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Novar

Early life
Born into one of the wealthiest families in the Onderonian capital city of Iziz, Novar spent much of his life circulating through the upper echelons of Onderonian society. Before his twelfth season he had already gained acceptance in the court of King Ommin, ruler of Onderon. Novar spent more than twelve years studying the art of diplomacy at Ov Taraba, one of Iziz's most prominent and expensive universities. After graduating from Ov Taraba, Novar was appointed assistant to Tolo Kad, King Ommin's aide, a position he received due more to his father's connections rather than his own accomplishments.

In the service of King Ommin
Novar learned much from Tolo Kad, absorbing every detail of political machinations that he witnessed. While he was Kad's assistant he became a master in the ways of Onderonian ministers, from espionage to secret meetings to the spreading of false information. Novar excelled at such tactics, and his ability to mold himself into any role allowed him to fool others into believing every word he spoke. He eventually gained the power to arrest and detain any who were at odds with him, and those who continually defied him soon found themselves banished from Iziz. Tolo Kad was supportive of Novar's methods, boasting often that he had taught his charge everything he knew. Over a period of several years Novar took on more and more of Tolo Kad's responsibilities. Every project Novar undertook proceeded without delay or error, and Kad eventually came to rely on him more than he ever expected. However, Kad took all the credit for Novar's exploits for himself.

Eventually, Novar formulated a plan to rid himself of Tolo Kad. At the time, Kad had bragged about an upcoming state dinner that he claimed that he had personally planned and arranged, although Novar was the one who did all the work. Seeing his opportunity, Novar initiated the final stage in his plan. When the guests for the dinner arrived, they found the Iziz Royal Palace's grand ballroom in disarray; nothing had been prepared, and there were no attendants or guards on hand. In the end, the dinner, which would have been attended by King Ommin, Queen Amanoa, and various other important and powerful figures, had to be postponed. King Ommin, who by that time was frail due to the onset of a strange wasting disease, was infuriated. Ommin obliterated Kad with a wave of dark side energy, as Novar looked on in horror and fascination. Due to Kad's death, Novar was promoted to Minister of State and became King Ommin's aide. But although his plan to remove Kad had succeeded, Novar became gripped with another ambition: to learn to command the power that King Ommin had used to destroy Kad.

Sith training
"King Adas, we are ready for your wisdom. Please instruct us in the ways of the Sith."

- Novar addresses Adas's holocron

Over the next decade, Novar manipulated the King until Ommin agreed to take him on as a dark side apprentice. However, Ommin's health degraded ever more over the ensuing two years, and Novar was forced to look elsewhere for training. To Novar's surprise, Queen Amanoa took Ommin's place as his dark side mentor, bringing him through the next levels of Sith technique. With Amanoa's training, Novar's power grew, and he eventually rose to become a minor dark side wizard. Eventually, Amanoa and Ommin formed a Sith cult that worshipped the fallen Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd. At Amanoa's order, Novar began selecting others to join their new Sith society, instructing them in the basic principles and philosophies of the dark side. Those who proved themselves worthy progressed on to the next stage of training, learning from the holocron of Adas, an ancient Sith king who used his knowledge of the dark side to subjugate his homeworld of Korriban more than 24,000 years previous. Amanoa had learned all the knowledge that Adas's holocron had to offer, and had given the holocron to Novar to train the best of his students.

At some point, Novar brought the first group of his worthy students to the holocron of Adas, located deep within the undercity of Iziz. Novar approached the holocron, declaring that he had brought the initiates to learn the ways of the dark side; upon hearing this, the image of Adas appeared. Novar told Adas that these initiates were ready to learn the secrets of the dark side, but Adas was unconvinced that they were worthy and referred to them as weak. Novar insisted that the students were the best of their ranks, and that they had earned the right to learn the Sith ways. Adas, after a lengthy deliberation, complied, although he promised to take out his rage on Novar if any of the neophytes failed him. Although Novar was uneasy about this arrangement, he accepted the responsibility.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi 1: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Part 1
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising 2: Initiates of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi audio adaptation