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Biography
Karness Muur was one of the Dark Jedi during the Hundred-Year Darkness, alongside XoXaan and Ajunta Pall. He seemingly was one of the creators of creatures such as Leviathans as well. Muur fought in the Battle of Corbos and was amongst the surrendering survivors.
Alongside Pall and XoXaan, Muur was exiled from Korriban with his fellow Dark Jedi. At the time, he carried a yellow-bladed protosaber.
fter conquering the Sith Lord named Dreypa who created an oubliette to capture and neutralize Karness and the power of his Talisman.
Spiritual existence
When Muur died, the Talisman was able to sustain its creator’s spirit, thus allowing Muur to continue with his schemes with the Talisman as his tool, long after his death.
The First WatchCircle envisioned him during a memorial service for red lightsaber.
A suitable host
He was seen in another vision by Celeste Morne, after she had pulled Mandalorian-held planet Jebble and spread his Rakghoul Plague throughout the galaxy using her as a host. Thanks to Zayne Carrick, Celeste realized that she was being corrupted by the Talisman and its’ creator’s spirit and asked Zayne to end her life. However, Zayne gave her another option, encasing her in stasis in Dreypa’s Oubliette; stopping Muur’s machinations and delaying his plans until a solution could be found to counteract the power of the talisman.
Powers and abilities
As a Jedi and a dark side healer by his own statement. He demonstrated his healing ability for Darth Krayt, whose own attempts at healing had repeatedly proven unsuccessful, even including the knowledge of Muur’s contemporary, XoXaan, who was a famed Sith healer in her own right.
Offensively, Muur displayed tremendous talent with Force. He claimed to have vanquished many rival Sith Lords in his career, and was even targeted by one in particular, Dreypa, who created a device specifically designed for the containment and suppression of Muur’s power. Muur regarded the strength of Darth Krayt as moot, despite Krayt being the most powerful Sith of his own time. Muur also displayed a mastery of Force lightning, using it to deadly effect on several occasions. In the final battle against Darth Krayt, Muur created the more devastating Force storm, an ability he manifested while in control of Celeste Morne’s body.
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| A younger Muur fights a Jedi during the Battle of Corbos. |
Muur was also a pioneer of Sith magic. He developed a spell that turned non Force-sensitive beings into mindless beasts called rakghouls. Muur was also one of the first to practice Sith alchemy. His rakghoul plague, a malady that was transferred through the saliva of a rakghoul which turned its victim into the same, was engineered in this manner. He created a talisman with which he embedded much of his power. Upon his physical death, Muur’s spirit inhabited the amulet; however, his Force abilities were only accessible if the talisman were worn by a living being.
Muur wielded a lightsaber would most likely mark Murr as a Makashi practitioner, making him a deadly duelist.
Sources
- Jedi Academy Training Manual
- “”Blaster” – Star Wars Insider 105
