Johun Othone

"Beware of your anger."

- Valenthyne Farfalla to Johun Othone

Johun Othone was a Human Male Jedi Knight, the former Padawan of Lord Hoth and later, Valenthyne Farfalla. Born on Sermeria, Othone was taken into the Jedi Order at the age of ten, and apprenticed to Hoth. Before Hoth and Othone became involved with the New Sith Wars, they visited backwater planets on the Outer Rim, staying far away from the Core of the galaxy and politics in general. Hoth, though, created the Army of Light to fight the Brotherhood of Darkness in the New Sith Wars. Othone fought with Hoth during these wars, especially during the Ruusan campaign, in which Hoth was killed when the Sith detonated a thought bomb on Ruusan, destroying themselves, Hoth, and 99 other Jedi. Othone had evacuated Ruusan with thousands of other Jedi and soldiers of the Republic, therefore survivng the blast. Othone had fears that a Sith survived the blast, though he was convinced otherwise by Valenthyne Farfalla, an Equine Jedi Master who later took Othone as his padawan.

Othone accompanied Farfalla to Coruscant, the capitol of the Republic, in a meeting with the Supreme Chancellor Tarsus Valorum, concerning the Ruusan Reformation. There, changes were made to the Republic, resulting in the dissolution of the Army of Light. After the meeting, Farfalla knighted Othone, and gave him a mission to protect Valorum as a Chancellor's Guard. Othone protected Valorum throughout his two terms as chancellor, and became Valorum's advisor after Valorum stepped down from his position. In 990 BBY, Othone saved Valorum's life from the Anti-Republic Liberation Front, which put Valorum in debt with the Jedi. In gratitude, Valorum convinced the Senate to build a memorial on Ruusan that thanked the 100 Jedi who died to destroy the Sith. Othone, monitering the construction of the memorial, had his fears of a survivng Sith confirmed when the failed Jedi Darovit came forward, revealing the presense of a Sith named Bane and his apprentice Zannah, who was Darovit's cousin. Othone told Farfalla of the surviving Sith; he convinced Farfalla of Bane and Zannah's existence, and Othone, Farfalla, and three other Jedi: Sarro Xaj, Raskta Lsu, and Worror, confronted the Sith on Tython. The Jedi lost the duel, and all five were killed; Othone was the last to die, impaled by Zannah's lightsaber.

Early life
Othone was born in Addolis, the capital of the agriworld of Sermeria in 1,019 BBY. Othone and his family had worked at a farm a few miles away from Addolis; they produced food for the general populace of Sermeria, as well as for other more developed planets that did not have enough land to fertilize crops for their large populations. Othone was discovered by the Jedi Order in 1,009 BBY, at the age of ten, and left Sermeria with the Jedi. Othone was apprenticed to General Hoth, who took Othone to dozens of planets before the Ruusan campaign. These planets generally tended to be Outer Rim world; Hoth preferred to stay away from the politics of the Republic, the largest planet-wide government at the time. Therefore, Othone never saw worlds like the capitol of the Republic, Coruscant, but instead planets much like his homeworld of Sermeria, which were generally less-developed and agricultural.

New Sith Wars
"Makes sense to have a Jedi with us. Just in case."

- Irtanna

During the period of time that Othone had existed, a war was raging between the Jedi and their enemies, the Sith. The Jedi, with the Republic, fought the Sith Kaan, a former Jedi Master, who had fromed the Brotherhood of Darkness. In response, Hoth, Othone's master, created and commanded the Army of Light, made up of Jedi. As Hoth's padawan, Othone fought with the Army of Light on Ruusan during a series of battles that were deciding the war. Darth Bane, a Sith who wanted to destroy the Brotherhood of Darkness and reform the Sith, conviced Kaan that it was in his best interests to create a thought bomb, a weapon that targeted Force-sensitive individuals, and vaporized their flesh. Hoth, realizing that Kaan was going to use a thought bomb to destroy both the Jedi and the Sith on Ruusan, evacuated thousands of Jedi in the Army of Light from Ruusan, sending Othone with Valenthyne Farfalla and his warship, the Fairwind, even though Othone volunteered to stay with his master, which Hoth refused. Hoth kept a hundred Jedi with him as he confronted Kaan; each of the Jedi and all of the Sith perished when Kaan activated the bomb. The only Force-sensitives that survived were the cousins Rain and Darovit- seperated at the time, as well as Bane, who wasn't on Ruusan when Kaan detonated the bomb. Non Force-sensitives, such as Sith mercenaries and Republic soldiers survived the blast as well- the bomb didn't affect them at all.

Onboard the Fairwind, Othone and five hundred other Jedi were packed together: the Fairwind fit only 300 comfortably. Othone made his way through the packed Jedi and found Farfalla, whom Othone asked if he could join the rescue teams going down to Ruusan to look for survivors of the thought bomb, or capture Sith mercenaries left behind by the Brotherhood of Darknees. Farfalla refused, noting that the after effects of the thought bomb were unknown, and that Othone could be killed if he went down to Ruusan if the thought bomb's effects on Jedi still lingered. Othone argued that some members of the Brotherhood of Darkness could've sruvived, though Farfalla quickly denied this. Realizing that he was not going to be permitted to go down to Ruusan despite his arguments, Othone took matters into his own hands. He used a mind trick on a female soldier named Irtanna, who was piloting a Envoy-class shuttle christened the Star-Wake down to Ruusan, to convince her that Othone was going along with her, along with the Ruusan native Bordon and his sons Tallo and Wend as the ship's crew.

On his way down to Ruusan with the rest of the Army of Light's rescue crews, Othone encountered a pair of Sith mercenaries. Bordon, whose wife was lost fighting Sith mercenaries, wanted to mercilessly kill the two soldiers. Othone, seeing that Bordon was losing himself to his hatred, told Irtanna to let him leave the Star-Wake, arrest the two mercenaries, and wait for another ship to pick him and the mercenaries up. Upon Ruusan's surface, the thought bomb's after effects caused no harm to Othone, proving that Jedi could once again go on Ruusan's surface. Othone met the two mercenaries, who told him of a Sith who killed two of their fellow soldiers with Force lightning, and another two with the Sith's lightsaber. Othone, who thought his beliefs that a Sith still existed were proven true, was taken off Ruusan along with the two mercenaries by Major Orten Ledes, a high ranking non-Jedi in the Army of Light, who took the mercenaries into Republic custody.

Othone, upon returning to the Fairwind, was chastised by Farfalla for disobeying orderd and using his Jedi powers to manipulate others. Othone discussed to Farfalla his fears that a Sith survived Ruusan, and how the mercenaries testimonies further proved Othone's fears. Farfalla, dropped Othone's fears, explaining that believed the mercenaries stories to be lies and that Othone's own desire to take revenge on the Sith for killing Hoth was blinding him. Because Othone had blatantly disregarded direct orders from Farfalla, the Equine Jedi Master took Othone along with him to Coruscant to accompany Farfalla as his aide in a meeting with the Supreme Chancellor, Tarsus Valorum. Farfalla offered to name Othone as his padawan, which Othone generously accepted.

Ruusan Reformation
Upon reaching Coruscant, the location of Farfalla's meeting with Valorum, Othone saw the city-wide planet for the first time of his life. During their trip towards the Chancellor's office, Othone gazed at Coruscant's city, fazed by the bright lights, the sheer amount of people, and by Coruscant's many buildings. After waiting for their appointment after Farfalla and Othone had arrived, the two Jedi met Valorum for their meeting. At the meeting, Valorum told the Farfalla of his plans to disband the Army of Light because of the Brotherhood's demise and the damage the Jedi and Sith's wars caused the Republic and the galaxy. Othone disagreed, and argued against the proposalto disband the Army of Light, but Othone complied when his arguments were outmatched by Valorum's politics. Valorum also proposed that the Jedi answer to the Senate of the Republic; the people of the Republic saw the Jedi as instugators of war and feared the as a result. The Supreme Chancellor would not control the Jedi- the Jedi Council would still oversee the actions of the Jedi Order, but would only do so under the supervision of the Senate. Farfalla agreed with Valorum's requests, and told the Supreme Chancellor that he would bring his requests to the Jedi Council.

After the meeting between Farfalla, Othone, and Valorum ended, Othone spilled out his anger to Farfalla about the discussion; Othone thought that everything that was being discussed spat on the memory of Hoth and the Army of Light, and that Hoth would never agree with Valorum's requests. Farfalla calmed Othone down, reminding Othone to watch his anger, and explained to Othone how Jedi had to cast asides their weapons after the war and accept peace. Later, after the Ruusan Reformation- the proposals Valorum made to Farfalla during their meeting- passed through the Senate, Farfalla told Othone of the murders of Irtanna, Bordon, Tallo and Wend. Though Othone grieved at their deaths, he kept his anger in check by reciting the Jedi Code. While Othone grieved, Farfalla also told Othone that he was to be knighted as a Jedi Knight, as well as Othone's mission as a Jedi: to protect the Chancellor's life by serving in the Chancellor's Guard. By serving with the guard, Othone was to show support by the Jedi for Valorum. Farfalla knighted Othone after their discussion, since Farfalla was given permission by the Jedi Council to do so previously; the Council believed Othone had passed the Jedi Trials. After his knighting ceremony, Othone reflected upon his unhappiness with his future as Valorum's guard, but Othone decided to take the position as Valorum's guard willingly and serve it to the best of his abilities.

Saving the Chancellor
In 990 BBY, 10 years after the Ruusan Reformation, Valorum's changes went into effect. Hundreds of planets were taken back by the Republic, and othone witnessed the very changes taking place at Valorum's side. Othone stayed by the Chancellor's side for both of his terms, as well as afterwards. Valorum refused to take a securty team with him on political missions after he had stepped down as Chancellor, though Othone never left Valorum's side, convinced that Valorum still faced dangers on these missions. Officially, Othone's position was as a Jedi Advisor, though Othone almost never offered Valorum advice. One of the political missions that Othone accompanied Valorum on was to the planet Serenno. Serenno's inhabitants were wealthy, and often sponsered Sepeatist movements. Valorum had to meet with the ruling families of Serenno, and convince them that it was in their best interests to cut off fund to these Seperatists. As Othone and Valorum reached Serenno's surface, members of the Anti-Republic Liberation Front, one of the more powerful Seperatist groups, were waiting to kidnap Valorum.

After Valorum and Othone's ship, the New Dawn, landed, the ARLF members attacked the Chancellor. A Chiss female, Cyndra, and a human ARLF member, Paak, detonated an explosive, destroying the New Dawn and killing its crew. However, before the four members that were waiting on the landing pad could kidnap Valorum, Othone deflected a blaster bolt headed towards him using his lightsaber. Three members came forward, attacking him with weapons made with cortosis, though Othone used Niman, a lightsaber form, to defeat the three attackers. The ARLF member that held back, a Twi'lek named Kelad'den, was then attacked by Othone. Using crescent shaped blades, Kel was able to score a hit on Othone's jaw, and evenly match Othone's blade in combat. However, Othone was able to kill Kel by grabbing the Twi'lek, and jumping down 50 meters into the ocean below with the intent of sacrificing himself to kill Kel. The impact killed Kel, but Othone, using the power of the Force, survived, and climbed back up. Cyndra and Paak, who did not engage Othone, fled after they saw Kel's death. Othone was thanked by Valorum for saving his live, and offered the Jedi help for whahever he wanted or needed.

Confronting the Sith
When Valorum's second term ended and he became a diplomat-at-large, Johun was officially appointed his "Jedi adviser," a title identical of that of Jorus C'Baoth in his later association with Palpatine. In 990 BBY, Othone accompanied Valorum on a trip to Serenno. There, the former Chancellor was ambushed in a kidnapping attempt. During the duel, Othone using Form VI in combat, disposed of three members of the Anti-Republic Liberation Front, and was nearly killed by another, Kelad'den. When defeat was imminent, Othone sacrificed himself and dropped to the depths below with his enemy at hand, in hopes of killing them both. However, he survived, while Kelad'den's neck was broken. He climbed to the top and managed to convince Chancellor Valorum to get a security team.

After the Ruusan campaign, Othone petitioned the Jedi Council for some sort of memorial to Lord Hoth to be built on the planet Ruusan. The Council refused to participate, saying it was arrogant and preferring that the world be forgotten. In his desperation Othone instead turned to the Galactic Senate, who provided him with the funds to build the memorials in the Valley of the Jedi, largely due to the support of the project by Valorum, who felt he owed Johun. Othone was initially in charge of overseeing the construction.

While there, he met with Darovit, the "Healing Hermit". Darovit had been vandalizing the construction of the Valley of the Jedi, and Johun made an attempt to apprehend him. When he arrived at Darovit's house, he was told that a Sith Lord named Darth Bane had survived the thought bomb and had taken Darovit's cousin, who was now known as Darth Zannah, as his apprentice. Johun was shocked to have found proof that the Sith still lived, and convinced Darovit to come to Coruscant to tell the Jedi Council about Bane. Before he could though, Zannah, under disguise, took Darovit from the Jedi Archives and headed to Tython. Othone let his former master, Farfalla, know of the incident, and together they pursued Zannah's ship: the Loranda.

Aboard the Justice Crusader was Othone, Farfalla, Raskta Lsu, Sarro Xaj and Worror. Together, they pursued the Sith and came to Tython, where they engaged in a deadly duel.

None of the Jedi, including Othone, survived the duel. Othone's lightsaber hand was first severed by Darth Bane, and he was subsequently impaled to death by Darth Zannah.

Legacy
Othone's lightsaber, along with the rest of the Jedi who fell at Tython, were originally taken as trophies by the victorious Sith Lords. However, after Zannah was forced to trick the Jedi on Ambria, who were sent to capture Darth Bane but instead believed Darovit to be the Sith Lord, the Jedi found and took the five lightsabers to honor them at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

Othone's claims of the surviving Sith never came to light, since both Darth Bane and Zannah were able to escape the Jedi. However, despite his death the Valley of the Jedi was created, although its intended role failed, as it was forgotten.

Powers and abilities
Othone practiced Niman or the Diplomatic Form. This allowed him to focus less on his lightsaber skills and more on his diplomatic ones.

While acting as Jedi Advisor to Valorum, Othone became well versed in diplomacy and politics.

Behind the scenes
Johun was incorrectly spelled Jothun on the Wizards of the Coast website. Johun was incorrectly spelled in Darth Bane: Rule of Two as well; he is called "John" in the novel a single time.

Othone (pron. othoni) means 'monitor' in Greek

Appearances

 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two