Jeh-Kro

Jeh-Kro, known on as "the Pastor", was a male  religious and political leader. He lived on Milagro in the early seventh century of the, though it was unknown whether he was born there or immigrated from elsewhere.

Biography
A Force-sensitive, Jeh-Kro was raised in the faith of the, and his gifts led to his advancement in the religion until he became one of the six. He was something of an outlier of the group, however, preferring to spread the faith rather than control the Vahla from the shadows. Jeh-Kro built a small faith community on prior to the Sith invasion of 1,387 BBY. Driven underground by Sith agents, Jeh-Kro became a leader of the Milagro Resistance, though his cell had little contact with other Resistance cells. Jeh-Kro's group became known for its fanatical loyalty to the Pastor and the savagery of its attacks on the Sith. Due to his force of personality and his group's reputation for success against the Sith, Jeh-Kro's flock grew from a handful of diehards to over a hundred believers. He prophesied the successful defeat of the Sith, which gave many of his followers hope.

A year after the invasion, Mali Darakhan led what Jeh-Kro viewed as a second invasion; the Republic expelled Sith forces from Milagro, but set itself up in the Sith Empire's place. Rather than challenge the Republic directly, Jeh-Kro preached a campaign of intimidation and terrorism to his true believers while cultivating more followers with a rare public appearance in Derresor. As an election loomed, Jeh-Kro preached rejection of both the Republic and a restoration of the old government, advocating instead the destruction of attachment to the past.

At a second, more private meeting, Jeh-Kro was observed by the Jedi Knight Haleya, whom Darakhan had tasked to find out whether Jeh-Kro was a threat. Concluding Jeh-Kro was a dark sider who had ordered a few recent terrorist firebombings, Haleya engaged Jeh-Kro. What happened next was not clear, even to Haleya and her mate Trajan, also present for the encounter. However, it ended with Jeh-Kro and many of his acolytes dead, some with horrific mutilations. Haleya claimed Jeh-Kro had used his Force powers to rip the life out of his acolytes, though when she reported it to Milagro's government, many of Zemma Rufos's advisors were skeptical.

Despite Jeh-Kro's death, his teachings persisted in the Flame of Retribution.

Powers and Abilities
The true extent of Jeh-Kro's Force powers was not clear; Trajan and Haleya claimed he possessed powers including and  to a degree seldom seen outside powerful Sith sorcerers. He demonstrated the ability to amplify his voice with the Force and could sense Haleya's presence when she was nearby, despite her being a adept at camouflaging herself.

Jeh-Kro was a compelling and charismatic public speaker, able to persuade many beings of diverse backgrounds to his banner. He experienced success as a Resistance leader, conducting multiple successful attacks on the Sith while always escaping their retribution.

Appearance and Personality
Relatively tall and thin for a near-Human at 1.88 meters (6'2"), Jeh-Kro had dark, dusky skin and copper hair; he wore a full beard but no mustache. He had bright lavender eyes which stood out against his dark skin and which many beings felt could read into them.  He usually dressed in a simple robe with a cowled, both charcoal but woven with strands in fire colors that caused his outfit to shimmer as he moved.  He usually carried a staff with one burning end.

Mysterious even to his closest and most devoted followers, Jeh-Kro preached the destructive gospel of with fervor. He believed beings could only achieve the goddess's favor by destruction—both destroying the artificial trappings of civilization and destroying their own attachment to worldly things, including other beings. He was familiar with a variety of other faith traditions and saw in them aspects of the Ember of Vahl's own teachings, though he believed none but his own people had truly understood the nature of reality.

Despite his commitment to the dark side goddess Vahl, Jeh-Kro was no friend to the Sith, whom he believed simply used the language of destruction to camouflage their own materialistic greed.

Appearances

 * The Liberator