Vultan (Jedi Renaissance)

"Offshoots of the Human species, Vultans continue to fascinate due to their slight resemblance to Purpilians. While lacking the pigmentation and having basic Human physiology, it would be interesting to research this connection further."

- Jedi Knight Horen Hote, writing about Vultan in the Jedi Order.

Vultan were a Near-Human species of mammalians from the planet in the  of the galaxy. Occupying a temperate world of diverse landscapes and regions, the Vultan were explorers and technologically advanced. Crafting a relationship with the Jedi Order early after the formation of the Galactic Republic, the government of Vultan was consistently aligned with the Republic through wartime and peace.

Biology and appearance
Evolving from Humans that colonized the Mid Rim world early in the history of the Galactic Republic, Vultans had few variations in their biology. Their varied in tone, ranging from pale olive to light brown, while their eyes tended to be black or dark violet. A hairless species, the Vultan had a mass of fleshy cartilage folds on their scalps; these folds limited themselves to the front and back of male Vultan heads while females folds hung loosely down the back of their heads.

History and culture
As society developed on Vulta, the people there grew a culture which favored progress and rapid change. Technologically inclined, Vultans were responsible for many early developments and often were seen around the galaxy sitting on the development boards major corporations or manufacturing guilds. Highly fashionable and obsessed with architecture, the cities of Vulta were an eclectic patchwork of different building styles which changed and developed with the decades.

Melodie Jedi
Appearing on the galactic scene early in the Republic's history, the Vultan had a large presence in the early Jedi Order as it expanded on Ossus. Like all species which served in the Order after the Clone Wars, Vultans were represented in the Grand Temple on Ossus. Within the main entrance of the Temple, known as the Hall of Meditating Masters, a larger-than-life bronzium statue was erected in recognition of the Vultans' place in the Order alongside the likenesses of hundred of other species. The kneeling Master, representing the ancient Jedi Oss Willum, with his arms bent in front of him was meant to symbolize all of the future Vultan Jedi within the Order. In the Sword of the Jedi tower, the lightsabers of all Jedi were placed in memory of fallen warriors and scholars alike. As the Vultan were an old and storied race within the Order's ranks at the time of the Tower's construction, many historic and anceint lightsabers found their way there over.

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 * Name||Birth||Death||Course of study||Special titles||Master||Padawans
 * colspan="8" align="left"|
 * Zona Luka||3,993 BrS||3,961 BrS||Guardian||Jedi Knight||Da'yid Dominus||N/A
 * colspan="8" align="left"|Joining the Jedi Order at the age of ten standard years old, Zona Luka studied under the revered Jedi Master Da'yid Dominus and was elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight. Three years after becoming a Knight, Luka and a group of other young Knights were enthralled by Jedi Exar Kun who claimed to have knowledge the Jedi Masters were withholding from their students. Interested in learning these mysterious teachings, Luka followed Kun to Yavin IV where the group of Knights were possessed by Sith spirits. Kun unleashed the thralls upon the galaxy with the mission of slaughtering their former Masters, intending on launching a pogrom on the oldest of the Jedi's members. Catching Master Dominus unaware, Luka cut down the ancient Psadan Jedi, but was unable to protect against this own attack on her body. With his dying breaths, Dominus vaporized Luka's blood with a final exertion of the Force killing her instantly.
 * Aven Rolk||140 BrS||Death||Consular||Special titles||Master||Padawans
 * colspan="8" align="left"|
 * Yeres Threem||4,045 BrS||4,020 BrS||Guardian||Padawan||Ven-Mah Tyrrahl||N/A
 * colspan="8" align="left"|A young Vultan, Yeres Threem was discovered to be Forceful by Jedi Master Ven-Mah Tyrrahl after his eleventh name-day and was brought to his praxeum on . Training with fellow Initiates Cayli Vas and Lian Dray, Threem studied to become a Guardian and was dedicated to the ways of the Jedi. As one of Tyrrahl's many Padawans, Threem was intensely loyal to his master and thought of himself as the most steadfast student at the academy. When Padawan Dray ventured to the Citadel of Shadows on the cliffs overlooking the praxeum grounds, Threem confronted the Human in the academy's gardens. Having sensed Dray's descent into the dark side of the Force after he entered the Citadel, Threem sought to counsel the Jedi and offered him assistance. When Dray dismissed the worries of the Vultan, Threem threatened to expose Dray's relationship with Padawan Vas; while the Order did not forbid relationships, a growing faction of the Order sought to see relationships banned. Growing angry, Dray ignited his lightsaber and after a brief duel in the gardens he slew Threem in anger. When the academy's other students found Threem dead, Dray fled and went into hiding on the world Vigil.
 * Oss Wilum||3,994 BrS||3,935 BrS||Guardian||High Council member||E'ad Garnoo, Thon||N/A
 * colspan="8" align="left"|Growing up on Vulta and finding work as a trader, Oss Wilum was a willful youth and thought of his life as inconsequential. During a routine run from Arkania to Alderaan, Wilum's ship malfunctioned and he was forced to make a blind jump through hyperspace. Coming across a crippled Republic vessel, Wilum assisted in the recovery of its crew, protecting it from pirates and sending a distress call to the Republic Fleet. After the ship was rescued, Wilum made his way to Alderaan where he discovered that the ship he had rescued had been carrying an important message to the Republic. Marveling at the impact he had unwittingly had on galactic events, Wilum began a voyage of introspection and self-analysis before setting course for the mysterious world of Ossus. After appealing to several Jedi Masters, the Neti E'ad Garnoo agreed to train the young Vultan before he was killed several years into Wilum's training. Devastated by the loss, Wilum did not expect to continue on in the ways of the Jedi, but was rescued from his doubts by Master Thon who invited the Vultan back to his academy on Ambria. In his fifth year of training Wilum met the young Jedi Initiate Nomi Da'Boda and would later accompany the woman to Onderon to assist in ending the Uprising of Freedon Nadd. After successfully ending the conflict with the help of several other Jedi and receiving a promotion to Jedi Knight, Willum and his compatriots traveled to Ossus to inform the Council of the growing tensions within the Core Worlds between the Krath and Empress Teta. When Padawan Exar Kun claimed to have discovered lost Jedi secrets, Willum joined the other Knights and apprentices in their travel to Yavin IV and the ancient temple there. Sensing the overwhelming dark side presence, Wilum attempted to flee before he was attacked by Massassi warriors living in the jungles surrounding the temple. When Kun saved Wilum, he claimed the Vultan's senses were sharp and that he only sought to cleanse the planet, not harness the dark side. Wilum agreed to assist in this noble mission only to be possessed by an ancient Sith artifact within the temple's walls. Now a thrall of Exar Kun, Wilum was dispatched to kill Master thon as part of a pogrom against the Jedi Masters. Arriving on Ambria, Wilum attempted to assassinate his master using a group of hssiss from the nearby lake. When Thon fought back, Wilum was wounded and taken prisoner, eventually overcoming his thralldom and returning to the Jedi path. Following the destruction of Ossus in 3,961 BrS, Wilum assisted the Jedi in rebuilding their ranks in the wake of so much loss. Attaining the rank of Jedi Master, Wilum took a seat on the Jedi Council in 3,951 BrS and served masterfully for seventeen years before his death during a mission to Vjun. His name was whispered eternally there after within the Jedi memorial on while his lightsaber would eventually find its way to the Sword of the Jedi memorial within the Grand Jedi Temple on Ossus.
 * colspan="8" align="left"|
 * Yeres Threem||4,045 BrS||4,020 BrS||Guardian||Padawan||Ven-Mah Tyrrahl||N/A
 * colspan="8" align="left"|A young Vultan, Yeres Threem was discovered to be Forceful by Jedi Master Ven-Mah Tyrrahl after his eleventh name-day and was brought to his praxeum on . Training with fellow Initiates Cayli Vas and Lian Dray, Threem studied to become a Guardian and was dedicated to the ways of the Jedi. As one of Tyrrahl's many Padawans, Threem was intensely loyal to his master and thought of himself as the most steadfast student at the academy. When Padawan Dray ventured to the Citadel of Shadows on the cliffs overlooking the praxeum grounds, Threem confronted the Human in the academy's gardens. Having sensed Dray's descent into the dark side of the Force after he entered the Citadel, Threem sought to counsel the Jedi and offered him assistance. When Dray dismissed the worries of the Vultan, Threem threatened to expose Dray's relationship with Padawan Vas; while the Order did not forbid relationships, a growing faction of the Order sought to see relationships banned. Growing angry, Dray ignited his lightsaber and after a brief duel in the gardens he slew Threem in anger. When the academy's other students found Threem dead, Dray fled and went into hiding on the world Vigil.
 * Oss Wilum||3,994 BrS||3,935 BrS||Guardian||High Council member||E'ad Garnoo, Thon||N/A
 * colspan="8" align="left"|Growing up on Vulta and finding work as a trader, Oss Wilum was a willful youth and thought of his life as inconsequential. During a routine run from Arkania to Alderaan, Wilum's ship malfunctioned and he was forced to make a blind jump through hyperspace. Coming across a crippled Republic vessel, Wilum assisted in the recovery of its crew, protecting it from pirates and sending a distress call to the Republic Fleet. After the ship was rescued, Wilum made his way to Alderaan where he discovered that the ship he had rescued had been carrying an important message to the Republic. Marveling at the impact he had unwittingly had on galactic events, Wilum began a voyage of introspection and self-analysis before setting course for the mysterious world of Ossus. After appealing to several Jedi Masters, the Neti E'ad Garnoo agreed to train the young Vultan before he was killed several years into Wilum's training. Devastated by the loss, Wilum did not expect to continue on in the ways of the Jedi, but was rescued from his doubts by Master Thon who invited the Vultan back to his academy on Ambria. In his fifth year of training Wilum met the young Jedi Initiate Nomi Da'Boda and would later accompany the woman to Onderon to assist in ending the Uprising of Freedon Nadd. After successfully ending the conflict with the help of several other Jedi and receiving a promotion to Jedi Knight, Willum and his compatriots traveled to Ossus to inform the Council of the growing tensions within the Core Worlds between the Krath and Empress Teta. When Padawan Exar Kun claimed to have discovered lost Jedi secrets, Willum joined the other Knights and apprentices in their travel to Yavin IV and the ancient temple there. Sensing the overwhelming dark side presence, Wilum attempted to flee before he was attacked by Massassi warriors living in the jungles surrounding the temple. When Kun saved Wilum, he claimed the Vultan's senses were sharp and that he only sought to cleanse the planet, not harness the dark side. Wilum agreed to assist in this noble mission only to be possessed by an ancient Sith artifact within the temple's walls. Now a thrall of Exar Kun, Wilum was dispatched to kill Master thon as part of a pogrom against the Jedi Masters. Arriving on Ambria, Wilum attempted to assassinate his master using a group of hssiss from the nearby lake. When Thon fought back, Wilum was wounded and taken prisoner, eventually overcoming his thralldom and returning to the Jedi path. Following the destruction of Ossus in 3,961 BrS, Wilum assisted the Jedi in rebuilding their ranks in the wake of so much loss. Attaining the rank of Jedi Master, Wilum took a seat on the Jedi Council in 3,951 BrS and served masterfully for seventeen years before his death during a mission to Vjun. His name was whispered eternally there after within the Jedi memorial on while his lightsaber would eventually find its way to the Sword of the Jedi memorial within the Grand Jedi Temple on Ossus.
 * Oss Wilum||3,994 BrS||3,935 BrS||Guardian||High Council member||E'ad Garnoo, Thon||N/A
 * colspan="8" align="left"|Growing up on Vulta and finding work as a trader, Oss Wilum was a willful youth and thought of his life as inconsequential. During a routine run from Arkania to Alderaan, Wilum's ship malfunctioned and he was forced to make a blind jump through hyperspace. Coming across a crippled Republic vessel, Wilum assisted in the recovery of its crew, protecting it from pirates and sending a distress call to the Republic Fleet. After the ship was rescued, Wilum made his way to Alderaan where he discovered that the ship he had rescued had been carrying an important message to the Republic. Marveling at the impact he had unwittingly had on galactic events, Wilum began a voyage of introspection and self-analysis before setting course for the mysterious world of Ossus. After appealing to several Jedi Masters, the Neti E'ad Garnoo agreed to train the young Vultan before he was killed several years into Wilum's training. Devastated by the loss, Wilum did not expect to continue on in the ways of the Jedi, but was rescued from his doubts by Master Thon who invited the Vultan back to his academy on Ambria. In his fifth year of training Wilum met the young Jedi Initiate Nomi Da'Boda and would later accompany the woman to Onderon to assist in ending the Uprising of Freedon Nadd. After successfully ending the conflict with the help of several other Jedi and receiving a promotion to Jedi Knight, Willum and his compatriots traveled to Ossus to inform the Council of the growing tensions within the Core Worlds between the Krath and Empress Teta. When Padawan Exar Kun claimed to have discovered lost Jedi secrets, Willum joined the other Knights and apprentices in their travel to Yavin IV and the ancient temple there. Sensing the overwhelming dark side presence, Wilum attempted to flee before he was attacked by Massassi warriors living in the jungles surrounding the temple. When Kun saved Wilum, he claimed the Vultan's senses were sharp and that he only sought to cleanse the planet, not harness the dark side. Wilum agreed to assist in this noble mission only to be possessed by an ancient Sith artifact within the temple's walls. Now a thrall of Exar Kun, Wilum was dispatched to kill Master thon as part of a pogrom against the Jedi Masters. Arriving on Ambria, Wilum attempted to assassinate his master using a group of hssiss from the nearby lake. When Thon fought back, Wilum was wounded and taken prisoner, eventually overcoming his thralldom and returning to the Jedi path. Following the destruction of Ossus in 3,961 BrS, Wilum assisted the Jedi in rebuilding their ranks in the wake of so much loss. Attaining the rank of Jedi Master, Wilum took a seat on the Jedi Council in 3,951 BrS and served masterfully for seventeen years before his death during a mission to Vjun. His name was whispered eternally there after within the Jedi memorial on while his lightsaber would eventually find its way to the Sword of the Jedi memorial within the Grand Jedi Temple on Ossus.
 * colspan="8" align="left"|Growing up on Vulta and finding work as a trader, Oss Wilum was a willful youth and thought of his life as inconsequential. During a routine run from Arkania to Alderaan, Wilum's ship malfunctioned and he was forced to make a blind jump through hyperspace. Coming across a crippled Republic vessel, Wilum assisted in the recovery of its crew, protecting it from pirates and sending a distress call to the Republic Fleet. After the ship was rescued, Wilum made his way to Alderaan where he discovered that the ship he had rescued had been carrying an important message to the Republic. Marveling at the impact he had unwittingly had on galactic events, Wilum began a voyage of introspection and self-analysis before setting course for the mysterious world of Ossus. After appealing to several Jedi Masters, the Neti E'ad Garnoo agreed to train the young Vultan before he was killed several years into Wilum's training. Devastated by the loss, Wilum did not expect to continue on in the ways of the Jedi, but was rescued from his doubts by Master Thon who invited the Vultan back to his academy on Ambria. In his fifth year of training Wilum met the young Jedi Initiate Nomi Da'Boda and would later accompany the woman to Onderon to assist in ending the Uprising of Freedon Nadd. After successfully ending the conflict with the help of several other Jedi and receiving a promotion to Jedi Knight, Willum and his compatriots traveled to Ossus to inform the Council of the growing tensions within the Core Worlds between the Krath and Empress Teta. When Padawan Exar Kun claimed to have discovered lost Jedi secrets, Willum joined the other Knights and apprentices in their travel to Yavin IV and the ancient temple there. Sensing the overwhelming dark side presence, Wilum attempted to flee before he was attacked by Massassi warriors living in the jungles surrounding the temple. When Kun saved Wilum, he claimed the Vultan's senses were sharp and that he only sought to cleanse the planet, not harness the dark side. Wilum agreed to assist in this noble mission only to be possessed by an ancient Sith artifact within the temple's walls. Now a thrall of Exar Kun, Wilum was dispatched to kill Master thon as part of a pogrom against the Jedi Masters. Arriving on Ambria, Wilum attempted to assassinate his master using a group of hssiss from the nearby lake. When Thon fought back, Wilum was wounded and taken prisoner, eventually overcoming his thralldom and returning to the Jedi path. Following the destruction of Ossus in 3,961 BrS, Wilum assisted the Jedi in rebuilding their ranks in the wake of so much loss. Attaining the rank of Jedi Master, Wilum took a seat on the Jedi Council in 3,951 BrS and served masterfully for seventeen years before his death during a mission to Vjun. His name was whispered eternally there after within the Jedi memorial on while his lightsaber would eventually find its way to the Sword of the Jedi memorial within the Grand Jedi Temple on Ossus.
 * colspan="8" align="left"|Growing up on Vulta and finding work as a trader, Oss Wilum was a willful youth and thought of his life as inconsequential. During a routine run from Arkania to Alderaan, Wilum's ship malfunctioned and he was forced to make a blind jump through hyperspace. Coming across a crippled Republic vessel, Wilum assisted in the recovery of its crew, protecting it from pirates and sending a distress call to the Republic Fleet. After the ship was rescued, Wilum made his way to Alderaan where he discovered that the ship he had rescued had been carrying an important message to the Republic. Marveling at the impact he had unwittingly had on galactic events, Wilum began a voyage of introspection and self-analysis before setting course for the mysterious world of Ossus. After appealing to several Jedi Masters, the Neti E'ad Garnoo agreed to train the young Vultan before he was killed several years into Wilum's training. Devastated by the loss, Wilum did not expect to continue on in the ways of the Jedi, but was rescued from his doubts by Master Thon who invited the Vultan back to his academy on Ambria. In his fifth year of training Wilum met the young Jedi Initiate Nomi Da'Boda and would later accompany the woman to Onderon to assist in ending the Uprising of Freedon Nadd. After successfully ending the conflict with the help of several other Jedi and receiving a promotion to Jedi Knight, Willum and his compatriots traveled to Ossus to inform the Council of the growing tensions within the Core Worlds between the Krath and Empress Teta. When Padawan Exar Kun claimed to have discovered lost Jedi secrets, Willum joined the other Knights and apprentices in their travel to Yavin IV and the ancient temple there. Sensing the overwhelming dark side presence, Wilum attempted to flee before he was attacked by Massassi warriors living in the jungles surrounding the temple. When Kun saved Wilum, he claimed the Vultan's senses were sharp and that he only sought to cleanse the planet, not harness the dark side. Wilum agreed to assist in this noble mission only to be possessed by an ancient Sith artifact within the temple's walls. Now a thrall of Exar Kun, Wilum was dispatched to kill Master thon as part of a pogrom against the Jedi Masters. Arriving on Ambria, Wilum attempted to assassinate his master using a group of hssiss from the nearby lake. When Thon fought back, Wilum was wounded and taken prisoner, eventually overcoming his thralldom and returning to the Jedi path. Following the destruction of Ossus in 3,961 BrS, Wilum assisted the Jedi in rebuilding their ranks in the wake of so much loss. Attaining the rank of Jedi Master, Wilum took a seat on the Jedi Council in 3,951 BrS and served masterfully for seventeen years before his death during a mission to Vjun. His name was whispered eternally there after within the Jedi memorial on while his lightsaber would eventually find its way to the Sword of the Jedi memorial within the Grand Jedi Temple on Ossus.