Carmen Conrose

Carmen Conrose was a Twi'lek Jedi Knight who was the master of Tom Norton before and during the Clone Wars before her death at the hands of Sora Bulq.

Becoming a Jedi Knight
Carmen Conrose was the Padawan of Jedi Master Saesee Tiin being the only Padawan Tiin ever trained. After being promoted to Jedi Knight Carmen studied Force healing which was a power Saesee had little knowledge of and on numerous occasions the twi'lek proved herself to be a proficient Healer. Carmen felt respect for her former Master despite his serious personality though she thought that Saesee liked flying a bit too much.

Training a Padawan
Two years after her promotion Carmen took her first and only Padawan Tom Norton. Their first mission together was to rescue Senator Orn Free Taa from a group of terrorists. They were accompanied by Sora Bulq who ironically was the very same person who was responsible for Carmen's death. They met Cham Syndulla on Taa's home planet Ryloth and successfully rescued Taa and handed the terrorists over to the Ryloth authorities. Carmen even tried to heal the terrorists after a fight between them and the Jedi when a large number of them were either killed of injured by Sora's use of Vaapad.

At some point during Tom's training he and Carmen were forced to land on Korriban on their way back from a mission because of a malfunction in the hyperdrive. It was here that Carmen displayed her skills at fixing mechanics, managing to get their ship working again within an hour. Tom meanwhile accidentally stumbled upon the Valley of the Dark Lords but sensed a dark presense there. Because he wasn't sure what he was up against he returned to his Master. Tom had a talk with Carmen who told him that she'd read about the Valley of the Dark Lords before becoming Saesee's Padawan.

Carmen and Tom were later sent on a negotiation mission to Demos IV which was successful thanks to Carmen's skill in Mind Tricks. Almost immediately after that they accompanied Mace Windu and over two hundred other Jedi to Geonosis to rescue Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padme Amidala from Count Dooku. Carmen's proficiency at Soresu allowed her to survive the battle and her Padawan also made it through alive. Carmen was made a Jedi General and Tom became a Jedi Commander.

Death
About five months after the start of the clone wars Carmen and her Padawan fought together on Falleen and the battle lasted roughly a month. Luminara Unduli and her Padawan Barriss Offee were fighting on a different part of the planet and had promised to come and help Carmen and Tom once they were finished with their area. During the battle Tom noticed a cloaked figure weilding a red lightsaber and cutting down clone troopers. He and his master chased after the figure who led them into the forest away from the main battle so that they could duel without blaster bolts and explosions going all around them.

The cloaked figure ambushed the two Jedi and threw off his cloak revealing the former Jedi Sora Bulq. Carmen and Tom were both shocked at the sight of the Weequay but Carmen had been wary of Bulq since their first mission together due to him killing living beings without hesitation or apparent regret. The three of them engaged in a lightsaber duel during which Bulq proved too much for them. The Weequay stabbed Carmen in the heart and turned to deal with her Padawan who attacked him in a fit of rage. Bulq quickly overpowered the angry young Jedi and would have killed him if not for the timely arrival of Luminara and Barriss.

While Bulq ignited his Shoto and duelled the two Mirialans Tom crawled to his master's side ignoring the duel taking place behind him. He tearfully asked his master if she could heal the wound with the Force but Carmen knew that even her healing skills couldn't save her. Bulq, who had been tired out from battling clones and duelling Carmen and Tom, decided it was better to retreat so he caused a distraction by bringing a tree crashing down towards Carmen and Tom but Luminara telekinetically lifted the tree away while Bulq Force pushed Barriss to the ground and fled. When Tom looked back at his master she had died and the Padawan was devistated.

Personality and traits
Carmen Conrose was a kind and gentle woman who disliked conflict though she was a capable warrior. Carmen was a skilled negotiator and though her Padawan preferred action over words they became close friends quite quickly. Carmen was even compationate enough to heal people that tried to kill her when she could as proven on Ryloth. Tom considered her to be like his big sister and although Carmen had never taken a Padawan before he felt she was a good teacher and was devistated when she died. She was also known to tell Tom that he enjoyed fighting too much. Despite her dislike of fighting she fought loyally and bravely in the Clone Wars for six months before being killed by Sora Bulq.

Carmen was a perfectionist about some things including her class in the Jedi Order. Though she was officially trained as a Jedi Guardian she preferred to think of herself as a Jedi Sentinel, being the only known Jedi of her time apart from Tholme who was a Sentinel. This was because although she disliked combat she was also skilled in it but she also liked to focus on the Force liking to meditate at times. Carmen never forced Tom to meditate as she knew he disliked it but she once offered to teach him Floating Meditation even though she probably knew he'd refuse.

Carmen also had some knowledge on the Valley of the Dark Lords though the full extent of this knowledge is unknown.

Carmen respected her former Master Saesee Tiin and after becoming a Jedi Knight she still saw him occasionally. Her relationship with Tiin was mostly formal but because she was a reasonably talented Jedi Saesee complimented her from time to time. However Carmen felt that Saesee enjoyed flying too much. Carmen herself loathed flying.

Powers and abilities
Though Carmen was peaceful by nature she was a capable swordswoman and was skilled enough to survive the Battle of Geonosis which was impressive considering nearly two hundred other Jedi perished in the battle. Though officially trained as a Jedi Guardian Carmen believed she was better suited to Jedi Sentinel a title that had been almost forgotten by the Jedi Order. Carmen practiced Soresu but although she was considerably skilled with the style she was unable to stand up to Sora Bulq's vicious Vaapad technique. From training under Saesee Tiin, Carmen gained some skill in Shii-Cho though she preferred Soresu.

In additon to her lightsaber combat skills, Carmen was a master Healer having studied healing since her promotion to Jedi Knight. She even used this ability on enemies at times as displayed on Ryloth where she successfully healed a majority of the terrorists that hadn't been killed by Sora Bulq. However, during the Battle of Falleen Bulq stabbed her through the heart during their duel which was an unhealable wound. Carmen began teaching Tom to heal wounds but Tom's healing abilities were not nearly as advanced as hers.

Carmen was also a master of Jedi Mind Tricks and sometimes used this power when a negotiation mission was going wrong. She was also able to use Floating Meditation, which she offered to teach to Tom but because Tom disliked meditation he refused.

During her and Tom's brief landing on Korriban, Carmen displayed her skills as a mechanic managing to get their ship working again within an hour.