Only A Shadow
| Alias | The Imperial Samurai; Barran's Shadow. |
| Class(es) | Imperial Knight Warrior |
| Birthplace | Atrisia |
| Age | 22 |
| Personality Traits | Stoic Reserved Traditional Disciplined Compassionate Gentle Sensitive |
| MBTI Type | ISFJ |
| Big Five Type | BICAD |
| Goals | To figure out how to bring more stability and peace to a chaotic galaxy; to find family, love, and be loved; to uphold her parents' legacy. |
| Rank(s) | Imperial Knight; Inquisitor |
| Faction(s) | The Empire Imperial Knights Pellaeonists |
| Species | Mirialan and Atrisian (Human) Hybrid |
| Languages | Galactic Basic, Atrisian |
| Gender | Female |
| Force Sensitive | Force Sensitive |
| Character Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Height | 5'7 |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
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Aoki Mira was born on Atrisia and raised in her uncle and aunt's household in a remote island village. Mira only has a few, warm and fond, memories of her mother. The Mirialan woman had been killed during travels when the child was only a couple years old. Her entire life, Mira was raised by her uncle, aunt, and father. Her father was an Atrisian who went by the surname Aoki. The man frequently left their home in her earlier life, leaving her with her aunt and uncle on Atrisia as he set out on his job, which required a lot of travel. Eventually, he explained just what he was doing to the young girl. Aoki, in fact, had once been a member of the Jedi Order, a Jedi Knight. However, he was jaded and weary of their never ending cycle of war in the galaxy and left to find his own path. Still loosely following the Jedi Code, he travelled the galaxy taking out criminals in a justice he believed was swifter and more secure than the Jedi's.
Since she was a toddler, Aoki Mira was rigorously trained in various Atrisian martial arts. Her family was determined to help her learn to protect herself. Furthermore, while her father wanted her to make choices for herself, he wanted her to be a cut above the rest if she chose a path similar to his own.
Sadly, when she was fourteen, a surprise attack by followers of Mythos burned her village and slaughtered her aunt and uncle. Aoki arrived in time to save his overwhelmed and traumatized daughter, whisking her away to another part of the planet. It was there that Mira declared her desire to train to be like her father, and he officially took her as his apprentice.
For another five years, traveling Atrisia's hemispheres and flying across the Galaxy, he taught her to perfect the martial arts she grew up in. Furthermore, he also started slowly training her in the lightsaber forms and how to use the Force. As much as he wanted more time, however, after hearing enough about the outside galaxy and the escalation of war and death at the hands of the Brotherhood Of The Maw, he reluctantly started taking Mira out on his missions of peace keeping - through force, of course.
It would be further unfortunate that during one of their travels, their ship was ambushed by pirates and crashed. On the surface of an unfamiliar planet, Mira was too dazed to act as her injured father fought valiantly... but fell in defense of his daughter. Memory eludes her on how she survived. She only remembers the agony of losing her mentor, friend, and father...
She was alone now, only with his philosophies and training to carry her on.
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MARTIAL ARTIST 
COOL HEADED 
PHYSICALLY FIT 
BLADESWOMAN 
LIGHTSABER DUELIST 
HEALER 
COMPASSIONATE -
TRAUMATISED 
SENSITIVE 
STUCK IN THE PAST 
RIGID 
OVERPROTECTIVE OF LOVED ONES 
SURVIVORS GUILT -
Current Conditions:
- Scarring of the face due to injury in battle (songsteel shrapnels flying into face and breaking skin.)
Past Conditions:
- TBA.
Cybernetics/ Implants:
- None.
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NEW IMPERIAL SQUIREIn the shipwreck of her father's ship, still weeping over her father's fallen body, Aoki Mira was saved by the Imperial Knight Raina Demici , who took her in as her apprentice and gave her a home in the New Imperial Order.
Mira's new sensei treated Mira very well. Between staying at the Demici family mansion on Serenno, Raina and Mira roamed the edges of NIO space as Inquisitors dedicated to stopping Sith and other threats at their borders. For Mira, it was the lifestyle of a Ronin warrior. She became at home here, continuing to advance her Imperial equipment and weaponry. She especially grew close to the sensei who had saved her and given her new purpose in life.
In her line of duty as a Squire, she went on several defining missions, such as the time she ran into a Sith apprentice spreading decay. Eventually, however, all roads would lead to Tython...
DOUBTS IN THE EMPIRE
[Mira, a Knight Errant, on Serenno.]
After the adventures and escapades of New Imperial life, Mira found herself at the legendary Battle of Tython. During this time, she was found by the deadly Sith Nyaeli and mentally corrupted and broken, turned to the Dark Side via mind control. It was thankful that her beloved mentor, Raina Demici, was able to save her once again.
After Tython, she met the Imperial Agent Hunter Stark, who would aid her in a crucial mission which would reveal much about her late mother...
Mira did develop feeling for Agent Stark, ironically, but he turned her down only after toying with her feelings between missions.
As an Imperial Knight, Aoki would go on to participate in the Ascendancy Of Defiance, putting down the Chiss rebellion. While Mira was torn, understanding both sides of the story, she fought for the Empire she had sworn loyalty to. Her doubts for the Empire resurfaced again, however, during her crisis on Ibanjii. She had been assigned to arrest civilians in a small village for tax evasion, when the governor had been squeezing everything they had out of them. She could not bring herself to do it and willingly lost to the rogue Jedi defending the village, Mato Kejak . When she recovered, she looked into the planet's situation only to discover that the governor was committing illegal acts himself, lining his own pockets and acting on corruption. In an ironic and justice asserting twist, Aoki arrested the governor for corruption and stealing Imperial resources. When speaking to Kejak, they found out that one of Mira's grandparents, on her father's side, had once been in Kejak's offshot Jedi Order before defecting.
Later, Mira was assigned to the Invasion of Ilum.
At Ilum, the events she faced were catastrophic to the young knight. The Empire's brutality and methods, the firing of the superweapon, and all the voices in her head from the Force's plight all made for migraine inducing headaches. All the doubts Mira had for the Empire all accumulated here. While
Michael Barran
reached out for her telepathically to aid her in her guilt, the Jedi
Aaran Tafo
only increased her disbelief in a duel. The duel harshly ended with the Jedi catching Utakan, the Aoki family sword, and shattering it. This heavily scarred the right side of her face. Tafo then went on to knock Mira unconscious, but did not kill her. A fellow Imperial Squire would go on to find her in this state, collect the broken blade, and bring Mira to safety in the Empire's retreat.
This was one of the few times Aoki Mira had ever lost her composure, especially in combat. Now, she faced all the grave questions she was too afraid to face... Was the Empire the correct path to chose?
After the events on Ilum, Mira felt shamed in the face of her family's nobility. She retired her family's weapons, as well as the imperial armor she wore to Ilum. Furthermore, she hid her scars under bandages due to further shame. Soon after, she was summoned by Michael Barran for what would prove to be a most important visit. He would go on to recruit her as his personal agent, his Shadow. She accepted the new role, agreeing with his political ideologies and plans for the future. Palleaonism would rise again, and the Tarkinists running the Empire would answer for their vile deeds...
BARRAN'S SHADOW
Afterwards, she was summoned to a ceremony for the brave Imperial warriors of Ilum; run by Erskine Barran and Lucien Dooku themselves. This was the ceremony where Aoki Mira was officially knighted. After the battle, she added two more Mirialan tattoos to both sides of her face. One for being knighted, the other for her service to Michael Barran.
During her initial time as Barran's Shadow, she participated in a dire skirmish on Concordia alongside her liege. Unfortunately, the battle would result in the disappearance of the Warden of the Knights, Lucien Dooku.
Of course, this sparked the massive search for the Warden. This endless searching would eventually bring Mira to one of many searches, taking a ship to scower yet another planet in search for him. Unfortunately, her ship crashed due to a malfunction - or sabotage - and she found herself stranded on a hostile rainforest planet for months. During this time, she adopted a charhound puppy she found equally lost and stranded, and the two struggled to survive. Eventually, help seemed to arrive in the form of a Mandalorian...
[Aoki Mira post Ilum, with her new Mirialan tattoos.] -
NameDescriptionRaina Demici The Imperial Knight who found Mira after her father's death, Raina is Mira's sensei and leader. Mira deeply respects and trusts Demici, looking up to her and caring for her well being deeply. Mira has an attachment to Demici, which could make it difficult to let go when needed. Hunter Stark The charming yet dark Imperial Agent has managed to confuse and impact Mira is a unique way. While they work together well enough, Mira is very wary of the man who essentially broke her heart. Mato Kejak A rogue Jedi Mira met on the borders of Imperial territory, Mira and Mato believe the Aoki family has relations to Kejak's offshot Jedi Order. Mira has come to respect Mato, despite their differences.
Michael Barran
The grand shaman and Imperial Knight of Serenno, Michael Barran would go on to help Aoki in her difficult path as a Pellaeonist in a Tarkinist regime. He restored her doubts about the Empire and helped her hope for a better future. The two are close, with Mira's proper nature bouncing off of Michael's more curse-heavy tongue. Mira considers him as much as a mentor as Raina Demici.
Aaran Tafo
The Jedi Aoki faced in combat at Ilum. He was the one who took Utakan and shattered it, scarring Mira in the process. His brutality in feeding Mira's doubts in the Empire, and how harsh he was on her, left only further trauma from the mass horror that was the defiling of Ilum. Mira still has nightmares...
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[Mira weilds Utaken and Fukaikiru, prior to the battle at Ilum]
Armor:
Military:- Heavy Imperial Armor. [Currently retired post Ilum.]
Civilian:
Weapons:
Blades:- Utaken. [Currently retired post Ilum | Shattered by
Aaran Tafo
.]
- Seijo-Ki.
Pole-Arms:Lightsabers:- Kyūseishu. [Currently retired post Ilum.]
- Imperial Lightsaber.
- Mother's Lightsaber. [Currently retired post Ilum.]
Blasters:Other:- Hātoshīkā. [Currently retired post Ilum.]
- Auriel Combined Energy Bow.
- Atrisian Biwa.
- Aryx Series Light Beast Armor.
Ships:
Freighters:Fighters:
Other:
[A rare image of Mira smiling.]
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Raised under a loose following of the Jedi Code and trained as an Imperial Knight by her master, Raina Demici, Aoki Mira is well versed in the Light Side of the Force and refrains from the Dark Side. While Mira is a Light Side user, she is not detached from personal identity. Neither does she outright run from her emotions. She essentially is a perfect fit for the Imperial Knight's Code, with a balance between the selflessness of the Jedi and the personalism of those estranged from the Jedi. Mira is much more versed as a martial artist, however, and usually uses the Force as a backup in combat. Truefully, Mira is so focused on the physical plain of existence, politics, and wars that she fails to truly grasp the Force for what it is. She essentially sees it as a tool, a living tool that aids her, but a tool. Even if she is unaware of her own viewpoint of the Force... She still is reverent of the Force, and respectful of Jedi-like religion and symbolism.
[Mira at Serenno just after Raina took her in.]
CONTROL:
- Art Of Movement: |||||
- Breath Control: |||||
- Center Of Being: |||||
- Detoxify Poison: |||||
- Endure: |||||
- Enhance Attribute: |||||
- Force Healing & Revitalize: |||||
- Force Speed: |||||
- Force Stealth: |||||
SENSE:
- Force Sense:: |||||
- Psychometry: |||||
- Force Empathy: |||||
- Telepathy: |||||
ALTER:
- Animal Bond: |||||
- Electric Judgement: |||||
- Click-Wave: |||||
- Force Blinding: |||||
- Force Choke: |||||
- Force Crush: |||||
- Force Destruction: |||||
- Force Grip: |||||
- Force Light: |||||
- Force Stun: |||||
- Force Weapon: |||||
- Phase: |||||
- Plant Surge: |||||
- Telekinesis: |||||
- Shadowstrike: |||||
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