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Horellius Creen was an important but enigmatic NPC in the Clone Wars Campaign. Tarn Tamarand began the campaign as Creen's Padawan-learner, and the young Jedi served as a pawn in the on-going chess match between Creen and the corsair Jocasta for control of the mysterious Anomaly. I always role-played Creen as an old man with raspy, whispery voice, but also as someone with a spine of iron behind the crotchety exterior. Although not exiled from the Jedi Order per se, he was very much an ostracized iconoclast due to an unfortunate tendency of his Padawans to meet an early death (caused, of course, by Jocasta's unslakable thirst for vengeance against her former master). A memorable personality trait of Creen, which originated in a short story and was carried over into the game, was his hatred of modern technology--in short, Creen was the Star Wars version of a Luddite and far preferred the ancient and mystical to the high-tech.
Creen was also a character whose goals and true character were a challenge for the PCs to pin down. For example, Creen could be cruel and manipulative toward Tarn; but he also transformed him from a mediocre Padawan into a Jedi Knight who used his potential to the fullest. Creen tampered with the memories of Arresta and her husband Stefan in a long-term bid to keep Jocasta from gaining the power of the Anomaly; but was he trying to keep a potential weapon of awesome power out of her hands, or did he just want its secrets for himself? The mystery persists, as the ending of the campaign sees Creen and Tarn disappear into the anomaly, still hot on Jocasta's heels.
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Horellius Creen
Human Jedi Level 18
Speed: 6, Initiative: + 17
Str +2, Con +2, Wis +4, Dex +3, Int +3, Cha +4
Reflex +25, Fortitude +23, Will +25
Hit Points: 148 (Threshold: 33)
Skills: Acrobatics +17, Deception + 18, Initiative +17, Jump +16, Perception +18, Use the Force +18
Force Powers: Battle Strike (x2), Dark Rage, Force Disarm, Force Grip (x2), Force Slam (x2), Force Lightning (x2), Move Object, Negate (x2), Surge, Erase Memory, Levitate
Special: Block, Deflect, Redirect Shot, Strong in the Force, Multitarget, Acrobatic Strike, Combat Reflexes, Running Attack, Wicked Strike
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Creen made a great "sort of" adversary, one who was difficult to pin down. He was not terribly sympathetic or friendly and didn't seem remotely interested in the concerns of other beings. But as you say, we could never figure out if he was a jerk...or an EVIL jerk.
Tarn, both as PC and NPC never questioned him - which bothered Arresta immensely, since she saw first hand that Creen was capable of some questionable acts. It really didn't help Tarn's case with her that he seemed to always think she had "misunderstood" Creen's actions.
The partnership turned emnity between Creen and Stefan was very interesting. It became increasingly clear throughout the campaign that Stefan had gotten in over his head with Creen - and that actually helped drive Arresta back into her husband's arms, since she felt responsible for it.
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