Ganner Rhysode (Jedi Renaissance)

Ganner Rhysode was a male Human Jedi Master serving the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the Jedi Renaissance. As a Knight he harbored a deep wish to be a hero, and was consequently brash, self-confident, and flamboyant.

Early years
A Human Force-sensitive born on the planet Teyr, his parents were honored to turn over their only son to the Jedi Order when a recruiter arrived to take Rhysode to Ossus. Studying at the Order's main Academy, Rhysode was encouraged to develop his telekinetic abilities and quickly became top in his class at Force skills. At the age of thirteen, Rhysode participated in the Academy Apprentice Tournament and was noticed by the respected Orlak Jedi Master Rees Alrix, a noted Warrior Master and lightsaber duelist. Under Alrix's tutelage, Rhysode quickly became an accomplished swordsman himself and longed to follow in his master's footsteps. When the High Council launched an offensive into Hutt Space in a move meant to crush the criminal and slaving empire forever, Rhysode and his master joined in the fighting, with the young man wielding a yellow-bladed lightsaber of his own design.

Fighting on the front lines with his former clan mate and friend Wurth Skidder the pair were lauded as the heroes of the planet Hosko and driving off the smugglers who controlled the world's moon. Returning to Ossus at the conclusion of the war with the Hutts, Rhysode continued on in his apprenticeship under Alrix, excelling in the seven forms of lightsaber combat and melding his telekinetic abilities with his dueling prowess. By the age of 26 Rhysode was deemed ready for the trials of Tython and traveled there as a Journeyer. Passing through each of the nine Great Temples, Rhysode struggled with the tests put forth at Mahara Kesh, the academy of the Healing Arts. Unsure of himself, Rhysode greatly benefited from the instruction of Temple Master Barriss Offee and managed to pass through the academy and complete his trials at Padawan Kesh. Knighted by Temple Master Mavra Zane, Jedi Rhysode proudly bore the title of Knight and returned to Ossus to accept missions from the High Council.

Traveling to the academy on Socorro, Rhysode continued his studies to become a Warrior Master under the instruction of some of the greatest Jedi Guardians of the era. Despite his prowess, the masters of the academy cautioned him that over confidence was the downfall of many a warrior and that mastery of one's self was the mark of greatness. Encouraged to take time for reflection and centering, Rhysode traveled to the meditative retreat on Tatooine located in the former palace of Jabba the Hutt. There, Rhysode would shed his clothes and wander deep into the wastes alongside headmaster A'Sharad Hett to find their center in the middle of sandstorms or violent desert twisters. After a year of seclusion and the burden of a vow of silence, Rhysode returned to Socorro to complete the training. The masters praised Rhysode on surviving the wastes, not because of the arduous struggle to survive on the planet, but because he was willing to take his training slowly and not rush to greatness. By the end of the next decade Rhysode was declared a Jedi Master by the High Council and appointed as a lightsaber instructor at the academy by Chief Battlemaster Lanis Gregort. Teaching mid-level Padawans advanced lightsaber maneuvers, Rhysode was well-liked by the academy's students and favored spending time outdoors on the academy's open-air practice arena rain or shine.

Under the leadership of the new Chief Battlemaster Serra Keto, Rhysode was given authority over senior Padawans and hosted the Apprentice Tournament for two years before he was asked to join the High Council. Accepting the honor, Rhysode sat on the body for several years during the Chancellorship of Ta'leem Ranth and Confederate Head of State Tetres Dum. Leaving the Council in 45 ABY, Rhysode went into a long period of isolated study at Stav Kesh, learning the martial arts of several dozens of cultures and worlds. Traveling greatly after his time there, Rhysode studied at the feet of some of the galaxy's most renowned non-Forceful martial artists until he earned the highest titles within each school he studied with. In the year 57 ABY, Rhysode was recognized as a true Warrior Master of the Jedi Order and named Headmaster of the Academy on Socorro. Taking on an apprentice during this time named Orros Delvid, a Tynnan boy with a knack for hand-to-hand combat, Rhysode passed on his knowledge to his Padawan and saw him successfully raised to the rank of Knight. Rhysode became one with the Force in 111 ABY; his body was cremated on the pyre of the Socorro Jedi academy.