A/N- Hey All! Here is the introduction to the first chapter of "Heritage" (don't worry, this intro won't count as the actual second chapter posting for the week-I'll have that up soon enough).

WARNING: THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ALL PREQUELS.

Thank you so much for being patient and sticking with this series. *Bows*

Please enjoy and as always feedback is welcome!

-Don ^_^


Title: Heritage: Book 2 of the Jedi Heritage (formerly Jedi Mastery) series.

Type: Extremely AU. Set post NJO and contains references to the following series: YJK (Young Jedi Knights), JJK (Junior Jedi Knights), NJO (New Jedi Order), and The Jedi Academy Trilogy by Kevin J. Anderson.

Rating: M (For violence, language, and some mature concepts). Some themes, such as suicide and death will be explored in this story. If you are not comfortable reading this, please refrain from flaming and simply do not read the next chapter.

Notes: To be fair I am once again warning readers that character deaths are common in my work and that I do not, for personal reasons, write slash and I don't usually use non-canon pairings (except in the case of using OCs).

Associated Stories (*= To be written later): Prequels: 1. Somewhere Out There. 2. Pathways* 3. The Namesake Trilogy: 1. Namesake 2. When it Begins Again and 3. Life and the Force.

Future Sequels: The Jedi Heritage Series: 1. Fallen Knight 2. Heritage 3. Masterstroke 4. In Full Circle Phantom Empire Series: 1. Dynasty 2. Order of Chaos 3. Shadowmaker. 4. Heir of the Mask (All other stories related to this series are on TBA status).

Summary (to recap and expand): Hapes has fallen and the allies of the Jedi are slowly dwindling as the Galactic Alliance tightens its grip. With no sense of who can help the allies in the present it is time to turn to their ancestry for answers.

Main Pairings: A/T, J/Z, H/L, Wynn Fel/James, and Kirk/Natie.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE (Note: These Statuses are for how the characters stood at the end of Fallen Knight)

*= OC

+ = Killed in the Namesake Trilogy

! = Killed in the Heritage Series

#= Missing or Unknown Status

Han Solo- Male Human

Leia Organa Solo- Female Human

Anakin Solo – Jedi Knight: Male Human

Tahiri Veila Solo- Jedi Knight: Female Human

Kam Solo- Padawan: Male Human (Infant)

Jacen Solo - Jedi Knight: Male Human +

Tenel Ka Djo Solo- Jedi Knight: Human

Valin J.D. Solo*: Male Human (Child)

Rose "Rosie" Tenniel Solo* - Female Human (Child)

Miko Reglia- Former Dark Jedi: Male Human

Wynn Fel- Member of the Chiss Royal Family: Female Chiss/Human

James Oldresk*#- Jedi Apprentice: Male Human

Former Major General Jagged Fel- Member of Chiss Royal Family and Military: Male Chiss

Baron Soontir Fel: Member of Chiss Royal Family: Male Chiss

King Janisor Kel* - Leader of Chiss Space: Male Chiss

Grand Admiral Cem Fel- Leader of the Third Empire's First Fleet: Male Chiss

Kirk Dekim*- Jedi Master: Male Human

Natasha "Natie" RendersDekim*- Former Bounty Hunter: Female Human

Nokir Kel*+ - Prince of Chiss Space/Bounty Hunter: Male Chiss

Brookes Renders*+ - Bounty Hunter/Former Doctor: Male Human

Jesse Veila*- Fallen Knight- Male Human

Synthor*+ - Male Sytar

Uldir- Sith: Male Human

Xillanor* Force Potential/Bounty Hunter: Male Unknown

Zekk Zahn- Jedi Knight: Male Human

Jaina Solo Zahn- Jedi Knight: Female Human

Luke Skywalker - (Former) Grand Jedi Master: Male Human+

Mara Jade Skywalker- Jedi Master: Female Human

Ben Skywalker- Jedi Trainee: Male Human

Kyle Skywalker* #- Male Human

Corran Horn- Jedi Master: Male Human

Zana Horn (Infant)*- Female Human

Jysella Horn #- Jedi Knight: Female Human

Mirax Horn: Female Human

Henry Horn*- Jedi Knight: Male Human

Matek Karrde*- Smuggler: Male Human

Grand Admiral Gallender J. Bel Iblis*: Fleet Admiral: Male Bothan

Claus Neros*- Jedi Master: Male Human

Wedge Antilles- New Republic General: Male Human

Adrock Antilles*- Former New Republic Captain: Male Human

Tionne Solusar- Jedi Historian/Knight: Female Human

Kam Solusar Jedi Master: Male Human

Lowie- Jedi Knight: Male Wookiee

Edo*- Padawan: Male Unknown

Kashaa*- Diplomat: Female Wookiee

S'yon K'tar*- Jedi Master: Male Bothan

Kobacca "Kowie"*- Warrior: Male Wookiee

Kyp Duron- Jedi Master: Male Human

Lloyd Duron*- Jedi Trainee: Male Human

Souyra Duron*- Female Human

Korsk Deris*- Former Chief of State: Male Unknown