Bard Fey'lya (LAASWS)

Bard Fey'lya was an important member of the Fey'lya clan on Kothlis at the beginning of the Mezzilenic War.

Biography
The son and heir of Bothan Councillor Lar Fey'lya, Bard was long assummed to succeed his father as head of the clan and take his place on the Bothan Council, despite lacking the qualities needed for the role. This was made even more likely when his cousin Arf left Kothlis to establish the Democratic Republican Party and go against both Republic Supreme Chancellor Signet Mezzileen and the Bothan Council itself. However Bard soon learned that his father was sympathetic to Arf's cause and when war broke out between the Republic and the Jedi Coalition, he knew that to secure his position as head of the Fey'lya clan he would need powerful allies. As the head of the Bothan Council Vy Hu'ro was also threatened by the war because of his ties with Mezzileen, he was happy to give his support to Bard in the hopes that it would keep the Fey'lya clan in line.

As the war spread across the galaxy, the inevitable happened and Arf returned and contacted Bard's father on Kothlis. Fully aware of his father's plans to present Arf to the Bothan Council, Bard revealed Arf's location to Hu'ro's forces who then tried to kill him but were prevented by Arf's Jedi bodyguards. When Bard learned that Arf was alive and was travelling to meet the Bothan Council by a secret underground route known only to Lar, Bard prepared to ambush his father and cousin. His attack almost succeeded and Arf was wounded but Lar was killed trying to protect him and Bard was captured while attempting to flee. Knowing that his life hung in the balance, he confessed all to Arf and the Jedi and was taken to the Bothan Council, where he repeated his message infront of the stunned Councillors.

The Councillors were angered by what they heard and they staged a coup against Hu'ro, who was thrown off the Council. However Hu'ro called in his Republic allies and attempted to murder the Councillors but they were saved by Arf and his Jedi, who fled with the Councillors to the relative safety of Kothlis. In the confusion Bard was able to escape and join Hu'ro as he prepared to launch a massive assault on the rebel Bothans on Kothlis. However, the arrival of Coalition forces scattered Hu'ro's fleet and Hu'ro was forced to abandon Bothawui and he fled with his forces from the system. Bard, discovering that Arf had taken control of the Fey'lya clan as he had always feared, swore vengeance on his cousin for his percieved wrongs and fled with Hu'ro.