Name: Ataraxiav'a'lajean - Known as 'Val' for short.
Gender: Male
Species: Chiss
Age: 31
Homeworld: Apatros
Appearance: 6'3" 250 lbs. Muscular and broad build. Standard Chiss short black hair and blood red eyes in contrast to his light blue skin. The only thing distinctive of his appearance for a Chiss or Jedi besides his large size is the various black tattoos he collected growing up in the mines.
Weapon: Due to his upbringing and the teachings of his Master J'onn, Val made the extremely rare choice of a double bladed green lightsaber. While most view this weapon as a symbol (including most Jedi) of the Sith, Val chose it after some time training with the Temple's Saber Master. He managed to convince his masters to allow it as it could be a valued tool for teaching young Padawans of other styles of combat.
Bio: Val was born and raised on the cortosis mining colony of Apatros by his parents who were indentured servants of the mines there. Even on a mining colony, children and adults can be cruel, and Val was subject to quite a bit of bullying due to being the only 'Blue-skinned freak' in the mine. At a young age, Val had quite a temper and even instigated his fair share of fights.
Shortly after Val celebrated his eleventh birthday, there was a terrible tragedy in the mines. An unexplained explosion on the surface of the planet caused a vein in the mines to collapse. Both of Val's parents were in the section that crumbled, and they died with a few dozen other workers. The mining corporation sent him a letter with their deepest regrets regarding the accident, as well as the notice that his parents' debt had passed on to him.
A few weeks later, a middle aged Jedi who was known as J'onn voluntarily joined the ranks of the miners at indentured wages, though he owed the corporation no money. He told the people there that he was sick of wars and fighting, and someone needed to just stand up for the smallest voices in the galaxy sometimes.
J'onn took quite an interest in the young Chiss, who was more sullen than ever. In Val, he sensed not only a potential in the Force, but a very young adult who was on the brink of being lost to personal demons. Nearly universally loved by the miners, J'onn was able to nearly put a complete end to the teasing of Val as his favor towards the child was obvious. Val's growth spurt and quick muscular development from hard labor quashed what was left.
J'onn spent his little free time teaching Val and a few others the ways of the Jedi. He taught them nothing of the use of the Force, but only about the righteousness of helping others and protecting those that could not protect themselves. Val's temper slowly abated, as he looked up to J'onn as much as everyone in the mines.
When the alien miner was fourteen, J'onn revealed to him that he did indeed have quite a potential in the Force. Val was naturally very enthusiastic in desiring to learn everything he could from the Jedi from that day forward.
J'onn spent more of his time with Val concentrating on the Code of the Jedi and the importance of preserving and protecting life at all costs than he did on the use of the Force, much to the boy's frustration. In time, Val learned to control that frustration as well as his every other emotion. J'onn took much joy in the young man's tranquility.
Several years later, Val was given a birthday gift he could have never expected or asked for on his eighteenth birthday. J'onn had secretly been working extra shifts in lieu of a normal sleep schedule as well as passing on many of the disproportionately priced meals given the workers, with the goal of eventually paying off the otherwise insurmountable debt that had been laid on Val. He paid off the Father's debt, and undertook the mother's for himself.
Val left his master reluctantly to seek out further training, with the promise to never forget the lessons he was given about following the code and protecting others.
When he came into contact with the Jedi Order, they took him on despite his age as their numbers were thin due to the actions of the Sith Lord Nihilus, but even then only because he had rudimentary training already and passed every knowledge test of the Jedi Code.
When questioned about his training, Val described his odd master and explained all he'd done for an orphan alien child. The Jedi Council confirmed that the description matched a Jedi Master who was last heard from heading into a dangerous battle in that sector.
Val hit his new training regimen as hard as his hydraulic hammer had hit the cortosis mines on Apatros. His appetite for learning allowed him to climb the ranks of padawans relatively quickly, despite his late start. He concentrated heavily on the art of battle, to hold true to his promise of becoming a great protector of the innocent in danger, hoping to someday help train future Jedi himself about the wonders of lightsaber combat, and the importance of the right mindset for its use.
Upon passing the trials and gaining the rank of Jedi Knight, the council gave him the full truth about his master. J'onn had indeed been involved in a battle on Apatros, and was likely involved in the explosion that caused the tragic cave in... but he had been a Lieutenant for the dark Lord Revan at the time. The council was not sure what caused the incident to change J'onn's heart, but they insisted that they only kept the truth from him because the lesson J'onn learned and imparted so fervently to Val was the important one.
Val did the what a good calm Jedi would... and accepted the wisdom of the council and thanked them for it.
Currently, Val is following through with his dream assignment and spends much of his time as an aid to the weapons master, helping train young Jedi minds and hands. He occasionally is sent off on a mission when the Masters feel that a supremely calm hand is needed... else a very strong one.
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