Tesh Vohore

"&hellip;As of this very moment, you and your men are in the crosshairs of at least twelve highly trained snipers&hellip;"

- Tesh Vohore

Tesh Vohore, or Tesh Blound Vohore, was a male Arkanaia born in 86 BBY, to Eradgl Blound and Arbraba Blound, but was adopted by Ode Vohore shortly after birth. Tesh was the husband of Hetur-an Ondice, and father to Alura Vohore and Zan Vohore. He was a skilled strategist and cunning warrior. He was a successful pirate in the Outer Rim Regions and used his abilities to gain his large wealth. He formed the Liberators Pirate Organization to free the planet of Shadda-Bi-Boran from its captor, Garganat the Hutt, in 44 BBY. He joined up with the bounty hunter Ryluk Shouja during the Clone Wars to search for his missing wife, who had been kidnapped at the end of The Pirate Wars by his friend Chin Chaldak. Together they met up with Tesh’s son, who too had gone missing, and tracked down Hetur-an to an un-chartered planet in Unknown Region called Hjim. There he found out she had been taken as a slave of the dictator on that planet. Tesh set out to kill the dictator and take back his wife, but in the end sparked the war that would change that region and finally bring peace back to the system, after one race declared dominance and attacked the other two habitable planets in the system. Tesh retired from being a pirate at the age of 86 after peace had been restored. He died twenty years later.

Early Life
Tesh, which means "mercy", was born on Arkania to two poverty-stricken adults, Eradgl Blound and Arbraba Blound in 86 BBY. They were discovered by a young doctor by the name of Ode Vohore as he was searching through the poor sector of Novania for those who were sick with a fatal virus. He offered the two jobs and shelter from their previous environs hoping that they wouldn't catch the virus. It was too late, though, and Tesh was born in the Vohore mansion, to Ode. His parents died hours later. Ode took Tesh in as his own son and raised him with his own family name, Vohore. Tesh was a rebel, though, always going against his father's will, and eventually became a common thief. He would steal food and money from the small town market in Novania, until he was caught by the authorities. He was sent back to his home after spending two nights in the juvenile hall. Ode was furious at him and sent Tesh off to the military school on Coruscant. There, Tesh learned the art of combat and swordsmanship from a fellow sword master. He also learned battle plans and strategies, learning the idea of the upper hand. He, then, adopted the concept of "Attack only to win". He learned how to fly a ship and fire a blaster, though he rarely used one. He found the idea of defeating an opponent at deaths grasp more thrilling then defeating someone from the safety of distance. When he graduated from the academy at the age of 21, in 65 BBY, he receive twin, black vibroblades with "Peace and Justice" inscribed on both hilts, and returned to Arkania to his father. When he returned he found out his father was fatally sick with the virus that killed his real parents. He inquired as to why his father didn't seek medical attention only to find out, what money went into providing Tesh with a good education was the money he used to pay for the treatment to counteract the virus. Tesh found out then that Ode had had the virus since Tesh was born, only then he had the money to treat it then. Tesh was also informed of his biological parents as he sifted through some of Ode's financial papers. Tesh grew ill at the thought that his father wasn't really his father and started back into stealing. It was at that same time, Tesh met his soon-to-be wife, Hetur-an Ondice.

Dating Hetur-an
"It wasn't her looks that captivated me, though she was nice to look at. It was the fact she heard me, listened to me, and understood me that did the trick."

- Tesh Vohore to Ryluk Shouja about Hetur-an.

Tesh was a sly person, and used it to capture the heart of his love, the daughter of a noble in Novania, Hetur-an Ondice. When Tesh first saw her, he knew he had to get to know her, he just didn't know the approach, especially since the first time he saw her he was robbing their mansion. So he did what he did best and stole her heart. First he intrigued her with his thrilling storied of his life in the Academy, never making it sound like he was boasting, presenting himself as humble and meek. He then captured the awe of her little brother with his swordsmanship. With those two attributes down, all he had to do was win her trust. But that wasn't going to be easy. Just at the same time, a successful scientist, named Zious Bek entered her life and intrigued her with his newest project, a swoop speeder with special acceleration modifications and a sleeker, more aerodynamic design. Tesh then realized that he had a competition. Zious was able to captivate her with his speeder, constantly taking her out on rides. It was soon after that Tesh learned that Hetur-an's parents and Zious' parents were arranging a marriage between the two, and figured he needed more then just her trust. He then started on a campaign to ruin Zious' image and promote his own, proving himself the better man. In the dead of night, Tesh sneaked into Zious' place and placed a tracking device on his speeder. Tesh then tracked Zious to a small shack on the outskirts of the city and discovered the dirt he needed. Zious was part of science team that experimented with the local Yaka. Tesh knew Hetur-an's parents were against this and later devised a plan to reveal this information to them, but was unsuccessful. Zious had learned that Tesh had followed him to the lab and threatened to reveal to Hetur-an's parents that he was a common thief. Tesh, realizing his defeat, challenged Zious to a two-stage duel. The first stage was a sword duel and the second was a swoop race, giving both the advantage. In the duel, Tesh made three faulty errors that cost him the duel. One, he was clumsy, two he let his guard down constantly, and three he attacked first foolishly. With Zious winning the first stage of the duel, Tesh knew it was near impossible for him to win the swoop race. The race was between just the two of them, and the first to reach the finish line won. With Zious' acceleration modifications and sleek design, he was assured a win against Tesh's beat-up old swoop. In the end, Zious won. When Tesh finally reached the finish line, Zious was there to reprimand him. Zious, knowing they were by themselves, mocked Tesh and told him of how he planned on using the Ondice family fortune to fund his little experiments. Just after Tesh agreed never to see Hetur-an again and leave Zious and her alone, he informed Zious of the open comlink on his swoop that was linked straight to the Ondice residence. Zious refused to believe, so Tesh proved to him it was true. He asked that Hetur-an's father answer the comlink and he did. Zious, fearing for his reputation, started rebuking everything he said. Tesh turned to Zious and told him to stay away from Hetur-an and her family and to leave him and her alone. Zious complied to Tesh's request and left. Zious never found out that the comlink was actually to Tesh's residence where a recording of her father's voice was playing. Tesh returned to Hetur-an and informed her of Zious' sudden departure. Tesh eventually gained both her trust and her parents trust and Tesh and Hetur-an were married at the end of 65 BBY.

Private Life
When Tesh wasn't behind the controls of his YT-1210 or in the command bridge of his Liberator's fleet, Tesh was no stranger to Casinos and parlors where games of Sabacc, or Dejarik, or even smashball games are played. He was often caught by Hetur-an gambling away their "estate" away. He was also a regular at the Happy Skies Casino on Corellia, which is where he placed the bounty on Chin for Ryluk to pick up and head to Najiba. He would also find himself hooked to the HoloNet news, as they announced the progress of a Skull Crackers of Karfeddion, his favorite team. He would always celebrate a win by taking his family out to eat at a nearby restaurant on Arkania. If they lost, some rich investors on their way to a nearby planet would also lose some valuables, but that was after he became a pirate. Tesh also spent time with his kids, training them in different areas of expertise, such as piloting or swordsmanship. He trained Zan how to pilot the Alura and Alura how to fight. Hetur-an wasn't too pleased with him teaching his daughter how to fight, but during Alura's first date she laid a hard punch on the guy that gave him a black eye for weeks, and Tesh boasted that he was responsible for that. Hetur-an still wasn't convinced. Apart from all that, Tesh was a very loyal partner to Hetur-an never thinking once of another woman. He stayed with her until the end, when they both died of old age in 70 ABY. Together they endured some of the craziest adventures and wildest rides, but they endured them together, not as two separate people. When Jate was killed, Tesh made sure he was given an honorable burial. He was an honorable pirate.

Children
Tesh and Hetur-an had two children originally. Alura was their oldest and was born almost a year after they were married. She grew up to be a nurse and aided her mother in the evacuation attempt on Shadda-Bi-Boran. Zan, was their second child and was born seven years after Alura. He grew up to be a successful pilot for his father's pirate organization the Liberators. Their last child was Jate Vohore, a male half-breed. He was born in 18 BBY, though he wasn't biologically Tesh's. Hetur-an had been captured and sold as a slave on an un-chartered planet in the Unknown Regions, where the local dictator married her and impregnated her. Jate was half Arkanian, half Xian, a force-sensitive race.

Armor and Equipment
Tesh was relatively lightly armored when it came to battle. He relied more on skill and agility over power and weaponry. He often stated that he was in the wrong era for his interests. He carried around in the Alura a light weight Arkanian battle armor, which he had stolen from the General on Arkania. While at Military Academy on Coruscant, he modified it to be more durable and stronger, but kept the same weight. He custom painted it a mid-night blue, to represent the deepness of space, and he carved onto the right shoulder the symbol of the Liberators so that all who saw him knew who he was. Underneath it, he wore a baggy white shirt and black pants, his usual wardrobe. He was also lightly armed, carrying only two vibroblades and a DT-12 heavy blaster pistol. He rarely used his DT-12. He just kept it there so he wouldn't be caught in a fight without it when he needed it most. Tesh only used it three times, one to kill Captain Ranyo, one to kill T'inch'talak, and the other to save himself from Zhar's force-lightning. The vibroblades, though, he used all the time and was his weapon of preference. He caught many soldiers by surprise from his expertise with a blade, even some of the Jedi Masters that would stop by the Academy to observe. Due to his skill, he received two twin black vibroblades called Peace and Justice. They were inscribed to him by the Chief Headmaster of the Academy. From then on, those were the only blades he would allow himself to wield. He later got them re-hilted on a tinted titanium-alloy handle, giving them the appearance of an all-black blade.

Forming the Organization
In 44 BBY, Tesh and a friend, Chin Chaldak of his created the Liberators Pirate Organization in an attempt to overthrow a ruthless Pirate, Garganat the Hutt. The main intension of the Liberators was to overthrow Garganat and free the planet of Shadda-Bi-Boran, it went about it with a policy of Piracy. Tesh used what knowledge of strategy he had picked up from his days at the Academy and put it to good use. He and Chin successfully raided three of Garganat's convoys before Garganat figured out who it was. But once Tesh's identity was released to Garganat, it quickly became a battle of survival. Tesh's daughter Alura was kidnapped by Garganat and forced into submission. He was refused permission to return to the planet to see his wife. Garganat made sure that Tesh did exactly as he said and gave him exactly what he wanted, which was 8/10th's of whatever Tesh raided. Tesh eventually learned of Garganat's true intensions and started to plan his freedom. Tesh had figured out exactly what Garganat was after - a device that would later be used to transport the evacuees off of Shadda-Bi-Boran - and that Garganat was allied with the Stark Commercial Combine. In one of his raids, Tesh met up with a Bothan by the name of Ryje Fibason, an engineer responsible for constructing the machine. Tesh allied himself with Rryje and together they were able to turn on Garganat. With Tesh's and Rryje’s combined technology, they were able to catch Garganat off guard and surprise attack his fleet over Shadda-Bi-Boran. Tesh personally made a visit to Garganat's ship to end the battle, where he was confronted by Garganat's Captain, Captain Ranyo. Ranyo wouldn't step down and insisted on fighting Tesh, so Tesh fired one shot with his blaster pistol killing Ranyo. Tesh then talked with Garganat about a truce, but Garganat was stubborn and didn't comply. Tesh then retreated back towards the docking bay where his ship, the Alura, a gift he had received from Hetur-an's parents, sat idle. As he passed through the door to Garganat's quarters, Tesh pulled out a thermal detonator and tossed it into the room, saying "to bad", and raised his pistol to shoot the lock on the door. Garganat and all inside his room exploded as Tesh walked to the bridge of the Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser, the Annihilator. He informed everyone on the bridge that the cruiser was now the property of the Liberators and that Garganat and Ranyo were dead, everyone was happy to hand it over. It was then, the ship came under attack but one of Tesh's own ships. Tesh ordered it to stop as it was now one of theirs, when he found out Chin was in control of it. Off in the distance, more Liberator ships were turning on each other and Tesh realized the inevitable, Chin had committed mutiny. Chin had become infuriated at one of Tesh's doings while under Garganat's rule and decided to turn on Tesh. Tesh, was able to hold off Chin's attack forcing him to retreat to a nearby system, and thus sparked what would be known as The Pirate Wars.

The Pirate Wars
"It teaches you a lesson in how to become a successful pirate. Deception is the key. You deceive people; make them trust you, then slap them in the face. That’s what we’re doing here. We’re playing a tricky game. We need to deceive three people. Delga, Chin, and the Republic."

- Tesh Vohore to Nojio Yerca

In all actuality, The Pirate Wars was a sub-war of the Stark Hyperspace War. It started when Tesh removed Garganat from power and took control of his fleet, freeing Shadda-Bi-Boran from his doctorial rule. But when Chin turned on Tesh, the war continued between the two pirates. The extent of the battles never left the lower regions of the Outer Rim, but continued on for four more years. Throughout the four year War, the two pirates reeked havoc in the lower region Outer Rim. After Chin’s betrayal, Tesh immediately posted a bounty for Chin’s capture figuring Chin did the same for him. He acquired hunters from all throughout the galaxy, willing to search for this traitor, but eventually Tesh declined all offers and decided to go after Chin himself. The first battle, the Battle of Omwat, devastated the lower savannahs, as both armies took up forces against each other, only to later confront each other just outside the planets atmosphere. Many more were fought over the years, and never really came to a full end, but there was a climactic switch in power. The switch occurred when Chin's fleet swooped into the planet to distract Tesh, while a hired mercenary, Ethe Ertes entered the station on the Shadda-Bi-Boran and kidnapped Tesh’s wife, daughter. Ethe never could find Zan. Ethe, under direct order from Chin, placed a dead body dressed like Hetur-an and left. Chin ordered Ethe to take Hetur-an to a place that not even he knew of. Chin then took Alura and continued back to his fleet. Unaware of the action until it was too late, Tesh assumed that Chin had taken both his daughter and son. Tesh swore his life to finding his wife and children. He took his fleet on many raids, following leads as to Chin's whereabouts. But none of them came up with clean, because Chin had joined the Republic as an undercover agent. Tesh eventually gave in and signed a contract with the Republic to be a privateer organization, raiding Trade Federation ships during the outbreak of the Clone Wars. He was then stationed in the Expansion Region near Cadnith to raid all CIS convoys. While he was there, he was able to discover the location of Chin, which lead him to the small, not so well known planet of Najiba. Tesh convinced the Republic to allow him to attack the planet, as the Republic forces were running thin. He used his fleet to take out the blockade over the planet, while he and his son-in-law, Nojio Yerca, went planetside looking for Alura. While on the planet, Tesh met up with a highly respected bounty hunter named Ryluk Shouja, who's fiancé, Lymie Chamna, had also been captured by Chin. Together, they confronted Chin and drove off the Separatist Army on the planet. With Tesh's forces devastated, he revealed his primary plan to recruit Chin instead of kill him. Tesh knew that if Chin was killed, any chance of finding his wife would die, too, so Tesh arranged it to where they would duel, just him and Chin. During the duel, Tesh defeated Chin easily with his mastery of swordsmanship, but spared Chin's life. He insisted that Chin join him to help find his wife. After that happened, they, along with Ryluk who decided to stick around for unknown reasons to Tesh, they went looking for Hetur-an. But the search couldn't start immediately. The Admiral assigned to looking after Tesh, Admiral T'inch'talak, received an order to apprehend Tesh for crimes against the Republic. Taking his fleet captive, T'inch'talak captured both Lymie and Alura. Tesh and Ryluk stormed the ship and freed them both. T'inch'talak attempted to kill Lymie, but failed as Tesh fired a single bolt that hit him in the forehead. Eventually, they were momentarily free from the Republic's hold and used it to escape. After the mishap on Najiba, Tesh gave his field General, Rim Perth Grranode, immediate control over the military. Tesh trusted him as they went back to before the war erupted. With that the Liberator's army grew as more and more tried to rebel against the new form of government, the Galactic Empire. With more men, Tesh started his search for his wife by sending Ryluk out to look for the man that had taken her, Ethe Ertes. When Ryluk found him, he brought him back to Tesh, who promised him a stipend for helping him out. When Ethe agreed, they all set out to search for Hetur-an, but it ended up being more then Tesh had bargained for.

The Xian Conquest
"My wife is like that too. She only sleeps when the star is down..."

- Zhar to Tesh

Tesh, before he could find his wife, had heard news that his son was still alive and had to go looking for him. He ended up finding him on an Imperial prison convoy on its way to Coruscant. Tesh freed his son, Zan along with a friend Codie Fiiluc, a Jedi Knight running from the Empire, but angered the Commander who he took him from. In doing so, the Commander vowed to chase down Tesh and retrieve his prisoners, and started following him all around the Galaxy. Finally, Tesh could finish gathering his family. Ethe directed Tesh to Bakura, where he presented Tesh to a man who knew where the system he was looking for was. The man's name was J'sute, but he was a being Tesh had never seen before. The man redirected them to the Paryu System, where he said Tesh's wife would be. When they arrived there, they were greeted kindly by a man of the same species. He presented himself as Zhar, dictator of Hjim, the planet they were on. He invited them in and offered them shelter. Tesh described their situation to him and he seemed highly obliged to accommodate them during their search, but all turned sour when they visited the city. While scouring through the nearest city, they found out that not many residence attended the local markets. They soon found out why, when a large being, of a different species, approached them and informed them of the war that had been going on for years. He identified himself as Roff, the general of the Yimi who were fighting the Xians, the species of Zhar and J'sute, for the Hjimi, natives of the planet. After hearing about that, Tesh decided to get involved, though he didn't know which side, for long. Earlier that day he had seen a lady in the courtyard at Zhar's mansion, who appeared at a glance to be a female Arkanian. After pondering it a while, Tesh realized she was, and she also was his wife. Later, when he arrived back at the mansion, Zhar had ordered that he be expelled from his home. It was then that offset the balance, and Tesh declared war on Zhar, for no other reason then to get his wife back. Unfortunately, around this time, the Commander who had been searching for Tesh, Commander Reg, who had been under the command of T'inch before Tesh killed him, had arrived on the planet after finding J'sute and interrogating him. He formed an alliance with Zhar and together they set out to kill Tesh. Tesh, though, had learned of their alliance, and decided to take matters into his own hands. He decided to storm the mansion, knowing there was little chance of surviving. When he did, he and Ryluk were able to free Hetur-an, but at a cost. They all were captured and sentenced to be executed. Fortunately, Tesh was able to free Ryluk and sent him to free Hetur-an. Tesh didn't want to be freed because he wanted to face Zhar himself and he did. Shortly after Ryluk and Hetur-an were free, Zhar made a bet with Tesh. He said that he'd free Tesh if he won a fair fight in an Arena with him. Tesh, knowing his mastery with a sword, agreed. When the time came to fight him, Tesh suddenly became present with his opponents ability with a staff. In the end, Tesh ultimately won, but Zhar played dirty and released a few of his elite men on him. Tesh then had to fight off the Xians, while Zhar escaped. Thankfully for Tesh, Ryluk and Codie were in the stands. When Tesh was freed, he immediately set up a plan to take out Commander Reg's army so he could focus on Zhar. Tesh took his army to the Desert moon of Thile, a satellite of Hjim, and defeated Commander Reg's army, driving them back to their ships, where Chin was waiting to finish them off. But Tesh was betrayed once again, and Chin joined up with Reg, but killed him anyway. With that, Tesh returned to the planet and prepared for Zhar's assault on the Hjimi Sanctuary. Zhar's army stormed the Sanctuary where Tesh was waiting for him with his Liberator's army. Inside, in the large landing bay, the Liberator's attacked the Xian army, forcing Zhar to escape a different direction, further into the Sanctuary. Zhar ran into a room where Tesh stood waiting for him. There, the two battled it out. The reason Tesh fought him in the Sanctuary and not on Thile, where he found out that the Xians were force-sensitive, is because of a rare occurrence in the forest surrounding the Sanctuary. A cluster of ysalamiri had settled in the forest, cutting off all force in the Sanctuary. Tesh and Zhar fought as equals, but Zhar fell as a broken man. Tesh had managed to destroy all that Zhar had built up, and destroyed him as well. After Tesh stabbed Zhar through the chest with his vibro-knife, he retrieved his wedding ring from Zhar and threw him down a garbage chute. Tesh managed to free Hjim, but was still caught up in war in the region.

Second Xian Uprising
"Whatever happened to the key of deceptions"

- Ryluk Shouja

Eighteen years after the fall of Zhar, Tesh was faced with another problem, a new dictator called Rayth, who planned to take the Xians back to where they were. When Tesh got word that he had attacked Y-Nais, the homeworld of the Yimi, he sent out a task force to help them defend their planet. In the task force was Tesh's new son, Jate Vohore. Jate and his master, Jedi Knight Codie, confronted Rayth, but he escaped. In the mean time, Tesh had also set out his new hunter, Tyrus Kalbec, to search for Chin and bring him back, "thinking" he was captured by Reg. When Tyrus returned with Chin, the first time he got a chance, Chin turned on Tesh again. This was the last time Tesh allowed it. In response to the second back-stab, Tesh sent his son, Jate, and Codie in to kill Chin, but Chin was able to manipulate Jate's feelings and emotions, turning him on Codie. Now, Tesh was faced with fighting both the Xians and Chin, and now his own son, too. Tesh saw this as the end of the war, knowing that they were now nearly unstoppable. With a last minute spontaneous attack on X-Nais, the homeworld of the Xians, Tesh tried to bring back his son, but failed. Having to retreat to Hjim, Tesh set up a primitive defense, and hoped that it could withstand the on-coming Xian army. It did, but just barely. Tesh's mansion was destroyed, along with the capital, Pol'kevos. But Tesh and his men were able to hold off the invading army at the Sanctuary. It was at that time, Tesh heard that Chin was planning on bringing in some Imperial reinforcements to support the Xians in their conquest. It was then, Tesh knew he had to act quickly, or all would be lost. After hearing the news, Tesh launched a secret preemptive strike on the invading Imperial ships. The mission was successful, and they captured thirteen of the ships, but all the wrong ones. The ones that survived continued to X-Nais, where they were able to build an planetary shield around X-Nais. Here, Tesh was beginning to lose hope, but stayed composed until Ryluk reassured him of his place, and his place was as a pirate. At that, Tesh decided to switch tactics, doing what he did best. He activated his pirate fleet, leaving the entire military under the command of General Grranode, and started to raid convoys supplying troops on Hjim. Not long after that, the Xian troops had to retreat off the planet, and return home. During that time, Tesh ordered General Grranode to organize a commando strike team that would land on the planet and deactivate the shield generator, while General Grranode diverted the rest of the army so they could use an orbital bombardment. Making one last attempt to seize the planet, the Liberator's blockaded the planet just outside the shield, and started sending troops down to the planet. Tesh, Ryluk, J'sute, and Roff were going to enter the Capital and confront Chin, Jate, and Rayth. They stormed the palace where they were stationed but were ambushed by Rayth and some of his men. Roff was killed during the struggle, and Rayth escaped deeper into the palace, sealing off the main entrance to the palace. The three then circled around, where J'sute got caught up fighting some elite Xian warriors. Tesh and Ryluk continued through a side entrance where Ethe, who had remained with Chin, was waiting to fight Ryluk. Tesh sneaked off into a side hallway and made his way to the throne room, leaving Ryluk to take care of Ethe. Once in the throne room, Tesh confronted Rayth and killed him, just as Chin and Jate came out of hiding. Tesh and Jate face off, but Tesh is defeated quickly. Jate spares Tesh his life, knowing that Tesh couldn't kill his own son, tempts him with an offer. Jate offers Tesh to give up and give himself into the authorities and Jate might be able to reduce his death sentence to life in prison, but if not then Jate would have the privilege of killing him. Tesh tried to persuade Jate back but only to angered him more. Jate made his move to strike Tesh down, when J'sute comes in and saved Tesh's life. J'sute and Jate battle and J'sute emerged triumphant. With Jate and Rayth dead, Chin gained the ultimate power as ruler. He attempted to kill Tesh himself, but Tesh managed to evade his blows and use what little energy he had left to kill Chin. At that, J'sute, Zhar's son and only heir to the throne, gained the power over the army and called off the war. Tesh called off the orbital bombardment and the planet was saved. Peace was finally able to reign in the system, thanks to Tesh's efforts to find his wife. Tesh vowed to stick to what he knew best, piracy, making sure he'd be around for his kids.

The Allok Alliance
About six years after the Second Xian Uprising, Tesh continued to scour the Unknown Region and edges of the Outer Rim Territories with a new Fleet, leaving the Liberators to defend the Paryu System, called the Swindlers List. He admitted to it not being very original, but the fact that it was operated by Xians changed people’s views quickly. Tesh had managed to keep the Paryu system on a low profile for those six years, fearing that if word spread he'd have the rising New Republic on his heals. He would often venture out into the Outer Rim, opposite of the Unknown Region, to throw off any suspicion. One time he dared to go as far in as Tatooine, as it was close to hunting season for Krayt Dragons. One raid he endured, he stumbled across a stubborn hunter who had discovered a rare black Krayt Dragon Pearl. He tried to apprehend the hunter, but the hunter managed to escape with the pearl. Tesh, once again, decided to hunt him down for that pearl, knowing it's worth. He ended up tracking the human hunter back to the Unknown Region, just outside of the Muunilist system. He shortly discovered the hunter on the world of Thold, where the hunter had used the pearl to pay for his brother’s release. Tesh act on the hunter after seeing his intensions. But, in turn, Tesh met up with a young woman named Tyllehn who was trying to free her brother from imprisonment on that same planet. Tesh listened to her story and continued on his way, until he discovered who was behind the "prison" on Thold. An Imperial Admiral had set up the prison on Thold to mine it's caves for a special substance used to make Therudite, a gem even more valuable then a black Krayt Dragon Pearl. Tesh set his new fleet just outside the system to wait for the first shipment of Therudite crystals. When the envoy arrived, he raided it, only to find out that Tyllehn, her companion Ush Bendar, and brother Dysin had hidden away on it to escape Thold. Tesh had mercy on her and offered her a place to stay on the ship. During that time, Tyllehn told Tesh of everything that had been going on in that region, and about the mysterious disappearance of Republic colonies in that region. Tesh knew exactly who was behind it. Knowing his hatred towards the Empire, Tesh agreed to help Tyllehn and her group of rogue Yuthimari who were trying to shut down the prison. Tesh set up perimeters around the system, giving the order to raid any ship. He didn't want to take any chances of this Admiral escaping. It wasn't until the Admiral sent an attack force out to one of Tesh's positions, did Tesh finally declare war on him. Tesh, knowing he'd all the help he could get, called back home for J'sute to gather the Xian/Yimi army and send as many available troops to Thold. When the troops arrived, Tesh retaliated taking control of Thold. The Admiral was forced to flee to the nearby planet of Allok for refuge. While there, The Admiral, Admiral Xamis, made an alliance with the Allok for aid. Tesh reassembled his army and attempted to attack Allok, but was forced back. After his defeat at Allok, Tesh remembered the catastrophe back home that happened because he got too involved in native dealings; he pulled back to outside the system and called the majority of the Liberator's fleet home. But at the same time, the Admiral, who had heard of Tesh's reputation, called a strike team to follow the fleet. It wasn't for a couple of days until Tesh heard that his daughter had been taken captive and freed again, since Alura was now married to the Jedi Knight Codie Fiiluc. Tesh turned back to side with Tyllehn and helped her organize a small resistance. Using the fleet, with the addition of a hand full of Republic ships from different Colonies, they were able to defeat Admiral Xamis and contain him in the system. Tesh then allowed Tyllehn to use his fleet on one more attack on the planet, this time Tyllehn was in control. They swooped into the planet and conquered it quickly. Admiral Xamis attempted to flee, but was cut off by Ush, who had "died" during the first attack on the planet, and killed. Tesh said his farewells to the system and traveled back to Hjim. When he arrived on the planet, he asked where Codie and Alura were. Hetur-an told him that they were ok and elaborated on the story of how Codie, Ryluk, Tyrus, and J'sute went out looking for her. Tesh commented on how a team like that would nearly be unstoppable, and it was. After weeks of persuading, Hetur-an finally convinced Tesh to stop the pirating and retire, and he did.

Retirement
"He was a planet freer, system unifier, regional peacekeeper, and a Galaxy hero."

- Ryluk Shouja

Retirement was hard for Tesh. He had lived his whole life for stealing, swindling, commandeering, and piracy only to have to give it up. He gave Hetur-an a rough time about it, always trying to sneak off in the Alura to join up with General Rim, who was now in control of the Fleet. But on more then one occasion, Hetur-an would clip the fuel line, making it impossible for him to "escape". Hetur-an forced him to go and see one of the Hjimi, who were rising to fame as great psychologist. His psychologist diagnosed him with "Pirate Addiction", almost mocking Tesh. Soon after, Tesh stopped going to see him and went to a different one. His new one made the same diagnose as the previous one, only without the satire. Tesh was then placed on a program to wane him off of pirating. The first few weeks of that program were rough for Tesh, but he eventually got through it. He returned to his joy for smashball, and not only set up a league in the Paryu system, but singly paid for each planet's stadium and teams. He also set up a Cantina called Sports Bar on Hjim that allowed anyone to see the games that week. He kept it running as manager for his day job and oversaw the league as his night job. It soon became his new addiction but at least Hetur-an didn't have to worry about him running off at mid-night to steal the other teams strategies. He witnessed thirty Championship games before he handed the job over to a Yimi named Ugloth. He died approximately sixty years later of that same disease that killed both his biological parents and foster parent, shortly after Hetur-an past away. On his tomb was encrypted, "Planet Freer, System Unifier, Regional Peacekeeper, Galaxy Hero."

Behind the Scenes

 * Tesh Vohore is an anagram of Seth Hoover, the creator and author of the character
 * Tesh Vohore is a character in a trilogy and in a comic book series called The Pirate Wars.
 * Tesh Vohore was created for lack of interest in common Star Wars canon and fanon. The creator wanted a good bad-guy to admire that wasn't a Jedi or Sith.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Pirate Wars: Formations I: Beginnings
 * Star Wars: The Pirate Wars: Formations II: Hidden Secrets
 * Star Wars: The Pirate Wars: Formations III: The Dawn of War
 * Star Wars: Key of Deceptions
 * Star Wars: Liberations
 * Star Wars: Newfound Heir
 * Star Wars: Therudite's Charm
 * Star Wars: The Pearl's Luster
 * Star Wars: Therumite's Demise
 * The Fanon Menace Part IV: A True Mope