He was Taehun, formerly part of a secretive Order of Jedi outcasts thought to have disappeared. Many years had passed since the chance meeting between him and his Master, one of the outcasts who had recognized his special “talents” and took him in as his own apprentice to add to the ranks of the Order. The Order had no name, for there was no need of one.

It was started by a rogue Jedi long ago in the time of the Old Republic. This was a time when there was open war between the Jedi and Sith, the legendary dark force practitioners. Perhaps, had he been born in an era filled with less strife, his Order would have been much more successful. However, this was not to be. He was a radical to many, but his ideals did make sense to a select few. This particular Jedi theorized that in order for complete harmony, one must strive to balance both the dark and light sides of the force. By using only the dark side, one would be far too apt to use the force for evil purposes, whereas the light side often blinded the Jedi that used it solely. Thus, it only made sense that to achieve order, the dark and light must be brought together. This Jedi was quickly considered tainted by the dark side, and thus, cast out from the Jedi temple.

He knew that both the Sith and the Jedi would quickly stomp out his Order if it grew too large. Thus, he searched the entire galaxy for an apprentice, a young one who could be taught the truth of the force. The apprentice would require total guidance for quite some time, so as to prevent any side of the force taking control over the harmony that existed within him. This Jedi eventually found his apprentice, and taught him and guided him… And so, the Order continued on for quite some time, taught from one Outcast to one apprentice. Ironically, this method of continuing his Order was exactly how the Sith continued to survive, and was similar in how the Jedi survived the clutches of Darth Vader.

The Jedi who had reared Taehun in the ways of the force was such a Jedi. Unfortunately for Taehun, he was an old man, and already well along in his years. Thus, after less than three years of training and guidance, Taehun was forced to continue his journey of the force alone. Early on, this seemed to be no problem, as his Master had left several books and tomes of knowledge of the force. However, without a master’s guidance, Taehun soon became enamored with the legends of the Sith and the power that the dark side of the force promised. His thoughts soon turned to vengeance…yes, he would have his revenge on those who forced him out of his own home. Because of this, when one of the final tests came and Taehun followed his Master’s instructions on creating a lightsaber, he didn’t seem to mind that it was a deep red, the color of anger and passion. Taehun…had become a dark Jedi.