Lillianne Crasse

Lillianne Crasse was a Human Bendu Knight who lived on Kal'Shabbol. She was raised in a typical town in Kal'Shabbol, and had a normal childhood. She was taken to the Bendu Temple of Light at a young age, where she quickly rose to the rank of Knight. There, she attained her first apprentice, Darius, and sought to train him.

Childhood
She was born to the Crasse family when her father was finishing his education so he could finally fulfill his dream of becoming a professor of the sciences. Her mother, though, was an artist, well known in their little town for her beautiful pottery. As a result of her husband's full time education, Lillianne's mother was forced to take on another job to make ends meet. Yet, while in the last trimester of the pregnancy, she was forced to quit her job and was stricken to bed rest. Were it not for the generous handouts of their neighbors, they might not have been able to make ends meet.

A Healthy baby girl was born to the couple two weeks early. The mother praised the Yahweh for her birth and cherished her firstborn, naming her after her own mother. Mother and child grew close, yet once she began to talk and walk, she soon became more attached to her father. Her father would tell her stories that would keep Lillianne laughing for hours. It was from her father that she grew to enjoy nature around her and the link between all living things.

Though their beginning was rough, things were coming together. Lillianne's father had landed a job in one of the most prestigious academies as a professor of the sciences, freeing his wife to return to what she loved, her pottery. Lillianne would often play outside their home as her mother worked, though still watching from a window. Still, the young girl's sense of adventure would cause her to wander away from the house when her mother turned her back for a moment. Such incidents would scare her mother as she would immediately set out to find her, but Lillianne would always say that she was just communicating with "Him." It was then that the Crasse family knew there was something special about their daughter. Her mother would pray every night for her daughter to be watched over and protected.

When Lillianne was old enough to begin her schooling, she was enrolled in the best school her family could afford. Her progress was steady, however, her parents believed she was not applying herself to the best of her ability. In fact, letters began to be sent home from the professors about how the young girl would often zone out and leave some of her schoolwork undone. Long talks would usually emerge from such letters with Lilly promising to do better.

It was after her sixteenth birthday that her parents began to really wonder about her strange behavior. Her father called upon some friends of his and spoke to them about their daughter's idiosyncrasies. It was then suggested that she might be one of the gifted people able to become a Bendu Knight. Pleased and yet scared with this turn of events, he quickly went to his wife to discuss what they should do. If the child followed the path of the Bendu, she would have many challenges before her. Yet, her mother believed it to be the right path for their daughter. Both parents went before Lillianne and talked to her about the Bendu, what little they knew. Curious to know more, she agreed to come with them the next day to the Temple to consult the Bendu priests. It was then discovered that the girl was indeed able to connect with the Force of Others. Pulling her aside, the Bendu priest spoke with her, telling her about her ability and a little about the Temple. Beliving it to be the right path, she agreed to undergo the vigorous training of the Bendu.

Knighthood
With careful study, Lillianne was able to quickly rise to the rank of Knight, and as her first apprentice, she was given Darius, though he preferred being called River, so she made it a point to call him that. He proved a challenge to her, as he was not at all open to anyone. Gently, she began to work away at his defenses, and imbuing him with a trust that seemed to surprise him, especially when she found that he was an, though she was not sure what that entailed. Slowly, she began to teach him, but it was a struggle, as he seemed to be fighting any attempt at getting near him. When she finally confronted him about this, he turned and left. Hurt, and hoping that she had not caused him to close up forever, she followed him to his room, where she tenderly pressed the subject once more.It was then that she discovered that Anzati had an inner longing to kill things, for what reason she did not know. However, she took it upon herself to comfort and support him, but was frightened when she found Darius to be dependent upon a small necklace he always wore around his neck, hidden under his tunic. Though she didn't want to seem to pry, she managed to find out a little more about it before she decided it would be best to leave.

Unfortunately, Darius made her promise not to tell anyone of the pendant, which made her worry more, but she was pleased when he smiled to tell her goodbye. Seeing this as some progress, she continued with his training, trying to teach him to center himself so that he could conquer his instinctive hunger without the necklace as a crutch. However, this was a discouraging endeavor, so she decided to interspace it with teaching him other things, mostly on communicating with and reading life. He seemed to excel in that regard, so much so that she finally decided to trust him enough to let him enter her mind, to see how he did. She was surprised by the ease of which he performed this exercise, so far as to prompt her to stop him, as he was about to attain a level at which he could read very deep thoughts, and to where he could manipulate her thoughts if he chose to.

However, the pendant and his dependence on it worried her greatly, until she felt justified in breaking her promise to him about not telling anyone, and informed High Priest Josiah Rendar of the piece of jewelry. She hoped that he would be able to help, and prayed that Darius would forgive her.

Behind the Scenes
Lillianne was created by TheStarWarsRP.Com user Iidesia, and was used by Solus with permission from the same. The history up to when she is trained was created by Iidesia with several adaptations and belongs to the same.