Raian Kol

 served as a during the Hutt War crisis. He was born on an unknown world, though he was moved shortly after birth, along with his parents, to where he would live out most of his childhood. Born into the Kol family, a clan famous for its Force-sensitives, Raian was discovered at the age of eleven by the Jedi, and offered to join their ranks as a member of the Jedi Order. Reluctantly accepting, he was taken to the Jedi monastery on to be trained as a Jedi by Master Jasen Korr. His training ended with a mission to Iridonia that ended with him having to confront his old childhood friend, who had been trained as a Jedi alongside him, but had ultimately fallen to the dark side and become a. Sparring his friend's life and handing him over to the Jedi Council allowed him to pass his final trial, making him officially a Jedi Knight. At some point in his life, he recorded a journal of his life and also created a holocron detailing the lightsaber form of, as well as the events of the Hutt War and the Second Hutt War.

Early life
Raian Kol was born on an unknown world somewhere in the. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved him and themselves to where he would live out most of his young life. He led a relatively peaceful childhood under the guidance of his father, Lucian Kol, who had taken up politics despite his own Force-sensitivity. At the age of eleven, during a dispute between Iridonia and the Republic, Raian's Force-sensitivity was discovered by two Jedi ambassadors and he was, reluctantly whisked off-world, along with his childhood friend, Rosh, to to begin his Jedi training.

Jedi Training (12,965 BBY - 12,979 BBY)
Details of Raian's Jedi training are scarce, as he only briefly summarized it in his journal. It is known that his training lasted nearly fourteen long years, due to his master wanting to be thorough. At some point in his training, he learned of his ability of - the ability to see fault-lines in the Force. His lightsaber training took, perhaps, the longest time, as for a good while, his master could not find a style that suited him. After constructing his first lightsaber, however, he personally discovered his talent for and had his master train him in it.

Once his lightsaber training was complete, his master sent him on a mission to Iridonia to face the. As he arrived on his "homeworld", he saw a shatterpoint in himself and realized that something on the planet had the ability to turn him to the dark side. He found his home in disarray and went on to find out that his parents had been killed by a criminal who desired their great wealth. Initially he wanted to hunt the mob down, something he later admitted would've turned him to the dark side, however, he didn't need to; the mob, instead, came to him. To his shock, it was led by a Dark Jedi that had been his friend for most of his life; Fallen Jedi, Rosh. The two dueled and in the end, Raian won. Now faced with two choices, kill Rosh and get revenge, or let him live as was the way of the Jedi, he felt the two sides of the Force battling within him. At last he decided to spare his former friend, brought upon by memories of their childhood friendship and training together. After turning him over to the Jedi Council, Jasen declared Raian a Jedi Knight.

Legacy
At some point in his life, Raian created a holocron detailing the lightsaber form of Makashi as well as the events of the first and second Hutt Wars for future generations to study.

Personality and traits
Raian was highly aristocratic and noble, and had a fascination for all things elegant and graceful. He was a caring individual who made many friends across the galaxy who thought of him as extremely trustworthy. As a Jedi, he was viewed somewhat as a maverick; always doing what he thought was right and not just what the Jedi Council ordered him to do. At times this was viewed as a dangerous aspect of his personality, however, he felt that he was just doing all that he could to make the galaxy a better place. He was a heavy proponent of the view on the Force itself often told his Padawans to "live in the moment". This view led him to wanting to help several "lesser beings" during his time as a Jedi.

Raian came into Knighthood at the onset of the Hutt War and was immediately thrust into battles alongside his fellow Jedi, in hopes of preserving the Republic. Nevertheless, his interest in history never wavered and he eventually trained to become a Jedi historian. His interests in studying the history of the galaxy helped him in many missions during his long life and also helped him train his Jedi Padawans.

Behind the scenes
Raian's appearance is based on, a notorious criminal warlord during the , as well as Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter series. His personality was based primarily upon, one of the author's favorite Jedi.