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Oorrl Fonwim
Biographical Information
Homeworld
Age
Faction
Rank
Occupation
Force Sensitive
Ithor
37
Jedi Order
2
Jedi Knight
Yes
Age
Faction
Rank
Occupation
Force Sensitive
Ithor
37
Jedi Order
2
Jedi Knight
Yes
Physical Description
Species
Gender
Height
Weight
Eye Color
Skin Color
Ithorian
Male
210 cm
90 kg
Black
Shades of Brown
Gender
Height
Weight
Eye Color
Skin Color
Ithorian
Male
210 cm
90 kg
Black
Shades of Brown
Chronological and Political Information
Affiliation(s)
Master(s)
Apprentice(s)
· Jedi Order
__· Viridian Orchid's Crew
· Ithor
Arriyyshk
Rah'la Vimt
Master(s)
Apprentice(s)
· Jedi Order
__· Viridian Orchid's Crew
· Ithor
Arriyyshk
Rah'la Vimt
Oorrl Fonwim comes from a long line of Force Sensitive Ithorians. Although he began his force training as a Nature Priest of Ithor’s unique faith however after a visiting Jedi noted the young apprentice’s strength in the Force he chose to join the Order. Although a skilled peacekeeper the Ithorian still fights his natural instincts and distaste for violence despite knowing that sometimes fighting is necessary.
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Biography
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Born into a long line of Force Sensitives who served Ithor’s Herds as Nature Priests and, occasionally, even Jedi since the eldest days of the Old Republic. Chozo, Oorrl’s father, was the Herd’s current Priest. He would train his son to listen to the hallowed forests of Ithor and to commune in harmony with the sustaining Light of the Force.
Oorrl soon proved to be strong with the Force and was capable of easily connecting with the Mother Jungle. He also showed a natural gift with helping plants grow and would use these powers to assist his Herd’s Botanists and Farmers.
When he was 14 a visiting Jedi sought out Oorrl’s Herd sensing an individual with an unusually deep connection to the Light Side of the Force. Speaking with Chozo the Jedi convinced the Ithor to allow him to take the young teenager with him to the Temple on Ajan Kloss for training. After a year of introductory basics the Ithorian was assigned to the Wookie Jedi Master Arriyyshk, an old survivor of the Purge, as the Council had decided the Jedi Warrior would be a good balance for the extremely timid Ithorian.
When Oorrl was 23 he went on a mission with Arriyyshk to the Outer Rim to investigate rumours of a resurgent Sith menace. In the end they discovered a single Red Lightsaber wielding individual with a small cult following him made up of non-force sensitives. The so-called “Sith”, a Human called Tarsus, was merely a failed padawan of the Order but one who had fully given in to his hatred and bitterness blaming the Jedi for his own failings. In an ambush Arriyyshk was mortally wounded by blaster fire from the cultists whilst distracted by Tarsus in combat. Oorrl was able to disarm and drive off the cultists before dealing with Tarsus himself although he was unfortunately forced to kill the Human. Staying with his master as he died, using the force to ease the Wookie’s passage, Oorrl returned to Ajan Kloss for his funeral pyre.
Seeing how the Ithorian was able to accept the passing of his master and how well he handled the fallen Jedi, the Council granted Oorrl the rank of Knight. Soon after this Oorrl became the Jedi Watchman for the Ottega System. After six years of serving this duty Oorrl was tasked with tracking down a smuggler who was illegally taking exotic species of fauna and flora. Finding the smuggler after he had already left the planet this led to a chase at hyperspace. This ended in a backwater system just beyond the Mid Rim before the smuggler fired upon his vessel. Unfortunately the small, rather old, ship Oorrl was flying wasn’t really up to the task and although he took down the criminal his own ship crashed onto the surface of a nearby planet.
Oorrl spent the next three years on the surface of a nameless planet with no other sentient life until a Sector Ranger patrol happened upon his crashed ship’s very weak SOS signal and rescued him.
After spending a few months in mandatory rehabilitation due to the Council’s concerns over what long-term isolation might have done to the Jedi Knight it turned out that the Temple Healers decided Oorrl was surprisingly well-adjusted. Oorrl himself claimed the only real downside had been a lack of Ant-flies.
Oorrl’s first official assignment after all of this was a minor diplomatic mission to Glee Anselm. While there he was invited to dinner by a female Nautolan on the Council of Elders and her family. During the meal at Elder Yal’s home the Ithorian realised that her daughter Rah’la was emitting a song in the Force but it was chaotic and discordant. Not only was the young girl strong with the Force but something was deeply upsetting her. Speaking with Yal and her husband Rahl in private he convinced the pair to discuss the young Nautolan’s problems Understanding the source of her distractions he convinced her parents to allow him to take her to the Jedi Temple for assessment and potential training promising her a secure future with the Order. Eventually the couple agreed and Oorrl introduced himself properly to Rah’la and made her the offer letting her know that her parents had already agreed. Rah’la agreed.
After the teenage Nautolan’s initial induction into the Jedi Order Oorrl took her own as his official Padawan. The pair travelled the stars, Oorrl trusting the Force to guide him to where he needed to be to the slight disapproval of the Council due to his independence. However in recent days with the outbreak of new hostilities against the newly arisen Dark Side threat Oorrl has begun to contact his superiors at the Temple more often.
Recently while visiting Taris to investigate some criminal activity he came across a young Twi’lek engineer called Xiann. Sensing the Force flowing strongly around the girl he tried to explain to her about her potential but she seemed either confused or disinterested. So, sensing her wish to leave the planet, Oorrl offered her a position upon his ship to see the stars in exchange for her helping him maintain his vessel, something Oorrl freely admitted to not being good at.
Personality
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Oorrl is not your typical Ithorian. Whilst he shows many of the usual stereotypical traits associated with his species; a love of unspoiled nature, a great respect for peace and a view of unnecessary violence being abhorrent he is also different. Once an apprenticed Nature Priest and now a Jedi Knight he has come to understand that his people’s ways are to be respected but that he has moved beyond them.
Although a pacifist at heart he has, thanks to his training, come to the realisation that sometimes it is required to fight in self-defence or, more importantly, in the defence of others. He does not believe that this allowance makes it right but only a sad necessity. He sees it as a personal sacrifice to dirty his soul with violence when such moments come.
Oorrl, being a quiet and peaceful being, would prefer to spend his time in tranquil solitude. Meditating and communing with whatever world he is walking upon, even those planets that suffer from having their natural beauty destroyed by sentient lifeforms building too much over their surface. However despite these preferences he is, like many Ithorians, a conversationalist who loves to engage with strangers and listen to their tales.
The Ithorian likes to spend time working with plants. Whether this is gardening or farming Oorrl gets a great deal of pleasure watching things grow. More surprisingly for those who might not fully know him the Ithorian also has a love training with his lightsaber, often while travelling aboard his vessel, as he gets a deep sense of peace and contentment while moving through the Kata. This partially comes from his belief that being skilled with the laser blade is necessary to end a fight with the least amount of harm as possible.
Coming from Ithor, a world of peace, it hurts Oorrl to the core when he sees suffering and often does whatever he can to help those in need. Despite his years as a travelling Jedi the Knight still seems to struggle with understanding selfishness and cruelty in some beings hearts.
Powers and Skills
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- Light Side Adept - Trained in both the ways of the Jedi and his peoples Force Users Oorl is capable of harmonising with the Force. He is capable of empathy and telepathy as well as some rather minor applications of telekinesis and plant surge. Even now, after decades of being a Jedi, it seems that his powers are more potent if he is amongst nature, drawing strength from such surroundings due to the teachings of Ithorian Religion lying at the absolute bedrock of his Force training. Unique amongst his species is the use of Force Bellow utilising his their four throats and two mouths.
- Green Thumb - With a mixture of his innate Ithorn tendency towards nature, his training as a Nature Priest and his Light Side abilities Oorl is a gifted farmer and gardener.
- Shii-Cho Master - The former student of Arriyyshk, a great swordsman of the Order, Oorrl has become a highly skilled lightsaber combatant himself. Although his training has touched upon all seven forms Oorrl himself prefers the beautiful simplicity of the Form I.
- Pilot - Oorrl was given extensive training in shuttles and freighter controls even while with his Herd growing up which only expanded with his Jedi training. Since then he has gotten plenty of experience.
- Pacifist - Like the overwhelming majority of his species Oorrl despises violence. As such he is experienced with trying to talk his way out of problems rather than letting them devolve into conflict. Ultimately however he diverges from the mainstream belief of his peoples as the Ithorian believes it is acceptable to defend the innocent or yourself.
- Xenolinguistics - As an Ithorian he might not be able to speak Basic but Oorrl is quite gifted at understanding other languages despite his physiological inability to speak much more than Ithorese. Although he dislikes the object Oorrl will usually wear a translator when dealing with strangers.
