Genn Sudime

Genn Sudime (//) was a male Hudrelan Centurion of the Order of Keltrayu and one of the Shest Minor Seven.

Biography
Born on Mezlagob and a Hudrelan himself, Genn Sudime was seen as something of a reconciliatory gesture when he was admitted to the Order of Keltrayu in 110 ABY. The Great Liberation had been over for eight years, but some hostility still lingered between former vassal worlds of the Tetrarchy of Mezlagob and the planets viewed as their main oppressors, Mezlagob, Hudrel, Ommol, and Telacia. The admission of the Umdal Novice Sorrik five years before had been a first step, but Sudime's acceptance made himself and Sorrik the rule, not Sorrik an exception. Many in the Empire took the acceptance of a Hudrelan from Mezlagob as a clear indication that the Royal government was ready to forgive and move on, even if the people were not, and Rin had the boy's admission publicized for that very reason.

Training as a Novice himself, Sudime demonstrated a keen early on, and was among the best in his age group at blaster bolt deflection with a. He was trained in and  as extensively as any other Centurion, but also displayed a fondness and skill with acrobatics. Though some of his instructors expected him to specialize in, his fondness for direct application of lightsaber techniques led him to instead.

Commissioned as a full Centurion in 127 ABY, he was quickly deployed in law enforcement operations, often taking the lead against violent gangs, militias, and insurgent groups which refused to surrender peaceably. Despite his relatively small stature, Sudime was a ferocious fighter and often in the thick of violence when it erupted. Though he had no hesitation about killing or charging into danger, he was conscious that law enforcement officers under his command lacked his abilities, and would use his deflection skills to protect them during dangerous raids.

Sudime fought in the Second Battle of Shel Du and the Conquest of the Chiss Ascendancy. He served a brief stint as a Shii-Cho Praetor-Instructor aboard the Sith Star, but was returned to field service at the onset of the Vagaari War. Though he led several raids into territory, he was sent south with Sorrik to repulse the Ssi-ruuvi Incursion in late 141 ABY. Ground battles were fewer against the, although Sudime and fellow Centurion Cora Convarion led a few boarding parties to capture or cripple Ssi-ruuvi ships.

In 142 ABY, Breek Zagrev planned a massive assault on the critical Ssi-ruuvi production world, Shest Minor. As she sought Centurions to help bulk up the invasion force, Sudime was a quick volunteer. In the first hours of battle, he distinguished himself by leading several regiments against the enemy, his lightsaber work keeping himself and them protected from the worst of enemy fire. Near noon, however, a vulnerable Royal cohort was trying to reorganize while under heavy tank fire. Seeing the line about to break and become a rout, Sudime grabbed a bandoleer of s and leapt into the midst of the tank column. Though shot badly and repeatedly on his way in, the Ssi-ruuk soldiers could do nothing to stop Sudime's landing in their midst, and the enormous explosion incinerated his body and several tanks, and threw several more off their treads. Outraged at his death and heartened by his courage, the besieged cohort and several onlooking regiments massed to retaliate and hold the line.

As his body was entirely vaporized, Genn Sudime could not be interred in Keltrayu's Tomb with the rest of the Shest Minor Seven, but his name was inscribed on their memorial there regardless.

Powers and abilities
An expert practitioner of, Genn Sudime was not the equal of his elder brother Rajj-Yo, but was selected to teach the form because of his less volatile personality. He had great skill with blaster bolt deflection and, while unable to match the best duelists of the Order of Keltrayu, could fight multiple lesser combatants at the same time.

Aside from the mastery of telepathy and telekinesis common to all Centurions, Sudime also devoted practice to Force-assisted jumps and acrobatics to compensate for his smaller stature. It was such a well-trained, long distance leap that carried him to his final sacrifice on Shest Minor.

Trained in Var Shek along with the rest of the Order, Sudime proved himself an able brawler against multiple opponents. He occasionally fought hand-to-hand in the field rather than simply killing or maiming criminals with his lightsaber, and made up for his size and limited muscle mass with brutality and an irregularly high pain tolerance for a Hudrelan.

Appearance and personality
Standing 1.57 meters (5'2") tall, Sudime had purple skin and bright blue eyes. Like all Hudrelans, he had fixed ear stalks (unlike the related Mezzels) and eyelids which could retract completely.  He carried a single, straight-hilt lightsaber with a dark green blade.

Though smaller than most Centurions, Sudime was tough and unafraid to fight. He sought ways around his physical limitations, and sparred with better Centurions in order to improve his own skills. His ferocity in battle was not the savage insanity of Rajj-Yo or the animal aggression of Malyri Porén, but a resilient brutality born of the refusal to surrender or fail, regardless of what he had to do or what was done to him.

Sudime did not seek leadership positions, preferring front-line work, but he took care of those under his command when it was unavoidable. He preferred law enforcement to war, and most officers with whom he worked considered him professional and tactically proficient.