Surun

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Surun, from surun meaning "son of sorrow" in the , was the   adopted by a   active from the  onward. The unidentified individual notably served as a of the  and  of the   prior to leaving the Order as one of the. In addition to his decorated tenure in service to the during the  and early, he was also remembered for his membership in other Force-using sects, including the , , and.

A during the last days of the, Surun served the  with distinction during the  darkest days. He notably occupied the post of for several  s during the  and fought alongside the s of the  during the. He participated in the  and, though a lightsaber injury sustained during the onset of the  precluded his involvement in the campaign's disastrous final battles. In, Surun was selected to accompany the sent to investigate claims of a  on , participating in the  there that was believed to have heralded the eradication of the Sith.

Despite his illustrious career, his relationship with the Jedi Order was strained in the years immediately prior to and following the of. Surun came to be regarded with suspicion on account of his Jedi Shadow specialization and association with the Jedi Lords. Ostracized by his fellow Jedi and resentful of the refusal to commemorate the fallen Jedi of the Army of Light, Surun defied the Council's command to submit to the terms of the Ruusan Reformation and invoked the. He eventually left the Order altogether, becoming one of the with his formal resignation.

Surun perambulated across the galaxy during the subsequent, apprenticing himself to a variety of Force-using traditions ranging from the to the  to the. He continued to observe the Order from afar in the centuries that followed, noting with disdain the Order's evolution from active self-sacrificial peacekeeping to introspective spirituality in the absence of external threats. Regardless, he continued to view himself as a Jedi, albeit a Jedi outcast, and endeavored to live his life by the.