Rhosa Xei

Rhosa Xei was a female  and a member of Karr Shadeez's  crusade during the. Despite her youth, she was generally considered the most vital and powerful Knight in Shadeez's faction, largely due to her pronounced skill in the rare discipline of.

Special
By the time of Rhosa's birth in 1,413 BBY, her homeworld,, was outside the control of the failing. During her childhood, the ascendant Zirist Lakalt considered an invasion of Omwat, though he was checked by Karr Shadeez's fleet. While visiting Omwat, Karr discovered the six-year-old Rhosa, who immediately perceived him as a kindred spirit. With her parents' consent, he took her as one of his Jedi apprentices.

Rhosa grew up aboard Shadeez's flagship, the Crusader, alongside Shadeez's other students, including Jylo Naki, Arlya Kesk, Farwel, and Jarkun'eir'saikal. She elected to specialize in and proved strong in the Force, enjoying meditation. She was friendly with all her fellow Novices; Jylo had a crush on her, although Rhosa thought of him only as a friend.

At some point, Karr and Rhosa discovered that Rhosa possessed the ability to battle meditate. Both worked to develop her gift, and Rhosa became instrumental to Shadeez's campaigns, allowing the Jedi Master's forces to prevail in narrow contests and minimizing casualties in all of them. Though she rarely took to the field, Rhosa was a capable duelist, and fought followers of Lord Lakalt more than once. Karr knighted her in 1,392 BBY, and she took her own Padawan shortly thereafter.

Reconciliation
As a Knight, Rhosa began to feel she was not using her gift in the best way; while Shadeez's forces managed to check Lakalt and uproot local dark side despots, the Republic was embroiled in a multi-front war on the dark side, not least against the New Sith Empire. Rhosa probed Shadeez for his willingness to reunite with the Jedi Order, and felt he was open to the idea in theory, but afraid of being consigned to a teaching role while his students fought and possibly died without him. She was unable to persuade him to make the first move in approaching the Jedi.

In 1,389 BBY, Shadeez accepted an invitation to meet with Republic Admiral Herqilius Arstyn, who had gone outside the chain of command to seek Shadeez's protection for his homeworld of while Arstyn himself pursued a punitive expedition against the Sith. After long, distraught consideration and deep meditation, Rhosa secretly arranged for to be informed of the meeting. She hoped the Jedi would send envoys to her master and, if the invitation came from them, he would be more open to it.

At first Rhosa thought her gambit worked; the dispatched Tirien Kal-Di and his, Narasi Rican, to Gizer to bring Shadeez back into the fold. Kal-Di and Shadeez had an inconclusive meeting at which Tirien intuited Rhosa's special status, though he was floored at the revelation she was a battle meditator. Heartened by his insight, Rhosa spoke with him privately afterward, encouraging him to meet her master halfway. She felt a special kinship with the Jedi and was confident he could persuade Shadeez. The next day, Tirien and Shadeez did reach an initial understanding for sharing intelligence, leaving the door open to greater cooperation and exchange of resources in the future.

The Good Die Young
The day after the conference, Shadeez and Arstyn were to meet over lunch to sign the accord. Rhosa was nagged by doubts, sensing a nameless disturbance in the Force. Neither Shadeez nor his other Knights felt it, though Shadeez finally sent most of his Knights back to the Crusader out of an abundance of caution, keeping only Rhosa and Jylo with him. Rhosa was relieved to discover Tirien had also sensed something off, though he had no more idea what it was.

Rhosa spent most of the ceremonial lunch in meditation, trying to pin down the source of her anxiety. At the final toast of ale, the disguised Sith Acolyte Alecto revealed herself by assassinating both Arstyn and Shadeez. As a horrified Rhosa looked on, Alecto, having spotted Tirien, took up Shadeez's lightsaber and at him, hoping to kill Tirien too. Jylo, enraged by Shadeez's death, charged Alecto, putting himself between her and Tirien and deflecting the thrown lightsaber. However, Alecto's Force powers kept it moving, and Jylo merely diverted it; it missed Tirien, but struck Rhosa across the chest, opening her chest cavity from shoulder to shoulder. Dying in Tirien and Narasi's arms, Rhosa begged Tirien to protect Jylo from Alecto. As Tirien dueled Alecto, Rhosa had a last and warned Narasi to save Tirien from Alecto, lest she destroy him. Narasi tried to staunch the blood flow of her wound, but Rhosa died before a medical droid could arrive.

Powers and Abilities
Though young at the time of her death, most of Rhosa's companions considered her the most powerful Knight in their group. She possessed a deeply intuitive connection to the Force, amplified by frequent meditation, and was capable of sensing Narasi Rican from across Gizer Battlestation and Tirien Kal-Di from kilometers away in space.

Despite her small stature and naturally frail build, Rhosa was an able swordsbeing due to both her light build and agility and her specialization in the dueling-oriented.

Rhosa's companions and master considered her greatest talent to be battle meditation. By 1,389 BBY, she could consistently bolster her allies' resolve and coordination while sapping her enemies' will to fight and confusing their attack plans. Tirien Kal-Di suspected much of Shadeez's success against Zirist Lakalt and lesser Sith Lords stemmed from Rhosa's aid.

Appearance and Personality
"Her fine, downy hair gleamed, iridescent in the light of the glowpanels, and though her slender body seemed as frail as any of her species Tirien had ever seen, her eyes bespoke a deep strength. They were dark indigo, the color of midnight, and they made Tirien think oddly of the Force; as with a quiet garden or a closed, comfortable room, they invited meditative contemplation."

- Tirien Kal-Di's initial observations about Rhosa

Like all Omwati, Rhosa had blue skin and feathery hair. Her eyes were deep indigo, and suggested a depth of wisdom well beyond her years. She had a compact, frail build, but was fit. She carried a with a green blade.

"…to be in her presence was to trust her."

- Narasi Rican's impression of Rhosa

Though quiet and soft-spoken, Rhosa possessed a deep well of loyalty to her comrades and a desire to protect innocent people. Her demeanor and calm, soothing Force presence inspired confidence even when she was not consciously battle meditating. Many of her colleagues were drawn to her, though she did not reciprocate Jylo Naki's romantic affections for her. She felt a bond with Tirien Kal-Di, sensing in him a kindred spirit.

Appearances

 * Twist of Fate