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Penin, Rosh

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this hot-headed young man was once a student at Luke Skywalker's Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4, who was trained by Kyle Katarn until he was captured by Tavion. Rosh and fellow student Jaden Korr had been searching for clues about the Disciplies of Ragnos, and Rosh had been dispatched to Byss to investigate rumors coming from the planet. Tavion was able to intercept Rosh on Byss and corrupt him. Rosh was quickly seduced by the Dark Side of the Force and joined the Disciples of Ragnos. When he learned that his old friend Jaden was searching for him, Penin arranged to meet the Jedi Knight on Vjun. Accompanied by Dasariah and Vil Kothos, Penin confronted Korr on the remote world, but was unprepared for his abilities. Korr easily defeated the Kothos brothers, then took on Penin in a duel. Although Penin fought bravely, he was ultimately defeated by Korr. Tavion then entered the room, and used the Scepter of Ragnos to distract the Jedi and escape with Rosh. Shortly afterward, Penin sent a distress call to Kyle and Jaden from the planet Taspir III. Although Jaden thought it was a trap, Kyle quickly took them to Taspir III. There, Rosh appeared to have been coerced into following Tavion. It was Tavion's apprentice, Alora, who confronted Jaden with a choice: turn to the Dark Side by killing Penin for being a liar, or stand down and remain loyal to the Light Side. When Jaden chose to let Penin live, Alora became enraged enough to kill Penin before attacking Jaden. As Jaden fought and defeated Alora, Penin slumped into his Master's arms, but held on long enough to be transported back to Yavin 4 for treatment. Rosh eventually survived the attack, and returned to the Light Side of the Force.