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| - Joshua Karn was born in 70 BBY. It is not certain what planet his homeworld is, as shortly after he was born, his parents left the system as the star was going to go supernova. They journeyed to Coruscant. There, Joshua was taken by the Jedi Order to begin studying the ways of the Force. His parents were concerned about this and wanted to see him, but they were barred from entering the Temple. Karn would never see his parents again, as they were killed in a violent accident. He joined a class of younglings and began to learn the ways of the Force, thrilled that his powers now had not only an explanation, but a way of being expanded upon and enhanced. He decided that he was going to be one of the greatest swordsman that the Order had seen, and trained extensively with the lightsaber. He faced an uphill challenge there, since he wanted to master all the known forms of combat. Joshua wasn't letting his studies of the Force itself, or his studies of how to manipulate his environment with the Force fall slack either. A dedicated student, many thought that he would either become a defender of the Light Side, or have a tremendous fall from grace and become a powerful Darksider. Many in the Order kept a close eye on him, to make sure that they'd be able to sense even the slightest of changes in Joshua's alignment in the Force. When Joshua got older, he was chosen as a padawan by Master Nylus Vane. Vane was a Battlemaster, and Joshua's abilities as a swordsman would grow exponentially under his tutelage. He continued to train with him and learn under him. When Joshua was twenty-two, in 48 BBY, he and his master were sent to a planet in the Outer Rim Territories on a mission. Karn acquitted himself well on his first mission for the Jedi Order. Other missions came then and Joshua completed each one with ease, learning more and more of the Force through each one. He grew and matured and at the age of twenty-six, in 42 BBY, he was made a Jedi Knight. By this time he had proficiency in almost every known style of lightsaber combat, and mastery of Ataru and Soresu
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