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Updated! I worked out her background and personality, thanks to much research on Wookiepedia. What do you all think of it?



Name: Kalani Swiftblade (kah-LAH-nee)


Race: Human

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Height: 5' 7"

Class: Jedi Knight Sentinel

Hair: A dark chocolatey brown, wavy but not curly. Usually falling in rather haphazard waves down to about the middle of her back, or pulled into a low ponytail when she wants to keep it out of her way.

Eyes: Rich, deep blue, like a deep tropical sea on a bright, clear day.

Physical Build: Reasonably thin, and very lithe and fit, but with compact strength. Extremely athletic. Able to strike hard and swift like an eagle, agile and graceful like a cat.


Lightsabers: Dual wielded blades, identical save for color, long and somewhat thin; and a backup short and thin dagger-like saber (see background). Hilts are very short, barely longer than palm-width, for ultimate agility, and all the flowing details and edges are rounded for comfort. Primary (right-handed) blade is a rich royal blue, secondary is a brilliant magenta, not quite purple, nor red. Dagger is a bright golden-yellow.

Outfit and Armor: Instead of big robes with flapping arms, that could get in her way, she wears a wide cloak, that she can wrap around to the front for concealment or warmth, or push back to be a simple cape. Under that she wears simple, comfortably-loose but non-baggy clothes; normally a long tunic and leggings, and a thin belt of woven leather, for her sabers and a few other supplies. When she knows she is going into serious battle, she dons a suit of light armor, the least restrictive she can find.



Fighting Style and Abilities: (Edit: Now that I have info on the forms, I would say that her style is indeed likely a variation on dual wielded Form IV: Ataru, using mostly her natural athletic ability more than, but not instead of, force enhancements, and adept at facing multiple opponents.)

Weak in most powers of the force, but with an unusually keen ability to sense her surroundings and the movements of anything or anyone nearby, and with lightning reflexes. Thus, she mostly relies upon her blades.

When in battle, she is always in motion, using her agility and athletics to the utmost, so that she herself is moving as much as her spinning blades. She moves like a tigress, her whole body echos the movements of her blades, as if they are a part of her, mere extensions of her arms. Her blades flow gracefully through the air in unbroken movements, transferring from one move to another in a flowing arc.

When she does use the force in battle, she focuses what telekinetic power she has into an intense, focused attack on a weak or strategic area, or sends a small, hard object hurtling at her opponent. If that does not do enough direct damage, she uses the distraction it causes to come in close and use her blades.



Home Planet: Alderaan

Background:

Though born during the Great Galactic War, life on the beautiful, peaceful world of Alderaan was happy for the little Jedi youngling. She was often found romping through the grassy plains and swimming in the forest streams nearby, and was sometimes an annoyance to the stricter of her teachers, who could find no way to curb her wild, fun-loving spirit. Though she could focus on her work, and particularly excelled with the lightsaber, she could not summon the seriousness and calmness her teachers desired.

This quiet life was shattered, however, when one day the war came crashing into her own backyard...


It was the middle of the night, and all seemed peaceful. Little Kalani was tucked in her bed, sound asleep. But now her dreams had become edged with fear, and something did not feel right. They became so alarming that she woke up, trembling, and got up to find one of the teachers. To her surprise, instead of one or two Jedi coming or going from meditation, she found all of the teachers grouped together, talking earnestly in low tones.

"Hello little one." One of them, her lightsaber instructor and favorite teacher, and good friend, named Tredan, noticed her approaching. "Why are you up, Kalani?"

She told them of her dreams, and her feeling that something was not right.

Tredan sighed and replied sadly, "I wish I could say that they were just random dreams, but we have felt it too. Something is happening, something dangerous. We have just decided to evacuate to the mountains."

The Jedi scattered to wake and gather the younglings, and Kalani, following Tredan, was soon joined by other sleepy-eyed children. But just when all were gathered and ready to begin the journey into the mountains, the looming danger came upon them.


There was a sudden flash from just outside, and a shockwave tossed everyone to the floor. The Jedi were back up in a moment, and grabbed their lightsabers just in time to fend off the first onrush of Sith, coming through a breach in the walls created by the explosion. While they battled the Sith, they yelled to the younglings to take flight, to run into the mountains, and Tredan broke off from the battle to escort them.

The children and their escort managed to get outside the building through a backdoor and started running into the hills, but a couple of the Sith, who had not yet entered the breach in the wall, spotted them and gave chase. Tredan saw that the group would be overtaken sooner or later, so as soon as they had fairly entered the treeline, he turned and paused, telling the younglings to go on a ways and then wait for him.

Kalani, loath to leave her friend and mentor and worried about the danger he was in, went only a short way before hiding and watching what was happening.


The Sith did not take long to catch up to where Tredan waited. He stood calm, and lit up his golden blades, a lightsaber and small dagger. The two Sith spread out to flank him, and then attacked with brutal strikes. But he was no longer in the path of their blades. Spinning with such speed that he was just a blur, he came around the side of one of the Sith, and swiftly dispatched him. The second, however, was faster and stronger, and now aware of the formidable enemy he faced.

Back and forth they fought, and Tredan seemed to be gaining the upper hand, but suddenly the Sith unleashed a few massive blows that struck aside Tredan's defences, knocking his dagger away, and cutting into the hilt of his primary blade, rendering it useless.


Watching in horror, Kalani saw the Sith slay her friend and mentor, and a sudden, strange resolve took hold of her.

Getting up quietly from her hiding place, she got out her little lightsaber, and finding Tredan's dagger lying on the ground, grabbed it as well. Sneaking over to where the Sith was standing over her friend's body, reveling in his victory and blind to his surroundings, she leapt. The tiny creature hurtling at the Sith's back suddenly grew two fiery claws while midair, and as the Sith turned towards her in confusion, the dual blades hit home. Tredan's dagger had finally slain its foe.



She returned to the others, and they fled up into the mountains, a couple of their teachers surviving the main assault on the academy and joining them later, and there they watched in dismay as Alderaan cities burned and the Sith spread destruction. When the republic finally won the battle and Alderaan was freed, they rejoiced, but their joy was tempered by much sadness.


Kalani grew and continued to train, but her once overly playful and carefree spirit was sobered by what had happened. Still joyful and happy at times, but with a focus and resolve in her work that had eluded her before. And ever after, she kept Tredan's dagger.

When later, after the Treaty of Coruscant, Alderaan removed itself from the Republic and dissolved into civil war, she stayed with the Jedi and the Republic that had come to her homeland's rescue, even though she did believe the Treaty was a bad idea all round. She joined the Saints, working against the empire that had invaded her home and killed her friend.




Personality: Sober at times, but with a good sense of humor, ready to have a good laugh if a joke is told, or to spark the humor herself if the situation is right. Though a solemn, focused warrior, she loves to have fun, and still has a little-kid spirit sometimes. Outgoing and cheerful with her friends and allies. Kind and caring to anyone who needs help, even having pity on the minions of her enemies, but a powerful enemy to the Sith themselves, for whom she has a controlled, righteous anger.

She dissagrees with the Jedi mainstream on the need for a lack of all emotion, but instead believes that some, controlled emotion is nessesary. In order for there to be courage, there needs to be fear. In order for there to be justice and punishment for wrong deeds, there needs to be anger, at least towards the deed, if not the person. In order for there to be compassion and dedication, and the will to sacrifice yourself for others, there must be love.


Last edited by Eagle Call on Dec. 16th, 2010 5:58 pm; edited 3 times in total


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Very good Eagle! I would say you know enough about SW. Good Bio.
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the way you describe it you sound like Form IV: Ataru

"Form IV is the most acrobatic of all the forms and requires a Jedi to first master the Force Run, Jump, and Spin abilities. By incorporating all the Force powers that allow a Jedi to exceed standard norms of physical abilities, Jedi may resemble nothing less than a blur when using this style."

if you want to look into it all light sabre forms are explained here
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber_combat


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Updated!


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alright let's get you into our RP


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