User:Midnight Blaze V

Early life
An orphaned Wolvyn from the planet, Keldric was discovered by Jedi Knight K’Kruhk at the age of four, and taken to the Jedi Temple. Anaress considered K’Kruhk to be among his oldest and dearest friends by 21 BY, ever grateful to K’Kruhk for sensing his Force-sensitivity, and ensuring he found a home in the Jedi Temple.

Anaress was assigned to the Clawmouse Clan, where he met another Jedi Initiate who would become another dear and lifelong friend, Ahsoka Tano.

As he grew up, Anaress was interested in the skimboarding sport and competitions. He managed to acquire one that had been thrown away and managed to fix it and even upgrade it. He spent much of his free time practicing on it until he finally entered a competition, hiding his affiliation with the Jedi, and used the Force skills he learned to win.

When he was old enough, after rising to among the top of his class, he, Ahsoka, as well as four other Initiates, were escorted to Illum to construct their very first lightsabers. In the Crystal Cave, Anaress was confronted by a suppressed memory of his father whose murder he’d witnessed and a hazy memory of the kidnapping his mother. The trauma had been so terrible, he’d blacked it out. Anaress fell into momentary despair but then used meditation to calm his mind. He accepted he could not change the past but vowed he would face the future, whatever came his way.

It was then he sensed his own crystal and used the Force to retrieve it. Aboard the Crucible, Anaress and his classmates, under the direction of architect droid, Prof. Huyang, constructed their lightsabers, Anaress constructing a blue-bladed lightsaber featuring a blade-emitter guard, the handle enwrapped with leather, and a tribal pattern engraved upon the weapon in honor of his heritage.

When he first ignited his lightsaber, Anaress silently vowed that he would someday find his mother, for through his experience in the Crystal Cave, he had gained a connection to her, and sensed, wherever she was in the galaxy, she was alive.

Clone Wars
Due to the need of Jedi in the Clone Wars, Anaress, being a promising and skilled student, was promoted by Master Yoda to the rank of Padawan earlier than normal. He was assigned to Pantoran Jedi Knight, Boreala Auryn, and joined his mistress, fighting in the wars, eventually earning the rank and title of Commander.

He made a friend in Clone Captain Slash, a crack-shot and skilled swordsman, wielding a vibrosword. They ended up working together on various missions and even engaged each other in occasional spars, and Slash taught Anaress how to use a blaster, much to the disapproval of his mistress.

To help them in further missions, Anaress and Auryn were given astromech droids. Anaress’s astromech was called R3-O4, Anaress nicknamed her R3 or Ro. R3 often accompanied Anaress and rode in his Jedi Starfighter, modified and custom painted a blue color, and nicknamed it the Cobalt Claw.