Corwin Shelvay

"The Force always shows you the right path&hellip;but nothing says that the path will be easy&hellip;"

- Corwin Shelvay

Corwin Shelvay was a male Human Jedi Knight at the time Emperor Palpatine began the Great Jedi Purge.

Early life
Corwin was the apprentice of the Sullustan Jedi Master Darrin Arkanian. Arkanian had previously been scouring the Galaxy, attempting to unite the fragmented Jedi Order to form some sort of resistance against the Emperor. However, the fire of the Jedi was dying from the Galaxy, and Darrin felt things would go better to train an apprentice to become a Jedi Knight.

That apprentice was Corwin Shelvay. However, Darrin was concerned over Corwin's quick temperedness and insistence that they take the fight to the Empire. As was such, Arkanian often told Shelvay to learn to control his emotions. Nonetheless, Darrin was pleased with Corwin's advancement in the ways of the Force and together, the two roamed the Outer Rim, searching for Jedi to join them so that they might rebuild the Jedi Order and bring down the Emperor. Soon however, the Jedi became wanted by the Empire and Imperial forces managed to capture Corwin. Corwin was subjected to Imperial interrogation techniques, but did not reveal the location of his Master.

Corwin and the Dark Side


Eventually, Corwin was turned over to High Inquisitor Tremayne, one of the Emperor's dark side minions. For two weeks, Corwin underwent torture by the High Inquisitor in an attempt to get Darrin Arkanian's location from him. But Corwin was stronger than anyone might have suspected, including himself, and was able to survive the cruelty delivered by Tremayne. Corwin was able to hold out long enough for his master to infiltrate Coruscant on a rescue mission. However, as they were fleeing, Arkanian faced off with Tremayne in a fierce lightsaber battle. During the battle, Darrin was severely injured and Corwin was forced to jump in and save his master.

Attacking Tremayne with a ferocity that bordered on the dark side, Corwin severed Tremayne's arm and damaged his face. Leaving Coruscant behind, Corwin did his best to save his Master, but Darrin's wounds were too severe. A few days after, Darrin Arkanian became one with the Force and left Corwin without a Master. After his Master's death, Corwin realized he had given into his anger in fighting Tremayne, and this deeply bothered him. He was haunted by visions of himself at Tremayne's side, and these visions were enough to cause him to be very cautious of the use of his Force powers, and always conscious of the Jedi Code.

On one occasion while working for the Rebel Alliance, Shelvay was attacked by a slaver using a snare rifle. Shelvay cut himself free from the snare with a vibro-blade, and vaped the slaver. This encounter was observed by Yiggothal.

Devon Fuller introduced him to the Rebel Alliance and he soon proved as an invaluable recruiter and operative. Years later, Corwin assembled a SpecForce mission, in which Force-sensitives Kyle Katarn, Shira Brie and Erling Tredway were sent to sabotage the superlaser of the second Death Star en route to D'rinba IV.

Appearances

 * Dark Vendetta