Arca Jeth

Jedi Master Arca Jeth first earned his legendary status as an expert swordsman in the Hyabb-Twith Campaigns, a series of bloody confrontations between the Jedi Knights and the Nelori Marauders of Dachat. The battles all took place in the Hyabb-Twith corridor, a disputed parsec on the spinward arc of the Core that had been embroiled in conflict since the birth of the Republic;

After a succession of defeats, the Nelori Marauders fled their homeworld of Dachat to take up residence in the Corridor, realizing that neither the Hyabb nor the Twith goverment would risk the other's wrath by sending patrol ships into the disputed territory. From such a base, the Marauders could strike out against neighboring systems and then retreat into the virtually empty no man's land without fear of retribution, for no other worlds wished to anger the heavily armed Hyabb and Twith by venturing "where they didnt belong."

over the years, the nelori grew more bold, attacking republic-aligned trade ships and raiding republic member worlds deeper and deeper in the Core, like a lance of blaster fire streaking straight from coruscant; each conquest fueled the next, expanding the marauder's sphere of control even farther.

as the number of dead Republic citizens continued to rise, the Jedi called for an emergency meeting at the Jedi stronghold on and training center on Ossus, the third planet of the adegan system. there, the assembled Jedi masters created and launched a task force to intercept the encroaching marauders and destroy the murderous band of outlaws once and for all.

twodozen Jedi warriors pursued several Nelori ships into the Hyabb-Twith Corridor and attacked the Marauder's main base on the planet Voon. the Jedi managed to obliterate or otherwise damage a majority of the Marauder's ships before reinforcements from nearby bases arrived and drove the Jedi back in a vicious counter-assult. only five of the twelve Jedi survived the encounter, but the bulk of the Nelori fleet was destroyed, relegating further confrontations to ground-based battles.

Less than two days later, 30 more Jedi Knights arrived to join their brethren for an all-out planet-side attack. To gain the element of suprise, the Jedi silently sliced through the world's atmosphere in sleek, weaponless transports, each specially rigged with counter-sensor arrays and low-output power compensator for maximum stealth. In the near-dawn of a brisk Voon day, the Jedi warriors dropped onto the broad,stepped roof of the Nelori stronghold where the Marauaders had gathered the remainder of their forces from throughout the corridor

within moments the Jedi had infiltrated the stronghold and searched the topmost levels to find nothing; No Marauders. No clothing bins or half-eaten meals. No signs of life whatsoever. as the cool blue white glare of the Voon sun pierced the slitted windows of the fortress the Jedi stared at each other in wondermen. Where had the Nelori gone. and how could they have slipped off planet through the constant sensor sweep of the two Jedi vessels that had survived the first battle.

At that moment one of the Jedi, Arca Jeth, had a sudden inspiration. He reached outward with the force, searching the lowest levels of the stronghold for signs of life. To his dismay, he found nothing. But he retained the strong feeling that the Nelori had not abandoned their fortress, and he proped deepe, pushing past the Voon surface into the empty subterranean pockets that littered the worlds crust. And he encounted something a morass of life tangled and intertwined in a way Arca had never seen before.

Following his force sense, he led his Jedi companions downward through hollow hallways and wide spiral staircases, eventually arriving at a rough hewn, sloped passageway that descended into darkness. Arca assigned two Jedi to remain on the ground level of the fortress while the rest ventured into the subterranean levels.

The tunnel curved into a spiral 100 meters down, taking the Jedi into the depths of Voon. When an hour had passed with no hint of the Nelori, some of the Jedi warriors begain to question Arca's feeling more to verify its source than to insinuate a lack of competence on Arca's part although Arca felt a twinge of self consciousness at the inquiry

and then, in the midsts of sudden confrontation, the Jedi all fell silent as a tendrill of darkness slithered past their hearts. They quickly turned outward, scanning the rocky walls and ceiling of the cavernous chamber they had entered, searching for whatever force had just passed threw them.

and without warning, the walls came alive. the rock crumbled falling in huge chunks and smashing on the floor throwing slivers of stone shrapnel in every direction. Four Jedi fell immediately the rest scattered taking their downed companions out of danger. after thirty seconds of confusion the deafening noise of the cave in subsided and the Nelori attacked in full force.

The Marauders lashed out with every weapon they had in their possession blaster carbines, pulse wave rifles, vibro knives, electro staves, even makeshift swords and clubs. more than two hundred Nelori descended upon the Jedi in the monstrous, debris-ridden cavern. Arca leaped forward immediately to confront the onrushing murderes, disarming three and killing one in the first few seconds of the furious assult. his companions were less than a heartbeat behind forming a ring of defenders around their fallen friends.

the battle did not go well for the Jedi. slowly their numbers dwindled though they overcame five foes for every one of their own fallen companions. Arca realized then that they had no hope for survival. and as that eventuality settled in his mind he became aware of the ferocity of his attacks something had caused him to abandon his training to shun the force and rely on his own emotion.

even as he continued to counter his enemies attacks he changed his focus, forming an image of victory in his mind and offering it to the Force. and with a swift suddeness the tide of the battle changed as the lightside swept across the battlefiedl strengthening the remaining jedi and weaking the marauders.

the Jedi Knights were victorious, but their success was tempered by the loss of half of their force.

over the ensuin weeks, the Jedi led by Arca Jeth chased down the remainder of the Marauder forces who were scattered throughout the Corridor destroying the Nelori sphere of control forever.

Decades later, Arca became a Jedi Master specializing in the power of Jedi battle Meditation. He set up a training compound on the planet Arkania, a tundra world once immersed in darkside energy. At any given time he had twenty Jedi apprentices in attendance, all potential masters of lightsaber combat, a skill in which Arca himself had a natural affinity.

Arca eventually became the watchman of the Onderon system, and sent three of his students Ulic and Cay QelDroma and tott doneeta to travel to Onderon and bring peace to the war-ravaged war.

Shortly after the Beast Wars of Onderon and the Freedon Nadd uprising as these battles would be call. Arca was slain during a Jedi assembly on the planet Ossus at the hands of a servant droid which turned against there jedi masters.