Faarel Blackthorne

Faarel Blackthorne was born thirty years prior to the events that surrounded the Trade Federation's control of the planet Naboo. He was immediately noticed as being strong in the Force. With a mysterious background (his family tree never being truly unearthed), before Faarel one can only go back three generations before the Blackthorne bloodline, simply, vanishes. There's no rhyme or reason why this is the case.

When he was admitted into the Jedi Order, Faarel was trained under Master Yoda's watchful eye. When it was time to become a Padawan, an Iridonian named Mag'Lath took Faarel under his wing and taught him how to harness his powers, and grow in the Force. The Iridonian, though not the most well-known Jedi in the Order, held high faith for the young Faarel Blackthorne’s abilities.

Faarel's adventures proved him to be a worthy adversary to many, and the more he honed his skills, the stronger he became in the Force. He passed the Trials at a relatively young age - sixteen years - and became a Jedi Knight. Three years later, he met and, against the Council's wishes, married his wife, Trina Keldan.

Though it was against the Jedi Order's wishes to marry, the Council had agreed to continue to observe the young Blackthorne in action. He proved time and time again that his marriage did not interfere with his judgement, or his ability to serve the Republic. In time, the Council hesitantly accepted fate, and granted Faarel Master status, but this would not be until about the time of the re-emergence of the Sith.

Faarel and Trina had agreed, roughly ten years prior to the Battle of Naboo, to have a son. However, because this would be frowned upon heavily, and could very well result in the exile of Faarel from the Order, it was decided to be done so in secret, in the cloning facilities of Kamino. There, Cadden Blackthorne was born through a test-tube, but through an experimentation that the Kaminoans were conducting. This experiment resulted in the newborn Blackthorne's decelerated aging process once he hit puberty.

Faarel was eventually, after ten years, granted the rank of Jedi Master. However, he was refused a place in the Council. This would have upsetted any other Jedi, but Faarel did not mind. He wished to remain as an active defender of the Republic, anyway. Over the years, he continued to fight for peace and justice, even through the Clone Wars. He was stationed on Corellia when Order 66 was issued and, through enlisting the aid of friend and ally Belyn Kumar from Naboo, he was successfully able to live a masked life as an Imperial officer to Palpatine's New Order, secretly aiding the remaining Jedi and the rising Rebellion from under the table. He and Trina then had two more children, naturally this time. Dalen and Tamerah Blackthorne. Cadden remained under their care, as he continued to suffer through his coma. The Force granted their firstborn capabilities to see what was going on around him, but only for what it allowed him to see. As such, his mind was being warped and fed half-truths.

When Cadden awoke from his coma, Faarel had the urge to tell him what had happened during those ten years, but realized that, without knowing of his Force sensitivity status, Cadden was a free man from the Empire's wrath. He refrained from telling his son, and watched as Cadden enlisted in the Academy, believing his father to be a true Imperial officer.

At the time of the assassination attempt by Sith Assassin Ilan Garuda, Faarel had acheived Moff status in the Corellian System. That went away, however, when Ilan arrived and relieved him of his command, and nearly his life. Faarel was dealt a temporarily crippling blow in the duel against the younger, stronger, and faster of the two, and was forced to watch the Sith Assassin kill his wife in front of his eyes. Faarel gathered the strength to flee, and went into exile on Dantooine, living alone and in the wild for several years.

When he caught news of the Empire's defeat at Endor, Faarel returned from Exile and headed over to Bespin, whereupon he remained for some time, regaining a connection to society. Roughly ten years later, a call came out to the rest of the Jedi to meet at Midpoint, and Faarel answered the call, leaving everything behind in hopes that he could still be of assistance. He is now one of the members of the new Jedi Council, and has recently discovered Cadden is still alive, and with two of his own sons. Faarel has a lot on his plate, but will continue to serve the new Jedi Order with fierce loyalty.