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{{Infobox/Character
| title = 
| image = Jerec.webp
| species = [[Miraluka]]
| death = 5 ABY
| gender = Male
| height = 1.86 m
| hair = Light Brown
| apprentices = <ul><li>[[Ameesa Darys]]</li><li>[[Maw]]</li><li>[[Bocas'eca]]</li><li>[[Sariss]]</li></ul>
| masters = <ul><li>[[Jocasta Nu]]</li><li>[[Cronal]]</li></ul>
| affiliation = <ul><li>[[Jedi Order]]</li><li>[[Galactic Republic]]</li><li>[[Galactic Empire]]</li><li>[[Seven Dark Jedi]]</li><li>[[Pentastar Alignment]]</li></ul>
| role = 
}}

Jerec is an existing character from Legends.<ref>https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jerec_(Inquisitor)</ref>

== Biography ==

=== Jedi career ===
Jerec and his apprentice, [[Ameesa Darys]], briefly met [[So Plett]] at some point.<ref>[[Twilight of the Jedi I: The Dying Day|''Twilight of the Jedi I: The Dying Day'']]</ref> He also had been seen by [[Anakin Skywalker]] from afar, but the two never properly met.<ref name=":0">[[Twilight of the Jedi II: The Long Night|''Twilight of the Jedi II: The Long Night'']]</ref> He was known as the Order's greatest scholar behind his Master, [[Jocasta Nu]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Rise to power ===
Jerec was captured and interrogated by [[Palpatine]] himself shortly after the [[Declaration of a New Order]], and afterwards, he was promoted to High Inquisitor. He quickly became one of Palpatine's most trusted agents, and by 17 BBY, he rivaled [[Darth Vader]] in terms of influence, and he had gathered a swath of apprentice Inquisitors loyal to him.<ref name=":0" /> 

=== Capture of Altis ===
In 17 BBY, Jerec found out about [[Ysalamiri]], which [[Drayneen]] used to capture [[Djinn Altis]], [[Kina Ha]], and [[Tallisibeth Edwandung-Esterhazy]] on [[Lucazec]]. He was ordered to send them to [[Prakith]], but he personally remained on [[Coruscant]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Warlord ===
Immediately after the [[Battle of Endor]], Jerec was in the [[Annaj system]] aboard ''[[Vengeance (Vengeance-class)|Vengeance]]'' when the remains of the Imperial fleet arrived there from Endor. Jerec brought Vice Admiral [[Adye Prittick|Prittick]] under his control before calling a number of fleet commanders to ''Vengeance'' for a [[War council at Annaj|war council]]. Admiral [[Blitzer Harrsk|Harrsk]] arrived from ''[[Ilthmar's Fist]]'', demanding command of the fleet and berating Captain [[Gilad Pellaeon|Pellaeon]] for ordering the retreat. Jerec announced his intention to make all forces in the system part of his new Empire and use them in his search for the [[Valley of the Jedi]]. Harrsk refused vehemently and departed, taking ''Ilthmar's Fist'' into the [[Deep Core]]. Pellaeon and most other commanders, including General Baron [[Soontir Fel]], left as well and made their way to Coruscant.<ref>''[[Attrition]]''</ref>

Soon after, Jerec traveled to [[Honoghr]], where he claimed to be [[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]]'s chosen successor as ruler of the [[Noghri]], a function to which Vader had originally appointed [[Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo|Thrawn]].<ref>''[[Hour of Judgment]]''</ref>

When [[Cronal]] informed the reborn [[Palpatine]] of Jerec's quest to find the Valley of the Jedi, Palpatine told Cronal to let him proceed. Later, Palpatine would tease Cronal about his daughter, [[Sariss]], joining up with Jerec, but Cronal claimed to have disavowed Sariss long ago.<ref>''[[Empire of Ashes: Fear]]''</ref>

=== The Valley of the Jedi ===
At one point during Jerec's hunt for [[Qu Rahn]], his ''Vengeance'' was spotted in the [[Bortras system]].<ref name=":1">''[[Losing Sullust]]''</ref>

When Jerec arrived in the [[Sullust system]] to retrieve the map to the [[Valley of the Jedi]], he found the [[Battle of Sullust (Delvardus campaign)|Battle of Sullust]] in progress there. The [[New Republic]] forces defending the system against Superior General [[Sander Delvardus]]' fleet initially fled upon the appearance of ''Vengeance'', but soon returned with reinforcements from the [[New Republic First Fleet]] under [[Sien Sovv]]. ''Vengeance''<nowiki/>'s captain [[Sysco]] kept the ship out of the battle in [[Sulon]]'s orbit on Jerec's orders and in accordance with a secret personal plea by Delvardus, who had started the Battle of Sullust with the intention of losing it. When the New Republic fleet had pinned Delvardus' forces against the unresponsive bulk of ''Vengeance'', Delvardus communicated with Sysco again, asking him to destroy the New Republic's interdictor ship. Sysco complied, and Delvardus' remaining forces fled the system. This in turn led the New Republic commanders to suspect a trap, seeing as the enemy fleet had just jumped out of the way between the New Republic fleet and ''Vengeance'', and they fled the system again, only to return once Jerec, having completed his mission and uninterested in keeping control of Sullust, took ''Vengeance'' to the Ruusan system. <ref name=":1" />

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[[Category:Miraluka characters]]
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