The Essential Guide to Force Exile/Quinlan Vos

Quinlan Vos was an enigmatic Kiffar Jedi Master during the last days of the Old Republic. A mystery to many of his colleagues, Vos operated deep undercover during much of the war, seeking to undermine the Separatists from within, but he nearly fell to dark side while in Count Dooku's employ, becoming something of a double agent. Furthermore, against Jedi traditions, Vos had a family, but the war separated him from his beloved wife.

He was eventually redeemed and returned to frontline service for the Republic. He was on Kashyyyk when Order 66 was activated and narrowly escaped execution at the hands of clone troopers. Though a full account of Vos's life can be found elsewhere, he survived the purge and made his way to New Holstice with the aid of Vilmarh Grarhk, a shady Devaronian acquaintance of his. However, Grahrk abandoned Vos on the planet, marooning him.

While he was there, Vos met Selusda Kraen, a fugitive Jedi Knight turned smuggler, who had been recuperating from injuries at the planet's medcenter. As his own crew had disappeared, Selu spent two weeks with Vos. The Jedi Master gave him additional instruction in the ways of the Force, feeling that the fugitive would need the aid to survive on his own.

However, their stay was interrupted when they discovered a firefight between Selu's crewmembers and Imperial troops. Vos and Selu quickly intervened, defeating the remaining stormtroopers, but the captain of Selu's ship was killed. In response, Selu helped get the remaining crewmember back to his ship and promised Vos that he would get the Jedi Master offworld to his family.

Before they left, Vos aided Selu and a companion of his in attacking a local Imperial landing force and stealing their ships as a diversion. The Empire was aware of Vos's presence and Selu felt that attacking them directly would catch them off guard. It worked and Selu, Vos, and Selu's companions got offworld after disabling an Imperial cruiser.

Selu, taking temporary command of his ship, the Hawk-bat, flew Vos to Nar Shaddaa, where Vos had previously arranged to meet his wife, Khaleen Hentz. Arriving in the spaceport, Vos knew he had a long search ahead of him, but he was lucky enough to spot the miscreant Vilmarh Grahrk. Confronting the Devaronian rascal, Vos wrangled the information that his family had gone to Kashyyyk looking for him out of Grahrk. Furthermore, Grahrk agreed to conduct the Jedi Master to Kashyyyk to be reunited with Hentz. Vos agreed and departed with the Devaronian after bidding farewell to Selu, whom he felt needed to take his own path.

On Kashyyyk, Vos was taken by Grahrk to a secret hideout in the forests of Kashyyyk where he was reunited with Khaleen Hentz and introduced to his son, Korto Vos. Furthermore, he also found other Jedi fugitives there, including his own master, Tholme. He lived out the rest of his days with his family as a fugitive Jedi, hiding from the Empire.

Appearances

 * Force Exile II: Smuggler