Jedi High Council members as of 40 BBY:

FULLY CONFIRMABLE (7) Yoda (it's Yoda) Oppo Rancisis (has been there since 232 BBY, still present 32 BBY) Yarael Poof (see above) Eeth Koth (on the Council before Windu according to one source, appointed by 40 BBY according to Wookiepedia) Plo Koon (took over for after Master Tyvokka 44 BBY) Mace Windu (replaced Master Katri at 28, born 72 BBY, joined 44 BBY) Poli Dapatian (can confirm canonically on council at the latest of 41 BBY) PRESUMED (4) Yaddle (presumed due to age and lack of full rosters for prior years) Micah Giiett (died 33 BBY, was a Councilor up to that point, presumed on it for the 7+ years beforehand) Sifo-Dyas (no known join date that I could find, kicked off 33 BBY, presumed on it for the 7+ years beforehand) Saesee Tiin (stark hyperspace war veteran. nothing concrete other than that according to my notes :/) CAN SWITCH BETWEEN ANY (1+) Jor Aerith (died during Order 66 but was not on the Council during the Clone Wars as far as we know. Presumably she retired) Gretz Droom (Jor's padawan. Also not known to be on the Council during the Clone Wars but was a Council member at one point. Presumably retired) Tera Sinube (retired during the 40s. We don't know when exactly, but unlikely it was 40 BBY exactly. I just included him because I forgot about him entirely while trying to work out earlier rosters :/) Even Piell (ehhhhhh this one's iffy. He's definitely on it during TPM but nothing points to him being there before that but TPM takes place 32 BBY and Sifo-Dyas and Micah Giiett made the PRESUMED category so he's here too :/) Adi Gallia (see above) and there you go. all 12(+) Council members during the year 40 BBY

Characters I am hyped to write in Dissonance and Upheaval:

Keo Venzee

Gretz Droom

Vernesra Rwoh

Synara San

Hylo Visz

Supernova

Also on AO3 (Catching AU) @whumptober - day 8: outnumbered, "it's all for nothing"

Ima-Gun Di looks around the dusty ravine that is to become their final battlefield.

He does not blame Syndulla for his parting words. The Republic had promised to provide the Twi-leks with support, yet it seems all they have achieved is to strand him and his men here with them. He wants to believe that the Council will heed his request, that aid is on the way, but they are out of time.

The first wave of droids approaches, and he ignites his saber. If they are all the aid the Republic will offer, then they will make it count. They must buy time for the Twi-leks to escape.

The rhythm of combat is familiar, now, and he allows himself to sink into the movements. Parry, strike, deflect, dodge. A constant running tally in the back of his mind of the positions of those he is trying to shield and those lost beyond his aid. He sees the thermal detonator almost too late, but draws on the Force to move, knocking it off-course away from the cluster of troopers and Captain.

They are dying out here, dying too fast. It would be a challenging enough battle on a good day, but his men are exhausted and hungry, low on ammunition. He is no better, for all he can lean on the Force for support. They are failing. The droids are advancing and if they cannot stem the tide then their deaths will be for nothing.

But… perhaps there is a way after all.

Ima-Gun remembers the story Gretz Droom whispered to him the last time they met, of creche-warnings ignored and consequences averted. He remembers conversations with Captain Keeli, and promises of support that take on a new meaning.

Two years earlier, all he has done as a General was unimaginable. In these desperate times – for the sake of the Twi-leks he promised to protect, for the sake of the troopers who still stand beside him - perhaps the unthinkable can be considered. As a Jedi, his duty is to protect. What is his soul compared to all their lives?

He meets Captain Keeli’s eyes across the battlefield, even as he reaches for the Force, for the Dark.

“Captain. If we survive this, I need you to Catch me.”

Gretz Droom

Gretz Droom

Jedi lineages and their Clone Wars units in the Vopak AU series as of chapter 20 of I will carry you.

These are diagrams to show which units in the Vopak AU series are attached to which Jedi, within their lineages. I have put in brackets which characters are my OCs and which units were either created by me or just given OC names because I could not find a canon name (same for the Commander of the 13th Battalion).

The boxes containing the names of the units and the clones that served in them, are coloured to match what colour their armour was painted. I couldn’t remember Depa’s battalion’s armour paint, so I gave them the colour of red. For the 91st I also couldn’t remember their armour colour, but I couldn’t resist making them match Mace’s lightsaber. As I feel this is something Ponds would definitely do in a way to mess with Mace.

Arrows between Jedi Master/Knight and Jedi Padawan names demonstrate the commanding Jedi officers of the units while serving in the Clone Wars. So, if there is no arrow between a Padawan and a unit, then that Padawan did not serve with the unit and was taken as a Padawan after the war and the move to Vopak.

Cyslin Myr (a female Mirialan) is a canon Master I found for Mace, there is no record of who her Master was. So, I made her one of Yoda’s Padawans as I like the idea of Mace being a part of Yoda’s lineages. (This is something I did in my Exists in a delicate balance series.) 

Tyvokka (a male Wookie) is a canon Master I found for Plo. There is no record of who his Master was, I was tempted to add him as one of Yoda’s Padawans or Grandpadawans but decided not to in the end.

In my AU Garen Muln is Plo Koon’s Padawan, but this completely my own headcanon.

The 42nd Air Combat Wing was a unit I created for the Vopak AU series for Garen Muln. 

I couldn’t find a record of a Master for Kit, but there was indication that Yoda was his Master. But I could not find definitive evidence to back this up, so Kit is listed here without a Master of his own.

Commander Fil, Niner and Bel are canon clones that served with Nahdar Vebb as their General. I could not find a canon name for their unit, so I named them the 44th Battalion.

Jor Aerith (a female Mirialan) is a canon Jedi Master. Her battalion, the 184th Attack Battalion, is her canon battalion. Commander Crane is her canon Commander of the 184th. She is the canon Master for Gretz Droom.

Gretz Droom (a male Jedi) is a canon Jedi Master. He was an Initiate at the same time as Qui-Gon Jinn and they were chosen to be Padawans at the same time. Droom does not have a canon unit that he served with during the Clone Wars, so I made him the General for the 181st Armour Division, which is a canon unit. I created OCs for the 181st. Droom does not have any canon Padawans that I could find, so I gave him one of my Padawan OCs.

Fendah Keal is one of my OC Padawans. He is a Halaisi (golden skin and golden eyes) and was chosen as a Padawan at the age of 11. Fendah was 16 when the Clone Wars began and was 19 when the war ended and when the Jedi Order moved to Vopak. As of chapter 20 of I will carry you, Fendah is 20 years old and getting ready to take his Knight Trials, he will be one of the first Padawans promoted to Knight on Vopak.

Dooku: Jedi Lost

I was really apprehensive about starting this book because I wasn’t entirely interested in knowing more about Dooku because what else is there to know? He’s got style, he’s got grace, and he’s a winner, he’s Count of Serenno. Anyway, I find that the books I think aren’t going to interest me are the ones I learn the most from. 

Spoilers below.

First off, this isn’t actually a book. You can buy the script on Amazon but it is primarily available as an audio play of sorts. The script was written by Cavan Scott who has authored several books in the Star Wars literature. The run time is a little over 6 hours, so it’s a lot shorter than other books I’ve listened to in Star Wars canon (Catalyst and Bloodlines - covering those both later). 

The basic plot summary is that Asajj Ventress learns about her master Count Dooku and his past from various sources, including his own recountings to her, communications between him and his sister, Jenza, as well as his holopad journal, while she is on a quest to find Jenza.

Notable things I learned about: 

1) The Lost Twenty - Jedi Masters who became disillusioned with the Jedi Order. I remember this being mentioned in an Episode II: AOTC deleted scene but didn’t give much thought to it. There are many components of the Jedi Order that have perpetually perplex me, especially in light of the original trilogy and the sequel trilogy. The only stories we hear of the Force are those at the opposing ends - the lightest and the darkest. It would be something to see a story of balance. It’s a lot to ask of people to give up familial ties, to take children away from their families, but I also see the importance of learning how to balance one’s power in the Force, lest one becomes a danger to oneself or others.

2)  Expanding upon the idea of balance in the Force, we get an ancient Jedi mantra for balance in Dooku: Jedi Lost:

We call upon the three—light, dark, and balance true. One is no greater than the others. Together, they unite, restore, center, and renew. We walk into the light, acknowledge the dark, and find balance within ourselves. The Force is strong.

3) This may or may not be a correct conclusion to draw from the book but it kiiiiiinda seems like mayyyybeeeee Dooku’s turn to the dark side miiiiiight have been related to the “legend” that Serenno was once part of the Sith empire (Me in my head: spicy peppers for spicy Siths). His sister Jenza recounts to him that once of their ancestors fought off the Sith and the other houses submitted to them. They have a funny little exchange about Jedi and Serennians, but I will leave y’all to read that.

Stuff that made me LOL:

- Dooku and Sifo-Dyas were so cute and shitty to each other, as preteens and teens are wont to do. They had NICKNAMES (Doo and Si), fabulous to see Dooku with a sense of humor not so mired in darkness, although you could argue he is pretty funny in The Clone Wars TV show.

- Asajj having lengthy conversations with Ky about whether or not he’s really in her head or if she’s just losing it, because their bickering was A+.

- Asajj threatening people.

- Dooku fighting with a fucking glass of wine and not spilling it like the bad bitch that he is. The man SIMPLY HAS STYLE!

Characters:

Orlagh Cassidy as Asajj Ventress

Euan Morton as Dooku

Pete Bradbury as Gretz Droom (new character, Padawan to Jor Aerith)

Jonathan Davis as Qui-Gon Jinn

Neil Hellegers as Ramil (New character, brother of Dooku)

Sean Kenin as Sifo-Dyas

January LaVoy as Jor Aerith (New character, Master to Gretz Droom)

Saskia Maarleveld as Jenza (New character, sister to Dooku)

Carol Monda as Lene Kostana (New character, Master to Sifo-Dyas, Dooku is greatly fascinated by her and her work to study and find Sith relics in order to prepare for what she believes is the impending Sith uprising)

Robert Petkoff as Ky Narec (Former Master to Asajj, serving as the voice of her consciousness--the way I heard it anyway)

Rebecca Soler as Yula Braylon (New character, a Seeker and Jedi who had a son Arath--unbeknownst to the Council--who was somewhat of an annoyance or rival to Dooku during their days as initiates)

Marc Thompson as Yoda (Master to Dooku)

Hey there you're usually my number one source for Star Wars stuff! Is there any reason why Corey Burton isnt voicing Dooku for the audiobook that is coming out for dooku? I love Dooku so much and was a bit surprised!

Hi!  I don’t have any official info on this, but my assumption is that it’s because it’s a different company making the audio drama than made TCW and that Random House Audio may not have access or may just prefer using their usual contracted actors.It’s not just Corey Burton for Dooku, either!  Here’s the audio drama cast:Dooku: Jedi Lost cast:Orlagh Cassidy as Asajj VentressEuan Morton as DookuPete Bradbury as Gretz DroomJonathan Davis as Qui-Gon JinnNeil Hellegers as RamilSean Kenin as Sifo-DyasJanuary LaVoy as Jor AerithSaskia Maarleveld as JenzaCarol Monda as Lene KostanaRobert Petkoff as Ky NarecRebecca Soler as Yula BraylonMarc Thompson as YodaVERSUS The Clone Wars cast, where applicable:Nika Futterman as Asajj VentressCorey Burton as DookuLiam Neeson as Qui-Gon JinnTom Kane as YodaSometimes the books do get the actors from TCW or the movies to read the novels (like Ashley Eckstein for Ahsoka, Kelly Marie Tran for Cobalt Squadron, Catherine Taber for Queen’s Shadow) but far more often they use readers like Marc Thomspon or January LaVoy (who are my favorites!) for Star Wars books and it makes sense that they’d be part of this.It might be a money thing (it’d be expensive to hire those actors for just the one job) or it might be a contract thing or a preference thing, but it’s not too surprising and I’m eager to hear it, they’re a bunch of really good actors in there!  ♥

Vopak AU series information

I am writing a fic for the Vopak series on A03 set in 7972 CRC (5 BBY) which will feature the OC Padawans and canon Padawans mentioned in chapter 20 of I will carry you all grown up with Padawans of their own. So, before that is posted I thought I would share the dates I’ve created for canon and OC Padawans mentioned in the series so far, so you would know when the Padawans were Knighted.

In this verse, Padawans used to be Knighted between the ages of 22 and 25 (for example, Obi-Wan Knighted at age 25). But during the war, the Council realised that Padawans didn’t need as much time with their Masters as Senior Padawans, which would often led to disagreements as the Padawans became more independent (I used this as a reason why Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan’s Master and Padawan relationship started to break down). So, the Council stated, that if a Master thought their Padawan was ready, they could be Knighted from the age of 20.

Aliyash Shudar - OC - Obi-Wan’s second Padawan. Born in 7947 CRC, she was made a Padawan in 7959 CRC (18 BBY) aged 12. In 7967 CRC, aged 20, Aliyash is Knighted.

Jynne Daivik - OC - Garen Muln’s first Padawan. Born in 7947 CRC, she was made a Padawan in 7959 CRC aged 12. In 7967 CRC, aged 20, Jynne is Knighted.

Celia Renning - OC - Plo Koon’s second Padawan. Born in 7946 CRC, she was made a Padawan in 7959 CRC aged 13. In 7966 CRC, aged 20, Celia is Knighted.

Cal Kestis - Canon - Jaro Tapal’s Padawan. I’ve just guessed on his age and gone from there. Born in 7945 CRC, he was made a Padawan sometime during the Clone Wars of 7955 CRC (22 BBY) to 7958 CRC (19 BBY). In 7965, aged 20, Cal is Knighted.

Caleb Dume -  Canon - Depa Billaba’s Padawan. I’ve just guessed on his age and gone from there. Born in 7944 CRC, he was made a Padawan sometime during the Clone Wars of 7955 CRC to 7958 CRC. In 7964, aged 20, Caleb is Knighted.

Fendah Keal - OC - Gretz Droom’s Padawan. Born in 7939 CRC, he was made a Padawan in 7950 aged 11. Fendah was 16 when the Clone Wars started and was 19 when the war ended and the Jedi and clones moved to Vopak. In 7959 CRC, aged 20, Fendah became the first Padawan to be Knighted on Vopak.

Extra Vopak AU series info

I am adding information about other battalions that served in the Clone Wars that are likely to be mentioned at some point in the Vopak AU series, or have already been mentioned but are listed here due to new OCs being added to them. I will also list the clones serving in that battalion, I will note whether they are canon or my OCs. These are all canon units, but for ones whose name was not mentioned in canon, I have just given them a name (like I did with Depa’s battalion). 

I will also be adding pictures of the Jedi lineages and their units as of the end of chapter 20 of I will carry you in a different post. All of these units and clones will be mentioned/seen in the pictures.

2nd SCUBA Battalion (I have already mentioned this unit, but I am listing it here because I have added some new OCs to this unit).

Commander Monnk - Canon. CC-1315 I have given him this number as he does not have one in canon.

SCUBA Trooper Copy - OC. CT-3151

SCUBA Trooper Reef - OC. CT-1855

SCUBA Trooper Veep - OC. CT-2255

SCUBA Trooper Wader - OC. CT-2314

SCUBA Trooper Sink - OC. CT-1991

44th Battalion (Nadhar Vebb’s canon unit I have just given a name to).

Commander Fil - Canon. CC-3714 is his canon number.

Trooper Niner - Canon. CT-1491 I have given him this number as he does not have one in canon.

Trooper Bel - Canon. CT-2512 I have given him this number as he does not have one in canon.

181st Armour Division (this is a canon unit with a canon Jedi General: Gretz Droom, who I have given an OC Padawan to: Fendah Keal).

Commander Shell - OC. CC-1985

Trooper Yield - OC. CT-2595

Trooper Mach - OC. CT-1313

Trooper Canon - OC. CT-3114

13th ‘Iron’ Battalion (I have already mentioned this unit, but I am listing it here because I have added some new OCs to this unit).

Commander Blast - Canon (but with a name I have given him). CC-2121 I have given him this number as he does not have one in canon.

Trooper Sunny - OC. CT-1921

Trooper Eager - OC. CT-5175

Trooper Babble - OC. CT-2122

Trooper Lab - OC. CT-1212