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Amaterasu Selena, sometimes referred to as Amy or Ama, was a Jedi Knight of the Jedi Order and one of the last members of the dying Selena Clan. She participated in a war caused by an attempt by the Alsakan Union to stage a coup to take over the Galactic Republic. After a schism erupted within the Order, Amaterasu left the group and was immediately branded a traitor. Unknown to most people, Amaterasu went upon a self-appointed pilgrimage in search of a method in which the galactic crisis could come to an end and return peace to the Galaxy.

Early years
Amaterasu Selena was born on Corulag, and was quickly found and brought to Coruscant by a Jedi Knight before she could become acquainted with her parents. As such, she knew little about her family, especially why her name was so unusual in comparison to other people. At the temple on Coruscant, Amaterasu was the ordinary student: working and studying equally with dedication.

During most of her free time, Amaterasu socialized with others, or looked up something that came to mind in the Jedi Archives. Most, if not all, of her masters thought of her as an excellent student. Amaterasu always seemed to pay attention, give respects, and treat others kindly, smiling on the surface. Underneath, she felt pangs of sorrow of not knowing why she was brought to Coruscant. This inner feeling haunted her for years.

She was selected to be trained by a Jedi Knight known as Corina Linar, a twi'lek. Alongside Linar, she studied like a normal human: diligently, but a little stubborn at times. She performed a mission alongside another padawan. The mission itself involved dark jedi, which gave her experiences in electrocution by Force Lightning and was choked by the Force at the hands of an unidentified dark jedi master: experiences she would avoid going through again if her path allowed that denial. Shortly after her mission, Corina evaluated her performance to be excellent, and was knighted shortly thereafter.

As a knight, Amaterasu became well versed in the arts of Soresu, in order to be able to protect others, taking on a padawan named Alracu Kanurn. It was also around this time that Amaterasu felt that she needed to expand her capabilities, as the galactic crisis grew. She adopted the fifth form, Shien, as her auxiliary style of lightsaber combat. Alongside that, Amaterasu spent her free time learning more about the Force, asking for lessons from other jedi knights and masters at times.

The Conclave
After the mysterious disappearance of Aldracu, Amaterasu was reluctant to accept a new padawan. It took several standard months to build her self resolve and took on another apprentice. But that apprenticeship was short lived, since a rift in the Jedi Order resulted in a lost of trust in Grandmaster Banik Kelrada, and a growing belief that the Order has been tainted by the dark side. She left the Order, and returned to her home planet of Corulag. Her padawan remained behind, thus was taken in by a loyalist.

Sometime during her period of independence, Amaterasu learned about the Selena Prophecy and its contents, beginning her travels around the galaxy in search for artifacts missing from the Raid on Orleng. She encountered a young orphaned boy who had an unusual hair color for a human while investigating a possible lead on Telos IV. She saw that he was force sensitive, taking him with her as a student. The relation between the two did not last very long, as Amaterasu later sent him, giving the unnamed boy the name Haar, to the Jedi Order for proper training and to spy on the Order for her.

The ex-Knight was later contacted by Sarina Lightell concerning the formation of an order consisting of the exiled Jedi. Selena ultimately decided to ally herself with this group, which called themselves the Ospion Guardians. As an Ospion, Amaterasu provided as much service to it as she had with the Jedi Order: accepting missions and teaching young hopefuls rudiments to the usage of the Force. On of her earliest missions of importance was when she accompanied a team of Ospions led by Linora to Bothawui, in order to investigate disturbances upon the planet.

Talents and abilities
Her ability to utilize the Force was highly commendable among those of the Order, due to her uncanny ability to enter deep concentration. Through this, Amaterasu describes her connection to the Force like speaking to another person.

Holding the beliefs of most idealists, Amaterasu hates having to kill others, and focused on the third lightsaber form, Soresu, to maximize her own ability to survive combat without having to kill others. Instead, she wears down her enemies to the point where they lack the strength to continue fighting, disarms them, or renders them unconscious.

She holds natural talent in the field of music, being able to pick up the techniques of playing her clan's traditional instruments, namely the pipa.

Personality and traits
As a padawan, Amaterasu was highly respectful to her masters, and worked diligently to complete the tasks set upon her. She was kind to everyone, not once did she show a sign of disrespect. From her cautious nature, Amaterasu was not able to grasp basic use of a lightsaber faster than her comrades. Amaterasu did not begin to question her own origins until she turned to the age of 8. Then, she frequently asked her masters "why am I here?" Every time, the answer was the same.

Her promotion to Knighthood brought new-found responsibility and reinforced her cautious nature. Amaterasu's apprenticeship habits remained in a corner of her thoughts, such as that of stubbornness. Once her mind is set upon something, it takes a good level of persuasion to think otherwise. However, Amaterasu thinks things over a lot before remaining firm on a decision, to convince herself that she is going in the right direction with her choice. Her experience from electrocution and choking gave her a phobia-like sense when it comes to dark side powers, causing her to be strictly adherent to the light side powers.

After leaving the Jedi Order, Amaterasu began dressing in a more elegant and aristocratic form to more freely express her mind. In this way, she represents purity in a time where corruption and strife plagues the galaxy. Leaving behind two padawans whose training were not yet completed, Amaterasu felt the great responsibility to return to them one day and help them complete the work she has left off. However, Amaterasu believed that she would not be welcomed by the Order for a long period of time due to the conflict between the Ospion and the Jedi Order. As a knight of the Ospion Guardians, she felt obligated to teach newcomers, as she was to the Jedi Order, tutoring several students.

Behind the scenes

 * Amaterasu Selena is a role-playing character created and currently in use by Lavi on TheStarWarsRP.Com. Lavi considers Amaterasu to be his favorite of the characters he created for TheStarWasRP.Com's third time period: the Alsakan Crisis.
 * The name Amaterasu comes from Japanese mythology, whereas Amaterasu is the sun goddess, an extremely important mythological figure.
 * The name Amaterasu is sometimes mistaken to be "Ameratsu" and forms similar to that.
 * Although she left the Jedi Order and joined the Ospion Guardians, many of which were considered to be Dark Jedi, Amaterasu was one of the few original members who would never tap into the dark side's power.