Chase Piru

"You've grown to be a fine Jedi, Chase. Your courage makes me proud to have you at my side."

- K'Kruhk

Chase Piru was a Jedi watching over Soaring Hawkbat Clan at the Jedi Training Facility on Bogden, during the end of the Clone Wars.

Biography
At the time Order 66 was issued, she and Du Mahn hosted Jedi Masters K'Kruhk and Sian Jeisel and their clone troopers after they had finished fighting at Saleucami. Piru herself prepared the meal, with help from the younglings. Jeisel told her that the meal that had been prepared for them was a welcome change from the ration cartons they had been forced to eat from during the Siege of Saleucami.

When Order 66 came in, Piru and Jeisel were side by side, defending the younglings. She asked Jeisel why the troops were attacking, and realized that the younglings weren't safe. Jesiel just told her to block the shots. During the attack, her fellow instructor Du Mahn was killed, as were the small group of younglings she'd been protecting. K'Kruhk single-handedly butchered many clones, before telling the children to run for the door, which Piru and Jesiel were guarding. Jeisel decided to stay behind to hold the clones off, and K'Kruhk and Piru made for the shuttle that the troops had arrived in. Jeisel then set off a thermal detonator, which incinerated her, the troops, and set the building on fire. Piru wanted to wait for her, but K'Kruhk told her Jeisel wasn't coming. As they blasted off from Bogden, Piru had many questions for K'Kruhk, but he could only answer "I don't know."



Shortly after Jeisel's sacrifice and their harrowing escape, Piru and her fellow Jedi's ship crash landed on a wild, unspoiled planet. With K'Kruhk, Kennan Taanzer, and the other younglings safe on a planet full of resources, and with intercepted transmissions to inform him of recent events, the Jedi made the best of their situation and adhered to their beliefs.

Unfortunately everything changed when Lumbra and his men came to the youngling's camp. Without K'Kruhk, they were almost defenseless. When Lumbra noticed that the broken ship had a piece that they needed, he proceeded to take it. As he approached the ship, Seddwia jumped at him saying that it was their ship and to leave it alone. Lumbra grabbed Seddwia by the arm and pulled her away, starting a conflict. Chase Piru jumped to her rescue, force pushed Lumbra, but was shot by Callow and believed dead. When Lumbra realized children were Jedi younglings, they were chained up and on their way to be turned to the Galactic Empire for hefty fee. K'Kruhk healed Piru to the best of his abilities and the two had to come up with a plan to get the younglings back. K'Kruhk, using his lightsaber, cut off a log and threw it into a river. He then said "It's a hard thing I ask of you.." but was interrupted by Piru who said "I can do it master...", as she entered the river and floated off on the log.

Piru hid in the bushes near Lumbra's ship. She guided her master's arrows on each of the thugs. Once the numbers were down to two, Piru went to free her clan, only to be caught by Callow and held hostage. She was soon witnessed to K'Kruhk slicing the pirates in half. He later apologized for his un-Jedi behaviour. He was going to drop them off somewhere safe and he would check in on them from time to time.

Behind the scenes
The word piru means devil in Finnish.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Dark Times: Parallels

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