Lavell was a ranking member of the Minbari Religious clan the Third Fane of Chudomo.
As many Minbari were, upon hearing that Babylon 5 had come under the command of Sheridan the "Starkiller", Lavell and many of his clan elders were outraged. They formulated a plan that would remove Sheridan from his command and by mid-2259 they were ready to act. Lavell was to provoke him into killing him and a witness was instructed to lie about what really happen. As the plan went, Lavell paid a human thief to steal Sheridan's comlink so that he would chase him down and bump into Lavell, where upon Lavell would attack him then which Sheridan would find a conveniently placed weapon to use. Everything went as planned and Sheridan shot and killed him with it sacrificing himself as a "martyr" to ruin Sheridan.[1]
Notes[]
- It's unclear of which of the three castes Lavell is a member. It is said that he is of Chudomo (a clan of the religious caste) though when he attacks Sheridan he's wearing the garb of a Minbari warrior. It's likely that he was simply wearing a warrior's uniform as part of the ruse to provoke Sheridan, though it's never directly addressed in dialogue. Another possibility is that, while born in the Third Fane of Chudomo, he had converted to the Warrior Caste, similarly to how Neroom would later convert from Warrior to Religious.