Jeden Vesal

"I'm sorry for questioning the orders so... bluntly." "It's okay, Commander. If I was in your position, I would ask the same thing."

- Jeden responding to Phoenix after the latter asked about classified information.

Jeden Vesal, was a Human Jedi Master who rose to prominence during the Clone Wars for his exploits alongside Nightingale Squad, a group of four clone troopers who often assisted him with special operations and the search for Jedi artifacts.

Early life
Jeden was born on Alderaan and his usage of the Force quickly became apparent. Brought to Coruscant by Master Ki Adi Mundi, Jeden trained under Agen Kolar, a Zabrak Jedi Master and member of the Jedi High Council. Jeden learnt how to use two lightsabers in combat from Master Kolar, and Jeden soon became one of the best lightsaber users among the other Padawans. Despite an expected competitive atmosphere, Jeden was well liked among the other Padawans due to his light-hearted sense of humor and optimism.

While he was a Padawan, Jeden spent a lot of time in the Jedi Archives, and was surprised by the amount of Jedi artifacts that were lost in the galaxy. After ascending to the rank of Jedi Knight, Jeden was given permission by the Jedi Council to search for Jedi artifacts throughout the galaxy and to bring them back to the Jedi Temple for safekeeping. However, these missions soon became less and less frequent when the CIS appeared, declaring a war against the Jedi and the Republic after their defeat on Naboo.

The Clone Wars
Jeden was present during the Battle of Geonosis, and later fought on the front-lines with the newly discovered Clone troopers. It was here that he met Commander Phoenix, a sniper with a sense of humour similar to Jeden's. After the battle and the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Jeden ascended to the rank of Jedi Master, though he ruled out joining the Jedi Council, stating 'I'm not the serious type'. It was also at this time that Jeden became a General in the Republic's army and was appointed his own flagship, a Venator-class cruiser named the Phantom. Jeden was appointed by the Council to lead special operations during the war, as well as carry on his search for Jedi artifacts with the help of the Clones.

During the war, Jeden found out he was the leader of his own special forces squad of Clone troopers, consisting of four troopers: Commander Phoenix, a close friend, Wraith, Twenty and Sting. The group was called Nightingale Squad, and their goal was to help the Jedi and Jeden with anything they needed, though they did also fight behind enemy lines during special operations for some major battles in the Clone Wars.

Jeden also met the admiral of his flagship, Olan Anhal, a young admiral who had near no sense of humor, but shared Jeden's philosophy of justice before revenge, and always preferred capturing enemies as opposed to killing them. While Anhal often expressed his dislike for Jeden and Phoenix's laid-back attitude, he did admit every once in a while that he liked the two of them, and Anhal was still fiercely loyal to his general and to the Jedi. Some even thought that Anhal was more loyal to the Jedi than he was to the Supreme Chancellor.

Once, Jeden and his cruiser intercepted a smuggler frigate and went to search it. Aboard they saw a Twi'lek woman get to the cockpit and start a self-destruct sequence, before entering a ship she had and fleeing. Jeden and his men made it out alive, but Jeden soon found out that the Twi'lek was in possession of an ancient Sith crystal, full of dark side energy which, if released, could cause an explosion the size of a moon. Realizing the threat, Jeden soon started a pursuit of the Twi'lek eventually tracking her position to a fairly desolate area of Ord Mantell, near an abandoned Old Republic base called Fort Garnik.

Taking a group of fifty men to an island near the Fort (including Nightingale Squad) in Jeden's Consular-class cruiser, Jeden found out that Caro Dillian, the mayor of a local village, was attacked, and that three children were kidnapped from the village by the Twi'lek, who was actually Nara Sa-el, a thief wanted by the Republic for stealing Jedi data and blowing a hole in a prison, killing two guards and over twenty prisoners in the process.

Personality and traits
Jeden was very laid-back for a Jedi, especially a Jedi Master, and also had a wide sense of humor. Always one to cheer up his friends, Jeden was very popular among Jedi, clone troopers and senators alike. Despite this attitude, Jeden could be serious when the situation called for it, and was a good leader in battle. His optimism was respected by many, though some members of the Jedi Council saw him as both reckless and over-confident.

Jeden was one of very few Jedi to wield two lightsabers in combat, both being dark blue crystals. He also wore standard Jedi robes, though he did have white clone trooper armor to wear over his robes for battle. Jeden was very tall, standing at 6ft 8in, though he wasn't very muscular. However, he was very agile, being able to perform some acrobatics during combat. Jeden had a average, sized head, with short, dark brown hair and a beard around his mouth. He had dark blue eyes, and his voice was quite deep, though he was well spoken.