Lezascan Wisté

Lezascan Wisté was a male noble of in the, and a  in service to the.

Biography
Born on, the Pelagia capital, Lezascan was the second Jedi in his family, and his father trained him as a Jedi Knight. Granted upon coming of age and a  shortly thereafter, Lezascan worked throughout the sector to defend the Tapani worlds, though with particular devotion to the Pelagia province. He befriended Chiron Brascel when they were both young men; while they were still relatively young, they worked together to repel a Sith incursion into the, where both dueled and killed Sith.

After marrying, Lezascan had one son, Amaani. Although he sought to raise his own family's standing, when Lezascan visited the Tapani Jedi Praxeum, he took pity on young Kobold Baliss, the last survivor of a once-prestigious family ruined by two generations of carelessness and waste. Lezascan took Kobold as a second and trained Amaani and Kobold side-by-side; the two became close friends, and Kobold developed intense loyalty to his master. Both became Jedi Knights and earned honor for themselves and their master in the Battle of Tallaan.

Already a member of the Great Council himself as a baron, Lezascan was eventually elevated to lordship. When Chiron Brascel became of House Pelagia, Lezascan was his closest advisor. As Amaani approached the age of majority, Lezascan and his wife worked with Vinton and Cyndobel Kaivalt to arrange a marriage between Amaani and Kaelora Kaivalt. With Kobold an orphan, Lezascan began efforts to find him a match as well.

After the Battle of Eriadu, Jedi survivors of the Seventy-Second Republic Battle Group fled to Pelagon, where they began planning to assassinate Vedya Gasald. Against Lezascan's advice, Chiron agreed to allow Pelagia Jedi to participate, though he did not command it. Unable to dissuade his old friend, Lezascan agreed to go, as did Amaani and Kobold. However, Lezascan feared the mission would fail and Gasald would unleash her wrath on the Tapani sector. Desperate to protect his House and family, Lezascan contacted Celop Faro, Gasald's of intelligence, and betrayed the mission to Faro in exchange for Gasald's promise to spare the Tapani sector, Amaani, Kobold, and Lezascan himself.

Lezascan participated in the mission planning and preparation, but as the time to launch grew closer, he confided his actions to Kobold. Kobold was repulsed by the treachery, but Lezascan prevailed upon their close bond and Kobold's instinctive deference, and in the end Kobold agreed to stand with him, though with great reluctance. When Republic spies provided necessary information, Lezascan tipped Faro off that the strike team was leaving. The team reached Gasald's throne room aboard the Kiss of Death, and Lezascan and Kobold faced off against the Jedi they had betrayed.

A battle erupted, and Chiron dueled Lezascan as Amaani attempted to kill Gasald alone. Gasald gave him one warning, but ultimately killed him when he refused to surrender. Shattered by his son's death, Lezascan lost focus in his own duel, and Chiron killed him with a lunge through the heart.

Rather than create a scandal by allowing the truth of Lezascan's betrayal to become public knowledge, the leadership of House Pelagia announced only that he and Kobold had been killed in the course of the mission.

Powers and Abilities
Like all Tapani Jedi Knights, Lezascan devoted himself to. He was an able swordsman, though not on the level of his friend Chiron Brascel.

Appearance and Personality
As a young man, Lezascan had a fit build, though his hairline started to recede before he even turned thirty; even in his sixties, his pot belly was the only exception to general fitness. By then he was completely bald, though he had copious amounts of ear hair. He tended to dress in stylish robes, and wore his lightsaber on his sword hand side for easier reach.

Lezascan was devoted to the protection and preservation of the Tapani sector, as well as his own family. He and his son Amaani had a strong relationship, and he treated Kobold Baliss like a second son. Lezascan greatly respected and admired Chiron Brascel, but when Chiron threatened to draw Vedya Gasald's wrath, Lezascan acted in a way he believed necessary to protect the Tapani.

Behind the Scenes
Lezascan Wisté was named for a lyric in the song ""; sometimes Sakaros's mind is an unusual place.

Appearances

 * Revenge of the Jedi