Name: Darth Simus, formerly Jern M'ron
Species: Weequay
Apparel: Very loose gray robes
Saber: Red, hilt has dark red designs, resembling blood flowig down the hilt
Combat Forms: Usually uses a custom form of Niman, which is mediocre in dueling, but enough to defend him from blasters and lesser duelists. For combat against more skilled duelists, he has mastered Makashi, but not close to Dooku's level. His dueling skill is somewhere between Fisto and Quinlan.
Era: 50 years before PTM
Bio: Jern was born on Hypori without a family. Taken into an orphanage, he never knew friends, due to his ugly appearance. At the age of 4, a Jedi Knight named Robon was on Hypori doing Jedi business, when he encountered the young Weequay. Jern has a perculiar, or rather Force-related, talent in which he could predict the outcome of a game. These precognative abilities convinced Robon to take him to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Honing his skills, Jern focused on diplomacy and speechcraft, rather than lightsaber skills or Force-adeption. When he reached the age of 12, Robon asked him to be his apprentice; he humbly accepted.
Robon taught Jern to defend himself. Robon himself was a meriocre duelist, but taught Jern more than just dueling skills. Jern balanced both his combat and diplomacy skills, making him a fine Jedi, as many of his instructors considered him a role model. This would not serve him in the end, however. As word of Jern's debating skills spread, soon politicians began requesting his presence, attempting to gain him as as asset. He continually turned them down, despite his best efforts to prove it was not in his interest. When he became 18, Robon and were requested to go to Telos, where civil unrest was growing. Robon and Jern met Aron Teels, the governor of a quadrant they were staying in. Aron learned of Jern's persuasion skills and approached him with promises of wealth and power beyond his wildest dreams. Jern replied to Teels, simply stating his allegiance was to the Order, and his master. The next night, Jern has a premonition, similar to the ones he had as a child. It showed terrible pain, for both himself, and others he loved. Fearful, he went to speak to his master. Robon assured him the Force would protect them both, should they remain connected to it. Jern awoke the next morning, surrounded at gunpoint by Teels' soldiers. With the Force, he persuaded them to leave; they complied. Jern quickly went to his master's room, intent on informing him, only to discover he had been killed in his sleep by Teels. In a fury, he grabbed both his and his master's saber and killed all of Teel's bodyguards, before killing Teels himself. He left, but returned to the Jedi Temple. Jern, left in heartache, began a deep decent to the Dark Side.
Jern informed the Council of the events that took place on Telos. He asked for investigation and the imprisonment of all of Teels' allies and soldiers. The Council denied, stating such interference would disrupt what was already an uncivil situation. Jern, both disappointed and bertrayed, began to make a plan. He began to study darker skills of the Jedi, and to some extent, the Sith. Deciding he would kill anyone else who would hurt him, he studied a forbidden art, a saber form known as Makashi. Honing his skills, he abandoned diplomacy. His instructors were appalled that he would leave a skill he had practiced for so long. He would often leave classes early, in a storm. One day, he voluntarily renounced his appointment to the Jedi Order, and left. The Jedi, worried due to his recent behavior, reluctantly let him leave.
Three years later, walked into the Jedi Temple, slaying all Jedi he saw. Upon entering the Main Hall, two Jedi Masters, Jori and Lolhi, and a Jedi Knight, Yoda, all encountered him, attempting to return him to the Light. He laughed and engaged all three in combat. Lolhi, after putting up a good fight, was stabbed in the throat, while Jori was killed in when Jern threw his saber at him. Jern then turned on Yoda, who was much more resourceful than the Jedi Masters. After a heated duel, Yoda, along with a five other Jedi Knights, cornered Jern. Content on not giving up, he jumped out of the window. Jern never returned, but continued to hunt Jedi behind the scenes.
Cause of Death: Jern died when he attempted to assassinate Yoda, and was killed when Yoda Force-pushed him off a landing pad over a huge canyon.