General London
Overview
General London, one of the Republic’s and the Jedi Order’s most well-known figures. A Jedi Guardian, Jedi General for the 5th Fleet Security Clone Battalion, and the Order’s only known person with a purified white crystal, and one of the rare few Jedi proficient in the double-bladed saber, all this at a remarkably young age as well.
London’s achievements are numerous, and while none can deny them, there are some in the more traditionalist arm of the Order who aren’t in support of the unorthodox path London took and continues to follow. As a Jedi Guardian, London is always willing to put others before himself, fighting ancient Sith entities, Sith Assassins, and risking his life to save others.
General London is known to keep a public journal of his past adventures. These are often studied by younglings in the Jedi Order for an insight into the life of such an accomplished Jedi.
Early Life
Born in the slums of the Lower City of Taris, London, and his brother Edned D spent their first five years going from meal to meal, avoiding gangsters and doing their best to try and pluck their way out of the steel cage they were born in. When he was five, the Jedi Order came to Taris for London and his brother. While many would have assumed the boys were a charity case for the Order, that couldn't be further from the truth. London and his brother had been determied to make something more of their lives, and the arrival of the Jedi simply put them on the path they were looking for all this time.
Having spent his life moving fast, never throwing away any opportunities, and with the confidence and determination needed to stay alive in a place like the Lower City of Taris, he pushed himself further than any other youngling. This mindset is how London passed his Knight Trials, without a master, while most were still Padawans. While many in the Order were not the most accepting of London's unorthadox path and his quick progress, they were unable to deny his talent and find no reason to stop him.
When the Clone Wars broke out, London was assigned as the Jedi General of the 5th Fleet Security, alongside his Padawan Haven Z.
Story
Gaining the White Kyber Crystal - I
One day, after completing a long and difficult mission, London's brother Edned returned to the temple with three lightsabers he had taken from fallen Sith warriors. Edned had a plan to purify the corrupted kyber crystals from the Sith Sabers and decided to give one of the sabers to his brother, as he knew that London had always wanted a second crystal to create a double-bladed lightsaber.
London and Edned were joined by General Lyria and Jedi Master Plo Koon, who had a crystal he wished to purify as well. The four of them decided they would undergo the purification ritual together. They had moved to a secluded region of Tython and started the ritual. Sadly, the ritual proved too intense, as Master Plo Koon had lost consiounous soon after the ritual started, with his crystal being shattered, and Edned's crystal had fully shattered. However, London's crystal, while not fully purified, had entered a state of complete void of Light and Dark. His path to a purified crystal was not closed off completely, but it will take much more time for this challenge to be completed.
Battle of Carida
While occupied with completing the purification ritual, the war had finally called London. Deployed to Carida alongside his battalion, London was tasked with commanding the defences of the Republic Fleet over Cairda. While he was conducting inspections on his men and the Venator he was stationed on, the Tribunal, a CIS fleet, had entered the system.
While the rest of the Fleet had their own CIS Capital ships harassing them, the Tribunal faced two Providences. As waves and waves of Drop Pods hit the Tribunal, London led his brave men of the 5th Fleet Security from the front lines. After hours of battles in the narrow corridors of the Venator, London and his 5th managed to defeat some of the boarding parties.
However, while London was pushing past the Droid forces towards the engine room, he felt a disturbance in the Force. Wary, he headed towards the engine room when he was suddenly met with Asajj Ventress. London fought Ventress and managed to give the Republic enough time for Jedi reinforcements to arrive. Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Master Quinlan Vos, and famed Anakin Skywalker were all among them. Together, they were able to force Ventress to retreat out of the Venator.
However, the Venator had taken too much damage, and a third Providence had entered the system and was heading straight at the Tribunal. The order was given to evacuate, and London did his best to take as many of his men to the escape pods as he could; however, he could not save them all...
However, the Venator had taken too much damage, and a third Providence had entered the system and was heading straight at the Tribunal. The order was given to evacuate, and London did his best to take as many of his men to the escape pods as he could; however, he could not save them all...
Gaining the White Kyber Crystal - II
Back on Tython, enough time had passed for the Kyber Crystal to start talking to London. On one of his vists to the mountain where he left the crystal to process after the ritual, it had finally communicated to him. What faced him was a trial of memories. He saw visions of the Sith who had used the corrupted crystal and how he fought against his brother and his friends in the Order. After stabling his emotions and composing himself, he pressed his resolve and claimed the crystal. It had accepted him. London became the first wielder of a White Kyber Crystal in the Jedi Order.
Crafting a Double-Bladed lightsaber
After completing the ritual to obtain a purified White Kyber Crystal. Now, ready to craft his double-bladed lightsaber, he started the process and was met with another trial. He was put in a situation in the familiar walls of a Venator. With him, intelligence that would change the tide of the war; however, in order to be able to transfer the intelligence, he would have to leave behind his men to face their death against the Droid boarding parties.
Understanding that the war effort was bigger than him, than his connections and memories with his men, and knowing that his men would be happy to sacrifice their lives to help the Republic win the war, he chose to make sure the intelligence reaches the Republic. He had passed his trial. Obtaining a saber, with one blade blue and another white, he had joined the ranks of the very few Jedi who had ever achived a double bladed lightsaber.
Understanding that the war effort was bigger than him, than his connections and memories with his men, and knowing that his men would be happy to sacrifice their lives to help the Republic win the war, he chose to make sure the intelligence reaches the Republic. He had passed his trial. Obtaining a saber, with one blade blue and another white, he had joined the ranks of the very few Jedi who had ever achived a double bladed lightsaber.
The Siege of the Senate
Soon after crafting his double-bladed lightsaber, London was one of the Jedi called to respond to the crisis unfolding on Coruscant. The Sith Lord Vynn had launched an invasion in the heart of the Republic, the Senate building itself. She had erected a massive Sith Spire, corrupting all those around it, and summoning two to three Sith ghosts to help protect her and her creation.
In the following battle, London faced Vynn directly. Using his new saber, he fought ferociously, fighting to defend his fellow Jedi and the heart of the Republic itself. After the battle had subsided, the ghosts banished, and Vynn defeated, London was left with her Sith Robes. He has yet had time to investigate the secrets behind them.
