Kay Utayn

### Affiliation

Guild of UtaynSith Empire (formerly)Third Shard (formerly)Jedi Order (temporarily)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

**Kay Utayn**, known once as the Third Shard's **Dimo Karnus** and later **Master Utayn,** was a Force-sensitive human male and a legendary warrior that fought both independently and for many sides during the Ember Collapse. Kay Utayn was credited with defeating Jedi Grandmaster Corvus Nahno and his Jedi Secondaries, as well as high profile Sith Lords and Cultists. Kay Utayn was also responsible for the Third Shard's ultimate demise when he renounced their faith and eliminated the cult. Utayn, still remaining in touch his strong Force connection, became an independent acolyte in the ways of the Force and took on a few apprentices.

Being one of the only people to pass the Ritual of Dzailik, Kay Utayn was a formidable force against any mortal being. He became one of the most powerful Force users in the history of the religious warfare between the Jedi and Sith.

Kay Utayn became the target of a variety of galactic coalitions and the Sith. He was relentlessly hunted down by a Sith-led battalion of Mandalorian mercenaries, culminating in Utayn's death at the Battle of Subterrel. Kay Utayn remains a folk legend on a variety of planets (most notably on Lothal), but is suppressed in both Sith and Jedi teachings.

## Biography

### Early Life

Kay Utayn was born on Corellia to star pilots Mika and Rev Utayn in 1087. For the first few years of his life, Kay lived on his parents star-freighter which was used to haul cargo to many other of the core systems in the galaxy. When Kay was 9, his parents taught him the basics of how to pilot spacecraft, to which he struggled with initially. His mother, Mika, spent a lot of time with the young Kay, prioritizing him over their work. Rev was quite distant, but he did care for Kay. Rev was a Sith sympathizer, which his mother disliked, often causing arguments between the two. Oftentimes, Kay was caught in a constant tug-of-war when it came to religion. Mika and Rev both worked under a Sith agent, so Rev was highly cautious about the side he played. Mika was more stalwart about her morals and expressed to Rev and Kay about the goodness in the Jedi. This led Kay to develop ideas about the Force and his place between the two religions.

#### Force sensitivity

When Kay was 11, he was introduced to the Sith agent, Krell Decker, the employer of his parents. Krell Decker, a force-sensitive human male, sensed the Force in young Kay and consulted with his parents about their knowledge of it. Decker brought Kay to a small gathering of Sith apprentices to see about teaching him the ways of the dark side. The leader of the gathering offered up a slot in his training by executing one of his pupils, albeit the weakest. This scared young Kay, who then felt pressured to join in their ranks. Kay was taught how to understand the Force and, in turn, manipulate it, much to his distain. Kay was taught how passion and emotion can be strong in the ways of the Force and was told to channel his hate into power. Kay was hesitant to the ideas of the dark side, as his mother was against it - who was his role model. Kay left the small guild with only minimal Force training.

#### Parental disappearance

When Kay returned home at age 14, he arrived to his father and father only. Kay was told his mother was on a voyage to Coruscant by order of Decker and wouldn't return for a while. A few days later, Rev disappeared without a trace. Kay, confused, got in contact with Decker about the situation with his parents. Decker told him that they weren't coming back, which enraged Kay, sending him back home to the star-freighter. Kay managed to find light work in the underworld of Corellia, which sustained him without his parents for two years. In the meantime, Kay practiced star flight on simulators and eventually left Corellia to begin spacefaring at the age of 16.

### Battle of Navron

Sith Darkseekers with their battalion of Mandalorians tracked Master Utayn down to his Navron Monastery. Utayn sensed a disturbance at his residence before being struck by immense grief and pain. Once leaving his residence and entering the Navron Monastery, two Darkseekers engaged him in combat. Having gotten the jump on him, one of the Darkseekers managed to strike Utayn through the abdomen. The wound was immediately cauterized by the strike but Utayn was left injured. In his rage, Utayn fought the Darkseekers through the pain and killed both of them. After realising that there were Sith in the monastery, Master Utayn rushed to blaster fire that he could hear. Arriving where the conflict was, one of his apprentices, Kajar Utayn, were dead. Mandalorian Dark Troopers, under the command of Sith-sympathiser Mashin Rekar, lay down fire on Utayn's remaining apprentices, who were weakened by the Darkseekers. Liloh Utayn and Ashan Utayn were both killed.

In his rage, Kay Utayn singlehandedly cut through the entire group of Mandalorians surrounding his pupils, using all sides of the Force to his will. The Darkseekers froze and admired Utayn's abilities as he killed a majority of the assailants. The final four Darkseekers came down from their perches to finally attack Utayn. Rekar and another squad of Mandalorians rushed to attack Utayn's flank. Using his dual-sabers, Utayn managed to fend of the attacks from his rear and focus most of his energy toward the Sith in front of him. Completely circled, Utayn jumped off the bridge he was surrounded on to escape, managing to a Darkseeker and a few troopers during the skirmish.

Utayn, after getting off the bridge, guided himself to a back entrance of the monastery. Still filled with intense rage, his eyes became orange, and rushed back to a more advantageous position to fight the remaining Sith. The Sith had gathered at the entrance of the monastery to return to their ship. Utayn leaped from one of the walls into two of the Darkseekers, killing them instantly, before engaging in a duel with the final Darkseeker. There were no troopers at the scene as they were sweeping the monastery for remaining guild members. Utayn won the duel, mutilating and decapitating the Sith before tearing up the shuttle that carried the Darkseekers to the attack.

In one final task, Utayn rushed back into the monastery to kill the remaining troopers. Utayn found Rekar in the monastery quarters. The two exchanged dialogue before Rekar collapsed the roof in on Utayn, escaping before he could get out of the rubble. Utayn cleared off the remaining Mandalorians and took their helmets. After burying his pupils, Utayn hung the helmets on the monastery walls out of spite. Utayn then abandoned the monastery and fled to Subterrel.