Ingo Wavlud

Ingo Wavlud was a suspected Sith sympathizer from Byss. He was the author of the Wavlud Manuscript, which would later be used by the New Jedi Order in conjunction with The Lundi Series to compose their text on the history of the Jedi and Sith.

Biography
A suspected Sith sympathizer, Ingo Wavlud hailed from the planet Byss. He was the author of the heavily annotated Wavlud Manuscript. In it, Wavlud covered the genesis of the Darth title, as well as elements of Darth Sidious' life. At some stage, Wavlud made note of his opinion the heralded Columus Data Card. The Data Card contained a recording of dying Jedi Padawan Danzigorro Potts, and was believed to have been made circa 24,500 BBY. Potts, who had fought in the First Great Schism, spoke out in the recording against the now-dead Xendor, and called into question the teachings of the dark side of the Force. The Data Card had been the inspiration for at least three Coruscanti operas, but Wavlud believed that it was nothing more than Jedi propaganda. The Wavlud Manuscript was later recovered from Wavlud's personal effects by the New Republic Council on Security and Intelligence, and was translated by special agent Gannod Chant. It was later passed on to the New Jedi Order. Then, it was subsequently used in conjuction with Murk Lundi's The Lundi Series by Jedi historian Tionne Solusar to create what was thought to be a comprehensive collection of knowledge on the Sith.

Behind the scenes
For the illustration of Wavlud, Del Rey editor Keith Clayton and production editor Erich Schoeneweiss chose to use Ryder Windham, author of Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, as inspiration. They took an impromtu photo of Windham at Celebration IV, using a waiter's tray as a prop.