Bryan Verandus

""He wants me to train. He knows it is the right thing for me to do. And I guess I know it, too. I always saw my life as the utmost I could do to prevent the innocents from coming to harm from evil. That's what it was then. Now, the utmost I can do is to become a Jedi, just like my father before me. ""

- ―Bryan Verandus, about his entry in the Order. Bryan Verandus is an Human born on the Core World of Corellia. Born from a family-based force bloodline that is known for producing a number of Jedi masters and can be dated back to the Great Sith Wars. He is born to the famed Green Jedi Master Dan Verandus himself. Unlike most Jedis in the order, Bryan started his training at old age instead. Currently, He is learning under the tutelage of his father as a Padawan Learner.

Early Life.
Just like many Corellian Jedis, or Green Jedis for short. Bryan Verandus was born in the Core world of Corellia, to the famed Jedi Master Dan Verandus himself as marriage was allowed in their ranks. Though his mother taught him well in many subjects, she did not instruct him in the ways of the Force, as she believed that she could not keep the necessary distance between student and Master with her children. As she did not want to begin his training too early, she waited until she believed Bryan had reached the proper age to send him to learn under his father, Dan. As a child, Bryan observed his father in some minor meditative exercises and attempted to imitate him. The elder Verandus taught him these techniques, telling him they were part of a secret game and he must not reveal them to anyone; they were, in fact, Jedi exercises. As he grew, his father and grandfather encouraged him to always follow his hunches and to heed any internal sense of discomfort with a situation, knowing that they were manifestations of his Force abilities. However, Bryan neglected his study of the Force in favor of his other pursuits, and only focused on it when all his other options were exhausted. Bryan immediately discovered his natural talent with the Force when he did so, and he gained a new confidence in himself. Jedi Training.

At the age of 15, Verandus poured himself into his study of the Force and the Jedi way, so much so that his mother worried that he had missed the message of what the Jedi Order stood for and would have trouble if he continued that way. However, he dismissed her fears by quoting from the Jedi Code. Soon afterward, his mother sent him to the planet Jedi’s Academy to learn under his father despite starting at an old age.

Partly through the practice of his lightsaber skills on combat-trainer droids—which he considered to be old, slow, and unchallenging. Bryan was able to know the basics techniques taught to him by his father. Over the course of his training, however, Bryan drew concern from his father due to his relentless efforts and often-reckless attempts to prove himself. He  was instructed not to act before thinking, and the apprentice vowed to rein in his natural urgings and make sure he was always in control.

Personality and trait.
Bryan is an extremely tenacious and relentless individual. He is also extremely competitive, and strongly disliked being beaten in anything. A hard worker, he always strove to be the best at anything he attempted. Part of the reason he drove himself so hard was that he feared failing others. He admitted to himself that he had a strong ego, and did not like being wrong. And he had to put this aside during his Jedi training, simply being himself and avoiding arrogance in order to channel the Force effectively.

Though he strongly believed in his instincts, Bryan believed in using his brain and thinking through problems rather than working by feelings after being concerned by his father; this analytic tendency remained even as a Jedi. He was more interested in looking out for himself during dangerous periods. He felt it too risky to put himself in danger to aid others unless they were in extremely serious danger or if he had brought their predicaments upon them. Outside that difficult period, however, Bryan was extremely willing to give his life to protect others as a Jedi should be, and when facing lethal situations he was able to comfort himself with the idea that his death would save others, leaving him calm and focused.

Bryan loved to fly, and was irritable when he was unable to. He managed to fly at least once a week. Another enjoyment, less significant, was art. His mother volunteered with the Museum of Fine Art, giving him a chance to take in a great deal of art as a young man, and he developed a taste for art and ability to analyze it.

Equipments.
As tradition as always, he donned the green robes as a Corellian Jedi should be. Sometimes, he will wear civilians clothes whenever he works as a CorSec Agent in his freetime, most notably his pair-up brown leather jacket with a black shirt beneath it while wearing a pair of black jeans. He had yet to build his lightsaber yet, so he's currently using a tuned-down lightsaber version, or namely known as training sabers. His training saber reveals a green blade.

Power and abilities.
Despite his clumsiness and ineptitude as a Padawan learner, Bryan had a natural ability to form bonds with people, signifying a powerful connection to the Living Force.

Just like the other Verandus, Bryan lacked significant telekinetic abilities, and it took great strain for him to make a stone so much as wobble. He made up for them with a strong affinity for mind tricks, implanting thoughts and much so to learn as his Jedi training goes on.

Due to his emphasis on conserving energy and pacing himself in battle, Bryan is a practitioner of Makashi, Ataru and Soresu due to his brush with the “enjoyment of battle”. As a grown man, he had to learned to incorporate physical strikes into his lightsaber sequences in order to make up the talents he lacked for force telekinesis.