Gora
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Biography[]
Gora reigned during theHigh Republic Era,[2] and was a descendant of theruling house of the planetSerenno. Although the planet had several other noble Houses that exercised a considerable influence over the planet's politics, notably by their presence on the planet's highest council, theGreat Assembly, Gora's ancestors had led the resistance against theSith Empire during their occupation of the planet, for which their family name had been given to the whole planet along with the title ofCount, putting them in a position of primacy over the other Houses. Although many on Serenno believed such stories to be legends, Gora was a firm believer in the history of his family. He eventually inherited the title from his own father and married aSerennian woman namedAnya.[1]
Gora and Anya had three children: two sons,Dooku andRamil, and a daughter,Jenza. Dooku, however, soon proved to beForce-sensitive, demonstrating powers that frightened and disgusted Gora. Determined to be rid of his "freak" of a son, the Count contacted theJedi Order onCoruscant. However, instead of waiting for theJedi seekers to arrive and give them Dooku, he left his infant son outside his palace on the edges of the forest, without clothes or identification, in a place where Serennianspine-wolves could have mauled him to death. Dooku was eventually found by a seeker and brought to theJedi Temple, where he was not told about his father's actions.[1]
Gora's reign as Count was marked by a desire to isolate Serenno and a strong distrust of theGalactic Republic, which went all the way back to the old Sith wars when the planet had won its freedom without assistance from the galactic government and its Jedi allies. However, Gora did not rescind his planet's membership of the Republic, and he did maintain some ties with the Senate, inviting several officials and even some Jedi to a festival on Serenno in90 BBY,[2] an event which was attended by himself, his wife Countess Anya, and his children Jenza and Ramil. The celebration was designed to attract traders and innovators from the entire Outer Rim to show the expanding Republic the potential to be found in theOuter Rim. Despite Gora's continued isolationist ideals, he was convinced by the Serennian Assembly to attend the celebration. Unknown to him, one of the JediYounglings brought to the celebration was his son Dooku. Only when agroundquake destroyed the Great Assembly building with Jenza and Dooku inside did the Count discover what had happened, angrily lashing out at MasterYoda for bringing his son back to Serenno.[1]
In the years that followed the confrontation in the ruins of the Great Assembly building, Gora continued to rule Serenno, which saw growing discontent with the Count's policies. Specifically, protests began to erupt over Gora's moves to replace living workers withdroids both in the civilian economy and in the Serennian military. The Count made considerable efforts to keep this unrest quiet tothe galaxy at large, especially trying to keep it from reaching the notice of the Republic.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Gora appeared in the audiobookDooku: Jedi Lost, written byCavan Scott and published in2019.[1]
Appearances[]
- Dooku: Jedi Lost(First appearance)(In flashback(s))
- Dooku: Jedi Lost script(In flashback(s))