Raynar Thul

Raynar Thul (b. circa 9 ABY) was an antagonist, then as a friend of, the Solo twins. He is the son of former Alderaan nobles Bornan and Aryn Dro Thul, and the heir of their shipping enterprise, Bornaryn Trading. He is (usually) never seen in clothes that do not have the colours of the House of Thul on them.

Early life
Raynar was born on the flagship of Bornaryn Trading, the Tradewyn. His family's home planet of Alderaan was destroyed approx. 10 years before his birth, and his parents and uncle keep the spirit of their homeworld alive by participating in family customs such as the Ceremony of Waters.

Spoilt and boastful, Raynar took after his uncle Tyko Thul in personality. He was raised with the best of everything money can buy, but lacked physical affection from his family.

At some point, Raynar was discovered to be Force sensitive and sent to Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 to train his ability in the Force.

Shadow Academy
Raynar is not a well liked student at the academy, and is often found annoying fellow students by either interrupting Luke Skywalker's lessons with a lot of questions, or claiming to be superior in the Force to everyone else.

During the Shadow Academy attack, Raynar's boasts about how good he is with the Force are proven wrong, as he is trounced by Dark Jedi, and would have been killed had Zekk not thrown him into the mud. From then on he vowed to work harder on his mastery of the Force to back up his boasts.

Diversity Alliance
Shortly after the attack by the Shadow Academy, Raynar was told by Han Solo that Bornan Thul has gone missing. After offering to form a search party, Raynar was told to stay at the academy. As weeks went by without any word from Bornan, Aryn Dro Thul recalled her son to the flagship Tradewyn for his security and her peace of mind. After a traitor was discovered and dispatched, Raynar stayed aboard the ship for a few more weeks. Missing his new friends Jacen Solo, Jaina Solo, Tenel Ka, and Lowbacca, he got a ride back to Yavin 4 with the supplier old Peckhum.

After hearing about the human-hating Diversity Alliance and its leader, Nolaa Tarkona, from former Diversity Alliance member Lusa, Raynar understood why his father disappeared on the way to meet Tarkona. Bornan Thul had acquired a navicomputer with coordinates to a plague warehouse that he was supposed to have given Tarkona, but found out what she planned to do with it and hid. Unfortunately, Bornan Thul had visited the warehouse, and Boba Fett had hacked into his navigation logs, found the coordinates, and turned them over to Tarkona.

After being reunited with his father, Raynar, along with Zekk and the Jedi trainees, helped his father wire the warehouse with explosives. Unfortunately, The Diversity Alliance showed up, and Bornan Thul was exposed to a human-killing virus in the ensuing confrontation. Raynar had to watch his father die hours after being reunited with him.

After a mourning period, Raynar went back to Yavin 4 and built his lightsaber. He was also delighted to learn that Lusa, to whom he had become close, was now a full-time student at the Academy.

New Jedi Order
In the New Jedi Order book Star by Star, Raynar was chosen as a member of the Myrkr strike team mission to kill the voxyn queen.

Raynar was thought to have died when the ship he was on was captured by Dark Jedi. Shortly after the ship took off, the rest of the strike team felt a surge in the Force that may have been his death.

Post-NJO
Raynar lives, but not much is known about his role in the upcoming Dark Nest trilogy, including how he survived. It is speculated that he may be the one leading the Killiks into war with the Chiss.

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