Ye`keb Millennium

Ye`keb Millennium, known to most as Millie, was a Jedi Knight and healer for the Republic during the better portion of her life. She was known throughout the galaxy for her diplomatic and healing skills.

Early life (474-234 BBY)
"Hey Kibs, watch this..."

- Xarian Millennium

"Whatever it is, I'm telling."

- Ye`keb Millennium

Born on the beautiful planet of Quadia, Ye`keb Millennium lived quite peacefully with her father Zucar, her mother Katherina, and her elder brother Xarian. She spent much of her days playing in the springs and lakes of the then forest-covered planet.

The peaceful serenity did not last, however. After it was discovered that the gentle Qua's blood possessed regenerative qualities, the scum of the galaxy flocked to the Unknown Regions in order to harvest the newfound bounty. Those who did not wish to use the precious blood for themselves aimed to sell it for ten times its worth in the spice rings of Hutt Space. The docile people were enslaved, and those lucky enough to die were slaughtered by the masses.

In order to protect his family from the hunting parties that constantly scoured the planet, Zucar secured a transport and took them across the stars to the opposite side of the known Republic. With a new home on the peaceful planet of Naboo, they were free to life out their lives.

Xarian and Kibby, as her sibling fondly named her, grew close as the years went on, and with the added responsibility of taking care of their younger sister Katherine (Katie for short) the two soon learned to rely on each other as well. It also soon became apparent that all three of the children had, in fact, inherited their mother's Force sensitivity.

A Stranger Turned Father (233-215 BBY)
"I will teach you everything I know, but the choice is yours alone."

- Master Jedi Arcan Drake

"I'll do it."

- Ye`keb Millennium

Early one morning, an injured wanderer came upon their home on the outskirts of Theed. The good natured Katherina took pity on the man and offered him sanctuary until he was able to recover. A few days later when he was able to speak coherently again, he explained to them that he was a Jedi Knight named Arcan Drake on a mission from Coruscant, where he had been headed when his ship's navigation systems malfunctioned. It had been amazing the man had survived a crash of such proportions at all.

Still far to weak to make the journey back to the Jedi Temple, he stayed with the family for another week of rest and meditation. He was drawn by the potential he sensed in all three of the children. Most of all the middle Millennium child, Ye`keb. It did not take long before the man spoke to the young woman and her parents about what he sensed in the girl. Zucar, being the strict, superstitious man that he was, would have absolutely no part of it. He had never tried to hide his prejudice against the Jedi, even though his wife was, in fact, a Jedi in her youth. He believed that allowing Ye`keb to leave with this man would only destroy her. Ye`keb, Arcan, and Katherina disagreed, and despite her father's wishes Ye`keb left her peaceful home to become a Jedi on the bustling planet of Coruscant.

Years passed in her training, and with it countless trails and tribulations. Ye`keb and Arcan passed test after test together, growing to be an amazing Master/Padawan team. As promised, Arcan taught the young Jedi all he knew, and protected her with his very life. After nearly two decades of training, Ye`keb had grown significantly in an intellectual perspective, though due to her species' slow aging, appeared to never age.

Difficult times (214-74 BBY)
During on of their missions to the Outter Rim territories, the Jedi Council contacted them, requesting that they return immediately. Complying, they returned to the city/planet, only to learn of a tragedy. News of an attack on outlying homes on Naboo had reached the Council. Dark Jedi were the accused; a group claiming to be rouge Sith. Ye`keb's family was living in the area that had been attacked. Two bodies, who they presumed to be Zucar and Katherina had been found at the burned site. Neither of her siblings had been found, but were also presumed dead.

Shocked at the news, Ye`keb blamed herself for not returning home more often to see her family, and more importantly, not being able to help them in their time of need. Arcan did what he could to ease the girl's grief, and even offered her a sabbatical from training. She denied it, however, and pushed on.

In accordance with the young woman's wishes, training went on as normal, and she was able to complete her tasks when assigned. A month or so after the death of her family, the team was sent to Mon Gazza for yet another mission to the  Outter Rim. A group of self-proclaimed Dark Jedi had spotted the pair and ambushed them. They fought as long as they could, but Jedi scholar and young padawan were no match for the deadly group of over a dozen. The Jedi Master asked only that they did not harm Ye`keb, offering himself up to them in exchange. The sadistic group of humanoids agreed, holding the woman still and forcing her to watch as the man she loved like a father was tortured to death. They soon left Ye`keb alone with what remained of the man's body: charred bits of flesh and an unrecognizable form.

Alone, Ye`keb was completely lost, and now had no idea where to turn. Everything she had known in life had been destroyed in a matter of months, and the training she had received now seemed pointless. The Council ruled that she was, in fact, ready for the trials, but the young woman was unsure of herself and decided to take a time away from the Order to think. With a heavy heart Ye`keb left on her own, traveling from planet to planet for uncharted amounts of time. Over this time she refused to go by her real name, using a shortened version of her last name, Millie, instead. She used this time to learn many different languages and customs, spending as much time away from the diplomacy of the Jedi as she could.

After years of wandering aimlessly, Millie discovered the gift of one planet: Myrkr. Without the presence of the Force's presence constantly threatening to send her emotional state teetering over the edge of sanity, she found life to be much more bearable. Here she stayed for several years, studying the remarkable little Ysalamiriand learning to understand Neti, and avoid the little Vornskrs that seemed to be ever-vigilant.

Return of a Young Jedi (73-22 BBY)
With her mental state a bit more stable, she decided to return to Coruscant to go through with the trials that would make her into a Jedi Knight. Upon her return, much had changed, and the Masters of the Council decided that it would be best for her to wait a bit longer before taking the trials. After all, it had been decades since she last trained. Agreeing, she went into meditation, allowing herself to review what she had learned so very long ago. In this time, she began subconsciously building a barrier around the memories of her Master's death, soon forgetting the event altogether.

"Perhaps I was wrong about you, Master Jedi. You do know the Dark Side, and far more than me. I wonder if you've chosen the wrong side in this conflict."

- A surprised Tak Sakaros to Ye`keb, after she attacked him with Force lightning.