Yami Stormrider

"You need no reason to defend another's life other than it is the Jedi way." - Yami Stomrider

### Affiliations

Jedi OrderBull Rancor Clan

Galactic Republic

### Allies

Nahiri Azar

"No... No I will NOT be bested by a mere boy- a mere Padawan!"

"That's not something for you to decide. The Force has guided me to victory, now surrender your weapons and come with me."

- Unknown & Padawan Yami Stormrider

Yami Stormrider is a Miraluka Jedi Knight who serves the Order at the Anaxes Temple. He occasionally tags along on Republic missions to assist troopers.

## Biography

### Early Life

Yami was born into a world that seemingly wanted nothing to do with him. His parents and him were always farming, and they seemingly never gave him a break. He never could seem to form a connection to his parents, through no fault of his own. However, it hardly mattered as one night a mugger caught his parents in the wrong place at the wrong time, and ended up slaying them where they once stood. Orphaned at the age of 6 on the planet Wheldrem, he would eventually be found wandering the streets by Jedi Seekers.

### Life as a Youngling

He was taken to the Coruscant Temple and put into the Bull Rancor Clan, along with Jarus Fyre, Pheo, and Micar Kahel. The clan was led by Master Wade, a notably fierce and valiant warrior on the battlefield and especially connected to the Force. He would come to enjoy the company a clan provided, such as sleeping, eating, and training with his fellow Initiates.

#### Mock Tournament

One afternoon, Master Wade brought the clan to the dueling rooms to begin teaching them the basics of Saber Combat. He lined all the Initiates up and went down the line teaching them very basic swings and footing. After he finished teaching Yami, who, to his chagrin, ended up being last in the line, Master Wade said, "The form you have all been taught is called Shein, a very defense based form. Defense is the foundation of the Jedi itself. Protecting a life, safeguarding peace, that is what it means to be a Jedi, Shein reflects those principles perfectly. Now then, I have decided. You 16 will be participating in a mock tournament. No prize is given for winning other than more experience in dueling."

Yami was dead set on winning this tournament, he needed all the experience he could get in saber combat. First up was Finrah, a feeble looking human boy with a fair complexion. Yami dealt 3 burns to him almost in an instant, winning before Finrah even knew what had happened. Yami's next opponent was Ren, a rare commodity in that she was a Gungan. When Wade started the match, Yami felt it was time to hone his defense, and soon won through a succession of counter attacks. His next opponent in the tournament was Itachi, a fellow Miraluka. Yami knew this battle was not going to be won with defense, but rather who could sense the other and strike first. After a close match of burns being traded back and forth, Yami's footwork proved superior and landed the final burn on Itachi's back. It came down to 2 remaining Initiates, Jarus Fyre and Yami Stormrider. Yami caught glimpses of Jarus' matches, and his speed was formidable. Yami decided this was going to be a battle of speed and agility. Master Wade signaled for the match to begin, and as the match began, the match concluded. Jarus burned Yami in 3 quick successions, securing the win. The speed and grace in which he moved overwhelmed Yami completely. Suffering this embarrassing defeat in front of all of his peers, Yami boldly and pridefully declared, "Jarus Fyre, you are my rival!"

#### Finding His Crystal

It finally came time for the remaining members of the Bull Rancor Clan to traverse to the Ilum Temple and participate in what is a rite of passage for all Younglings looking to become Padawans: the Gathering. All that remained of the clan was Itachi, Jarus, Micar, Pheo, Ren, Tensei, and Yami. Now, upon the Crucible, the 7 were introduced to Professor Huyang, an architect droid with the responsibility of assisting new Jedi in the creation of their lightsaber weapons. Master Zenith, who was in charge of the Younglings on this expedition, stated, "Everyone bow with respect to this droid. He has been assisting the Jedi since before even Grandmaster Yoda's time as a Jedi. In fact, Professor Huyang was there to instruct Yoda in the creation of his saber, as well as Master Windu's, and as well as mine. Now, he will instruct you all."

As they arrived on Ilum, Master Zenith instructed them to open the gates to the icy cavern using the Force. They all began to work in tandem, and soon the gates submitted to their will. They were greeted by Grandmaster Yoda, who was waiting for them. When Yoda opened the inner doors, he informed the Younglings they had limited time before the door freezes over for another 14 standard days. After entering the cave and exploring as a group for a time, Yami and the others soon found themselves at 4 splitting paths. After a brief exchange of looks; everyone decided to pair off. Ren would go with Jarus, Tensei with Pheo, and Itachi with Micar. This left Yami to go alone down the final path. On the outside, Yami protested vehemently, protests which fell on deaf ears. Internally, however, Yami felt as though the Force had willed this outcome directly.

After anxiously trekking down his path, he was met with a large, empty room. He walked forward to the center of it, when a shrieking of a woman filled his ears. He turned to meet the source of the noise and what he saw was 3 figures: 2 men, and 1 woman. A man and woman were being robbed by a man with a knife. Yami recognized this scene, but this time he was older and stronger. He attempted to intervene, but his attempts to lay hands on any of the figures were in vain, as they phased through their bodies as if the figures were no more than holograms. He began to tremble out of fear of watching his parents die in front of him again, when it hit him that must have been a test from the Force. With great care he cleared his mind of the distractions in front of him, and focused the Force, before dispelling the illusion in front of him. After a small debriefing of what happened, he realized there was a passage out of the room that he had not seen when he walked in.

He walked through the hall of ice and entered into the last door in the chamber, meeting yet another big empty room. This time, however, he immediately saw 2 figures fighting. One wielding a blue lightsaber, and one wielding a crimson red saber. As he got closer to determine who was who, he recognized the wielder of the blue saber as none other than his greatest rival, Jarus Fyre. Yami thought briefly on how quickly Jarus must have found his crystal and assembled his saber, but there was no more time for thought, as Jarus was losing the fight against the dark force user. Yami was not the helpless boy from Wheldrem anymore, as he sprung into action. He used the Force to pull the dark force user away from Jarus, allowing him to rise from the ground. Through working together with his rival, they bested the dark force user. They attempted to apprehend the dark force user before he chuckled and said, "very good, Yami." As the words left his mouth, he turned to find Jarus was no longer present, and when he turned to the dark force user, he was gone as well. Just then, a gentle tone played, coming from the left side of the room. Yami went to analyze, and found his crystal. He ran back through the chambers he came through, and out of the cave just in time to find everyone else made it out before him.