Vima Sunrider (Goodwood)

"A Jedi does not fight, she protects. Sometimes, however, that protection has to be a little...proactive."

- Vima Sunrider

Vima Sunrider, later known as the Jedi Exile, was a Human female and the daughter of and.

Life in the Order
Born in 4,001 BBY, she learned from an early age of the Force both from her mother and. However, in the time following the she became restive and rebellious. She eventually sought out former, training under him despite the fact that he had been  from the Force. After having passed the, Vima was very active within the as a , eventually taking on a succession of s and training them throughout the galaxy. Some years prior to the onset of the, Vima was promoted to , where she began to take up some of her mother's duties as.

When Nomi Sunrider died in 3,967 BBY, Vima was offered her mother's position, an office which she refused. Citing the need for the Jedi to be more proactive in fulfilling their sworn duties to uphold civilization, she embarked upon a series of investigations into the looming threat posed by the. During one such mission she came into contact with, who was conducting his own unauthorized inquiries. Impressed with the young Knight's charisma and abilities in the Force, she became one of the first s. When war broke out shortly afterward, she also became one of his top military leaders, eventually earning the rank of general in the.

The Mandalorian Wars
As the conflict with the s escalated, Vima became more and more involved in the war effort. Oftentimes she took a hands-on approach to her duties, leading battles in space and on the surface of contested worlds; this earned her great respect from the soldiers and officers under her command, as well as from her adversaries among the Mandalorian clans. During this time she also met and befriended the Marine officer Laera Reyolé, and though the latter woman distrusted Jedi on principle, the two formed a bond as they worked to create Viridian Squadron, an experimental covert-actions unit. As Revan's most trusted general, she led the bait force at the, where she was to keep the Mandalorian forces occupied while Revan's larger fleet ambushed them. However, in the face of Revan's delay out-system, she was forced to give the order to activate the, a superweapon designed to be the last resort for destroying the Mandalorian fleets.

The many deaths caused by the weapon's activation opened up a which threatened to overwhelm Vima. She unconsciously cut herself off from the Force as an instinctive means of protection, however she was unable to comprehend just what this meant. However, in the wake of the battle she soon began to realize that something was amiss with regards to Revan,, and the rest of their followers. Deciding that the only place she would find answers&mdash;and some form of redemption for having knowingly violated the 's declaration of neutrality&mdash;she returned to and faced the assembled Masters. They did not, however, have any to give; instead, the Council exiled Vima from the Order. Though they could do little to enforce the sentence passed, Vima accepted the Council's judgment, punctuating her arguments for involvement in the war by stabbing her into the center stone of the Council chambers.

Wandering exile
For the next ten years, Vima wandered the spacelanes along the Outer Rim, beyond the frontier of the. During this time she attempted to do everything possible to lose herself amongst the denizens of the fringe, taking odd jobs as undercover security for various tramp s, as a bouncer at various s, or as unofficial deputy law enforcement on various colony worlds. In 3,951 BBY, soon after obtaining a position at the Dying Mynock, she learned about that Revan and Malak had waged against the Republic, Revan's subsequent redemption, and the seeming disappearance of the Jedi Order. It was at that point that Vima chose to return to the Republic, so that she might do whatever needed to be done to help rebuild.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Death and Life
 * A Marine Went to Jedi Camp
 * The Great Leap Forward
 * Tales from the Corps, Vol. 1