Age: 36
Species: Human
Initiate Trials: Having trained in the Dantooine Enclave as other members of her family had for generations, her trials consisted first of her knowledge of the Jedi Code by applying it in a series of situations that might call for its tenants. Her second test was a mock duel against a fellow initiate, his single blade against her double-bladed. Her final trial was to experience the Dark Side itself, aiding a fellow initiate who’d lost herself in her anger find her way back to the light. All these trials were passed with flying colors.
Physical Appearance: When catching the light just right, and she hasn’t died her hair some other color, the dark brown looks almost golden in color. Currently, however, the eccentric master has dyed it purple.
Lightsaber:Uses a double-bladed lightsaber with an orange blade.
Skills: Trained in Shii-Cho, Shien/Djem So, and Ataru, she chose to specialize and nearly master forms IV and V, with a focus on Djem So as the possibility of dueling one of the Separatists lightsaber weilding leaders increased over the course of the war. She’s also a decent shot with a blaster, as sometimes charging the enemy line, lightsaber drawn just isn’t practical.
Force Abilities: Along with a mastery of both pull and push, Riven has extensive mastery of many crowd control abilities, though the ability to lock even one opponent in a stasis field is difficult to master. Her most mastered ability, however, is a power known as Force Flame.
Weaknesses: Confidence, focus, and strength are the attributes that Riven seems to exude, however, below this is a struggle with crippling depression and a certain level of social anxiety, though she’s learned how to deal with both to some degree. Being a Jedi, after all, doesn’t mean you’re perfect.
Character History: Riven Je’and was born on the planet Dantooine to Terrance and Seraphine Je'and, both of whom were members of the planetary militia. By age four, however, she had been taken by the Jedi to Coruscant to train as an Initiate under Master Sinon. She had a natural affinity for it, however and picked up some tricks faster than others.

She trained tirelessly under Jedi Master Sinon’s tutelage under the other initiates and when the time came to build their sabers, she embraced the guidance of the Force and followed it. Upon the completion of her double-bladed lightsaber, and some follow up lessons, she took and passed the Initiate Trials alongside the other thirty initiates, but of those thirty, only 10 became Padawans, including Riven herself. From there, she traveled across the galaxy while training under a Nautolan Jedi Master named Runaan. He was as skilled as he was patient and she learned well under his tutelage, even beginning to find new ways to use her lightsaber to fight a variety of foes and fend off a number of creatures without having to overexert herself.

However, one thing that bothered her master was the hilt’s design. “It looks like something the ancient Sith would wield, combined with that of a Jedi’s weapon. Why would you build it to look like that?” Explaining that ignoring that the Sith were the balance to the Jedi and that she believed in maintaining balance when possible amazed the Nautolan, but he respected her wish to honor the entirety of the Force, as she did not have any desire to tamper with the Dark Side, merely acknowledge it.

In her twenty-fifth year, she was knighted after passing her Knight Trials and five years later, after brokering peace between two long time warring tribes on a planet on the edge of Wild Space, which the Jedi had been trying to broker peace on for six generations, she was granted the rank of master. She had trained only one Padawan before the outbreak of the Clone Wars three years later, a Mon Calamari named Troc Ruhde, who lead the 103rd Clone Infantry Division. Master Riven herself lead the 302nd Clone Assault Division, who was responsible for victories on less well known worlds of great strategic value. However, extended battle over the world of Manaan and on the surface required that the 302nd return to Coruscant for reinforcement and resupply. During this time, Riven went to the temple to rest up and meditate in relative peace until they were ready to move out again.

Fortune would have it that she was in the lower sections of the sounds of combat in the upper temple echoed down to her and the two sentinels who had accompanied her to clear out the pest infestation that happened on occasion. However, when she attempted to move to help investigate the incident, several Padawans and a pair of knights entered the chamber the trio was in. Getting the full story wasn't hard, and the Sentinels, after arguing with and eventually winning, went up to buy the small group time while Master Riven took the group out the one secret exit the Clones didn't have covered. Since then, the group has taken up hiding in plain sight, having traded their Jedi robes for more normal everyday clothes with their lightsabers hidden in sleeves or, in Master Riven's case, in her midback in a metal cylinder. Currently they move locations until they can get off world.

Name: Skara Ishtara

Species: Echani

Age: 19


Skara possesses the distinctive, near-ethereal fairness of the Echani, sporting a fair complexion, striking silver-blue eyes, and matching hair color. Slightly longer than shoulder-length, Skara's distinctive cowlick ardently refuses any unassisted attempts to be brushed or combed back, and likewise any attempt to shift it only strengthens its resolve to retain its current position. Seemingly, Skara has grown accustomed to the partial obfuscation of her vision, and rarely makes any effort to attempt to tame it.


Skara's Lightsaber
Skara's lightsaber is of a double-bladed make, inserted with a blue crystal. The hilt is rather modest, as modest as the lengthy device can be. In most engagements, Skara opts to only activate one blade, noting that the additional length of the double-bladed hilt allows for finer minute control of the lightsaber over single-bladed variants, to say little of the additional trickery that comes with an additional blade to be activated as the situation permits.

Datapad
A personal datapad which can reliably access and interact with digital data. This particular datapad contains most of Skara's personal documents, and is otherwise unremarkable in its function or appearance.


Kinesthetic Sense
Skara has an excellent sense for the position of her body, able to maintain good balance and use the full force of her body to full effect. With an astounding comprehension of how the body works in motion, she is very well able to apply herself physically in a wide variety of scenarios.

While she is very good at understanding how the body works in motion, it does not translate as to why, and although this sense is easily able to be applied to movements, it does not necessarily apply to social awareness.

Analytical Sense
Perhaps oddly, Skara's analytical mindset has lent her to being able to quickly locate patterns which others find take a while to uncover.

Jedi Training
In Echani culture, it was often said that combat was the purest means of communication. If such was well-known throughout the Jedi Temple, then perhaps it should have come as no surprise that Shii-Cho was Skara's most adept lightsaber form. Indeed, Skara swiftly came to the conclusion that many specialized forms of lightsaber combat filled little use, and often questioned the value in learning many of the forms. Accordingly, Skara opted only to build upon the basic Form I, constructing a fluid, rapidly adaptable form of lightsaber combat which - when combined adequately with the force forms - was highly effective...and highly unpredictable.

Stealth
Quite adept at going unnoticed, Skara has long been one to utilize the art of stealth to move about undetected. Though without official training, the Echani proves to be more than capable in making unperceived entries and exits.


Force Affinity
Affinity is the ideal form for a Jedi who is required to maintain a steady focus on the Force. It allows Jedi to rest in her connection in even the fiercest fight, in a manner that would normally be available only in peaceful meditation and away from distractions. This is an endurance form for Jedi; one could remain guarded while an enemy expended energy and eventually tired.

Telekinesis
Telekinesis is the ability to lift, move and otherwise manipulate physical matter in a variety of ways, all while using the power of the Force. The ability is virtually ubiquitous among Force-sensitive individuals and organizations, though the techniques could differ greatly. It has a tremendous number of applications, both combative and utilitarian.

Force Jump
Using the Force to both propel one's self as well as guide one's fall, the technique of Force Jump allows the user to augment their leaping ability to reach locations quickly and otherwise out of reach.

Force Cloak
Using the force to refract light and sound, the ability of Force Cloak allows a Jedi to become invisible to most beings. Although highly effective at rendering one's self invisible against organic foes, the power is quite taxing on the user when used for prolonged periods.


"But You Said-"
Skara was always a difficult one to teach the Jedi Code to. Possessing a strong tendency to interpret phrases to their literal meaning with no regard for metaphor or epithet, much of the cryptic speech of the Jedi Order bounced right off of Skara's mind as a Jedi Youngling, her mind soon turning to a lost waltz in thought as the literal interpretation jumped from one subject to another. With her transition into a Padawan, this tendency has shown no sign to wear off anytime in the near or far future. In daily speech, sarcasm can quickly become lost on the Echani (unless it is explicitly a joke), and any requests or suggestions given to the young woman is likely to be taken with the utmost seriousness. First impressions with Skara will lend one to believe that she is, perhaps, "not all there" socially, as she sometimes has difficulty picking up social cues.

One should expect to be very direct in any dealings with Skara.

Lucid Monomania
Even at a young age, Skara was quite an intriguing pupil. Showing a strong connection with the Force in spite of her difficulties in comprehending the Jedi Teachings, her adeptness in the Force has proven to be a purely intuitive experience. This, combined with her aforementioned social ineptitude, proves any attempt to rationalize her experience with the Force to be an holistically frustrating affair. Such an inability to extenuate her own thoughts is a ceaseless battle, and one against which she has fought since she could first feel the Force's touch.

Without the guidance of a strong and patient master, Skara's philosophical understanding of the Force may prove itself to be very...malleable.

What Killed The Cat?
Above all, Skara is quite the curious kitten. Skara holds very little sacred and is more than happy to rigorously and ruthlessly inspect anything and everything, and if even the most hallowed of beliefs could not be connected nor explained, then she likewise saw little reason to pay much mind to them at all.

Of course, such a demeanor inevitably leads to countless intrusions...both upon others and upon her own teachings.


The Echani homeworld of Eshan during the period prior to the Clone Wars was known to be a rather sizable haven of pirate activity, given its relative proximity to the Hyperlanes of the Inner Rim. Into these chaotic situations, Skara was born, being the third daughter of an Echani crime lord's rather sizable ring of lovers and affairs. To further complicate matters, the planet - and the Ishtara family with it - was prone to frequent and violent spouts of inter-gang and inter-pirate wars. It seemed as if Skara had a narrow and bleak life ahead of her, until on one fateful day a Jedi Knight was dispatched to Eshan, who saw something in the rather odd youth. When the Knight first approached her father on her force potential, however, he seemed oddly hesitant, noted to have gazed upon the Knight in such a way that evoked immense suspicion, in a case in which most parents would have been simply astounded to hear that their child could become a legendary Guardian of Peace. Initially, he refused to even humor the idea of taking her in for training, yet, after the continuous pleas of the the Knight, he found himself musing over the thought more and more. Just as the Knight had accepted his decision and was bound for departure, Skara's father finally approached him, opting for a peculiar bid with the Knight: In exchange for Skara's peerage, the Knight would help destroy his enemies in pirate clans and gangs while keeping him free from retaliation from the Jedi Order. Skara never received an explanation for either of their motives.

Even as a Jedi Youngling, Skara demonstrated an incredible aptitude for using the Force...when she wasn't being chastised for her equally miraculous ability to consistently deflect the teachings of her instructors. Skara's apprenticeship as a Jedi was lifelong plagued by a fundamental dissociation with her own mental processing and the pedagogy of the Jedi Order. She often proceeded to be unable to correctly process even basic instructions apropos the Jedi Code while also passing through training examinations with flying colors. More often than not, this received the suspicion of her masters instead of their commendation, and more often than not, Skara was asked if she was cheating. This disjointed relationship between master and disciple continued well into her tuition, and only with great reluctance did she eventually gain the rank of Padawan.

The emergence of the Clone Wars brought a great demand for officers, with many Jedi Knights soon departing the Temple for the battlefield. When she was but 15, the call to arms inevitably came along to Skara. Taking to the battlefield with the countless other Jedi, Skara soon found herself filling the shoes of not only Jedi, but also as intermediary between the officer of her master and the countless clone troopers beneath them. However, skill as a soldier was not, in the eyes of the Jedi Council, any substitute for a true understanding of the Force, and in spite of Skara's contributions to the fight, she was repeatedly passed over for promotion to Jedi Knight, the many masters firmly of the belief that she was not ready for such a position.

The last time Skara saw her master on that fated night, the two were fighting. Immensely displeased with her progression, the two's talks soonafter broke down, and, in an act that perhaps saved the Padawan's life, Skara stormed off from the Jedi Temple in Coruscant. Headed off to what was intended to be a place of temporary solace, little did Skara know that the events which were to unfold that night would forever change the Galaxy at large...

Age: 32

Species: Twi'lek

Physical Appearance: The lean framed Jedi stands 5'10 in height, with a blue complexion accompanied by hazel colored eyes. His facial features are masculine with a firm chin and a noticeable jawline. Like the rest of his species he is devoid of hair, while his skin is lacking in tattoos or piercings only baring a few small scars along his chest. Due to his role as a Jedi investigator he does not often wear the typical robes of a Jedi, instead he'll adopt whichever outfits fit his missions. Often times these 'disguises' are casual and plain, helping him to not stand out.

Lightsaber: The Twi'lek wields a single bladed green lightsaber with an amber tinted shade on its hilt. Its design is simple and is the first lightsaber he assembled. Even if his role within the Order does not often call for him to wield his lightsaber as much as other Jedi he still keeps top care of it. On undercover endeavors he'll often tuck it deep into a bag or jacket pocket, or even leave it in a secure location to minimize possible suspicion.

Skills:

• Hand to hand combat - For missions where he is without his lightsaber or requires a more inconspicuous defense method the Twi'lek has learned several forms of martial arts. He is particularly talented at non lethal takedowns, whether it be a strong jab or a chokehold he can knock out opponents with skill. In tune with his lean and agile frame he's capable of taking down larger opponents unarmed or even multiple enemies at the same time. With subtle combinations of his Force abilities he can further strengthen his hand to hand potential.
• Slicing - A talent especially suited for his role within the Jedi Order, Siolo is quite adept at breaking into computers and datapads in order to extract or discover information.
• Detective mode - Due to years of experience in his field the Jedi is proficient at following trails, piecing together clues or analyzing forensics. His master's teaching in this field are something which particularly stuck with him.
• Languages - Siolo is fluent in his people's native language Twi'leki as well as Galactic Basic and Huttese. Three of the most common languages in the galaxy.

Lightsaber Forms Siolo is knowledge and quite skilled in two forms of lightsaber combat. These being form V, Shien and the first form, Shii-Cho. While form I is considered a simple form the Twi'lek is quite talented with it, displaying a surprising amount of speed and ability. He will often use the Sun djem attack within the form to disarm opponents in order to take them in alive. It is a handy skill for when his operations do fall apart and hes exposed. His Shien was adopted in order to handle multiple blaster wielding opponents, aiding him in escaping difficult situations.

Force Abilities:

• Basic Force abilities like telekinesis and dash - The Jedi knight is at an advanced level with the essential Force powers of a Jedi. Slightly above that of a typical Jedi knight due to his focus on Force abilities over lightsaber combat.
• Force Stasis - One of the Jedi's most frequently used abilities, Siolo will often use it with non lethal intentions in order to apprehend or stop his opponents. He's quite skilled with it, able to chain it up to a full handful of enemies with full efficiency. A higher number of opponents is a harder ask.
• Mind Trick - Often used by the Jedi investigator in subtle ways in order to coerce another person or to get them to spill information, it is an ability he is quite adept with. Though he's found some species to be strongly resistant to it.
• Comprehend Speech - A commonly used power by Siolo, especially when on more alien filled worlds. He's skilled with it and able to translate most words and sentences to where he can understand them. More obscure or ancient languages are more difficult for him to translate.
• Force-listening - One of the Force abilities which the twi'lek is lesser skilled in, Siolo is able to listen in on conversations from a distance. Its quite effective at gathering information and he can use it in tune with his Comprehend Speech ability, though this tends to be a difficult combo. His strength with the listening wavers with the distance he is from those he is eavesdropping on.
• Force projection - His newest power and the one which fascinates him the most. The ability allows him to project a mirror image of himself which was visible to all around it. He does not rely on the power but has been known to use it in simple ways. Often projecting the 'hologram' to run down an opposite hallway before fading away or to go off a ledge before similarly fading into nothing. More intense application of it strains him. It is a power he still very much needs to master.

Weaknesses:

• Prideful - Siolo is an accomplished man especially in his field of Jedi work. Failures are not something that happen often for the Investigator. He has a certain arrogance to him, while not overbearing it is evident he has an high belief in his own abilities and talents. This pride can rub off on some people the wrong way.
• Not Combat Focused - While the Twi'lek is no slouch when it comes to putting up a fight he is by no means a true Jedi warrior. He isn't fit to fight on a battlefield cutting down hordes of enemies or tearing through other Force users. He isn't a master duelist with his lightsaber. Someone stronger with a blade could defeat him though he would still go all out in a fight.
• Solo artist - More often than not Siolo operates alone, while he'll frequently have contacts or interact with local planetary law enforcement he does the bulk of his business by himself. He's uncomfortable working alongside someone he'd have to keep his eye on or share information with. His personality also reflects this as he is privy to hold his feelings or thoughts to himself. He's had to acquire the ability to lie which will sometimes lead to him lying to people who aren't against him.
• Judgemental - In his life as a Jedi he has seen some rough sights, murder scenes, kidnappings, families torn apart, slavery rings. Siolo holds a pretty black and white view on these type of people, he'll often remember 'bad' things that people did and form judgements based on initial impressions. He's not beyond making rough remarks if someone really rubs him the wrong way.

Character History: Siolo Mevic was born on the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth, a humid Outer Rim planet with a notorious history in the slave trade. The future Jedi was born into simple beings, a large family with multiple older siblings. His family was poor but they were a loving one. He lived the first few years of his life in the capital city of Lessu. When he was five years old a traveling Jedi stopped by the world and discovered the force sensitive Siolo. A short time later he was taken away from his family and his homeworld to be brought to the bustling galactic capital of Coruscant. The change of planets was a jarring one for the young boy as his desert covered homeworld did not compare at all to the city covered Republic world. The Jedi Order was another adjustment for him but his mother had told him ancient tales of the Jedi as bedtime tales. Ancient noble warriors wielding blades of light to fight back against evil in the galaxy. He'd never have guessed that he would one day become one of them.

The Twi'lek would pass his initiate trials with comfort, showcasing a natural affinity with the Force. He would be risen to the rank of padawan and taken as an apprentice by the wise Tera Sinube, an elder Jedi master who had several padawans before him. Master Sinube was perhaps the Order's greatest Jedi investigator, the same role which Siolo would take up in his life down the road. The Cosian Jedi was a patient being who would teach the young Twi'lek much while the boy was under his tutelage. He'd often accompany his master on travels around Coruscant investigating and solving the many crimes which infested the criminal underworld of the galactic capital. Siolo showcased talent in this field of Jedi work, foreshadowing his own future role within the Order. He would remember his years under his old master fondly, still looking up to the man proudly.

As the years passed his time spent under his master's tutelage would shrink. As he grew into adulthood he would establish his own talents separate from his master's. Siolo would often conduct operations at a distance from his master, blending into the crowds or even going undercover in order to help his master solve crimes or stop the most dangerous criminals. At the age of twenty two the Twi'lek would take the Jedi Trials, Master Sinube and Siolo himself declaring that he was truly ready for the next step in his life. He would go on to pass the trials at a closer rate than he did his Initiate Trials but succeeded nicely. He was knighted before the council and had achieved a goal to be proud of in the life of a Jedi. Shortly after his Knight ceremony and with the full recommendation of his master Siolo was appointed as a Jedi investigator. From that moment on he would begin to work on his own, frequently sent to the more dangerous urban worlds throughout Republic space in order to sniff out and sabotage the most nerfarious criminals and threats.

Some of his first missions would take place in the grand population centers of Republic space, planets he'd grow most comfortable operating in. These included worlds such as Naboo, Corellia and Coruscant. The talented twi'lek would find himself frequently planted into criminal organizations such as pirate groups, spice cartels and full fledged gangs. In these situations he would adapt an alias and disrupt criminal operations where he saw fit, or track down and arrest the most influential members. It was extremely dangerous, risky work but something he'd grow used to doing as the years rolled on. A particularly thrilling operation involved tracking down a suspected terrorist on the Cloud City of Bespin in which a crazed radical seeked to plant explosives on the grand mining colony. Siolo would play a very important part in tracking down and apprehending the terrorist without civilian causality.

Though the Jedi knight's life much like billions of others across the galaxy would be shaken by the Clone Wars, a brutal conflict which engulfed the Republic and the Jedi in a war. As the separatist droid armies threatened the very existence of the proud Republic, Siolo was called into service. His role would differ from that of many Jedi, instead of leading the grand clone armies the twi'lek would instead find himself playing the role of saboteur spy. He'd be involved in multiple Republic war efforts by dropping behind separatist lines and disrupting their war efforts. Planting explosives in droid factories or sabotaging their great machines of war the investigator turned secret agent had no lack of work during the war. He would not take part in the conflict on his homeworld of Ryloth, much to his chagrin. Though he had full faith in his proud people to fight back against the encroaching droid armies.

Siolo would suffer a setback during an operation at the end of his contribution to Republic's war effort. Following the detonation of explosives within a separatist stronghold he'd find himself chased by the droid forces. While he managed to escape with his life he did suffer a glancing blaster shot to the arm and shattered bones in his right leg following a rough fall. Still, the Republic forces would arrive and get him way from danger. The incident resulted in him being sidelined from the war as it continued to rage. Following this he was instead put back into undercover work on the Core World of Corellia, a planet he was familiar with. He'd once again assume another identity in order to track down, stop and expose a suspected human trafficking ring operation within the world.

Corellia was where the Jedi was when that fateful day came and the his kind were declared traitors. Siolo sensed a strange sensation in the force as the Jedi were hunted and slain across the galaxy. He did not understand what had fully happened until some time afterwards. At that moment he realized he'd been placed into the unsettling position as a wanted criminal, soon to be hunted by the clones he'd fought alongside during the war. Siolo has remained undercover since then, confident in his safety and hidden identity operating in the grimiest parts of Coronet City.

Order 66: Quite simply Siolo was nowhere near any clones or other Jedi when the Order came down. He was in some of the dirtiest, dangerous parts of Corellia where the clone troopers weren't anywhere to be found. This gave him an advantage at avoiding detection, also due to the fact he was and still is deep undercover. If the clones did come searching for him they wouldn't find him wearing the telltale robes of a Jedi or wielding his lightsaber openly. They'd find it very hard to pick him out of a crowd.