Dentu Marganor

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 was a male Dathomirian Zabrak Jedi during the final days of the Galactic Republic.

Biography
He served as a Master of the Jedi Order, serving on the High Council, though he often followed a Force-centric, non-conformist train of thought that occasionally made him unpopular in the Jedi, which also made him a friend and ally of fellow Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn. He was the master, mentor and friend to fellow Jedi and future Grey Jedi, Master Aden Aventus. He was one of the first Jedi to sense the dark power and infiltration of the Sith into the Republic. He died after a duel with Darth Sidious, in which he followed his senses to the ancient Sith world of Tra-Kell only to find Sidious and Darth Tyranus training with ancient Sith rituals. Palpatine killed Marganor after a lengthy lightsaber battle, and informed Dooku that it would be him who would take credit for the Jedi's slaying. Marganor would later appear as a Force Ghost to his old Apprentice, Aden Aventus, during times of need, as well as to his old mentor, Master Yoda.

Early life
Dentu Marganor was born around 59-58 BBY to miners in an isolated village on Dathomir. His Force sensitivity was sensed by the Nightsisters clan of Dathomir, a group of Force witches who utilized the dark and light sides to defend against the many evil beasts that threatened the tribes of the Zabrak sub species native to Dathomir. Despite the Nightsisters sensing Marganor's Force talent, their pursuit of the youngling was interrupted by the Jedi Knight Krev Roern, a Pantoran who had been on nearby Mandalore on a diplomatic mission when he was shipwrecked on the planet. He sensed immense Force power on the planet initially due to the Nightsisters, but he soon found himself in a village near the crash point and found the young Marganor. His parents, like many parents of Jedi, were initially reluctant, but Roern was able to persuade them to give him their newborn child. After repairing his ship, he took the young Dathomirian to be trained at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. There was trained by Roern, who took him as a Padawan Learner.

Career
When Marganor was just 16 years old, his master Krev Roern turned to the Dark Side and formed a syndicate of criminals called the Red Hand. Jedi Master Mace Windu was sent to defeat Roern and destroy the Red Hand, but Marganor followed him, intent on turning Roern back to the Light. This failed, and Roern almost killed Marganor before Windu defeated him. Now understanding the pain of the Dark Side, Marganor returned to Coruscant where he was taken under the wing of Master Yoda, who accepted him as his personal Padawan to finish his training. Marganor remained Yoda's Padawan until around 35 BBY, when Marganor became a Jedi Knight. Marganor was known for his unorthodox methods and deep understanding of the Force, often being able to sense things most Jedi could not. Around 42 BBY, Marganor sensed a great Force presence while on a diplomatic mission to the moon Drenzor. He found Aden Aventus, the child of middle class parents in the city of Fa'Nor, who had immense Force power. He spent the next two months on Drenzor trying to persuade the Aventus family to allow Marganor to take the infant to Coruscant to train. He finally was able to take the child to the Jedi Temple, where he trained him as his Padawan. Marganor eventually became a Jedi Master, though he would not be allowed to sit on the High Council for almost two years after becoming a Master due to his unorthodoxy. While he questioned the ethics of the Clone Army of the Republic, he believed passionately in democracy and had faith in the Galactic Congress, becoming a Jedi General during the Clone Wars. His initial Padawan, Aden Aventus, eventually left reliance on him at the age of 19, and he took a second Apprentice, a Twi'Lek girl named Yila Isar. She

Death
Around 20 BBY he began to sense the presence of a Sith Lord having infiltrated the Republic, around the same time as the other Jedi Masters began to sense similar things, though he received visions and messages. After intense meditation and Force training, he came to the conclusion that he must follow his pure Force instinct into outer space to find the truth behind his visions and senses. He followed his thoughts into the edge of the Outer Rim and the Unknown Regions, where he came across the tiny planet of Tra-kell, an ancient Sith planet. Incidentally, at the same time of Marganor's journey to Tra-kell, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine was on holiday, officially on his home planet of Naboo. But instead, Marganor found that Palpatine was on the isolated Sith world with Count Dooku, teaching the Separatist leader certain elements of the Dark Side native to Tra-Kell. Marganor was horrified but unsurprised at Palpatine's true identity, as he had felt the presence in the high ranks of the Republic and had an inherent mistrust for Palpatine. A major and long lightsaber duel ensued initially between both Sith Lords and the Jedi, but eventually Dooku, or Darth Tyranus, withdrew as a spectator. After hours, Sidious finally struck down the Jedi Master.

Post-mortem
After slaying Marganor, Palpatine quickly returned to Naboo, where he was informed that Count Dooku had killed Marganor on Serenno, as Sidious and his Apprentice had agreed that Dooku would take credit to the death. Marganor became one of the hand full of Republic-era Jedi to learn how to become a Force Ghost. His iconic yellow lightsaber was eventually returned to his old Padawan, Aden Aventus, who would wield it as his primary blade for some time after his death.

Personality and traits
Marganor was described as extremely intelligent, but also very kind, teaching his Padawans kindness and compassion above all character traits. He also went against the Jedi teachings and fell in love, secretly marrying fellow Jedi Calius Eonor.

Powers and abilities
He was known for his raw Force ability, and it took him training to control it and embrace the Light, as Force talented Dathomirians are inherently Dark Side inclined, as shown in Dark Jedi Maul and Savage Opress. He had very finely tuned ability to sense within the Force, something he passed on to his Apprentice, Aden Aventus, often spending days meditating. He was also quite profficient in Lightsaber dueling, wielding an iconic yellow bladed saber throughout his life.

Behind the scenes
Dentu Marganor and related characters, such as Aden Aventus, Krev Roern and Yila Isar, were developed by creative writer, philosopher, activist, and student of Star Wars A.E Connors.