Teras Olin

"If you look real hard at him and squint, I swear there are times when he literally glows."

- Coren Savo

Teras Olin was a Human Jedi who lived during the Unity Era, loosely participating in the Sons of Mandalore Crisis and serving during the Huttese War, the Jedi Council Schism, and the Covenant War. He was born on Rodia in 175 ABY to the sole survivor of a freighter crash. Teras lived on Rodia until the age of seven, when he joined the Jedi Order He was trained by Jedi Master Tyar Istamar, becoming a fully fledged Jedi Knight in 197 ABY, after defeating the Sith Lord Darth Pandoris on the planet Rhen Var. Teras's only apprentice was Artim X'Tain, who later became the Sith Lord Darth Judicar. This would make Teras indirectly responsible for the death of his own wife, Anij Targal.

During the Covenant War, Teras took the title of Grand Master of the Jedi Order and established the Jedi Praxeum on Rhen Var.

Early life
"Pickpocketing a Jedi is no small feat. You're either very smart and skilled, or very ignorant and lucky."

- Voralla Tiu

Powers & Abilities
Despite preferring to avoid combat when necessary, Teras Olin is regarded as one of the most powerful warriors in Jedi History.

As a child, even before his Jedi training, Teras showed great skill in the Force, able to mask his presence with the Force, even from a Jedi Master. A powerful Jedi Sentinel, Teras was highly skilled in both the ways of the Force and the art of the lightsaber. During the Jedi Council Schism, he designed, the eighth modern form of lightsaber combat. While he did not perfect this form into later in his life, it earned him the regard as one of the greatest swordsmen in the order.

Despite his skill with a a lightsaber, Teras was by no means unskilled in the ways of the Force. He was well-trained in the Dominate Mind skill, and was one of the few Jedi of his time to learn and use force lightning. He was well attuned to the Living Force, and known for relying heavily on his instincts. Even Grand Master Skywaker acknowledged his strong insight into the happenings around him and his sensitivity to living things. It was this ability that allowed him to see the death of his wife from across the galaxy, though he was unaware as to the culprit until after his final duel with Darth Ventress.

Teras was known to be a skilled pilot. During the Huttese War, he led several attacks from the cockpit of the Guilty Spark. While not generally known, he was very fond of the ancient card game Pazaak and was a Grand Master level Dejarik player.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Sons of Mandalore
 * Star Wars: The Jedi Council Schism