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|name=Sli'Lon Tahar
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|birth=Before [[4,038 BBY]]<ref name="CB115FX">{{CasusBelliCite|115|Le facteur X}}</ref>
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'''Sli'Lon Tahar''' was a [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] who served the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] and the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] during the [[Great Sith War/Legends|Great Sith War]]. After the [[Battle of Deneba]], he left the Jedi Order and joined the [[Galactic Circus]], under the alias '''"The Great Brotzman"'''.

==Biography==
A [[Gender/Legends|male]] of the [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Species/Legends|species]], Sli'Lon Tahar was [[Reproduction/Legends|born]] during the [[Post-Manderon period]]. After he was found to be [[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-sensitive]], Tahar was [[Jedi training/Legends|trained]] in the ways of [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] by the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]], eventually attaining the rank of [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]]. Around [[4,038 BBY]], Master Tahar took interest in the [[Sith/Legends|Sith]], a powerful sect that wielded the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]] of the Force. Although the Sith were thought to have been destroyed in [[5000 BBY/Legends|5000 BBY]] following the defeat of [[Naga Sadow/Legends|Naga Sadow]] at the [[first battle of Korriban]], Tahar was convinced they had survived somehow. For forty [[Standard year/Legends|years]], Tahar tracked down evidence the Sith had indeed survived in hiding. During his active period, he also took five [[Padawan/Legends|apprentices]] under his wing.<ref name="CB115FX" />

Circa [[3998 BBY]], the Jedi Master finally uncovered the evidence he had been looking for. On the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] of [[Nilrebmah XIII]], Tahar discovered the [[Burial/Legends|mausoleum]] of [[Ku'ar Danar]], a former Jedi who, according to legend, had once trained Naga Sadow. Disturbed by his discovery, Master Tahar wished to alert his peers, and he traveled to the world of [[Deneba/Legends|Deneba]], where ten thousand Jedi were holding a [[Conclave at Deneba|conclave]]<ref name="CB115FX" /> at the center of [[Mount Meru (Deneba)|Mount Meru]].<ref name="DLOTS3">[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith 3|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith'' 3]]</ref> His disciples were among the summoned Jedi,<ref name="CB115FX" /> as were many venerable Masters of the time such as [[Vodo-Siosk Baas]], [[Arca Jeth]] and [[Thon]].<ref name="DLOTS3" />

However, the assembled Jedi were [[Battle of Deneba|attacked]] before Tahar could make his findings known. Hundred of [[Escape pod/Legends|lifeboats]] rained from the skies of Deneba, deploying an army of [[Krath war droid/Legends|Krath war droids]] in the midst of the multitude. Taken by surprise, the Jedi were forced to enter a fierce battle. To make matters worse, the Jedi's service droids had been sabotaged by the enemy, and they turned against their masters, joining the Krath [[Battle droid/Legends|battle droids]].<ref name="DLOTS3" /> The slaughter which followed shocked Master Tahar so much that he fled the battle, leaving his apprentices dead.<ref name="CB115FX" />

[[File:Le_galactic_circus.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Galactic Circus]]
Because he had left his friends and pupils to their fate, Tahar's own cowardice shamed him, and he forsook the Jedi way. The old man also started consuming large quantities of [[Alcohol/Legends|alcohol]]. Eventually, Tahar encountered the [[Galactic Circus]], a traveling [[Circus/Legends|circus]] who notably showcased [[Sssiii]], a male [[Slith]] who played [[Chess/Legends|chess]] with the patrons. The defrocked Jedi master joined their circus as an illusionist under the nickname "The Great Brotzman". With his new companions, he toured on a number of worlds, including the [[Desert/Legends|desert]] planet of [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]].<ref name="CB115FX" />

One day, the old Jedi Master met strange, yet interesting visitors while the circus was performing on Tatooine. Unbeknownst to him, his new friends were in fact [[Time travel/Legends|time travelers]] who came all the way from the future. They were members of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]], a resistance group that fought in a [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]] four thousand years after Tahar's lifetime. Thanks to the visitors from the future, Tahar started to recover his fighting spirit. One [[Standard month/Legends|month]] later, the Galactic Circus and their new friends arrived on the [[Foerost Shipyards]].<ref name="CB115FX" />

Sensing the darkness approaching, Tahar left the Circus and disappeared for a time, only to reappear once more as a Jedi, when a [[Battle of Foerost (Great Sith War)|surprise attack]] hit the space station.<ref name="CB115FX" /> The former Jedi [[Ulic Qel-Droma/Legends|Ulic Qel-Droma]], with the help of [[Mandalore the Indomitable]]'s [[Mandalorian Crusaders|Crusaders]], sought to capture the starships under construction on Foerost so he could use them to conquer the galaxy.<ref name="TSW">[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War 1|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War'' 1]]</ref> Master Tahar tried to stem the [[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorian]] assault and managed to help the time travelers fleeing by using his [[battle meditation]], a rare and powerful [[Force power/Legends|skill]] that helped bolster the friendly forces while reducing the opponent's conviction. Before bidding farewell to his friends, Tahar entrusted them with two messages&mdash;warn the Republic of the danger and inform the [[Jedi Council/Legends|Jedi Council]] of the location of Ku'ar Danar tomb. Because the old Jedi's battle meditation kept weakening his attack, Ulic Qel-Droma decided to confront Tahar personally. The two engaged in a decisive [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] [[Lightsaber duel/Legends|duel]]. The older Tahar, however, was no match for Qel-Droma, and he was ultimately struck down.<ref name="CB115FX" />

==Personality and traits==
Following the massacre at Deneba, Tahar was devastated. He became cynical and pessimistic, even defeatist, and was beset by terrifying nightmares. His encounter with the Krath left deep psychic wounds and he started to hate [[Droid/Legends|droids]]. Toward the end of his life, Tahar was a bearded man with hort-cropped [[Hair/Legends|hair]] and a face marked by sorrow. As "The Great Brotzman," he used to wear a heavy sleeveless vest and carried a stiped [[Magic wand|staff]].<ref name="CB115FX" />

==Power and abilities==
Tahar, as the "Great Brotzman" and a former [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]], was a very skilled illusionist. He was also proficient in [[Force healing/Legends|Force healing]], as he become the "bonesetter" of the [[Galactic Circus]], and was able to teach [[Meditation/Legends|Jedi meditation]]. Before his death, he also proved to be an adept of battle meditation and a good [[Lightsaber combat/Legends|duelist]], but not enough to stop Ulic Qel-Droma and his Mandalorian minions.<ref name="CB115FX" />

==Behind the scenes==
Sli'Lon Tahar was created by [[Philippe Rat]] and [[Mehdi Sahmi]] for the ambiguously [[canon]] [[Roleplaying game|roleplaying]] scenario "Le Facteur X" which appeared in the French magazine ''[[Casus Belli 115]]''. He was illustrated by [[Stéphane Levallois]].

==Appearances==
*{{CasusBelliCite|115|Le facteur X}} {{1st}}

==Notes and references==
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