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Conor Nestina was a Jedi Knight born 41 BBY. After being taken to the Jedi Temple, Conor quickly excelled. He also became good friends with Anakin Skywalker and Auric Truitt. On a mission to Tattoine, Conor discovered Julianna Tenas. She was the daughter of a missing Jedi Knight. As she continued her training at the Temple with him, Conor realized he was falling in love with her. When Conor was sent to help quell a Dark Jedi incursion, dark jedi Arak Nars tried unsuccesfully to use this information to convince Conor to turn to the dark side. During the Clone Wars, Conor proved himself a cunning warrior and a brillant strategist. He managed to survive when Order 66 was issued. After learning the identity of the traitor who turned them to the empire was his old friend Anakin Conor swore revenge.

During the Dark Times, Conor traveled with Julianna and Auric. Now free from the Jedi Order's rules, Conor and Julianna were secretly married. They eventually had a son named Tristan In the year 15 BBY, Julianna was tricked into taking them to Tattoine where they were ambushed by Imperial Troops. Auric and Conor managed to escape but Julianna was killed. Shortly after, he and Auric had to race to prevent the extremly powerful sith Lord Darth Neyhos from being resurrected by the empire. This culminated in a duel between Conor and the Neyhos possessed Auric. Auric briefly took control again and commited suicide. After he lost both his wife and his best friend in quick succession, he sunk into a deep depression. He traveled alonefor 7 years. He was eventually found and approached by senator Bail Organa. He offered Conor the chance to join him in the fight against the Empire. After some consideration Conor agreed. Conor was essential to stealing the plans for the newly constructed Death Star which would eventually lead to the Empire's downfall.

Training
Conor Nestina was born in year 41 BBY on the planet Amaranthine. From an early age he showed talents with the Force. He was found by Jedi Master Mace Windu and was taken to the Jedi Temple to begin his training as a Jedi. While training with the other younglings, Conor became good friends with Auric Truit and Anakin Skywalker. While he liked Anakin, Conor was somewhat jealous of the attention he received from the Jedi elders.

The Stolen Holocron
During his youth at the jedi temple Conor developed a rivalry with a fellow Padawan by the name of Tailan Noth.

Meeting Julianna
On Conor and Yarak's first mission, they encountered a young girl about Conor's age named Julianna Tenas. She was to be sold into slavery to Gandara the Hutt. Conor and Yarak managed to rescue her from the Hutt, along with all the other slaves. Afterward, it was revealed that Julianna was the daughter of Terian Tenas, a Jedi master long believed to be dead. Terian had taught Julianna in the ways of the force. They returned to the Jedi Temple with Julianna to continue her training. During this period Conor and Julianna developed mutual romantic feelings for each other. Neither pursued their feelings because they felt that their duties to the Jedi Order were more important than how the felt about each other. The only person Conor revealed his feelings to was Auric, who promised to keep them a secret.

The Pachat Crisis
Several months later Conor, Auric, Julianna and their respective masters were sent to the planet Pachat to quell a Dark Jedi incursion. During the ensuing battle, the leader of the dark Jedi: Arak Nars escaped. Conor went after him. The two engaged in fierce lightsaber duel. During the fight, Arak tried to tempt Conor to join his cause. He stated that he knew about Conor's love of Julianna and that it was only his commitment to the Jedi that prevented him from being with her. Conor asked Arak how he knew that. Arak told him that he could sense Conor's feelings. He told Conor that if he killed his masters and joined him, he could have the life that he had always wanted. For a brief moment Conor lowered his weapon.

At that moment the other Jedi appeared. Arak told Conor to choose his path. Conor looked at Julianna. He had made his choice. Conor then killed Arak with his lightsaber. Yarak told Conor that he was proud that he had been tempted by the dark side and had resisted. He also warned all of them to be careful, as the lure of the dark side would be forever present. Afterward, Conor and Auric talked about what had occurred. Conor told Auric that fighting Arak was terrifying. But then he said that what was worse was that for a time, he had actually considered Arak's proposal.

Battle of Geonosis
5 years later, Conor, Auric and Julianna were among the 200 Jedi knights sent to rescue Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala. They managed to infiltrate the arena where the three captives were sentenced to be executed. Count Dooku revealed his new droid army and a heated battle began. Though outnumbered, the Jedi fought to the end. By the end of the battle, the Jedi forces were exhausted and had suffered severe casualties. Things looked grim until Master Yoda arrived with a fleet of republic gunships. The jedi joined forces with the Clone Troopers. During the battle, Conor and Auric helped take down several droid walkers.

After the battle, Conor and Auric were sent into the catacombs beneath Geonosis to search for survivors. Their search was unfruitful until they came across a chamber strewn with bodies of both Jedi and clone troopers. Out of the shadows, two droids wielding electro-staffs. They drew their lightsabers and defended themselves. After they defeated the guards, they check to see if anybody was alive. They found one Jedi master barely clinging to life. As he lay dying, he told the name of the person who had done this damage: Grievous

Siege of Banasance
Four Months into the Clone Wars, Conor and Yarak were sent to investigate rumors of a new Separatist weapon. Their search took them to the Banasance system, were an informant revealed that the Separatist was working on a powerful weapon that could create an artificial black hole. This weapon could be devastating if unleashed. Conor, Yarak and a full squadron of clone troopers mounted a full scale invasion of the third planet in the Banasance system.

The First stage of the siege was in space. Conor Yarak and a full squadron of Clone Troopers attempted to break through a Seperatist Blockade surrounding the planet. Conor managed to evade enemy fire enough for the Republic forces to break through the blockade and land on the surface of the planet. Conor and the troops set up camp in mountains 30 miles away from the Seperatist base. They believed that since the groud was so treacherous and they had the high ground, the droids would not risk a ground assault. The Seperatist base had a massive wall around it. Conor suggested to have the main sqaudron attack the base head-on while a smaller task force would infiltrate the base and take down the device.

Conor's first step was to steal a schematic of the base. Using a personal cloaking device and force stealth skills, he managed to sneak onto a droid command post not far away from their camp. Silently, he managed to avoid attracting the guard's attention. He managed to access the Seperatist Computer. As he began to download the data from the computer, his cloaking device wore off. Forced to defend himself, he was not able to download all of the data he needed. He managed to escape the Command post. But he did not return to the camp, as he would lead the droids straight to their forces. Via comlink, Conor rellayed the information he did manage to aquire to Yarak. He spoke of an ancient sewer which ran underneath the base. They would use this secret entrance to get into the base. Conor was to meet Yarak during the acutal battle and they would take down the device together.

The next day, the battle began. While the main troops distracted the Droids, Conor and Yarak infiltrated the sewer. They met with no resistance at all down there. Even once they entered the base, it seemed virtually unguarded. Conor felt nervous, as this mission seemed to be going too well. When from out of the shadows, Assaj Ventress appeared. She stated that Conor and Yarak had fallen into a trap set for them. The two jedi ignited their lightsabers and attacked Ventress. During the fight, Ventress managed to badly wound Yarak. Briefly giving into his anger, Conor ferociously attacked the assassin. But he soon came to his senses and stopped himself before he took his rage to far. He managed to knock Ventress unconsious and proceeded to the chamber where the weapon was being kept, carring Yarak on his back. He realized he could not just leave her to die, he took Ventress with him too. He placed a time bomb near the device. He and the unconsious Yarak and Ventress rushed to escape the base before the bomb went off. He fought his way out of the base just in the knick of time before the bomb went off, eliminating the weapon's threat for good. Ventress was taken to prison but soon escaped. Although Yarak survived his encounter with the Dark Assassin, he was trapped in a coma for the majority of the war.

Undergoing the Trials
"You have done well Conor. I have seen you rise from a small, frightened boy into a strong and noble man. I know you will do me proud.

-Yarak Soong, moments before his death

After proving himself to be a valient fighter and a brillaint strategist, the Council decided to allow Conor to undergo the Jedi Trials. Conor returned to the Jedi Temple. Once there, he was instructed by master Yoda to journey deep into the forgotten bowls of the temple. There, he would face his test.

Conor walked cautiously down the ancient tunnels. He sensed the presence of something dark but when he turned around, he saw nothing. He continued onward. Suddenly, a shadowy figure emerged from the darkness. The figure weilded a crimson lightsaber. Conor was forced to defend himself against this foe. After a long fight, Conor gained the upperhand. As he was about to strike finishing blow, the mysterious sith lord took off his mask. The face underneath looked identical to Conor's. Caught off guard, Conor was wounded by the sith lord's lightsaber. As they continued fighting, the figure constantly shouted the phrase: "The Sins of the Fathers". Terrified, Conor struck down the sith lord. Miraculously, he found that the wound on his side had disappeared. He returned to master Yoda.

Conor decided not to tell Yoda what he had seen in the caves. Yoda congratulated Conor on passing his trial. Suddenly, a messenger came to them and told them that Yarak had woken up! Conor rushed to his side and told him the good news, that he would soon become a knight. Yarak told Conor he was proud of him. His hand shaking, he gave Conor a medallion with strange carvings on it. Yarak told him that he had been holding this for him for many years. He said it was of extreme importance that Conor protect it at all costs. He made Conor swear that he would keep it safe. Conor sowore on his very life that he would keep it safe.

He was then summoned to the council chamber to begin the knighting ceremony. The room was pitch black. Suddenly, the room was lit up by 12 lightsabers. Yoda told him to step forward. Conor knelled before Yoda and he cut off Conor's padawan braid, dubbing him a jedi. Conor was very sad that his master had not lived to see the ceremony, as masters were usually present.

A few days later a funeral pyre was held for Yarak Soong. With so many jedi out fighting in the war only 21 jedi were present. As Conor watched silently he began to weep. Yarak had always been the closest thing he had ever had to a father. Silently Julianna came up behind him. She quietly took his hand and they watched the funeral together.

Encounter with Dooku
Republic Intelligence Agents discovered that there was a large Seperatist operation going on in the Bespin system. The Jedi Council wanted to send a Knight to investigate. Their first choices were Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi but they were unavailable. So the council decided to send Conor. They told Conor to travel to Cloud City and report any possible information to the Jedi. They also equiped him with a homing beacon should he get into trouble. The device would send a signal to a garrison of clone troopers orbiting the planet in a small cloaked vessal.

In the guise of a smuggler, Conor traveled to Cloud City. He got a small hotel room in a secluded spot on Cloud City. For days he searched the city but could find no evidance of any Seperatist activity. He checked several Cantinas and Clubs but nobody seemed to have any information he needed. After two weeks in Cloud City with no leads Conor began to suspect that this was all a ruse orchestrated by the Seperatists. As he exited a Cantina and walked through an alleyway Conor sensed a disturbance. He quickly rolled out of the way as he narrowly avoided a sniper's blast. Using a burst of speed, Conor managed to climb up a ladder to the top of the building where the assassin was possitioned. The assassin tried to escape but Conor pursued and eventually caught up with him. When he caught up with him, he asked the killer who had hired him. In haste the assassin told Conor he was hired by a man called Thane. The assassin said that Thane was a big crime boss on Cloud City. When Conor asked why Thane wanted to kill him the assassin told him that Thane didn't like him snooping around so he decided to take care of him. Conor ordered the killer to tell him more but before he could the he began to convulse uncontrollably as if he were having a seizure. The killer was dead in seconds. Thane had most likely placed an implant in the man in case he was captured. While searching the man's body, he found a map which lead to Thane's base of operations. Conor returned to his hotel room where he contacted the Jedi Council. He told then that he had found a lead which may lead to finding this Seperatist Operation. Master Windu told Conor to tread carfully. Conor agreed. He decided to wait till the cover of nightfall before infiltrating Thane's base of operations.

Personality and traits
Conor was a clever and very resourceful man. He was also known to be an opportunist, using any weaknesses in his enemies to his advantage. But he was also an honorable and compassionate man. Conor was always extremely loyal to his companions. When any of them were in jeopardy, he would do anything to save them. He always refused to turn his back on those in need of his help. He was very trusting of his friends, a fact that has helped and hurt him in the past. He tried to always believe in the goodness of others. This faith was tested when Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side and became Darth Vader. Conor had experienced several times where he was tempted by the dark side. It was only his friends' support and his own integrity that kept him within the light. He was about six feet tall, had dark brown hair, and brown eyes.

Lightsaber Training
Conor was very talented with a lightsaber. He specialized in Form VI: Niman, prefering it because it combines the techniques from other forms into a less intensely demanding combat style. He also trained in some of the techniques of Form III: Soresu. He was regarded as one of the best duelists of his generation, even defeating Anakin Skywalker in a sparring match. Even Count Dooku was impressed by his skill when he faced him on Cloud City during the Clone Wars.

Force Powers
Despite specializing in Lightsaber combat Conor was very strong with the Force. He possessed special precognitive abilities; which allowed him to know his opponent's moves before they made them. He was also capable of other telekinetic feats and could use the Force to increase his body's endurance and agility. He is also adept at using Mind Tricks. He even learned how to use Force Lightning without succumbing to the dark side.

Auric Truit
Auric was Conor's closest friend. They did virtually everything together while they were younglings. From their teen years to adulthood, Auric remained Conor's confidant. Auric was the only person who Conor revealed his secret love for Julianna Tenas. Auric offered moral support for the times where Conor questioned his faith in the Jedi order and helped keep him from turning to the dark side. Conor did not wholly approve of Auric's tendency to fight first and ask questions later. Despite the disagreements, Auric remained Conor's most loyal friend.

Julianna Tenas
Julianna was the love of Conor's life. This began when Conor and Yarak encountered Julianna and rescued her from a life of slavery. Both developed romantic feelings for each other. Neither of them took any action on these feelings as romantic relationships were forbidden by the Jedi Code. During the course of the Clone Wars, Conor wrestled with these conflicting feelings. But he believed his duty to the Jedi was more important than how he felt. She and Conor shared their first kiss before the Battle of Coruscant began as they professed their love for one another. After they both escaped the Jedi Purge, they were secretly married. Eventually, they concieved a child together that they named Tristan. Even after her death, Julianna's memory helped Conor resist the lure of the dark side.

Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader
Anakin and Conor struck up a friendship as younglings. Conor, Anakin and Auric often spent their free time exploring Coruscant. Conor was somewhat jealous of Anakin's talents and the attention he received from their Jedi elders. During the Clone Wars, Conor and Anakin fought side by side. During one such occassion, Conor learned of Anakin and senator Padmé Amidala's secret marriage. Conor decided not to reveal his knowledge to anyone, not even Auric. When Anakin turned to the dark side and became Darth Vader, Conor felt personally betrayed. What was once friendship turned to hatred. After Vader killed Julianna, Conor swore to avenge her death and the deaths of all the Jedi that had died at his hand.