Veris Hydan

Veris Hydan was a human male and a member of the Sith Eternal cult, serving as an adviser to Emperor Palpatine with the title of Minister. Though he was not sensitive to the Force, Hydan was a scholar of Jedi and Sith lore and history and a high-ranking member of the Sith Eternal hierarchy, earning him Palpatine's favor. Upon the discovery of a Jedi Temple on Lothal, Hydan was charged with overseeing its excavation and unlocking its mysteries, specifically an entrance into the World Between Worlds.
During the excavation, Hydan encountered the disguised rebel infiltrators Sabine Wren Ezra Bridger, Jarik Shan, and Mara Jade. Though the three Jedi managed to escape into a portal which led to the World Between Worlds, Hydan's forces were able to detain Wren. Attempting to use Wren's knowledge of art to decipher the mural of the Ones, which served as the gateway to the World Between Worlds, Wren escaped with the help of her rebel comrades, however. After the re-emerged Bridger, Jade, and Wren closed the portal, Hydan approached the mural in his despair and was consumed by a flash of golden light from the image of the Father, resulting in his death as the Jedi Temple sunk into the ground.
==Personality and traits==
Veris Hydan was a human man with light skin and blue eyes. He wore a dark headgear and robes. Hydan was the head scholar of the Sith Eternal regarding the history and lore of both the Jedi and Sith. Due to his expertise, he was charged with the excavation of the Lothal Jedi Temple. Unlike his Sith master, he was not Force-sensitive, though he was a loyal servant of the Emperor and considered his own power to be a reflection of the Emperor's might.
Hydan considered himself an art critic and used these skills to investigate the painting of the Mortis gods, which he discerned was a portal to the World Between Worlds. He managed the excavation of the Lothal Jedi Temple with an iron grip and issued strict orders that no personnel were allowed to touch any of the artifacts, to avoid erasing evidence. Hydan was an astute man who quickly discerned that Sabine Wren was a rebel infiltrator. He was also a philosophical man who preferred to use words and flattery rather than force when questioning Sabine. However, Hydan was still prepared to use force against a defiant Wren and ordered a death trooper to strike her with his rifle butt.
Hydan recognized that whoever controlled the World Between Worlds also controlled time and the fate of the universe. When the Spectres denied the Emperor access to the World Between Worlds, he became distraught and believed that the Emperor's fate was lost.
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