Nolan Hawke

Nolan Hawke was a Jedi Knight born 41 BBY. After being taken to the Jedi Temple, Nolan quickly excelled. He also became good friends with Anakin Skywalker and his cousin Tamlen Hawke. On a mission to Tattoine, Nolan discovered Gwen Tenas. She was the daughter of a missing Jedi Knight. As she continued her training at the Temple with him, Nolan realized he was falling in love with her. When Nolan 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, Nolan 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 Nolan swore revenge.

During the Dark Times, Nolan traveled with Gwen and Tamlen. The three of them briefly joined a mercenary band known as The Corsairs. Now free from the Jedi Order's rules, Nolan and Gwen began a romantic relationship. Eventually she revealed to him that she was pregnant. Unfourtunatly, tragedy struck when Julianna was murdered by Darth Vader and Conor watched helpless. He learned that it was all a ploy engineered by Emperor Palpetine to turn Nolan to the dark side. He resisted and narrowly escaped. Shortly after, he and Tamlen had to race to prevent the extremly powerful sith Lord Darth Neyhos from being resurrected by the empire. This culminated in a duel between Nolan and the Neyhos possessed Tamlen. Tamlen briefly took control again and commited suicide. After he lost both the woman he loved and his best friend in quick succession, he sunk into a deep depression. He traveled alone for 7 years. He was eventually found and approached by senator Bail Organa. He offered Nolan the chance to join him in the fight against the Empire. After some consideration Nolan agreed. Nolan was essential to stealing the plans for the newly constructed Death Star which would eventually lead to the Empire's downfall.

Training
Nolan Hawke was born in year 41 BBY in the Free Marches, a region of space that declared itself independant of the Republic on the planet Amaranthine. Nolan was born to the Hawke family, one of the richest and most influential families in the Free Marches. After his parents seemingly died, Nolan was raised by his mother's sister: Leandra Hawke. He always felt distant from his other family and never felt like he belonged anywhere. From an early age he and his cousin Tamlen 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. He was assigned to be Master Yarak Soong's Apprentice. A quiet and sensitive boy, Nolan often kept to himself. He spent much of his time in his quarters studying. He loved stories and history. He often went to the Jedi Archives, studying tales and legends from across the galaxy. Nolan and Tamlen eventually became good friends with Anakin Skywalker. Anakin brought out in Nolan, a more adventurous and curious side. Nolan shared Anakin's adventerous spirit but was more cautious and was often the voice of reason among his friends.

Nolan quickly excelled in his Jedi Training, becoming one of the order's most promising Padawans. He soon became one of his generation's best lightsaber duelists. He recieved much praise from Masters. Despite being friends, Nolan and Anakin developed a friendly rivalry. Because of his skill Nolan was the victim of bullying from other jealous padawans, particuarlly Tailan Noth. This was amplified when Nolan learned that his great grandfather, Justin Hawke was not only once a jedi but one of the Lost 20, the only Jedi Knights to ever leave the Jedi Order. Nolan was ashamed of his lineage but he and Tamlen made it their goal to redeem the Hawke family name.

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

Meeting Gwen
On Nolan and Yarak's first mission, they encountered a young girl about Nolan's age named Gwen Tenas. She was to be sold into slavery to Gandara the Hutt. Nolan and Yarak managed to rescue her from the Hutt, along with all the other slaves. Afterward, it was revealed that Gwen was the daughter of Terian Tenas, a Jedi master long believed to be dead. Terian had taught Gwen in the ways of the force. They returned to the Jedi Temple with Gwen to continue her training. During this period Nolan and Gwen 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 Nolan revealed his feelings to was Auric, who promised to keep them a secret.

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

At that moment the other Jedi appeared. Arak told Nolan to choose his path. Nolan looked at Gwen. He had made his choice. Nolan then killed Arak with his lightsaber. Yarak told Nolan 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, Nolan and Auric talked about what had occurred. Nolan told Tamlen 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.

The Battle of Geonosis
5 years later, Nolan, Tamlen and Gwen 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. During the fighting, Nolan briefly tangled with Bounty Hunter Jango Fett. Fett used his jetpack to fly down to the arena floor, and was then confronted by Hawke. Fett attempted to kill Nolan with his twin blasters but Nolan easily deflected the blasts. The two were distracted when a geonosian fired a LR1K sonic cannon, knocking Hawke off his feet and breaking his leg and one of his ribs. Fett attempted to finish Nolan off while he was on the ground but was distracted by Mace Windu, who confronted the bounty hunter. Nolan attempted to get up but was unable to with his injuries. He lay on the battlefield as the battle continued around him. Things looked grim until Master Yoda arrived with a fleet of republic gunships. The jedi joined forces with the Clone Troopers. The Jedi were airlifted out of the arena and joined the battle outside. Nolan however, was taken to a medical capsule to recruperate from his injuries.



Siege of The Vigil
The Vigil was a Republic base built from the ruins of an ancient Jedi stronghold. Five years before the start of the Clone Wars the Jedi rediscovered an ancient Jedi Stronghold in the Banasance system known as The Vigil. The fortess was abandoned during the Mandalorian Wars.Within the bowels of the fortress the Jedi had discovered a data cache filled with ancient jedi secrets and encryption codes. After the outbreak of the Clone Wars the Jedi deemed the base too valuble to allow the base to fall into Seperatist hands. Four Months into the Clone Wars, Nolan and Yarak were stationed in the base with a full garrison of Clone Troopers.

After two weeks on the base with no enemy activity, Nolan and Yarak recieved word that a massive Seperatist force was amassing to take the fort. They tried to call for aid but they found that the enemy was blocking communications. Nolan and Yarak concluded that they would have to hold the base as long as they could while a sqaudron of fighters would go up into space and take out the vessal that was blocking communications so they could call for help.

The Seperatist forces were led by the Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress. The Republic Forces managed to hold the base for three days before the enemy forces finally breached the walls. They were forced to retreat into the inner keep of the fortress and baracade the doors. Meanwhile, the fighters had finally brought the communications ship down. They sent Yarak the message that communications were back up. As Yarak and the remaining Clones held off the attacking battle droids Nolan sent a desperate distress message calling for reinforcements. Just then the Seperatist forces broke through the barricade. Ventress saw Yarak and the two began to engage in a furious duel. Nolan saw them and rushed to Yarak's aid. During the duel, Ventress impaled Yarak with her lightsaber. Consumed by rage, Nolan attacked Ventress. The two continued to fight until they reached the top of the main tower. There, Ventress managed to gain the upper hand and Nolan dropped his lightsaber. Just as she was about to strike the final blow; reinforcements finally arrived. This temporarily distracted Ventress, allowing Nolan to retrieve his lightsaber and resume the duel. As she realized that the battle was lost, Ventress ordered the retreat.

With the battle won, Nolan rushed to the mortally wounded Yarak's side. Yarak slowly told Nolan that he was proud of the man that Nolan had become. Yarak took the medallion around his neck and handed it to Nolan. He told him that he had to protect the medallion at all costs. Nolan grasped his master's hand, tears welling up in his eyes. He felt Yarak's grip slipping. Yarak's eyes closed for the last time and Conor knew that he was dead.

With the base secure, Nolan returned to Coruscant. 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 Nolan watched silently he began to weep. Yarak had always been the closest thing he had ever had to a father. Silently Gwen came up behind him. She quietly took his hand and they watched the funeral together.

Later Nolan sat in his room alone. He was visited by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He told Nolan that he had heard about Yarak's death. Nolan began to cry. Obi-Wan embraced Nolan and told him that he knew how he felt. Obi-Wan then told him about the death of his own master Qui-Gon Jinn at the hands of Darth Maul 11 years earlier. Obi-Wan said it was a traumatic experience for him. Obi-Wan said that he felt like he had failed Qui-Gon. But he came to realize that Qui-Gon died a hero and would have wanted him to move on. He suggested that Nolan do the same. As he was leaving Obi-Wan to Nolan that he would be available to talk should Nolan need to.

The Battle of Hypori
"Make peace with the Force now, for this is your final hour."

-General Grievous

Several weeks later Jedi Master Daakman Barrek and his padawan Sha'a Gi discovered that a massive droid factory was located on the planet Hypori. Nolan was sent as part of a jedi task force to destroy the factory. Along with Ki-Adi Mundi, Aayla Secura, Shaak Ti, K'Kruhk and Tarr Seirr he traveled to the planet to aid Master Barrek and his garrison of clone troops.

They were quickly surrounded by the massive droid army that was stationed on the planet, and all the clone troopers present were quickly slaughtered. The Jedi were forced to retreat. As they were retreating, Master Barrek attempted to send out a distress call to any nearby Jedi. As Barrek was doing this, he was suddenly attacked by the Supreme Commander of the Separatist Droid Army, General Grievous. Barrek was able to make contact with General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Commander Anakin Skywalker on Muunilinst and requested an "immediate evac" from Hypori, telling Kenobi that they were being hunted before being slain by Grievous.

The remaining Jedi were forced to take shelter in the remains of a downed starship. Exhausted, The Jedi remarked that Grievous' strategy was without flaw. Suddenly they heard the General's voice; announcing that they would receive a "warrior's death,". The Jedi waited as Grievous approached. As Grievous drew near, his footsteps became consistently louder until Sha'a Gi was overwhelmed with fear and charged into the open. Grievous quickly crushed him with his metallic body before leaping back out of sight. As the Jedi retreated into the wreckage, Grievous suddenly attacked, dropping from the wreckage above and brandishing two lightsabers. He engaged the remaining Jedi in a furious duel. After a few moments of fencing, Grievous began to focus his efforts on Mundi. The Jedi Master promptly leaped onto a ledge above and launched a powerful Force push at Grievous. The cyborg quickly dodged, leaping onto one of the larger pieces of wreckage and using it as a spring-board to launch himself back at the Jedi. Landing in a crouch, Grievous was promptly engaged by K'Kruhk. Despite the Whiphid's tenacity, Grievous defeated him with a quick slash across the belly and a rapid overhand blow. Leaving K'Kruhk for dead, Grievous turned to the other Jedi. While Grievous was defending himself againsta telekinetic assault by Shaak Ti Nolan rushed toward the cyborg, his lightsaber raised. The cyborg quickly deflected his attacks and with a kick from his powerfull legs, he sent Nolan flying into a wall where he was knocked unconscious.

Nolan awoke several days later in the Jedi Temple. He noticed Ki-Adi by his bedside. Confused, Nolan asked Ki-Adi what had happened. Mundi told Nolan that while Grievous was engaging the Jedi a squadron of ARC Troopers had been rushing to Hypori via gunship. They managed to subdue Grievous and rescue the Jedi. Nolan asked Ki-Adi about other survivors but Ki-Adi sadly told him that only Aayla and Shaak Ti had survived. When explaining what had occured to Anakin, Tamlen and Gwen he told them that he was disturbed by how easily Grievous managed to hold his own agains 6 Jedi Knights. He told them that the Republic had a fomidable new enemy. He also said that the next time he and Grievous would meet, that the cyborg would not best him so easily.



Undergoing the Trials
After proving himself to be a valient fighter and a brillaint strategist, the Council decided to allow Nolan to undergo the Jedi Trials. Nolan returned to the Jedi Temple. Once there, he was instructed by master Yoda to journey planet of Dagobah. There, he would face his test.

Nolan traveled to the system and eventually came upon a dark cave. He felt a strong surge of dark energy. From the darkness, he heard a voice whispering something unintelligable. He felt himself being drawn into the cave.

Nolan 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 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 Nolan's. Caught off guard, Nolan was wounded by the sith lord's lightsaber. As they continued fighting, the figure constantly shouted the phrase: "The Sins of the Fathers". Terrified, Nolan struck down the sith lord. Miraculously, he found that the wound on his side had disappeared. He returned to Coruscant.

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. Nolan knelled before Yoda and he cut off Conor's padawan braid, dubbing him a jedi. Nolan was very sad that his master had not lived to see the ceremony, as masters were usually present.

The Malevolence Crisis
Nolan played only a small role in the Malevolence Crisis. He was present at the briefing along with Anakin and his new apprentice Ahsoka Tano, when it was revealed that Jedi Master Plo Koon had gone missing. He did not however, accompany them on their mission to rescue the Jedi. After successfully rescuing Master Koon, Anakin revealed to Nolan what they had discovered. The Seperatists had built a massive warship called the Malevolence. It possessed twin ion cannons that could disable any enemy space craft on impact. This explained why so many ships had been destroyed, leaving no survivors.

Skywalker, Koon, and Hawke eventually learned of the Malevolence's next target: The Kaliida Shoals Medical Center. Admiral Yularen contacted the Kaminoan physician Nala Se on the Medical Center, warning her of a possible attack. However, she did not believe that they will have enough time to evacuate all of her 60,000 wounded patients. Nolan volunteered to be part of Anakin's starfighter squadron when he decided to launch a counter attack on the Malevolence. Anakin's main goal was to take out General Grievous and ensure a speedier resolution to the war. In an attempt to arrive at the Medical Center before the Seperatists, the strike force made its way through the Balmorran Run; however, the small force had not reckoned on being confronted by Neebray mantas. After barely escaping with their lives, the strike team engaged in battle with the Malevolence, taking several casualties.

When it became apparent that the original plan would fail, Tano, acting as her Master's gunner, suggested a change in tactics. With this in mind Master Koon devised a plan that sought to cause the Separatist warship's ion cannons to overload; this tactic proved successful and shortly after destroying the ion cannons, Master Kenobi arrived in system with three Republic Star Destroyers.Unable to retreat to hyperspace, Grievous ordered the Malevolence to flee to Confederate-held space. Kenobi contacted Skywalker and congratulated him on his success, and Skywalker, Tano, Koon, and Hawke went to the medical station to regroup and refuel their fighters to provide support for the Republic fleet. Nolan volunteered to stay on the station and aid in the repairs sustained by the station during the battle. Anakin thanked Nolan for his aid in the battle.

Encounter with Dooku
After months of hunting for his location, Republic Intelligence Agents hear rumors that Count Dooku was somewhere in the Bespin system, and was plotting a major operation there. There had already been several small skirmishes between the Republic and the Confederacy over control of the system, with the Republic maintianing full control over the system. The Jedi Council wanted to send a Knight to investigate and if possible, bring Dooku to justice. Their first choices were Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi but they were unavailable. So the council decided to send Nolan. They told Nolan 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, Nolan traveled to Cloud City. He got a small hotel room in a secluded spot on Cloud City. He was able to blend in with reletive ease as the city had become a haven for refugees fleeing the war. 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 Nolan began to suspect that this was all a ruse orchestrated by the Seperatists. As he exited a Cantina and walked through an alleyway Nolan sensed a disturbance. He quickly rolled out of the way as he narrowly avoided a sniper's blast. Using a burst of speed, Nolan climbed up a ladder to the top of the building where the assassin was possitioned. The assassin tried to escape but Nolan pursued and eventually caught up with him. When he caught up with him, Nolan asked the killer who had hired him. In haste the assassin told Nolan he was hired to do the bidding a man called Tyranus. This information confirmed the rumor that Count Dooku was in the system. Nolan asked him if he had actually met Tyranus in person but the assassin quickly told him that he was hired through an agent. Nolan demanded to know where the assassin was ordered to go next. He told Nolan that he was to meet his employer in an abandoned factory. Nolan ordered the assassin to travel to the factory, and tell the employer that he had succeeded to get the Seperatists off Nolan's scent. Meanwhile Nolan would investigate the factory to search for clues.

That night, Nolan follwed the directions that the assassin gave him. He infiltrated the factory. While there, Nolan witnessed a dropship filled with Battle Droids land. The droids were carrying canisters containing an unknown substance. After the droids left the area, Nolan ventured close enough to see what was inside. He discovered that the canisters were filled with a deadly chemical compound that could be used to kill a vast amount of people. Nolan deduced that the Seperatists wanted to use the toxin to kill everyone on the city, granting them an opportunity to take control of the city and its valuable resources. Looking at the canisters he saw that they came from an orbiting factory near the planet Darcost, less then a parsec away. Suddenly, he was interuppted when a squad of droidekas surrounded him. Apparently the assassin had betrayed him and revealed his location to the Seperatists.

The Skyllian Blitz
The Skyllian Blitz was a systematic attack of several key points throughout the Skyllian Verge region of space. A huge coalition of pirates,slavers, and mercenaries funded by Count Dooku launched a massive assault on the Planet Elysium.

The Battle of Amaranthine
For the majority of the war, the Free Marches remained a neutral power. Since the inception of the conflict representitives from both the Republic and the Seperatists tried to persuade Archduke Therin to align himself with their respective sides. However, these attempts failed. Tensions rose when several Amaranthine ships were destroyed.

Personality and traits
In his youth Nolan was known for his dry sense of humor and friendly nature. He always had a tendancy to look before he lept, in direct contrast to his good friend Anakin Skywalker. Nolan 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. When he was young Nolan was idealistic and always tried to find the goodness in others. He always tried to seek a diplomatic solution to problems before resorting to violence.But he always kept his emotions bottled up and as a result could not always control himself when he would lose his temper. After Anakin fell to the dark side and became Darth Vader however, his faith in people was shattered and he became much darker and more violent.

Lightsaber training
Nolan Hawke was a Jedi Guardian and therefore focused mainly on his combat skills becoming a very talented swordsman. He specialized in Form VI: Niman, preferring it because it combines the techniques from other forms into a less intensely demanding combat style. He also had enough prowess in Form III: Soresu to survive many vicious battles including the battle of Geonosis where nearly two hundred other Jedi were killed. 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 Nolan was very strong with the Force. Like all Jedi, he possessed precognitive abilities which allowed him to know his opponent's moves before they made them. Though all Force users had this ability, Nolan's talent appeared to be sharper than most and he sometimes knew how someone would attack before they did. He was also capable of extensive 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, pushing the boundries between the light and dark sides of the force.

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

Gwen Tenas
Gwen was the love of Nolan's life. This began when Nolan 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, Nolan wrestled with these conflicting feelings. But he believed his duty to the Jedi was more important than how he felt. Eventually though, they both realized neither of them were able to escape their feelings. They began a romantic relationship after the Skyllian Blitz. Nolan and Gwen made love for the first time shortly before the Battle of Coruscant. After they both escaped the Jedi Purge, they were secretly married.Her death at the hands of Darth Vader devastated Nolan and drove him precariously close to the Dark Side. Gwen's memory helped Conor resist the lure of the dark side. Many years after her death he described her as his "anchor" which he used to keep in touch with his faith in people.

Yarak Soong
Nolan was very close to his Master, Yarak Soong, looking on him as a father figure. When Yarak died during the Clone Wars, Nolan was devastated and, ignoring the Jedi rule of letting go of attachments, he wept for his deceased Master. Just before Yarak died he told his former Padawan that he was proud of him.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Nolan got on pretty well with Obi-Wan who was able to comfort him about the death of his Master.

Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader
"I used to hate him. I used to want him dead with every fiber of my being. But now I realize that he's just the Emperor's pawn. I pity him.- Nolan Hawke

Anakin and Nolan struck up a friendship as younglings. Nolan, Anakin and Tamlen often spent their free time exploring Coruscant. Despite disapproving of his reckless nature, Nolan looked up to Anakin and admired his ability to think on his feet. During the Clone Wars, Nolan and Anakin fought side by side. During one such occassion, Nolan learned of Anakin and senator Padmé Amidala's secret marriage. Nolan decided not to reveal his knowledge to anyone, not even Tamlen. When Anakin turned to the dark side and became Darth Vader, Nolan felt personally betrayed. What was once friendship turned to hatred. After Vader killed Gwen, Nolan swore to avenge her death and the deaths of all the Jedi that had died at his hand. However, after realizing how easily one could fall to the dark side Nolan began to pity Vader.