Hal Horn

Valin Horn, born Valin Halcyon, and going by the nickname Hal Horn, was the son of Nejaa Halcyon and Scerra Halcyon, adopted son of Rostek Horn, the husband of Nyche Horn and father of Corran Horn. His name and any records of his connection to the Halcyon family were erased by Rostek Horn to protect Hal Horn from the Great Jedi Purge.

Biography
Horn became a prominent agent of Corellian Security, and worked as a team with his son, who followed in his footsteps. During their operations, the two were constantly antagonized by their Imperial Intelligence liaison officer, Kirtan Loor. During an investigation into Jenos Idanian, he had Idanian's accounts on Corellia frozen, nearly stopping Han Solo from joining the Imperial academy.



He was also in charge of the investigation involving a young Soontir Fel and the son of a wealthy Allied Grain and Roughage executive. Fel was about to testify but was blackmailed instead to keep quiet else his father, who worked as a transport flier for the company, would lose his job. He was then forced to attend the Imperial Military Academy on Carida, much to Horn's dismay, though he held no ill feeling towards Fel and even wished him luck.

Horn died while on a mission, at the hand of the bounty hunter Bossk. Loor's choice to let Bossk escape instilled a long lasting, but unproved, suspicion of his involvement in Horn's death. As a result of this, Corran Horn held a grudge against both Bossk and Kirtan Loor.

Being the son of a Jedi, Hal was Force-sensitive and knew some rudimentary Force techniques — though, knowing the dangers of discovery, he did not use the Force very often. He did manage to pass some amount of Jedi knowledge on to his son through "secret games" which would aid Corran when he eventually took up Jedi training.

Behind the scenes
While referred to in many novels, Hal Horn appears as a main character in the two novellas by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, Interlude at Darkknell and Side Trip, in both of which he uses the Force once or twice.

Appearances

 * Jedi Trial
 * The Paradise Snare
 * Interlude at Darkknell
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Side Trip
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron 25: The Making of Baron Fel
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-wing: The Bacta War
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge
 * I, Jedi
 * Exile