San-Ha-Vin

"Master Vin, are you hurt?"

"Bruised, but not beaten."

- Jeden and Vin after the latter was rescued during the Battle of Coruscant.

Master San-Ha-Vin was a Cerean Jedi Elder and one of the most respected teachers fore the Jedi during the waning years of the Galactic Republic. Known for his calm demeanour and friendly attitude towards teaching, learning and his students, Master Vin was respected as a knowledgable, optimistic man and garnered respect from even the likes of Master Yoda.

Early life
Born on Mygeeto to a poor former banking family, San-Ha was brought to the temple in 187 BBY by Master Yoda, who would become his Master later on. San-Ha soon had a love for knowledge and teaching it, and after gaining the rank of Master, he became a teacher at the Temple, becoming the supervisor of Younglings who were found later in life (between the ages of 3 and 5).

Because of his role, San-Ha was not called to war when the Clone Wars broke out, and he never thought in any conflict during his lifetime.However, his most well-known Padawan, Jeden Vesal, did fight in the Clone Wars, and even rescued his master during the Battle of Coruscant.

Abduction
When Coruscant was attacked by the CIS during the final weeks of the Clone Wars, Master Vin was in the Jedi Temple. When a battalion of battle droids attacked the Temple, Vin elected himself to escort the Temple's Younglings to safety. Leading them to the security sector, he was met by a group of Super Battle Droids. The droids knocked the Jedi Master out and flew him to the cruiser of Colonel Judra, a Neimodian with a special hatred for Jedi. While two Jedi Knights rescued the Younglings, they were too late for Master Vin. Taken to the cruiser, Vin was tortured for any information regarding the Republic, and despite his torment, he told Judra nothing. With time running out, Vin's former student, Master Jeden Vesal and Nightingale Squad were tasked with rescuing him.

Arriving on the cruiser in Jeden's ship and reaching the bridge, the squad managed to destroy the computer network of the cruiser and rescue Master Vin, as well as put Judra in to custody. Returning to the Temple after the Battle, Vin was more joyful than ever when he found that the Younglings were unharmed. When it was revealed that Vin distracted the droids to buy time for the Younglings, risking his own life, he recieved a commendation from the Jedi Council.

Order 66
When Order 66 was announced, Master Vin was with Liko Eil, a close friend of Jeden, in the Temple's library. The two extracted as much data as possible from the archives, before going to find the Younglings. Liko stood and fought to buy Vin time, but was gunned down by Clone ARC troopers. Vin was able to get some of the Younglings out of the Temple and in to the Coruscant underground, after which he went on the run.

For four more days, Vin was hunted for by the new Galactic Empire. However, Vin would not die by the hands of the Empire or Darth Vader. After making sure the last of his students were taken off world by Jedi-friendly smugglers and mercenaries, Vin passed from old age before the Imperials found his location. Jeden, who had survived Order 66, and his padawan, Koses Lik-Har, later retrieved Vin's body before it was disposed of, and took it to a remote location on Mygeeto, where they buried it, thus returning Vin to his home.

Personality and characteristics
Vin was a compassionate, gentle teacher who valued knowledge and wisdom above all else. Well liked by Younglings and Masters alike, Vin was a common sight in the Temple, and it was thought that there wasn't a single Jedi who didn't like him. Before he became a teacher, Vin spent two years on the Jedi Council, where his pacifistic views and peaceful solutions were a new sight among the more rugged Jedi Masters.

A Cerean of simple birth, Vin had pale skin and green eyes, along with a highly recognizable grey beard and a bald head. Wearing grey and baige robes, Vin carried a green lightsaber which he only used twice, once during the Battle of Coruscant and again during Order 66. Vin despised violence, and his avoidance of fighting and war proved this.