Gwendolyn Diomedes

   

   is a Human Female Jedi Padawan who became a prominent young member of the Library of Ossus academy during the Galactic Cold War.

= History  =

Childhood
Gwen was born to a dysfunctional family and raised in the slums Coruscant, near district G17. An ordinary child at first, Gwen began to discover her sensitivity in the force at around the age of 8, although she didn’t know what to make of it at that time and decided to keep it from her abusive father and self-absorbed mother. At the age of 10, she was discovered by a Jedi Master who happened to be crossing her path while on a mission. He found her navigating herself through the busy slums of G17 with her eyes closed. He continued to follow the girl home and confronted her moments before she entered her house, telling her he was amazed at what he saw and that she was strong with the force. The Jedi tried convincing her parents to let her join the order, telling them she would learn much and have a bright future. Her father was against it at first, but her mom respected Gwen’s desire to leave. Later, when the Jedi master had left, her mom was able to convince her father to let Gwen go. Even though he was abusive, he later admitted he was very proud of her and loves her very much.

Teenhood
Her nickname, “Sapphyre”, came soon after she joined the order. A fellow youngling got attracted to her and wrote her a letter during class, poetically declaring his love. When Gwen received the letter, she shared it with her friends out of panic in which one of them stated the line where he wrote her eyes looked like sapphires was misspelled. The youngling spelled it as “Sapphyres,” instead and, jokingly at first, she was referred as such until it eventually became her nickname when most of her friends forgot how she got it. When the order caught wind of the youngling’s interest in her, they decided to split them up and sent the youngling to another academy and they never saw each other again. Years pass as Gwen attends the lessons and lectures at the temple in Tython, periodically getting in touch with her parents via the holocommunicator. She hopes to one day get noticed by a Jedi Master and have her status elevated from youngling to Padawan.

Adulthood & Present
When Gwen heard of an academy that was reforming the Library of Ossus, she immediately filed an application and wished to be transferred. When her application was accepted she came into contact with Master R’ykal who was a council member in the new Library of Ossus academy and also gave younglings combat lectures at the temple. He would later become Gwen’s master. = Personality and Traits  = Good traits: Intelligent, modest, perfectionist, idealistic, ambitious, determined, excessively polite, amiable, bookworm, calm, kind, honest, sympathetic, tidy, compassionate, resourceful, … Neutral traits: Shy, soft-spoken, timid, emotional, …  Bad traits: Prefers solitary activities, a bit unsociable, people might find her boring, cowardly, quiet, not confident in her abilities, quick to giving up, easily alarmed and quick to fall fool to panic-attacks, overly critical about herself, … = Lightsaber and Force Abilities  =

Lightsaber
Gwen uses a single bladed lightsaber of standard design. with a straight hilt of 20cm. It has a metallic housing with padded grips and golden trim. It has no defining feature other then the crystal poking out at the bottom. Gwen’s young crystal is blue, but so light it’s almost see-through. This causes her lightsaber color to be Baby Blue in the middle with a White hue. Over the years it will gradually blueshift as her crystal gets older.

Lightsaber Forms
Mastered Proficient Limited
 * None
 * None
 * Form I: Shii-cho
 * Form II: Makashi
 * Form III: Soresu
 * Form IV: Ataru
 * Form V: Shien
 * Form VI: Niman
 * Form VII: Juyo

Force Abilities
Gwen’s affinity in the force is limited at the moment. She can perform simple tasks using the force, however, her proficiency in using the force to augment her vision is higher than normal. This ability enables her to distinguish the force in all living things when she closes her eyes, enabling her to see her opponent during the night or when she cannot trust her own vision. = Mentor  =

Master R'ykal
Master R’ykal Corestar is a firm, yet open-minded Jedi master. He beliefs that hard work and determination is the key to success and holds a lot of faith in what he believes. He believes attachment isn’t a bad thing, signified by the fact he wished to become romantically involved with a fellow student during his training. However, due to her tragic death, it wasn’t meant to be. Master Corestar’s teaching are unorthodox, but his experience in the field has taught him that a new way of teaching is needed. He believes that experiencing all the force has to offer will make his padawans better understand the force. His training routine involves daily sparring session in which he does not hold back. He believes that, in order to beat a strong opponent, you must learn every weakness, every misplaced foot, every possible outcome of every possible strike and only practical lessons will help. Assignment wise, Master Corestar is rather flexible, he gives his students a lot of freedom. He lets them call certain shots, but if they be the wrong ones... It is often the case that he will just leave his student to their own vices and let them sort out their own mess rather than learning to rely on someone to clean it up for them. It often occurs that Master Corestar takes his students to desolate and sometimes harsh environments in order to test their concentration, motivation and resolve. There are even rumors that he takes his students to the Sith homeworlds under the guise of bounty hunters to test their mastery of Form Zero. Although a kind and friendly teacher, he is prone to impatience when a student has trouble unlocking his or her full potential.

= Academy  =

The Library of Ossus
= The Diomedian Chronicles  =

Journal
 Holocron journal entry #1 - Youngling Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  Today I saw Master Corestar at the Temple grounds. He was sitting at a bench near one of the statues, going over various other youngling applications. After hesitating a little at first, I collected all my courage and walked over to him. I was really nervous, but he happily accepted my application and I’m now a youngling of the Library of Ossus Academy. My first lesson starts soon. I’m so excited! End of Record. Holocron journal entry #2 - Padawan Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  I’m finally a Padawan! Master Corestar expressed a great desire to have me as his student. He also gave me some equipment and assigned me to grab a crystal from the cave near the forge and he wishes I return with a fully functional lightsaber. However, I don’t know if I can make that. I mean, I’ve seen instruction booklets on how lightsabers work, but I never found an assembly manual for one. I’m also not that tech-savvy. End of Record. Holocron journal entry #3 - Padawan Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  I’ve found a remarkable stone deep within the cave near the forge. At first I thought it was a just small speck on the floor, but… something… spurred me to pick it up. When I removed the dirt around the speck I realized it was a crystal dug deep into the soil. I don’t know how I did it, but I managed to break off a sizable chuck of this light blue crystal. When I left the cave and held the crystal in the sunlight, I was able to see through it almost clearly. At first I thought my master wouldn’t allow this crystal, but something told me it was going to be alright. End of Record. Holocron journal entry #4 - Padawan Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  I have my lightsaber! After our force lecture, I found Master Corestar at the temple training grounds. When he asked if my journey was complete I couldn’t answer and I sensed disappointment in him. He continued to take me to a waterfall where I had to create my lightsaber using the force, Master Corestar guiding me where to place the components. The crystal was a bit too big for the housing and now a piece of it still pokes out at the bottom. It feels light, but sturdy… and it very beautiful! End of Record. Holocron journal entry #5 - Padawan Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  Today, Monique gave us a lesson in Form Zero and morals. The lesson was postponed because me and Jer’rahd got into a heated discussion about whether to use force-persuade to avoid conflict or kill the villain outright. Jer’rahd sees force-persuasion as a form of slavery, I don’t blame him for thinking this way regarding his history. I hope this hasn’t caused a divide between us… End of Record. Holocron journal entry #6 - Padawan Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  Today, Jer’rahd was promoted to padawan during a council meeting with the younglings. Even though we’ve not seen eye to eye lately, I do feel happy for him. After the council meeting, my master gave me some lightsaber lessons and asked what form I liked most. Given my nimble physique and affinity to the force, I suggested Ataru. However, during training, I kept reversing my blade. Master Corestar concluded the lesson by offering me an assignment to look up reverse forms. End of Record. Holocron journal entry #7 - Padawan Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  I have lost my master. During a trip to the cave where I constructed my lightsaber, A piece of debris, apparently, fell on my head, knocking me unconscious. When I came too, my master expressed a great desire to no longer train me. He’s reasons were questionable, telling me I was too inexperienced on-the-field. How can I get experience if I don’t get to go off-world? And I can’t go off-world until I have a master! This is so confusing! Also, on a side note; I don’t feel any headache nor can I find any bruises, which is disturbing. If a stone hit me hard enough to leave me unconscious it should’ve left some physical distress, no? End of Record. Holocron journal entry #8 - Youngling Gwendolyn “Sapphyre” Diomedes Dear Journal,  Today, Jer’rahd comforted me over my loss. I was surprised he was capable of caring. I always found he lacked compassion and sympathy, I’m glad I was wrong. He convinced me I should “deal with the cards that have been given to me,”. Although I really don’t want to, I just want my master back… End of Record.

= Tropes  =

Appearance
I’m not pretty – She find herself to be rather average looking, although many might disagree with her. Youthful Freckles – mostly across her nose and cheekbones.

Personality
aDORKable - Intelligent and shy, she's both dorky and adorable! Brilliant, but Lazy - Although Gwen is intelligent, she stays quite modest in that regard. Thus surprising other people when she shows her extensive knowledge.

Morality
Picky Eater - Gwen is a vegetarian and does not eat meat of any kind, but does eat cheese and eggs and drinks at least one glass of blue milk every day.

Powers, Combat and Skills
Action Girl - Can go toe to toe with her male counterparts. Badass Bookworm – She’s intelligent, but physically weak, however, her nimble form allows her to be more agile then others. Apologetic Attacker – Mostly during combat training.

Quirks
Ambidextrous Sprite – Gwen is equally adept in the use of both left and right appendages.

Background
Abusive Parents – Gwen’s parents fall under this trope, so it’s no surprise she wished to leave when the Jedi found her. Forgiven, but not forgotten – Again a family trope, Gwen forgave her parents for her abusive childhood and sporadically contacts them. Mostly on their birthdays. Nicknamed – Gwen was nicknamed “Sapphyre” when a boy wrote her a love poem where he misspelled the word “Sapphire”.

Motivation
Celibate Hero – Since she’s a Jedi. Determined Defeatist - Even in the face of certain defeat, Gwen would stop at nothing to protect the innocent or save a life. = RP Hooks  = = Trivia  = = Misc.  =
 * Does (or did) your character study at the Jedi temple of Tython? Chances are you might have seen her during class, in the hall or in the temple's library.
 * She's an avid reader. Her room is full of bookshelves flooded with books, journals and holocrons and she spends a lot of time at the temple’s library.
 * Enjoys training and sparring with fellow Jedi Younglings and Padawans.
 * Can speak Galactic Basic fluently and has a mild understanding of Huttese, Jawaese, Bocce, Rodese and Ryl, however, she does not understand Sith, Mondalorian, Catharese, Ithorian, Geonosian, Wookiespeak nor the Tribal Tongue of the Ewoks.
 * In The Old Republic her character name is Sapphyre since Gwendolyn, Gwen and Sapphire were already taken.

Songs
When Meditating: Pleiadian Friend - Psybient mix = Meta-Data  =

Voice and Appearance
Actress for Live-Action: Natalie Portman Voice Actress for Animation: Valorie Curry