Sti Rikard (Jedi Renaissance)

Rikard was a asexual Filordus Jedi Knight who lived during the waning years of the Galactic Republic and later served the Jedi Order during the Jedi Renaissance era and the following Golden Age. A former member of the Trade Federation, Rikard sought personal growth with the Jedi and eventually attained knighthood.

Working for the Trade Federation
Born on the planet of Filordus, Sti Rikard was determined to leave the planet just as all Filordus longed to leave. A a six-limbed being, Rikard utilized its lower four limbs for locomotion while a set of arms hung from its shoulders, and a set of long, spindly front legs grew from its abdomen. Its hind legs were shorter and rather stubby with flat feet while pincer toes that faced rearward on the front legs aided in balance. As with all of its species, Rikard was asexual and did not identify with the three standard forms of sex associated with sentient life by most galactic citizens; instead preferring to be referred to with a gender neutral pronoun. Seeing an opportunity in the Trade Federation, Rikard joined their work force and departed Filordus and traveled to the planet of Caarimon.

Once touched down in the city of Efellis, the youthful Rikard began work as an errand runner for the local Federation representative and the governor of the planet. Rikard would continue in this position even as the Clone Wars erupted across the galaxy and placing its employers in the Trade Federation at odds with the Galactic Republic. Pledging allegiance to the Confederacy of Independent Systems as to secure the job, it encountered the Heroes of Cularin, a group of vigilantes who sought to destroy the forces of anarchy and destruction across the Cularin system. When they were investigating a plot to release a virus on Caarimon, Rikard watched them work with admiration and attended a celebration that was held by the Metatheran Cartel to thank them on the moon Dorumaa following their success.

Journey to Knighthood
When the Clone Wars ended, the Confederacy sued for peace with the Republic and the Trade Federation underwent major changes. One of these changes cause Rikard to lose the errand running job job and be cast out into the galaxy without any anchor. Seeking out the Heroes of Cularin, as the Filordus thought it might join their ranks, Rikard stumbled upon the Jedi Academy on Almas. While peering through its gates, the Temple's headmaster Lanus Qel-Bertuk noticed Rikard and beckoned for the being to enter. Unsure of the man's interest in it, Rikard was shocked to learn that the Force ran through its veins and that with training it could become a Jedi Knight. Agreeing to be sent to Ossus for training, Rikard boarded the Jedi transport to head out on the next adventure.