Faultline Starr

Faultline
Biographical information
Homeworld	Naboo
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Blue
Cybernetics	Right hand and forearm
Family information
Family	Romily Alice (Wife) † Ellie (Daughter) †
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)	Kalway Order of Jedi
Masters	Kronantus Jokar Sari Khandr Atlantis
Apprentices	Romily Alice † Kalos Prokopa

Faultline is the only son of Krotaar and L'uki Starr, a couple of smugglers from Naboo. The small family lived in the slums of Theed, were both Krotaar and L'uki used to do jobs for the many gangs operating in the planet. Fault was given his peculiar name by his mother, since according to her "he caused earthquakes every time he cried".

Biography

Krotaar: "This little one has changed our lives forever."

L'uki: "Yeah, honey. For the better."

― Faultline's parents.

Childhood

Early years

Faultline's birth was accidental and unfortunate for L'uki and Krotaar, however both assumed the responsibility of raising him. And so, the kid could enjoy a happy childhood. Despite his parents' illegal jobs, Fault attended school, made friends and he went out playing with them just like any other kid.

Force sensitivity

Faultline didn't show any noticeable signs that he was Force sensitive until he had a fight at high school when he was fourteen years old. While fighting the other kid, he accidentally pushed him against a wall without even touching him. This brought him some trouble, but eventually became a thing of the past.

However, a Sith Lord from one of the gangs L'uki and Krotaar used to work for sensed Faultline's connection to the Force after the event. He became very interested in the kid, and even contacted his parents so their son could receive the training that would "help him control his power". L'uki and Krotaar told the Sith that they would tell Faultline and prepare him for his new life. They did just that, but instead of handing him to the Sith they put him in a spaceship on his way to Yavin IV, with hopes that he would receive proper training from the Jedi.

An unseen tragedy

Eventually, the Sith Lord visited L'uki and Krotaar again, demanding to take Faultline with him. When he learned that the kid had been sent to Yavin IV, he brutally murdered both parents and burned down their home. Fault wouldn't know of this until years later.

Padawan

Finding a Master

A fourteen year old Faultline had been finally sent to Yavin IV to achieve his lifetime dream in the Kalway Order of Jedi. Once on the planet, the kid was left there all alone. He met Master Atlantis, who guided him as a KOJ Hopeful. After a year in Yavin IV and a few months as a Force Adept, he finally found a Master: Kronantus Jokar. Unfortunately, Master Jokar already had a Padawan and his limited time eventually prevented him from keeping a second one. And so young Faultline was forced to find another mentor, although Jokar had taught him the basics and helped him built his apprentice lightsaber. Also Master Jokar's Padawan, Trakker, became one of Faultline's best friends in the Order.

After a few days Master Sari Khandr took him as her Padawan, although unfortunately this didn't last too long. Faultline had reached the second level as a Padawan when Sari left Yavin IV, so once again Faultline had to wait for another Master who would want to train him. After a month, Master Atlantis took him as her Padawan and he started his training over.

Training

Faultline training with his Apprentice lightsaber.

Faultline didn't learn much from Master Jokar. It was with Sari with whom he began learning about the Jedi Path. He focused on physical training and the use of the lightsaber as he wanted to become a Jedi Guardian when the time came. He also learned to fly and how to fight while flying. When Master Sari left Yavin IV and he started over with Master Atlantis, and he already had pretty good martial and lightsaber skills. Also, during the time he had no Master, he used to go to the wilderness every day to train by himself. And despite he had chosen the Guardian Path, he developed his Force skills a lot as well.

First fight

One day Faultline was told to assist in the medbay so he headed there, but there was nobody. When he just passed through the exit door he saw a strange man standing a few meters in front of the building. The man asked him for one of the KOJ Masters. When Faultline told him that he didn't know that Master, the man didn't hesitate in drawing his red lightsaber. Faultline realized that the strange man was a Sith. He quickly drawed his apprentice lightsaber. He knew he'd probably lose the fight and he'd even die, but he wasn't afraid of the Sith. The dark sider attacked first by jumping high until landing behind the Padawan and began attacking him with very quick lightsaber moves. Faultline was able to block every attack except from the last one, which sliced his right forearm. The young Padawan fell on the floor and screamed in pain. Right when the Sith was about to finish him, Master Dro Plund approached quickly as he had sensed the battle. The Jedi Master could surpass the Sith in combat easily, so the the dark sider escaped. Faultline was taken to the medbay by Master Plund, and then he was implanted a cybernetic hand with its forearm.

Resisting the Dark Side

Faultline and his Master Atlantis travelled to Naboo so he could visit his family after a long time without seeing them. When they arrived to the place where his house used to be, he found that it was under contruction and wondered what had happened and where his family could be. They had been followed by the Sith who was responsible of the death of Faultline's family and the destruction of his home. The dark sider made his appearance quietly and had a brief conversation with Faultline and his Master. According to the Sith, he was told to kill every member of Faultline's family including him, and that's why they had been followed by the Sith.

Faultline became enraged after hearing the truth. He drew his lightsaber and though how he could kill the murderer of his family. The Sith could sense the anger and the hatred in Faultline so he tried to convince him to give in to the Dark Side in exchange for sparing his life. After a few seconds doubting and helped by the words of his Master, Faultline finally turned his lightsaber off and refused the dark sider's offer. After that, the Sith quickly jumped on Faultline as he drawed his lightsaber and stabbed him in the chest with it. Then he quickly left as he knew that he was no match for Atlantis. The Jedi Master healed Faultline with the Force in order to give him some time, then she quickly took him to the medbay on Yavin IV, where he was healed.

Last steps as a Padawan

Faultline's Knighting Ceremony at the Kalway Order of Jedi Temple.

As soon as he reached the fourth and last level of Padawan at seventeen years old, he began completing all of his tasks, such as creating the ligthsaber he would use as a Jedi Knight, or the Flight Trial. He also gave his Padawan lecture, about the comparison of the titles that nowadays address Jedi Knights with the traditional titles. After the lecture Faultline had to do the Trial Of Knowledge, which was a test about all that he learned as a Padawan. Once he passed it he was ready to become a Jedi Knight. After a few days his Knighting Ceremony took place and he left behind his times of Padawan and continued the Jedi Path as a Jedi Knight.

Jedi Knight

Faultline as a Jedi Knight.

Faultline became a Jedi Knight at the age of eighteen despite all the obstacles he had to face. His lifetime wish had become true. Although his training took place in the Kalway Order of Jedi and he was fully trained by Master Atlantis, the little time he'd trained with Sari Khandr made him support the Traditional Jedi Path, so he considered himself a Traditional Jedi for a short while. However, this changed when he fell in love for the Jedi Knight Romily, who had been trained by him. And so, Faultline supports the Traditional Jedi Path but after his experience with Romily he saw no point in forbidding romantic love.

Taking a Padawan

Not too long after becoming a Jedi Knight Faultline met Romily Alice, who was an Adept in Kalway Order of Jedi. After a few days Faultline took her as his Padawan and with the approval of the Council he trained her in a Traditional Jedi way. During training, both started to share mutual feelings, and after her Knighthood ceremony they started dating. After a few months as a couple, they had a private wedding on Yavin IV.

Disappearance and becoming a father

After a few months, he left Yavin in order to track a Sith Lord that had been causing trouble in many different planets. While he was heading to Bakura to start the search he was attacked by a starship. His ship was seriously damaged and he had no choice but to avoid the rest of the shots and try to lose his attacker. He got to the Unknown Regions of the Galaxy before having to do an emergency landing on the nearest planet. He made it on a small rocky planet, and he had to survive there for eight months months until one day a spaceship landed on the planet. Apparently a kind of primitive culture used that planet to gather raw materials. They rescued Faultline and took him with them to their planet. Once there they took care of him and provided him some tools to repair his damaged ship. It took him two months to repair the ship so it could get him back to Yavin.

Back on Yavin, the first thing he did was looking for Romily. Meeting her again after ten months was a happy moment for both, but the happines grew bigger when he was told that he had had a daughter named Elizabeth, also known as Ellie.

Duel against Darth Draco and Romily's death

"Now it's you and me, Jedi."

— Darth Draco to Faultline after stabbing Romily.

Faultline facing Darth Draco.

After a few days spending time with Ellie on Yavin, Faultline decided to resume his search and travelled to Nilash III, but this time Romily went with him. When they landed on the planet, both immediately realized that the Dark Side energy there was intense. While they were advancing they found a huge building that seemed to be some kind of facility and they decided to enter, but as soon as they did they ran into a dark sider who seemed to have been waiting for them. He was a Sith Lord named Darth Draco.

Darth Draco thinking about how to stun Faultline again.

The Sith didn't hesitate in igniting his double-bladed lightsaber and attack the two Jedi after threatening them. The duel was long and intense and the Sith seemed to have mastered lightning abilities, as it was a powerful Force Lightning what stunned Faultline for several minutes. Romily managed to avoid the lightning attacks and keep fighting the Sith. As the duel between them both progressed the Sith was analysing Romily's technique, and after every blade collision he knew better how to defeat the Jedi.

Faultline and Romily cornering Darth Draco.

The battle took them to a platform in the highest floor of the facilities, where the Sith was decided to kill Romily. His attempt was thwarted by Faultline, who joined them back right on time to save his wife. In that moment it was two versus one again, but now the Sith knew how to break Romily's defense. He had to stun Faultline again, but this time he knew that the lightning wasn't going to work as the Jedi would expect that, so he had to find another way. Both Faultline and Romily threw an offensive to Draco, but he managed to block their attacks without making too much effort. Then he found a weakness in Faultline's defense and decided to took advantage of it in his counter attack, but Romily threw her vest to the Sith and blinded him for a few seconds, which Faultline used in order to attempt to stab him in the chest. However, Draco managed to avoid the attack and he was only hurt in his shoulder. He pushed Romily with the Force and jumped in order to use a desperate but powerful Force Lightning against Faultline, but the Jedi jumped as well and struck the Sith with the lightsaber before he could do anything. Romily stood up and jumped high landing behind the Sith so he was threatened by both sides. Both Jedi attacked again, and this time there wasn't a different result as the Sith managed to block all the attacks despite of having been injured. He pushed Faultline with the Force attempting to throw him off the platform, but the Jedi fell on the floor of it without falling down the facility. Romily attacked Draco while he was focused on Faultline, but the Sith quickly turned around and with a violent movement he broke the Jedi's guard with one blade and stabbed her in the stomach with the other. When Faultline stood up he saw Draco retiring the blade from his wife's body. The Sith stared at Faultline and teased him while anger started to grow in the Jedi.

Romily's last moments.

Faultline tried to calm down, remembering the Jedi Code, but in front of him there was his dying wife and the person who did that to her. He turned his lightsaber off and jumped on Draco, punching him over and over again. Then he grabbed him by the neck with one hand and with the help of the Force he lifted him and threw him off the platform. The Sith died once he reached the floor. After watching him falling down the facilities Faultline hurried to assist Romily. He tried to convince her to leave that place as soon as possible and return to Yavin so she could be healed, but she refused, stating that it was too late. In her last words, Romily asked Faultline to take care of their daughter Ellie, and then used her final breath to let him know she loved him. After she died, Faultline took her body back to Yavin and organized a funeral which only he attended to.

Faultline: "Don't do this to me. Please, don't die."

Romily: "There.... there is no death.... there is.... the Force."

―

Personality and traits

Faultline enjoying solitude on Yavin IV.

As a kid Faultline had a happy nature, he smiled to everybody and talked to them in a cheerful tone. When he arrived to Yavin IV everything was new to him so in the first days he had a quite shy mood. But progressively after meeting some people and being accepted as a Padawan he gained more confidence to show his true self.

However, this changed a few years later when he discovered that his family had died. Since then he always tries to be kind and to give a smile to everybody, but this happy mood he shows isn't his nature anymore. Despite of resisting the Dark Side after discovering the death of his family he now lives with a trauma which, although he's progressively overcoming, it has changed his nature forever.