Dorv'Tilsta

Dorv'Tilsta

Biography[]

AForce-sensitiveTwi'lek, Dorv Tilsta was five standard years old when wanderingJedi MasterVhiin Thorla discovered they young boy's proclivity tothe Force. Explaining his mission to end slavery of their shared race, Master Thorla convinced the boy's parents to allow young Tilsta to enter into theJedi Order as his personalPadawan. Taking Tilsta under his wing, Master Thorla took the young apprentice toThe Enclave, a refuge built for former slaves, and studiously began hisstudies in the ways of theJedi. Throughout his first days at The Enclave, Tilsta met many of its residents, including other Twi'lek children, namelyTror,Dath, andMeeva. It was within this time that a group of slavers discovered and attacked The Enclave. During the ensuing fight, Tilsta disobeyed his Master's orders to stay hidden, and attempted to help the Enclave's defenders. In the fighting, Tilsta was captured and stunned by an attacking slaver, but in the end was rescued by two Jedi agents who were at the Enclave meeting with Master Thorla.^[1]

Not long after, theClone Wars erupted between theGalactic Republic and theConfederacy of Independent Systems, though Tilsta and his master remained out of the conflict. To this end, the occupants of the Enclave were not uncovered at the end of the war when theGalactic Empire rose to power and the Jedi Order was disbanded. As the Empire initiated theGreat Jedi Purge and Jedi acrossthe galaxy were hunted down and destroyed, Tilsta and his master remained secluded on Ryloth without contact from any of their peers in the Order. After two long years of isolation, the pair set out to look for survivors, heading for theCularin system and theOrder's academy onAlmas. Touching down on the planet, the Jedi pair were shocked to find the academy a smoldering ruin, leveled after an attack two years prior. While probing through the debris, their presence was discovered byInquisitorValin Draco and hisDark Jedi apprentice,Raik Muun. Muun used at'salak beast to overwhelm the ten year old Tilsta's senses, throwing him into an uncontrolled rage. A slave to the t'salak'sdark side influence, Tilsta began to attack his own master. Although Master Thorla did not want to fight against his own Padawan, Draco promised that he would turn the young Twi'lek to the dark side if he refused to fight. Believing that he had no other choice, Thorla reluctantly struck down his own apprentice, killing him.^[2]

Appearances[]

• "Twi'light Storm" – Living Forcecampaign(First appearance)
• "Echoes of the Jedi" – Dawn of Defiancecampaign

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