Rodon Wenn

Rodon Wenn was a male Ithorian, serving in the Jedi Order several millenia before the rise of the Galactic Empire.

Early life
Rodon was born on the planet of Ithor in 4,020 BBY, the son of a Nature priest. At an early age, he was taken by Ithor's Watchman to become a Jedi.

After years of training, Rodon finally became a Jedi Knight in 3,983 BBY. Upon being knighted, he travelled back to his homeworld. There, he found himself estranged from his blood-relatives. After merely days, he was banished, after breaking the most important part of Ithorian culture: The Law of Life. He did this by accidentally squashing a bug, and then being unable to "repay" nature.

For several years, he spent his life travelling, until finally being assigned a padawan by the Jedi council: Anya Ser, a young female Human who often experienced strong visions.

Return to Ithor
After three years of apprenticeship, Rodon and his apprentice arrived on a herdship orbiting Ithor. They had been called there by the High Priest of Ithor, who had sensed the presence of hostile beings on the planet's surface. The Ithorians viewed Ithor as sacred, which meant that even the possibility of someone else than Ithorians being there was sacrilegious.

In secret, the High Priest gave them permission to visit the suspected area, in order to investigate. Upon arrival, they the remains of several dead of nature priests. As they prepared to leave, Anya experienced the strongest vision she had ever received, showing her a masked warrior, walking trough the ruins of a large city. Rodon immediately notified the Jedi Council of this incident, but it was not until several months later that the vision was fully explained.

Mandalorian Wars
In 3,965 BBY, several republican convoys came under attack by an unknown force, which previously had been engaging in a secret conquest of the Unknown Regions and various Outer Rim worlds. They were the Mandalorians, a warlike group of clans who believed that one earned honor trough battle. Led by Mandalore the Ultimate, they began a large-scale invasion of the Galactic Republic.

The Jedi Order chose to stay neutral, although a group of more militant Jedi known as the Revanchists joined the war. In 3,963 BBY, Rodon and Anya were stationed on the planet of Vanquo when the Mandalorians invaded. During the long battle that ensued, the two Jedi helped local miners evacuate their camps.

During the later stages of the engagement, they were attacked by an entire Mandalorian platoon. In an attempt to give the group of civilians accompanying them enough time to escape, Rodon, soon followed by Anya, rushed towards the Mandalorians, trying to distract them.

The battle lasted two minutes. When it was over, most of the hostile force had been slain, the rest fleeing. The Jedi had also suffered casualties: Wenn had been killed by a blaster shot to his chest, and Anya had received several wounds. She was soon found by a group of republican soldiers who brought her with them to their ship, ready to evacuate the planet - The battle had been lost.

Legacy
Rodon was posthumously awarded the title of Jedi master. For several years, his guidance would influence his apprentice, who after the battle if Vanquo was knighted, until her eventual death at the hands of Darth Revan during the Jedi Civil War.

Personality and traits
Like all Ithorians, Rodon revered life, and the accidental killing of a insect during his youth gave him much grief, not only due to the fact that it caused him to be banished from his home. He was, however, able to cope with being forced to kill Mandalorians during the war.

He subconsciously viewed his apprentice as his daughter. Rodon was, in fact, the only father-figure Anya could remember, due to being separated from her family while still an infant.

Talents and abilities
Rodon was equal to most Jedi in both lightsaber combat and in using the Force. He was, however, capable of one feat few Jedi could match: Force bellow.

He spoke only two languages, his native Ithorese and Galactic Basic Standard. However, during his travels he learned to understand several others, among them Shyriiwook.

Behind the scenes
Rodon Wenn was created by Antonstaen in September 2009, in order to expand the backstory of Anya Ser.

He was inspired by, and partially named after, a fellow Ithorian Jedi: Roron Corobb.