Corius Harckon
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Played By: Benoit Marechal
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Birthworld: Fresia, Fre’ji System, Torranix Sector – Core Worlds
Birthdate: 70 BBY (Appears to be in early 50s)
Species: Human / Balosar
Sex: Male
Orientation: Heterosexual
Height: 185cm
Weight: 83.92kg
Chest: 101.6cm
Waist: 78.74cm
Build: Slender, toned, and athletic
Eyes: Blue
Skin: Fair
Hair: Greying (formerly, dark blonde)
Force-Sensitive: Yes
Occupation/Livelihood: A small inheritance from his mother, consisting mostly of stock in Incom Corporation, has matured during his ‘disappearance’, and now affords him a comfortable annuity. Formerly, Jedi Padawan/Knight/General, Krayt Dragon Hunter & Trader.
Veteran Status:
- Arkanian Revolution, 50 BBY, Rank: Jedi Knight
- Stark Hyperspace War, 44 BBY, Rank: Jedi Knight [Member, Stark Veteran Assembly (SVA)]
- Kol Huro Unrest, 44 BBY, Rank: Jedi Knight
- Yinchorri Uprising, 33 BBY, Rank: Jedi Knight
- Clone Wars, 22-18 BBY
- Rank: Jedi General / Jedi Master
- Command: 41st Scout Battalion – 41st Elite Corps, Grand Army of the Republic
- Commanding Officers: Luminara Unduli
Early Life and Childhood
Born in the Coromon Islands of Fresia, Corius was the only son of a Corellian-born Human engineer for the Incom Corporation named Turia Harckon. His father’s identity was never made known to him, as his mother kept it secret after he’d abandoned her and their newborn son, however from medical records it appears that he was part Balosar, though he’d never been aware of this fact, as his atennapalps were permanently retracted, having instead the external appearance of human ears. A genetic deformity of sorts, this discovery by the Jedi physicians explained his acute hearing and physical intuition, even able to detect surges in emotion. He was also immune to toxins and most poisons as well. It was his Balosar heritage that accounted for his hair turning grey early in his forties, as Balosars have a relatively shorter lifespan than humans and show signs of aging earlier.
As a small boy, Corius was shy, quiet, and sensitive, steering clear of playing with other children and either staying indoors with his mother, reading (a habit he began very early), or else spending time in nature alone and lost in thoughts. His bookish and philosophical bent troubled his mother, who feared he might not socialize properly, and she sought the opinion of a visiting Jedi. This Jedi immediately discerned the boy’s strong connection to the Force, and offered to take young Corius with her back to Coruscant and the Jedi Temple. Corius’ mother agreed, thinking that Jedi training would help her son to come out of his shell once he found himself among other children like him.
As a small boy, Corius was shy, quiet, and sensitive, steering clear of playing with other children and either staying indoors with his mother, reading (a habit he began very early), or else spending time in nature alone and lost in thoughts. His bookish and philosophical bent troubled his mother, who feared he might not socialize properly, and she sought the opinion of a visiting Jedi. This Jedi immediately discerned the boy’s strong connection to the Force, and offered to take young Corius with her back to Coruscant and the Jedi Temple. Corius’ mother agreed, thinking that Jedi training would help her son to come out of his shell once he found himself among other children like him.
Studies with the Jedi
At the age of seven, Corius arrived at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Beginning as a learner, Corius showed a predisposition towards philosophy and contemplative practices, standing out from other younglings through the easy tendency with which he took to meditation and reflection as well as his natural thoughtfulness and meek demeanor. Corius’ strong Force-sensitivity and his inherent ability to ‘read’ the emotions of others lent him extraordinary insight, and he quickly developed that skill through a variety of mental exercises, becoming an adept mentalist with an almost-uncannily accuracy to know a person’s thoughts, motivations, and even history.
Corius shied from combat, so much so that it began to trouble his instructors. However, it was Jedi Master Tera Sinube who suggested to him that through studying the lightsaber and martial arts, he could develop greater control over himself rather than over others. This change of perspective would serve him well, and he began to more readily join into physical training. Corius would eventually be chosen as padawan by Tahl, a Noonian Jedi Knight.
Corius learned quickly, as he and Tahl shared a close connection through their mutual love of history and lore, and she greatly encouraged his studiousness and allowed him to pursue his own unique path with her tutelage. She often commented that Corius might well follow her on the same path, becoming a researcher and Lore Keeper in his own right. Tahl’s friend, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, was also a serious influence on young Corius, bonding with him over their mutual appreciation for mysticism, contemplative practice, and compassion for others. Corius and Jinn’s similar personalities were so aligned that Corius began to think of him as “Uncle Qui-Gon”, although he never expressed this sentiment aloud. For his lightsaber, he created a curved black hilt, designed for precision techniques of his fighting style. For his crystal, he used the rare Sapith crystal, granting his blade an intense green hue. Its design was suggested to him by Qui-Gon’s former master, Count Dooku, who’d been one of his chief dueling teachers and who gifted him the Sapith crystal in honor of Corius’ fast progress and dedication to Dooku’s own dueling style, Form II.
He progressed quickly, and would become a Jedi Knight at a young age, impressing many senior Jedi and Masters at his startling rate of progression under Tahl’s guidance. Despite his youth and relative inexperience throughout the galaxy, Tahl argued he was ready and at his trials, he passed with aplomb, surprising many who questioned if the sensitive youth was truly ready for them. He so impressed Master Yoda that the wise Jedi sent him to Toprawa to help train Antarian Rangers, feeling that Corius’ profound sense of honor and compassion, together with his deep commitment to the Jedi philosophy, would benefit the Rangers greatly. In truth, Yoda suspected a plot was afoot, and that something was amiss among the Rangers, and hoped Corius’ insight might uncover it.
Corius shied from combat, so much so that it began to trouble his instructors. However, it was Jedi Master Tera Sinube who suggested to him that through studying the lightsaber and martial arts, he could develop greater control over himself rather than over others. This change of perspective would serve him well, and he began to more readily join into physical training. Corius would eventually be chosen as padawan by Tahl, a Noonian Jedi Knight.
Corius learned quickly, as he and Tahl shared a close connection through their mutual love of history and lore, and she greatly encouraged his studiousness and allowed him to pursue his own unique path with her tutelage. She often commented that Corius might well follow her on the same path, becoming a researcher and Lore Keeper in his own right. Tahl’s friend, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, was also a serious influence on young Corius, bonding with him over their mutual appreciation for mysticism, contemplative practice, and compassion for others. Corius and Jinn’s similar personalities were so aligned that Corius began to think of him as “Uncle Qui-Gon”, although he never expressed this sentiment aloud. For his lightsaber, he created a curved black hilt, designed for precision techniques of his fighting style. For his crystal, he used the rare Sapith crystal, granting his blade an intense green hue. Its design was suggested to him by Qui-Gon’s former master, Count Dooku, who’d been one of his chief dueling teachers and who gifted him the Sapith crystal in honor of Corius’ fast progress and dedication to Dooku’s own dueling style, Form II.
He progressed quickly, and would become a Jedi Knight at a young age, impressing many senior Jedi and Masters at his startling rate of progression under Tahl’s guidance. Despite his youth and relative inexperience throughout the galaxy, Tahl argued he was ready and at his trials, he passed with aplomb, surprising many who questioned if the sensitive youth was truly ready for them. He so impressed Master Yoda that the wise Jedi sent him to Toprawa to help train Antarian Rangers, feeling that Corius’ profound sense of honor and compassion, together with his deep commitment to the Jedi philosophy, would benefit the Rangers greatly. In truth, Yoda suspected a plot was afoot, and that something was amiss among the Rangers, and hoped Corius’ insight might uncover it.
Conflicts with Mace Windu
Younger than Mace Windu by two years, the pair never got along during their time as students of the Jedi Academy or padawans to their respective masters. Corius was a gifted learner, just as Mace had been, and the two were often considered rivals. Windu and Corius each possessed the ability to see and discern shatterpoints in the Force, however where the talent for doing so was innate with Windu, Corius required lengthy periods of meditation marked with great dedication and focus to accomplish this ability, giving Windu the clear advantage. However, due to the depth of focus, Corius’ predictions were often more detailed and complete, a fact not lost on Masters Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn. As learners and later, padawans, Windu often took every opportunity to belittle or taunt Corius.
Corius greatly resented Mace’s assertion of his own greatness and his demeaning attitude toward fellow students, particularly younger ones or those who may not have been as gifted as he.
“Mace is a bully, and since they give him a place on the council, he has become a tyrant. This is not the Jedi Order I wish to be a part of. We’re supposed to be better than that.”
~ Corius to Qui-Gon Jinn
He clashed with Windu on several occasions, including a particular incident over the matter of young Obi-Wan Kenobi’s place in the order, following a duel between Kenobi and another student, Bruck Chun, where Kenobi – exhausted from dueling Chun – struck back with a ferocious counter-attack. This duel, meant to impress visiting Master Qui-Gon Jinn into choosing one of the boys as his padawan – both were nearing the age of thirteen, and thus the cut-off to be selected. Chun had bullied Kenobi for a long time, and in this final push, Kenobi had channeled his anger and resentment into a powerful series of blows. Though the duel ended fairly, Jinn was unimpressed by them, and remarked that he felt Kenobi would be too dangerous to be allowed to continue to become a Jedi. Mace, a Master now, pushed for Kenobi to be sent to the AgriCorps, a division of the Jedi Service Corps, on Bandomeer. Corius and Master Yoda both argued for Kenobi, but Windu’s voice carried the day and Kenobi was sent away. When Corius offered to train Kenobi himself, Windu prevented it, arguing Corius was ‘not mature enough’ to train a padawan. Corius was humiliated by his tormenter once more, this time before the Council itself. Master Qui-Gon would comfort him, as he always had, but Corius never forgot the slight and his disgust and dislike for Windu grew deeper, however Jinn would soon reunite with Kenobi and take him as his padawan, perhaps influenced somewhat in this decision by Corius’ words.
Corius greatly resented Mace’s assertion of his own greatness and his demeaning attitude toward fellow students, particularly younger ones or those who may not have been as gifted as he.
“Mace is a bully, and since they give him a place on the council, he has become a tyrant. This is not the Jedi Order I wish to be a part of. We’re supposed to be better than that.”
~ Corius to Qui-Gon Jinn
He clashed with Windu on several occasions, including a particular incident over the matter of young Obi-Wan Kenobi’s place in the order, following a duel between Kenobi and another student, Bruck Chun, where Kenobi – exhausted from dueling Chun – struck back with a ferocious counter-attack. This duel, meant to impress visiting Master Qui-Gon Jinn into choosing one of the boys as his padawan – both were nearing the age of thirteen, and thus the cut-off to be selected. Chun had bullied Kenobi for a long time, and in this final push, Kenobi had channeled his anger and resentment into a powerful series of blows. Though the duel ended fairly, Jinn was unimpressed by them, and remarked that he felt Kenobi would be too dangerous to be allowed to continue to become a Jedi. Mace, a Master now, pushed for Kenobi to be sent to the AgriCorps, a division of the Jedi Service Corps, on Bandomeer. Corius and Master Yoda both argued for Kenobi, but Windu’s voice carried the day and Kenobi was sent away. When Corius offered to train Kenobi himself, Windu prevented it, arguing Corius was ‘not mature enough’ to train a padawan. Corius was humiliated by his tormenter once more, this time before the Council itself. Master Qui-Gon would comfort him, as he always had, but Corius never forgot the slight and his disgust and dislike for Windu grew deeper, however Jinn would soon reunite with Kenobi and take him as his padawan, perhaps influenced somewhat in this decision by Corius’ words.
Service on Toprawa
(Corius at 18; While serving on Toprawa)
Corius arrived on Toprawa early in 53 BBY, he soon stumbled into a plot to cast doubt on the Toprawa System to further fuel a Telosian Civil War. When his master, Tahl, was attacked by a would-be assassin dressed as an Antarian Ranger, Corius began an exhaustive study of the Rangers’ personnel for potential conspirators and infiltrators. Corius began to fear something more sinister was in play, and grew increasingly wary of the Rangers, believing that infiltration may have been more extensive than the Jedi had imagined. At the same time, he grew closer and closer to one of the Rangers, a human female named Kidara. Kidara was young like Corius, a native of Nar Shaddaa with a rough-and-tumble childhood spent there among the moon’s less desirable citizens, she’d stowed away on a freighter and traveled to join the Antarian Rangers. Stunningly beautiful, with short-cropped copper hair, pale blue eyes, tanned skin and a lean, toned, and sculpted figure, the product of a life spent staying one step ahead of death, danger, prison, and living by her wits, her confident and tough demeanor captivated the young Jedi almost instantly. The tension between the pair was palpable, and each fought to restrain the powerful connection they had.
During the next years, Corius and Kidara failed to suppress their attractions and began an illicit and secret affair. As this grew increasingly intense, the young Jedi Knight continued his work with the Rangers, and found that he rather enjoyed their training, culture, and work. The emphasis on individualism, small-unit and discreet missions, survivalist training and pathfinding, often deep in the forests alone aligned neatly with his personality, as did their covert intelligence work, offering him a chance to put his research abilities and studiousness to work. He liked that the Rangers sought to keep conflicts small, to stop them before they became a crisis, a pragmatic approach which he greatly appreciated. Finally, the distance from the strict culture of the Jedi Order and the politics and protocols of Coruscant meant for him a freedom he’d not ever really known. He took great advantage of it, demonstrated by his relaxed appearance and clandestine relationship with Kidara.
Kidara became Corius’ personal aide and companion, with the pair working closely with one another and the rest of the Rangers. Ostensibly, they each kept separate quarters, but beside one another for the purpose of ‘administrative convenience’, however, Kidara often slipped unseen onto their shared balcony and into Corius’ quarters for the night. Corius took to wearing the distinctive brown leather Corellian-cut field jacket, the informal uniform of the Rangers, which featured a nerf-wool lining. He would keep this jacket and wear it often throughout the rest of his life, as well as the Corellian gun belt he’d modified to hold his lightsaber.
During the next years, Corius and Kidara failed to suppress their attractions and began an illicit and secret affair. As this grew increasingly intense, the young Jedi Knight continued his work with the Rangers, and found that he rather enjoyed their training, culture, and work. The emphasis on individualism, small-unit and discreet missions, survivalist training and pathfinding, often deep in the forests alone aligned neatly with his personality, as did their covert intelligence work, offering him a chance to put his research abilities and studiousness to work. He liked that the Rangers sought to keep conflicts small, to stop them before they became a crisis, a pragmatic approach which he greatly appreciated. Finally, the distance from the strict culture of the Jedi Order and the politics and protocols of Coruscant meant for him a freedom he’d not ever really known. He took great advantage of it, demonstrated by his relaxed appearance and clandestine relationship with Kidara.
Kidara became Corius’ personal aide and companion, with the pair working closely with one another and the rest of the Rangers. Ostensibly, they each kept separate quarters, but beside one another for the purpose of ‘administrative convenience’, however, Kidara often slipped unseen onto their shared balcony and into Corius’ quarters for the night. Corius took to wearing the distinctive brown leather Corellian-cut field jacket, the informal uniform of the Rangers, which featured a nerf-wool lining. He would keep this jacket and wear it often throughout the rest of his life, as well as the Corellian gun belt he’d modified to hold his lightsaber.
First Taste of War: The Cost of Victory
In 50 BBY, the outbreak of the Arkanian Revolution would see Corius’ first real test in battle, as he was sent to assist his old classmate and rival, Jedi Master Mace Windu, there. Taking Kidara with him, he was ordered by Windu to assess the Arkanian Renegades’ military strength, performing a number of reconnaissance operations. On the eve of the Republic and Jedi’s planned attack, the pair were ambushed by the Renegades’ cyborg soldiers. During the brief skirmish which followed, Corius both experienced his first kill and suffered his greatest loss, as Kidara was shot dead before his eyes. Devastated, it was Windu’s comments about “It is why Jedi are not to have attachments” that tore at him the most. Corius would forever after believe that Windu had foreseen the outcome of their mission, and believed he’d surmised the true nature of his relationship with Kidara, allowing her death to happen to ‘force’ Corius to ‘return to the Jedi way’. He never forgave Windu for this, and never forgot, either this betrayal – be it real or assumed – or his romance with Kidara. Taking the silver serpentine-shaped cuff earring she wore from her lifeless body, Corius affected it himself, never removing it again. In his grief, he messaged the Jedi Order, asking to be reassigned instead of returning to the Rangers. His request was granted, and he joined the Jedi’s archaeological survey section, working to discover, locate, and retrieve Jedi (and other Force-tradition) artifacts for the Temple on Coruscant.
Archaeology and Lore: A Retreat into the Past
(Corius, in his Antarian Rangers' jacket)
The studious and quiet nature of the Lore Keeper suited Corius well, giving him the long periods of silence and solitude he needed to adjust to Kidara’s death. Corius retreated into the archives, pouring over ancient tomes and seeking to hone his own fighting prowess, an outlet for his grief and anger over Kidara’s death and the apparent support shown to the Arkanian Dominion, willing to ignore its transgressions while brutally suppressing their foes. The sheer inability for him for discern a ‘righteous side’ in the conflict only made her death seem more useless and empty, in turn fueling his bitterness.
He attended the Academy of Jedi Archaeology, becoming close with Jedi archaeologist Jocasta Nu and eventually traveled extensively in search of artifacts for the Archives, working in close partnership with both the Jedi Exploration Corps and Republic Survey Corps. Using the skills honed while training with the Antarian Rangers, he further developed his reputation as a pathfinder and scout, as well as becoming a respected scholar and archaeologist. Dividing his time between voyages on remote expeditions and nestled deep in the Archives, Corius became largely isolated from the daily affairs and internal climate of the Jedi Order. This solitary existence and intentional withdrawal from his fellow Jedi alarmed many, causing the Jedi Council to feel this self-imposed ‘exile within the Order’ to be unhealthy, a position championed by Windu, among others. This was made all the more apparent when it was learned he was in regular contact with his mother back on Fresia, even visiting her often while on his off-world expeditions, further prompting fears he was (again) straying from Jedi Order strictures.
He attended the Academy of Jedi Archaeology, becoming close with Jedi archaeologist Jocasta Nu and eventually traveled extensively in search of artifacts for the Archives, working in close partnership with both the Jedi Exploration Corps and Republic Survey Corps. Using the skills honed while training with the Antarian Rangers, he further developed his reputation as a pathfinder and scout, as well as becoming a respected scholar and archaeologist. Dividing his time between voyages on remote expeditions and nestled deep in the Archives, Corius became largely isolated from the daily affairs and internal climate of the Jedi Order. This solitary existence and intentional withdrawal from his fellow Jedi alarmed many, causing the Jedi Council to feel this self-imposed ‘exile within the Order’ to be unhealthy, a position championed by Windu, among others. This was made all the more apparent when it was learned he was in regular contact with his mother back on Fresia, even visiting her often while on his off-world expeditions, further prompting fears he was (again) straying from Jedi Order strictures.
Stark Hyperspace War
After his confrontation with Mace Windu regarding Kenobi’s future with the Jedi Order, several – including his old friend Qui-Gon Jinn and the Jedi Grandmaster, Yoda – worried deeply about Corius’ emotional and mental state as well as his mounting withdrawal from the Order. They began to look for ways to encourage him and help him to find value and purpose in the Order apart from his studies and expeditions once more.
In 44 BBY, the conflict between the Republic, together with the Jedi Order and Trade Federation, and the Stark Commercial Combine, led by the charismatic pirate Iaco Stark began to intensify. Corius was called from his place among the Archives and dispatched to the conflict, in hope of ‘helping him to realize the importance of the Jedi’s role in the galaxy once more’. A series of failures and foolish acts escalated the conflict into a full-blown war quickly. The war was brief but bloody, with Republic soldiers taking heavy casualties. Once more, Corius would find himself serving under the command of his nemesis, Mace Windu, but would also put him alongside old friends, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. In his various actions, he witnessed a gallantry and camaraderie among the Republic soldiers, and like before with the Rangers, he once more grew close with them. In the end, the entire affair was orchestrated by Darth Sidious to further his plan towards galactic dominion, and in its aftermath, the poor reception and struggles of its veterans among the Republic prompted Corius to join the Stark Veteran Assembly, lending his voice to the lobby to provide care for them and to honor their service, even if for some – like himself – the war itself may have felt dubious and its repercussions only serve to further militarize and destabilize the galaxy.
Another product of the war for Corius was the forging of a close friendship with Jedi Master Plo Koon. The two would grow into fast friends, and Plo Koon would train him in Teras Kasi, bonding together through many hours of sparring and instruction.
Next would come the Kol Huro Unrest, a short-lived rebellion in the Kol Huro System that pitted the Jedi and Republic Judicial Forces against the warlord Mustag Olus and his droid army. Seemingly irrational, the fighting was bitter albeit brief, and later it was revealed to be an experiment in mechanized warfare. Another of Darth Sidious’ plots, it would be a prelude to the droid legions of the Separatist forces of the Clone Wars. The two conflicts further distressed Corius, who began to suspect that there was a larger strategy at work, seeking to destabilize the galaxy and increase tension throughout the Republic. He began to grow more and more concerned with this, nearly to the point of obsessive preoccupation, however he could not discern the scope or origins of this suspected conspiracy and his fears were dismissed by many in the Jedi Order (Although sometime later, once Sidious and his plans were revealed, Yoda would regret not having listened to Corius sooner.)
In 44 BBY, the conflict between the Republic, together with the Jedi Order and Trade Federation, and the Stark Commercial Combine, led by the charismatic pirate Iaco Stark began to intensify. Corius was called from his place among the Archives and dispatched to the conflict, in hope of ‘helping him to realize the importance of the Jedi’s role in the galaxy once more’. A series of failures and foolish acts escalated the conflict into a full-blown war quickly. The war was brief but bloody, with Republic soldiers taking heavy casualties. Once more, Corius would find himself serving under the command of his nemesis, Mace Windu, but would also put him alongside old friends, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. In his various actions, he witnessed a gallantry and camaraderie among the Republic soldiers, and like before with the Rangers, he once more grew close with them. In the end, the entire affair was orchestrated by Darth Sidious to further his plan towards galactic dominion, and in its aftermath, the poor reception and struggles of its veterans among the Republic prompted Corius to join the Stark Veteran Assembly, lending his voice to the lobby to provide care for them and to honor their service, even if for some – like himself – the war itself may have felt dubious and its repercussions only serve to further militarize and destabilize the galaxy.
Another product of the war for Corius was the forging of a close friendship with Jedi Master Plo Koon. The two would grow into fast friends, and Plo Koon would train him in Teras Kasi, bonding together through many hours of sparring and instruction.
Next would come the Kol Huro Unrest, a short-lived rebellion in the Kol Huro System that pitted the Jedi and Republic Judicial Forces against the warlord Mustag Olus and his droid army. Seemingly irrational, the fighting was bitter albeit brief, and later it was revealed to be an experiment in mechanized warfare. Another of Darth Sidious’ plots, it would be a prelude to the droid legions of the Separatist forces of the Clone Wars. The two conflicts further distressed Corius, who began to suspect that there was a larger strategy at work, seeking to destabilize the galaxy and increase tension throughout the Republic. He began to grow more and more concerned with this, nearly to the point of obsessive preoccupation, however he could not discern the scope or origins of this suspected conspiracy and his fears were dismissed by many in the Jedi Order (Although sometime later, once Sidious and his plans were revealed, Yoda would regret not having listened to Corius sooner.)
Disillusionment
The death of his master, Tahl, in 41 BBY greatly affected him, causing him to sink into depression and turn to a sullen and melancholy figure. He had been Tahl’s first padawan, and the bond shared between them was strong. Tahl encouraged his passion for lore, history, and philosophy. Corius spent prodigious hours in the Jedi Archives with her, fueling his natural bookishness. Often so much so that he had to be practically forced to leave to study other aspects of his training, and now, with her gone, he retreated once more into his books and a life of quiet contemplation.
Corius stayed in the Jedi Temple, focusing on his studies, meditations, and honing his own form of lightsaber combat (“Marasu”). Corius had grown tired of fighting in various conflicts, which seemed to become more and more frequent, and felt an increasing uneasiness at what he perceived was a turn towards secular involvement in politics and military affairs by the Jedi. As a result, he withdrew from this and focused inward, often refusing further assignments.
“We are losing our way, and I fear that if we do not correct ourselves, we will drag the whole galaxy with us on the path to war and the Light of the Jedi will sink beneath the murky waters of politics and factionalism forever.”
~ Corius to Master Yoda, 32 BBY
This was made worse as Corius attempted through long sessions of meditation and focus to discern the source of what he perceived was a plot moving across the galaxy like a great shadow threatening to plunge the entire Republic into darkness. His meditations were, by all accounts, epic in their intensity, and yet for all his efforts he could not pierce the shadows to discover the truth, and he became almost consumed by fear of the future. Friends like Jinn, Kenobi, Plo Koon, and Yoda all reached out to him, but their concerns and overtures seemed to do little to comfort him. Finally, after many years, the Yinchorri Uprising of 33 BBY would be the final straw.
When the Yinchorri, secretly spurred on by the intrigues of the Sith, launched a surprise raid against the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, killing two Jedi. The assault was brutal, and the vulnerability of the Jedi – and their failure to see the approaching danger – was laid bare. Corius had fought in this conflict as well, woken to alarm when the Yinchorri attacked. Consumed with sadness and frustration, Corius felt he could no longer be of any service to the Order, and he took his leave, departing Coruscant and vowing not to return until he could do so with answers and a solution. In truth, his own disillusionment with the growing instability of the Republic, his dissent with the Order’s increasing involvement in politics and warfare, and his personal feelings of failure at not having yet figured out the source of the growing tensions across the galaxy left him questioning many things, not the least of which was his place in all of it.
Corius stayed in the Jedi Temple, focusing on his studies, meditations, and honing his own form of lightsaber combat (“Marasu”). Corius had grown tired of fighting in various conflicts, which seemed to become more and more frequent, and felt an increasing uneasiness at what he perceived was a turn towards secular involvement in politics and military affairs by the Jedi. As a result, he withdrew from this and focused inward, often refusing further assignments.
“We are losing our way, and I fear that if we do not correct ourselves, we will drag the whole galaxy with us on the path to war and the Light of the Jedi will sink beneath the murky waters of politics and factionalism forever.”
~ Corius to Master Yoda, 32 BBY
This was made worse as Corius attempted through long sessions of meditation and focus to discern the source of what he perceived was a plot moving across the galaxy like a great shadow threatening to plunge the entire Republic into darkness. His meditations were, by all accounts, epic in their intensity, and yet for all his efforts he could not pierce the shadows to discover the truth, and he became almost consumed by fear of the future. Friends like Jinn, Kenobi, Plo Koon, and Yoda all reached out to him, but their concerns and overtures seemed to do little to comfort him. Finally, after many years, the Yinchorri Uprising of 33 BBY would be the final straw.
When the Yinchorri, secretly spurred on by the intrigues of the Sith, launched a surprise raid against the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, killing two Jedi. The assault was brutal, and the vulnerability of the Jedi – and their failure to see the approaching danger – was laid bare. Corius had fought in this conflict as well, woken to alarm when the Yinchorri attacked. Consumed with sadness and frustration, Corius felt he could no longer be of any service to the Order, and he took his leave, departing Coruscant and vowing not to return until he could do so with answers and a solution. In truth, his own disillusionment with the growing instability of the Republic, his dissent with the Order’s increasing involvement in politics and warfare, and his personal feelings of failure at not having yet figured out the source of the growing tensions across the galaxy left him questioning many things, not the least of which was his place in all of it.
Desert Hermitage
Traveling to Tatooine, a remote world only recently colonized in earnest thirty years before his birth, Corius faded into the desert wastes, eventually coming to settle in a small synstone hut on the Western Dune Sea. Corius would assume the name “Jenson”, making himself out to be a scavenger, trader, and eventually, a hunter. During his time on Tatooine, he would befriend the Jawas and Sand People, trading with both, learning to speak their languages, and even hunting krayt dragons with the latter. He avoided most settlements, only visiting them briefly for supplies or trading and then returning to his solitary existence in the desert.
He gained a reputation, as ‘Jenson’, for being gruff, laconic, and mysterious. Many of the locals thought him to be at least half-mad, and kept their distance from him, ensuring his separation from the ‘civilized’ world, and he spent most of his time alone or with the Jawas and Tuskens. When he needed, he sometimes took work with the Hutt crimelord Jabba Desilijic Tiure, hunting krayt dragons for their venom, even rumored to have amassed a ‘small fortune’ in ‘pearls’ collected from his many successful kills.
For a time here, Corius fooled himself into believing he was going to once more retreat into his meditations, seeking to uncover the source of the shadow that haunted his visions and threatened the peace of the galaxy, but this was just wishful thinking. In truth, he’d lost his faith: In the Jedi, the Republic, and most of all, himself. He chose to isolate himself more than ever before, losing himself in the wasteland of the Dune Sea. He lived simply, with only the most basic of comforts, acting each day only to survive until the next. He distracted himself among the company of the Sand People, finding a kind of solace in their fellowship and an escape in embracing their minimalist lifestyle. He even earned their respect as a hunter and fighter, a fact proven by the Gaffi Stick gifted to him from one tribe’s chieftain. With each passing year, he became more like them, even adopting their manner of dress and disguising himself to appear more and more like them.
As promised, he fulfilled Master Yoda’s condition placed upon him when he took his leave from the Jedi Order, sending an annual message back to Coruscant notifying the Order he was still alive, and promising to make report if he discerned the truth of his troubling visions. He made no such report and his messages were always brief, just enough to send the code word denoting his survival and safety, and giving little else in detail about his life, even as to his specific location on Tatooine.
He gained a reputation, as ‘Jenson’, for being gruff, laconic, and mysterious. Many of the locals thought him to be at least half-mad, and kept their distance from him, ensuring his separation from the ‘civilized’ world, and he spent most of his time alone or with the Jawas and Tuskens. When he needed, he sometimes took work with the Hutt crimelord Jabba Desilijic Tiure, hunting krayt dragons for their venom, even rumored to have amassed a ‘small fortune’ in ‘pearls’ collected from his many successful kills.
For a time here, Corius fooled himself into believing he was going to once more retreat into his meditations, seeking to uncover the source of the shadow that haunted his visions and threatened the peace of the galaxy, but this was just wishful thinking. In truth, he’d lost his faith: In the Jedi, the Republic, and most of all, himself. He chose to isolate himself more than ever before, losing himself in the wasteland of the Dune Sea. He lived simply, with only the most basic of comforts, acting each day only to survive until the next. He distracted himself among the company of the Sand People, finding a kind of solace in their fellowship and an escape in embracing their minimalist lifestyle. He even earned their respect as a hunter and fighter, a fact proven by the Gaffi Stick gifted to him from one tribe’s chieftain. With each passing year, he became more like them, even adopting their manner of dress and disguising himself to appear more and more like them.
As promised, he fulfilled Master Yoda’s condition placed upon him when he took his leave from the Jedi Order, sending an annual message back to Coruscant notifying the Order he was still alive, and promising to make report if he discerned the truth of his troubling visions. He made no such report and his messages were always brief, just enough to send the code word denoting his survival and safety, and giving little else in detail about his life, even as to his specific location on Tatooine.
Clone Wars Service & Disappearance
(Last Image of Corius, ca. 19 BBY)
In 22 BBY, after ten years spent in self-imposed exile, the Jedi Order would have need of him once more. The outbreak of the Clone Wars, which had unofficially began the same year he’d left for Tatooine with the Trade Federation’s blockade and subsequent invasion of Naboo, would see the Jedi seek him out. The events surrounding the invasion included the death of his dear friend and mentor, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, and Corius would learn of them from a Force vision, waking in terror from his sleep during his first nights on Tatooine. Jinn’s death brought him great sadness, plunging him into a state of near-hopeless sorrow and was likely the cause of his abandonment of his meditations and other Jedi practices entirely during his exile.
The First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, would see the galaxy plunged into civil war as the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a Separatist movement, took arms against the Republic. In that fateful battle, many Jedi were slain fighting there before the timely arrival of the Clone Troopers of the newly-formed Grand Army of the Republic. The Jedi, their ranks depleted, were now tasked to lead the military campaign to defeat the Separatists. Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi was sent to Tatooine to find the absent Corius, to convince him to return and answer the call of duty once more. Kenobi’s search for Corius, even with the Force guiding him, would take several days before the young Jedi found ‘Jenson’s’ tiny hut.
Convincing Corius to return was no easy feat. Though the two Jedi Knights knew and respected one another, and even considered one another as friend, Corius was in no hurry to plunge himself into the politics and war which had soured him so deeply over a decade before. The pair talked, and toasted and remembered Qui-Gon Jinn, but Kenobi’s first pleas fell on deaf ears. However, Kenobi persisted, and the revelation that Dooku himself had fallen to the Dark Side, aligning himself as a Sith Lord, gravely concerned Corius. For the first time since coming to Tatooine, Corius felt inside himself a rekindling of patriotism to the Jedi and the Republic, or – at least – to the ideals he’d always wished for and expected but had rarely found. In the end, after much discussion and some tough words from the younger Jedi, Corius relented and agreed to return with Kenobi to Coruscant.
Upon arrival back at the Jedi Temple, Corius was informed he was to take command of the newly-formed 41st Scout Battalion, a special reconnaissance element within the larger 41st Elite Corps, commanded by Jedi Master Luminara Unduli. His experience with the Antarian Rangers, combined with his other military exploits and his time spent among the scouts and pathfinders of the Jedi Exploration Corps, made it an ideal placement for him. Given the rank of General, he was introduced to the Clone Scout Troopers he would command the next day. Almost immediately, he felt a kinship with them and soon established a close rapport. Like many Jedi, he adopted a modified form of their same armor, albeit in his case perhaps even a bit more unorthodox than most. Corius would don the same thinsuit/bodyglove worn by the Scouts, together with the pauldrons, chest-and-upper backpiece, bracers, knee and elbow pads, boots and grieves. But he added to these the twin Jawaese bandoliers he’d worn as utility belts on Tatooine, together with his old modified Corellian-style gun belt and iconic saber. A reworking of a Kel-Dor antitox breath mask to function ‘in reverse’ for oxygen breathers instead of Kel-Dor and replacing the eye protectors with macrobinocular goggles impressed his old friend Plo Koon, who dubbed the piece as being “very clever”. He still wore Kidara’s ear cuff also. Carrying his trusted Tusken Cycler rifle, fitted with hunting scope, on a sling, he added the EC-17 hold-out blaster and vibro-survival knifes carried by his Scouts into his right and left boots respectively. Around his head, a desert scarf, made from gauzy cloth, was worn in the same usual style as the Tuskens who wove it, and finally, he donned a pair of loose dark khaki trousers as well, all making for a most irregular appearance for a Jedi. Yet, it seemed to endear him to the Clones who served with him, who quickly found respect for his knowledge and expertise, and saw him as ‘roguish, rough and ready’ commander.
There was a new-found confidence in him, a sense of purpose that he had lost amid the blistering sands of Tatooine. Corius was in his element, having made it his mission to ‘take down’ Dooku and the Sith, to punish them for Qui-Gon’s death and the havoc they’d unleashed across the Republic. From 22 to 19 BBY, he fought in over a dozen major battles and campaigns, and countless skirmishes, firefights, raids, and reconnaissance missions, and earned the respect of Clone Troopers and Jedi alike for his cunning and daring exploits against the Separatists’ war machine. His tactics were almost strictly ‘off-book’ which made it hard for Separatist commanders, versed in Republican military doctrines, to predict and his list of victories earned him the grudging respect of his foes, who dubbed him “The Wraith”. Corius’ compassion towards civilians, be they loyalists or Separatists, earned his admiration on both sides as well.
Corius – never one for flying or the drab grey walls of starships or the vast blackness of space beyond their viewports – occupied his time dabbling in droidsmithing, using the great heaps of ruined, wrecked, and deactivated droids left by his Clone Troopers as sources for his scavenging of parts, working to assemble them into a droid of his very own. By his own judgment, he was neither good at this endeavor, nor did he care, and the end result was a droid that he dubbed “Clank”, short for “Clanker” – the pejorative used by the Clones for their metallic adversaries. As much a liability and a nuisance as an asset and companion, Clank never quite functioned how Corius envisioned, but yet, it was Clanker who saved his neck a time or two in the heat of battle.
Either way, making the droid took his mind off the war, shifted his focus from the seemingly endless suffering and conflict that now engulfed the galaxy. Corius loathed war, loathed conflict and the turmoil of politics, seeing war not as some grand adventure, but merely for what it was: Death, destruction, misery for countless worlds and millions of living beings. Yet, if war was needed, and no choice to avoid it, then – Corius believed – it must be fought, fought hard, using whatever means, whatever trickery, cunning, or courage was called upon to end it, decisively, quickly, and with as little bloodshed as possible. With this guiding belief, the “Wraith” proved a daring and cunning commander, an ideal match to the subtleties of scouting, pathfinding, and reconnaissance his unit had made their specialty. Corius was at home amid the wildlands and remote places, in his element when he went unnoticed and unhindered, and for all this and more, he was a natural field soldier and ranger. Yet, alone in his quarters, another mission down, another victory won, he retreated into meditation, books, sword practice, or some passing fascination such as building his droid or else annoying the cooks in the mess as he practiced in their kitchens, trying out and creating recipes, all the while forcing them to work around this strange Jedi.
In 19 BBY, Republic intelligence learned that an ‘unknown criminal sect’ were stealing arms, munitions, and supplies from Coruscant and smuggling them to the Outer Rim to be sold to Separatist groups fighting there. The Jedi Council summoned Corius to the Temple while the 41st was refitting itself on Coruscant. They gave him a new mission: To go undercover into the planet’s underworld, infiltrate the smugglers and bring them to justice. Corius agreed to the mission. Meanwhile, Master Yoda would take the 41st Elite Corps to Kashyyyk to aid the Wookiees there.
Stowing his possessions in a strongbox hidden away in a secure location on Coruscant, with Clank set to guard them, and assuming the guise of a criminal smuggler looking for work, Corius began to prowl the seedy bars and haunts of the ecumenopolis’ criminal class, looking to make contact there with his prey. It would not take him long before he found them. Led by a shadowy figure, the ring seemed almost a conglomeration of various criminal bands, some large, some small, this operation was far more expansive and organized than the Jedi had expected. Corius, again using the name ‘Jenson’, continued to work inside, having earned the trust of those members of the ring on Coruscant, seeking to ascertain the location and identity of its leadership. That is, until he was blindsided when his ‘fellow’ smugglers ambushed him, tipped off by an ‘anonymous’ message. Taken unaware, stunned and surrounded, Corius found himself bound and his identity as a Jedi Knight exposed. The shadowy leader of their cabal ordered him to be sealed in carbonite and smuggled off-world to an unknown destination to be interrogated. His captors did as they were commanded, freezing Corius in carbonite. However, the outbreak of the Separatist attack on Coruscant made their departure impossible, forcing them to shelter in place as the battle raged in orbit above the embattled world. With no way to know, and their focus on the invaders overhead, the Jedi sent no one to find him and no rescue came. When a crashing star cruiser from the Separatist fleet slammed into the surface of Coruscant, its destructive force collapsing dozens of stories of the city, the smugglers and their lair were destroyed, sealed beneath the wreckage and rubble and Corius with them. The city rebuilt atop this tomb, and the destruction of the Jedi Order, the rise of the Empire, and centuries of history to follow would leave it – and Corius – forgotten.
Not long after his disappearance, his old friend Kenobi, now a fugitive, moved to his hut on Tatooine in the wake of the rise of Palpatine's Empire and Order 66, which began the purge that would destroy the Jedi Order.
The First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, would see the galaxy plunged into civil war as the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a Separatist movement, took arms against the Republic. In that fateful battle, many Jedi were slain fighting there before the timely arrival of the Clone Troopers of the newly-formed Grand Army of the Republic. The Jedi, their ranks depleted, were now tasked to lead the military campaign to defeat the Separatists. Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi was sent to Tatooine to find the absent Corius, to convince him to return and answer the call of duty once more. Kenobi’s search for Corius, even with the Force guiding him, would take several days before the young Jedi found ‘Jenson’s’ tiny hut.
Convincing Corius to return was no easy feat. Though the two Jedi Knights knew and respected one another, and even considered one another as friend, Corius was in no hurry to plunge himself into the politics and war which had soured him so deeply over a decade before. The pair talked, and toasted and remembered Qui-Gon Jinn, but Kenobi’s first pleas fell on deaf ears. However, Kenobi persisted, and the revelation that Dooku himself had fallen to the Dark Side, aligning himself as a Sith Lord, gravely concerned Corius. For the first time since coming to Tatooine, Corius felt inside himself a rekindling of patriotism to the Jedi and the Republic, or – at least – to the ideals he’d always wished for and expected but had rarely found. In the end, after much discussion and some tough words from the younger Jedi, Corius relented and agreed to return with Kenobi to Coruscant.
Upon arrival back at the Jedi Temple, Corius was informed he was to take command of the newly-formed 41st Scout Battalion, a special reconnaissance element within the larger 41st Elite Corps, commanded by Jedi Master Luminara Unduli. His experience with the Antarian Rangers, combined with his other military exploits and his time spent among the scouts and pathfinders of the Jedi Exploration Corps, made it an ideal placement for him. Given the rank of General, he was introduced to the Clone Scout Troopers he would command the next day. Almost immediately, he felt a kinship with them and soon established a close rapport. Like many Jedi, he adopted a modified form of their same armor, albeit in his case perhaps even a bit more unorthodox than most. Corius would don the same thinsuit/bodyglove worn by the Scouts, together with the pauldrons, chest-and-upper backpiece, bracers, knee and elbow pads, boots and grieves. But he added to these the twin Jawaese bandoliers he’d worn as utility belts on Tatooine, together with his old modified Corellian-style gun belt and iconic saber. A reworking of a Kel-Dor antitox breath mask to function ‘in reverse’ for oxygen breathers instead of Kel-Dor and replacing the eye protectors with macrobinocular goggles impressed his old friend Plo Koon, who dubbed the piece as being “very clever”. He still wore Kidara’s ear cuff also. Carrying his trusted Tusken Cycler rifle, fitted with hunting scope, on a sling, he added the EC-17 hold-out blaster and vibro-survival knifes carried by his Scouts into his right and left boots respectively. Around his head, a desert scarf, made from gauzy cloth, was worn in the same usual style as the Tuskens who wove it, and finally, he donned a pair of loose dark khaki trousers as well, all making for a most irregular appearance for a Jedi. Yet, it seemed to endear him to the Clones who served with him, who quickly found respect for his knowledge and expertise, and saw him as ‘roguish, rough and ready’ commander.
There was a new-found confidence in him, a sense of purpose that he had lost amid the blistering sands of Tatooine. Corius was in his element, having made it his mission to ‘take down’ Dooku and the Sith, to punish them for Qui-Gon’s death and the havoc they’d unleashed across the Republic. From 22 to 19 BBY, he fought in over a dozen major battles and campaigns, and countless skirmishes, firefights, raids, and reconnaissance missions, and earned the respect of Clone Troopers and Jedi alike for his cunning and daring exploits against the Separatists’ war machine. His tactics were almost strictly ‘off-book’ which made it hard for Separatist commanders, versed in Republican military doctrines, to predict and his list of victories earned him the grudging respect of his foes, who dubbed him “The Wraith”. Corius’ compassion towards civilians, be they loyalists or Separatists, earned his admiration on both sides as well.
Corius – never one for flying or the drab grey walls of starships or the vast blackness of space beyond their viewports – occupied his time dabbling in droidsmithing, using the great heaps of ruined, wrecked, and deactivated droids left by his Clone Troopers as sources for his scavenging of parts, working to assemble them into a droid of his very own. By his own judgment, he was neither good at this endeavor, nor did he care, and the end result was a droid that he dubbed “Clank”, short for “Clanker” – the pejorative used by the Clones for their metallic adversaries. As much a liability and a nuisance as an asset and companion, Clank never quite functioned how Corius envisioned, but yet, it was Clanker who saved his neck a time or two in the heat of battle.
Either way, making the droid took his mind off the war, shifted his focus from the seemingly endless suffering and conflict that now engulfed the galaxy. Corius loathed war, loathed conflict and the turmoil of politics, seeing war not as some grand adventure, but merely for what it was: Death, destruction, misery for countless worlds and millions of living beings. Yet, if war was needed, and no choice to avoid it, then – Corius believed – it must be fought, fought hard, using whatever means, whatever trickery, cunning, or courage was called upon to end it, decisively, quickly, and with as little bloodshed as possible. With this guiding belief, the “Wraith” proved a daring and cunning commander, an ideal match to the subtleties of scouting, pathfinding, and reconnaissance his unit had made their specialty. Corius was at home amid the wildlands and remote places, in his element when he went unnoticed and unhindered, and for all this and more, he was a natural field soldier and ranger. Yet, alone in his quarters, another mission down, another victory won, he retreated into meditation, books, sword practice, or some passing fascination such as building his droid or else annoying the cooks in the mess as he practiced in their kitchens, trying out and creating recipes, all the while forcing them to work around this strange Jedi.
In 19 BBY, Republic intelligence learned that an ‘unknown criminal sect’ were stealing arms, munitions, and supplies from Coruscant and smuggling them to the Outer Rim to be sold to Separatist groups fighting there. The Jedi Council summoned Corius to the Temple while the 41st was refitting itself on Coruscant. They gave him a new mission: To go undercover into the planet’s underworld, infiltrate the smugglers and bring them to justice. Corius agreed to the mission. Meanwhile, Master Yoda would take the 41st Elite Corps to Kashyyyk to aid the Wookiees there.
Stowing his possessions in a strongbox hidden away in a secure location on Coruscant, with Clank set to guard them, and assuming the guise of a criminal smuggler looking for work, Corius began to prowl the seedy bars and haunts of the ecumenopolis’ criminal class, looking to make contact there with his prey. It would not take him long before he found them. Led by a shadowy figure, the ring seemed almost a conglomeration of various criminal bands, some large, some small, this operation was far more expansive and organized than the Jedi had expected. Corius, again using the name ‘Jenson’, continued to work inside, having earned the trust of those members of the ring on Coruscant, seeking to ascertain the location and identity of its leadership. That is, until he was blindsided when his ‘fellow’ smugglers ambushed him, tipped off by an ‘anonymous’ message. Taken unaware, stunned and surrounded, Corius found himself bound and his identity as a Jedi Knight exposed. The shadowy leader of their cabal ordered him to be sealed in carbonite and smuggled off-world to an unknown destination to be interrogated. His captors did as they were commanded, freezing Corius in carbonite. However, the outbreak of the Separatist attack on Coruscant made their departure impossible, forcing them to shelter in place as the battle raged in orbit above the embattled world. With no way to know, and their focus on the invaders overhead, the Jedi sent no one to find him and no rescue came. When a crashing star cruiser from the Separatist fleet slammed into the surface of Coruscant, its destructive force collapsing dozens of stories of the city, the smugglers and their lair were destroyed, sealed beneath the wreckage and rubble and Corius with them. The city rebuilt atop this tomb, and the destruction of the Jedi Order, the rise of the Empire, and centuries of history to follow would leave it – and Corius – forgotten.
Not long after his disappearance, his old friend Kenobi, now a fugitive, moved to his hut on Tatooine in the wake of the rise of Palpatine's Empire and Order 66, which began the purge that would destroy the Jedi Order.
Languages
Galactic Basic IIIII IIIII IIIII
Meese Caulf IIIII IIIII
Sy Bisti IIIII II
Taarja IIII
Huttese IIIII IIII
Tusken IIIII I
Jawa Trade Language IIIII IIII
Combat Skills
Form II (Makashi) IIIII IIIII IIIII
Form III (Soresu) IIIII IIIII IIIII
Form VI (Niman) IIIII IIIII IIIII
Jar’Kai IIIII IIIII
Trakata IIIII IIIII
Corius eschewed all other forms, focusing solely on these three to achieve a truly astounding level of mastery over them, blending them seamlessly into a singular form, which he dubbed “Marasu” or “The Way of the Shyyyo Bird”. Like the bird, Corius’ personal style emphasizes extreme economy of movement, efficiency, and patience as it focuses more on defensive actions than aggression and attack, carefully analyzing one’s opponent and probing for weaknesses, wearing them down and striking at the precise moment to deal the most effective attack. Extensive integration of Force powers, emphasizing mental discipline, calm, and focus as well as tight, controlled movements, strategy, and relying on expert bladework, precision strikes, cunning, and minimizing opponents’ ability to attack them. Marasu could be a devastating fighting style in a duel, and its focus on defense, discipline, economy of action, and efficiency allowed the user to take control of a fight, directing it and determining when and how it would end. Corius practiced extensively, spending hours and hours distilling this new style of his, which he felt deeply embodied the ideals of the Jedi Order to reflect a stoic and resilient composure, seeking only to seek and establish justice and peace, rather than to rely on brute force, aggression, or personal vindication.
“Those who practice Marasu do not consider war and conflict as a game to be won, rather they see it as a challenge to be overcome and at every opportunity they leave the door open to peaceful solution, making the final strike only when no other choice can be found.”
~ Corius’ Notes on Marasu
“It may seem a philosophical exercise, lacking the drama and ferociousness of other styles, but Corius may have better embodied the ideals which our Order should embrace in his Marasu than many Jedi do in their living, I fear. And yet, when he must, he can be a frightful foe indeed.”
~ Obi-Win Kenobi on Corius’ style and fighting ability
Corius also studied martial arts, though not with intention to become a terror in combat, but as part of his ideal of mastering one’s self. He studied Teras Kasi often with his friend, Jedi Master Plo Koon, as well as with Jedi Master Anoon Bondara, and grew quite proficient in the art. From his wartime service, he excelled as a scout, adept in reconnaissance and survivalist skills, and proved to be an able marksman – being one of the few Jedi to carry a blaster during the Clone Wars – and fair pilot, though he shared Kenobi’s distaste for flying and often resorted to entering a deep meditative state during long journeys to quell his uneasiness.
“Those who practice Marasu do not consider war and conflict as a game to be won, rather they see it as a challenge to be overcome and at every opportunity they leave the door open to peaceful solution, making the final strike only when no other choice can be found.”
~ Corius’ Notes on Marasu
“It may seem a philosophical exercise, lacking the drama and ferociousness of other styles, but Corius may have better embodied the ideals which our Order should embrace in his Marasu than many Jedi do in their living, I fear. And yet, when he must, he can be a frightful foe indeed.”
~ Obi-Win Kenobi on Corius’ style and fighting ability
Corius also studied martial arts, though not with intention to become a terror in combat, but as part of his ideal of mastering one’s self. He studied Teras Kasi often with his friend, Jedi Master Plo Koon, as well as with Jedi Master Anoon Bondara, and grew quite proficient in the art. From his wartime service, he excelled as a scout, adept in reconnaissance and survivalist skills, and proved to be an able marksman – being one of the few Jedi to carry a blaster during the Clone Wars – and fair pilot, though he shared Kenobi’s distaste for flying and often resorted to entering a deep meditative state during long journeys to quell his uneasiness.
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