Zhari Vaal

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"I think this is something you know something about, Adari. That same sea took someone from you, too. Didn't it?"
―Yaru Korsin to Adari Vaal on her husband, Zhari Vaal[1]

Zhari Vaal was a male Keshiri who was a member of the planet Kesh's ruling council, the Neshtovar, in the era prior to the Great Hyperspace War. As a member of the Neshtovar, Vaal was a skilled uvak-rider, although he often mistreated his flying uvak beast, Nink. He was married to Adari Vaal—although theirs was a quite unhappy marriage—and their nine-year union produced two children, Tona and Finn Vaal. Zhari was eventually killed when Nink, provoked by Vaal's constant abuse, dropped him into an ocean.

Biography

Adari Vaal, Zhari Vaal's wife

Adari Vaal, Zhari Vaal's wife

A male Keshiri, Zhari Vaal was a native of the planet Kesh. As a member of the planet's ruling Neshtovar, Vaal was one of the few Keshiri adept at riding Kesh's native flying uvak beasts. Vaal was married to a woman named Adari—the match came about after years of lobbying by Adari's ambitious mother, Eulyn. The Vaals were together for nine years, a relatively unhappy union that produced two children, Tona and Finn. Although Zhari's profession revolved around the uvak creatures he rode as a member of the Neshtovar, Vaal was abusive toward his mount, Nink.[1]

Around 5000 BBY,[2] Nink, after being mistreated by Vaal, flew the man far out over an ocean and dropped him. Vaal was killed but remembered fondly at his wake, eulogized by Neshtovar member Izri Dazh as "the valiant young rider of the Neshtovar on whom so many hopes rested." While his widow, Adari, went on to absorb herself in her work as a geologist, Vaal's children were taken care of by his mother-in-law, Eulyn.[1]

Later that year, Adari witnessed the Human Sith Yaru Korsin—who was stranded on Kesh—kill his brother Devore Korsin and throw him off a cliff into the sea. When Adari later confronted Korsin about it, Korsin assured her that Devore was a threat and brought up that Zhari had also died in that sea, though Adari insisted she had nothing to do with his death.[1] After Adari's death in exile in the far-off continent of Alanciar, decades after Vaal's demise, Adari's personal memoirs were found, although they contained little about Vaal.[3]

Personality and traits

Zhari Vaal was unintelligent and had a tendency to be unkind to those around him, especially his uvak, Nink. His marriage with Adari Vaal, although one that only came about due to pressure from Adari's mother, was a very unhappy one—Adari held a very negative opinion of Vaal, regarding him as a fool. Vaal's skin had a rich, mauve tone, and he had a short and stocky build. Adari thought Yaru Korsin vaguely resembled Vaal.[1]

Skills and abilities

Vaal was a skilled and valiant uvak-rider, a rare skillset among the Keshiri. However, Zhari's wife Adari did not think he was a bright individual and believed he lacked conversational ability, considering his social skills to be similar to that of a rock.[1]

Behind the scenes

Zhari Vaal was first mentioned in John Jackson Miller's 2009 eBook Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn, the second installment in the Lost Tribe of the Sith series.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn, which dates itself to 5000 BBY, establishes that Zhari Vaal died on Kesh shortly before its events, placing his death around 5000 BBY.
  3. ↑ Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium
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