Fable Astin Fable Astin was a female Human Jedi Knight who served in the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War . She was one of the few Jedi to grow up during the reign of the Galactic Empire . Around the time of the Battle of Yavin , Astin apprenticed herself to the notorious Inquisitor Adalric Brandl . It was during this time that Astin fell in love with Adalric ' s son Jaalib . After training with Adalric , Astin returned to service in the Rebellion . Biography . Young life . Fable Astin was born to a Jedi Knight around the time when the Galactic Empire was established by Emperor Palpatine . Astin ' s mother fell in love with her Padawan , and the two conceived a young girl strong in the Force . Unfortunately , shortly after this , Astin ' s father was killed by a rival when Astin was still just a baby . The remainder of Astin ' s young life was spent on the run from the Empire . It was during this time that Astin developed a talent for hiding her emotions of fear and sadness . As an adolescent , Astin picked up a lightsaber and began to practice with it . Astin ' s mother was duly surprised having found herself unable to sense her young daughter ' s feelings . From that moment on , Astin ' s training began , and she was schooled in the art of Jedi meditation and several other remedial Force powers . Eventually , Astin joined the Rebel Alliance assisting in sabotage missions against the Empire . Life as a Rebel . Fable Astin ' s service in the rebellion eventually led to her promotion to captain and command of her own ship , the " Prodigal " . Astin was in charge of the Harrier Infiltration Team , a special ops team composed of herself , Deke Holman , and Tech Officer Arecelis Acosta . Around the time of the Battle of Yavin , Astin ' s team was ordered by Commander Beatonn to destroy a communications bunker in construction on Nysza III . The three team members loaded a backpack full with thermal detonators and made their way into the bunker through a construction tunnel . The plan was to drop the detonators in a pre - planned position and escape before the timed explosion . As the team entered the bunker , they discovered a lack of security and easily made it to the checkpoint . After this , the plan fell apart . Vialco , a Dark Jedi assigned with protecting the bunker , killed Arecelis and engaged Astin in a duel . Vialco was much more skilled and was able to play on Astin ' s fears . The duel abruptly ended with Vialco Force pushing Astin across the bunker ' s inner chamber . Astin ordered a retreat , and she and Deke were able to escape by crawling through a construction tunnel full of stagnant water . The bunker was destroyed and the duo fled offworld to the planet of Iscera . Nightmares on Iscera . Grieving over their dead friend , Astin and Deke waited on Iscera for their next orders . To keep their minds off the recent tragedy , Deke grabbed tickets to a local play , " For the Want of an Empire " . Although initially skeptical of what a small planet like Iscera had to offer in terms of theater , Astin became captivated by the leading man . Jaalib Brandl ' s acting was flawless and Fable was enthralled to see how he handled a prop sword with such skill and poise . Astin hurried to meet the young actor after the play , but Jaalib was hurrying off - world and their meeting was brief . Astin and Deke returned to their ship , and that ' s when the nightmares began . Vialco began to penetrate Astin ' s dreams in an effort to turn her to the dark side . The nightmares would replay her failure in Nysza III and the death of Arecelis . One dream in particular became so vivid that Astin burned herself with her own lightsaber . Astin decided she needed further training to defend against Vialco ' s attacks , and was reminded of Jaalib ' s skill with a sword on stage . After a database search by Deke , Astin learned that Jaalib ' s father was the Inquisitor Adalric Brandl . Astin decided to seek out Adalric and ask for him to train her . Training on Trulalis . The database search also revealed the current home of Jaalib , the remote planet of Trulalis . Borrowing an X - wing on Iscera , Astin traveled through hyperspace to Trulalis while still being assaulted by dark side dreams of Vialco . Astin landed on Trulalis and made her way on foot to the Kovit settlement . At the small town , Astin saw evidence of the carnage that had killed the town years before , but beyond that was an enormous black , blaster - scored amphitheater . Astin felt drawn to the building and inside she found Lord Adalric and his son Jaalib practicing lines from the play " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " . Jaalib was the first to see the young woman , and he became furious , grabbing Astin and trying to lead her back to her ship . However , Adalric had other ideas , and he stopped his son with a light touch on the shoulder . Adalric agreed to train Astin , and her first lesson involved training in lightsaber combat . The training consisted of a series of cadences in which one manipulated small ball bearings placed atop tall candle wicks . This technique had been developed by Vo ' ren Faalo , and Astin initially excelled at the exercise . Unfortunately , when Adalric upped the difficulty level , Astin faltered and was unable to perform the exercise . Adalric became furious with Astin , ridiculing her for her weaknesses and inability to perform up to his standards . It was in this situation that Jaalib began to take pity on the poor girl , shielding her from his father ' s attacks and always preparing her a hot bath and meal after she had endured his father ' s vicious verbal assaults . One day , Adalric left Trulalis on business , and Jaalib offered to take Astin on a picnic . She was relieved to finally have a break from the exercise , and eagerly followed Jaalib to the Khoehng Heights . Under the towering mountain , Jaalib explained Astin the story of " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " and gave her tips to pass his father ’ s difficult training . The picnic also had another unexpected effect : Astin realized she was in love with Jaalib , and the two began a secret relationship . Betrayal and escape . As Fable Astin improved in the exercise , her relationship with Jaalib began to blossom . Unfortunately , Adalric discovered the love they had for one another and disapproved . He arranged for Jaalib to be taken to Iscera to prepare for the production of " Uhl Eharl Khoehng " . Adalric then arranged for Vialco to come to Trulalis to engage in a final duel with Astin . Adalric was planning to return to the Emperor and use Astin as a gift to get back into the Emperor ' s good graces . Astin was forced into a rematch of her previous duel with Vialco . The Dark Jedi tried to use his techniques to bring out the fear in the young Jedi , but he found that his method no longer worked . Vialco became furious and began to use Force lightning to push Astin back . Astin was able to rally , and using the training that her master had taught her , Astin deflected the lightning and disarmed Vialco and leaving him lying on the grass helpless . To complete her fall to the dark side , Adalric ordered that she kill her unarmed opponent , but Astin hesitated , unwilling to murder Vialco . Suddenly , Astin saw Vialco reach for his lightsaber , and she quickly beheaded her opponent . However , she suddenly realized that Vialco ' s lightsaber was lying meters away , untouched since the time she had disarmed him . Adalric had created an illusion to force her hand . Astin was furious with her master , but Adalric was unapologetic . Adalric locked her in her quarters and made plans to take her to Byss to be turned by the Emperor himself . Adalric ' s plans were thwarted when Jaalib , realizing what his father planned to do , returned to Trulalis and freed Astin . Jaalib had also notified Deke , and he flew the " Prodigal " to the small world to rescue his commander . Jaalib ' s efforts got Astin aboard her ship , just as a massive rainstorm began to blanket the Kovit settlement . Astin watched out the window as her former master began to Force choke his young son . Deke entered hyperspace , and the two returned to the Rebellion .