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Sauro, Sano

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a native of the planet Telos, Sano Sauro was a friend of the Chun family. He was distinguished by his black eyes and stern gaze, and represented the Chuns as a legal counsel and prosecutor during the inquest into the events surrounding the death of Bruck Chun in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. He was ruthless in his questioning of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Bant, and twisted their words to meet his needs. However, in the end, Obi-Wan was aquitted of any wrongdoing in Bruck's death. Sauro later moved his residence to the refueling world of Eeropha, where he swiftly gained enough power to be voted the planet's Senator to the Old Republic. He discovered the brilliant mind of Granta Omega, and sponsored his education at the All Sciences Research Academy on Yerphonia. As the Old Republic began to crumble from within, Senator Sauro began to gather more and more power to himself. When Granta Omega was implicated in several attempts to kill Jedi Knights - most notably, Obi-Wan Kenobi - Senator Sauro openly refused to cooperate with the investigation, despite his ties to Omega. Later, after Bog Divinian was elected Senator from Nuralee, they began stirring up anti-Jedi sentiments in the Senate, as part of a larger plan devised by Granta Omega to discredit the Jedi and cut off their Senate support. He invoked several subcommitte bylaws - some of which he had amended himself - to convene a panel of Senators with little or no love of the Jedi, much to the chagrin of Bail Organa and Mace Windu. Obi-Wan later discovered the scope of the plans being hatched by Granta Omega, when he set out to stop the theft of vertex crystals from the All Planet Relief Fund dedication. After capturing Valadon and Roper Slam, Obi-Wan realized that much of the activity the Jedi had uncovered was a ruse, meant to throw them off the true path. In reality, the group was planning to assassinate Chancellor Palpatine, then discredit the Jedi Order for failing to protect his life. Then, with the Senate is chaos, Bog Divinian would step forward and nominate Sano Sauro to succeed Palpatine, thereby allowing Granta Omega to secretly assume control of the galaxy. The plan was ultimately foiled, when Granta and Jenna Zan Arbor were forced to flee Coruscant under the pursuit of the Jedi. When Bog Divinian's proposal to eliminate Senate funding for the Jedi Order came to a vote shortly afterward, Senator Sauro was among the majority of Senators who voted against it. It was later learned that Senator Sauro had been offered the position of Deputy Chancellor by Palpatine himself. Palpatine explained to Anakin Skywalker that, by luring Sauro with power, Palaptine had made an ally out of an enemy. Because of this, Palpatine was able to monitor Sauro's every move.