J'aco

"Republic service runs in the family, it's sort of a tradition."

- J'aco

J'aco, was a Human male member of the and held the rank of  during the. J'aco was expected to follow in his family's footsteps and serve the Republic as a soldier, but instead wound up becoming an apprentice in the.

Early years
Born into a substantial family in around 3,671 BBY on the world in the capital city of, J'aco was the son of  Jamin and a woman, he also had three sisters and a older brother. Born into family devoutly loyal to the for the past three generations, service was a family tradition in one or another every member has served.

In 3,667 BBY, at age four while his father was fighting at Alderaan, J'aco wandered outside the city and into the desert beyond without his mother's knowledge. Within a day he was close to death and would have died if not for Nelvaanian Feyr Oded who found him due to his strong. She nursed him back to health and offered a chance at stepping into a much larger world, which he accepted.

The loss of J'aco, whom many thought had died, caused Jamin to blame his wife and he devoted his entire life to the Republic Army.



Apprentice of the Jedi (3,656 BBY&mdash;?)
"I earned my place as an official Padawan in the eyes of the Jedi High Council, a fact I cared little for, because it's not a council, or a lightsaber that makes the Jedi, but the being in question."

- Padawan J'aco

Studying under Master Feyr for a time, by the time J'aco was fifteen he was officially recognized as a member of the Jedi Order, a fact he cared little for as he thought the council didn't make the Jedi, but the being in question; soon after he became the full-fledged Padawan of Feyr's.

Sometime later he constructed a lightsaber with a golden-yellow blade, but only managed to test it on droids. He also the Artus Lok, who would become known as.

Peace talks and the Sacking of Coruscant
In 3,653 BBY while open conflict between the resurgent Sith Empire and Republic came to a halt during the peace talks, some young Jedi like himself stayed at the on. Eventually the Sith assaulted the temple and killed many Jedi in the process including Master Feyr, J'aco had watches partly as  cut through dozens of the Order's finest, he developed a admiration for him and began devoting himself to.

Behind the scenes
J'aco was created by A.J. Bryant for the 2015 Star Wars short story, Tradition.

Appearances

 * Tradition