Dorsk 81
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Dorsk 81 is a Jedi Knight in the fictional Star Wars universe, originating from the clone world Khomm. All of Khomm's people are genderless and cannot support life, as their race reached a stage in their evolution that proved satisfactory and switched to a cloning-based society, in order to maintain this point in evolution. They have covered their planet's surface with cloning facilities. As a consequence, none of Dorsk 81's people can be Force-sensitive, because Khomm's first people were not.
Dorsk 81 was Force-sensitive, however, and because of this anomaly he was shunned by his people. Only Dorsk 82, Dorsk 81's clone, respected him, as both of them were strong in the ways of the Force. Dorsk 82 would later go on to become a respected Jedi Knight.
Seeking someone else who would respect him for who he was, Dorsk 81 sought out Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, and began to train under his Jedi Academy. Luke often gave special attention to Mara Jade and Kyp Durron, so Kam Solusar, an apprentice especially wise in the ways of the Force, helped train the rest of the students.
Dorsk 81 became acquainted with Kyp Durron, who became his best friend, and travelled with him back to Khomm, where he hoped his people would respect him now that he had become a Jedi Knight. His people, however were not very welcoming, so Dorsk 81 ventured elsewhere, and stumbled across Admiral Daala, who was at the time giving a speech about how she would devastate worlds.
Returning to the Jedi Academy, he found that Master Skywalker had gone off, and a group of seventeen Star Destroyers hung in orbit under the command of Vice Admiral Pellaeon, an Imperial who had once served under Grand Admiral Thrawn. Combining their efforts and channeling their power through Dorsk 81, the Jedi managed to damage all the Star Destroyers and repel them halfway across the star system. During this ordeal however, Dorsk 81 could not hold all the power in him, and was destroyed, even though he had saved the Jedi Academy from destruction. His memory is still held within the walls of the Jedi Temple, and in his companions' memories.
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- Jedi Search, 1994. Kevin J. Anderson, ISBN 0-553-297978-8
- Dark Apprentice, 1st edition paperback, 1994. Kevin J. Anderson, ISBN 0-553-29799-6
- Champions of the Force, 1st edition paperback, 1994. Kevin J. Anderson, ISBN 0-553-29799-6
- Star Wars: Darksaber, 1st edition, 1995. Kevin J. Anderson, ISBN 0-553-57611-9
