Tirien Kal-Di

Tirien Kal-Di was a male  who served the  during the. He was the master of Narasi Rican.

Initiate and Padawan
Born on in 1,413 BBY, Tirien was eventually recruited by the Jedi Order and trained at the  on. He did well in the when he was twelve; shortly thereafter, the  Suwo Tolp selected Tirien as a Padawan.

Suwo and Tirien served together for a decade, and Tirien acquired both many of his master's uncommon skills and Suwo's taciturn nature. Because Suwo preferred stealth to direct combat, Tirien eventually devoted extensive time to studying swordsmanship with other Jedi at the Temple, including the  Argus Z'dar; he eventually chose to specialize in. Tirien resolved to become a and spent much of his free time honing his Force skills. Because of his increasing introversion and the fact that he and Suwo were often absent from Coruscant for months at a time, Tirien had few friends in the Order and began to feel most comfortable in solitude.

In 1,391 BBY, Tirien and Suwo were sent on a mission to to root out a suspected Sith effort to spread the. They succeeded in destroying the plague, but Suwo was killed in combat with the  Zygro. Though disarmed and struck with Force lightning, Tirien summoned enough focus to telekinetically manipulate his master's fallen lightsaber and. Zygro's Sith acolytes, Alecto and Churka, escaped Thisspias, but Jedi Ogan Broze knighted Tirien for his ingenuity and strength in the Force.

Early Knighthood
For the next two years, Tirien primarily worked alone. He earned a reputation as a skillful Knight, thwarting a sabotage attempt at the shipyards and defeating three Sith warriors on. He continued to hone his fighting skills, becoming an increasingly skillful swordsman even as he worked to incorporate the Force into his fighting style.

In his final solo mission, Tirien infiltrate the territory of the Sith Lord Valin Aresh, managing to arrive undetected on Aresh's capital world of. He arrived to discover his Republic Intelligence contact dead, but tracked down the assassins, So So Hokan and Taree Hyde. In a brief duel, he killed both dark side adepts and recovered their prize—defense codes for the Republic stronghold of.

Tirien and Narasi
Upon his return to the Jedi Temple, Tirien was directed to take a Padawan apprentice; s had informed the Council that destiny required him to take the Narasi Rican as his apprentice.. Craving solitude and fearing a Padawan would interfere with his ability to work effectively, he resisted the Council's directive, but ultimately conceded rather than exercise the when the Council promised to give the matter further thought.

Relations between Tirien and Narasi were strained initially; Narasi had high hopes for a fulfilling apprenticeship, while a reluctant Tirien was unused to having to account for an inexperienced partner. The two were assigned to protect Senator Glavial Iltek during a pro-Republic speech on. Though they successfully protected Iltek from an assassination attempt by Alecto, Narasi's attempt to protect Tirien from backup shooters nearly got her killed, and Tirien faulted her for the deaths of two of Iltek's guards who fell before she got back to him. Despite the strain in their relationship, Tirien intervened twice to protect Narasi on Taanab, cutting down the shooters who tried to kill her and shielding her from the shrapnel of a grenade.

Powers and Abilities
Jedi Battlemaster Argus Z'dar considered Tirien an adept and skillful swordsman. He dedicated himself to Makashi, and as such was specially trained for lightsaber-to-lightsaber combat.

Even before his apprenticeship ended, Tirien's master Suwo was willing to defer to Tirien's skill in the Force and s. Despite having been physically beaten and struck with, a twenty-two-year-old Tirien still had sufficient focus to telekinetically levitate a lightsaber and cut Zygro in half with it. In the same fight, he displayed the ability to partially deflect Force lightning, though he was quickly overwhelmed.

As the apprentice of a Jedi Sentinel, Tirien acquired a number of atypical Jedi skills, including stealth infiltration, demolitions, and ship mechanics. He spoke and  fluently, and was conversational in.

Appearance and Personality
Like nearly all Pantorans, Tirien had blue skin and yellow eyes. He had yellow clan markings on his face, though he refused to explain their origin to Narasi when asked. He had purple hair which he kept relatively short. He had a fit, athletic build, and stood 1.75 meters (5'9") tall. He carried a  with a green blade.  Tirien's Coruscanti accent in Basic was slightly skewed toward the marginally different Pantoran accent.

Already independent by nature as a Pantoran, Tirien became more so as Suwo Tolp's Padawan, as well as developing considerable introversion. He enjoyed solitary meditation and found it relaxing to spend hours contemplating the Force, but also kept fit and devoted extra time to swordplay to be an able warrior against the Sith. Though many Jedi respected his skill, few knew him well and many found him distant. He could be frustrated when forced out of his comfort zone, as he was in taking Narasi as his Padawan; the two experienced early friction in their relationship.

Appearances

 * "The Price of Knighthood"
 * Shots Fired