Avexiss Redonna Odé

Avexiss Redonna Odé, known commonly as Vexi by her friends and allies, was a  who served the  as a  during the  and the  that followed. She was a talented duellist trained by Batauww, besting most of her peers during training and proving herself both an adaptable and often unorthodox fighter. Her skills were primarily limited to impressive blade work, but Avexiss could also call upon the Force as needed and use it to augment her fighting style. She was not proficient in using the Force more fluidly and frequently as a might, however.

Notably outspoken, Avexiss was held back for many years. Though she would eventually prove herself to be more loyal than even the most quintessential of her peers, Avexiss was regarded with caution and suspicion for her entire career, by all but the wisest of the Jedi. Her regular encounters with the more arcane and mysterious aspects of the Force did nothing to help ease concerns, but Avexiss' survival and apparent victory over the dark Force entity on, and her ongoing struggle against the sinister creations of the Dark Side of the Force, drew the attention of.

Joining the unseen ranks of the, Avexiss was taught a number of Force techniques to help assassinate, infiltrate and avoid attention in her pursuit of Sith artefacts. Given a ship of her own to use and officially removed from the Jedi Order, Avexiss set off on what would be a long and storied career, guided by the teachings of the Light Side of the Force but unbound by the restrictions of the Jedi.

Seedling
"Daddy, I fell off a mesa again. Come fetch me please."

- Avexiss, oblivious to danger, contacts her father for help.

Born to Darsun Odé and  Leena Organa, it was no surprise that Avexiss' birth and earliest years were somewhat noteworthy, even if she was oblivious to the fact at the time.

The youngest of her many siblings, Avexiss was conceived during one of her parents infrequent meetings on, though she was born on in her father's estate. Lord Darsun kept his children a secret from both master and peers, fearing that their discovery could bring the spiteful wrath of his master's enemies but unable to send them away with their mother due to her position as a Jedi Knight. Despite the circumstances, the arrangement worked well for a number of years and, isolated as they were at their private mesa estate, no threat presented itself.

Avexiss spent much of her childhood exploring alongside close friend, despite disapproval and discouragement. The two formed a close bond, though as Lemda (the senior of the pair) grew older she was able to spend less and less time with the disheartened Avexiss. To combat her sadness, she pushed herself to explore further outwards, often earning herself a scolding from her father.

On one occasion, Avexiss discovered a group of off-duty (Makeb's  protectors) as they practised their aim on a family of. Though she was smart enough not to intervene, she was quick to try and help the creatures once the Regulators were gone but sadly they were all already dead.

All but one, however.

Whining in fright on a ledge over the side of the mesa was a baby Makrin Creeper- a seedling, the size of a dinner plate and completely helpless. Avexiss climbed down, risking her own life in the process, and retrieved the creature, instincetively using the Force to soothe it and stop it's whining. She could not climb back up with her hands full, though, and after an hour of frustrated contemplation she gave in a her father for rescue.

Despite the angry lecture her father gave her, Avexiss was allowed to keep the seedling. She named it Bark, and the creature would go on to live in the gardens of the Odé Estate long after the family left it behind.

Upheaval
"I don't want to go. I won't go."

- Avexiss' brief refusal to leave Makeb.

When Avexiss was 10 years of age, her mother's violation of the was discovered by an investigation led by her suspicious master, and she was forced to sever ties with her family or be expelled from the ranks of the Jedi. Heartbroken but unwilling to lay down her lightsaber, Leena travelled to with her children- accompanied rather boldly by her once secret husband- and arranged for a close non-Jedi friend to formally adopt them, knowing the children of a Sith Lord would never be safe beyond the borders of the Republic, and that her friend (unable to have children herself) would treat them as her own. Leena returned to the on  for 're-education', while Darsun was summoned to  by his master to answer for his 'crimes' against the.

Avexiss and her siblings lived on Coruscant for a two years, leaving home one-by-one for various reasons until her adoptive parents, the family K3-L3 and Avexiss herself were the only residents of their now uncomfortably quiet home.

Unorthodox Padawan
"The road before you is littered with challenges. Already you are burdened by disadvantage; years of potential training missed, a widespread prejudice waiting to greet you from the very people you are destined to defend, and a heritage that has already made many question your right to receive training. Ignore shame, rise above reluctance and embrace your instincts- if you can overcome the tests ahead, my brilliant pupil, you will evolve into a shining example of what it means to be a Jedi. I see many champions in you, Avexiss Odé, but only one will be your future. That, I dare say, is the only thing in your power to shape."

- Avexiss' cryptic (and not understood) welcome to the Jedi Order, courtesy of Master Batauww.

Despite her removal from the life of both Jedi and Sith, Avexiss could not escape the destiny lined up for her. It was at the age of twelve that her unhappiness- caused by the departure of her siblings and the damaging harassment she'd faced from her peers at school before being pulled out- began to manifest into frustration and anger, culminating in outbursts that would have been a normal part of growing up if not for her strong connection to the Force. When Avexiss grew angry at her adoptive parents, however, her anger impacted the physical world; fixtures and fittings were torn from the wall, lights flickered and their humble home shook on its foundations. Frightened, upset but mostly concerned, Avexiss' guardians knew the only solution was for Avexiss to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Jedi.

Speaking to, a who happened to be visiting Coruscant when the Order received their request for assistance, the small family were disappointed to hear that Avexiss was too old to become a Jedi. Master Traless did promise that Avexiss could receive Jedi help, however. She would serve the Order in a clerical capacity, learning to control her abilities while helping with the less glamorous side of Jedi life.

Reluctant but having little say in the matter, Avexiss accompanied Master Traless to. While waiting in the, Avexiss spotted Master Batauww as he walked through the main hall, a Jedi, which sparked her curiosity. Years of being kept from the world outside her home meant Avexiss had learned to instinctively withdraw from others, both physically and in the Force, keeping Master Traless from sensing her strength in the Force. Avexiss' probing of the Jedi Master did not go unnoticed, and the brief glimpse of her potential that it afforded Master Batauww was the only thing that saved her from a life of wasted potential, sorting through the.

Batauww approached, asking Avexiss numerous harmless questions such as her name and reason for being in the Jedi Temple. With Master Traless translating the questions, Avexiss answered cautiously, but told the truth, and by the time another Jedi arrived to take Avexiss off of Master Traless' hands Master Batauww had already decided he wanted to take Avexiss on as his student.