Naelah Tieres

"Holy kriff! Had I known you were going to put up a five mile chase I wouldn't have even picked you."

- Sterlo

Naelah Tieres was the daughter of the Imperial Moff of the Bilbringi Sector and, by 0 BBY, one of the most sought-after targets of the Imperial Inquisitorius.

Early Life
Naelah Tieres was born 17 years prior to the Battle of Yavin, into a well-off family living on the mining planet of Bilbringi. Shortly after her birth, her father, Enric Tieres, was made the Moff of the prominent world and its respective sector. All throughout her childhood, Naelah had a fairly simple and comfortable home life, and she was more or less a happy child. Being the daughter of a Moff, she got to experience some of the best tutors on Bilbringi, as well as some of the finer things of life. Though her father was often consumed by his work, he always tried his hardest to make Naelah, as well as her sister Anita and her mother Illena, happy.

Because of Naelah's father's position within the Empire, she often overheard her parents discuss Imperial matters. She had some knowledge of the Clone Wars, as well as the Jedi Purge-most of it was just instruction from history books. She heard rumors of the Separatists resurfacing, as well as the general distrust of Emperor Palpatine, but she was too young to really understand what any of it really meant.

Galactic Civil War
"Let's just say I'm not your average seventeen-year-old girl, alright?"

- Naelah

Around Naelah's fifteenth birthday, the Rebel Alliance officially declared war on the Galactic Empire, and it was then that Naelah realized how much of an oppressive tyrant Emperor Palpatine was. During these tumultuous years, her father become consumed by his work even more so than usual, and often spent long hours in his office or overseeing construction projects at Bilbringi's shipyards without so much as a word to his family. By this time, Naelah's older sister had gone off to Coruscant to go to one of the universities there, and her mother was purposefully drowning out the growing tension around them. Naelah, frustrated with her family's distance and stubbornness, secretly hated the Empire for what they had done to her family, being too naïve to really look at the situation from any other viewpoint. However, once she turned sixteen all of that changed.

The Tieres Incident
The entire incident was brought on by an innocent mistake on Naelah's part. Unfortunately, she had overheard some very important, and very classified, information while walking to her father's study, and at once she became an enemy, more or less, to the Empire. Thinking that her father would prize his work above his family, she escaped from Bilbringi on her own luck and will, and somehow managed to land in Coruscant of all places. For the next several months, Naelah kept a low-profile on the Imperial Center and she wasn't disturbed for the most part. Throughout those many months, Naelah underwent a transformation from a young, naïve girl to a hardened, sharp-witted woman. It was around this time of change that Naelah ran into Sterlo Grandus, a slippery Sorrusian thief that managed to save her life from a couple of rapists. Gratitude transformed into friendship when Naelah realized she could trust this Sorrusian, despite his reputation. However, Naelah had little time to cultivate this relationship, as she was kidnapped by Phiht Piroc, a Mandalorian bounty hunter, soon after. Unwillingly, Naelah was handed over to an Imperial Inquisitor, Lunais, upon arrival in Bilbringi. She quickly realized that it wasn't just the incident that happened months ago that caused her to land in front of the Inquisitor, but something else. Naelah was held as an Imperial captive and she was subjected to numerous torture sessions, and along the way she found out that she was gifted with the Force. Believing that Lunais wanted to turn her to the Dark Side, Naelah fought hard against her, and soon she was sprung from captivity by none other than Sterlo, and the man who had landed her there in the first place: Piroc. Together, the three of them battled through Imperial troops, and other varying obstacles to get Naelah safely away from the Empire's clutches, and upon Enric Tieres' request, Piroc headed for the Rebel Alliance. However, it is unsure if the trio ever made it.

Personality and Traits
"I suppose you could say that I have a certain disregard for the rules, or as my mother liked to put it: I had completely no respect for being a disciplined child."

- Naelah

Naelah Tieres was never one for fighting or any other sort of rough play. As a child, she was very peaceful and typically quiet, which most took for shyness. As she grew older though, Naelah grew out of her shyness and started to become a well-liked individual around Bilbringi's younger crowd. Unfortunately for her parents, she also grew out of acting like a well-behaved child; instead, Naelah became a rebellious, fun-loving teenager and she hardly ever listened to her elders. She became outspoken, and unafraid of anything that came her way. However, she remained naïve about more important situations until her flight from her father and the Empire. As soon as that occurred, Naelah became a sharp-witted, careful, city-hardened young woman with a clear head on her shoulders. She also, as the Inquisitor proved, had an uncanny ability to handle even the Empire's strenuous of torture sessions through sheer willpower, or so it seemed. It wasn't until later on that it was revealed to Naelah that she was Force sensitive, which shocked her more than anything else.

Powers and Abilities
"I have the Force, I couldn't believe it, it was impossible to have the Force. The Jedi died out years ago."

- Naelah

So far, Naelah has only been able to use the Force in extremely stressful situations. Her rage during Lunais' torture sessions built up and released enough power to shatter an IT-O interrogation droid and launch Lunais across her cell. Naelah's powers are still uncontrolled, but she shows considerable promise if she can be trained to control them.

Appearances
Star Wars: Breaking Darkness