Streen

"He doesn't like people, but has learned to overcome his need for isolation. His affinity is for the wind and weather."

- Luke Skywalker

Streen was an elderly Jedi Master of the New Jedi Order. Working as a tibanna gas prospector for most of his life on Bespin, he struggled being in the company of others due to his latent Force abilities. Luke discovered him and offered to teach him to shut out the thoughts of others.

Streen accompanied him to Yavin 4, as one of the inaugural students at the the Praxeum. He would go on to become a key Jedi in the Order, being promoted to Master and looking after the Praxeum on many occasions.

Early life
"I am so used to being alone that I can only stand so much in the way of company."

- Streen to Corran Horn

A Human male from Bespin, Streen was a tibanna gas prospector, using his Force talents to detect eruptions of tibanna gas. Due to his untrained Force-sensitivity, Streen was not killed during the Great Jedi Purge. Streen's mind was constantly bombarded with the thoughts and feelings of other sapients, increasing his discomfort when the Empire took over control of Bespin, leading him to seek a life of isolation in the abandoned floating city of Tibannopolis, where he found companions in the rawwks.

Streen was already advanced in years when Luke Skywalker, accompanied by Gantoris, came to Bespin to recruit him as a Jedi. Gantoris demonstrated the use of the Force by manipulating the rawwks, which deeply disturbed Streen. Nonetheless, Streen was attracted by Luke's promise to teach him mental discipline so that he could tolerate the company of other sapient beings.

Jedi training
"Before you use your lightsabers, let me move the wind. The storm is my ally."

- Streen on Corbos

Streen was one of Luke's original twelve students at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, demonstrating a natural talent for manipulating wind, weather and creatures of the air. He found a good friend in the Dathomiri witch Kirana Ti. Together, the two Jedi explored the Massassi temples of the Yavin 4 jungles. Streen's sensitivity to the Force allowed Exar Kun to whisper into his mind just as he had done to Gantoris. Streen resisted his invitations, but was not able to avoid his manipulations when Kun tricked him into attacking Luke, believeing it was Kun himself. Streen tried to fling the body out of the Grand Convocation Chamber, utilizing his power over the wind. Tackled by Karana Ti, he came out of his trance and realized his nearly fatal mistake. To redeem himself, he demanded to stand guard over the comatose Luke. Streen would later join with the rest of the students to defeat Kun, preventing Kun from using his throat-constricting trick against the students.



When fellow Jedi student Dal Konur turned to the dark side and set out to massacre the Imperial Remnant's Moff Council, he impersonated Streen on a number of planets to disguise his activities.

Streen was present in 12 ABY, when Dorsk 81 and Kyp Durron warned the Jedi Praxeum of an impending attack by Admiral Daala and Gilad Pellaeon and was the first to detect their arrival in-system. He personally took out four TIE fighters using a Force wind to smash them together. Retreating into the Great Temple, the Jedi trainees devised a plan of action. Dorsk 81 would act as a focal point for their Force powers and attempt to push the 17 orbiting Imperial I-class Star Destroyers out of the system. Streen participated in this incredible Force feat, successful, though it would claim the life of Dorsk.

Continuing to round up the remaining ground forces, Streen went into the jungle with Kirana Ti, where he destroyed two further AT-STs using Force wind, while she took out a third using Gantoris's old lightsaber.

Shortly after becoming Jedi Knights, Streen and Kirana Ti accompanied Dorsk 82 and Kyp Durron to the planet Corbos at the request of Master Skywalker. There, after Durron had killed a Leviathan of Corbos, Streen and the other Jedi discovered the Leviathan's nest of larvae in the ruins of the mining colony's operations center. The first Leviathan's death awoke an even larger and more powerful Leviathan, and it taxed the efforts of all four of the Jedi to defeat the monster.

During the Disciples of Ragnos crisis, Streen was dispatched with Tionne to investigate locations, from which the Disciples may have siphoned Force energy. Having completed the task, he mostly remained at the Jedi Praxeum and set about deciphering tablets known as the Books of Massassi, which revealed many of the self-perceived insignificance of the Massassi people of Yavin 4, a desire for perfection that had left them vulnerable to the dark side domination of Exar Kun. At the time of the Black Fleet Crisis, Streen had completed the translation of sixteen of these tablets.

Streen was promoted to Jedi Master around 16 ABY, when Luke went on a quest to search for his mother with Akanah. Streen was often left in charge of the Jedi Praxeum while Luke was on missions. At the Praxeum, he served as an instructor alongside Kam Solusar, Tionne, Ikrit, and Kyle Katarn. Streen was one of the many Jedi to attend the Temple wedding of Luke and Mara Jade.

The Yuuzhan Vong War
During the Yuuzhan Vong War, Streen was one of several Jedi supporting Luke Skywalker over Kyp Durron's more aggressive tactics. He was present at the Conclave on Yavin 4. He also warned Luke to be wary of the defector Elan. After the fall of Duro, the Jedi Academy was attacked by the Peace Brigade while Streen was on Corellia with Peckhum, procuring supplies for the Jedi Academy. The Jedi students managed to evacuate the moon with the help of Anakin Solo and Talon Karrde, although during the fight, Master Ikrit was lost. Streen did join the trainees upon Booster Terrik's Star Destroyer Errant Venture and later at the hidden refuge within the Maw black hole cluster.

Streen joined efforts with a nember of other Jedi in trying to discover the location of the voxyn queen. Specifically, he searched the logs of the captured ship Sweet Surprise for any gaps. The combined effort of the Jedi, especially scientist-healer Cilghal would pinpoint Myrkr as the location, leading to the mission to Myrkr. Streen would support Jacen Solo in arguing against the mission but eventually it would go ahead, successful but with heavy losses. During the Battle of Yuuzhan'tar, Streen joined several other Jedi serving aboard vessels in the Galactic Alliance fleet. There, Streen joined in with the Force meld to help coordinate the allied forces.

At the war's end, Streen accompanied Kirana Ti and Damaya to Dathomir, which had been occupied and ravaged by the Yuuzhan Vong. The three Jedi hoped to help the world recover and heal. They ultimately hoped to establish a new Jedi Praxeum to train the many Dathomiri Force-sensitives in the ways of the Jedi.

Appearances

 * Jedi Search
 * Dark Apprentice
 * Champions of the Force
 * I, Jedi
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Darksaber
 * Jedi Academy: Leviathan
 * Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Before the Storm
 * The New Rebellion
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Star by Star
 * Destiny's Way
 * The Unifying Force