Kendrel

"My husband trained on Korriban. He had his chance at glory but failed--now he runs errands for a slimy Hutt."

- Gianna, Kendrel's wife

Kendrel was a male Human who lived on the planet Nal Hutta during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Kendrel was Force-sensitive and trained on the planet Korriban to become a Sith as part of the Sith Empire, however he failed his training. To avoid the death that awaited most failed Sith candidates Kendrel fled the planet. Kendrel ended up on Nal Hutta where he took up work doing errands for a Hutt. He married a woman named Gianna who with whom he had a son named Zi'am, who was also Force-sensitive. When Gianna discovered her son's ability she wished for him to be trained on Korriban to become a Sith so he could succeed where his father had failed. Kendrel however did not want his son to travel to the Sith training world and attempted to flee Nal Hutta with the boy, travelling to the spaceport in the town of Jiguuna. Having learned of her husbands plan Gianna asked an Imperial aligned individual to bring back her son so he could train as a Sith. The individual accepted and found Kendrel an Zi'am in the spaceport. When the failed Sith refused to hand over the boy the individual killed him. After his father's death Zi'am returned to his mother, whom sent him to Korriban.

Biography
"I was once an acolyte at the Academy on Korriban. There's no failure at the Sith Academy. Those who can't cut it, die."

- Kendrel

Kendrel was a male Force-sensitive Human who lived during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Sometime before 3,643 BBY, Kendrel trained on the planet Korriban to become a Sith. He however failed his training and fled before he could be [Death|killed]] as most failures on the planet were. He then came to live on the planet Nal Hutta where he worked for a Hutt preforming various errands. Kendrel also married a woman named Gianna and had a son with her named Zi'am prior to 3,643 BBY. When they discovered the boy was Force-sensitive like his father, Gianna wanted to send Zi'am to Korriban so he too could train to serve the Empire as a Sith. Kendrel however refused to allow his son to go through the same terrible experience he had training as a Sith and so took the boy and attempted to flee Nal Hutta with him. The pair reached a spaceport in the industrial town of Jiguuna where they arranged to travel off planet. However a comm officer named Mekks working at the spaceport recognised the pair and informed the boy's mother since he owed her a favor. Gianna then travelled to a cantina in Jiguuna called the Poison Pit where she sought help to retrieve her son.



Gianna eventually approached an Imperial aligned individual and asked that they helped her retrieve her son. The individual found Mekks in the spaceport and the comm officer called over Kendrel and Zi'am. Once the individual explained why they were there Kendrel refused to hand over the boy as he didn't want to risk the Sith killing Zi'am if he failed the training. The father asked that the individual let them flee and tell Gianna they had gone to Korriban so she wouldn't search for them. The individual refused and shot Kendrel, killing him before before he could react. After his father's death Zi'am fled home to his mother, although greatly upset by his father's death. Gianna then sent Zi'am to Korriban, as she had planned to, where he came under the tutelage of a Sith overseer named Harkun.

Personality and traits
"I got wise and fled before they could kill me, and I'll die before I see my son eaten alive by those Sith dogs!"

- Kendrel

Kendrel at the time of his Sith trials was not able enough to complete them, however he was wise enough to work out that he needed to escape if he wished to survive. He cared deeply for her son Zi'am and was willing to give his life to try and prevent his son going to Korriban where he might die. Kendrel's wife however believed he was a fool and a coward. At the time Kendrel attempted to flee with their son Gianna felt their marriage had been dead for years.

Behind the scenes
"I didn't get a chance to thank you for helping my son and I escape Hutta. Now, with a few hundred light-years behind us, it occurs to me how much I owe you."

- Part of Kendrel's message if the player lets him live

Kendrel first appeared in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, which was released by BioWare and LucasArts in 2011. He is involved in the quest "Dreams of Korriban" on Hutta, where his wife asks you to retrieve her son from Kendrel. The player has a choice to either allow Kendrel and Zi'am to flee once they reach the space port as a light side option or to kill Kendrel as a dark side option. If the player chooses to allow the pair to flee then they can either tell Gianna the truth as a Dark side option or that Kendrel agreed to take Zi'am to Korriban as a light side option. This article assumes that the player chose to take the dark side option and kill Kendrel due to the fact only Imperial characters of the bounty hunter or Imperial Agent class can undertake this quest. This is due to its location on Nal Hutta which no other classes have access to. If the player does choose the dark side option and kills Kendrel then they will recieve a message from an overseer on Korriban named Harkun informing them that Zi'am is now training there and rewarding them with 13 credits. If the player spares Kendrel then he instead will send the player a message, thanking them and explaining he will train Zi'am himself away from the Jedi and the Sith.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic