Andur Sunrider

"Andur was a true Jedi&hellip;a man of great strength and feeling. There was a real love in our house&hellip;Yet even with him I knew times of great loneliness. He was a Jedi Knight. A Jedi can never hesitate to respond to the call of duty."

- Nomi Sunrider reflecting on Andur

Andur Sunrider was a Jedi Knight and the husband of Nomi Sunrider. He was also the father of Vima Sunrider.

Early life
"You will play a part in the coming war. But do not resist the role the Force wishes you to play, for things are not always what they seem."

- Jev Sunriders Force ghost to Andur

Having been born into a family who had a strong history of serving as Jedi, it was only natural that Andur would grow up dreaming of the day that he himself would be knighted as a Jedi. During Andur's childhood his grandfather, the Jedi Master Jev Sunrider, served the Order as watchman of the Darada system which was also where the Sunrider family lived. Growing up in the presence of his grandfather Andur was taught much about the life of a Jedi, and especially about the ever-present threat presented by users of the dark side. As gifts to his grandson, Jev would give Andur documents which provided the young child with a detailed history of the Jedi and Sith. Sometimes, without his grandfathers consent, Andur would also read through texts which his grandfather tried his best to hide from his grandsons curious mind. With all the information that he acquired from learning under his grandfather, Andur believed that he was one day destined to join the ranks of the Jedi Order.

The day before Andurs twelfth birthday his grandfather left the Sunrider home on Darada, along with three other Jedi Masters, to confront a dark presence which had established itself on the nearby planet of Krayiss II. Not hearing any word from Jev for several months Andur fell into a deep depression as he feared for the safety of his grandfather.

A full year passed and, still with no word arriving from Krayiss II, Andur continued to wait for the return of his grandfather. One day, while Andur was working on a small garden on his families property, the glowing specter of Jev Sunrider appeared to him. Not having witnessed anything like the apparition before, Andur was naturally afraid and began to call out to his father for help. His grandfathers ghost told Andur to calm himself, and he felt his fear slowly dissipate. The Force ghost told Andur that he would have an unexpected, but important, role to play in the upcoming war. It also counseled him to not resist the will of the Force and to trust in the path that had been laid out for him. However, before Andur could respond or question what his grandfather had told him, the ghost faded away and left him to think on the meaning of what he had been told. Nonetheless, Andur did know one thing&mdash;that Jev Sunrider had not survived his mission to Krayiss II. As a result, Andur harbored a deeply rooted desire to one day hunt down and destroy the dark powers which had killed his father.

Due to the advice his grandathers ghost had given him, Andur decided to increase his dedication to studying the history of the Jedi and anything else he could find which pertained to the Jedi way. Six years passed, and while Andur's knowledge of the Jedi continued to grow, his everyday life continued: He married a young woman by the name of Nomi and started a new life with her; he bought a Hoersch-Kessel scout ship from a Vultan dealer on Nak Shimor and renamed it the Lightside Explorer; and took possession of a 3DO series protocol droid whom he nicknamed Threedee. During this time he received an invitation from Jedi Master Chamma&mdash;an old friend of Jev Sunrider&mdash;to train as his apprentice on H'ratth. Believing that his time to join the Jedi had finally arrived, Andur packed what few belongings he had and, along with his wife, boarded the Lightside Explorer and traveled to H'ratth.

Jedi training
"Andur would be away for months&hellip;traveling to distant stars, to the ends of the galaxy&hellip;doing the bidding of his teacher, Master Chamma."

- Nomi reflecting on Andur's training under Master Chamma

Upon talking with his new apprentice, Master Chamma decided that he would instruct Andur in the nature of the Force. Due to circumstances outside of his control, Andur had established a very good understanding of the history of the Jedi Order, but lacked even a basic understanding of what was actually involved with using the Force or being a Jedi. As a result, Chamma instructed his new apprentice in learning to touch and feel the currents of the Force and how to use it as a tool. Over the next two years Chamma taught Andur different training techniques, built upon the knowledge he already contained of concentrating in the Force, and continued to instruct him in the vast history of the Jedi.

In 4,000 BBY, shortly after the birth of Andur's daughter Vima, Chamma made the decision that he could no longer teach Andur in the ways of the Force. His apprentice had simply absorbed and comprehended everything Chamma could teach him, and did it much more quickly then he had anticipated&mdash;Chamma realized that a being who had as much potential as Andur did deserved to be taught by a Jedi Master who had a deeper wisdom of the Force. In response to this Chamma consulted with Master Thon, and the Tchuukthai Jedi agreed to take Andur on as his apprentice. As a present for Andur's new master, Chamma provided him with several Adegan crystals&mdash;which were regarded as the best crystals in lightsaber construction&mdash;with which to give as a gift to Thon. Initially, Andur resisted Chamma's decision for him to become an apprentice to another Jedi Master. He reasoned that, if he had learned all he could from Chamma, then he was ready to join the ranks of the Jedi Order. Chamma, however, realized that Andur still harbored a deeply rooted desire to destroy the dark powers which had killed his grandfather. Chamma knew that, until Andur could accept the death of his grandfather and let go of his anger, he would not be ready for the Trials of Knighthood. Chamma communicated this to his apprentice and advised him that this selfish desire only confirmed Chamma's feelings that Andur required more training, and from a master with much more wisdom. Although he disagreed with his Chamma's decision, Andur honored it and prepared his family for the journey to Ambria in the Stenness system.

Before Andur departed, Chamma believed that he needed to help guide his apprentice to what the Force had laid out for him. Therefore, on the evening before Andur was to leave for Ambria, Chamma requested that they meet each other at The Crag&mdash;a pinnacle of rock overlooking H'ratth's forests&mdash;to meditate together. Andur arrived to find his Master waiting for him, and the two stood silently looking out over the horizon. Before long, Andur had a vision which detailed his future for him. In his vision he saw himself walking with Nomi and Vima through a great black expanse to an unknown destination. In his hands he was holding a glowing ball of light which he was using to illuminate the way for his family. Suddenly, he was struck by a lance of energy from the shadows which embedded itself within his chest. As he was laying on the ground he watched as Nomi and Vima were huddling together, afraid for their own safety. Aware that he was dying, and wanting to do something to help protect his wife and daughter, Andur raised the globe of light he was holding to Nomi, and told her to protect herself and Vima. Taking the ball of light from her dying husband, Nomi held it high above her head. As soon as it was above her the ball exploded, covering both Nomi and Vima and making them shimmer in the vision. At that moment the Force vision left Andur and he was brought back to The Crag. He looked around himself and noticed that the H'ratth sun had long ago set and that Master Chamma was no where to be seen. Finally understanding his grandfather's warning from when he was a child, and comprehending Chamma's decision for him, Andur committed himself to trusting completely in the Force.

Explaining his vision to Master Chamma, Andur and his family departed the following morning for Ambria to continue his apprenticeship under Master Thon.

Ambush
"Don't weep for me, Nomi. This is not the time for tears&hellip;take my lightsaber&hellip;use it to protect yourself! The Force is with you!"

- Andur's Force ghost speaking to Nomi

After leaving Master Chamma on H'ratth, Andur and his family arrived at a hyperspace terminal which was located near the Stenness system. Once Andur had docked the Lightside Explorer at the terminal for servicing, he, Nomi, Vima, and Threedee left the ship to tour their temporary surroundings. However, they were soon attacked by members of Bogga the Hutt's gang, who had overheard Andur discussing the Adegan crystals he was carrying with Nomi.

To draw Andur into an ambush, several of the criminals captured Threedee and used the protocol droid as a diversion. Andur confronted the thugs, with Nomi and Vima close by, but was taken by surprise when one of the criminals threw a gorm-worm at him. A gorm-worm's bite was very venomous and quite efficient, and Andur died within moments of being bitten by the creature. Nomi, however, upon seeing her husband killed by the criminals, rushed to his side, but found herself and Vima facing death at the hands of the criminals if she did not hand over the Adegan crystals.

However, while the criminals were preparing to attack Nomi, Andur appeared as a Force ghost to his panic-struck wife and told her that she should not cry, but that she must instead pick up his lightsaber their daughter from danger. Nomi hesitantly grabbed Andur's lightsaber from the ground and attacked the group of thugs, killing the one named Quanto along with another. The remaining criminals fled from Nomi's sudden attack and retreated back to Bogga&mdash;without the Adegan crystals&mdash;to tell him of their failure. Immediately after the retreat of the gang, Nomi felt immense guilt over killing the two beings. Andur, again, chose to reveal his Force ghost to Nomi, advising her that their time together was over; that she must now walk the path of a Jedi and protect their daughter. Andur continued by telling his wife that she must continue the journey to Ambria where she was to find Master Thon, and learn the ways of the Force as his apprentice. Though reluctant, Nomi agreed to follow her husbands advice, and gathered both Vima and A-3D0 into the Lightside Explorer and departing for Ambria.

Legacy
"My lightsaber&hellip;I always hated these weapons, never wanted to use them. But my husband Andur wanted to train under Master Thon. When he was murdered, I was forced onto this path."

- Nomi reflecting on her path as a Jedi

Rewrite and expand all of this Many years later, Andur's daughter Vima sought Jedi teachings due to the fact that her mother was too busy to train her. She sought a Master in the fallen Jedi Knight Ulic Qel-Droma, and after much convincing he reluctantly accepted her as his apprentice. One of his lessons to Vima was to use the mind to control the lightsabers, and the task he had in mind was to create a large monument using their weapons. Using a hologram, Vima created a large monument bearing Andur's likeness, and when Nomi went to check on her daughter she wept at the sight of her former husband.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi 3: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 1
 * Tales of the Jedi 4: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 2
 * Tales of the Jedi 5: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 3
 * Tales of the Jedi: Redemption 2: The Search for Peace
 * Tales of the Jedi: Redemption 4: The Trials of a Jedi
 * Tales of the Jedi: Redemption 5: Master
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress