Dav Brin

''“The age of manipulation and warfare brought about by Force Religion is at an end. It’s a new age, one of reason and of ordinary men. We have no need for Gods or Masters, as we are capable of doing it ourselves.”''

Dav Brin was Vice Chancellor under Supreme Chancellor Cressa, and widely considered to be the true authority in the Administration. Widely known for his hatred of Force Users, he was sympathetic to the Peace Bringer movement and its efforts to eliminate the Force itself.

Early life
Brin was born on Chandrillia, a planet with a copious love of debate and politics. The child of an astronomer and a local politician, Brin was schooled to prize rational thinking and the mechanism of bureaucracy above any other consideration. This would border on a religious fervor in later years, though Brin viewed anything remotely mystical with disdain and disgust, saying in private that only fools believed in such things.

Political Career
Elected as Chandrillia's senator, he first courted controversey by proposing a settlement with Darth Revan - handing over the Jedi and several worlds as appeasement. He turned out to be correct in deducing that the Jedi themselves were what the Dark Lord wanted. While most of the Senate believed him to be a crackpot for the proposal, he quickly established a glowing reputation among those who resented the Jedi for Exar Kun's War and the Jedi Civil War.

Behind the Scenes
Dav Brin is named for David Brin, writer of "hard" SF stories like The Postman and the Uplift saga. He is equally well-known in Star Wars fandom for his harsh and bitter criticism of George Lucas's universe, especially the invention of the Jedi,