Bayra Organi

Bayra Organi (nee Fillenda) was a female Qua who lived on her native Quadia during the period when the planet was controlled by slaving factions. She was the mother of the Centurion Te`net Organi.

Youth and marriage
Born in 499 BBY, Bayra Fillenda was the child of Qua aristocrats and the middle of three daughters. She was the bane of her tutors due to her adventurous and outspoken ways; she enjoyed exploring and learning new things, and was comfortable in all walks of society. As she matured in her first century of life, she explored Quadia and took two trips into the larger galaxy.

Some decades before the invasion of Quadia, Bayra met Ma`sii Organi. Though he was much less adventurous, there was an immediate spark between the two. While Organi, a minor functionary with the government of Emoria, had few prospects of wealth, Bayra's family approved of the match, hoping the steady young man would ground their daughter a bit. They were married within three years of their first meeting.

In truth, Bayra and Ma`sii influenced one another. She drew out his curious and exploratory side, while he gave her a stable, loving home to which she could always return. Bayra dreamed of entering political life herself to champion causes she supported, but before she could make good on her dreams, the slavers attacked.

Firebrand
After the slaving syndicates conquered Quadia, Ma`sii was one of a few thousand Qua kept out of the "farms"; his knowledge of Qua administration and government made him useful for keeping up the social structures which the slavers found helpful. Bayra was allowed to remain with him, but only as incentive; Ma`sii was warned clearly that if he disobeyed his masters, Bayra would join the other Qua in slavery.

Unable to stand the abuses perpetrated against her people, Bayra covertly worked with networks of Qua smuggling slaves out of the camps and to escape ships. She did not tell Ma`sii of her activities, not wanting him to suffer too if she was caught.

Final years
Despite their centuries of marriage, Bayra and Ma`sii actively avoided having children, as they dreaded bringing a child into the nightmarish world their planet had become. In 80 ABY, however, Bayra did become pregnant, and gave birth to her son Te`net the following year.

The population of Qua had been decimated by the occupation and the emergence of the Sickness; what had once been over two million Qua was reduced to tens of thousands. As the supply of "blood donors" diminished, the slavers began taking even those Qua they found useful, including Bayra. Ma`sii protested, but was silenced when the slavers threatened to take Te`net too.

Bayra resisted captivity, and was quickly placed in a "breaker" restraint, which broke her ankles on a regular basis, preventing her from running until her healing blood had repaired her injuries. Languishing as a slave, Bayra was comforted only by the knowledge that her son and husband were free. In 83 ABY, a slaver attempting to insert a tube into an arm vein gouged her so deeply that the wound bled freely. When she attacked the man instinctively, the slaver cut Bayra's throat with his. The two wounds together bled her out faster than she could recover, and she died of exsanguination.

Legacy
After the Golden Empire liberated Quadia, Bayra was among those memorialized in the Museum of Remembrance. Ma`sii kept a few holos of them together in his home, and Te`net visited the Museum of Remembrance to find her name at least twice.

Appearance and personality
Slightly shorter than her husband at 1.60 meters (5'3"), Bayra also had a darker complexion than either her husband or her son. She had bright blue eyes and long, cinnamon-colored hair.

Outgoing and vivacious, Bayra was sociable with nearly everyone and loved to learn new things. Despite her free spirit, she could be serious when necessary, and was focused and determined to help the Qua resist their slavers. She was on good terms with her parents and sisters, but was always closest with Ma`sii. She also deeply loved her son during the brief period they were together.