Thursday, June 2, 2011

Character #1 is: Aayla Secura

Aayla Secura, a Twi’lek, was highly empathetic, intelligent, and seemingly devoid of anger.
Affiliation: Jedi Order
Homeworld: Ryloth
Height: 1.78 meters
Weapon: Blue-Bladed Lightsaber
Known for her empathy and intelligence, Aayla Secura was a gifted Jedi Knight and general during the clone wars. Athletic, strong, and graceful, the blue beauty- like most Twi’leks- was a pacifist, preferring shrewd diplomacy over violence, using lightsaber purly as a weapon of defense.
Discovered by Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos on her homeworld of Ryloth. Aayla was taken to Coruscant to begin her training as his Padawan. Under Quinlan’s influence, she briefly flirted with the darkside of the force on planet Kiffex. Both Quinlan and Aayla were brought back to the light side, though, and eventually Aayla became a full- fledged Jedi Knight.
Aayla was one of the few Jedi to master the use of Force cloaking, the ability to make oneself imperceptible to sight, sound, or smell. Requiring great concentration, this was a useful weapon for a Jedi in combat, though if the Jedi moved even the slightest bit, their concentration, and the cloak would be broken.
Aayla was among the two hundred Jedi comprising the task force sent to Geonosis to rescue Anakin Skywalker, Obi- Wan Kenobi, and Senator Padme Amidala from Count Dooku and his droid army. Among the few who survived that battle, Aayla used her Jar’Kai lightsaber technique to great advantage in the Geonosian arena.
Afterward, she led many campaigns as a general in the Clone Wars, and was part of missions to Corellia, Kamino, and Hypori, to name a few.
Toward the end of the Clone Wars, Aayla was assigned to the colorful jungle planet of Felucia. There, as she trudged through the underbrush leading a regiment of Star Corps Clone Troopers, she was betrayed after the execution of Order66: shot in the back by the very troopers who had served her so loyally for three years. It was said that the clone troopers, inasmuch as they were able to grieve, hoped her death was as quick and painless as possible.
*note: From the Data Holocron: Jar’Kai was the traditional name applied to the style of lightsaber combat that used a blade in each hand.
*note: From the Data Holocron: Twi’leks had duel head-tails on their heads called lekku. Also known as “tchin-tchun,” these were used by Twi’leks to send messages to each other, serving both sensual and cognitive functions.

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