Aster Nightflare

Aster Nightflare was a Grey Jedi Knight who was alive during the time of The Scouring in 62 ABY. She became well-recognized throughout the galaxy partially because of her signature Nightflare red streak in her blonde hair, but also because of her stellar leadership skills and battle record. She eventually married Davin Fel, son of Jagged Fel, and would live a peaceful life as his Empress Consort during Davion's reign as the Second Fel Emperor. She had three children, her two daughters Railin and Meer, and had a son named Roan.

 Early Childhood

Aster Nightflare was born in 40 ABY, the youngest of three children of the Nightflare Dynasty of Hellins Territory on Adumar. At age four, she was found to be gifted with Force sensativity. Her father; Alevan Nightflare, Marquis of Hellins Territory on Adumar, sensed a political opportunity to gain influence within the New Jedi Order and sent Aster to the Academy when she turned six so she could become a Jedi Knight. However, she became a despised figure among the rest of the Nightflares, her own mother calling her a 'freak of nature'. The next five years of her life were uneventful, as she trained as a Light Jedi.

The Ambush

When she was twelve, she returned to Adumar at her father's behest for her official swearing-in as a heir to the Hellins crown. However, when she returned, her father was assassinated before her eyes by a Feeorin Sith Knight named Darth Greipnir. When Aster, a novice with a lightsaber, attempted to attack she was thrown backwards and knocked out cold. When she awoke she found she was to be banished from Adumar by her brother Dorian, the new Marquis. Aster left then, forever unable to claim her birthright. Aster nevertheless would proudly proclaim her title as Lady Aster, despite being officially robbed of whatever chance she had at the crown. She also vowed revenge against Darth Greipnir for not only robbing her of the only family member who supported her, but for ruining whatever chance she had at a regal, peaceful future.

From Light To Grey

Upon returning to the Jedi Academy on Ossus she found that her personal beliefs no longer coinceded with the Light, and flipped to Grey. Jaina Solo-Fel, a Jedi Master and leader of the surging Grey Jedi, took Aster personally under her wing and would spend Aster's teenage years apprenticing her. Aster would become a proficient combat tactician and a smart strategist during combat during her time under the Sword of the Jedi's wing, and became famous for her break-ups of drug rings on Nar Shaddaa.

Arelia

Three years after her Knighting ceremony, Aster Nightflare accompanied Grey Jedi Master Allana to the planet Arelia, which was in the midst of a civil war. However, the Jedi's ship, the Sunlance, was ambushed and captured by the rebel forces on Arelia, forcing Aster and the Jedi to flee. Aster would crash on Arelia's farmlands, separated from her fellow Jedi for miles. After detecting Jedi presence in Arelia's capital city, Aster, along with her two companions, Galactic Alliance Marine Silas Cyrtev, and sailor Maiko Cunter, marched towards the city, only to eventually be ambushed by her childhood adversary, Darth Greipnir, who had apepared as if out of nowhere, and seemingly for no reason other to kill Aster.

During the battle both Cyrtev and Cunter were knocked out of cold. After being locked into a duel against Greipnir's signature 'light-chain', Greipnir's chain was broken, and Greipnir retreated, but not before stabbing Cyrtev in the chest with his lightsaber, leaving Nightflare even more enraged. It was here when she first truly channeled the dark side, unleashing vicious currents against Greipnir, but was unable to defeat him.

Afterwards, Aster and her lone surviving companion, Cunter, marched closer to the capital city, only to bump into along the way Prince Tomas Yarisla of Arelia, the last surviving regal on Arelia, and the commander of Areali's loyalist side. Yarisla begged for Nightflare's protection and she reluctantly agreed, escorting Yarisla to the last loyalist-held city of Tibitus. Inside loyalist headquarters she heard of the destruction of Centerpoint by a terrorist organization. . . and discovered that the Chiss had been blamed for the strike. Aster, realizing her home planet would be on the front lines of a Chiss/Alliance conflict, rushed away from Arelia as Galactic Alliance and Jedi reinforcements rolled in, hoping to at last win her family's favor.

The Battle of Adumar

Aster was part of a Jedi/Galactic Alliance expeditionary force that appeared in Adumari orbit. Unfortunately, her family refused to recognize Aster's existence and would not let the Jedi mission land. While the expeditionary force and Hellins territory remained mired in negotations, the Chiss, realizing the Alliance beating of the war drums was real, decided to strike and seize Adumar and its formidable starfighter construction facilities.

Now fighting for the homeworld that would not recognize her existence, Aster fought in a exhilarating and deadly battle above Adumar's atmosphere, only to be chased by Chiss clawcraft into Adumar's atmosphere and was shot down close to her family's palace. Then, she found her family, but her reunion was unfortunately short-lived.

Her nemesis Greipnir arrived upon the scene and unceremoniously beheaded Aster's entire family before her eyes. Again tapping into the dark side, Aster and Greipnir would channel dark bolts against each other, before both gave way at the same time and absorbed a near-lethal force of bolts. It was here when Davin Fel, son of Jagged Fel, arrived upon the scene to help Aster. Love-stricken upon first sight of Aster, Davin had prvately promised himself that he would protect Aster at any cost and win her hand, and he helped defeat Greipner, cutting off one of Greipnir's limbs.

However, Greipnir proved a powerful enough Sith to warrant a massive Force explosion and Davin was able to give Aster a warning before Greipnir unleashed a massive death throe. Davin was badly wounded during the explosion and Aster managed to successfully heal him, and the two shared a kiss together in the wrecked palace of Hellins Territory.