| Tionne Thanewulf was born in 45 BBE on Coruscant, as the daughter of Snorr and Aneraah Thanewulf. Snorr's father - Harald Thanewulf - a Coruscanti born Jedi Knight was the Watchman of the Koros System somewhere around 75 BBE. Harald had a difficult personality; he was an extreme pessimist and a resident cynic, but nevertheless an apt Jedi who's efficiency and servitude to the Order remained undisputed. When the Council recognized his skill and affinity towards covert operations, he was relieved of his duty as Watchman and assigned as Jedi investrigator. For this same reason, he never took a student; spending most time offworld made the delicate selection process impossible.
However, Harald was a passionate man for a Jedi; despite the explicit prohibition of any forms of attachment the Jedi Code preached, the Knight had a secret affair with his childhood friend Tionne Ulver, who later became an accomplished astrophysicist and cosmologist teaching at the Coruscant University. Whilst the young scientist, stripped of funding, was forced into an arranged marriage with the youngest son of the Aldeerani senator, she continued seeing the Knight, consequently giving birth to Snorr. During her pregnancy, the son of the senator was killed over the gambling debts he amassed, leaving Tionne a young widow. Having heard both good and bad news, Harald rushed back to his home planet to witness the birth of his son. When he found out that Snorr was not Force-sensitive, the Knight left disappointed, unwilling to give up his calling and settle down to a quiet family life. Snorr was left in the care of his mother who technically raised him alone; it was not very often that Harald spent time with his family, both due to his duties and choice alike.
- " I'm not fit to be a father, Tionne. You made a choice for both of us when you decided to keep the child. "
- ―Jedi Knight Harald Thanewulf
Growing up without a father had multiple repercussions on Snorr's life; he was a sworn rationalist who disregarded the Force and followed her mother's footsteps to become a scientist. With good references and excellent academic record, Snorr secured himself a professorship in sentientology before his 26th birthday, thus breaching the former record set by his mother's mentor - the Givin mathematician Nisil Nalas. During his days as a student, Snorr developed an academic rivalry with a certain exchange student from Corulag who excelled at engineering. It was only when she won over him in the hunt for the Corusca Esteemed Scholarship that Snorr and Aneerah became close, transcending from fierce rivals to best friends. Subsequently, two of them fell in love and married in 46BBE and only a year later, they were blessed with a daughter.
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