Durrei

"Do not let the artifact fall into their hands. Take it. Use what they desire most against them."

- Durrei

Durrei was a native of Elrood, and a Force-sensitive. His family was killed by stormtroopers when he was very young, and it was during their executions that Durrei first used his latent Force abilities, using the dark side to kill the Imperials. Following his parents' murders, Durrei committed himself to the dark side of the Force, and would join a splinter faction of the Galactic Empire in their fight against the Imperials.

Durrei eventually discovered clues about a rare Force artifact called the Kashi Mer talisman, and used his new contacts to pursue the relic.

Early life
When he was very young, a squad of stormtroopers tried to arrest Durrei's mother, who they suspected of treason against the Galactic Empire. When Durrei's father resisted, the soldiers opened fire, destroying all in front of them. Faced with such destruction, Durrei unleashed his latent Force ability, using the dark side to destroy the soldiers. Despite this, he was not able to save his parents.

Durrei fled his home, and began searching for other Force-sensitives that could teach him in any way. Driven by the death of his parents, he dedicated himself to the dark side, to avoid ever being helpless again. During this period, he acquired a red-bladed lightsaber, which he soon learned to use. After a number of years, a man sought out Durrei and persuaded him to join in fighting against the Empire&mdash;Durrei readily agreed. The man had stolen Imperial technology which he planned to turn against the Empire. However, it turned out that the man was a member of an Imperial splinter faction, but Durrei was content to serve him so long as other Imperials were killed.

Relic hunting
At the age of 22, Durrei heard of a mysterious Force artifact, a relic of the ancient Kashi Mer monarchy. A prism shaped gray rock, approximately 20 by 10 centimeters, the relic reportedly conveyed on its possessor the ability to tap directly into the dark side. The relic had been stolen by Reda Jalooz, a confused student of the Force, and had surfaced in the Corva Sector.

Desperate for the device, Durrei convinced his new master to give him troops and former Imperial equipment to track it down. The relic was acquired by a Gotal crimelord by the name of Mahk'khar. Durrei arranged to trade with the Gotal for the relic on the abandoned world of Jandoon. In exchange for the relic, Durrei was to give over Meela, the kidnapped daughter of a local professor, Oron, as well as 10,000 credits.

Traveling in a Lambda-class shuttle, he met Mahk'khar in some of the abandoned ruins on the planet. However, the two were ambushed by a group of New Republic operatives, trying to claim the relic. Accompanied by only four bodyguards, Durrei fought off some of the operatives before retreating with the relic, leaving his bodyguards to buy him time.

The New Republic operatives continued their pursuit of Durrei; however, what became of Durrei, as well as the talisman, is unknown at this time.

Personality and traits
Durrei's life was dramatically affected by the murder of his parents, leading him to dedicate himself to the dark side, to avoid ever being helpless again. It also led him to being easily convinced to join the fight against the Empire. Durrei lusted after the Kashi Mer talisman, and he was not above giving over Meela, the kidnapped daughter of a local professor, in order to get it.

Powers and abilities
Durrei, driven by the death of his parents, dedicated himself to the dark side of the Force. At an early age he showed a latent ability with the Force, unleashing it to destroy the stormtoopers who came to arrest his mother. Mostly self taught, at some point Durrei acquired a red-bladed lightsaber, which he soon learned to use. He was able to use telekinetic applications of the Force, as seen when he lifted the Kashi Mer talisman from Mahk'khar's hands.

Behind the scenes
Durrei was created by George R. Strayton and was illustrated by Doug Shuler for the article Relic, which was published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 in 1995, and was later reprinted in Classic Adventures, Volume 4: The Best of the Journal in 1997.