Amran Shunwi

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Amran Shunwi (7 BBY - 60 ABY) was a Human and one of the last Jedi Masters of the New Republic era and the New Jedi Order era. He is mostly known for having been a Padawan of Luke Skywalker, and for the training of one the legendary Gray Jedi, Terak Morven.

Early years
Amran Shunwi was born in 7 BBY on Yavin 4. His father, Orthold Shunwi, was a Jedi Knight who disagreed with the Jedi Council and decided to leave Coruscant in 22 BBY, before the Clone Wars. Orthold then established himself and his famiy on Yavin 4, where he educated his only son all by himself. His wife Alana, Amran's mother, died giving birth to their child.

Learning the ways of the Force
Orthold created a very specific and unique type of lightsaber combat called the Shun Raak. He also had a very particular view of the Force, and taught his son both Jedi and Sith doctrines. Amran was then left to chose what side to be on by his father.

At age 8, Amran told his father he emphasized the Jedi vision over the Sith one. Orthold explained that he expected him to choose that side of the Force, because "light feels better than darkness". However, he told Amran that there was no "right" side of the Force.

Amran then learned that the Force was all about balance. Neither side had to be the best, because neither of them could ever bring balance. In numerous ways, Orthold secretly agreed with the Gray Jedi Code, although he never taught his son anything about it, besides the concept of "balance".

At the death of his father in 14 ABY, Amran, left alone, chose to keep learning the ways of the Force on Yavin 4. Aged 21 at that time, he discovered a hidden hologram of his father that revealed the location of a droid built by Orthold a long time ago, REC-5. The reasons behind the mystery surrounding the droid remained unknown to Amran for more than 40 years.

When Amran found REC-5 in the trunk of a tree on Yavin 4, he realized that the droid wasn't functioning at all. The young man then proceeded to rebuild the droid, thanks to what his father taught him years before. REC-5 then recognized Amran as if it always knew him. Thanks to the droid, Amran managed to get more holograms of his late father, who anticipated his death to let his son's training continue. The droid became Amran's best friend and kept on educating the young man.

Padawan of Luke Skywalker
In 15 ABY, the legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker started to roam the galaxy to rebuild the Jedi Order, or at least to find some subjects capable of learning the ways of the Force and prevent the Sith from reemerging.

That year, he stopped at Yavin 4, a planet which he knew a lot about. And that was where Luke met Amran, whom he described as a "very intriguing and unusually skilled individual". At first, he didn't reveal his true identity to Amran. The main aspect that drew Luke's attention was the way Amran fought with a lightsaber. The Shun Raak combat style had never been seen before, and Luke was definitely impressed with what Amran was displaying.

Luke then introduced himself and asked Amran if he would agree to join him and rebuild a new Jedi Order. The young man, in shock, explained that his father's lessons didn't see the Jedi Order (just like the Sith Order) as an organization capable of bringing balance to the Force. Luke explained that, in a way, he agreed with his father's views and that the former Jedi, while good, unfortunately weren't what the galaxy needed to live in peace. Luke said that he wanted to build a "new breed" of Jedi, inspired by the past but not designated to live and die by it. Convinced by Luke's reasoning, Amran agreed to become his Padawan.

Following this, Amran left Yavin 4 with Luke and REC-5. He then began to travel with this legendary Jedi Master that he admired almost as much as his father. Along the way, Luke recruited several apprentices, including his nephew, Ben Solo. Luke and his team of apprentices then went to an ancient temple where their training would keep going and end.

Betrayal of Kylo Ren
Around 28 ABY, after years of training with Luke, Ben Solo turned to the Dark side of the Force and betrayed his uncle and his fellow apprentices. Aside from Luke, only Amran and two other apprentices managed to survive. However, Luke hid the survival of those three apprentices to let their new enemy think he was the last Jedi alive.

Instead, Luke secretly sent Amran and the two others apprentices in three different planetary systems so they can recruit new Jedi and prepare for an upcoming war. Luke told them that he would dedicate the rest of his life to draw the First Order's attention towards him, hoping that he would find some people to join the war along the way.

Establishing the Foreign Republic
Amran was therefore sent in the Stonehold system. Sadly, in his first years there, he didn't find anybody capable of becoming a Jedi. To enhance the influence of the Jedi mentality, Amran managed to contact the New Republic, who sent a large number of intellectuals and scientists known as the Column.

The main planet of the system, Shazarus, was where the Colomun and Amran first established themselves. Soon, most of the society had embraced their teaching, and the Column founded the Foreign Republic. This entity wasn't a political structure, but rather an independent institution with no power over the Stonehold populations.

The emergence of the Independent Legion crisis
But of course, a large part of indigenous people started to beware of the influence of this Foreign Republic. Most people felt like Amran and his peers were there to extend the New Republic's territory. In response to such a situation, the dissenting indigenous people founded the Independent Legion and decided to arm themselves.

Facing a possible danger, Amran managed to get an army of 30,000 men from the New Republic. Their commander in chief was Erik Malson, who worked with Amran hand in hand. But with the arrival of the army, the Independent Legion became more and more scared and requested the departure of the army, the intellectuals and Amran.