User:Brandon Rhea/Jhon Cordatus

Jhon Cordatus was a Human male who served as the Sage Master and a member of the  in the. He also served as the temporary of the  in 1,011 ABY following the unexpected resignation of Chief of State Valafar Lamartine.

Early life and training
Jhon Cordatus was born on in 957 ABY. His father and mother were both nineteen year old s when he was born. From the time he was boy, Jhon showed an ability to receive and interpret visions and dreams from, which allowed him to predict possible futures and see things that were happening in the present. He also had an interest in the powers and philosophies of the Force, although he was less talented in combat.

Although his parents hoped that he would become a, Cordatus wanted to serve under a who could teach him to be a warrior in the art of lightsaber combat. It was his goal to use his abilities with visions in battle against enemies of the and the. The had some reservations about granting this request, as they were concerned about an eleven year old boy having strong desires to learn the ways of combat, but they agreed to allow him to do so. He was assigned to Jayda Hal, a  Jedi who took a more moderate and less-combat oriented approach than Cordatus had wanted but who nonetheless possessed strong skills with a lightsaber.



Cordatus trained with Master Hal for a number of years, during which time he learned to hone his skills with a lightsaber. He later reflected that her most important teaching was that a Jedi's strength came through the character and convictions with which they used a lightsaber, not through physical and combat strength alone. After many years together, he felt he had learned this lesson well, though in truth he did not fully grasp or understand the concept.

In 977 ABY, when he was twenty years old, Master Hal agreed that Cordatus was ready to face the. He doubted if he was ready, but he faced the Trials after she reassured him that he was. Cordatus passed the Jedi Trials and became a Jedi Knight, and he felt proud that Master Hal and his parents had put their faith into him at that point.

Mission to Ardos
Four years later, the Jedi were called upon to help resolve tensions between two planets, Ardos and Oro Prime, in the Empire, which was still allied with the Galactic Alliance and the Jedi at that time. The two worlds had been faced with deteriorating relations for the previous ten years, and Ardos captured the princess of Oro Prime and held her hostage in exchange for a number of demands. One such demand was the disestablishment of the Oro Prime planetary militia, which the Ardosians believed was planning to attack Ardos. As the Imperial government had been unable to resolve the matter, it requested that a small group of Jedi assist Imperial forces in solving the situation.

The Jedi and the Alliance were hesitant to involve themselves in the internal military affairs of the Empire, but they nonetheless agreed to assist in an Imperial-led operation aimed at rescuing the princess. Cordatus volunteered to be a member of the strike time, hoping to use his combat skills against real opponents.

When the team arrived on Ardos, they infiltrated the compound in the middle of the night. They were discovered during the infiltration, leading to a firefight between the Ardosians and the strike force. Cordatus and the Jedi moved to the front lines of the team, thereby protecting the Imperial forces, before they split up to complete separate objectives. Jhon was tasked with locating the princess, and he fought his way to where she was being held and ultimately rescued her.

Tenure as Chief of State
Unexpectedly, Chief of State Lamartine suffered a near-fatal heart attack while in office. His father had died of a heart attack around the same age, so, concerned for his own health, the Chief of State chose to resign from office and focus on other aspects of his life, including his health.

Behind the scenes
Jhon Cordatus is a role-playing character created by role-player and fan fiction author Brandon Rhea for Star Wars Legacies, the fifth and current role-playing timeline on TheStarWarsRP.Com. The character was posted on the website on,.

When developing the character, Rhea chose to use what he called an "obligatory tragic past for a Jedi" by creating the deaths on Ardos, which the character was responsible for. Rhea wanted to show that the character once had a desire to find adventure and excitement as a Jedi but later had to face the consequences of that choice in order to become the Jedi he currently is in the role-play. It was also to give Cordatus' teachings about Jedi philosophy a backing in his own experience. According to Rhea, he didn't want the character to have "learned philosophy in terms of just having it taught to him," but rather "he needed to learn it through the result of his own actions," thus giving his teachings more weight.

Thus far, the character has been well received by Rhea's fellow role-players. One role-player, Quill, enjoyed that there was a coherent story. HunterOrdo enjoyed the character as well, while wishing that Cordatus had started as a Jedi Padawan in the role-play in order to see all of the events of the biography unfold and how the character would react to them. Constantine noted that he believed it was rare to see a well-written Jedi character on the website, so he was pleased with Cordatus' profile. Laurent Bastien also enjoyed the character and felt that the writing style was very personal.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacies