Quinlan Vos

> "*I am not part of the dark—simply deeper in the shadows.*"
> ― Quinlan Vos
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**Quinlan Vos** is a male Kiffar Jedi Master following the path of a Jedi Shadow who lived during the final days of the Galactic Republic and one of the few survivors of the Jedi Purge who evaded Darth Vader and his Inquisitorius, and had a brief stint as a Dark Jedi roaming the galaxy. Later, though, he would find redemption and he would join with Leia Organa Solo in the New Jedi Order, eventually ascending to her Jedi Council. Hailing from the planet Kiffu, he was described as a 'maverick' within the Jedi Order and garnered a reputation for bending the rules, and he thrived within the looser rules and regulations of the NJO. He was renowned for his powerful latent Psychometry—perceiving others' memories when touching objects they had contacted. Due to this ability, Vos is an expert tracker.

During the Clone Wars, Vos partnered with Asajj Ventress, a former Sith assassin. The duo was unsuccessful in their attempt to assassinate Sith Lord Count Dooku, brutal leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. In an attempt to uncover the identity of Dooku's master, Darth Sidious, Vos succumbed to the Dark Side and briefly turned. However, he was brought back by his love for Ventress, despite her perishing for the effort. Heartbroken, Vos left the Order anyway, and went into self-imposed exile.

This remoteness is what spared Vos from the worst of the Jedi Purge and he, like many, buried the Force and went into hiding during the rise of the Galactic Empire, and it's speculated he returned to Kiffar during this time. At some point he fathered a son, Korto Vos, with a fellow Kiffar, rumoured to be one of the Tonnika Sisters—reports differ on which one. Sometime during the Galactic Civil War, Quinlan Vos fell to the Dark Side again and began to roam the galaxy aimlessly; what, if anything, he was searching for was unknown. Eventually he found it, as he reunited with his son Korto in 2 ABY and it was him who eventually redeemed Quinlan from the edge of utter despair.

The two would continue their roaming of the galaxy, making notable stops on planets like Batuu, Hapes, and they were even rumored to be seen on the Chiss homeworld of Csilla.

After the Battle of Endor, the Battle of Jakku and the rise of the New Republic, though, Quinlan Vos would find his ultimate redemption in the form of Leia Organa Solo, who personally sought him out to have him join the New Jedi Order. She accepted him into her Jedi Council, and his son joined the ranks of the padawans formerly, first training under Quinlan but later going on to be trained by Leia Organa herself after he expressed interest in her Jedi Diplomatic Core. After Korto passed his knight trials, Vos would take up other apprentices who wished to follow the path of the Jedi Sentinel, once of which was the elusive Lady Varra.

He would also form the Jedi Shadow Watch in 7 ABY, a secret subgroup of the order for Sentinels who followed the path of the Jedi Shadow and was dedicated to protecting the Order from the threats of Dark Side artifacts.

Now nearing his eightieth birthday, the elderly Quinlan has all but retired from missionary work. He spends his days at the Praxeum on Yavin IV, overseeing the training of his Padawans and guarding the temple itself from dangers.