Elysar Kahn

## Consular Elysar Kahn

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> "*The Jedi and the Sith are two sides of the same coin. They both follow a code that has flaws. They both despise the other as evil. And both have committed both acts of good, and acts of malice. It is merely our perception of their members that guides us to hate. But perhaps the peace they both seek can be found somewhere in the middle..."* -PadawanElysar, after the Excursion to Ruusan.
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## Biography

### Lineage:

Elysar Kahn was a child born with Mandalorian blood, but not within their society. His parents were members of Clan Kahn, a small but dignified clan that often went under the galaxy's radar. Hailing from Corellia, Clan Kahn was one of the few clans that harbors no ill will towards the Jedi, or the Republic, though they make sure they stay neutral. But when the young Elysar was found to be sensitive in the Force, they knew time was limited for their clan's neutrality.

### The Early Years:

The first thing his Jedi tutors noticed about young Elysar was his willingness to learn. A bookworm craving knowledge from the earliest years, the little Mandalorian was always intrigued by the storied of the Old Republic, and the Sith against whom they fought. More than once, his curiosity led him towards a dangerous path, as he asked what made the Sith so different, but his Masters were quick enough to guide the young mind on to safer topics.

### A Padawan's Adventures:

As a Padawan under the Jedi Master of the Order Liam, Elysar's time as a Padawan was well spent jumping from planet to planet, solving crisis after crisis. He often found himself serving alongside the valiant - if sometimes peculiar - forces of the Valkyrie Venator.

#### A Voice of Challenge:

During a mission to help a colony of rebels against their CIS overlords, Padawans Elysar and James came across Beast Master Thon, who was watching the battle unfold from up above. The beast master regarded both armies as abhorrent freaks of nature, and was about to unleash his own into the fray, until some wise words from Elysar persuaded him that the war would not again tough this planet if he aided their cause in routing the Separatists. The Beast Master agreed on one condition, that the Padawans could prove their worth in a trial by combat.

The duel was long, but Elysar's bladework and James's quick thinking secured their victory. Conceding and naming the Padawans as worthy, he unleashed his beasts on the unsuspecting Separatists as the Padawans escorted the Beast Master to discuss the situation of where the Republic garrison would be stationed.

During his time with the Jedi, Thon spent much of his time teaching the younger members of the Order about the Living Force, and how to make calm the beasts of the wild, turning Nature itself into one's ally. Elysar attended every lesson he could, the Padawans's insatiable appetite for knowledge only growing. So when, during his final day with the Jedi, Thon put forth an offer to Elysar and other Apprentices to join him for a two-week trip to the wilds of Dromund, he accepted, joined by a Kel Dor Padawan by the name of Cha.

The trio's time was not wasted. During the two weeks, Elysar learned to control and soothe beasts of any nature, learned things about the Force that the Archives would never be able to convey, and even constructed a lightsaber, with an cyan crystal at its core, representing a balance between the martial prowess of the Guardian, and the passion for knowledge of the Consular. He would return with a whole new perspective, only to be swept up immediately by a new adventure.

#### The Wound in the Force:

During the weeks Elysar was away, the Galaxy did not stand still. Master of the Order Liam had fallen into a coma after an experience with the Spirit of Darth Nihilus, victim of a vicious Wound in the Force. Master Noah was working on a plan to revive him, but he would need aid, and Elysar was ready for just that, as were several others: Knight Sure, Padawan Cha, and Lam's own Apprentice, Pon. With the aid of an old remodeled Dynamic-class freighter with an ancient starmap, they made their way to Ruusan, and what would come to be known as the Valley of the Jedi. There, after a rather rough landing, Sure and Elysar were "rescued" by a man named Devon Travis, who told the two that their friends had died in the wreck.

But Traviss was not everything he seemed. He had laid mines beyond the one entrance to their cavern, though when confronted about them, Traviss disabled them with no argument. To add to his deceit, Elysar and Sure soon came across their other companions, Cha, Pon, and Noah, none of whom knew where Liam's unconscious form had been taken. They found what what seemed to be a riddle, a puzzle to unlock two barriers to the central room, which contained the Nexus. It was a complex puzzle involving careful perception of each holocron around each of the two switches. It was a difficult puzzle, but through the combined insight of the party and their new companion, the riddle was solved.

The six made their way into the central chamber, an oasis if ancient sculptures, in the center of which lie a pool, in which Liam lay, still unconscious. A voice echoed, from everywhere yet nowhere, asking the names of those who had entered, and their purpose. All Jedi present explained they wished only to see their friend revived. Devon, however, made known his goal to become almighty by claiming the Valley's power for his own. A fight ensued, after which many of tube party were wounded, but Devon, having taken in too much power, had vanished, destroyed by the Valley. The voice, revealed to be the keeper of the spirits, gave each of the present Jedi a portion of the Valley's power in the form of a single wish. Elysar thought long and hard, before coming to a conclusion: That the knowledge lost during the Dark Times would flow through him, with an understanding of how Jedi and Sith had come to exist, and come to be as they were today. And his wish was granted, as a hundred ancient voices formed a chorus in his mind, each telling their own story, and arguing with one another about morality, psychology, etc. Sometimes the voices are louder than others, and sometimes the ancient Sith overpower the Jedi, and sometimes vice versa. But Elysar maintains control at all times, though sometimes a voice of wisdom will slip through, delivering ancient proverbs no one expects from a Padawan in his teen years.

As the party made their way out of the chamber, with a revived Master Liam, they realized that their ride was still buried in the bogs above them. But Liam, in his wisdom and renewed strength, located a number of parts and tools lying about the ancient caves. As Liam hunted for the tools, an ancient Force Ghost, Guardian of the Nexus, saw Elysar out of all of them as worthy, and merged with the young Padawan, bestowing on him the expertise of a 1,000 year old Jedi Master (Headcanon, not actually confirmed: An ancient ancestor of the Kahn lineage, this Master often speaks with Elysar during his meditations, telling of the ancient order his family once served - a line of Mandalorians who served the Force, rather than the Jedi or Sith).

With the Integrity repaired and functional, the six made their way back to the Archives, to reunite with their comrades, to tell a story that few would ever believe, but would change Elysar forever.

### Consular:

It was not long before Elysar completed his Knight trials, and was promoted to Jedi Knight. But that was not all. After his devotion and displayed aptitude with the Force during his time as Padawan, Master of the Order Liam also granted the robes of a Jedi Consular, master of the Force, wisest among the Order.