Erling Tredway

Erling Tredway was the son of Jedi Knight Axton Tredway. As a Force-sensitive, Erling had the ability to use the Jedi power of instinctive astrogation. Erling and his sister, Dena, were raised in the Sil'Lume asteroid belt on the asteroid 24 Tredway, owned by their family. During the Great Jedi Purge, Erling's family was continually harassed by the Galactic Empire, which was searching for Erling's father. Eventually, Darth Vader discovered the Jedi and killed him, leaving Erling to be raised by his mother. Erling resented his father for dying and being unable to protect his family, and he renounced his belief in the Force, despite his incredible abilities in astrogation. During the Galactic Civil War, Erling started a peaceful resistance movement throughout the asteroid belt, which brought him into conflict with the Empire.

Erling was personally captured by Governor-General Sebastian Parnell not long after the Battle of Yavin and placed into the Deathblock on the prison world of Tol Ado. However, the rebel leader was rescued by Luke Skywalker, who was also the son of a Jedi Knight. Despite their connection, Skywalker and Tredway clashed during their escape from Tol Ado, due to Erling's incompetence as a warrior and his belief that the Force did not exist. Although they had a rough start, Erling eventually proved himself to Skywalker, helping him escape from Tol Ado and Governor Parnell. When Erling used his "instinctive astrogation" to help them return to the Rebel Alliance, he was forced to admit that the Force was real and that he had a talent in using it. With his Force abilities, Erling joined the Rebellion and was later involved in a SpecForce mission to sabotage the superlaser of the second Death Star en route to D'rinba IV. He worked alongside fellow Force-sensitives Shira Brie, Corwin Shelvay, and Kyle Katarn for this mission.

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