Lucera Maive
Character
| Lucera Maive SPECIES: KeshiriFACTION: Order of the Silver Jedi RANK: Jedi Master AGE: 32 SEX: Female HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 136 lbs EYES: Luminescent Violet HAIR: Dark Purple SKIN: Lavender FORCE SENSITIVE: Yes VOICE: Tali'Zorah (Ash Sroka) |
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STRENGTHS
- + Jedi Sentinel - Before Absorption, Lucera had been trained in the ways of the Sentinel. A balance of physical and Force techniques to adapt the many challenges a Jedi might face throughout the galaxy. It was here she learned the ways of the saber and of stealth.
- + Jedi Consular - After Absorption, her every waking moment was steeped in the Force. Through focusing on the world around her and understanding it, she began to understand herself. The rich education in such matters came from Consulars whom Lucera then joined.
- + Forgiveness - Even the most bloodstained hands can be washed clean, if the heart is true. Revenge is not as worthy a goal as redemption.
- + Oracle - The Absorption forced Lucera's eyes open to the world around her. She sees creatures and spirits others do not, and in meditation can extend her senses far beyond her immediate surroundings. Lucera can also identify pivotal moments in a person's life and provide guidance to help them make the right choice at the right time.
- - Witness of the Unseen - Lucera cannot turn off the ability to see the spirits others cannot. Numerous people have found her talking to someone they can't see, which continues to draw question to her sanity. At times in battle she may also perceive additional hostile presences, and be forced to defend herself against them.
- - Agent of the Force - Having been touched by the Force, Lucera has a personal, invested interest in its well-being. Anyone attempting to 'destroy' it will force Lucera to action to stop them. She is also a vocal opponent to any means of severing someone from the Force, regardless of its perceived necessity by others.
- - The Living Force - There is no Light or Dark Side, there is only The Force. Lucera has no hatred toward Dark Side users; they are neither better nor worse than their counterparts. Their actions speak for themselves, and it is their actions that may force Lucera's hand. Naturally, not all Masters agree with her stance.
- - Unmistakable Gaze - The glow of Lucera's eyes makes hiding in the dark extremely difficult unless sufficiently opaque, diffusing, or polarized material is used to cover them.
- - Unwavering Gaze - Her eyes have also been described as not wavering in the slightest. Some have described it as the Master staring straight through them, or perhaps to some distant place beyond them. Her smile does little to reassure those that find the intensity of her eyes unsettling.
Lucera is a five foot eleven Keshiri with lavender-color skin, and dark purple hair. The hue of her skin tone draws many eyes, but they are turned away just as quickly by an unusual trait not found in others of her species -- luminescent, violet eyes. They glow without need for external stimulus, and make hiding in the shadows extremely difficult, but also ominous to those that only see eyes in the dark.
When not caught staring at her glowing, almond-shaped eyes, Lucera's lithe, heart-shaped jawline, and full lips has captured many sentients' attention. Long, flowing hair falls between her shoulders; though at times the Jedi Master binds the many strands, or even wraps them about her skull to keep them out of the way.
She is often found wearing lightweight, flowing attire with incisions made to ensure mobility in more form-fitting outfits. Bunched up fabric pinching at her flesh distracts from embracing the harmony of the Force around them all. Though not the best footwear in combat, Lucera does tend to favor low to medium heel height shoes or boots. High heels seem to draw far too much sexual tension from others, while flat heels offer little aesthetic accentuation. Physicality does not occupy Lucera's thoughts, but there is a beauty to fashion that if not taken to extremes seems a waste to forego; it can at times make dialogue flow more smoothly.
BIOGRAPHY
|[ HUMBLE BEGINNINGS ]|
Lucera Maive was not born on her homeworld of Kesh, but on Nar Shaddaa. A challenging world for any youth, but one Lucera seemed able to survive with her family. They'd become trapped there as many others had, and struggled to make ends meet. The young Keshiri herself fell into a group of mischievous, but not malicious aliens of her age that often engaged in relatively harmless though sometimes criminal activity.
One day her parents managed to get Lucera aboard a ship to escape Nar Shadaa. She protested not sure why she was being sent away from all she knew. At the time ending up on Ryloth hardly seemed a step up. Being forced underground surrounded by Twi'lek that had their own problems to deal with not involving an adolescent, purple girl. However, she eventually found a handful of kind souls among them that took her in. Some skills she'd learned as a youth came in handy, but in more 'constructive' ways than tagging or stealing sweets from gangsters.
It was during a slaver's attempt to capture Twi'lek slaves that Lucera found a calling in protecting the only family she had left. Having nearly succeeded in stopping the criminal enterprise by herself, Lucera was captured by the slaver boss, but in a twist of fate a Jedi appeared that set her free and completed what she'd begun. The Jedi offered to train Lucera, which she initially refused until her Twi'lek family prompted her to accept. How else would their little Keshiri learn to protect them and others like them than to learn the ways of the Jedi?
She was an apt if stubborn pupil. Any skill they would teach, Lucera would learn; but when it came to philosophy, history, and restraint that was where her attention drifted. There were several instances where Masters pulled her aside to ensure she did not travel down a dark path. In the end, however, she was fashioned into a true Jedi Knight whose zeal for protecting others was undeniable. At times too much so as Masters still had to reign in her eagerness to get involved in conflicts requiring further deliberation.
|[ THE ABSORPTION ]|
On a world far from civilization near the Sith Empire, Lucera joined several other Knights and Masters in investigating heightened activity by Imperial forces. Intelligence had it a faction in the Empire was researching a powerful artifact or weapon. No specifics were known, but a small group infiltrated the encampment to learn more. There they found numerous force sensitive captures, which they freed; as well as a strange crystal they'd never seen before. Satisfied with the outcome of learning the renegades' activities, the team began to withdraw with the captives. Only the group had unwittingly ended up in the path of the very weapon they'd come to learn of. The Dark Side users present were quite thrilled with the Jedi gathering themselves and the captives in one place -- though it would require more personal use of the Force than they'd have otherwise liked, it would be quite the field test.
Sensing a disturbance in the Force, Lucera stopped and turned to face their enemy. A blast of energy swept down the long tunnel sending the air before it billowing by those seeking to escape. It slammed into Lucera as she focused in the art of tutaminis. Unbeknownst to the young Knight, the crystal she carried resonated with the blast as it had come from another of its kind; it quickly built a feedback loop within the Force-driven stream of energy. One that violently exploded, destroying both crystals and sent Lucera flying backwards.
Days had passed before Lucera opened her eyes after the explosion. Everything looked... different. A Master calmed her, but in doing triggered a sense out of body experience in the Knight. The words, "Don't go to Eshan" fell from her lips before she succumbed to exhaustion. Later she was asked what the words had meant, as the Master had no plans to go to the world of the Echani. Lucera could not recall the exchange.
|[ A NEW PATH ]|
From that day forth strange visions haunted Lucera wherever she went. People or creatures would interact with her, yet others appeared not to see them. At times flashes of other worlds or of another time assaulted her vision when speaking with people she knew well; often times being presented two possibilities stemming from a single even close to or far from those futures. It quickly began taking a toll on her mentally and emotionally; while others began to grow concerned about her mental stability given reports of Lucera talking to thin air.
Grounded from missions while under observation, Lucrina sought out Consulars -- or those heavily trained in the Force -- to better understand what was happening to her. Perhaps, if she could control it, there would no longer be any concern of her being on assignment again. It took considerable time to learn a new understanding of the world around her; and in the end she came to adopt the way of the Consular as her own.
Adopting the way of instruction and diplomacy came surprisingly easily. Few more surprised than the Masters that had trained Lucrina as a Knight. This path seemed far better suited to her new demeanor. Those concerned with her mental stability found her progress satisfactory, and approved of a less violence-prone path for the Keshiri Jedi. Through several negotiations, after serving as a study in the art with several experienced Consulars, Lucrina gradually earned the privilege of becoming a Jedi Master. A role which has had little influence on her activities, except in encouraging herself to interact more with more Padawans and Knights. Perhaps the galaxy had become or always been one of violence, but that did not mean the Jedi should lose sight of the balance within as well as without.
POSSESSIONS
- Lightsaber, Silver (Durindfire crystal)
- Ceremonial Robes
- Meditation Robes
- Sentinel Armor
- Holocron
- Datapad
Jade-class Jedi Transport
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