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Brandl, Jaalib

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the son of the Dark Jedi Adalric Brandl, Jaalib was unaware of his father's dark secret. Instead, he followed in the acting tradition of Adalric, becoming a famous actor on the stages of his homeworld, Trulalis. Jaalib had seen holovids of his father, presented to the youth by Otias Atori, Adalric's former teacher. Jaalib hoped to leave Trulalis and become as famous as his father. When Adalric returned to Trulalis to seek Otias' help, Jaalib confronted his father and blamed him for all the troubles he encountered. Jaalib railed at him, blaming Adalric for the Imperial attack which killed his mother - an attack that was aimed at recovering Adalric himself. Adalric realized that he had caused considerable damage to his son, and allowed himself to be captured. Adalric was able to return to Trulalis some time later, and tutored Jaalib on the finer points of acting and direction. Jaalib became one of the greatest members of the Trulalis Stage Company at a young age, and was later courted by the Iscerian theater. A short time later, Jaalib was on Iscera, playing the lead in For the Want of an Empire, when he met Fable Astin. At that time, Adalric was also preparing Jaalib for the role of the Edjian-Prince in uhl Eharl Khoehng. When Adalric took Fable as a student, Jaalib began to fall in love with her. However, Adalric's plans called for no such relationship, as he hoped to bring Fable to Byss as a present to the Emperor, while holding Jaalib at bay. Adalric sent Jaalib to Iscera, ostensibly to prepare the theater there for the production of Uhl Eharl Khoehng. During the flight, Jaalib found log records of Adalric's trip to Byss, and returned. When he learned of Fable's imprisonment, Jaalib would have none of it. He called Deke Holman to come rescue her, then played the greatest role of his life. When Adalric discovered his son's release of Fable, he attempted to kill Jaalib. However, he couldn't bring himself to do it. Gasping for air, Jaalib drew from the Edjian-Prince and said, "Long ... live ... the king." Jaalib later joined the Empire, hoping to bring balance to his life. He was generally regarded as a skilled commander and a charismatic leader, and was in charge of the Imperial subjugation of Ariana, on the planet Garos IV, shortly after the Battle of Endor. He hoped to restore his life by killing Tork and Alex Winger, thereby severing his ties with the Empire, in a plan which was similar to the drama of Dontavian. When the New Republic arrived and liberated Garos IV, Jaalib chose to fade into the shadow, just as Dontavian did.