Lian Dray was a Jedi who existed during the time of the Galactic Republic and resided on the planet of Vigil. He was a protector of a Force-sensitive child named Nova.

HistoryEdit

Sith sorcerer Thannor Keth sent his two apprentices, Xash and Sindra, to capture a young girl named Nova. As protector of the child, Dray boldly stood up in her defense and killed Keth's apprentices. Nova, terrified by Dray's actions on her behalf, ran away from him. Keth was then easily able to capture the girl, and held her in a cage which was resistant to the Force.

Dray went to search for Nova immediately. He stumbled upon Keth, who was in the process of repairing his starship. Dray quickly attacked, damaging Keth's starship even further, distracting the Sith sorcerer long enough for Dray to slice the cage in half and sprint away with Nova.

Keth was enraged, and refused to let the two of them get away. Chasing them, he cast Force lightning at Dray, causing the Jedi protector to fall to the ground and lose his grip on Nova. Keth offered for Dray to give up the girl in exchange for his life, but Dray refused. In anger, Keth struck at Dray again with Force lightning, but Dray was fast enough to deflect the bolt with his lightsaber. Keth attached again, but this time struck a critical blow against the Jedi.

Keth began charging a huge lightning bolt to finish off Dray. However, Nova realized that Dray was her ally, and that she should help him. Working in tandem with Dray, the two light side users began charging their own bolt to counter Dray's death blow. Their combined power in the light side force was no match for Keth's dark side lightning. Nothing was left of Keth's body after their counter-attack, except pieces of his torn robes. Soon afterward, Nova became Dray's apprentice.

Behind the scenesEdit

The character of Lian Dray was created by author Paul Danner and appeared as the main protagonist for a short story titled Light and Shadow, which was set during the time of the Great Sith War. Light and Shadow was originally slated to feature in one of West End Games' Star Wars Adventure Journals, but was never published therein. Thus, the characters (Lian Dray included), places, and events of Light and Shadow are not considered part of canon.

The story can now be found on the internet at the Star Wars Fanboy Association. Danner has had five other short stories published in various Star Wars Adventure Journals; One of a Kind, Small Favors, The Last Hand, No Disintegrations, Please, and Two for One.

AppearancesEdit

• Light and Shadow