Jori Daragon

Jori Daragon was a Human female native of Koros Major and a hyperspace explorer who lived circa 5000 BBY. Following the death of her parents, she and her brother, Gav Daragon, became indebted to Aarrba the Hutt. Running out of credits, the two took their ship, Starbreaker 12, on one last expedition in hopes of repairing their finances by earning a commission from the Brotherhood of Navigators for finding new hyperroutes. The two Daragons were somewhat Force-sensitive, although untrained, and managed to accidentally discover the Daragon Trail, which took them to the Sith world of Korriban. They were imprisoned and taken to the planet Ziost for interrogation.

Eventually, they were sentenced to death by the Sith, but Sith Lord Naga Sadow sprang them from prison and took them to his own fortress. Sadow hoped to convince the other Sith that the Daragons were the precursor for a Republic invasions, but when Sadow's rival, Ludo Kressh attacked Sadow's fortress, she took the Starbreaker 12 and escaped back to Republic space, knowing that the she was the only means of warning the Republic would have of a Sith invasion. Little did she know that Sadow had placed a homing device on her ship and was planning on following Starbreaker 12 ' s course.

She returned to the Koros system and, after overcoming initial suspicions and arrest for various crimes, she managed to get an audience with Empress Teta of the Koros system and several prominent Jedi Masters, including Memit Nadill, Ooroo, and Odan-Urr. Jori's warning came in time for a last-ditch defense to be mounted against the oncoming Sith armada. However, her brother had turned to the dark side and was aiding the Sith fleet. Although Gav eventually turned on the Sith, Sadow destroyed him over Primus Goluud. However, Jori survived the war, and since one of its casualties had been Aarba, she took over ownership of Aarrba's Repair Dock.

Early life


As children, Jori and her brother Gav tested high enough in Force potential to be accepted for Jedi training, but they refused, seeking the wealth that could be found in a spacer's lifestyle. They worked with their parents Hok and Timar, who typically flew the Shadow Runner while the younger Daragons piloted the Starbreaker 12. The two often begged their parents to let them go on runs with them, but Hok and Timar usually forced them to remain on Koros Major. When Hok and Timar were killed by rebels while delivering supplies to Teta's soldiers in the Battle of Kirrek during the Unification Wars, their creditor, Aarrba the Hutt, extended their credit, claiming that their parents' ship had been paid for with their blood. Though they were grief-stricken at the loss of their parents, Gav and Jori took the Starbreaker 12 and began a life mapping out new hyperspace routes.

The siblings, running low on credit and already forced to sell their dwelling as collateral to repay Aarba, damaged the Starbreaker 12 while flying through the Starswarm Cluster in an attempt to find a new route. The Navigators Guild approved their route, the Goluud Corridor, but marked it as risky. However, Gav and Jori soon found themselves with a price on their heads, put on by Merchant Lord Ssk Kahorr after one of his drone ships crashed into Primus Goluud while using the Goluud Corridor. After narrowly escaping a pair of assassins with the help of Jedi Knights Odan-Urr and Memit Nadill, Gav and Jori stole back the impounded Starbreaker 12 and, pursued by Cinnagar security forces, punched in random coordinates, sending them on a blind jump into hyperspace.

Discovering the Sith Empire


After arriving in the system, Gav and Jori were immediately taken prisoner, as the Sith wildly debated over what to do with them. They were locked in the icy, underground prison in the Sith Fortress on Ziost, where the Daragons soon learned from the Sith Lord Simus that they were to be executed as soon as possible. However, in the first step of his elaborate plan to become Dark Lord, Naga Sadow and his loyal group of Massassi attacked the Ziost prison, freeing Gav and Jori, and making it look like an attack that was orchestrated and carried out by the Republic. Gav and Jori were sent to Sadow's private fortress on Khar Shian, as Naga Sadow was successfully crowned Dark Lord of the Sith, in lieu of the "Republic attack."

Shortly afterward, Jori was separated from her brother, being sent to Khar Shian's icy host planet of Khar Delba, specifically Naga Sadow's decoy fortress there. Sadow assured her that she was not being kept as a prisoner, despite the meak living conditions he presented her with. She would occasionally receive hologram messages from Gav, ensuring her that he was fine.

Around this time, Naga Sadow sent his Massassi warriors to Ziost and stole back the Starbreaker 12, though they were closely followed by the battle fleet of Ludo Kressh, Sith rival of Naga Sadow. Kressh and his companions attacked Khar Delba, as the Dark Lord told Jori to leave and save herself. Though hesitant to leave the sector without Gav, with no other choice, Jori flew the Starbreaker 12 back to the Republic, unaware of the homing beacon Naga Sadow had planted on her ship.

Great Hyperspace War
When Jori arrived on Koros Major, she was immediately arrested for a plethora of crimes, most notably stealing the Starbreaker 12, and was sentenced to slave work on the colony world of Ronika, with the Starbreaker 12 being put into the possession of Ssk Kahorr as compensation for his damages. She was easily able to escape Ronika on an ore shuttle and flew back to Koros Major, where she infiltrated Empress Teta's fortress and informed her of the impending Sith invasion. The Empress was hesitant at first to believe Jori, but Odan-Urr confirmed her story, explaining that it was just like the visions he'd been having. After hearing this, Teta began to rally the Republic's forces.

As the Sith Empire's invasion of Koros Major began, Jori was given a lightsaber from Odan-Urr, and headed to Aarrba's repair dock to find a ship. As she entered, she saw Gav and his Massassi bodyguards standing over the body of Aarrba the Hutt. Jori assumed the worst, and attacked Gav, but he was able to flee, heading for Primus Goluud. Jori followed him and saw Naga Sadow activate solar flares all over the giant star, killing Gav instantly, who was trapped in Sadow's meditation sphere. Jori and her accompanying fleet of Teta's ships attempted to pursue Sadow's fleet, but the Dark Lord was able to escape to Yavin 4.



After the war ended, Jori became the owner of Aarrba's repair dock, living happily for the rest of her years.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 25: Vector, Part 1