a vicious assault on the Jedi training center on Ossus, he found that he was correct. Thus, he accepted a leadership position on a mission to infiltrate Coruscant and capture or eliminate Jacen, before he could do more harm to the galaxy.
This meant that Kyle was one of the first Jedi to confront Jacen Solo, along with Valin Horn. Their ability to control Jacen was only minimally enhanced when the other Jedi caught up with them. The lightsaber duel that ensued taxed both men as it moved into a hangar bay, until Solo managed to use the Force to ram Katarn with a passing speeder. As Katarn fell forward onto Solo, he felt Solo's lightsaber blade bury itself in his chest. Solo left Katarn to die, then confronted the other Jedi before eventually escaping. Seha Dorvald managed to reach Katarn and carried him aboard an escape shuttle, then collected the rest of the Jedi and blasted off from Coruscant. Katarn survived the attack, although he spent many weeks on the Forest Moon of Endor recovering from his injuries. The Jedi healer, Cilghal, managed to repair the two severed ribs, the punctured lung, and the damaged shoulder blade Katarn had endured. When the wounds finally healed, Kyle agreed to travel with Jagged Fel aboard the Millennium Falcon, on a mission to rescue Allana, the daughter of Tenel Ka, who had been kidnapped by Jacen Solo. The Second Galactic Civil War ended shortly afterward, when Jaina Solo was forced to kill her brother in combat.
Although the Jedi Order worked to restore itself, the newly-named Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance, Natasi Daala, refused to let the Jedi emerge from the conflict without paying a price for the fall of one of its members. She forced Grand Master Luke Skywalker to accept a ten-year exile from the Jedi Order, as a show of the Order's contrition in the matter of the war. Kyle, who had been named to serve on the Jedi Council following the war, accepted Luke's decision to go into exile, but Kyle chafed at the fact that no sanctions or punishments were leveled at Cha Niathal, whom he believed was as much to fault for the war as Jacen Solo had been. His frustration only increased when Tahiri Veila was arrested for the killing of Gilad Pellaeon, claiming that the only reason Tahiri was arrested was because she was a former Jedi Knight.
(DF, SWSB, DA, DF2, SWDB, UF, T21, WOTC, DN3, LF7, FJ3)
One of the first lessons Vestara learned was that Apprentices were not allowed to have personal possessions, in order to learn how to live and succeed without them. This occurred when Lady Rhea ordered another apprentice to take Tikk and keep the uvak in her private grounds. The loss of her uvak's companionship was wrenching, but Vestara steeled herself and set her mind to the task of learning everything she could from Lady Rhea. Lady Rhea then explained that any outburst by Vestara at the loss of her uvak would have led to Tikk's death, since such an outburst would had indicated that Vestara was not ready to begin training. Over the months that followed, Vestara trained hard, and was regarded by Lady Rhea and most other Masters as a skilled Apprentice and talented Sith. While Vestara was training with Lady Rhea, the other Sith were learning about their anscestors and the current state of the galaxy from Ship, and preparations were made to begin the conquest of nearby star systems. An initial raid captured a single ship, and the Sith took this victory and swiftly moved forward, capturing other vessels to serve as warships or spare parts that could be used to repair the Omen. When Lady Rhea was placed in command of the cruiser Eternal Crusader, Vestara served as her chief aide.
On the return leg of a mission to capture more ships, Vestara and Lady Rhea both experienced a sudden wave of power through the Force. Lady Rhea was forced into her command chair by the powerful jolt of energy, and she sensed that it had come from a great Jedi Master. In the seconds that followed, Vestara felt the presence of Ship through the Force, and the meditation sphere provided her with the name Skywalker. With this revelation and her growing skills as a Sith, Vestara became a respected member of the Tribe, and she was often called in with Lady Rhea to discuss matters of great importance. Although she was exhilarated to have become so important, Vestara refused to take her abilities for granted, and strove to improve herself on a continual basis. One of these discussions with the Circle of Lords centered on the events surrounding the discovery of Luke Skywalker's presence. Although Grand Lord Darish Vol initially decided to sent a strike force against Skywalker, the sudden disappearance of Ship changed those plans. Instead, Lady Rhea and the crew of the Eternal Crusader were sent to track down Ship, and Vestara served as the primary connection between the crew and the meditation sphere.
The mission to locate Ship took the Sith to the Maw cluster of black holes, where they found that Ship had hidden itself on a jungle-covered planetoid. A small strike team traveled to the planetoid, led by Lady Rhea and including Vestara, Lord Yuvar Xal, and Ahri Raas. Lord Xal tried to capture Ship on his own, but was himself caught by an unknown creature and cocooned in a purple-colored silk. When Ahri tried to free his Master, the Sith were surprised by the sudden appearance of a woman in the cave. The woman slammed Ahri into a wall, then attacked Vestara. The last thing Vestara remembered thinking about as she was flung to the floor was that Ship had led the Sith to the planetoid to release the so-called Destructors on the galaxy. Vestara eventually regained consciousness, and was surprised to find that the woman who had attacked her was actually a Force presence that called itself Abeloth. Vestara saw Abeloth as a swirl of Force energy that chose to manifest itself as a woman in order to make the Sith more comfortable with her presence. In the days that followed, Vestara was able to establish a link to Ship, and she was surprised to learn that Ship was actually afraid of the presence that had called it to the planetoid. Ship could no longer obey Vestara without defying this other presence, which had apparently called Ship to it out of loneliness.
The Sith set out to locate Ship, but Lady Rhea was nearly killed by siphon reeds while trying to cross a river. Vestara wasted no time in rescuing her Master, but Lord Xal took the opportunity to begin asserting his own will on the mission. The fact that Ship remained elusive and uncaptured only added to their problems, and Vestara knew that Xal and Lady Rhea would soon have to battle for leadership of the surviving Sith. Vestara had planned to kill Ahri Raas if it came to a fight, hoping to eliminate him as a potential enemy before he could assist Lord Xal in overthrowing Lady Rhea. However, any thoughts of killing were put aside when Ahri discovered Ship's location, and they set off to try and recover it. When they found Ship, though, it had decided that it was going to support Lord Xal's attempt to take control of the Sith, and Vestara begged Ship to reconsider. She feared that Lord Xal's attempt to usurp control would result in the destruction of their group. Vestara's concerns only increased when Lady Rhea fell under Abeloth's spell, prompting Vestara to confront her Master and slap her hard across the face. In order to prevent her Master from drawing a lightsaber, Vestara took her own parang and held it to Lady Rhea's wrist, then demanded that Lady Rhea answer three questions. The first question involved the loss of every shuttle the Sith had aboard the Eternal Crusader during the search for Ship. The second focused on the fact that the entire crew of the ship had been brought to the surface of the planetoid. With these facts accepted by Lady Rhea, Vestara then asked her Master if, had she been in control of herself all along, would she have ever allowed the situation to become what it was. Lady Rhea was forced to agreed with Vestara's assessment, but she warned Vestara that any future transgressions of power would be met with swift justice.
Freed of Abeloth's control, Lady Rhea and Vestara ordered Ship to transport the Sith back to the Eternal Crusader, and they set off for Sinkhole Station, where they had sensed the presence of Luke Skywalker. Vestara was ordered to keep any eye on Lord Xal and Ahri Raas, whose sudden acquiescence worried Lady Rhea. Her fears were realized when they reached Sinkhole Station, and Xal tried to take control for himself. Vestara was forced to throw her shikkar ar Lord Xal when he attacked her, catching him in the abdomen and then breaking the blade off at the hilt. Ahri was then killed by a lightsaber, distracting Vestara long enough for Luke Skywalker to grab her wrists. Although Vestara managed to wrench one wrist free and slash at Skywalker with her parang, Vestara was unprepared for the punch Skywalker threw at her face, which knocked her unconscious. Luke wanted to take her captive, but Ben Skywalker feared that she would be too much trouble. Luke finally agreed to let Vestara go free, so that she could return to Lady Rhea. Luke followed them and engaged them both in combat, while Ben set out in the Jade Shadow to bring down Ship. The firefight between ships distracted Lady Rhea long enough to allow Luke to decapitate her with his lightsaber, and Vestara knew that she would be no match for the Jedi Grand Master. She gave him a cocky salute with her lightsaber, before making her own escape.
Unknown to Vestara, however, was the fact that Luke had managed to place a blood trail on her, which allowed him to track her movements through the Force.
(FJI, FJ2, FJ3)
After Rosh was captured by Tavion near Nar Kreeta, Jaden tried to bring him back, but Tavion was able to stop him. Upon returning to Yavin 4, Jaden was promoted from apprentice to Jedi Knight. His heart remained heavy, however, since Rosh had been lost, and he dedicated his career to investigatng the Disciples of Ragnos. After receiving a distress call from Rosh, Jaden believed that the call was part of a larger plot to capture the Jedi. Katarn decided that they would make the journey anyway, and they managed to find Rosh in the control of Alora. Alora presented Jaden with a choice: drop his lightsaber and allow Rosh to go free, or kill him for being a liar. Although he had initially thought the message a trap, Jaden could see that Rosh's distress call had been real. His friend was scared of what he had become, and wanted to return to Yavin 4. Jaden chose not to fight, which angered Alora. She cut down Rosh before attacking Jaden, but was no match for his skills. As Jaden finally slew Alora, Rosh slumped in the arms of Master Katarn.
Jaden knew that he needed to put a stop to the Disciples of Ragnos, and set out for Korriban. There, he confronted Tavion, and was able to defeat her in combat just as she reawakened the spirit of Marka Ragnos. Jaden was then forced to defeat Ragnos as well, destroying the Scepter of Ragnos and cutting off any pathway from the spirit world. Jaden returned to the Jedi and spent many years contemplating his actions, and was not seen until the years following the war against the Yuuzhan Vong. He was assigned to the assault team that was led by Jedi Master Kyp Durron, and dispatched to disable Centerpoint Station, some three years after the Swarm War. Jaden and Valin Horn posed as Galactic Alliance Guard soldiers during the mission, but although the mission was a success, Jaden was haunted by the fact that he had to kill a group of civilians who were intermingled with enemy forces in order to defend the main group of Jedi.
In the wake of the Second Galactic Civil War, Jaden returned to Coruscant and spent a great deal of time at the Jedi Temple, meditating and re-centering himself. He was assigned to guard the Situation Room inside the Temple, and was on duty when Han and Leia Solo arrived to discuss some important news with Kenth Hamner. Jaden refused to let them in, and when he referred to Hamner as the Grand Master, the Solos became furious, since that title had been officially turned over to Hamner when Luke Skywalker was exiled from the Order by Chief of State Natasi Daala for ten years.
(JKA, LF7, FJ3)
He traveled with a group of Moffs to oversee the take-over of the Verpine factories on the Nickel One asteroid, and just barely survived a Mandalorian attack on their location. In the wake of the fighting on Nickel One, Moff Lecersen became the de facto leader of the Moff Council. Lecersen then accompanied Darth Caedus into the Transitory Mists, on a mission to eliminate Luke Skwywalker and the Jedi Order. The initial stage of the mission went poorly, and the Anakin Solo suffered major damage in several coordinated attacks by Jedi pilots in StealthX fighers. Lecersen and the other Moffs who had accompanied him questioned the way Caedus handled the situation, and tried to suggest to Tahiri Veila that their attack should be targeted at the Hapan Home Fleet, rather than the Jedi. He suggested using a targeted nanokiller, attuned to the DNA of Prince Isolder, to kill the Hapan Queen Mother, Tenel Ka, which might send the Hapan forces into disarray.
When Caedus declined to try this plan of attack, Lecersen was surprised to learn that he believed the battle had already been won, despite the severity of the damage to the Anakin Solo. Although he couldn't get a straight answer, Moff Lecersen and his fellow Imperials were more than happy to transfer to the Megador when they learned that Jaina Solo had infiltrated the Anakin Solo. Caedus refused to let them go, claiming that the massive ship was going to be in a space battle of its own to save the Imperial Remnant's fleet. When Caedus left to confront his sister, the Moffs put their plans for the nanokiller into motion by themselves, temporarily allying themselves with Ducha Requud to use a Hapan rescue ship to carry the nanokiller to the Dragon Queen.
With the death of Darth Caedus and the turning of the space battle in the favor of the Jedi Coalition, the surviving Moffs locked themselves in the Anakin Solo's auxiliary command center to wait out the battle. Luke Skywalker and the other Jedi Masters were able to break into the chamber and confront the Moffs, and Master Skywalker offered them two choices: surrender to the Hapans and face a war crimes trial for their attack on the Dragon Queen, or join the Jedi Coalition in re-establishing the Galactic Alliance. This second option came with one requirement, that the Imperials submit to the leadership of Jagged Fel. Lecersen was forced to agree that life under Fel's command would be better than a death sentence among the Hapans, and agreed to help Luke rebuild the Alliance. Lecersen eventually established a residence in the Senate District on Coruscant, in order to keep tabs on both the Galactic Alliance and the activities of Jagged Fel. The additional expense of his Coruscant apartment paid off about two years after the end of the Second Galactic Civil War, when holonews reporter Javis Tyrr began following the actions of Fel and his fiance, Jaina Solo. Lecersen knew that obtaining information that might damage Fel was important, and so he arranged to provide Tyrr with surveillance technology that could be hidden inside a cleaning droid. Tyrr managed to get one of these altered droids inside the Jedi Temple, which allowed him to make a recording of Jagged Fel and Jaina Solo leaving the Jedi Temple, after Yaqeel Saav'etu and Bazel Warv were struck by Force-related illnesses. Unfortunately, the droid was confiscated before Tyrr could retrieve it.
(LF8, LF9, FJ2, FJ3)
When news of the Malevolence and its weapons reached the media, many worlds began to fear that the ship might appear in their star systems and launch an attack. The Galactic Republic had to devote some of its propaganda resources to quelling the public fear, prompting several lively debates and discussions on the HoloNet. Ultimately, though, it was the ship's ion cannons that led to the Malevolence's demise, after the true nature of the weapon was learned by the survivors of the Triumphant. Among the survivors was Jedi Master Plo Koon, who later led a group of Galactic Republic ships in an attack on the Malevolence near the Kaliida Nebula.
Under the command of Master Koon and Anakin Skywalker, Shadow Squadron's Y-Wings directed all their fire on the ion cannons, hoping to overload them. The attack plan had been devised by Skywalker after a direct assault on the Malevolence proved too costly, and proved invaluable when both the ion cannons exploded under heavy attacks. General Grievous might have fought back, but three of the Republic's Venator-class Star Destroyers then dropped out of hyperspace, forcing Grievous to order a hasty retreat. Only the ship's size allowed it to limp away through a hail of turbolaser fire, until it intercepted Senator Padme' Amidala's personal yacht. Grievous took the Senator hostage, hoping to buy some time to complete repairs to the hyperdrive and secure his own escape.
Although the hyperdrive was fixed quickly, the navigational computer experienced a malfunction when their escape route was planned. Grievous ordered the ship to flee into hyperspace, but the ship's computers had laid in a course that took them into the path of the nearby moon Kaliida. Grievous watched from his starfighter as the Malevolence gained speed quickly, then slammed into the moon before it could change course. The Malevolence exploded in a huge fireball, and Grievous was forced to flee in disgrace. The Republic was able to locate some of the debris from the Malevolence on a barren moon in the Kaliida Nebula, giving them evidence of its origins.
(CWVG, CWTV02, CWTV03, CWTV04, SM1)
As she committed Sowrs to the Force, Morne was rocked by a nearby explosion, and was confronted with Zayne Carrick and Marn Hierogryph, who were also trying to escape from the Mandalorians. When she learned the identities of her acquaintences, Morne was torn between completing her mission and bringing them to justice, but decided to leave them alone for the time being. The group realized that the explosions happening around them were not artillery bombardments, but directed charges like those used in mining operations. A little more exploration revealed that a group of Mandalorians, led by Pulsipher, was excavating the Lower City in search of something. Much to Morne's dismay, this something turned out to be the Muur Talisman, and she was forced to pursue the Mandalorians when they escaped from the Lower City with the talisman. The group stowed away aboard the Mar'eyce, and followed Pulsipher to the ice world of Jebble.
On Jebble, Celeste and Zayne discovered that the Mandalorians had somehow managed to transport the Rakghoul Plague to the ice world, and feared that the warriors might bring the plague to Alderaan. Their concern was only heightened when they learned that the new form of rakghouls on Jebble were smarter than most others, and could use weapons. The bites of these rakghouls, which became known as Mando-raks, also caused an immediate transformation, creating other rakghouls in mere seconds. During their escape from the creatures, Zayne explained the truth behind his flight from Taris, but Celeste kept secret the fact that she was still working for Lucien Draay. Celeste then stole away to make a report back to Draay and The Covenant about the Mandalorian sitation, but was hesitant to carry out Draay's orders to kill Zayne. This proved to somewhat beneficial, after Zayne was captured by Pulsipher, but the Muur Talisman removed itself from the Mandalorian's wrist and tried to attach itself to Zayne. Celeste managed to grab it, but the Talisman chose to attach itself to her neck. The spirit of Karness Muur appeared before her, eager to use her connection to the Force to carry out Muur's evil plans.
Celeste claimed that her use of the Muur Talisman was only necessary to ensure that the Sith did not return to power and cause more harm to the galaxy. However, Zayne questioned her logic, especially given that she had used the talisman to create a huge army of rakghouls from the Mandalorian troops that were assembled on Jebble. Zayne's words broke through her clouded mind, and she realized that Karness Muur had been using her body to create a new army. She asked Zayne to kill her, but he refused to accept that as the only solution. Instead, he suggested that Celeste entomb herself in Lord Dreypa's Oubliette, which would block the power of the talisman and keep her in a form of stasis until a defense against Muur could be found. Celeste then told Zayne to transport her entombed body to the Sanctum of the Exalted on Odryn, giving him the key to open the Sanctum and store the Oubliette there. With luck, the keepers of the Sanctum could solve her dilemma. Celeste also urged Zayne to reach Lady Krynda Draay, and to tell her the truth behind the Padawan Massacre.
After Cassus Fett bombarded Jebble from orbit, the Oubliette was left behind on Jebble, where it sank into the icy water and was locked beneath a kilometer of ice for more than 2,000 years. It was excavated by miners some 1,400 years before the formation of the Galactic Empire, and was eventually recovered by Darth Vader. Vader opened the stasis casket and released Celeste from her entombment, and she was greeted by Karness Muur's spirit almost as soon as she awoke. Celeste was surprised when she learned that she had been in stasis for nearly 4,000 years. Fane Peturri tried to bring her up to date on the history that had followed her imprisonment, but the changes were too great to be understood in one telling. However, one thing was obvious from Peturri's words, and Celeste quickly realized that the galaxy was under the control of the Sith. She drew her lightsaber and attacked Vader, and during their battle the Oubliette was damaged. Celeste refused to be drawn in by Vader's words, and fought against succumbing to the Dark Side of the Force when Karness Muur urged to turn the talisman over to the Dark Lord.
However, Vader was much stronger than Celeste could have imagined, and she was soon relieved of her weapon and forced to submit. With Muur's spirit urging her to left Vader kill her, Celeste feared that Vader would use the Muur Talisman to destroy the galaxy. Her life was spared when Vader confronted Fane Peturri instead, giving Celeste a chance to determine her next moves. Instead of giving in, she opened herself to the power of the Muur Talisman, and used its powers to turn Vader's stormtroopers into rakghouls. She hoped that the rakghouls would attack Vader and overpower him, but Vader moved quickly to reach his shuttle and escape. This left Celeste stranded on the remote world with Karness Muur's spirit, with nothing more than the rakghouls hordes for companionship. However, she knew that their location would probably never be found, thereby trapping Muur's spirit there with her. She remained on the remote planetoid for nearly two decades, until Vader sensed her continued existence through the Force, and sent a team to investigate. Celeste converted the entire task force to rakghouls that served her whims, and the loss of the team forced Vader to plant false information that lured the Alliance to her location.
Celeste confronted the Alliance personnel with the same fury that she used on the Imperials, turned any being who opposed her into a rakghouls. She was surprised when she sensed a Force user among the rebels, and lured Luke Skywalker to her cave. Driven by Karness Muur and the talisman around her neck, Celeste lashed out at Luke, but he matched her ferocity until Leia Organa was able to locate Luke and sneak into the cave. Celeste sensed Leia's presence, and would have killed the Princess if former clone trooper Able had not arrived in search of Leia. Celeste changed Able into a rakghoul, but was unable to transform both Luke and Leia. Karness Muur realized that Luke was strong in the Force, and detached the Muur Talisman from Celeste's neck and tried to attach it to Luke. Leia stepped in front of Luke, and the Talisman attached to her neck instead. Freed from the talisman's powers, Celeste experienced a brief moment of freedom that was quickly followed by an intense sensation of loneliness, spanning the millennia that she was not separated from her original life.
Rather than view herself as a helpless victim, Celeste took matters into her own hands, forcing the talisman back onto her neck and trapping Karness Muur's spirit on the remote world with her. However, Celeste was able to locate a transport vessel that had been abandoned on the world, so she took a group of her rakghouls and set out to explore the galaxy. As she fled the galaxy, she reached out through the Force and turned the crew of Vader's point ship in orbit around the planetoid into rakghouls who lacked the ability to control the ship. The ship crashed on the planetoid's surface, allowing Celeste to flee into the galaxy and preventing Vader from finding her.
(KORV, DTV, SWRV)
As a people, the Nautolans were known for their incredible sense of smell, which came from the highly receptive olfactory receptors located throughout their head-tails. This incredibly sophisticated olfactory sense allowed a Nautolan to detect the presence of pheromones and changes in a being's body chemistry. This sense of smell was exceptional when used underwater, but tended to fade when the Nautolan lived on the land. Because of this, and the fact that their native Nautolan language could only be fully pronounced underwater, Nautolans preferred to live in the water. Because their sense of smell was so powerful, many Nautolans tended to feel the same emotions as those beings around them. However, in almost any situation, a Nautolan could be counted on to act with joy and unrestrained happiness, as evidenced by Nautolan warriors smiling in the midst of combat.
In addition to verbal and pheromonal communication, the subtle swirls and patterns found in a Nautolan's unblinking eyes often displayed their emotions.
The music of the Nautolan race was difficult to comprehend for most other races, as the pauses between notes were more important than the notes themselves. The musical notes were often sustained in irregular units.
Immature Nautolans were born as tadpoles that hatched from a clutch of eggs, but grew and matured quite quickly. Within two years of birth, most Nautolans were similar in size to most humans. Mating was considered more of an evolutionary necessity than an emotional attachment, although most Nautolans mated for life.
Although the Nautolan race was sometimes referred to as Nautiloids, this was acutally an incorrect use of their genus name.
(TCG1, WOTC, NEGC, OWS, TCD, NEGA, SM1)
On Vendaxa, Darth Nihl confronted his old nemisis, Jedi Master Wolf Sazen. Having taken Sazen's right arm on Ossus years before, Darth Nihl was more than happy to complete the job on Vendaxa. However, he was unprepared for the sudden appearance of Cade Skywalker, who had taken up Marasiah's lightsaber and held off the Sith long enough for his crew and the Imperials to escape aboard the Mynock. Darth Nihl then commanded that Darth Talon return to Coruscant and report on her failure, knowing fully that he might soon be the only remaining "hand" to serve Darth Krayt. He believed his position was made even stronger when Darth Talon was unable to defeat Cade in combat, when the former Jedi traveled to Coruscant to rescue Hosk Trey'lis. Skywalker had beaten her down, and would have killed her if Darth Nihl hadn't intervened. He wished to kill the Jedi, just to prove his own strength, but acceded to Darth Krayt's command to bring Skywalker in alive. His frustration only increased shortly after Skywalker's capture, when he was ordered to stay away from the interrogations. Darth Nihl spent his time in Darth Maladi's torture chamber, working to break Trey'lis and learn anything the Bothan would divulge. He openly spoke of his concerns about Darth Krayt, fearing that their master would die without Skywalker's help, and worrying that Skywalker was being groomed as Darth Krayt's successor. Although Skywalker had not yet embraced the Sith ways, Darth Nihl believed that he would eventually do so.
In the days that followed, Skywalker was ordered by Darth Krayt to kill Hosk Trey'lis in order to prove his devotion to the Sith Order. Skywalker refused, and Darth Krayt cut the Bothan down as punishment. Skywalker then took up his father's lightsaber and confronted the Sith, killing Darth Talon before attacking Darth Nihl. Darth Krayt urged him on, pointing out the fact that it had been Darth Nihl who killed Kol Skywalker. Cade cut off Darth Nihl's right hand, and would have killed him with a blast of Force lightning, but he refused to give in Darth Krayt's commands to finish Darth Nihl. Skywalker left Darth Nihl to bleed, then turned to confront Darth Krayt. Skywalker's comrades arrived before he could finish Krayt, and the former Jedi escaped with his life. It was Darth Maladi who collected Darth Nihl's damaged arm, but although she believed it could be re-attached, Darth Krayt ordered that a Yuuzhan Vong-created replacement should be used instead. Krayt believed that the Vong arm would serve as a constant reminder of Darth Nihl's failure. Krayt also demoted Darth Nihl form the ranks of his Hands, until such time as Nihl could regain his Master's trust.
Darth Maladi took Darth Nihl to her underground laboratory, where she preserved his life by placing him in a specially-designed bacta tank.
(SWI88, SWLB, SWLC, SWLH, SWLL, SWLIC)
Astri was forced to portray Ona Nobis, and pretended to bring in Obi-Wan in order to infiltrate the lab. She was forced to leave Obi-Wan behind, though, and return to Coruscant with the antidote, while Obi-Wan struggled to free Qui-Gon Jinn. Once Didi was out of danger, Astri set out to capture or kill Ona Nobis. The bounty hunter captured her instead, and used Astri as bait to try and capture Obi-Wan, but the young Jedi managed to evade the attempt. Calling on Cholly, Tup, and Weez, Astri set out to follow Ona Nobis, ending up on Belasco. There, she helped the Jedi captured Jenna Zan Arbor, but Ona Nobis was killed in battle with Obi-Wan. In the end, Astri returned to Coruscant to help her father restore Didi's Café to its former glory.
Years later, she married a homesteader and moved to the Outer Rim, after selling the café to Dexter Jettster. Her husband, Bog Divinian, earned an appointment to the board which handled the Galactic Games on the planet Euceron, five years after the Battle of Naboo. It was during this time that Astri became pregnant, and later gave birth to a son named Lune. Although his tenure was riddled with scandal, Bog managed to achieve his goal of becoming a Senator to the Old Republic, winning an election on Nuralee. Astri did her part to support her husband, joining several relief agencies in an effort to aid her adopted homeworld of Nuralee and present a helpful and humanitarian side of herself and her husband. She was even part of the planning committee established to create the All Planets Relief Fund. Despite her outward happiness, Astri couldn't reconcile Bog's machinations in the Senate. When Obi-Wan appealed to her for help, she explained that she could not assist him. When pressed for a reason, she revealed that Bog would take their son away from her if she helped the Jedi. In the turmoil that led up to the Clone Wars, Astri was able to finally escape from Bog, taking Lune with her when she fled to Samaria. There, she adopted the alias of Quintus Farel and was taken in my the Samarian Prime Minister, Aaren Larker. She was able to secure a job as a programmer, which allowed her access to the Platform-7 supercomputer, from which she tried to eliminate any data about herself or her son.
Bog Divinian, meanwhile, managed to arrange for to be inserted into the political structure of Samaria, knowing that he could locate his son and turn him over to the Empire. Astri found some unexpected friends in Ferus Olin and Trever Flume, who helped her escape from Samaria with Lune to the safety of Ferus' hidden asteroid base. Astri, however, refused to believe that she and Lune were truly safe, and agreed to accompany Clive Flax and the former Jedi Master Solace to Coruscant. There, they met with Dexter Jettster, hoping that the Besalisk could help them find a planet on which they could live in peace. Things were quite chaotic for several months, before Lune started his training with Ry-Gaul, and Astri agreed to help Clive Flax investigate the background of the freedom fighter known as Flame. After learning that Yarrow Industries was based on Niro 11, Astri suggested that she and Clive pose as husband and wife, in order to infiltrate the banks and acquire more information on the corporation. Their investigation led them to the Yarrow estate on Revery, where they were surprised to learn that Darth Vader himself was on Revery to meet with Eve Yarrow. This revelation confirmed that Yarrow was working with the Empire, and placed the security of their underground organization in jeopardy. After escaping from the Yarrow estate, they set a course for Coruscant.
It was during this trip that Astri realized she had become fond of Clive, and that their fates had somehow become intertwined. She no longer thought of him as a nuisance, but as a partner. She also realized that she had to fight back against the Empire in her own way, which meant causing as little bloodshed as possible. During a stop on their trip to Coruscant, Astri chose to simply force an Imperial spaceport officer into allowing them to leave, rather than shooting him in cold blood, in order to ensure they were able to sneak aboard Inquisitor Hydra's starship. After the learned that most of Moonstrike had been eliminated by Darth Vader, they feared the worst had happened to Lune. Thus, they were pleased to learn that he had been rescued by Ferus Olin. Clive and Astri agreed to raise Lune together, and also took in Trever Flume, after the young man's memories had been erased so that he could live out the rest of his life in safety. Little was known about what happened to the newly-formed family after this, although it was believed that Imperial forces eventually located their safe house and killed them in an aerial attack, although it was believed that Lune managed to escape.
(DH, EVE, TDR, JQ2, JQ3, JQ9, LJ5, LJ6, LJ7, LJ8, LJ9, LJ10, RF4)
In the months that followed, Ohnaka and his thugs discovered a small village of Felucians who were growing the medicinal herb nysillin. Recognizing that they could make a profit from selling the plant, Ohnaka forced the village leader, Casiss, to pay him a portion of their nysillin crop as protection money. The short-statured Felucian had not choice but to agree, especially after Ohnaka backed up his boasting about "speaking softly, and driving a big tank" by threatening the village with an armed repulsortank, but Ohnaka found that Casiss was not without resources. The Felucian hired a group of bounty hunters to help defend the village, forcing Ohnaka to return to the village in force. Unfortunately, the pirates arrived at the village shortly after three Jedi Knights - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano - crash-landed on Felucia. The combination of four bounty hunters and three Jedi was more than enough to protect the village, and Ohnaka once again was forced to fight for his life. In a battle with Skywalker, Ohnaka nearly slipped and fell off a sheer cliff. The Jedi tried to help Ohnaka by pulling him to safety, but Ohnaka had other plans. He pushed Skywalker into the path of an oncoming tank the pirates had been using to raid the village, then fled for his life. Defeated again, the pirates fled Felucia before the Jedi could track them.
(CWTV11, CWTV12, CWTV39)
The survivors took what they could from the wreckage in order to survive, realizing that the Omen would never fly again. Over time, the site of its landing on Kesh became an important landmark to the survivors, and a new Sith Temple was erected to protect it. The following centuries saw further construction on the Temple, and the Omen was eventually covered by new structures. Future generations were told of the passage through hyperspace and the landing on Kesh, although some came to believe that only bits and pieces of the ship actually remained. Others believed that the Omen still contained a wealth of information and knowledge of the Sith Empire, and that this information was guarded by the Sith Lords and Masters who ruled their society.
(LTS1, LTS2, FJ2)
Peturri had discovered a fragmentary recording among a cache of artifacts recovered from Muunilinst that was made during the Mandalorian Wars by Marn Hierogryph, which explained that the Jebble Box was actually Lord Dreypa's Oubliette. The recording explained that Celeste Morne had been trapped inside the coffin-like device in order to prevent the Muur Talisman from causing any further trouble. Peturri explained to Vader that legend held the the Oubliette contained not only the Muur Talisman, but also a Jedi Knight. He warned Vader that opening the Oubliette was dangerous, but the Dark Lord simply took out his lightsaber and slashed it open. Peturri was as surprised as anyone when Celeste Morne was discovered inside the stasis casket, and even more surprised when it was learned that she was still alive. Peturri did his best to bring her up to date on the events that had transpired in the galaxy, but could do nothing to allay her fears and concerns.
When Celeste confronted Vader in a lightsaber duel, Peturri tried to sneak away, but Vader quickly turned on him and demanded to know the truth. Peturri was forced to reveal that he had been ordered by Emperor Palpatine to serve as Vader's Sith researcher, to help keep an eye on the Dark Lord's actions and prevent Vader from locating any artifact that might threaten the Emperor. Vader then drew upon the power of the Muur Talisman and used it to infect Peturri with the Rakghoul Plague. As soon as Peturri had turned into a rakghoul, Vader sliced his body in half, ending Peturri's life. Vader returned to Coruscant and reported to Emperor Palpatine that he had heard nothing from Peturri for several weeks.
(DTV, DT3)
Ship led the Sith to the Maw cluster, where is tried to hide on a jungle-covered planetoid. Lady Rhea led an expedition to the planetoid, but Lord Xal demanded to join the landing party. Ahri accompanied his Master, but was ordered to remain behind when Xal set off in search of Ship on his own. When he didn't return Ahri explained what had happened to Lady Rhea and Vestara, and they set out to locate Xal. They found his body in a cave, where it had been wrapped in a cocoon of purple-colored silk by some unknown creature. Ahri drew his lightsaber and began to free his Master, when a strange woman appeared in the cave. Ahri tried to defend his fellow Sith and turn his lightsaber on the woman, but she merely flung him against the cave wall, where Ahri's head struck with enough force to render him unconscious. The strange woman turned out to be the Force presence known as Abeloth, who claimed to have no knowledge of Ship or its reasons for being on the planetoid. The search for Ship took the Sith to a wide river, and Lady Rhea was nearly killed when siphon reeds tried to drag her underwater. Vestara Khai leaped into the water to save her Master, and Ahri used the Force to carry them clear of the water, much to the chagrin of Master Xal.
However, Lady Rhea's apparent inability to protect the Sith gave Lord Xal a chance to curry favor with Abeloth, at least until Abeloth managed to gain control of Lady Rhea as well. It was Vestara Khai who managed to bring Lady Rhea back to reality, and they were able to break Abeloth's spell and get the Sith back to the Eternal Crusader. Once aboard the ship, the Sith headed for Sinkhole Station, where they believed Luke Skywalker would be found. Lady Rhea planned to kill Skywalker and eliminate him as a threat, but Master Xal planned to capture him and bring him back to Kesh. Thus, once aboard Sinkhole Station, Ahri tried to deal with the Skywalkers while Lord Xal tried to kill Vestara and Lady Rhea. However, Vestara had anticipated Xal's attack, and was able to stab him in the abdomen with her shikkar. The injury was fatal, but Xal's screams of pain and frustration distracted Ahri. A lightsaber appeared in the air and sliced Ahri in two, killing him instantly.
(FJI, FJ2, FJ3)
When they realized that the seismic tanks were merely one aspect of Project Instinction, Master Reus and Master Fisto boarded their Jedi starfighters and set off to return to the surface of Ukio. Once on the planet, Reus found that Tyzen and Sanya had managed to destroy much of the technology that was established on the planet to create sonic disturbances that were affecting the native wildlife. However, she arrived just as Tyzen was being attacked by a Separatist tactical droid, and Master Reus was able to destroy the droid before it killed Tyzen. Master Reus was able to congratulate Tyzen on his actions, knowing that he had been able to knock out the sonic generators by working with another student and a handful of clone troopers.
(CWOC2)
Saleucami was the site of an intense battle during the final days of the Clone Wars, after the planet was singled out by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine as one of the Outer Rim worlds that would be targetted by the Grand Army of the Republic. According to Palpatine, the worlds of Mygeeto, Felucia, and Saleucami were a "triad of evil" that served as Separatist bastions. Much of his statements were true, as Sora Bulq had established a cloning facility on the planet, where he was producing clones of the Morgukai warriors for Count Dooku and the armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Ostensibly, Palpatine ordered troops to Saleucami and several other worlds as a way to end the Outer Rim Sieges and bring the Clone Wars to a halt. In reality, it was just another ruse to spread the Jedi too thin to support each other. Jedi Masters Oppo Rancisis and Stass Allie led a contingent of clone troopers into the fighting, which lasted for many days before the Republic seemed to emerge victorious. However, Palpatine issued the Order Sixty-Six command to the clones, who then turned their fire on the Jedi and eliminated them.
(OWS, LEV, RT, SWDB, LAWS, CWTV31)
While her Master backed down, Satele refused to lower her weapon, and was later counseled by Master Dar'nala for losing control of her emotions. Despite the fact that she was a full Jedi Knight, Satele was ordered by Master Zym to apologize to the Sith for her actions. In the wake of the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant, Shan and Master Dar'nala were ordered into the Outer Rim Territories, to oversee the orderly withdrawal of Republic troops from Sith-controlled worlds. Before they reached their destination, however, the ship Envoy was attacked. The Sith protocol droid SP-99 feared that the attackers were pirates, and asked the Jedi to investigate. Satele Shan agreed, but encountered soldiers from the Imperial Army had boarded the ship. She killed them a brief struggle, prompting the droid to warn her that her actions violated the newly-signed peace treaty. Satele then learned that Master Dar'nala had been captured by the Sith soldiers, who planned to take her to Korriban for questioning. Dar'nala ordered Satele to escape, an order that Satele quickly carried out, although she vowed to return and rescue her Master. SP-99 followed her into an escape pod, stating that it was merely carrying out its duty as an observer.
Satele Shan was later rescued by Jedi Master Orgus Din and Lieutenant Tavus, who were en route to Balmorra when they discovered her escape pod floating in space. She provided then with a recounting of the attack on the Envoy, then demanded that they launch a mission to rescue Master Dar'Nala. Tavus explained that they were on a diplomatic mission, and that any rescue attempt would have to be delayed. Master Orgus, however, agreed that word of the attack needed to be brought to the attention of the Jedi Council, and decided to contact Master Zym for further instructions. Zym ordered them to recover Fortris Gall and travel to Dantooine, where they were to assist Republic forces in honoring the cease-fire with the Sith. Satele was a bit surprised when Tavus approached her with an offer to get to know one another in a more intimate setting, but she did not quash his efforts, either. While thinking about what he had said, Satele discovered that SP-99 had been destroyed. When she tried to relay information to Master Orgus, he ordered her to remain where she was until things calmed down. Never one to remain still, Satele took up her lightsaber and set out to learn what was happening on Dantooine.
Following the Force, Satele made her way to an ancient crystal cave, where she was surprised to find Master Dar'nala confronting a group of Sith Lords led by Lord Baras. However, Satele learned that it had been Master Dar'nala, and not the Sith, who had been causing trouble between the Sith Empire and the Republic. Baras tried to convince Satele to join him in defeating Dar'nala and restoring peace to the galaxy, causing Satele to pause and question her beliefs. When Dalborra killed Master Dar'nala for her treachery, Lord Angral tried to kill Satele, but Lord Baras held him back, trying instead to convince Satele to join the Sith. She refused, and Baras allowed her to escape the caves, even though she vowed to fight the Sith in the future.
(TOP1, TOP2, TOP3)
With Lumiya's death, Ship passed into the hands of Alema Rar, who believed that she needed to travel to Korriban to enlist the aid of the Sith leaders there in helping Jacen become a Dark Lord of the Sith. Although Ship understood that Alema Rar was strong in the Dark Side of the Force, it was unsure of its loyalty to her. This was exploited by Zekk, when he, along with Jagged Fel and Jaina Solo, infiltrated Alema Rar's asteroid lair in the MZX32905 System to confront her. Zekk was badly injured by one of Alema's Force phantoms, and discovered Ship's location while trying to avoid another confrontation. Zekk, a former student of the Shadow Academy, drew upon the Dark Side of the Force to commune with Ship. After assuring Ship that he was capable of using Sith powers, Zekk negated any standing orders that Alema Rar had impressed upon the sphere, allowing it to go free. In this way, Zekk freed Ship to return to Ziost, while trapping Alema Rar on the asteroid.
As Ship blasted away from the asteroid, it was pursued by the Sith Lord Dician and the crew of the Poison Moon, who hoped to recover the sphere and use it for their own vessel. However, Ship was not to be commanded by any mortal being, let alone a crew of misfits, and eventually it made its way to the planet Kesh. On Kesh, Ship found a group of Sith that were still true to the old ways, and were stronger than any other Sith it had recently encountered in the galaxy. Ship formed an immediate bond with a Tyro named Vestara Khai. Vestara discovered that Ship had a male personality, but she also learned that it was not going to be commanded by her or any of her Masters. Instead, Ship wanted the Sith to join it in restoring the Sith to prominence in the galaxy. To this end, Ship spent nearly two years working with the Tribe on Kesh, teaching and training them to restore the Sith Empire to prominence in the galaxy. However, when an incredibly strong, cold presence made itself felt in the cluster of black holes known as the Maw, Ship left the Sith behind and sped toward the Maw at top speed. Ship was dismayed when Vestara and a task force from the Tribe followed it to the Maw, and implored the Sith to leave the area and leave Ship to its fate. Ship explained that the Sith had their own destiny, and it was not tied into its own destiny. Ship then landed on a strange, jungle-covered planetoid within the Maw, where it was been compelled into submission by the powerful entity that inhabited the planetoid.
The Sith followed Ship to the planetoid's surface, where Vestara Khai was once again able to communicate with it. Vestara sensed that Ship was afraid of the presence it obeyed, despite the fact that this mysterious presence only seemed lonely for companionship. Although Vestara believed that the Sith would be able to capture Ship and return to Kesh, Ship explained that the Sith were as trapped on the planetoid as it was, and that there was very little the Sith could do to escape.
(LF6, LF7, FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
The interior of the sphere appeared to have been made from amber-colored volcanic rock, which seemed to be lit from within by smouldering fires. The exterior of the ship was similar in appearance, with a network of blood vessels just beneath the surface. A collection of orderly spikes studded the surface, seeming to point in the directions of a compass. The memory of each Sith Meditation Sphere was quite good, and each could remember events for thousands of years. The sphere that was discovered by Ben Skywalker on Ziost, and which was later taken in by Lumiya and called itself simply Ship, was quite confused when it awoke in a galaxy that was not teaming with Sith.
(NEGV, LF5, LF6, FJ2)
Thus, despite having an exceptionally strong connection to the Force, Ben unconsciously shut it off. He didn't want to touch the Force, for fear that it might bring more bad things into his life. With the defeat of the Yuuzhan Vong, Luke and Mara resolved to spend more time with Ben, but the rigors of leading the new Jedi order continued to keep them apart. Luke and Mara acquired a Defender Droid to keep watch over Ben, but he found Nanna's presence infuriating. In several conversations, Ben admitted that he wanted to be more like his uncle, Han Solo: working on his own and doing things the hard way.
During the initial stages of the conflict with the Colony, Ben unknowingly befriended the first assassin bugs of the Gorog hive, unaware that he was putting his mother in danger. His relationship with the assassin bugs gave him a connection to the Gorog hive, although he was not considered as fully immersed as a true Joiner. It was during this time that Luke and Mara discovered that Ben opened up more whenever he was around his cousin, Jacen Solo, and asked Jacen to take Ben under his wing. Jacen agreed, but was careful not to call Ben an apprentice, since the youth continued to ignore the callings of the Force. However, over time, Ben began to tentatively touch the Force, and his connection was strengthened with Jacen's help. As a Padawan, Ben adopted the ancient tradition of growing a single braid of hair to indicate his status, despite the fact that this was not required by the modern Jedi Order. He displayed an uncanny ability to remember things that he had seen or heard with incredible accuracy.
It was not long before the raw power that was within Ben often bubbled to the surface, as when Jacen traveled to Hapes to see Tenel Ka. They found themselves in the midst of a Gorog assassination attempt on the lifes of Tenel Ka's infant daughter - of which Jacen was the father. His connection to the Gorog became evident when he was able to accurately locate the killer bugs in the ceiling and hidden escape tunnels, which helped them escape from the Gorog and confront Ta'a Chume. Ben's connection to the Gorog was not as deep as that of Jacen's sister, Jaina, which prevented him from becoming a true Joiner. In the wake of the struggle against UnuThul and the Colony, Ben continued to train as a Jedi under Jacen's tutelage. When he was thirteen, he accompanied Jacen on an investigation of the Dammant Killers weapons plant on Adumar, where they discovered illegal weaponry being produced for entities outside the Galactic Alliance. They were then dispatched to Centerpoint Station, on a mission to disable the station before Thrackan Sal-Solo could re-initiatize it and use it as a weapon. However, they were forced to split up when Jacen was captured by Sal-Solo, and Ben set out to complete the mission on his own. Ben discovered the unusual droid that had been programmed to "become" Anakin Solo, and convinced it to shut itself down before it was used as a weapon.
Ben later accompanied Jacen to Lorrd, during the investigation into the death of Siron Tawaler. It was Ben who was able to locate a shuttle that had fled Toryaz Station in the wake of Tawaler's murder, while Jacen was busy with Nelani Dinn. Upon returning to Coruscant, Ben became aware that he was no longer a kid, especially when he came to the realization that much of the growing conflict between Corellians and the Galactic Alliance was rooted in the disabling of Centerpoint Station. As terrorists both supporting and opposing Corellian independence caused violence on Coruscant, Ben understood that he needed to act, if only to ease his mind that it wasn't all his fault. Thus, when Jacen Solo was named the head of the Galactic Alliance Guard, Ben was more than happy to take on a role within the GAG himself. His perspective was skewed, however, when he befriended Barit Saiy, a youth who was Corellian by birth, but was a native of Coruscant. Ben was shocked when he saw Barit draw a blaster in an attempt to kill an officer of the Coruscant Security Force, and used the Force to deflect the shot.
This event forced Ben to choose between a potential friendship and his duty to the Galactic Alliance. In the end, Ben provided the location of the Saiy family's workshop to Jacen, which allowed the police to arrest Barit and his family as dissident. Barit swiftly denounced Ben and his assocation with the Galactic Alliance, leaving Ben with a hollow sense of purpose that only worsened when Jacen Solo tried to use the Force to interrogate Ailyn Habuur, only to have her die before revealing any information. While Ben understood the need to learn everything they could from Habuur, he failed to see how Jacen's use of the Force could be considered a reasonable way to obtain it.
The continued growth of Ben's powers and his responsibilities within the GAG worried his parents, who feared that Ben was falling onto the same path to the Dark Side that Jacen was. In an effort to assess his son, Luke ordered him to return to the Jedi Temple and meet him in combat in the Sparring Arena. Both of Ben's parents were aware that separating Ben from Jacen would be troublesome, but needed to know where their son stood.
When Jacen realized that there was a plot to assassinate Tenel Ka, Ben accompanied him to the Hapes Cluster aboard the Anakin Solo. While Jacen attended to the needs of Tenel Ka and her daughter, Allana, Ben was dispatched with the crew of the recon skiff Rover to Terephon, where they recovered Jaina Solo and Zekk. The two Jedi told of being attackjed by the Ducha Galney, who was willing to destroy her own family estate in an attempt to kill the Jedi. The group then raced back to Hapes with the knowledge of Ducha Galney's treachery, only to find themselves in the middle of the space battle between the Hapan Royal Navy and the Heritage Fleet. They managed to get a warning off to the Fountain Palace of the plot, but it required that the Rover fly into the battle. Ben was dismayed when the ship's crew agreed to remain onboard, even if it meant they would be shot down and killed.
The group of evacuees was rescued by Han and Leia Solo aboard the Millennium Falcon, and Ben was forced to place the Solos under arrest, as he believed them to be Corellian insurgents. He drew his lightsaber on Jaina Solo when she tried to help repair the ship, accusing her of conspiring with them. Zekk tried to stop Ben from being foolish, and the younger man lashed out with his lightsaber, burning a slash down Zekk's side. The confusion left Ben even more bewildered, unsure of how he was to gauge the loyalty of those closest to him.
In the wake of the Hapan action, Ben was given a secret assignment by Jacen: to recover the Amulet of Kalara. He found himself alone on the mission, stranded in the Drewwa Spaceport, without any credits. In order to survive, Ben discovered how easy it was to steal another being's credcards, a fact that only bothered him until he rationalized it in his own mind. His mind only became more confused when he tracked Faskus to Ziost, and he had to take in Faskus' daughter Kiara in order to complete the mission. The energy of the Force that was found on Ziost kept urging him to eat the young girl in order to maintain his strength, an action that repulsed him as much as it made sense to him. Ben fought through these feelings of confusion and dread, and eventually rescued himself and Kiara by locating a strange starship.
The ship could only be controlled through the Force, and was recognized as a Sith artifact when he returned it to Jacen. Although he knew that he had done what was required to complete the mission, Ben questioned the need for the mission, especially since it had cost Faskus his life and orphaned Kiara. His feelings about the mission concerned Lumiya, who questioned Ben's suitability as Jacen's apprentice. Ben himself knew that he was maturing, and went so far as to explain to his father that he was too far advanced to simply return to the life of a "normal" Padawan. He found that he was more right than he knew when Jacen suggested that Ben lead the mission to assassinate the Corellian Prime Minister, Dur Gejjen.
He traveled to Vulpter with Jori LeKauf and Lon Shevu, and was in position when Gejjen left his meeting with Cal Omas. Following his orders, Ben shot Gejjen in the head, killing the man instantly. Security agents flooded in, forcing LeKauf to sacrifice his own life to ensure that Ben and Shevu could escape. LeKauf's death shook Ben greatly, since the two had become good friends. He felt that he couldn't return to either Jacen's residence or that of his parents, and Shevu graciously offered to let Ben stay at his apartment for a couple of days. Ben tried to reconcile his conscience, but found that the only way to get past himself was to explain his actions to his mother. He met Mara in a tapcaf on Coruscant, and explained the whole thing. Although he was surprised that his mother didn't visibly react, Ben knew that she was angrier than she had ever been with Jacen Solo. Ben's own feelings toward Jacen changed forever when he overheard Jacen talking to Lumiya, and he realized that Jacen had been lying to him all along.
Thus, when Jacen set out on a secret trip to Hapes, Ben decided to follow him and see what was happening. He found Jacen locked in a starfighter duel with his own mother, and with Lumiya helping to force Mara's StealthX fighter to ground on Kavan. Ben managed to make contact the Sith Meditation Sphere that Lumiya was flying, and forced it to ignore her commands. He then tried to locate his mother, and was utterly shocked when he felt her death in a wave of Force energy. His sudden emotion allowed Lumiya to escape, but Ben had little concern for her.
He tracked his mother's presence to Kavan, where he discovered her body in a storm tunnel. Ben was both surprised and concerned when Jacen suddenly appeared, offering comfort and a pledge to track down Mara's killer. They brought Mara's body back to Ben's father, who believed that it had been Lumiya who killed her. Luke, who had killed Lumiya in order to avenge Mara, realized that it couldn't have been Lumiya who killed Mara after Ben explained that he had been holding Lumiya hostage when he felt Mara's death.
It was shortly after this that Ben came to believe that his own cousin, Jacen Solo, had been responsible for his mother's death. He chose to confront Jacen with this information, before allowing himself to "accept" Jacen's alibis in order to stay close to Jacen and gather more evidence against him. Unfortunately, Jacen's story implicated the former Chief of State, Cal Omas, in Mara's death. Ben decided to confront Omas, in order to gain back Jacen's trust. He did not want to kill Omas, however, since he was convinced of Jacen's guilt. Omas, however, knew that Jacen would need to see evidence of his demise, and sacrificed himself so that it would look like Ben killed him.
Ben then returned to Jacen's side, aboard the Anakin Solo, and bided his time. He tried to attack Jacen during the assault on Kashyyyk, but only succeeded in killing Commander Twizzl. However, this attack gave Jacen - who had become secretly Darth Caedus - reason to believe that Ben might still become a Sith. Ben, for his own part, played the role of a student perfectly, although he controlled his hatred of Jacen and used it to focus on exposing the truth about his cousin. He was unprepared when Jacen placed him in the Embrace of Pain aboard the Anakin Solo, but Ben fought through it until he found an unexpected ally. His own father, Luke, had infiltrated the Star Destroyer to confront Jacen, and drove Jacen to the ground before freeing Ben. Ben demanded to be the one to kill Jacen, but Luke refused to allow him to succumb to the desire to avenge his mother. This brief discussion gave Jacen a chance to recover, but Ben plunged his mother's vibroblade into Jacen's back before he could attack Luke. They left Jacen to die, and set out to escape from the ship.
In the weeks that followed, Ben worked to repair his relationship with his father. However, it seemed that he was the only being in the galaxy who had figured out that his mother had been killed by Jacen Solo. His father had believed it was Lumiya, then Alema Rar, who had been behind Mara's murder. Thus, when Alema Rar was finally killed by Jagged Fel, Luke finally came to believe that Mara's death had been avenged. Ben, however, still maintained that Jacen was the true murderer, and struggled to find enough evidence to convince his father of this truth. While discussing the galactic situation with his father, Ben tried to bring Luke back to the realization that the Jedi needed him to be a leader. When Luke refused to buy into this thought, Ben had a horrible thought: maybe his father wanted to be dead, so that he could finally be with his wife. When Ben confronted Luke with this idea, Luke suddenly realized that Ben was closer to the truth than he knew. As Luke emerged from his grief, he gave Ben permission to begin building his own lightsaber.
Ben later accompanied Luke on a mission to destroy Centerpoint Station, because of his knowledge of the station's interiors. However, even though the mission was nominally a success, Ben found that he still felt as if he were the only person who knew who had killed his mother. Since his father still believed that it had been Alema Rar, Ben turned to his aunt, Leia Organa Solo, for someone to talk to. This wasn't much easier, telling his aunt that he was convinced that her son had killed his mother, but Leia listened to his reasoning. She didn't come out and agree with him, but made Ben think about keeping an open mind as he started his own investigation.
Ben took a leap of faith and contacted Lon Shevu, hoping that the GAG officer would help him discover the identity of Mara's killer. Shevu, who had had enough of Jacen Solo's actions, readily agreed, and even used a three-day vacation to travel to Kavan with Ben to perform another sweep of the crime scene. On Kavan, Ben was visited by a ghostly image of his mother, in which she pulled several hairs out of her head and motioned that he take them. The hairs didn't really exist, at least on Kavan, but Ben realized that he might find some if he investigated Jacen's StealthX fighter. Shevu once again used his connections to help Ben, providing him a forensics droid and access to the fighter when Jacen traveled to Fondor. They found several of Mara's hairs in the cockpit, some of them covered in blood, and at least one with the follicle still attached. The forensics droid later confirmed that the hair was Mara's giving Ben the evidence he needed to confront his family.
Shevu only added to the evidence in the wake of the Second Battle of Fondor, when he secretly recorded a meeting with Jacen Solo, in which he explained why he had to kill Mara Jade Skywalker. Jacen firmly believed that he had killed her as part of a grander plan to save the galaxy, which gave his "confession" an air of legitimacy. However, for Ben and his father, it gave them the information necessary to formalize plans to bring Jacen to justice. In the wake of this revelation, Ben was elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight. He was somewhat surprised to learn that he had been chosen to accompany Jaina Solo on a Jedi-sanctioned mission to destroy Darth Caedus. The mission was nearly cut short when Ben was intercepted by Tahiri Veila on Coruscant, during a meeting with Lon Shevu. He was brought down by the stunning fire of the GAG guards who accompanied her, and was taken away for interrogation.
Using a Force blocking technique he had learned from Jacen, Ben refused to answer the questions of the droid SD-XX, which relentlessly pressed him for the location of the new Jedi base. When the droid had to give up, Tahiri took over the interrogation, trying to use her feminity to coerce Ben into answering. Ben refused to be drawn into her plans, forcing Tahiri to take a different tack. She took him out of his cell and brought him to the primary torture area, where he was forced to look upon the damaged body of Lon Shevu. Tahiri gave Ben the chance to save Shevu's life, in exchange for information on the Jedi base. Shevu refused to let Ben give up the information, and suffered a heart attack while Tahiri tortured him.
With Shevu's life no longer a bargaining chip, Ben realized that he had the upper hand. He goaded Tahiri into slapping him hard across the face, which knocked over his hoverchair and gave him a moment of confusion in which to act. Drawing upon the Force, Ben shoved Tahiri into her two guards, allowing himself to get free of the hoverchair. He then used the Force to nudge one guard's weapon off-target, striking Tahiri with a stunning blast. Once he was free, Ben gained the confidence of the two guards, who gave him enough information to attempt an escape. Before he left, Ben dumped Tahiri's body into a processing chute, then arranged to take Shevu's body and send it on to his widow on Valkin.
After being returned to Shedu Maad by Trista and Taryn, Ben was placed in command of the evacuation of the Jedi younglings from the Jedi base, after it was learned that Darth Caedus had followed Jaina Solo to the hidden base. Ben took the younglings to Uroro Station, as part of a plan to draw Caedus' forces into The Throat. When Caedus made to attack the station, Ben would then transport the younglings away from the station, with the intent of drawing Caedus deeper into a Jedi trap. When the word was given, Ben and Trista and Taryn made sure that the younglings were safe, then took their transports back to Shedu Maad. There, they were beset by ships from the Imperial Remnant, which had been ordered to attack the world, but lacked any detailed knowledge about where the Jedi base might be.
Ben and the twins learned that General Livette of the Hapan military had supplied the Imperials with information on the Jedi base, and had allowed them to land on the planet, despite orders from Tenel Ka herself. Livette had been loyal to Ducha Requud, but her loyalty gave way after the Ducha was killed. Ben and Taryn then set out to confront the approaching Imperial force, which was led by Tahiri Veila. Ben then confronted Tahiri during a firefight, and their lightsaber battle took them beneath the planet's surface. Ben appealed to Tahiri to break off her attack, hoping to return her to the Light Side of the Force. When Tahiri relented, Ben offered to help her regain her standing in the Jedi Order. Tahiri questioned this offer, but realized that Ben had been right about Darth Caedus all along, and finally surrendered. Ben felt some satisfaction at having returned Tahiri to the Light Side of the Force, and then began to work with his father to help restore the Jedi Order. They reunited with each other over the next three years, and Ben eventually became a Jedi Knight in his own right. He experienced a time of relative peace that was shattered when Luke was arrested by the Galactic Alliance Security force and charged with failing to prevent the conflict that arose from Jacen Solo's rise to power. Luke accepted the Galactic Alliance's offer, agreeing to step down as Grand Master for ten years and keeping out of the business of the Jedi Order until he was allowed to return. Ben asked to accompany his father when Luke set out to retrace some of Jacen's steps, stating that he needed to know about Jacen's past as much as Luke did, and Luke agreed to allow him to come along.
When Luke left Coruscant behind to start his sentence, he and Ben set out for the planet Dorin, where they hoped to speak to the Baran Do Sages. While Luke met with Mistress Tila Mong, Ben spent time with Tistura Paan and Charsae Saal. When Saal announced that he had accepted his death, Ben and his father were invited to the farewell ceremony, and Luke was surprised to discovered that Saal had not actually died. Instead, the Skywalkers tracked the Kel Dor to the Caverns of the Hidden One, deep beneath Dorin's surface, and were only mildly welcomed by the assembled beings there. Koro Ziil, the current Hidden One, refused to listen to their requests to return to the surface, but he did allow the Skywalkers to begin integrating themselves into the community. On one walk through the caverns, Ben discovered the self-destruct system that Koro Ziil had installed in the caverns, as a safeguard against outside attack. Ben later revealed that he knew about the self-destruct system when the Hidden One's violent attack on Luke proved unsuccessful, and Koro Ziil refused to allow them to leave. Ben triggered the system, forcing Koro Ziil to accept the death of his people or reveal that there was an escape route.
After leaving Dorin, the Skywalkers traveled to the Kathol Rift, where Luke hoped to learn more about Jacen's training among the Aing-Tii monks. Although the Aing-Tii were willing to teach them, Luke refused to allow Ben to participate in the training. When Ben confronted his father about this, Luke explained that he had assumed Ben would use the strange Force techniques to travel back in time and try to make things right. Ben scoffed at the idea, although inwardly he knew that his father was not far from the truth. In order to avoid making this revelation, Ben stormed off to be alone. Luke eventually allowed Ben to learn the flow-walking technique, but Ben refused to actually attempt it, in order to try and patch up his relationship with his father. Luke eventually realized that Ben was not going to do anything rash or stupid, and allowed Ben to complete his training and use the technique on his own. On his first attempt, Ben was surprised to fnd himself returning to the time when Jacen Solo was staying among the Aing-Tii and learning from Tadar'Ro. The realization that he could do nothing to affect Jacen's eventual path toward becoming Darth Caedus tore at Ben's heart, and he came to the devastating conclusion that he could never have saved Jacen. The experience was enough to make Ben understand that is was best to simply live in the present, and he decided that he would not try to flow-walk again in the future.
Tadar'Ro had given Luke the knowledge that Jacen had left the Aing-Tii and headed to the Maw cluster of black holes, where he hoped to find the beings known as the Mind Drinkers. Luke set off for the Maw, and Ben began to remember some of his time there. He still had a deep-seated fear of a dark, tentacle-like presence he had felt while at Shelter base, and he resolved to face it once they arrived at the Maw. Once within the Maw, Luke and Ben discovered Sinkhole Station and the Mind Walkers who lived inside it, but the existence of the Mind Walkers seemed at once spiritual and destructive. Luke decided to attempt mind walking, in order to fully experience what Jacen had, while Ben remained behind to help the Mind Walkers and ensure his father's safety. Rhondi and Rolund Tremaine were two of the Mind Walkers that Ben helped during this time, feeding them and giving them fluids to restore their deteriorating bodies. However, the Tremaines took turns ocupying Ben's attention, while the other removed the feeding and watering tubes that Ben was using to keep Luke nourished. When Ben discovered their duplicity, he demanded answers about what they were doing. When they stalled, Ben experienced feelings of anger and rage at the Tremaines and the other Mind Walkers, and he feared that he was coming under the same Force psychosis that others had experienced. Rather than let the psychosis overtake him, Ben forced the Tremaines to leave him alone with his father.
When the physical bodies of Seek Ryontarr and Feryl both expired while they were mind walking with Luke, Ben feared that his father might also die. Taking matters into his own hands, he locked Rolund Tremaine in a sleeping cabin, then forced Rhondi Tremaine to accompany him on his own mind walking mission. They found Luke's Force presence, along with those of Ryontarr and Feryl, near the Lake of Apparitions. Wading into the Lake, Ben and Luke encountered specters of Anakin Solo and, wrenchingly, Mara Jade Skywalker. It was Mara who implored Ben to focus on living his life to the fullest, and not worry about what kind of legacy he left behind. Ben took this to heart, but refused to allow Luke to leave the Lake and move into the Mists of Forgetfulness. When Luke refused to leave, Ben demanded to go along, so that his father would be able to return to the real world. However, as they walked and walked, and never seemed to get any closer to the Mists, Ben tried to turn them around and head back to the Jade Shadow.
They were then confronted by the apparition of Jacen Solo, who asked for no forgiveness from them. Instead, Jacen's specter asked them to tell Jaina Solo that he had forgiven her, and Ben lashed out at Jacen, demanding to know why Jacen had put his own sister through the torture she had endured. Luke ordered Ben to calm down, then tried to ask Jacen about what he had seen near the Throne of Balance. Luke told Jacen about his own vision of Allana, Jacen's daughter, assuming a peaceful rulership of the galaxy, and Jacen explained that such a vision meant that his own vision of the future had not come to pass. Jacen then began to sink back into the Lake of Apparitions, but he implored Ben to be decisive in his own life, to choose and act, rather than let events pass him by. With Jacen's departure, Luke decided that it was time to return to the Jade Shadow. Before they could make their departure, however, the Skywalkers were beseiged by a group of strange Sith warriors. Both men fought to the death with their opponents, although Luke managed to capture one young woman who tried to kill him. Ben urged his father to get rid of the woman, but Luke wanted her alive. It was then that Ben sensed the presence of the Sith meditation sphere known as Ship, giving the Skywalkers the clue to realize that their attackers were actually Sith.
(EVR, SBS, DN1, DN2, LF1, LF2, LF3, LF4, LF5, LF6, LF7, LF8, LF9, FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
Fate and fortune intervened, however, when Owen purchased two well-worn droids named Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio. With their purchase, Luke was catapulted into the midst of the Alliance. Artoo-Detoo's escape from the Lars moisture farm brought Luke into contact with Obi-Wan Kenobi, and perhaps saved him from the executions that befell his aunt and uncle. Obi-Wan Kenobi began to instruct Luke in the use of The Force, slowly at first, giving the youth simple lightsaber lessons after returning Anakin's lightsaber to him. Luke then rescued Princess Leia from the first Death Star with the help of Han Solo. Following Kenobi's death, Luke destroyed the Death Star by calling on The Force to guide his hand, rather than relying on the technology in his starfighter. Alliance personnel were forced to make Luke's role in the Battle of Yavin a top-secret fact, hoping to keep him safe from Imperial reprisal. Later, Luke was visited by Kenobi's spirit, and directed to the planet Dagobah, where Luke trained under the Jedi Master Yoda. Following Yoda's death, Luke became the last of the Jedi Knights. He used his new-found strength to defeat Emperor Palpatine and turn Darth Vader from the Dark Side of the Force, returning Anakin Skywalker to the Light Side.
Shortly after the Battle of Endor, Luke was instrumental in the New Republic's defeat of the Ssi-ruuk. Luke was then promoted to the rank of General in the New Republic military, and was given command of the Rapid Response Task Force. The RRTF's first mission led to the Battle of Mindor, when Luke and his military force was dispatched to put an end to the chaos being caused by Lord Shadowspawn. On Mindor, Luke was surprised to learn that "Lord Shadowspawn" was actually Nick Rostu, who had been captured by Lord Cronal and forced to serve as his most powerful Pawn. This momentary lapse in concentration allowed Cronal's Pawns to capture Luke and seal him in meltmassif stone, in preparation for a procedure that would allow Cronal to transfer his consciousness into Luke's brain.
Following the Battle of Mindor, Luke spent his time trying to search for other Force-sensitive beings, in an effort to rebuild the Jedi Knights. He was forced to allow himself to fall to the Dark Side of the Force in order to defeat the reborn Palpatine, and was instrumental in the New Republic's efforts to defeat Imperial Admirals Thrawn and Daala. In between adventures, Luke continued his training on his own, and eventually became a Jedi Master. He set up a new Jedi Academy on Yavin's fourth moon, and began teaching the ways of The Force to a new set of Jedi Knights. During the period following the revelations of the partial Caamas Document found on Wayland, Luke travelled to Nirauan to search for Mara Jade. Mara was reported missing and out of touch, after tracing the paths of several unusual starships. They discovered the Hand of Thrawn complex, and managed to eliminate any potential threat it held to the New Republic. During their escape, Luke and Mara worked together with the Force, and both were opened up to the other's inner thoughts and feelings. This deepened and strengthened their relationship to a point that neither could ignore. Just before leaving Nirauan, Luke proposed to Mara. She agreed, and they were married, first in a solemn ceremony performed by Kam Solusar and witnessed only by the Jedi, and later in a public ceremony when they returned to Coruscant.
Luke and Mara then left the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 in the hands of the new Jedi Knights and travelled the galaxy teaching potential Jedi about the ways of the Force. Luke proposed to the New Republic that a new Jedi Council be established, but many members of the Senate feared that the Jedi would become too powerful. Shortly afterward, Luke and Mara were forced to bring the Jedi into battle when the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy. Despite their ties to the Force, the Jedi were unable to defeat the alien invaders. Several Jedi, led by Kyp Durron, struck out on their own to fight the battle their own way, much to Luke's dismay and to the consternation of the Senate. However, even in battle, Luke was surprised to find that Mara was pregnant with a son. His devotion to Mara, and his deep connection to the Force, allowed Luke to drive out the Yuuzhan Vong disease and help Mara give birth aboard the Errant Venture, shortly after Borsk Fey'lya ordered Luke's arrest. They named their son Ben, in remembrance of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke and Mara spent less time with Ben than they had hoped to, when they were pressed into action defending the Eclipse base from invasion and, later, defending Coruscant. With the fall of Coruscant, Ben was separated from them, but was kept safe by Leia Organa Solo and her husband, Han.
After talking with Jacen Solo, who had recently returned from captivity at the hands of the Yuuzhan Vong, Luke decided that the best chance for ending the conflict was to locate the rogue planet, Zonama Sekot. Along with his wife, Jacen, Danni Quee, Saba Sebatyne, and Doctor Soron Hegerty, Luke traveled to Csilla to enlist the help of the Chiss. Along the way, he earned the respect and assistance of Arien Yage the Imperial warship Widowmaker, providing an escort for his mission. Eventually, Zonama Sekot was found, but the living sentience of the planet refused to help without first ascertaining Luke's true motives. When it was satisfied that Luke and the Jedi Knights wanted to find a peaceful resolution to the war with the Yuuzhan Vong, Sekot agreed to come out of hiding and provide assistance. Han, Leia, and Jaina Solo had been dispatched to meet them when Zonama Sekot suddenly emerged from hyperspace near Coruscant, and the extended family was briefly reunited before returning to the war.
Jacen and his sister accompanied Luke to the surface of Coruscant, in an effort to gain access to the Citadel and bring Supreme Overlord Shimrra to justice. Jacen was able to reach the mind of the World Brain which was controlling the planet, and was able to calm it down and put a stop to the destruction it was causing on the surface. Upon entering Shimrra's throneroom, they were beset by a group of fifteen Slayers, and only Jacen's link to the World Brain allowed them any measure of success. When Jaina set out to capture Onimi, Luke found himself facing Shimrra himself, as the surviving Slayers focused their attention on Jacen.
Unable to gain an advantage over the immense Yuuzhan Vong, Luke was quickly captured by the huge amphistaff that served as the Scepter of Power. Caught in its grasp, Luke as only able to free one hand, which he used to keep the Scepter's head from biting him. However, Shimrra commanded the weapon to constrict, driving the breath out of Luke's lungs. As Shimrra produced Anakin Solo's lightsaber from behend his robes and threatened to kill Luke with it, Luke let go of the amphistaff to grab Shimrra's arm. As the creature drove itself into his side, Luke cried out in pain. However, this action momentarily distracted Shimrra's concentration. Luke regained control of his lightsaber, and used the Force to acquire Anakin's former weapon. Luke then drove both weapons into Shimrra's neck, severing his huge head from his body. He and Jacen then set out after Jaina, who had gone in search of Onimi. However, the poison from the Scepter of Power began to act on his body, and Luke was unable to continue on his own. He was brought out of the Citadel by Mara and Kenth Hamner, only to learn from a Shamed Shaper that the poison of the Scepter had no known antidote. Luke retreated into the Force, using the technique discovered by Jacen to reach a deeper state of rapport with the Force. Although much of the poison was neutralized in this way, Luke realized that some part of it had simply been added to his own person.
In the years that followed, Luke was able to begin the rebuilding process of the new Jedi order, establishing a base on Ossus, despite the generous donation of a huge facility on Coruscant by the Galactic Alliance. He split his time between the two locations, trying to handle the duties of a Jedi Master and a member of the Galactic Alliance's Advisory Council.
When the Colony began its expansion in the Unknown Regions, Luke was forced with two enemies that were more than a match for his strength in the Force. Raynar Thul and Lomi Plo had survived the crash of the Tachyon Flier, and had become the conscious and inconscious wills of the Killiks that made up the Colony. This allowed both Raynar and Lomi Plo to draw on the life energies of entire hives of Killiks, giving them seemingly unlimited strength. Added to Luke's dilemma was the insinuation, made by Lomi Plo, that Mara had somehow been involved in the death of Luke's mother, Padme' Amidala. It was Jacen Solo who forced Luke to realize that he needed to understand the truth behind Padme's death before he could confront Raynar and Lomi Plo. Lady Aryn Dro Thul provided Luke with the R2-0 prototype, which helped Ghent unlock several recordings that had been stored in the memory banks of R2-D2 for decades. After learning of Padme's true fate, and that Mara had nothing to do with her death, Jacen correctly surmised that Luke could now abandon his fears and use the full power of the Force to defeat the Colony. In a series of battles near Tenupe, Luke managed to cut Lomi Plo apart before confronting Raynar Thul. He was able to convince the younger man that his continued connection to the Colony would only lead to more conflict, which would ultimately destroy the entire galaxy. When Raynar Thul surrendered, Luke realized that he had to return to Ossus and dedicate more time to the Jedi order. He resigned his position - and removed all positions formerly held by Jedi - from the Advisory Council, and set out to re-establish the Jedi Order.
In the years that followed, Luke worked diligently to ensure that the Jedi were able to meet the needs of the growing Galactic Alliance. When Thrackan Sal-Solo again threatened to secede the Corellian System from the GA, some ten years after the war with the Yuuzhan Vong, Luke found himself questioning the allegiance of the Jedi and the GA. The combat that erupted between the Corellian insurgence and the Galactic Alliance forced the members of the Jedi order to destroy Corellian fighters in order to maintain the stability of the government. These actions, coupled with Jacen Solo's obvious turn toward the Dark Side of the Force, gave Luke and Mara cause for great concern, especially where their son was concerned. They feared that any fall Jacen might experience would drag Ben down with it.
Luke's fears were further heightened when he realized that Lumiya, the Dark Lady of the Sith, might be the Sith Master who was leading Jacen toward the Dark Side. Several attempts were made to reach Ben, each time seeming to force the young man away from his father. Thus, the Skywalkers were surprised and happy to learn that Jacen would agree to meet them on Roqoo Depot, at the boundaries of the Hapes Cluster. They were unaware that the meet was actually part of a trap that had been laid out by Lumiya and her other apprentice, Alema Rar. On the station, Luke and Mara confronted the two Dark Jedi, with Mara facing off against Alema Rar while Lumiya confronted Luke.
Unknown to Luke, Lumiya fully expected to die in the battle, having strapped a number of explosive devices to her body. Although Luke suffered numerous injuries, including the loss of his prosthetic hand, he managed to grab a blaster and fire several shots into Lumiya's chest. He and Mara then fled the station at top speed, barely escaping the explosion that ripped through the station.
In the wake of the explosion, Luke and Mara returned to Coruscant, and made every effort to bring Ben back into their home. They were concerned when he disappeared on a mission to Ziost, and were forced to confront the fact that their son ahd grown into a young man when he returned. They were left with lingering doubts about Jacen's veracity, however, which were only compounded when it was learned that Lumiya had access to the computer systems of the Galactic Alliance Guard. When she obtained a pair of Ben's boots and placed them at the door to their apartment, Luke decided that the time had come for him to finally out an end to her influence in the galaxy. Mara refused to let him go, though, explaining that he was too emotionally-attached to her to actually kill her. Instead, Mara agreed to hunt down Lumiya, taking along Jaina Solo as back-up.
Luke decided to take matters into his own hands when Jacen Solo had Chief of State Cal Omas arrested, providing the means for Jacen and Cha Niathal to assume control of the Galactic Alliance. However, before he could act, he found that Mara had set off on a secret mission of her own. Luke managed to track her to Hapes, but lost her trail until a wave of Force energy hit him. The energy marked Mara's death on Kavan, although Luke was unaware that it had been Jacen Solo who killed her. On Hapes, Luke met up with Jaina Solo, who had been working with Mara, and they agreed that they had to hunt down Lumiya and avenge Mara's death. However, Luke demanded that he set out alone, since he believed it was his duty to locate his wife's killer.
He tracked Lumiya to Terephon, where he forced to land and confront him. Lumiya openly claimed to have killed Mara, drawing on the Force to ensure that she appeared as truthful as she could be. After a brief struggle, Luke pushed her to the edge of a mesa, but he refused to let her fall. Instead, he kept her from falling long enough to draw his lightsaber and behead her. However, upon meeting up with his son Ben, who had recovered Mara's body from Kavan, Luke realized that he had killed the wrong person. Ben explained that he had been holding Lumiya captive at the time of Mara's death, forcing them both to confront the fact that Mara's murderer was still at large.
Luke also had to confront the fact that he had killed an innocent woman when he took her life, plunging him into a deep despair that kept him from fully carrying out his role as Grand Master of the Jedi. He moved about in a cloud of dark emotions for weeks, until Mara's funeral was held at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. There, he heard the strong words of Saba Sebatne's eulogy, then witnessed Mara's body disappearing into the Force when Jacen Solo suddenly arrived at the funeral. Luke took this as a sign from his wife that he needed to patch up his relationship with Jacen, although his son Ben took this as a sign that Mara was accusing Jacen of killing her.
In the wake of the funeral, at which Luke learned that a group of Galactic Alliance Guard soldiers tried to arrest his sister and her husband, Luke began to actively question Jacen's motives. He met with his nephew several times, including a Force-aided visit aboard the Anakin Solo, before coming to terms with Jacen's fall from grace. When Jacen sacrificed the planet Balmorra to defend Kuat, Luke had finally had enough. Rather than allow the Jedi Knights to participate at the Battle of Kuat, Luke had his forces simply leave the battlezone and regroup at Kashyyyk, effectively defecting the Jedi Order from the Galactic Alliance.
When Jacen Solo arrived at Kashyyyk and began attacking the planet, in an effort to force the Wookiees to turn over the Jedi and his parents, Luke and the Jedi joined Wookiee pilots in defending the planet. Luke, however, had a secondary reason for participating in the battle. He flew his StealthX fighter right up to the hull of the Anakin Solo and allowed it to take a devastating blast from the laser fire that was criss-crossing space. He poured anguish into the Force, giving the other Jedi the impression that he had been killed. However, he ejected just prior to the blast and infiltrated the Anakin Solo's defenses, then moved through the ship to confront Jacen.
Inside a secret chamber, Luke found his son, Ben, locked in the Embrace of Pain. He drove Jacen to the ground and freed Ben, but was dismayed when Ben demanded to be the being who killed Jacen. Luke refused, which gave Jacen a moment to recover. Ben stopped him by driving a vibroblade into his back, giving himself and Luke a chance to escape. They traveled to the Forest Moon of Endor, where the Jedi Council established a hidden base from which to operate. Still in anguish over the loss of his wife, Luke sank even deeper into depression when he realized that sparing Jacen might cause many more deaths as the civil war escalated. He ordered a mission to infiltrate Jacen's offices on Coruscant, to either capture or kill him, or plant a sensor near Jacen that could be used to track him.
With this sensor in place, the Jedi were able to follow Jacen's movements, and hoped to use his rendezvous with Corellian delegates as a chance to actually capture him. While Jacen once again escaped, Luke knew that the Jedi could get close to Jacen, if needed. Meanwhile, he was disheartened to hear that Jacen had captured Allana, the daughter of the Hapan Queen Mother, Tenel Ka. Luke agreed to have the Jedi track down Allana's location and recover her, since it seemed to be a part of the Jedi mission to bring Jacen to justice. When word came that Jaina Solo, Jagged Fel, and Zekk had finally killed Alema Rar on her asteroid base in the MZX32905 System, Luke believed that Mara's murderer had been brought to justice, but the knowledge seemed to bring him no peace. Only a discussion with his son, Ben, seemed to shake him out of his grief. Ben, who still believed that Mara's killer was actually Jacen Solo, questioned whether or not Luke wanted to live. When Luke questioned him, Ben explained that it appeared as if Luke wanted to die, so that he could finally be in Mara's presence once again. Luke initially scoffed at the idea, but realized that Ben was closer to the truth than he had first thought. Luke finally understood that his grief was preventing him from honoring his commitments to the living, and silently apologized to Mara's spirit as he shook off his grief. He knew that he would one day meet Mara again, this time in the Force, but set out to do what he could to restore sanity and peace to the galaxy before that day came. He then gave Ben the task of building his own lightsaber, to help his son complete his training as a Jedi Knight.
With his new resolve, Luke set in motion two assaults. The first, led by Jagged Fel and Kyle Katarn, was dispatched to rescue Allana. The second, led by Luke and Han and Leia Solo, was charged with disabling or destroying Centerpoint Station, thereby eliminating it as a weapon that could be used against the galaxy. He chose Ben for this second mission, knowing that his son had knowledge of the station's interiors. The conflict ended with the destruction of Centerpoint Station, but Jacen remained at large and in control of the Galactic Alliance. Luke then began to take measures into his own hands, and eventually reached out to Admiral Cha Niathal, who agreed to supply him with information on Jacen's activities. In this way, Luke was able to alert the Fondorian government to Jacen's plans to capture the planet and its shipyards. Luke and the other Jedi Masters agreed to help the Fondorians, using their abilities with the Force to hide the Fondorian navy on its orbital shipyards. This gave the Fondorians an element of surprise when they finally decided to fight back against Jacen's fleet.
Luke himself used the Force to hide his presence, harassing Jacen at every opportunity. In the wake of the Second Battle of Fondor, Luke convinced the Fondorian President, Shas Vadde, to allow Admiral Niathal to establish a government-in-exile on Fondor, while Niathal and the forces that were still loyal to her regrouped and made plans to unseat Jacen. The Jedi returned to the Forest Moon of Endor, and made ready to move their base of operations into the Transitory Mists. Before they left Endor, Luke and the others were brought to a meeting by Luke's son, Ben, who had been investigating the death of Mara Jade Skywalker with Lon Shevu. Ben showed them a wealth of forensic evidence that pointed to Jacen being Mara's killer, then provided a recording that Shevu had obtained during a meeting with Jacen, in which Jacen explained that he was now a Sith Lord known as Darth Caedus. During the meeting, Jacen essentially confessed to killing Mara, claiming that he had done so in self-defense. Luke was both proud of his son and relieved to know that Mara's killer was finally brought to light.
Luke then oversaw the Jedi Order's move to an undisclosed world in the Transitory Mists, where he hoped that the Jedi could regroup and find a way to bring Jacen Solo to justice. On one of the first nights at the new base, Luke was visited by a ghost of his wife, which helped to close off one of the worst chapters of his life. Later, at the new Jedi base on Shedu Maad, Luke surprised the other Jedi Masters by agreeing with Jaina Solo's idea of killing Jacen Solo. Adding to the surprise of the gathered Masters was Luke's statement that he had been waiting for someone to suggest the plan all along, although he agreed with Han and Leia Solo that they needed to eliminate Darth Caedus, carefully treading around the truth of Jacen's new identity. However, Luke was careful to point out that he would be uncapable of killing Darth Caedus, because he had too much emotional involvement with the situation to remain detached from the Dark Side of the Force. He had already killed Lumiya out of vengeance, and further killing would only have drawn him closer to his own destruction.
He fully supported Jaina's plans, especially after hearing that her parents would accompany her on the mission. Luke then surprised the gather Jedi Masters even more by volunteering his own son, Ben, to accompany Jaina, stating that Ben's connections to the Galactic Alliance Guard might prove valuable. However, he failed to explain to them that he had foreseen that Ben would be captured on a mission to Coruscant, an event that came to pass shortly afterward. When Jaina and her parents returned to Shedu Maad with word of Ben's capture, Luke revealed that he had known it would happen, and needed their reactions to be genuine. To calm their frustration, Luke also revealed that he had been silently altering Darth Caedus' visions of the future, and that he had hoped that Caedus would believe that it had be himself, and not Jaina, that was on Coruscant.
While on Coruscant, Ben had learned that Darth Caedus was on the Nickel One asteroid, and Luke set in motion a plan to have Jaina confront her brother there. He used his connection to the Force to mask Jaina's appearance, making it appear to Caedus as if he were actually fighting Luke himself. When Jaina was badly wounded and needed extraction from the asteroid, Luke then dropped this illusion and used the Force to make Caedus believe that he was facing two opponents. This allowed Jaina to escape, and gave Caedus another reason to fear Luke's presence. Although Caedus managed to use a blood trail to track Jaina to Shedu Maad, Luke had foresee the coming battle. After accepting the assistance of the Hapan Home Fleet and the Wookiees, the Jedi laid a trap for Caedus's forces in The Throat. Luke himself then led the starfighter assault on the Anakin Solo, hoping to draw away the attention of Caedus and his forces while Jaina infiltrated the Star Destroyer to confront her brother again. Luke's plans hinged on the belief that Caedus would be too busy trying to kill him that he would miss the presence of his sister. His secondary mission was the rescue of Prince Isolder from the Anakin Solo, but his squadmates were decimated by fire from the Megador and he was forced to retreat. Reaching out Jaina in the Force, he urged her to do what she could to rescue Isolder and bring her brother to justice.
Luke then set to work with Han and Leia Solo to put together an extraction team to rescue Jaina from the Anakin Solo. They took the Millennium Falcon and managed to infiltrate the Star Destroyer's hangar bay, where they quickly neutralized any opposition. It was Jagged Fel who found Jaina holding her brother's dead body, while Luke and Han set out to find the surviving Imperial Moffs. It was Luke who offered the Moffs a simple choice: surrender to the Hapans and submit to a war crimes trial for their use of a nanokiller against the Dragon Queen, or agree to help rebuild the Galactic Alliance. The Moffs agreed to assist in rebuilding the galaxy, and in the wake of the fighting Luke set about restoring the Jedi Order. A relative peace settled over the galaxy for the next three years or so, and Luke spent this time reconnecting with his son, Ben. This calm period was shattered when Luke found himself being served a warrant for his arrest by Captain Savar of the Galactic Alliance Security force. The new Chief of State, Natasi Daala, had ordered the arrest, with charges that claimed Luke had failed to recognize Jacen Solo's fall from grace. The warrant claimed that, by not stopping Jacen, Luke allowed the conflict of the Second Galactic Civil War to escalate, and that he was therefore responsible for the multitude of deaths that occurred during the fighting. His attorney, Nawara Ven, believed that the arrest was timed to coincide with the Unification Summit, so that Chief of State Daala could show that she was willing to do anything in order to reunite the galaxy.
In a private meeting with Chief of State Daala, Luke realized that Daala's role in this legal action stemmed from a general belief that the Jedi Order had become too arrogant to be allowed to operate without government control. In order to give the Jedi Order a chance to redeem itself, Luke agreed to step down from his position as Grand Master of the Jedi Order for a period of ten years, and to fully separate himself from the workings of the Order. His sentence would be reduced if proper evidence was discovered that could prove that Luke had no idea what was happening to Jacen. Before he could leave, however, Luke was forced to apprehend Valin Horn, who had started experiencing strange symptoms that were similar to things that Jacen Solo had once experienced. Valin Horn tried to disrupt the opening of the Unification Summit, and the media began to portray the Jedi Order as a reckless group of superbeings, each of which was a potential Jacen Solo waiting to happen. Luke was portrayed as an autocrat who had lost all control of the Jedi, and had cultivated the sense of entitlement that many Jedi seemed to have. Trusting that his friends and his legal team would find something to help his case, Luke set out on his own to track down the groups that Jacen had visited after the Yuuzhan Vong War. With Ben at his side, Luke left Coruscant behind and set out for the planet Dorin, where he hoped to speak to the Baran Do Sages.
Tila Mong agreed to meet with Luke and teach him the ayna-seff technique, and Luke found himself quietly competing to master the technique faster than Jacen Solo had done. Luke learned the technique in just two days, before he and Ben were invited to the farewell ceremony of Charsae Saal. Luke sensed that Saal did not actually die during the ceremony, so he and Ben tracked him to the Caverns of the Hidden One, deep below the surface of Dorin. In following with Baran Do tradition, however, Luke and Ben were required to remain in the caverns for the rest of their lives, in order to protect the knowledge and information that had been collected there. As they explored the caverns, Luke and Ben found that the Kel Dors were forced to adhere to the philosophy "As in life, so in death". This meant that the assembled Kel Dors could not became anything more than they were on the surface of Dorin, and many became mere shadows of their former selves. To make his point, Luke challenged Charsae Saal to fight Ben in sngle combat, and Ben was able to defeat the aging combat expert. Koro Ziil refused to accede that Luke was correct, and attacked with a furious combination of Force lightning and Force-generated wind. Luke withstood the onslaught, and forced Koro Ziil to see the error of his ways. The Hidden One still refused to back down, and tried to kill the Skywalker by cutting off their oxygen supply. Ben responded by setting of the self-destruct mechanism in the caverns, forcing Koro Ziil reveal the hidden escape route that led to the surface. Ziil, however, chose to let everyone die, prompting a Sage named Burra to reveal the escape route.
After leaving Dorin, Luke and Ben traveled to the Kathol Rift, where they were allowed to meet with the Aing-Tii. Their guide, Tadar'Ro, was patient with the two humans, and taught them a great deal about the Aing-Tii and their view of the Force. Luke agreed to help the Aing-Tii understand the nature of the Relics that were stored in the Embrace, in exchange for knowledge of Jacen's time among the Aing-Tii, but he refused to allow Ben to take part in any of the training the Aing-Tii offered. Ben later confronted his father about this, and Luke admitted that he feared Ben would use the strange Force techniques in a daring attempt to travel back in time and try to make things right. Luke realized that he had underestimated his son, and that Ben was simply a boy who had been forced to become a man far too soon. The two Skywalkers spent the next several days within the Embrace, learning what they could about the strange artifacts that were stored there. Luke experienced an increase in his connection to the Force when he picked up the Codex, and this brief augmentation of his powers gave Luke the knowledge that there was something and dark and evil growing more powerful near the Maw cluster of black holes. Unfortunately, neither Luke nor Ben was able to learn anything from the Relics about Those Who Dwell Beyond the Veil, and they were forced to report on their failure to Tadar'Ro and the Aing-Tii elders. Far from being angry, the Aing-Tii welcomed Luke's pronouncement that the Aing-Tii would have to determine their own destiny, and the aliens began to put aside their differences and work together to find their true place in the galaxy.
Luke and Ben then left the Aing-Tii and traveled to the Maw cluster of black holes, where they discovered Sinkhole Station and the beings known as Mind Walkers. There, they found several former Jedi Knights from different times in recent history, along with other Force-sensitive beings who had found that their beliefs about the Force had been altered by the destruction of Centerpoint Station. Seek Ryontarr and Feryl agreed to show Luke how to mind walk, and he encountered a variety of places surrounding a dark side nexus known as the Font of Power. Ben remained behind while Luke was mind walking, and was dismayed when the physical bodies of Feryl and Ryontarr expired. Their Force presences remained, however, and continued to guide Luke through the locations that were manifested because of the Force presence of Abeloth. Ben used the mind walking technique to locate his father at the Lake of Apparitions, where they both encountered a vision of Anakin Solo. Anakin's specter explained that his death should not have been seen as a tragedy, because every individual Jedi Knight and Master needed to work to make the Jedi Order better, and not wait for some great Jedi to come along and save them. Anakin's specter moved back into the Lake, and Luke was surprised when an apparition of his wife appeared. Mara explained to Luke and Ben that it was more important to live a good life than to leave behind a good legacy, a message she directed to Ben especially. Mara also begged Luke to stay away from the Force presence of Abeloth, but Luke found that he could not do this, believing that he needed to understand why Abeloth was the center of the nexus that was found in the Maw.
Luke and Ben pushed on toward the Mists of Forgetfulness, but the Mists never seemed to get any closer, no matter how far they walked. It was then that they encountered the apparition of Jacen Solo, who agreed to tell Luke about the things he had seen while mind walking, in exchange for knowledge of Luke's visions. Luke agreed, and Jacen seemed glad to know that whatever he had seen in his own vision had not come to pass. After Jacen implored Ben to be decisive in life, to choose and act rather than think, Luke realized that he needed to abandon his search for the Force presence in the Maw and return to the physical world. They made their way back to the Jade Shadow, but were interrupted by the sudden appearance of a group of warriors who appeared to be Sith. These warriors fought to the death, and Luke and Ben were forced to fight their way to the hangar area aboard Sinkhole Station. Two of the warriors, a young woman and and older one, fought harder than the others, and the younger one managed to cut Luke's face before he could punch her in the face. The older woman pressed her own attack, until she was distracted by a flash of light, which allowed Luke to decapitate her with his lightsaber. The younger woman chose this moment to make her escape, but Ben's discovery of the presence of the Sith meditation sphere known as Ship gave the Skywalkers enough information to realize their attackers had been Sith. However, Luke was badly injured during his fights with the two woman, and Ben had to work fast in order to save his father's life.
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After Tenel Ka refused to allow the Hapan Navy to participate in the Galactic Alliance's battles, a decision that was predicated by Jacen's part in assuming control of the Alliance, Jacen became quite angry with her. Rather than launch a direct assault on the Hapans, and risk bringing a depleted naval force into the military, he chose to infiltrate Hapes and kidnap his own daughter. With Allana safely hidden aboard the Anakin Solo, Jacen issued an ultimatum to the Hapans: rejoin the Galactic Alliance, or Allana would be killed. Allana herself stayed in one of the many hidden chambers aboard Jacen's Star Destroyer, always wondering what was happening. She had been trained by her mother to only accept the companionship and orders of an adult who used a special phrase, and Jacen never spoke this phrase to her. She remained quiet in Jacen's presence, waiting for him to reassure her with the words. When Jacen discovered that his own parents had infiltrated the Anakin Solo during a rendezvous with Corellian delegates dispatched by Sadras Koyan, Jacen realized that he had fallen into, not one, but two traps. He took an experimental TIE Reconnaissance Fighter and fled the Star Destroyer with Allana, hoping to avoid losing her in the fighting. When Allana suddenly became frightened and upset by the combat around them, Jacen came to the realization that she was Force-sensitive, and that she was feeling the deaths of the pilots in space near them. Upon returning to the Anakin Solo, Allana became angry at Jacen, since he had no used the secret phrase, and either put her in danger or ingored her all together.
In order to appease the girl, Jacen explained that he had every right to do what he did, because he was her father. She accepted this news with a mixture of love and concern, and agreed to keep silent a while longer. When Jacen traveled to the Corellian System on a mission to capture Centerpoint Station, he was unaware of a second attempt to rescue Allana. This time, the mission was led by Han and Leia Solo, who were assisted by Iella Antilles and Jagged Fel. They were able to reach Allana's hiding place while Jacen was fighting Luke and Ben Skywalker, and took her to safety aboard the Millennium Falcon. Only after reaching the rendezvous point at Gyndine did Han and Leia explain that they were Allana's grandparents.
After she was returned to Hapes, Allana was never very far from Tenel Ka's side, and she accompanied her mother to the Transitory Mists when Tenel Ka supplied the Hapan Home Fleet to help defend the Jedi base on Shedu Maad. During the fighting, forces of the Imperial Remnant pretended to ally themselves with Ducha Requud, in an effort to sneak a nanokiller virus aboard the Dragon Queen. The nanokiller had been programmed to attack any being with the genetics of Prince Isolder, and killed a great many members of the royal family. Tenel Ka had sensed the danger in the Force, but later reported that she had been unable to prevent the nanokiller from overtaking Allana. Allana was reported dead shortly afterward, along with many others of the royal family. Tenel Ka managed to survive, and set about restoring order among the Hapan forces arrayed around Shedu Maad.
In the wake of the fighting, Tenel Ka revealed to Han and Leia Solo that Allana had survived, but needed to be kept safe from the political intrigue that had nearly led to her death. Allana then took on the alias of Amelia, an orphan of the war who was found to be sensitive to the Force. Han and Leia agreed to serve as her guardian while she trained at the Jedi academy, until such time as her true identity could once again be revealed. However, Tenel Ka asked the Solos to keep watch over Allana, since she believed that her daughter would be safer with them than at the Jedi academy. This allowed Allana to grow up with her grandparents, traveling the galaxy aboard the Millennium Falcon. This suited Allana just fine, because it allowed her to grow up as a precocious and adventurous child. She eventually developed her father's love of animals and other creatures. It was Allana who suggested that they set out on an adventure to seek out the full history of the Millennium Falcon, after she found a strange, T-shaped component lodged in the bulkhead of the main living area. Han and Leia eventually agreed to the plan, and they set out to track down Lando Calrissian to start their investigation. Lando was able to take the component to Tal-lik-Tal, who determined that it was some kind of communications device.
Their search took them to the planet Taris, where they hoped to speak with Vistal Purn. On Taris, they took in Sok Brok's Fiftieth Annual Pet Show, which was being managed by Purn, and Allana found the entire show fascinating. Unfortunately, her desire to see the unusual creatures led Allana to stray away from Han when they went to the concession stand, and she was stunned by a group of beings who were following the Solos. The thugs, led by Seff Hellin, hoped to use her as ransom, forcing Han and Leia to obtain a shipment of YVH droids from Lando Calrissian in exchange for her safety. Although Allana was eventually rescued, her parents learned that her captor was actually Seff Hellin, whom Allana discerned was a man with a presence in the Force that was similar to that of Jacen Solo. Their search brought them to the frontier world of Vaced, where the Solos met up with Tobb Jadak, who had piloted the Millennium Falcon back when it was known as the Stellar Envoy.
Jadak found a way to activate the device Allana had found, using the code phrase he had been given decades earlier. It was Allana, however, who realized that the device would only work completely if it were placed back in its original position. Once this was done, the ship made a sudden leap into hyperspace, heading for the planet Tandun Three. On the remote planet, they discovered that the Millennium Falcon was connected to one of the ruins, and that by landing the ship on top of the ruins, they could enter the facility. Han ordered everyone out of the ship, in case something happened. Although the ruins accepted the ship, the balance of the ship on its platform was upset when it descended into the ruins, and Allana was throw from the platform. Totally by instinct, Allana drew upon the Force, using it to communicate with the surrounding plant life. The plants grabbed her before she could fall, then helped to right the ship before placing Allana on the ground. Although she as frightened by the experience, Allana was comforted by her grandmother, who was more than happy to learn that she had acquired Jacen Solo's connection to the light side of the Force. Inside the ruins, they found a fake version of the Insignia of Unity, which the Republic Group believed to have been the real version. Before they could recover it, however, Tandun Three tore itself apart in a seismic convulsion, forcing the Solos to blast off in order to avoid being buried beneath the rubble.
Several years later, Allana accompanied her grandparents to the planet Kessel, where they had agreed to help Lando Calrissian discovered the reasons for the groundquakes that were disrupting the spice mining operations there. Allana was forced to remain on the surface during the early part of the mission, when Han and Leia traveled deep beneath the planet's surface, and it was during this time that Allana received a strange and frightening communication through the Force. She had been exploring the planet's dusty surface, and had found what appeared to be a crypt or tomb. While trying to learn more about it, someone or something on the Garrison Moon made contact with her, and Allana feared that something awful might happen if she were to travel to the moon. Thus, when the final mission to prevent Kessel's destruction was carried out, Allana traveled with her grandparents aboard the Millennium Falcon, and she was allowed to fire the final missile.
The Solos soon returned to Coruscant, and attempted to give Allana as normal a life as they could. Only family members were allowed to know the secret of her identity, but that did not stop several Jedi Knights and other acquiantences from becoming enamored with Amelia. On a family outing to visit the Coruscant Livestock Exchange and Exhibition, however, Jedi Knight Natua Wan experienced an episode in which she came to believe that the Solo family had been replaced by imposters. This same sort of psychosis had affected other Jedi, and Natua Wan went to great lengths to eliminate the "imposters". She set free the dangerous creatures at the show, hoping to kill off the beings whom she believed had replaced her friends. Although Allana and her grandparents survived, they wer forced to slay a great number of creatures, including a female nexu. Leia Solo arranged for a surviving cub to be rescued and taken in as a family pet, and Allana immediately bonded with the creature, which she named Anji. However, the episode with Natua Wan had shaken Allana, and she was scared that she might experience a similar Force-related psychosis because of her own connection to the Force. Her grandparents did their best to calm her nerves, knowing that Allana had never been to Shelter base, which had been the only common link between the affected Jedi.
Han and Leia realized that Allana was growing into a person who would fill the role of Chume'da, especially when she questioned her grandparents about the arrest of Tahiri Veila. Both Han and Leia confirmed that Tahiri had killed Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon, so Allana was confused when they stated that the Galactic Alliance Security force had no right to arrest her and put her on trial for the killing.
(DN3, LF2, LF7, LF9, MF, FJ1, FJ3)
Following his graduation, he was considered for Naval Officer's training, but he was sidetracked by Imperial atrocities against the Wookiee race. On a particular mission, Han tried successfully to rescue a Wookiee slave named Chewbacca. Chewbacca claimed a life-debt to Han even as Han was receiving a dishonorable discharge from the Imperial Navy. They were forced to flee Imperial control and live their lives at the fringes of the lawful world.
For a number of years, Han tried to shake Chewie, who was always at his side. Even though Han took the worst kinds of jobs, Chewie stuck with him. Eventually, Han realized the depth of a Wookiee life debt, and accepted Chewie as part of his life. Han was awarded a second-level set of Corellian Bloodstripes for his bravery and selflessness in rescuing Chewbacca. (It was unknown at this time how Han earned his first-level Bloodstripes.) They turned to smuggling, using Han's starship knowledge and Chewie's muscular and mechanical skills to quickly gain recognition in the smugglers' world.
Han's skills at gambling became equally sharp, and in a famous Sabacc match, he managed to win the smuggling ship Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian. With a ship and a partner, Han had many adventures. He spent a number of years based on Nar Shaddaa, working with Shug Ninx and falling in and out of love with Salla Zend. He left that life behind to work in the Corporate Sector, and spent a number of years there with Doc, Jessa, and Roa. After all these adventures, Han ended up in the domain of Moruth Doole and Jabba the Hutt. Han was one of many pilots who were contracted to make the Kessel Run and smuggle spice out from beneath Imperial control. Han made the run a number of times, once in under twelve parsecs. However, his last run almost cost him his life.
He was set up by Doole, who was in the process of being set up by Jabba the Hutt, and the Imperials were tipped of as to the time of Han's Run. In order to escape the Imperials, Han was forced to dump Jabba's spice and flee. This earned him a death mark from Jabba, and Han was again forced to go underground. In an effort to make some extra credits and pay off Jabba, Han accepted Obi-Wan Kenobi's offer of 17,000 credits to transport Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and C-3PO to Alderaan. The mission was sidetracked as the Millennium Falcon was captured by the first Death Star. At Kenobi's urging, Han jettisoned some of the ship's escape pods and created false log entries that stated the crew had abandoned the ship after leaving Tatooine. The group then hid in the ship's smuggling holds until they could make their way out of the ship. Han and Luke rescued Princess Leia Organa, and brought her to Yavin 4, but only after Kenobi sacrificed himself to distract Darth Vader and his stormtroopers. Han tried to leave with his reward money and pay Jabba off, but his conscience interfered once again. Han and Chewie left Yavin 4 and traveled to the battle zone, where Han destroyed Darth Vader's wingmen and gave Luke the time he needed to destroy the Death Star.
Following the Battle of Yavin, Han spent time with the Alliance, helping them gain key victories against the Empire while trying to stay one step ahead of Jabba's mercenaries. He was even promoted to the rank of General in the Alliance. After a close call with a bounty hunter on Ord Mantell, Han again tried to return and pay Jabba, only to be forced to Cloud City while escaping Darth Vader and the Imperial Navy. During this time, he and Princess Leia began to fall in love. This trip reunited Han with Lando Calrissian, but led to Han's being tracked by Boba Fett, imprisoned in carbonite, and returned to Jabba for the reward money.
Han was freed by an elaborate plot by Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, and Han rejoined the Alliance to lead the ground assault on the forest moon of Endor. His timely destruction of the second Death Star's main shield helped the Alliance destroy the space station and the Emperor, thus ending the Galactic Civil War and restoring the Republic. Following the formation of the New Republic, Han and Leia tried to continue their relationship, but Leia's duties often interfered. Han resigned his commission with the New Republic, but stayed on as a freelance pilot. Following the Battle of Bakura and the fighting on Dathomir, Han and Leia were finally married. Their marriage produced twin children - Jaina, a daughter; and Jacen, a son - as well as a second son, Anakin. Leia's Force sensitivity was passed onto all of the children, and this made them prime targets for the Jedi clone Joruus C'Baoth and the reborn Emperor Palpatine. Han and Leia continued to protect their children against the Imperial threat.
During a vacation from his wife's Republic world, Han and Chewie were shot down over Kessel, and captured by Moruth Doole's forces. He was forced to work the spice mines for Doole, which led him to discover Kyp Durron and the Maw Installation. Han's friendship with Kyp helped avoid serious damage when Kyp was corrupted by Exar Kun's spirit. Despite the fact that Han had resigned from service to the Republic after his marriage to Leia, he was often pressed into service. One of those times occurred during the Yevethan Purge. After Etahn A'baht was unable to blockade the Koornacht Cluster, Han was temporarily promoted to Commodore and placed in command of the Fifth Battle Group. This move was designed to keep Leia's supporters, as well as the supporters of Borsk Fey'lya, from arguing over the position and focused on the battle. However, the deceit of Tig Peramis provided this information to Nil Spaar, who sent several of his Interdictor cruisers to intercept Han's shuttle before it reached the fleet. Han was tortured and interrogated by Spaar himself.
Later, Han was instrumental in the resolution of the problems in the Corellian Sector, overcoming the Human League and the actions of his cousin, Thrackan Sal-Solo. Han and Chewbacca continued to serve the New Republic, despite the fact that they had resolved their commissions long ago. At fifty-four years old, however, Han nearly met his match when the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy. During a rescue mission to Sernipdal, Chewbacca was stranded on the planet while trying to ensure that Han and his son, Anakin Solo, made it to the Millennium Falcon. Chewie died saving them, and Han immediately blamed Anakin, who had been piloting the Falcon. Han soon realized, however, that there was no fault to be given in Chewie's death, since the Wookiee was simply honoring a life-debt with all his strength and energy. This did nothing to soothe Han's heart, though, and he distanced himself from his friends and family while trying to come to terms with his grief. For many years, he secretly hated the Millennium Falcon for not performing poorly without Chewie around. Han found an outlet for his anger and his need to act against the alien invaders when Roa asked him to help locate Reck Desh. Han took off for Ord Mantell, only to have Roa captured by the Yuuzhan Vong. As Han fled the Jubilee Wheel, he found an unexpected ally and friend in Droma, a nomadic Ryn. However, Han's relationship with Leia deteriorated when he explained that he was headed back out to find Roa and help Droma locate his family. Their estrangement only worsened in the aftermath of the Battle of Fondor. Han remained behind, helping to get Droma and his family settled on Abregado-rae, then helping Roa recover from his captivity. Leia continued to work with SELCORE, and refused to meet Han on Coruscant.
After the loss of Kalarba, Han ran into Leia on Duro, and they decided to stop being foolish and restore their lives. Their relationship continued to deepen once again, despite the loss of their son Anakin at Myrkr. The Solos threw themselves into the battle against the Yuuzhan Vong, and Han found himself volunteering for some of the most dangerous and crazy of assignments. Han and Leia were instrumental in the rescue of Thorsh from Selvaris, and later the rescue of Judder Page and several more Selvaris prisoners. After watching Caluula Station be destroyed, Han again volunteered for a dangerous mission, this time to return to Caluula and destroy the yammosk which had been installed there. However, as soon as they reached the yammosk, Team Meloque was attacked by four Yuuzhan Vong Slayers. As he tried to defend leia, Han was bitten in the neck by one of the augmented amphistaffs and poisoned. However, something about Caluula's environment reduced the potency of the amphistaff venom, and Han soon recovered.
Han returned to Coruscant with his family during the final battle against the Yuuzhan Vong, working with the Jedi Knights and an Alliance infiltration team to reach the Citadel and eliminate Shimrra and Onimi. In the following years, Han and Leia rebuilt their relationship, but Han had to watch as Corellia became more and more independent. When Thrackan Sal-Solo made another bid for complete independence, some ten years after the end of the Yuuzhan Vong conflict, Han found himself vilified in the Corellia press as a lackey of the Galactic Alliance and a man who had betrayed his Corellian heritage. He found himself and Leia the targets of an assassination attempt that was funded by Thrackan, and which resulted in the capture of Ailyn Habuur. It also pushed Han into an uneasy alliance with his old nemesis, Boba Fett, as both discovered they were working toward a common goal: the elimination of Thrackan Sal-Solo.
Although they were ultimately successful in killing Thrackan, Han found nothing to be happy about, when he learned that his son, Jacen, had used a deadly Force technique to interrogate Habuur. Her death had been Jacen's fault, and showed Han just how far his son had fallen to the Dark Side of the Force. After learning that Habuur was actually Ailyn Vel, Fett's own daughter, Han and Leia arranged to have her body returned to Fett, but tried to keep the manner of her death a secret from the bounty hunter. However, Han was unable to stand by and watch his surviving son fall to the Dark Side of the Force. He confronted Jacen about Vel's death, stating in no uncertain terms that he wanted nothing to do with the person Jacen had become.
Han and Leia then returned to Corellia, believing that the Corellians were right in their beliefs, if not in their actions. After learning that the new Five World Prime Minister, Dur Gejjen, might have been involved in a plot to assassinate the Hapan Queen Mother, the Solos left Corellia to warn Tenel Ka of the danger. They found themselves wrapped up in the actual assassination, and were forced to flee Hapes when they were implicated in the plot, along with the actual assassin, Aurra Sing. They traveled with the bounty hunter to meet her employer, Lalu Morwan, and agreed to take Morwan back to Hapes when Aurra Sing was dispatched on another mission. This brought them back to Hapes in the midst of the Heritage Fleet's attempt to destroy the Hapan Royal Navy and take control of the Hapes Consortium.
They were badly outgunned, and with the Millennium Falcon already damaged from fleeing Hapes the first time, there was little they could do but avoid the fighting. This brought them into contact with their daughter Jaina, as well as Zekk and Ben Skywalker, who had been forced to evacuate their own ship in the middle of the battle. Realizing that the Solos were considered Corellian insurgents, Ben tried to arrest them as terrorists, but was stopped by Jaina and Zekk. Although the Solos were credited with helping warn the Hapans about the plotting of the Heritage Council, both Ben and Jacen Solo continued to regard them as criminals.
This did little to help Han's relationship with his son, and he spent the next few months wavering between attempting to communicate with Jacen and wanting to disown or even kill him. When soldiers from the Galactic Alliance Guard tried to arrest Han and Leia when they tried to enter the Jedi Temple for the funeral of Mara Jade Skywalker, they both realized that the time had come to do something about Jacen. This realization became a hardened resolve when Jacen tracked them to Kashyyyk and ordered orbital turbolaser strikes at the wroshyr forests and several cities, in an effort to force the Wookiees to turn his parents over for capture.
The Solos clashed with the Jedi over who should be responsible for bringing Jacen to justice, with Han arguing that he was Jacen's father, and therefore should be the one to go after Jacen. To help get his mind off the fact that Jacen was too much of a monster to still be his son, Han took the Millennium Falcon into the skies, to help the Wookiees put out the forest fires that raged across the surface of Kashyyyk. He was gladdened by the fact that Chewbacca's own son, Lumpawaroo, joined him in this effort. Once the fires were under control, Han and Leia formed a mission to infiltrate the Anakin Solo. Lando Calrissian loaned them the use of the Love Commander, which Leia piloted to the Star Destroyer. While she asked for an audience with Jacen, Han and the rest of the group - which included Jaina Solo, Zekk, and Jagged Fel - hid in the ship's cargo holds. They emerged once the ship had landed, and stole all manner of information from the Anakin Solo's computer banks, including navigational information on Jacen's travels. This information was later turned over to the Jedi, who hoped to finally bring Jacen to justice. Han and Leia then transported Jaina, Jagged Fel, and Zekk to Alema Rar's asteroid base, where the trio was able to defeat the Dark Jedi and eliminate her as a threat to the galaxy.
When the group returned to the temporary Jedi outpost on the Forest Moon of Endor, Han and Leia were dismayed to learn that Jacen had kidnapped Allana, the daughter of the Hapan Queen Mother. Han gladly turned the Millennium Falcon over to Jagged, who was leading the mission to rescue Allana, while he and Leia worked with Iella Antilles as the actual infiltration team. Their mission was eventually successful, and Allana was returned to her mother on Hapes. In the weeks that followed, Han came to the belief that his own son, Jacen, had died during the Yuuzhan Vong War, while trying to kill Onimi. He believed that the son he had raised had died from injuries suffered in the war, and that Darth Caedus was little more than a monster who had come to inhabit Jacen's empty shell. Thus, when Jaina Solo asked that she be allowed to hunt her brother down, Han would only agree if she openly stated that she was hunting down Darth Caedus. He also brought up the fact that Luke Skywalker had once called her the Sword of the Jedi, which had to mean something in the current situation.
Han and Leia accompanied Jaina on the first of these missions, during which Ben Skywalker was captured by Tahiri Veila on Coruscant. They were surprised to learn later that Luke had anticipated Ben's capture, but hadn't told them to ensure their reactions were genuine. Luke had been secretly altering Caedus' visions of the future, in order to hide Jaina's coming role. After learning that Caedus was on the Nickel One asteroid, they launched a second mission. Han and Leia piloted their attack ship, hoping to draw off the forces gathered there while Jaina was deployed to the asteroid in a dropsuit. They hung around long enough to extract Jaina after her confrontation with her brother, then fled to the Jedi base on Shedu Maad. There, they began planning for a final battle against Caedus.
When Jaina learned that her brother had followed her to the planet using a blood trail, Han was saddened to learn that his son had finally and utterly disappeared, leaving Darth Caedus in his body. Han and Leia then set about helping Luke Skywalker and the Jedi plan for the evacuation of Shedu Maad the fighting that followed. The Solos were part of a small strike team that was to infiltrate the Anakin Solo and rescue Prince Isolder of Hapes, but they were forced to turn back when the fighting got too intense. Han then returned to the Millennium Falcon to serve as the point ship that would rescue Jaina from the Anakin Solo. When they found Jaina clutching her brother's dead body, Han did everything he could to console his daughter, and later worked out his anger over the death of his son by helping the Jedi neutralize any enemy forces who refused to surrender.
When they confronted the surviving Moffs, and Luke offered them a chance to rejoin the Galactic Alliance, what little restraint Han still had was broken. He demanded that the Moffs pay for the death of Tenel Ka's daughter, Allana, but was confused when even Luke gave way to his demands. As it dawned on him that his need for revenge would not serve any use, Han used his anger to frighten the Moffs into using their considerable resources to help rebuild the galaxy, in exchange for their lives. In the years that followed, Han seemed to have an easier time letting go of his first son than Leia did, reconciling in his own mind that Jacen's death had been necessary for the good of the galaxy. He continued to tinker with the Millennium Falcon, and was more than surprised when Allana found a strange device lodged in one of the bulkheads. Without an idea about what it was, Han sparked Allana's imagination, and he reluctantly agreed to set out on an adventure to trace the complete history of the Millennium Falcon.
The adventure took them across the galaxy, to worlds like Taris, where Allana was briefly kidnapped by Seff Hellin. After rescuing his granddaughter, Han followed Vistal Purn's information to Obroa-skai, where he learned more about the ship from Parlay Thorp. Thorp's recollection of the ship led them to Vaced, where they hoped to meet Quip Fargil. However, Tobb Jadak had reached the planet first, on his own search for the whereabouts of the Stellar Envoy. Their paths crossed when Jadak, posing as Quip Fargil, realized that the Stellar Envoy was actually the <>Millennium Falcon. Still pretending to be Fargil, Jadak tried to enter his long-remembered code phrase into the ship's navigational computer, which set off the device Allana had found. It went off in Han's pocket, alerting him to Jadak's actions and giving him reason to suspect the man's motives. Jadak eventually confessed, but agreed to help the Solos track down whatever treasure he believed was linked to the Millennium Falcon. When the device was activated, the ship jumped to Tandun Three, where Han and Leia were intercepted by Lestra Oxic, who had been searching for Jadak and that treasure. The ship turned out to be a kind of key that opened one of the ruined temples on the planet's surface, where they discovered a counterfeit version of the Insignia of Unity. As the planet tore itself apart beneath their feet, Han and his family blasted away from the planet, leaving Oxic and Jadak to continue the search for the real Insignia of Unity.
However, a quick check of the incoming communications revealed a message that Chief of State Natasi Daala was planning to have Luke Skywalker arrested for dereliction of duty, after the new Jedi Order secluded itself on Shedu Maad. With their adventure completed, Han and his family set off to see what they could do to help Luke, which turned out to be relatively little, since he had accepted the charges against him and submitted himself to the judgement of the courts. Luke accepted a ten-year exile from the Jedi Order in order to preserve the Jedi, but Han and Leia had little time to question his decision. An incoming transmission from Lando Calrissian on Kessel revealed that the planet had been experiencing strange earthquakes, and Lando hoped that the Solos might help investigate their source. With Allana by their side, Han and Leia traveled to Kessel, where they discovered that the planet was riddled with strange caves that were hidden deep in its core. These caves were filled with even stranger machinery that was linked in a vast network, and Leia was able to learn through the Force that this network of machinery had reached the end of its functionality, and was about to self-destruct. When Lando indicated that he wanted to save Kessel, Han suggested a daring plan to destroy the various parts of the self-destruct system in a random order, thereby preventing the complete destruction of Kessel.
Although this plan was carried out with a great deal of success, Han was forced to face his fear of energy spiders - which stemmed from his imprisonment on Kessel many years earlier - and managed to overcome it when he realized that the creatures were simply part of the planet's ecosystem. Part of his newfound view of the energy spiders came from Allana's own assessment of the creatures, since she came to believe that they were evil. Han was forced to explain that the energy spiders weren't evil because they attacked anything that generated power, just hungry.
Hoping to restore some form of normalcy to their lives following the events on Kessel, Han and Leia returned to Coruscant with Allana. Believing that a pet might help their granddaughter, the Solos took Allana to the Coruscant Livestock Exchange and Exhibition. Unfortunately, one of their Jedi escorts, Natua Wan, experienced an episode similar to that of Valin Horn and Seff Hellin, and tried to kill the Solo family, believing them to be imposters. Natua Wan opened the cages containing dangerous creatures, forcing the Solos to kill the otherwise innocent creatures in order to protect themselves and the other beings at the exhibit. They eventually took in an orphaned nexu cub as a pet for Allana, after Leia explained that it was probably the right thing to do. Allana's reaction to this event was to worry that she might also fall victim to the Force-related psychoses that were affecting young Jedi, but Han and Leia both assured her that she wold be safe with them. In the days that followed, the Solos received a secured communication from Wynn Dorvan, who revealed to them that Chief of State Daala was planning to hire a group of Mandalorians to deal with the Jedi Order. They were led to believe that Jagged Fel had been aware of this decision, and they confronted Jaina with this knowledge. Jaina initially played innocent, but eventually acknowledged that Jagged had alredy told her about it, and had sworn her to secrecy. Both Han and Leia became angry that they had not been alerted to this knowledge, despite Jaina's assertions that Jagged was only acting in the best interests of the Imperial Remnant by withholding the information.
(E4, E4R, E5, E5R, E6, CPL, HTTE, JS, COTF, SE, CSA, SOL, HT, JE, BP, NEGC, UF, LF2, LF3, LF5, LF6, LF7, LF9, MF, LLOW, FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Jaina put her skills with the Force to work as a member of Rogue Squadron, flying an X-Wing into battle against the aliens. She survived a number of engagements, but was forced to eject from her fighter during the defense of Kalarba. She was caught in the explosion of the Champion, and suffered blinding damage to her eyes which left her with fuzzy vision for several weeks. She was shipped off to Duro, to make room for more desparate injuries, and helped her father in the evacuation of Settlement Thirty-two. Over time, her eyesight returned, and Jaina longed to get back into the cockpit. However, her status as a Jedi Knight forced Gavin Darklighter to place her on extended leave, in order to appease the politicians of the Senate. Jaina agreed to be part of the Jedi strike team which was dispatched to Myrkr to eliminate the voxyn queen, along with both of her brothers. She was unprepared for the losses the Jedi took just to infiltrate the Baanu Rass, and was overcome when Anakin was killed aboard the worldship. She openly blamed Jacen for Anakin's death, claiming that Jacen left him to die. In her anger over the loss of Anakin and her blame of Jacen, Jaina briefly turned to the Dark Side of the Force. She conjured up an intense storm of Force lightning when a Yuuzhan Vong nearly killed her, utterly destroying the alien attacker without remorse.
After finally destroying the voxyn queen, the Jedi were forced to flee the worldship in order to return to Eclipse. Jacen, however, had been captured by the double-crossing Vergere, and Jaina was forced to leave him with the Yuuzhan Vong in order to save the rest of the team. She vowed to rescue her brother, despite her earlier animosity toward him. The Jedi stole the frigate Ksstarr, which Jaina later renamed the Trickster, and headed to Hapes. There, they hoped to learn as much as they could about the frigate and Yuuzhan Vong technology. However, Jaina became caught up in the political intrigue of Hapan life, and the former Queen Mother Ta'a Chume chose Jaina to server as her protégé. Jaina didn't fully realize her position, but used it to gain access to Sinsor Khal and the scientists on Gallinore, who created lab-grown version of Yuuzhan Vong yorik coral.
As Jaina sank deeper into the plans of Ta'a Chume, her friends worried that she was slipping further toward the Dark Side of the Force, especially after she agreed to train under Kyp Durron. After the fall of Coruscant, Jaina was groomed by the Inner Circle on Borleias to become the incarnate version of Yun-Harla, in an effort to trick the Yuuzhan Vong. It was during this time that she also admitted her feelings for Jagged Fel. Jaina was also promoted to the rank of Major in the New Republic military for her work at Hapes and Borleias, then to Lieutenant Colonel following the Battle of Ebaq.
She was given command of a full battle group during the defense of Esfandia when, as the ranking Jedi Knight, she was requested by Captain Todra Mayn to coordinate the combined forces of the Galactic Alliance and the Imperial Remnant. After the near defeat at Bilbringi, as part of Operation Trinity, Jaina was recalled to Mon Calamari. As the Galactic Alliance planned its final move in the ongoing war - a strike at Coruscant itself - Jaina was reunited with her parents. Together, they were dispatched to Coruscant ahead of the main fleet, when the living planet Zonama Sekot suddenly reappeared in orbit between Coruscant and Muscave.
The Solo family was briefly reunited on Zonama Sekot before returning to the war. Jaina and her brother accompanied their uncle Luke to the surface of Coruscant, in an effort to gain access to the Citadel and bring Supreme Overlord Shimrra to justice. Jacen was able to reach the mind of the World Brain which was controlling the planet, and was able to calm it down and put a stop to the destruction it was causing on the surface. Upon entering Shimrra's throneroom, they were beset by a group of fifteen Slayers, and only Jacen's link to the World Brain allowed them any measure of success.
Following the will of the Force, Jaina left the main battle and set out to capture Onimi, who had fled the chamber. She failed to consider the Shamed One's ingenuity, and Onimi was able to subdue Jaina with ease when he used his fang to inject her with a mild toxin. He then dragged her into the command chamber of the Citadel's escape craft and set out to flee Coruscant. Jacen, however, pursued them through the Citadel and into the escape craft, confronting Onimi with the pure power of the Force. Jaina tried to lend her brother some help, but Jacen fought on his own, allowing Jaina to concentrate on healing herself.
After the deaths of Onimi and Shimrra, the rest of the Yuuzhan Vong force at Coruscant surrendered to the Galactic Alliance, bringing the war to an end. Despite Jag's admission of his love for her, Jaina decided that it was not yet time for her to settle down. She told Jag that she had to ensure that the galaxy would be a better place for future generations, especially her own children. Jaina and Jag shared one final, passionate kiss before going their separate ways.
Five years later, when UnuThul sent out his call for help, Jaina was among seven young Jedi who dropped whatever mission they were currently on and traveled to the Unknown Regions to answer the call. She joined the Colony and led much of the effort to defend the various hives from the Chiss, and was dismayed when UnuThul demanded that the Jedi leave the Colony before they were injured in the coming battle with the Chiss. Because of his joining with the Unu hive, Jaina found herself suddenly sharing emotions with Zekk, and the pair realized that there was a deep level of attraction between them. Although nothing came of their pairing following the Dance of Union, they discovered that their relationship had been moved to a much deeper level than ever before. They remained connected in ways that were both exciting and frightening, but neither Jaina nor Zekk tried to break it off.
With the resolution of the Qoribu Crisis, Jaina and Zekk worked together on many missions to protect the Galactic Alliance, but Jaina found herself in a bad position after Jacen had a vision in which the galaxy was in flame because of the growth of the Gorog hive. She had convinced him to accompany her Jedi on a secret mission to attack Supply Depot Thrago, in an effort to make the Chiss think that the attack had come from the Gorog. Jaina and Zekk simply wanted to eliminate the Gorog without harming the rest of the Colony. Jacen, however, believed that the entire Colony had to be eliminated in order to avoid any future trouble. The knowledge of Jacen's plans hit Jaina like a blaster bolt, and although they completed the mission at Thrago, she vowed never to work him again.
It was during this time that Jaina also realized that her bond with Zekk had become something too powerful to resist. They became mind-mates, forever linked to each other through the Force and through the hive minds of Joiners. Their bond was deep enough that they were able to resist Master Skywalker's Force call to return to Ossus, when Luke was forced to accept the role of Grand Master of the Jedi. They remained on Tenupe, where they aided the various Killik hives in their struggle against the Chiss. While Zekk took control of the air support forces, Jaina helped direct the ground assault against various Chiss bulwarks.
In the wake of the Battle of Tenupe, Jaina was among the many Joiners who had to deal with separation from their hive, although the specialized headgear created by Cilghal helped to ease her transition. She retained her deep-seated link to Zekk, although both had to explain to friends and family that they were just friends.
Seven years later, Jaina was forced to confront the fact that her twin brother was falling to the Dark Side of the Force when she was forced accept his leadership of Rogue Squadron, during the blockade of the Corellian System. She had worked hard to earn her rank, and suddenly Jacen had insinuated himself as a Colonel in the military. Then, when she refused an order to fire on a retreating civilian starship, Jacen remvoed her from active duty, pending a court-martial for disobeying his orders. She put her feelings aside during the blockade, but barely contained her frustration when off-duty.
When she was finally relieved of her duties as a fighter pilot by the Galactic Alliance military, Jaina returned to the new Jedi Order and took on the role of a reconnaissance fighter pilot, working with Zekk to infiltrate the Kiris Asteroid Cluster and gather intelligence data on the Corellian shipyards there. Upon returning to Coruscant, Jaina found herself assigned by Grand Master Skywalker to the task force that was hunting down Alema Rar. Jaina initially balked at the assignment, after learning that the task force leader was none other than Jagged Fel. She agreed to join the team, however, since she would be working with Zekk. The group dynamic was often strained, as both men tried to gain favor with Jaina.
Their mission took them to Ossus, where they were caught up in Major Serpa's kidnapping of the Jedi students there. Jaina and Jag were apprehended inside the facility, while Zekk remained hidden outside in his ship. They were able to finally confront Serpa, keeping him busy while Zekk infiltrated the facility and attacked Serpa from behind. With Serpa dispatched, they lent what aid they could to Kam and Tionne Solusar. Jaina then rushed to Kashyyyk to bring word of the attack on Ossus to Master Skywalker.
There, Jaina took up the controls of a starfighter again, filling Tahiri Veila's place in the Night Blades Squadron during the defense of Kashyyyk from her brother's savage assault. She served as Master Skywalker's wingman, but was devastated when laser fire meant for her brother struck Luke's fighter and destroyed it. She felt the wave of anguish in the Force that could only mean Luke's death, and was unaware that Luke had staged the entire episode in order to infiltrate the Anakin Solo and confront Jacen. When Luke was unable to defeat Jacen, Jaina became more and more convinced that her role as the Sword of the Jedi was to defeat her brother and restore peace to the galaxy. This belief consumed her life, and she trained as hard as she could to prepare herself for the coming fight.
Jaina, Zekk, and Jag accompanied Han and Leia Solo on a mission to infiltrate the Anakin Solo and recover navigational data and other information about Jacen's movements. Jaina and Zekk hid their presence in the Force by carrying an ysalamiri with them when the arrived aboard the Love Commander. Although the mission failed to eliminate Jacen's threat, it allowed the Jedi to know that they could get close enough to Jacen to eventually take him down. Upon returning from the mission, Jaina, Jagged, and Zekk picked up their pursuit of Alema Rar, this time with the help of Han and Leia Solo. The group tracked Alema Rar to her asteroid base in the MZX32905 System. Their plan was for Jaina, Zekk, and Jag to split up and divide Alema Rar's attention, hoping that the Twi'lek would expend energy trying to maintain several Force phantoms at one time. While Zekk and Jagged were beset by phantoms, Jaina found herself confronting the real Alema Rar, and offered her a chance to surrender. Alema refused, then set off to locate Jag. Jag then ordered Jaina and Zekk to escape the asteriod, while he set in motion a plan to draw Alema Rar into an explosive-laden trap.
Before the asteroid was destroyed, Jaina and Zekk managed to return to the Millennium Falcon, but there was no word from Jag as the asteroid shook itself apart. A short time later, though, he managed to reach the Millennium Falcon to report on Alema Rar's death. They traveled to the Forest Moon of Endor, where the Jedi had established a temporary base, and provided Jagged and Zekk with medical treatment. On the moon, Jaina finally realized that she truly loved Jag as a friend, a realization that allowed them to both to achieve a deeper relationship. While Jagged took command of a mission to rescue Tenel Ka's daughter, Allana, Jaina agreed to serve as Rakehell Nine on a mission to disable Centerpoint Station.
Although Centerpoint was eliminated as a threat, Jacen continued to gain power, bringing Jaina to the realization that she was going to have to do something to stop her brother. She took a huge risk and traveled to Mandalore, where she hoped that Boba Fett would agree to train her as a bounty hunter. Jaina believed that the only way for her to defeat Jacen was to come at him with skills he himself did not possess, and she believed that Fett could teach them to her. Fett eventually agreed to train her, but allowed Goran Beviin and other soldiers to add to his teaching, giving Jaina a more rounded view of what it meant to be a Mandalorian.
Jaina's first taste of Mandalorian combat came not on the gorund, but in space, when she joined Mirta Gev and the crew of the Tra'kad during a mission to defend the Imperial forces that were helping the Galactic Alliance capture the planet Fondor. During the mission, Jaina was given a chance to fly one of the new Bes'uliik-class starfighters that were being produced by the Mandalorians. Jaina was with the first wave of Mandalorians who boarded the Bloodfin, since she felt the presence of Tahiri Veila aboard the ship. Unfortunately, Tahiri managed to escape with Jacen Solo's help, and Jaina was forced to return to Mandalore knowing that her brother was till at large.
Upon returning to Mandalore, Jaina reveled with her newfound friends at the wedding of Mirta Gev and Ghes Orade, using her skills with the Force to crack open bottles of net'ra gal for her fellow soldiers. Jaina was surprised when Mirta later tried to defend Jacen's actions, explaining that his actions might have simply been brought on by the tragedies and events in his life. With this out in the open, both women agreed to never fight on opposing armies, or avoid each other if they had to. She also spent some time with Gotab, who was actually the former Jedi Knight, Bardan Jusik. After discussing his reasons for leaving the Jedi order, they talked about what the new Jedi needed to do to eliminate Jacen Solo. Jaina came to realize that the only way should would be able to kill Jacen was if she did it out of love. If she acted out of a sense of justice or righteousness, Jaina felt that she would never actually defeat her brother. Gotab went on to say that she needed to eliminate herself from the equation, and simply remove a power-hungry monster from the galaxy.
In the coming weeks, Jaina was part of a Mandalorian mission to the Nickel One asteroid, to establish a Mandalorian presence to protect the Verpine munitions factories there. It was in the wake of an Imperial Remnant attack on the asteroid that Jaina finally parted ways with Boba Fett, and set off to finally confront her twin brother. Before she began her hunt, however, she traveled to the new Jedi base on Shedu Maad to discuss the galactic situation and hopefully gain the support of the Jedi Council for her mission. She believed that she had a chance when Grand Master Luke Skywalker refused to hunt down Jacen himself, stating that he had already passed too close to the Dark Side of the Force in killing Lumiya. She explained that her connection to Jacen, her training with the Mandalorians, and the belief that what was left of Jacen Solo might balk at killing her, gave her the advantages she needed to bring Darth Caedus down. It was her final acknowledgement that she couldn't go off on her own without the sanctioning of the Jedi Masters that tipped the scales in her favor, although Jaina was both relieved and frightened when her parents agreed to accompany her on the mission.
The initial stage of the mission involved a trip to Coruscant, where they hoped to sneak in and gather any intelligence from Lon Shevu. However, Ben Skywalker and Shevu were both captured by Tahiri Veila, forcing Jaina and her parents to return to Shedu Maad with bad news. They were surprised when Luke seemed to have already foreseen Ben's capture, and Jaina was more than a bit upset that he hadn't warned them about it. Luke then revealed that he needed their reactions to be pure, because he had been using the Force to alter Caedus' own visions of the future. Jaina then accepted the primary role in a mission to capture Caedus on the Nickel One asteroid. She learned how to hide herself from the Force, so that her brother would be unaware of her presence until the last moment. Like the Coruscant mission, she was accompanied by her parents, as well as Saba Sebatyne and Master Skywalker himself.
Once on the asteroid's surface, Jaina was reunited with Mirta Gev and a Mandalorian named Vatok, who were part of a force that had been assembled by Boba Fett to try and free the Verpine who had been enslaved by the Imperial Remnant. Using the technique Jacen had taught Ben Skywalker for hiding in the Force, Jaina infiltrated the asteroid's main complex and confronted her brother in the Strategic Planning Forum. Caedus was unaware that he was actually fighting his sister; since Master Skywalker was using the Force to alter his perception of his enemy, Caedus believed that he was actually fighting Master Skywalker again. This, coupled with Jaina's new fighting skills, gave her an edge of unpredictability that helped her gain the early advantage. Caedus managed to get in several good hits, forcing Jaina to the ground, then dropped Vatok's dead body on top of her. He then tried to explode a fragmentation grenade on her, but Jaina managed to draw upon the Force and send it back at him.
She used the brief interruption to throw off Vatok's body, but took up his beskad and attacked her brother again. With one savage blow, she cleaved off her brother's arm, but was so surprised at this turn that she was flung against the far wall by Caedus' Force lightning. In that instant, Jaina's pain forced her to drop her Force control, and Caedus realized that he had been fighting his sister all along. It was then that Master Skywalker projected the illusion that he was in the chamber with them, forcing Caedus to break of his attack. In this moment, a Verpine reached Jaina's position and guided her to a rendezvous with her parents.
Upon reaching the patrol ship Lucky Dragon, Jaina was treated for several broken ribs, a concussion, numerous cuts and bruises from shrapnel and other injuries, and a nasty cut across her brow. She spent many days in a Jedi healing trance, only to awake and find that many of the bruises and burns still had not healed. She believed that the Force was trying to tell her that there was still some part of the old Jacen still inside Darth Caedus. However, when she learned that the strange bruises on her neck were actually a blood trail left behind by Caedus, Jaina realized that Caedus had not let her live because of their relationship. Instead, he let her live so that she would lead him to the Jedi base on Shedu Maad.
In the days that followed, Master Skywalker put plans in motion to bring Caedus down and put an end to the war. Jaina's role was the same as before, to infiltrate the Anakin Solo and bring Caedus to justice. However, the mission to rescue Prince Isolder was forced to retreat, and Jaina's mission suddenly doubled. When she reached the infirmary aboard the Star Destroyer, she also learned that her brother was holding Mirta Gev captive. She located Mirta's cell, only to find that her friend had been badly injured and tortured. Mirta gave Jaina the knowledge that Darth Caedus still underestimated her skills, and asked Jaina for a blaster with which to defend herself. Jaina agreed, and uncertain whether Mirta used the weapon to defend or kill herself. However, the fact that Caedus had tortured Mirta and then turned her blood over to the Imperials for use in creating a nanokiller only hardened her resolve finally defeat her brother.
If she needed another reason to bring Caedus down, she found it when she learned that he had also murdered Prince Isolder, and managed to finally confront him when he tried to dispose of the body. She appeared before him and drove her lightsaber into his stomach, and was surprised to find that the injury did little to slow him down. After a brief fight, Caedus deactivated his lightsaber and begged Jaina to stand down and allow him to save Tenel Ka and Allana. When she refused Caedus used the Force in an attempt to fling her into the Biodisposal Pit, and Jaina only barely managed to avoid being burned alive. She managed to gain the upper hand when she severed the tendon in his leg, and drove her lightsaber into his chest, just as he screamed out to Tenel Ka in the Force.
In the wake of the fighting, Jaina found that she could do little more than hold her brother's dead body, and refused to let Jagged Fel take it away. Jagged had boarded the Anakin Solo with Jaina's parents and a group of Jedi who were neutralizing any resistance. Jaina begged Jag to locate Zekk and Mirta Gev, then was treated for her injuries when her parents arrived. In the wake of the so-called Second Galactic Civil War, Jaina found herself drawn more and more to Jagged, despite the fact that he was named the Imperial Head of State. His regular travels to meet with representatives of the Galactic Alliance allowed Jagged to meet with Jaina quite often, and their love for each deepened with every tryst they shared. During the Unification Summit, Jaina was named to serve as the official liaison between the Jedi Order and the Imperial Remnant. This appointment came shortly after Jagged suggested that he would welcome a branch of the Jedi Order within the Imperial Remnant, and idea that Jaina was not sure would gain much acceptance within the Order.
In the months that led up to exile of Luke Skywalker, Jaina and Tekli began forming the Darkmeld unit as a group of independent freedom fighters who could operate without government approval, in matters where safety and security might be compromised by the government. Darkmeld was forced into action when Valin Horn was imprisoned on Coruscant, and Seff Hellin tried to free him. Jaina called in all the Darkmeld members, and they were able to capture Hellin and return him to the Jedi Temple, in the hope that Jedi Master Cilghal might be able to observe Hellin and determine what was happening to himself and Valin Horn. Unfortunately, a secret recording of Hellin's detention cell within the Jedi Temple somehow reached the media, and Chief of State Natasi Daala demanded that the Jedi responsible be forced to admit their role in Hellin's capture. Although Cilghal supported Jaina's actions in bringing Hellin to the Temple, she and the others were forced to accept Kenth Hamner's agreement to Daala's terms. While Jaina was preparing for an interview with Javis Tyrr, she was surprised when Jagged Fel asked her to marry him, although she wasted little time in accepting his proposal. Their relationship continued to be fodder for sensationalist journalists like Tyrr, who did everything he could to track their every movement.
To this end, Tyrr surreptitiously placed an altered Lovolor cleaning droid into the Jedi Temple, which he used to gather data on the capture of Seff Hellin. He tried to use the droid to gain access to Jagged Fel's limousine, but Jaina managed to capture the droid and claim it as Imperial property. Tyrr was forced to back off in his attempt to recover the droid, and Jaina was able to disassemble it and locate the parasite droid that had attached itself to the cleaning droid's systems. A search of several technical databases revealed that the parasite droid was similar to a design that had been attributed to Imperial Moff Drikl Lecersen, tying the Moff to Tyrr's overbearing attempts to track Jaina and Jagged. This knowledge came on the heels of Jagged's revelation that he believed Chief of State Natasi Daala was going to hire Mandalorians to deal with the Jedi Order, a revelation that he asked Jaina to keep to herself. Jaina agreed, until her parents found out from a separate source about the Mandalorians, and she was forced to admit that Jagged was aware of it. She tried to defend Jagged, claiming that he was bound to secrecy if it was in the best interests of the Imperial Remnant. This put her at odds with her parents, until Jagged suggested that they show the parasite droid to Chief of State Daala.
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After being intercepted by Darth Vader near Toprawa, Leia made a fateful decision and tried to reach the planet Tatooine, where her father had told that Obi-Wan Kenobi still lived. She hoped to get the plans to him before being captured, and stored them inside the computer system of R2-D2. Vader managed to apprehend Leia over Tatooine, then took her captive and brought her to the Death Star itself, where she was tortured in an attempt to make her divulge information about the planet and the Alliance. When she refused to be broken, her homeworld of Alderaan was destroyed by Grand Moff Tarkin. This only hardened her resolve, and crystallized her desire to overthrow the Empire. Following the Battle of Yavin, Leia began to fall in love with Han Solo. The bounty on his life, however, separated them until Leia could gain access to Jabba the Hutt's palace and rescue him, with the help of Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian. She then helped the Alliance prepare for the Battle of Endor, and even was a member of Han's ground assault team. Her communication with the Ewoks led to the cooperation of the two forces against the Empire, and helped the Alliance destroy the second Death Star. She then led the team assigned to the Bakura situation, and successfully teamed up with the Imperial forces there to defeat the Ssi-ruuk.
It was during the months that followed the Battle of Endor that Leia discovered that many of her insights as a politician had probably come from the Force. This discovery was only emphasized when she sensed that Luke Skywalker was in serious trouble on the planet Mindor, prompting Leia and Han to travel to the ruined planet on a rescue mission. During Warlord Zsinj's reign, she appealed to the Hapans for aid in overthrowing Zsinj. They Hapans agreed to help, but only if she were to marry the crown prince, Isolder. This led to the discovery of her love for Han, as well as the Witches of Dathomir. In the end, Isolder shook off his mother's mantle and agreed to help the Alliance without marrying Leia, and he gladly gave her hand to Han Solo. Leia's marriage to Han Solo produced three Force-sensitive children: the twins, Jaina and Jacen, and young baby Anakin. Leia maintained her political rank during her pregnancies, working hard as the New Republic's Minister of State to keep both Admiral Thrawn and Caridan Ambassador Furgan from kidnapping her children by hiding them on Anoth with her childhood friend, Winter.
Following the birth of Jacen and Jaina, Leia and Luke used their combined powers to destroy the reborn Emperor Palpatine on Byss. After the birth of baby Anakin, Leia assumed the role of Chief of State of the New Republic when Mon Mothma stepped down. However, continued attempts on the lives of her family forced Leia to take a hiatus from leading the Republic at the time when Moff Disra began his power play. This allowed her to assist the New Republic in resolving the situation while allowing her to maintain contact with her family. After she successfully negotiated a peace treaty with Imperial Admiral Pellaeon, Leia resigned her position as Chief of State, but remained a vital part of the government whenever she could.
During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Leia was one of the strongest voices the New Republic had in identifying the threat and ensuring that there was room for refugees fleeing the warzones. However, the death of Chewbacca at Sernpidal plunged Han into a deep depression, and he grew snappy with his family. Leia tried to understand Han's loss, but was unable to break through. When Han left Coruscant with Roa, Leia became angry with him for trying to keep his destination a secret. When Han returned, only to leave again to locate Roa, Leia refused to have him gallavanting across the galaxy. As Han left, he and Leia had a fight, and they parted on poor terms. Their estrangement deepened in the wake of the Battle of Fondor, when Leia refused to reduce her efforts on behalf of SELCORE to try and patch things up. Han remained at Fondor to help Droma and his family, but would not come back to Coruscant unless Leia agreed to meet with him.
Leia was unexpectedly reunited with Han on the planet Duro, as the New Republic tried to bolster the spirits of the refugees by having them help in the reclamation of the planet's surface. Han ws helped Droma with settling refugees into their new homes, while Leia was heading up the committee which was directing the clean-up of Duro. They both realized that their petty arguments were nothing compared to what was happening in the rest of the galaxy, and began working to restore their relationship. However, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked Duro, and Leia was captured by the Warmaster Tsavong Lah. In a desparate struggle, Leia and Randa the Hutt tried to escape. The Hutt ultimately gave his life to help Leia, but she was captured by the Warmaster and nearly killed by Tsavong Lah. Jacen's assault forced the Yuuzhan Vong to flee, and Jaina Solo's timely arrival helped save Leia, who had suffered massive blood loss in the fight. Leia ultimately recovered, but only to learn that her son Anakin had died in the mission to kill the voxyn queen at Myrkr.
With Chewbacca's death and Han's angry response to it, Leia struggled mightily to try and keep her family from falling apart. Her task wasn't made easier when Jaina decided to become a living example of Yun-Harla and nearly fell to the Dark Side of the Force, nor when Jacen was captured by Vergere and twisted to the Yuuzhan Vong way of life. As the war ground on and months of fighting turned into years, Leia and Han grew closer together through sheer determination. They participated in many missions for the New Republic and the fledgling Galactic Alliance, the primary mission being the re-establishment of the HoloNet communcations network.
After a strange battle at Esfandia, Leia and Han returned to Mon Calamaro only to learn that the Yuuzhan Vong had devised a way to eliminate the HoloNet relay stations using the mabugat kan. With the rediscovery of Zonama Sekot, Leia could only hope that the war might be nearing its end. She had embraced a small portion of her Jedi heritage and often fought with her lightsaber, and although Han seemed to be volunteering for only the most insane of missions, they nonetheless always found their way home. After Zonama Sekot reappeared at Coruscant, Han and Leia traveled from Calamari to Coruscant to be reunited with Luke, Jaina, and Jacen, as well as with Tahiri. Their reunion was short-lived, as Zonama Sekot's return sparked the final battle between the Yuuzhan Vong and the Galactic Alliance. On Coruscant, Leia and Han worked with the priest Harrar to find a way to get inside both the Citadel of Supreme Overlord Shimrra as well as the Well of the World Brain.
With Shimrra's death and the destruction of Onimi, the war came to a swift end. Han and Leia returned to Zonama Sekot with the Jedi, to determine what would happen to the living planet. They chose to remain distanced from the growing Galactic Alliance and the Reconstruction Authority, especially when Leia began seeing the Galactic Alliance Senate acting in much the same way that the Galactic Senate of the Old Republic had, shortly before it was destroyed by Emperor Palpatine. She and Han set out to locate new planets on their own, hoping to focus their efforts on relocating dishomed races, rather than finding new worlds to strip of natural resources.
Some five years after the Yuuzhan Vong surrender, they were caught up in the conflict between the Colony and the Chiss, and Leia's skills as a negotiator and diplomat proved important in resolving the conflict to everyone's satisfaction. However, this brush with politics only served to harden Leia's resolve to complete her training as a Jedi. She requested that Saba Sebatyne become her Master, and the Barabel gladly agreed to train her. For her role in eliminating Alema Rar during the Battle of Tenupe, Leia found herself being promoted to the level of Jedi Knight.
Her loyalties were called into question several years later, when the Corellian System threatened to secede from the Galactic Alliance. Han was vilified in the Corellian newsfeeds as a traitor for remaining with his wife on Coruscant, and the Solos were painted as traitors. Both Leia and Han found themselves torn between their loyalty to family and government, although both believed that something was happening with their son, Jacen, that was causing the Galactic Alliance to transform into something akin to the former Galactic Empire.
Han and Leia then returned to Corellia, believing that the Corellians were right in their beliefs, if not in their actions. After learning that the new Five World Prime Minister, Dur Gejjen, might have been involved in a plot to assassinate the Hapan Queen Mother, the Solos left Corellia to warn Tenel Ka of the danger. They found themselves wrapped up in the actual assassination, and were forced to flee Hapes when they were implicated in the plot, along with the actual assassin, Aurra Sing. They traveled with the bounty hunter to meet her employer, Lalu Morwan, and agreed to take Morwan back to Hapes when Aurra Sing was dispatched on another mission. This brought them back to Hapes in the midst of the Heritage Fleet's attempt to destroy the Hapan Royal Navy and take control of the Hapes Consortium.
They were badly outgunned, and with the Millennium Falcon already damaged from fleeing Hapes the first time, there was little they could do but avoid the fighting. This brought them into contact with their daughter Jaina, as well as Zekk and Ben Skywalker, who had been forced to evacuate their own ship in the middle of the battle. Realizing that the Solos were considered Corellian insurgents, Ben tried to arrest them as terrorists, but was stopped by Jaina and Zekk. Although the Solos were credited with helping warn the Hapans about the plotting of the Heritage Council, both Ben and Jacen Solo continued to regard them as criminals.
When soldiers from the Galactic Alliance Guard tried to arrest Han and Leia when they tried to enter the Jedi Temple for the funeral of Mara Jade Skywalker, they both realized that the time had come to do something about Jacen. This realization became a hardened resolve when Jacen tracked them to Kashyyyk and ordered orbital turbolaser strikes at the wroshyr forests and several cities, in an effort to force the Wookiees to turn his parents over for capture. Their opportunity came shortly afterward, when Han and Leia learned of Jacen's deep-space rendezvous with Corellian delegates. They devised a plan to infiltrate the Anakin Solo and capture Jacen, using location data provided to them by the Jedi Order. Leia piloted the Love Commander, on loan from Lando Calrissian, while Han, Jaina, Zekk, and Jag Fel hid in the ship's holds. The presence of Jaina and Zekk in the Force was masked by the fact that they carried an ysalamiri with them. Their mission coincided with Jacen's plans for a secret rendezvous with Sadras Koyan, where they were to discuss Corellia's possible return to the Galactic Alliance. While Leia was escorted to the bridge to talk to Jacen, the others set their plans in motion.
Leia, for her part, was calm when she was brought before Jacen, keeping her mission a carefully guarded secret. She engaged him in several debates about right and wrong, and openly questioned his actions in assuming control of the Galactic Alliance. When Jacen started the discussion with Captain Hoclaw, it was Leia who realized that the Corellian's had skeleton crews on the ships that were sent to the rendezvous, and warned Jacen of a possible trap. When the rest of the mission was discovered, Leia only barely managed to return to the Love Commander, and the group made their escape. She and Han then agreed to transport Jaina, Jagged Fel, and Zekk to Alema Rar's asteroid base, where the trio managed to finally defeat the Dark Jedi. Upon meeting up with the Jedi on the Forest Moon of Endor, Leia learned of Jacen's kidnapping of Allana, the daughter of Tenel Ka. She and Han agreed to help with a mission to rescue her, and Leia was both surprised and pleased when Han turned the Millennium Falcon over to Jagged to fly during the mission. Their mission was eventually successful, and Allana was returned to her mother on Hapes.
In the days that followed, Leia and Jaina Solo met with Ben Skywalker, who still believed that Jacen had killed his mother. Leia listened carefully to Ben's plans to locate evidence that would prove the identity of Mara Jade Skywalker's killer, but cautioned Ben about what the truth might bring. She allowed him to continue his investigation, but only after he agreed to abide by what the evidence said, even if it pointed to someone other than Jacen. Much to Leia's dismay, however, Ben and Lon Shevu acquired more than enough evidence against Jacen, including a recording that amounted to Jacen's confession for the killing. Leia maintained her composure, since there was no other way around the fact that Jacen had killed Mara. However, much like Han, Leia refused to believed that the being who now called himself Darth Caedus was anything like her son Jacen. Thus, when Jaina Solo suggested that Jacen needed to be eliminated, Leia only agreed to the plan if they set out to eliminate Darth Caedus.
Their first mission was to Coruscant, but ended in disaster when Ben Skywalker was captured by Tahiri Veila. Luke had foreseen Ben's capture, however, but refused to prevent it in order to ensure that Caedus' own visions of the future remained on course. Luke then revealed that he had been using the Force to alter the visions Caedus was experiencing, in order to hide Jaina's role from her brother. A second mission followed, after it was learned that Caedus was on the Nickel One asteroid. Han and Leia piloted an assault ship to the planet, covering the fact that Jaina would be inserted on the asteroid's surface in a dropsuit. They hung around long enough to extract Jaina after her confrontation with her brother, then fled to the Jedi base on Shedu Maad. There, they began planning for a final battle against Caedus.
When Jaina learned that her brother had followed her to the planet using a blood trail, Leia was saddened to see her daughter come to the realization that Jacen Solo was really dead. Han and Leia then set about helping Luke Skywalker and the Jedi plan for the evacuation of Shedu Maad the fighting that followed. The Solos were part of a small strike team that was to infiltrate the Anakin Solo and rescue Prince Isolder of Hapes, but they were forced to turn back when the fighting became too intense. Han and Leia then returned to the Millennium Falcon to serve as Jaina's extraction vessel, and took the ship into the hangars of the Anakin Solo. When they found Jaina cradling her brother's lifeless body in her arms, Leia did everything she could to console her daughter while dealing with the loss of another son. To take her mind off the situation, Leia then accompanied Cilghal to the Dragon Queen to rescue any Hapans who had survived the nanokiller that was placed aboard the ship by the Imperials who supported Caedus.
After Jaina Solo managed to kill her brother and bring his reign of terror to an end, Leia found herself torn between understanding the need for Jacen to die and mouring the death of her first son. She was able to put aside her internal demons for a few weeks when Allana discovered a strange device in one of the bulkheads of the Millennium Falcon. Allana began asking about the ship and its history when Han was unable to identify the device, prompting the start of an impromptu adventure to seek out the ship's past. The adventure took them across the galaxy, to worlds like Taris, where Allana was briefly kidnapped by Seff Hellin. After rescuing their granddaughter, Han and Leia followed Vistal Purn's information to Obroa-skai, where they learned more about the ship from Parlay Thorp. Thorp's recollection of the ship led them to Vaced, where they hoped to meet Quip Fargil. However, Tobb Jadak had reached the planet first, on his own search for the whereabouts of the Stellar Envoy. Their paths crossed when Jadak, posing as Quip Fargil, realized that the Stellar Envoy was actually the <>Millennium Falcon. Still pretending to be Fargil, Jadak tried to enter his long-remembered code phrase into the ship's navigational computer, which set off the device Allana had found. It went off in Han's pocket, alerting him to Jadak's actions and giving him reason to suspect the man's motives. Jadak eventually confessed, but agreed to help the Solos track down whatever treasure he believed was linked to the Millennium Falcon. When the device was activated, the ship jumped to Tandun Three, where Han and Leia were intercepted by Lestra Oxic, who had been searching for Jadak and that treasure. The ship turned out to be a kind of key that opened one of the ruined temples on the planet's surface, where they discovered a counterfeit version of the Insignia of Unity. As the planet tore itself apart beneath their feet, Leia and her family blasted away from the planet, leaving Oxic and Jadak to continue the search for the real Insignia of Unity.
However, a quick check of the incoming communications revealed a message that Chief of State Natasi Daala was planning to have Luke Skywalker arrested for derelicion of duty, after the new Jedi Order secluded itself on Shedu Maad. With their adventure completed, Leia and Han set off to see what they could do to help Luke. Luke did not need their help, having accepted the judgement of the courts in order to prevent further legal action against the Jedi Order. He agreed to serve out a ten-year exile from the Jedi Order, and set out to retrace the travels of Jacen Solo, in an attempt to learn what Jacen had discovered. Han and Leia then received a distressing call from Lando Calrissian, asking for their help in learning what was causing severe earthquakes on the planet Kessel. They agreed to help, and Leia found that she could communicate with the bogeys that inhabited the mines by connecting to them through the Force. The Solos found entire caverns deep below the spice mines, in which the bogeys monitored vast pieces of machinery, but Leia also learned that this machinery was about to self-destruct, having reached the end of its functional life. Lando did not want to give up on Kessel, and Han came up with the daring idea to randomly destroy the various parts of the self-destruct system, thereby preventing the complete destruction of Kessel.
Hoping to restore some form of normalcy to their lives, Han and Leia returned to Coruscant with Allana. Believing that a pet might help their granddaughter, the Solos took Allana to the Coruscant Livestock Exchange and Exhibition. Unfortunately, one of their Jedi escorts, Natua Wan, experienced an episode similar to that of Valin Horn and Seff Hellin, and tried to kill the Solos famiy, believing them to be imposters. Natua Wan opened the cages containing dangerous creatures, forcing the Solos to kill the otherwise innocent creatures in order to protect themselves and the other beings at the exhibit. They eventually took in an orphaned nexu cub as a pet for Allana, after Leia explained that it was probably the right thing to do. Allana's reaction to this event was to worry that she might also fall victim to the Force-related psychoses that were affecting young Jedi, but Han and Leia both assured her that she would be safe with them. However, Allana's maturity and demeanor showed Leia that she was growing into a strong-willed young woman, and Leia realized that she and Han were grooming her to become a leader in the period of peace that was coming to the galaxy in the future.
In the days that followed, the Solos received a secured communication from Wynn Dorvan, who revealed to them that Chief of State Daala was planning to hire a group of Mandalorians to deal with the Jedi Order. They were led to believe that Jagged Fel had been aware of this decision, and they confronted Jaina with this knowledge. Jaina initially played innocent, but eventually acknowledged that Jagged had alredy told her about it, and had sworn her to secrecy. Both Han and Leia became angry that they had not been alerted to this knowledge, despite Jaina's assertions that Jagged was only acting in the best interests of the Imperial Remnant by withholding the information.
(E4, E4R, E5, E5R, E6, TB, CPL, HTTE, COTF, SOP, VOF, VP, HT, JE, BP, NEGC, FH1, FH3, FP, UF, IS3, DN1, DN3, LF2, LF3, LF6, LF7, LF8, LF9, MF, LSSM, FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
Unknown to Raze, Tarson was secretly working for the Alliance, going by the codename Casino as part of Tungo Li's growing network of spies and informants. In this role, Tarson was able to relay any information gathered about the Empire to his Alliance contacts. The immense gangster managed to discover Tarson's duplicity, but was equally happy to have the information on Sunber's transmission. Raze didn't let Tarson off the hook, however, and set his own plans in motion to send Tarson on a dangerous mission. In order to ensure Tarson's cooperation, Raze implanted a device in his skull that was combination trasnceiver and explosive. Raze could communicate with Tarson in a way that only Tarson could hear, and threatened to set off the explosive if he didn't travel to Ahakista.
Although Wyl tried to escape, he was intercepted by Laynara and tranported back to the crimelord's den on Per Lupelo. There, he gave both of them a mission to meet with Sardoth on Ahakista, a mission for which Wyl recruited Baro Par and Darca Nyl. Even though he knew Raze was untrustworthy, Wyl was still shocked when their arrival at Ahakista was met by an Imperial blockade force that quickly apprehended their ship. They managed to avoid a prolonged delay, and were able to reach the surface and infiltrate The Hub, but Baco Par was shot while trying to open the main blast doors. He sacrificed his life so that Wyl and Laynara could get into The Hub alone, where Laynara then refused to set a communications interceptor in place that would have provided Raze with a way to tap into the transmissions of The Hub. Raze activated the device in Wyl's head, causing him intense pain, until Laynara threatened to destroy the interceptor. Raze was forced to turn off the device, but the delay allowed a team of stormtroopers locate them. Laynara was shot and wounded, and her interceptor was damaged, leaving Raze with no choice but to trust Wyl to complete the mission.
However, with Laynara injured and Baco Par already dead, Wyl finally realized that he had nothing more to live for. Memories of his brother's death flooded back into his mind, and Wyl chose not to let his fears get in the way of doing what was right. He refused to finish the mission, and Raze set off the device in his head. Wyl planned to die, knowing that he had finally done something meaningful for someone else. Thus, he was surprised to regain consciousness, only to learn that Darth Vader himself had shut off the implant in time to save his life. Wyl then agreed to tell Vader everything he knew about Raze's operations, if the Dark Lord would space Laynara's life and permanently deactivate the implant. When Vader agreed to the deal, Wyl gave him the information he needed to destroy Raze's operations on Per Lupelo. Vader also ensured that Wyl got the communications interceptor working again, and left it operative when he left the planet.
Vader later took advantage of Wyls' connections to the Rebel Alliance, using him to plant information about a "secret Imperial weapon" that had been abandoned on a remote moon.
(SWRMB, SWI93, SWRAG, SWRV)
It was later discovered that the planet-wide bank was owned by a consoritium of supporters, including Adascorp, the Czerka Corporation, and the Draay Trust. In the wake of the Mandalorian Wars, Telerath's reputation was tarnished by these business relationships, and many banking customers took their business elsewhere. Telerath was all but forgotten, although a small group of entrepreneurs tried to turn the planet's oceans into a tourist destination, during the decades leading up to the Clone Wars. Unfortunately, several gangs asserted their presences on the planet, forging several small criminal organizations that disrupted any efforts to establish Telerath as a vacation spot.
(KOR3, KOR5, DT3)
After Zekk returned to Yavin 4, he and Raynar agreed to cooperate and search out Raynar's father. They took the Lightning Rod, and eventually located Bornan. Raynar assisted all his friends in defeating the forces of the Diversity Alliance. Later, during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Raynar was part of an elite force sent to Myrkr to locate the voxyn queen and destroy it. During the mission, he got to known Eryl Besa quite well. Despite the fact that she was older, they found themselves attracted to each other. However, Eryl was killed shortly after the Jedi team entered the Baanu Rass, and Raynar fell into despair. After being slashed by a voxyn, Raynar was transported to the Tachyon Flier, and tried to work with Lowbacca to repair the ship as a way to relieve the pain. The ship was stolen by Welk and Lomi Plo, who forced Lowbacca off the ship as they departed. When the small freighter was attacked by Yuuzhan Vong ships and disappeared, Raynar was believed to have died along with his captors. However, their ship managed to escape to the Unknown Regions before crashing. Welk and Lomi Plo fled the site after Raynar dragged them out of the wreckage, and Raynar was able to survive only because he was rescued by members of the Yoggoy hive of the Colony. His badly burned body was nursed back to health, and Raynar's connection to the Force allowed him to communicate with his rescuers. He eventually became the first - and strongest - of the Joiners, and fully pledged himself to the newly-formed Unu hive. After a while, he became known simply as UnuThul.
Under his guidance, the various hives of the Colony flourished, and began to expand beyond their former systems toward Chiss space. For all intents and purposes, Raynar Thul had ceased to exist. For many years, his memory of saving Welk and Lomi Plo was missing, and he refused to acknowledge that he had saved them until he was presented with Welk's body nearly six years later. It was at this time that Thul was forced to acknowledge the existence of the Dark Nest, although he continued to work toward the expansion of the Colony. However, the Colony's advance at the Battle of Tenupe was stopped by the Chiss, and a bloody stalemate ensued. Millions died on both sides, until Raynar was confronted by Master Skywalker aboard the captured Star Destroyer Admiral Ackbar, after Skywalker had eliminated Lomi Plo. Luke was able to bring Raynar to a realization of the Colony's unusual growth, and eventually talked the young man into removing himself from the Killiks in order to let their population return to its natural state. Although the Chiss were not happy with the situation, Raynar was allowed to live and return to the Jedi facility on Ossus.
There, he was fitted with a special headgear that cut him off from contact with the remnants of the Colony, and helped him recover from the time he spent as a Joiner. Over the following years, he made slow progress on his road to recovery. He agreed to have his arm replaced with a cybernetic prosthesis, and considered having surgery to repair the burns and scars that covered his body. Despite this progress, however, many Jedi and some government officials demanded that Raynar be held in a maximum-security prison, rather than at the Jedi Temple. The Jedi Order refused to allow Raynar to be kept at a standard prison facility, and instead sequestered him with the Temple's Asylum Block. There, Raynar was kept free from a connection to the Force, while the rest of his body and mind were allowed to heal. Over time, the healers and Masters who watched over him began to allow Raynar the freedom to leave his cell and walk about the rest of the Asylum Block, although he rarely left his cell on his own. Jedi Master Cilghal had all but declared Raynar was fully recovered from his ordeal, and often stated that it was Raynar himself who had not realized he had recovered.
In the weeks that followed, Raynar became more and more comfortable moving outside of his cell, and he eventually agreed to help Han and Leia Solo move the young Jedi Knights who were experiencing Force-related psychoses from the Asylum Block to the Millennium Falcon, so that Han could transport them to a secure facility on Shedu Maad. Raynar's presence proved invaluable when Bazel Warv overcame the tranquilizer in his system and threatened to escape from the FloatVan transport they were using to reach the spaceport. Bazel demanded to fight against the "imposters" who were keeping him prisoner, and killed a Mandalorian soldier who was tracking the transport by reaching through his armor to crush his chest. Raynar explained to Bazel that if he were to escape, he would be unable to save Yaqeel Saav'etu when she was moved to a new location by the Jedi. Bazel was forced to back down, rather than leave the Bothan behind, and the Solos were able get the affected Jedi to the spaceport. Raynar turned down an opportunity to travel to Shedu Maad and work with Tekli to cure the Jedi, but Raynar politely refused, stating that he wasn't quite ready to have that much freedom. He then explained that the unusual ability Bazel had exhibited in killing the Mandalorian soldier was actually a technique that had been perfected by the ancient Killiks.
(HTF, SHA, TEP, SBS, NJOSB, DN1, DN2, DN3, LF3, FJ3)
Twi'leks lived in clans which were governed by a five-member group known as a head-clan. In order to distinguish themselves, the members of the clan appended their clan name to their given name, as in the name Koh'shak. This combined name had a definite meaning, and subtle changes in pronunciation could be incurred by the addition of the clan name. Population control was part of the survival of the Twi'lek race, because their entire civilization existed on the terminus between the light and dark sides of their tide-locked homworld. The size of a given warren often dictated its maximum population, although Twi'leks were not above killing off the weak in order to maintain a safe number in each warren. A Twi'lek individual often adapted their full name to indicate the true, or more flattering, actual name. One example of this was in the name Nawara Ven. A member of the Ven clan, his full name should have been Nawara'ven. However, when translated, this name meant "tarnished silver." His family adapted his full name to be Nawar'aven, which translated to "good speaker," or, more literally, "silver-tongued." Twi'leks often belittled one another by using modified variations of their full names.
As a people, the Twi'leks were relatively primitive, with much of their energy being created through the harnessing of wind power. Very little industry was based on Ryloth, although there was a booming business in the manufacture and sale of ryll spice. Slavery was also a fact of life among the Twi'leks for many generations, with families selling off more attractive or skilled members in order to generate a profit. The slave trade was halted several years after the Battle of Endor, but the production of ryll remained a viable source of income. Because of their history of slavery and spice trafficking, Twi'leks were generally regarded as untrustowrthy by other beings, a belief that was not contradicted by their otherwise sly and cunning natures. However, more than a few Twi'leks had served as Jedi Knights and Masters during the history of the galaxy. Slavery of the Twi'lek race continued even after the end of the Galactic Civil War, but became less profitable following the Yuuzhan Vong War.
(E6, COTF, SWSB, KT, MA, EGA, J3, NEGA, DIV, JB, CWTV14, FJ2)
During the years following the Mandalorian Wars, the Valley of the Dark Lords was looted by the locals and other treasure hunters, and many of the tombs were ransacked. The Brotherhood of Darkness, after re-establishing the Sith Academy on Korriban, searched the Valley of the Dark Lords but could find nothing to indicate that the power of the ancient Sith was still there. They turned their backs on the Valley, allowing it to further deteriorate as the desert swallowed it. Nevertheless, the Valley of the Dark Lords had been immersed in the power of the Dark Side of the Force, and it became was one of the strongest nexuses of Force power in the galaxy.
(GAS, PH, JQ10, KOTOR2, DBPD, EGF, FJ3)
When the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy, Tahiri found herself trapped on Yavin 4 with Sannah and Valin Horn. The two younger students managed to reach Kam Solusar, but Tahiri was captured. She was given over to Mezhan Kwaad and Nen Yim, who kept her under control long enough to map her neural pathways in an attempt to isolate the Force. The goal of the Shapers was to create a living bridge between the Yuuzhan Vong and the Jedi Knights. Part of Tahiri's captivity involved the breaking of her will and the implanting of memories that twisted her sense of reality. Mezhan Kwaad hoped to alter Tahiri's mind into believing that she was, in fact, a Yuuzhan Vong adept who had been captured by the New Republic's infidels. Tahiri struggled to maintain her link to the Force, although she barely managed to keep herself whole before Anakin rescued her.
When she realized that he loved her, Tahiri dragged herself out of the false memories implanted in her mind, although she maintained the illusion of being a cooperative slave long enough to trick Mezhan Kwaad. Tahiri then picked up Anakin's lightsaber and beheaded Mezhan Kwaad, and she escaped Yavin 4 with Anakin. She feared that her killing of Mezhan Kwaad had also destroyed her mind, but Anakin swore he would help her recover. Tahiri soon regained control of her mind, although the Yuuzhan Vong language and demeanor remained within her. This allowed her to communicate in with the alien invaders, as well as to understand them during conversation. After capturing the Stalking Moon, Tahiri and Anakin discovered that their relationship had taken another step, as they began to fall in love. Unfortunately for Tahiri, Anakin was killed while trying to kill the voxyn queen at Myrkr. Tahiri had to watch as he fell, and she sank into a deep state of despair. She continued to fight as a Jedi Knight, but her spirit had been quelled. At the suggestion of Saba Sebatyne, Tahiri joined a group of Jedi aboard the Ralroost near Kashyyyk, in an effort to develop a technique to Force-meld minds together. While the exercise had a decidedly military outcome, Saba correctly guessed that the close promixity of other Jedi minds would help bring Tahiri out of her shell.
Tahiri was ostensibly promoted to squadron commander under Kre'fey's command, working as an advisor to the fleet which massed as Kashyyyk and launched raids on Yuuzhan Vong-controlled space. Her Barefoot Squadron proved to be loyal and dedicated, and helped to build her confidence as a pilot and leader. However, Anakin's death and her imprisonment by the Yuuzhan Vong continued to plague her mind, and her connection to the Force flared up stringly whenever she encountered a Yuuzhan Vong individual or artifact. She fainted into deep unconsciousness after the Galactic Alliance regrouped at Calamari, one on Calamari itself and later on Galantos when she found a pendant depicting Yun-Yammka. These spells worried Jaina Solo the most, since she too retained a connection to Anakin. It was later discovered that the spells were caused by the Riina Kwaad personality, which was trying to survive by casting out Tahiri's mind. Riina even found a way to use Tahiri's connection to the Force, and the Ryn Goure was the first to suggest that Tahiri had to find a way to live with Riina in order to survive. This process took many painful months, until Tahiri herself realized that killing Riina would mean killing herself. The two personalities found a way to merge, and the new being which resulted from this union was a perfect combination of Jedi Knight and Yuuzhan Vong.
After a brief mission to Dagobah, Tahiri found herself bound to a promise of izai she made to Hul Qat, and she requested permission to locate Yu'shaa, the Prophet of the Yuuzhan Vong Shamed Ones on Coruscant. Accomanpied by Corran Horn, Tahiri managed to infiltrate Coruscant, which had been reformed into a simulacrum of the long-lost planet Yuuzhan'tar. Along with the Prophet, Tahiri and Corran picked up Harrar and Nen Yim before fleeing Coruscant and setting out for Zonama Sekot. On the planet, Tahiri found herself in the middle of the struggle between Nom Anor and the living planet, shortly after she discovered that the former Executor had killed Nen Yim. After the Yuuzhan Vong surrendered at Coruscant some months later, Tahiri decided to remain on Zonama Sekot with Tekli and the Yuuzhan Vong, in an effort to learn more about herself and her relationship with Riina. Master Skywalker had one final request for her as she left with the planet: to locate the Widowmaker so that it could be brought home safely. Five years later, when UnuThul sent out his call for help, Tahiri was among seven young Jedi who dropped whatever mission they were currently on and traveled to the Unknown Regions to answer the call. Unlike Zekk and Jaina Solo, Tahiri believed that the Chiss were planning to destroy every hive of the Colony, despite the fact that the Force had given the Jedi no indications of the true nature of the conflict.
After the crisis with the Dark Nest was resolved, Tahiri continued to serve the new Jedi Order and the Galactic Alliance, and was part of Team Tauntaun when the GA tried to prevent the complete secession of the Corellian System. Unknown to Tahiri at the time, Jacen Solo recognized that she would be a powerful ally in his bid to assume control of the galaxy. By teaching her the ability to flow-walk, Jacen gave Tahiri a chance to relive her final moments with Anakin Solo at Myrkr. This also gave Jacen a chance to subtly influence Tahiri's mind, slowly gaining control over her by taking advantage of her emotions. When the Galactic Alliance met the forces of The Confederation at the Battle of Kuat, Tahiri was assigned a position as part of the Night Blades squadron. In this role, she was the only Jedi pilot who refused to follow Luke Skywalker to Kashyyyk when he decided to break off relations with the Galactic Alliance. She then followed Han and Leia Solo to Hapes, in order to discover what they were up to. Tenel Ka wanted no part of Tahiri and her loyalty to Jacen, and had her arrested as a Jedi defector. Tahiri managed to avoid any form of sentence, and returned to Jacen's side after Ben Skywalker chose to break off his relationship with Jacen. Jacen then began grooming Tahiri to serve as his apprentice, seeing that she was more suited to becoming a Sith than Ben had been. Her first mission for Jacen was to visit with Gilad Pellaeon, in an effort to convince the old military man to provide naval forces from the Imperial Remnant to Jacen's plans to capture the shipyards of Fondor.
Back on Coruscant, Jacen received questions about Tahiri's position in the command structure of the Galactic Alliance from Admiral Cha Niathal, who knew Tahiri was just a Jedi Knight. In order to appease the Admiral, Jacen had Tahiri installed as a Lieutenant in the military, allowing her to serve on the decks of the Anakin Solo. Once she had military standing, Tahiri was able to serve as Jacen's liaison to Admiral Pellaeon on the Bloodfin, during the assault on Fondor. Tahiri was under orders to ensure Pellaeon's compliance with Jacen's plans, even if that meant killing the old man. She was unsure about this mission, until it became obvious that Jacen was in trouble with the rest of the Galactic Alliance's fleet. As the battle plan splintered when Cha Niathal relieved Jacen of his military command and Admiral Pellaeon ordered the Imperial forces to take orders from Niathal alone, Tahiri knew that it was time to act. She cornered Pellaeon in the Bloodfin's command center and shot him dead, while the Imperial Moffs looked on without any thoughts of aiding Pellaeon. However, upon learning of Pellaeon's death, the crew of the Bloodfin mutinied, trapping Tahiri and the Moffs in the command center. A group of Mandalorians led by Boba Fett then infiltrated the ship and killed the Moffs, and Tahiri escaped into an accessway during the fighting. She was soon apprehended by Mirta Gev, and was dismayed when her lightsaber failed to penetrate Gev's beskar armor. Gev stabbed Tahiri in the leg, severing a major artery, and Tahiri might have died from blood loss if Darth Caedus hadn't arrived to rescue her. Even with his appearance, however, their escape was not guaranteed. Boba Fett shot Caedus in the knee from point-blank range, letting Caedus know that he had just barely escaped death. Caedus managed to get Tahiri to his med runner, and they fled back to the Anakin Solo.
Upon returning to Coruscant, Tahiri was able to make a full recovery from her injuries, and assumed her role as Darth Caedus' Sith apprentice. Caedus sent her on a mission to locate the whereabouts of the exiled Jedi Order, but she reached a dead end when discovered the remains of their base on the Forest Moon of Endor. Caedus then charged her with a new mission, based on a vision he had received from the Force. Tahiri was recalled to Coruscant, where she was placed in charge of a mission to capture Ben Skywalker and hold him prisoner. When Ben refused to divulge any information under the torture of the droid SD-XX, Tahiri tried to use her feminiity to confuse the youth. When this failed, Tahiri was force to try different tactics, and offered Ben the chance to save Lon Shevu's life in exchange for information about the location of the Jedi base. Shevu refused to let Ben give up the Jedi for his life, and was killed during Tahiri's torture. However, Shevu's death meant that Tahiri no longer had the upper hand, and reacted with an angry slap to Ben's face when he taunted her. The slap knocked Ben's hoverchair over, and in the moment of confusion that followed, he used the Force to knock Tahiri into her guards. Ben then nudged one of the guards' weapons off-target, striking Tahiri with a stunning blast that knocked her unconscious. After gaining the confidence of the guards, Ben then dumped Tahiri's body down a processing chute and made his escape, taking Shevu's body with him.
When she finally extricated herself from the processor, Tahiri managed to track down Ben with the help of the droid SD-XX, which had been charged with tracing Ben's movements by Darth Caedus. She took the Anakin Solo to Nova Station, and had planned to capture Ben when he left with Trista and Taryn. However, when she learned that they were to rendezvous with Prince Isolder of Hapes, Tahiri captured Isolder's ship in the hope that he would be a more pliable person than Ben. Her feeling of success was smashed when Caedus revealed that he had already isolated the possible location for the Jedi base to the Transitory Mists, but agreed that Isolder might have his uses. Although she was only mildly upset that Caedus had not praised her efforts, Tahiri was later angered when he revealed that their flow-walking back to Anakin Solo's death had not actually changed anything in the past. In that instant, Tahiri realized that Jacen Solo had used the technique to draw her into his schemes.
Although she hated him for doing it, Tahiri continued to obey Caedus' commands, and led a strike force to the surface of Shedu Maad. Her orders were to detonate a baradium warhead on the surface of the planet, in order to wipe out any Jedi who remained there. Her intelligence on where to place the warhead came from General Livette of the Hapan military, who had been loyal to Ducha Requud. Before she could detonate the weapon, however, her forces were attacked by a group of Hapan commandos led by Ben Skywalker and Taryn. She was forced to confront Ben in order to carry out her mission, and their lightsaber battle continued into a sinkhole. When they were both trapped beneath the surface, Ben appealed to Tahiri to abandon Darth Caedus and return to the Jedi Order. Tahiri didn't believe that they would take her back, and was surprised when Ben then offered to let her go free. Tahiri finally surrendered to the Jedi, and allowed herself to be questioned by the Jedi before she was given a chance to recover. She provided information about the nanokiller that had been deployed on Mandalore, which was later confirmed by the Imperial Moffs who survived the war.
In the wake of the Second Galactic Civil War, Tahiri decided to become a freelance bounty hunter, knowing that her place was no longer with the Jedi. This placed her in a unique position some three years later, after Grand Master Luke Skywalker was arrested and charged with negligence in allowing Jacen Solo to rise to power. All of the Jedi Knights and Masters were forced to allow a government observer to follow them wherever they went, and Tahiri was included in the legal order. Nawara Ven successfully argued that Tahiri was no longer a member of the Jedi Order, and that her ability to use the Force was a natural ability, and so the intrusion of the government observer was a violation of her privacy. Tahiri later confided to Jaina Solo and Jagged Fel that she did not believe Jacen had been broken by Lumiya and forced to accept the will of the Dark Side of the Force, Instead, she believed that Jacen had been shaped by Lumiya, but that something in his past had caused Jacen to abandon the ways of the Jedi. After Javis Tyrr exposed the fact that the Jedi Order was holding Seff Hellin within the Jedi Temple, the Jedi involved were forced to reveal themselves to the Galactic Alliance government. Because Tahiri had been part of the group that captured Hellin, she might have been named as well, but Jaina Solo did not include Tahiri in her list of names because Tahiri was no longer a Jedi Knight. This simple fact saved Tahiri the embarrassment of an interview with Tyrr, but it also gave the Galactic Alliance Security force enough leeway to arrest her for the murder of Admiral Pellaeon.
(GG, LW, P, AQ, JE, EVC, EVR, SBS, Y, FH1, FH2, FH3, FP, UF, DN1, LF1, LF6, LF8, LF9, FJ1, FJ2)
Bazel, recognizing that something was wrong, drew upon the Force in an attempt to go along with Yaqeel, so that he could steer her into the Jedi Temple and out of the public eye. Unfortunately, this caused Bazel to begin seeing those around him as false replacements, and his own psychosis only deepened when Han and Leia Solo tranquilized Yaqeel in order to keep her from doing anything violent. Before he could act out, however, Han managed to fire some tranquilizer darts into Baxel's face and arms, incapacitating the Ramoan almost immediately. Unfortunately, Bazel's inert body fell onto the limousine of Jagged Fel, attracting reporters before his body could be collected. Han and several apprentices were able to lift Bazel's body with the Force and move it into the Jedi Temple, but the somatoll in the dart began to cause his Ramoan body to go into convulsions. Melari Ruxon took the convulsions as an attempt to escape, and fired another tranquilizer dart into his body, which caused further convulsions. Jedi Master Tekli tried to keep Bazel calm with benzodi, in preparation for moving him and other affected Jedi to a more secure location on Shedu Maad, but Bazel's body eventually overcame the weaker drug. He tried to break out of his holding cell in the FloatVan transport that was carrying him and the others from the Jedi Temple to a spaceport, and was confused when the Jedi around appeared to be friends. The Force psychosis crept back into his mind, and Bazel tried to fight against the imposters, which included a group of Mandalorians who had been hired to prevent the Jedi from getting out of line. When one of the Mandalorians tried to threaten Bazel, he drew upong a little-known Force power and reached through the man's armor and crush his chest. Raynar Thul stepped in to calm Bazel down enough to get him back in his cell. Raynar explained that the only way Bazel could help Yaqeel and the other affected Jedi was to stay with them, rather than cause more trouble. Raynar later explained to the Solos that the ability Bazel had manifested, to reach through materials that were otherwise impenetrable, was a technique that the ancient Killiks had perfected.
(FJ1, FJ2, FJ3)
Skywalker had already healed two other beings, drawing on the Dark Side of the Force to bring them from the brink of death. However, convincing Skywalker to help Darth Krayt was more than a challenge. Darth Krayt took it upon himself to have Skywalker captured and brought before him, hoping to force a bond with him and draw him over to the Dark Side of the Force. In the wake of Skywalker's capture, Darth Wyyrlok began to hear rumblings in the Sith Temple, as the various Sith Lords and students began to question Darth Krayt's obsession with Skywalker. When he confronted his Master with these rumors, Darth Wyyrlok was a bit surprised by Darth Krayt's adamant belief that Skywalker would become a Sith, and openly questioned the success of training someone who did not embrace the Sith ways. Wyyrlock's fears were partly realized when Skywalker managed to escape from the Sith Temple, leaving Darth Krayt weakened and unable to remain active for long without needing meditation and a healing trance. In order to ensure that Darth Krayt survived, Darth Wyyrlok took a secret journey into the Deep Core of the galaxy, on a hunt for the true tomb of Darth Andeddu, an ancient Sith Lord who had apparently found a way to live on after the death of his body.
Darth Wyyrlok had learned that Andeddu's true tomb was not on Korriban, as popularly believed, but in a remote fortress on the planet Prakith. Taking Darth Andeddu's Holocron with him, Darth Wyyrlok made the journey to Prakith, and discovered Andeddu's true tomb, with the help of a feral Dark Sider named Gerlun. However, Wyyrlok's constant degradation of Gerlun's abilities caused the feral humanoid to lash out, and he stole the Holocron and laid it atop Andeddu's dessicated corpse. This completed the ancient spell Andeddu had placed upon the Holocron, in which he had secretly encased his very life essence. Andeddu then took over Gerlun's body and tried to destroy Wyyrlok, but Wyyrlok had now discovered the truth behind the life of Darth Andeddu. Wyyrlok had pieced together enough information to realize that Anddedu was a coward who had fled Korriban in order to sabe his own life. Armed with this knowledge, Wyyrlok drew upon the Dark Side of the Force and destroyed Andeddu and his new body, as well as Andeddu's Holocron, thereby ensuring that the ancient Sith Lord would never return. However, Wyyrlok was forced to return to Coruscant with little more than this knowledge, since his battle with Andeddu had destroyed all the scrolls and tomes that he had found within Andeddu's Keep.
(SWI88, SWLB, SWLC, SWLIC)
X-7 decided to start his mission by gaining the confidence of Princess Leia Organa , and set out for Yavin 4 in a customized Preybird-class fighter. Using information provided by Jez Planchet, X-7 adopted the alias of S'ree Bonard, which allowed him to gain access to the Alliance base's hangar on Yavin 4. While his clearance was being approved, X-7 learned that Organa was to travel on a mission to Muunilinst aboard the Millennium Falcon, and put plans in motion to intercept her while en route. Faking damage to his ship, X-7 lured the Millennium Falcon to one of Muunilinst's moons. He revealed himself to Leia and her companions - Han Solo and Luke Skywalker - as Tobin Elad, and helped them survive several attempts on their lives in order to gain their confidence. However, when Skywalker participated in a dangerous podrace to win back a datacard that was owned by Mak Luunim, X-7 realized that he had found the pilot who destroyed the Death Star.
While traveling with the rebels to Delaya, X-7 remained in the Tobin Elad disguise, but feared his true nature had been discovered when Leia met with Fess Ilee. Ilee, who was actually Ferus Olin, later said that he felt the Force seemed to flow around X-7. Believing that Luke was his true target, X-7 nearly broke off his plans to remain near Leia Organa, until Soresh made contact with him and explained that Darth Vader was traveling to Delaya to capture and interrogate the Princess for himself. Soresh knew that if Vader learned of the pilot's identity first, his own plans would be smashed. Thus, he ordered X-7 to capture and interrogate the Princess and learn the pilot's identity before Vader arrived. Leia had been captured by Imperial agents on Delaya, so X-7 continued to pose as Tobin Elad, and helped Skywalker and Han Solo discover her location. After learning where the Princess was being held, X-7 set off to find her, leaving the others to cover his actions. Once he was alone with Leia, he injected her with a truth serum, and she revealed that the pilot was, in fact, Luke Skywalker. With this knowledge, X-7 was given the order to eliminate Skywalker, as long as his death appeared to have been caused by one of the other rebels.
X-7's first chance to kill Skywalker came when the group returned to the rebel base on Yavin 4. X-7 rigged Luke's speederbike to explode when the ignition was turned on, but instead of getting on first, Luke simply started the speederbike from a standing position. Some premonition in the Force caused Luke to jump away at the last moment, which saved his life. Although Skywalker was still alive, X-7 tried to turn the situation to his advantage. He planted evidence in Han Solo's quarters that circumstantially linked him to the explosion, hoping to create a rift between Solo and Skywalker while deflecting any blame from himself. However, the fact that Skywalker survived gave X-7 reason to doubt his own abilities, a feeling that was only heightened when he could not initially break into Skywalker's computer files. In an attempt to avoid being contacted by Commander Soresh while he tried to work things out, X-7 traveled to the Imperial station near Zoma, but Soresh was able to trace him there. For reasons unknown to X-7, Han Solo was also on the station, and overheard the conversation between X-7 and the Commander. Solo managed to track X-7 to Tatooine, where he hoped to finally kill Luke Skywalker. However, before X-7 could act, Solo confronted him at blaster-point in the city of Mos Eisley, forcing X-7 to stand down. When Skywalker and Leia Organa arrived on the scene, X-7 tried to convince them that Solo was the real criminal, but Skywalker refused to believe this. In the silence that followed. X-7 knew that he was in trouble, so he drew upon his training in the K'tara martial arts and struck Solo in the throat. With Solo and the others distracted, X-7 made his escape.
Instead of retunring to Colonel Soresh's base, however, X-7 had fled into the far reaches of the galaxy to put together a new plan for catching Skywalker. At Iope, he called a group of the galaxy's best pilots to attempt a non-existent mission, hoping to cull them down to the best pilots he could find.
(RF1, RF2, RF3, RF4)
Upon returning to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, Tyzen met with Jedi Master Mace Windu, who explained that Master Ropal had been killed. Although this came as a shock to Tyzen, he became angry when Master Windu explained that he would be re-assigned to a new Master when time permitted it. Ahsoka Tano tried to comfort Tyzen, letting him know that Master Ropal died while trying to protect the Jedi Order. However, the fact that Ahsoka and her own Master, Anakin Skywalker, were unable to capture Ropal's killer only made Tyzen feel worse. Compounding Tyzen's own poor attitude was the fact that his continued training was turned over to Keelyvine Reus, who seemed to resent the fact that she had to train him. Tyzen accompanied Reus to the Ukio System, and she was quick to assign Tyzen to a reconnaissance and inspection mission, a move that Tyzen both feared and resented. However, Ganch's frank words gave Tyzen a measure of reassurance, especially when the clone trooper explained that Tyzen had been entrusted with the planetside security of an entire world. Although Tyzen felt better about the mission, his good feelings were swept away when a single Trade Federation battleship penetrated the orbital security net and began deploying a swarm of modified seismic tanks throughout Ukio's atmopshere, as part of Project Instinction. The operation also involved causing the native gigaunts to stampede, and when their movements threatened Tyzen's location, trooper Squawk fired his blaster at the creatures in an attempt to divert them. His actions drew the ire of Commander Ganch, who confronted Squawk. Tyzen stepped in between the two clones and demanded to know what was going on, but he was unprepared when Ganch took off his helmet and used to attack the Padawan. When Ganch refused to stand down, Tyzen realized that something was wrong, and he was glad when Ganch also realized it. The trooper injected himself with a tranquilizer, in order to prevent himself from doing any more harm.
With the help of a fellow student named Sanya, Tyzen was able to locate and destroy one of the primary components of the sonic equipment that had been deployed for Project Instinction. Tyzen asked Sanya to return to the rest of their unit and ensure that the clone troopers were not being affected by the sonic disturbances, while he himself set out to destroy the other sonic transmitters. Tyzen destroyed two of the units before being confronted by a tactical commander droid who managed to injure Tyzen with a blaster bolt to the shoulder. Tyzen fell to the ground, and feared that he was going to be killed, but Master Reus arrived at that moment and destroyed the droid. Tyzen was quite pleased when Master Reus admitted that he had performed well without her.
(CWOC2)
Some twenty years later, Yularen was placed in charge of ensuring complete loyalty to the Emperor aboard the first Death Star. Known throughout his career for his by-the-books mentality, Yularen would stop at nothing to fulfill Palpatine's will. He was a well-built man of advanced age, distinguished by his white hair and moustache. It was believed that Yularen died when the Death Star was destroyed during the Battle of Yavin.
(CCG, CWN, CWTV02, CWVG, CWWS, CWTV38)
In the wake of the Great Hyperspace War, the Jedi Knights of the Old Republic stripped the planet of many of its Sith artifacts and documents, in an effort to keep them from being discovered by other followers of the Dark Side of the Force. In the years following the Clone Wars, all records of Ziost in public databases and astrogation charts was eliminated. After the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker was able to track the Massassi night beast to Ziost, after it was freed from its temple on Yavin 4. It was later discovered that Darth Vader trained the Dark Jedi Lumiya here. Note that Star Wars: Legacy of the Force - Exile indicates that Ziost was the homeworld of the Sith race.
(GAS, EGA, SWDB, UVG, NECH, OWS, LF4, EGF, FJ2)
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