The Barsen'thor

During the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, a Jedi Master proved himself worthy to be granted the title of "Barsen'thor," a Cerean word meaning "Warden of the Order." The Jedi was only the third person to attain the prestigious rank in the history of the Jedi Order, and the first in thousands of years. Found as a child to be gifted with an incredibly deep innate connection with the Force, the future Barsen'thor followed the path of a Jedi Consular, training under Jedi Master Yuon Par on the ancestral Jedi world of Tython. During his training in 3643 BBY, Master Par's Padawan was instrumental in finding the fabled Fount of Rajivari, an ancient repository of knowledge, and he stopped the corrupted Twi'lek Force-sensitive Nalen Raloch from destroying the Forge, a machine used by the ancient Jedi to create lightsabers.

The victory over Raloch earned the Consular a promotion from the rank of Padawan, as well as the loyalty of the Trandoshan hunter Qyzen Fess, who came to regard him as the "Scorekeeper's Herald"—champion of the Scorekeeper, a Trandoshan deity who governed the Afterlife. Around that time, a sickness known as the Dark Plague struck the Jedi Order, driving Jedi Masters across the galaxy insane. Learning an ancient Force ability called the shielding technique from the Noetikon devices, the newly promoted Jedi traveled from planet to planet, using the technique to sever the sick Jedi Masters from the influence of Lord Vivicar, the Sith mastermind behind the plague. Eventually, the Consular confronted the plaguemaster himself, who was possessed by the spirit of the plague's long-dead creator Terrak Morrhage. He successfully redeemed Vivicar, driving out Morrhage's spirit and restoring Vivicar's former persona of Jedi Padawan Parkanas Tark. The Consular was also recruited into the Republic Navy's elite Coruscant Aegis squadron, piloting a Defender-class light corvette under the call sign "Guardian."

Defeating Vivicar was the accomplishment that earned the Jedi the title of Barsen'thor. With that victory also came another assignment, from the Republic's Supreme Chancellor Dorian Janarus himself. Granted the title of Jedi Master, the Barsen'thor was assigned as an envoy to the Rift Alliance, an organization of worlds seeking to secede from the Republic due to disillusionment with the galactic government's ignorance of their planets' problems. After rescuing the representatives of the Rift Alliance from a Sith attack, the Barsen'thor tried to convince the politicians to come back into the Republic's fold. In order to do so, however, he had to prove the Republic's worth to the Rift Alliance. To this end, he performed a number of tasks on behalf of the Rift Alliance on the planets Balmorra, Quesh and Hoth.

Having secured the trust of the Rift Alliance, the Barsen'thor participated in the fight against the Children of the Emperor, unwitting Imperial agents who had infiltrated deep within the ranks of the Republic, their presence masked by the power of the mysterious First Son. In the meantime, a second Galactic War began between the Republic and the Empire. During the Battle of Corellia, the Consular discovered that the First Son was in fact a sleeper persona implanted inside Jedi Master Syo Bakarn, who had been guiding the Barsen'thor since the latter's departure from Tython. The Barsen'thor eventually confronted the First Son in the caves below Corellia's Coronet City, defeating him and successfully bringing back Bakarn's personality. Doing so removed the First Son's shroud over the other Children, revealing them to the rest of the galaxy. With the Empire having been dealt a major blow, the Barsen'thor and his many allies were celebrated as heroes on the galactic capital of Coruscant.

The victorious Jedi Master was rewarded with Bakarn's vacant seat on the Jedi High Council. He also accepted the young Force prodigy Nadia Grell as his Padawan, following the last will of her late father, Senator Tobas Grell of Sarkhai. Having attained the reputation for being a wise and respected member of the Council, the Barsen'thor joined the fight against the mad Jedi Revan in 3637 BBY and later led the Jedi Council's search for the means to stop the Sith Emperor Vitiate. The Barsen'thor disappeared by the year 3636 BBY, around the time when Vitiate—in the guise of Emperor Valkorion—entered his secret Eternal Empire as a third faction in the Galactic War. The Jedi Master was still missing five years later when an alliance of various factions was formed against the Eternal Empire. After his death, the Barsen'thor was laid to rest in an elaborate tomb located in the Crystal Canyons on the planet Chandrila.

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