Danzigorro Potts

Danzigorro Potts was a famous Jedi Master in the early years of the Galactic Republic.

Potts was, originally, a talented Padawan who gained his fame by participating in the First Great Schism. Potts singe-handly defeated several Dark Jedi in the Battle of Columbus. He recorded the Columus Datacard concerning the Battle and what lead to it, including his views on the Force. He was promoted to Jedi Knight because of his feats. Potts became a respected member of the Jedi Order, assisting the Republic and Jedi at numerous times. He, eventually, achieved the rank of Jedi Master and became a member of the Jedi High Council.

Life before becoming a Jedi
Danzigorro Potts was born in 24,520 BBY, to parents A'Shal and Calini Potts on the planet Corellia. Potts was born in the first millienia of the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order. He was Force-sensitive, a fact as a young boy he was unaware of. Potts grew up on Corellia, alongside his friend Blendri, a girl who was only five months older then Danzigorro. She, as him, was Force-sensitive. The boy aided his father in gathering the yearly crops and he also aided his mother to tending the house. On his free time, Danzigorro played games with Blendri, who was also the only child to a fellow farmer of Pott's father.

When Danzigorro and Blendri were six years old, a group of Jedi Masters, led by the famed Grand Master Sar Agorn, visited Corellia on a mission, to recurit Force-sensitives into their swelling ranks. The two young ones were discovered by Agorn, who also learned of their Force abilities. He then revealed this information to the children and their parents, and asked for the children to join him and the Jedi. Their parents willingly surrendered the children to Agorn and his Jedi retinue, and Danzigorro and Blendri were taken to the Jedi Chapel on Ossus. He would remain a member of the Jedi Order for the rest of his life, but would visit his family once every two months, if possible.

Youngling and Padawan
Potts was a Youngling (or Jedi Intiate) until he reached the age of twelve. He impressed the Jedi masters with his extradionary skills with lightsaber combat and with his well-guided use of telekinesis. His chief class instructor during this period of time was the honored Grand Master Sar Agorn, who became a life-long mentor and friend. Potts achieved victory in several Youngling tournaments and lightsaber practices, using the teachings of Agorn and one of his numerous lightsaber instructors, Jedi Weapons Master Nick Lu, as his basis. Potts became the leading member of his class.

When he was twelve, Danzigorro was selected by experienced Jedi Knight Jook-Jook H'broozin as his choice for his personal Padawan, out of forty possible candiates. H'broozin was impressed in Pott's abilities and wanted to further develop them. For the next eight years, Potts learned a considerable amount of knowledge about the use of the Force from H'broozin. Danzigorro became a master with Lightsaber Combat Forms I, II, III, and IV. He also mastered the use of Force Pull, Force Grip, Force Crush, Force Push, Saber Throw, Protection Sphere, Force Healing, Force Blast, Force Lightning, Force Destruction, and Force Wave. Usually Potts used his abilities to save his master H'broozin from danger, including missions on Tython and Coruscant. Potts also studied the early history of the Jedi and Republic, and learned about the creation and use of holocrons and lightsabers. During this time, he built his yellow-bladed lightsaber, which he used for the rest of his life.

First Great Schism
When Potts reached the age of twenty, a Jedi Knight named Xendor broke away from the Jedi Order, preaching the use of passion, as opposed to the peace advocated by the Jedi Masters. He preached the use of the Dark Side, as well the use of emotion. Many Jedi heard Xendor's call, including Potts' own friend, Blendri. She had progressed in the ranks more quickly then Potts, since becoming a Padawan at the age of eight. She reached the rank of Jedi Knight by the age of nineteen. Blendri left the Order, taking her new apprentice, Cuthallox, with her. Potts' master, H'broozin, had become disgruntled with the Jedi Council, led by Grand Master Agorn, and had abandoned the Order as well, turning to the Dark Side. Several other Jedi fell to the dark side as well, which included numerous other friends of Pott, among them A'shal Shaun and D'sel Kutt.

Soon, Xendor and his lover, Arden Lyn, another fallen Jedi, established the Legions of Lettow, consisting of the couple and their numerous Dark Jedi followers. This organization was dedicated to destroying the Jedi. Members of the Legions of Lettow included Blendri, Cuthallox, Jook-Jook H'broozin, A'shal Shaun, and D'sel Kutt. All of them believed the Jedi were not allowing full access to the powers of the Force, mainly the Dark Side, and all became corrupted as a result.

Potts himself remained loyal to the Jedi cause, and he personally depised the Dark Side. He requested his mentor, Grand Master Sar Agorn's permission in participating in the mission to hunt down and re-convert, or eliminate if nesscary, the Legions of Lettow. Agorn granted consent. Before leaving, Potts recieved further instruction in Lightsaber Combat, from his old Instructor Nick Lu, enchancing his defense skills and posture, mainly to effectively resist and block attacks from the Jar'Kai fighting technique, used by all Legion of Lettow warriors and members. He also learned Form VI in order to eliminate many of his weak spots in combat. Potts also improved and even increased his skills with Force Destruction and Protection Bubble.

After expanding his already numerous Force skills and lightsaber combat abilities, Potts embarked with 30 other highly experienced Jedi on the mission to hunt down the Legions of Lettow, which numbered at least 32 Dark Jedi, including Xendor and Arden Lyn. Those who joined him included revered Jedi Master Awndrysta Pina, who prefered using Jedi katanas to lightsabers, and Jedi Master Nick Lu, Potts' old lightsaber instructor, who joined shortly before the depature from Ossus. Potts and his fellow Jedi traveled across numerous planets all around known space, searching for any Dark Jedi or evidence of their activites, including Tython, Courlag, Esseles, and Lettow itself.

These adventures to the above-listed planets provided more evidence and three Dark Jedi: Xendor, Jook-Jook H'broozin, and D'sel Kutt. On Tython, the bodies of several dead Jedi were recovered by Potts and Pina, and were found out to have been killed by Blendri and Cuthallox. Potts himself conducted the investigation and he buried the dead Jedi. He vowed to hunt down and try to turn Blendri and Cuthallox back to the light side. If that failed, he would kill them.

On Courlag, Potts gathered intelligence on the location of Xendor, which was Esseles, but encountered his old master Jook-Jook H'broozin, who, as stated earlier, had fallen to the Dark Side and was a member of the League. Potts attempted to turn his old master back to the light side, but H'broozin refused and ignited his two lightsabers. Potts was forced to engage his old master, and, using his newly acquired Anti-Jar'Kai combat skills, sucessfully blocked H'broozin's agressive attacks. He ran H'broozin through and Force-pushed him to the ground. The mortally wounded H'broozin, still corrupted by the Dark Side, attempted to use Force Wave to kill Potts. Danzigorro, however, used his Protection Sphere to defend himself and deflected the Wave on H'broozin, eliminating his former master.

Potts and the Jedi group moved on to Esseles, using the evidence acquired on Courlag to pinpoint Xendor's location. Xendor was only on Esseles trying to convert natives to his side to become Lettow maraurders. Master Nick Lu attempted to turn Xendor back to the light side. Xendor, arrogantly, refused, and Lu engaged him in lightsaber combat. Xendor's fighting skills, however, fed on the Dark Side, and he overwhelmed Lu, killing the Jedi Master. Master Pina then engaged Xendor in combat as well. When Xendor was on the vurge of slaying Pina, Potts intervened, using Force Destruction to throw Xendor back. Pina then used the ancient Jedi technique morrico to halt Xendor's body functions, and used Force Drain to finish him off.

After contributing to the destruction of Xendor, Danzigorro gathered evidence indicating D'sel Kutt, one of the more ruthless members of the Legion, and, once one of Pott's Jedi friends, was on Lettow, the homeworld of the Legion. He presented this evidence to the leaders of the Jedi Mission, and they departed for Lettow, intent on turning Kutt back to the Light Side. Once the group reached Lettow, Potts was attacked by his former friend. The Jedi Padawan attempted to turn Kutt back to the Light Side. When Kutt paid no heed, and continued to assault, Potts was forced to defend himself. The two former friends engaged in a vicious lightsaber duel, with Kutt using agressive Jar'Kai fighting skills. Potts was barely able to block Kutt's powerful attacks. Finally, Pina intervened and was able to use Force Freeze to temporarily freeze Kutt's body, and Potts used Force Wave to finish Kutt off, destroying both Kutt's body and life-force.

After defeating Kutt, Potts and Pina uncovered evidence that indicated what was left of the Legions of Lettow were gathering on Columus for a final showdown. The Jedi group, after burying Kutt, then departed for Columus, their weapons armed, ready for the final showdown. Pina took Kutt's purple-bladed lightsaber for his own use, after his katanas were destroyed in the Force Wave used against Kutt. Potts readied his yellow-bladed lightsaber as well.

Arriving on Columus, Pina and 15 Jedi split off from Potts and his 14 Jedi. The two groups each had a mission to destroy one-half of the remnants of the Legions of Lettow. Pina and his group soon encountered Arden Lyn, the old lover of Xendor and now the leader of the Legions. Lyn used a powerful artifact named the Kashi mer talisman to eliminate Pina's accompanying Jedi. The two loners then engaged in lightsaber combat. At first, Pina seemed poised to overwhelm Lyn's lightsaber defense. The Dark Jedi then used her martial arts skills against Pina, knocking Pina's temporary lightsaber out of his hand. Pina tried nailing Lyn to the ground using Force Pull and Push, but Arden used the talisman's power to fatally injure the Jedi Master. On his last breath, Pina used the Force to freeze Lyn's body functions. He died soon after, and Lyn fell into a Force trance that immoblized her.

Meanwhile, Potts led his Jedi group on their part of the mission. While scouting the surface, he and the other Jedi felt through the Force of both Pina's death and Lyn's immoblization. Potts was then determined to destroy the Legions of Lettow if they did not re-convert. The group traveled to the location of Pina's corpse. Potts had the Kashi mer talisman confiscated, and he used Force Wave to eliminate Arden Lyn's body. The group also buried the deceased Master Pina, along with his lightsaber.

After burying Pina and destroying Lyn's body, Potts and his group moved on. They encountered the remaining 30 Dark Jedi. Although vastly outnumbered, the group surged into battle. Potts ignited his lightsaber, and was able to cut down five inexperienced Dark Jedi that attacked him. Although Potts was doing well defending himself, his fellow Jedi were falling down at the hands of Blendri, Cuthallox, and A'shal Shaun. Potts was fighting the seventh Dark Jedi he encountered when A'shal Shaun attacked him, using Force Push to sling him to the other side. Potts was caught off guard, and his lightsaber fell behind some rocks. Potts used Force Push to fling the Dark Jedi he was originally fighting to the other side. That one was soon killed by one of the surviving Jedi. Potts then used his Force powers against Shaun in combat, trying to turn him back to the Light Side using all the oratory skills at his disposal. Shaun continued to praise his loyality to the Sith, and said he would not regret killing his old friend. Potts fevershily defended himself, throwing Force Destruction at Shaun and trying to Force-pull him into the air. Shaun simply used a Protection Sphere to shield himself, and then ignited his double-blade lightsaber, intent on striking Potts down. Potts used the Force to summon his lightsaber, and ignited it in turn. The two former friends then engaged in a lightsaber duel, with Shaun utlizing Form V and Potts Form III. Shaun threw offense after offense on Potts, who simply blocked it, and then cut down one of Shaun's lightsaber blades. They continued engaging fevershily in combat, as around them, the numbers of both Dark Jedi and Jedi shrunk. Finally, Potts used the Force to crush Shaun's lightsaber, and decapicated his former friend.

After defeating Shaun, Potts confronted his old friend Blendri, who, as stated earlier, had been corrupted by the Dark Side and was now a Legion member. Blendri tried turning her former friend to the Dark Side, but Potts resisted and stated his support for the Jedi and Republic. Blendri then ignited her lightsaber, engaging Danzigorro in combat. At first, the Jedi Apprentice barely held on, using every defense method at his disposal. Blendri, having started training earlier then Danzigorro, was as such more skilled in lightsaber combat. Danzigorro suffered some minor wounds, and was Force-thrown to the ground by Blendri. He then lost his lightsaber, which Blendri retrieved, and was about to be cut down. However, he summoned the help of the Force, and used telekensis to ignite his lightsaber's blade into Blendri's stomach. The Dark Jedi immediately fell to the ground, mortally wounded. Danzigorro then retrieved his lightsaber. As she lay dying, Blendri finally repented the Dark Side and confessed her love for Potts, whom he gave out in turn. She then became one with the Force, and Danzigorro placed her body in a safe place.

After defeating Blendri, Potts was then encountered by Cuthallox and the final six Dark Jedi. All the Jedi had been slain by then, except Potts. Potts used Force Burst to destroy Cuthallox and the remaining Dark Jedi. Once he was done, Potts walked into the field, seeing no other alive Jedi or Dark Jedi. He was the only survivor of what history would call the Battle of Columus. This fact made him famous.

Jedi Knight
Potts then buried the deceased Blendri, Cuthallox, Shaun, Master Pina, and the other slain Jedi and Dark Jedi. He set up mouments for each of them, and buried their lightsabers or other weapons with them. He stated his regrets and thoughts, and looked down upon the graves. He also repented for Xendor, Arden Lyn, Jook-Jook H'broozin, and Kett, setting up memorials for them as well, and stating his hope they had turned back to the Light Side in the wake of their deaths. He also set up a memorial for Nick Lu and the dead Jedi of Tython.

After burying the slain and setting up memorials for others, Danzigorro recieved help from a nearby Columi. The being gave the Jedi Padawan a star-fighter, equipped with hyperdrive, for use as star-craft to leave the planet. Potts thanked the Columi and boarded the vessel, making sure to have his lightsaber and the nesscary materials needed. He then left Columus, and recorded his account on the Battle, his thoughts on the Force, and the annoucements for the deaths of all the slain and how he buried them. He then transmitted the recording to the Jedi Council on Ossus.

Returning to Ossus, he was greeted by Master Agorn and the Jedi Council. He informed them of how the mission turned out, and also learned that they had recieved his recording. In light of his heroic deeds in completing the mission and fighting honorably in the Battle of Columus, Master Agorn completed Danzigorro's training and proclaimed him a Jedi Knight. Potts succesfully completed the Jedi Trials, and was awarded his mark of Knightship.