Tionne Thanewulf

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.

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. They named the child Tionne, in the honor of Snorr’s mother.

When his granddaughter was diagnosed with substantial Force sensitivity at the tender age of one, Harald hurried back from Stark Hyperspace War to see the child. Tionne had been left in the care of her grandmother, as both Snorr and Aneraah served aboard The Vagabond, an academic exploration ship funded by the Republic. Without the consent of her parents, Harald took Tionne to the Jedi Temple, where she was accepted in the Order. Whilst on the other side of the galaxy, Snorr could do very little to prevent his father in exercising his will, hence leaving his daughter to spend her childhood within the temple walls on Coruscant.

From the first day, it was obvious that Tionne Thanewulf was unlike other younglings; without any delusion of grandeur that most children at the Temple had, the girl dedicated most of her time to her studies. By the age of three and a half, Tionne was able to read and write; she had mastered elementary mathematics by the age of five and even took on the role of teaching other younglings what she knew. The girl was often mocked due to her mental aptness, which aided greatly in the development of an unique sense of humor that reminded greatly of her grandfather. By her ninth birthday she had covered all major padawan training and was ready for more individual approach.

Harald had expressed his wish to train her, but the Council did not grant him this request due to fears that their inherent blood relation would affect the Knight’s objectivity. In the best interest of Tionne, the Council assigned the girl to a newly knighted Knight Demitri Drahmin. The Kiffu Jedi was completely opposite of her grandfather; calm, composed and measured – he represented a multitalented, yet humble member of the Order who, apart from his duties with the Jedi, managed to acquire a degree in general biology from Coruscant University. Snorr was relieved when he heard his daughter was to train with Drahmin whom he remembered as an excellent student from his sophomore sentientology classes. The two developed a close relationship based on understanding and trust; Harald was first suspicious of the Kiffu and his competency to train his granddaughter. It was only after Demitri’s wisdom and method had proven effective in diplomacy and battle alike that the Kiffu earned the trust of the Coruscanti Knight. Tionne was trained by Demitri until 25 BBE, when she was promoted to Knight.