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|name=Korus
|homeworld=[[Empress Teta/Legends|Empress Teta]]<ref name="DLOTS1">[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith 1|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith'' 1]]</ref>
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|death=[[3997 BBY]], [[Iron Citadel/Legends|Iron Citadel]]<ref name="DLOTS1" />
|species=[[Human/Legends|Human]]<ref name="DLOTS1" />
|gender=[[Gender/Legends|Male]]<ref name="DLOTSA">[[Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (audio)|''Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith'' audio drama]]</ref>
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|hair=Gray<ref name="DLOTS1" />
|eyes=Gray<ref name="DLOTS1" />
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|affiliation=*[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]<ref name="SWE">''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
*[[Tetan Monarchy]]<ref name="SWE" />
*[[Krath/Legends|Krath]] {{C|as a servant}}<ref name="DLOTS1" />
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{{Quote|What do you say, Korus?''"<br />"''Mpfmmmm!|Satal Keto introduces Korus|audio=WhatDoYouSayKorus-DLOTS.ogg|<ref name="DLOTSA" />}}
'''Korus''' was a [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] citizen of the [[Empress Teta system/Legends|Empress Teta system]] who served as the royal tutor of [[Satal Keto/Legends|Satal]] and [[Aleema Keto]], heirs to the [[Tetan Monarchy|Tetan throne]]. Continually berated by the young Ketos, Korus acted as a [[Spy/Legends|spy]] for Satal's [[Parent/Legends|father]], [[Lord/Legends|Lord]] [[Keto]], secretly reporting on the activities of his son and niece. When Korus' eavesdropping was discovered by Satal and Aleema, who had since formed a [[Sith cult/Legends|Sith cult]] known as the [[Krath/Legends|Krath]], they used their newfound [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]] [[Sith magic|powers]] to [[Mind trick/Legends#Force illusion|make him believe]] that his tongue was transformed into an [[Adegan eel]].

In [[3997 BBY]], a mutilated Korus accompanied the Krath when they stormed the [[Tetan carbonite smelter]] that [[Orbit/Legends|orbited]] [[Empress Teta/Legends|Empress Teta]] and [[Political uprising of the Empress Teta system|proclaimed themselves]] the new rulers of the Tetan [[Planet/Legends|worlds]]. He was then forced to reveal his oral deformity before falling comatose and was the only Tetan official to survive the ensuing massacre. Korus was later made to serve the Krath, who had also maimed him further by sewing his mouth closed. After an innocent mistake that resulted in the soiling of Aleema's gown, Korus was [[Death/Legends|killed]]&mdash;[[Force blast|burned alive]] with [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] magic.

==Biography==
===Royal tutor===
{{Quote|Your ''fat'', two-faced, tutor has always been your spy, father&mdash;''"<br />"''Yes, we've always thought old Korus had a snake's tongue&hellip;|Satal and Aleema, speaking of Korus|audio=KorusRoyalTutor-DLOTS.ogg|<ref name="DLOTSA" />}}
Korus was a [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] citizen of the [[Empress Teta system/Legends|Empress Teta star system]]. He was employed by [[Lord/Legends|Lord]] [[Keto]], [[Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] of the [[Tetan Monarchy]], as the tutor of the heirs to the throne&mdash;Lord Keto's [[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-sensitive]] son and niece, [[Satal Keto/Legends|Satal]] and [[Aleema Keto]].<ref name="SWE" /> From their childhood, Korus instructed them in royal tradition as well as basic education. During their time with Korus, the children learned the fairy tale of the [[Krath (mythology)|Krath]], a fabled magician-[[Deity/Legends|god]] whose story stayed with them into their adulthood.<ref name="DLOTS1" /> As Satal and Aleema grew into adolescence, Lord Keto and his sister [[Magda Keto|Magda]] came to mistrust their children. As a result, Korus was ordered to [[Spy/Legends|spy]] on them and report on their activities. This spawned contemptuous feelings within Satal and Aleema for Korus, and from that moment on he was regarded as the backstabbing lackey of their [[Parent/Legends|parents]]. Nonetheless, Korus remained true to his mandate on both ends; he continued to oversee the activities of his royal charges, while reporting his findings to their parents.<ref name="DLOTSA" />

===Enter the Krath===
{{Quote|No no, let them join us. I'm sure Lord Keto won't mind.''"<br />"''On the contrary. That ''fat'' tutor Korus should know ''better'' than to bring Satal and Aleema here during my inspection.|[[Chairman/Legends|Chairman]] [[Bearus]] and Lord Keto|audio=KorusEntertheKrath-DLOTS.ogg|<ref name="DLOTSA" />}}
[[File:KorusPassedOut.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Korus falls unconscious after "regurgitating" an Adegan eel.]]
In [[3997 BBY]], Korus allowed Aleema and Satal to travel unaccompanied to the [[Galactic Museum]] on the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Republic]] [[Capital/Legends|capital]] [[Planet/Legends|world]] of [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]]. Unbeknownst to him, their trip was borne out of their fascination for the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]], and, more specifically, the [[Sith/Legends|history]] of the [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lords]] of the fabled Sith Order.<ref name="FNU">''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Freedon Nadd Uprising]]''</ref> The Ketos discovered [[Sith magic]] on their journey and reinvented themselves as the [[Krath/Legends|Krath]] [[Sith cult/Legends|cult]], so named after the fairy-tale magician-god of their youth.<ref name="DLOTS1" /> Korus was present for Satal and Aleema's return, and the Ketos, newly empowered with their Sith [[Force power/Legends|abilities]], decided to enact their revenge against their royal tutor for conspiring against them with their parents. To prevent Korus from further tattling on them, his tongue was transformed into an [[Adegan eel]] by Aleema.<ref name="CSWE">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

The Krath had also sought to replace their parents as the governing body of [[Empress Teta/Legends|Empress Teta]] and plotted a [[Political uprising of the Empress Teta system|political takeover]] of the entire [[Star system/Legends|system]]. During Lord Keto's annual inspection of the [[Orbit/Legends|orbiting]] Tetan [[Tetan carbonite smelter]], Korus was forced to join the Krath as they stormed the [[Space station/Legends|space station]], acting as their chaperone. He was well aware of the breach of protocol that was the Krath's presence during official matters of state, but he was unable to prevent it. As the Krath approached the gathering of Tetan officials, Korus was demanded by Lord Keto to explain his insubordination. Korus' attempt at a reply brought him to the realization that he had an Adegan [[Eel/Legends|eel]] where his tongue should be, which mortified the Tetans and caused Korus himself to fall into catatonic shock.<ref name="DLOTSA" />

===Fatal mistake===
{{Quote|About time! Where have you ''been'' you ''old fungus''? Do you want the ''worm treatment'' again?|Aleema, threatening Korus|audio=KorusFatalMistake-DLOTS.ogg|<ref name="DLOTSA" />}}
[[File:Korusmouth.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Korus, humbled and humiliated by the Krath]]
Korus regained consciousness to find that Lord and Lady Keto, along with the other Tetan officials and also those of the [[Carbonite Guild]] who were present on the orbital smelter, had all been [[Death/Legends|executed]] by the Krath. With all opposition removed, the Krath claimed dominion over the Empress Teta system. Their base of operations was the [[Iron Citadel/Legends|Iron Citadel]] of [[Cinnagar/Legends|Cinnagar]], where Korus was reduced to waiting on Satal and Aleema hand and foot.<ref name="DLOTS1" /> For further amusement, Korus' lips were sewn together by Aleema, and he was forced to serve his masters food and drink while acting as the object of their constant ridicule. His servitude did not last long, however. While carrying [[Wine/Legends|wine]] ordered by Satal for dinner, Korus stumbled and dropped the decanter, which broke and splattered the drink all over Aleema's new gown. Before Korus could clean the mess, she lashed out at him with the dark side and [[Force blast|burned him alive]], much to the amusement of those present. Korus' death was the final one of the old Tetan regime, and his passing solidified the rule of the Sith-inspired Krath.<ref name="CSWE" />

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|He's much more pleasant to listen to since we sewed his lips together.|Satal Keto|audio=KorusSewedLips-DLOTS.ogg|<ref name="DLOTSA" />}}
Korus was an elder man of gray hair<ref name="DLOTS1" /> and modest proportions, often regarded as fat by Lord Keto and his son. His passive demeanor was a direct contribution to the blatant disrespect shown to him by those around him, evidenced by the contempt repeatedly expressed for Korus by Lord Keto, Satal, and Aleema. The younger Ketos viewed Korus as a two-faced dotard and cast an illusion that replaced his tongue with an Adegan eel to prevent him from further serving as Lord Keto's double-agent. Korus was humiliated when his former students later sewed his mouth shut and forced him to wait on them as a manservant. His life was of no consequence to Aleema, who killed Korus accidentally in a fit of rage, yet expressed no remorse, instead reveling in the manner in which she had done it.<ref name="DLOTSA" />

==Behind the scenes==
The character of Korus' initial appearance was in [[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith 1|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith'' 1]], written by [[Tom Veitch]] and [[Kevin J. Anderson]]. Korus also appeared in [[John Whitman]]'s [[Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (audio)|full-cast audio rendition]] of Veitch's and Anderson's [[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith|''Dark Lords of the Sith'']]. Korus is given no actual speaking lines in either version, as he is introduced in both with his tongue having already been replaced with the Adegan eel. Instead he mumbles as one would with a full mouth, which can be identified in the audio drama.

==Appearances==
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*[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith 1|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith'' 1]] {{1st}}
*[[Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (audio)|''Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith'' audio drama]]

==Sources==
*{{InsiderCite|27|The Horse's Mouth|Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Guide to the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Universe, Part 2}}
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''

==Notes and references==
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