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Solyan
AGE
► 153 standard years
SPECIES ► Feeorin
HEIGHT ► 2.3 Meters
WEIGHT ► 130 kg
EYE COLOR ► Pale Green
SKIN COLOR ► Light Blue
HOMEWORLD ► Odryn
GENDER ► Male
FACTION ► Jedi Consulars
RANK ► Jedi Knight
FORCE SENSITIVITY ► Yes
PERSONALITY
Contrary to stereotype, and while Solyan strikes an imposing figure, those who meet the Jedi Knight and have the opportunity to interact with him at any sort of length find that he is extremely well composed, calm, and even pleasant to interact with.* While his physical stature is by no means superficial in the sense that he is a strong combatant, Solyan is known as a diligent student of the force, and as a tactful representative of the Jedi Order.
(*Members of the Feeorin species are often regarded as ill-tempered and quick to anger, as well as holding a propensity for self absorption to a fault.) .
(*Members of the Feeorin species are often regarded as ill-tempered and quick to anger, as well as holding a propensity for self absorption to a fault.) .
BIOGRAPHY
Born on the tumultuous world of Odryn to a pair of well regarded warriors within Feeorin society, little else is known about Solyan’s life prior to his discovery by the Jedi, as he was soon whisked away when his affinity with the force was made apparent. Solyan’s earliest memories are not that of a loving mother or a strong father, but of learning the most basic fundamentals of the force at the feet of seeming ‘pillars’ within the Jedi Order - Masters that seemed near-godlike in their knowledge and power at his easily impressionable age. As he grew older, Solyan (as well as his masters) found it increasingly difficult to deal with his innate aggression which came natural to those of his race. While he would grow to learn how to control the restlessness and aggressiveness that often welled up inside of him, he would never truly be able to confront such latent urges until later in his life, on the world of Tython.
While few species are as long lived as Feeorins, such longevity meant that one of his notable contemporaries at the time was none other than Jedi Master Wyck. While the two currently stand in vastly different roles now, it seems nearly comical to think that another Jedi lives who trained in the same group of younglings, at the feet of the same instructors. Then, war broke out amongst the Jedi, with those who viewed one another as brothers forced to fight on different sides of a cataclysmic conflict. In the order’s haste to meet their Dark brothers in battle, Solyan was among hundreds of others who were made Jedi Knights (although he was close to meeting that goal on his own merit, with the war cementing the appointment.) While most Jedi in Solyan’s generation were loathe to fight this war, the Feeorin in him was in a way eager to do so. He would come face to face with the impasse presented by his nature and his Jedi upbringing, with the war serving as the perfect crucible to test the very fabric of the man he was.
Both Solyan and Wyck, along with many other Jedi were dispatched to Tython in the wake of an Exile invasion, with Solyan aiding his companion in protecting fleeing padawans during the battle. As the fighting intensified, Solyan found himself separated from his companions as he was drawn further into the fighting. As he realized this, he was soon beset by more of his fallen brethren in the halls of the temple. When the odds seemed to turn against his favor, the stress of battle had caused him to succumb to his baser instincts, giving into the raw intensity and savagery those of his species are known to fight with. He was only saved from shared fate of death with the exile army by being pulled from the fighting by the last remnants of the fleeing Jedi, with clarity returning to him as his blood-lust subsided.
Shame engulfed him in the aftermath of Tython, yet Solyan had little time to address the source of his shame as the war carried on. Like many of his peers, war seemed to encompass much of their lives. It was only after the conclusion of the war with the disaster of Ilum that it seemed he had the time he needed to come to grips with not only his inner demons, but everything that had come to pass with a century of fighting. While many of his peers had died either in the fighting or in succumbing to old age, Solyan remained. And rather than settling into one of the succeeding sects of the Jedi Order that splintered in the wake of the war’s end, Solyan disappeared from the public eye. It is said he placed himself in a self imposed exile for the darkness that had almost threatened to engulf him some years past, while others claim that he embarked upon a mission of personal discovery in the hopes of reconciling who he is as a Feeorin with who he was trained to be. Regardless, for the better part of a year after the events of Ilum, few could truthfully claim to know the Jedi Knight’s whereabouts until now, as sightings have been reported with him aiding his fellow Jedi and others when he can.
While few species are as long lived as Feeorins, such longevity meant that one of his notable contemporaries at the time was none other than Jedi Master Wyck. While the two currently stand in vastly different roles now, it seems nearly comical to think that another Jedi lives who trained in the same group of younglings, at the feet of the same instructors. Then, war broke out amongst the Jedi, with those who viewed one another as brothers forced to fight on different sides of a cataclysmic conflict. In the order’s haste to meet their Dark brothers in battle, Solyan was among hundreds of others who were made Jedi Knights (although he was close to meeting that goal on his own merit, with the war cementing the appointment.) While most Jedi in Solyan’s generation were loathe to fight this war, the Feeorin in him was in a way eager to do so. He would come face to face with the impasse presented by his nature and his Jedi upbringing, with the war serving as the perfect crucible to test the very fabric of the man he was.
Shame engulfed him in the aftermath of Tython, yet Solyan had little time to address the source of his shame as the war carried on. Like many of his peers, war seemed to encompass much of their lives. It was only after the conclusion of the war with the disaster of Ilum that it seemed he had the time he needed to come to grips with not only his inner demons, but everything that had come to pass with a century of fighting. While many of his peers had died either in the fighting or in succumbing to old age, Solyan remained. And rather than settling into one of the succeeding sects of the Jedi Order that splintered in the wake of the war’s end, Solyan disappeared from the public eye. It is said he placed himself in a self imposed exile for the darkness that had almost threatened to engulf him some years past, while others claim that he embarked upon a mission of personal discovery in the hopes of reconciling who he is as a Feeorin with who he was trained to be. Regardless, for the better part of a year after the events of Ilum, few could truthfully claim to know the Jedi Knight’s whereabouts until now, as sightings have been reported with him aiding his fellow Jedi and others when he can.
POWERS AND ABILITIES
A century at war has taught Solyan a thing or two, combined with his near-one year in exile. The Feeorin Jedi’s skills are altogether balanced between skill with a lightsaber and mastery of the force, with his preferred saber forms being the powerful Djem So, and defensive Soresu, and with his skill in the force being dedicated to telekinesis and in gaining insight into others when possible. All in all, Solyan uses his skills primarily to the betterment of others as of late, and has a noted interest in learning even more about the intricacies of the force, as if to make up for the time lost during the century at war.
EQUPMENT
Being a loyal practitioner of the Jedi arts, Solyan carries only what is necessary. He typically wears modest brown robes indicative of his role as a Jedi Consular, and carries a lightsaber with a green kyber crystal. Apart from those items, he carries a travelers pack complete with rations, a communicator, datapad, and other simple but essential items.
LEGACY
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