[b]Name:[/b] Elroy Thalas
[b]Species:[/b] Human
[b]Age:[/b] 61
[b]Planet of Origin/Birth:[/b] Talus
[b]Force Sensitive Y/N:[/b] Yes
 
[b]Appearance:[/b]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/kN3bPW5.jpg[/img]

[b]Skills/Abilities:[/b]

 - Lightsaber Combat - Form VI (Niman)
- Has grown to be proficient with a blaster in order to adapt to his new way of life
- Known for his silver tongue, and ability to defuse near-any situation.
 - Used to be proficient in the uses of the Force, having trained in Control, Sense and Alteration. He has not used the force for a considerable amount of time, however.[/list]

[b]Equipment:[/b]

 - An old, worn Lightsaber (Green) - Adapted during his time on Tengaru
- Ragged, common robes in order to remain incognito during his stays at various canteens 
- Utility belt containing a Hush-98 Commlink and an A99 Aquata Breather. The rest of the equipment was lost or damaged during his travels
 
[b]Personality:[/b]

[i]There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no chaos, there is harmony.
There is no death, there is the Force.
[/i]
A silent, observing man, he is a shadow of his former self. Where he once spent his days traveling the known galaxy representing the Jedi Order, he now spends his days in a quiet corner of a cantina. His days are filled with quiet reflection, appearing almost inanimate amongst the chaos often found in cantinas. His purpose in the universe fell along with his order, his sense of duty perished along with his fellow Jedi. He feels as though his survival through the purge was simply a cruel trick, a joke. The force, in his eyes at least, abandoned his order in favor of the dark and thus he has resolved to no longer use the force. Thalas believes himself to be nothing short of a failure, discarding his robes and perhaps, despite his resolute claims the force abandoned [i]him[/i], he perhaps simply feels as though he is no longer worthy to be a Jedi.

He has grown to be cynical, and trusts nobody. Trust, he feels, led to the fall of the Jedi Order. Nobody had ever thought to place the Chancellor under scrutiny until it was too late, and he never intends to let such a mistake befall him. Whilst he previously followed the Jedi Code to the letter, a thirst for revenge has slowly grown inside him over the many years he has spent in exile, though he has thus far chosen not to act on his desire for revenge. Not only that, albeit since the purge, Thalas has failed to uphold his code of public service, another fact that slowly gnaws away at him as his defeatist attitude only continues to grow. If nothing else; he is ashamed of what befell his order and how none of the Jedi, the so-called protectors of civilization, had managed to recognize the enormity of the threat that many of them saw every week.

Despite this, Thalas remains a humble man with a great amount of knowledge, owed to his many studies as a Jedi Consular. When he speaks, he is soft-spoken with his words flowing naturally and smoothly. He never seems to raise his voice, nor does he let his anger consume him in fits of rage. His movements coincide with his speech, moving swiftly and elegantly.

[b]History:[/b]

[i]"For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic." [/i]
[i]-Obi-Wan Kenobi[/i]

Born on Talus, Elroy lived with his father after his mother died during childbirth. He was raised in one of the major cities in Talus, Nashal, with his father being a local customs officer for the city. Talus was no stranger to Jedi visitors, and after a short conversation between Elroy and a Jedi regarding several unusual 'talents' he had, the relatively easy task of taking a sample of his blood was carried out by the Jedi. His high midi-chlorian count was immediately detected, and after various discussions with his father and the Jedi Order, he was ultimately whisked away to the Jedi Temple at Coruscant. 

His training began as a Jedi Initiate [i](Youngling)[/i] and he was separated into the Sunrunner Clan with roughly twelve other initiates. He and his fellow initiates were spared no time in adjusting to Jedi life, and were simply expected to do so throughout their training exercises. Thalas had always preferred the morning classes, as they consisted of force studies, meditation and the study of various cultures and historic texts. It was in such areas that he had shown an aptitude. That is not to say he was unskilled in the physical exercises, quite the opposite. The Jedi Order had placed more of a focus on physical physique and combat skills, more so than in the days of the Old Republic. The initiates were expected to know the layout of the temple by heart, something Thalas could still describe with ease even years after it's destruction. More than anything else, his time as a young initiate was more arduous and trivial, with this being a prelude to the true challenges that awaited the initiates. During this time, Thalas was taught the concept of force control, which was a perquisite to learning other areas of the force. Whilst most of the specifics of his time as an initiate is a faded memory, the lessons learned were perhaps the most important during the entirety of his time in the Jedi Order, as they ultimately shaped his pathway to becoming a Jedi Consular.

After learning the Jedi Code, Three Pillars and progressing through the six-levels of Lightsaber combat, Thalas took his Initiate Trials. He passed the three trials with relative ease, as a majority of the trials were based on tasks of remembrance, such as the orders history and the Jedi Code. The true challenge came at the annual apprentice tournament, the main opportunity for the newly-passed initiates to prove their worth, and garner the interest of a Jedi Master or Knight, whom would ultimately become their master. It was not an event Thalas had been particularly looking forward too, seeing as he had shown a much greater skill in a very different area of expertise. Ultimately being defeated in the fifth, of the eight rounds, he successfully gained the attention of a Jedi Consular, known by Thalas as Master Thwain. Much like himself, Thwain was a scholarly man and spent his time performing tasks given to him from the Council of Reconciliation. 

There were no great tales of adventure from the pair, with his time as a Padawan being somewhat uneventful. Despite this, Thalas continued to flourish under the teachings of Thwain and whilst most may consider his activities boring, Thalas cared little for the grand exploits of the various Jedi Knights and Guardians, seeing value in the work of the Consulars and Librarians whom both kept the archives in good order, whilst also exploring the various and seemingly unending sectors of the Universe, uncovering it's many secrets and teachings. Most of all, however, Thalas viewed the preservation of the orders values, goals and history to be of the utmost importance, for without it the order would surely lose its way. Knowledge is power, as the saying goes. Aside from the study of ancient texts and the history of the order, Thalas also continued to be taught how to wield a lightsaber and hold his own in combat. He, like his master, preferred the route of nimble footwork and efficient movements rather than the forms which preferred a strong physique and devastating blows. Thalas was naturally drawn to the Niman form, albeit he also received training in both Shii Cho and Soresu.

After several years together, Thalas was recommended for his Jedi Trials. He ultimately passed the five trials that awaited him, and was subsequently appointed as a Jedi Knight of the order, although he quickly branched off and became a Jedi Consular under the Council of Reconciliation. Unlike his master, Thalas was far more fond of travel and thus was often sent on tasks of diplomacy, especially during the Clone Wars. His patience and wisdom, matched with his calming and soft tone had often had provided useful during negotiations. It is likely, that had the purge not have taken place, he would have ultimately been granted a place upon the Council of Reconciliation as he gradually earned more respect within the order, owed to his many successful diplomatic missions and gentle nature. However, shortly before the issue of order 66, Thalas traveled to the planet of Presbalin, located in the Gordian Reach sector of the Outer Rim. The planet had several, at the time, small human colonies. Yet the reason Thalas was drawn to the planet was due to the discovery of several unique, long-abandoned cities with a strange alien structure never before seen in the Universe. He could not pass up the chance to become the first to study the cities.

Thalas remained out of contact with the Council of Reconciliation, and Jedi Order in general for the duration of his study, yet he was however forced to cut his study short when one of his routine meditations filled him with a feeling he had never experienced before. One of emptiness and loss. Upon entering his Jedi Starfighter [i](Which had been slightly modified for long-range exploration)[/i] he received a coded transmission from Chancellor Palpatine, instructing all Jedi to return to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, stating that the war was now over and they were to await further instructions at the temple. This, coupled with his earlier distressing meditation, only continued to cause him to doubt the truth behind the chancellors words. Thalas naturally resolved to contact the temple itself, albeit all attempts were met with an eerie silence, never before heard. Rather than travel immediately back to Coruscant, Thalas decided to wait on the most populous colony of Presbalin which had access to intergalactic news and other means of communication. It wasn't long until the news of the reformed 'Galactic Empire' arrived at the colony, along with the revelations that the Jedi had betrayed the republic in a grab for power. Knowing that the Empire would soon learn of his expedition to Presablin, if he hadn't already been reported by the local colonists, he immediately abandoned both his robes and starfighter, taking a standard cargo transport to Tengaru in the Outer Rim. He knew that to continue the duties as a Jedi would only result in his death, and little would be achieved.

It took time for the scale of the purge to sink in, with every meditation only growing darker and darker as the evils within the newly-founded Galactic Empire continued to flourish under the guise of liberty. As a result, he abandoned both his meditation and the force, believing the force to have abandoned his order in favor of the dark. Since his arrival on Tengaru, he has spent his days in quiet reflection of the past, often finding a secluded table in one of the cantinas to settle in. Yet whilst he attempts to evade attention, his extreme isolation has only led to the spreading of rumors regarding him and Thalas knows it's only a matter of time before somebody comes looking...

[b]Relationships and Acquaintances:[/b] No current associates or contacts