Zaella Sabir

Zaella Sabir, born Zael'lasabir, was a female Force-sensitive. Born on during the reign of Tarni Hadan, the self-styled, Zaella was taken from her parents for training as a Sith. Apprenticed to Izkara Raltadus, Zaella chafed under her master's rule, eventually forsaking Hadan's cause after her life was spared following a duel with Jedi Narasi Rican.

Biography
A rare Twi'lek, Zaella was born in 1,403 BBY, in one of Ryloth's outlying villages. Due to the distance from major cities such as and, Zaella was only discovered after she was a few years old. She was taken to Lessu for training by Tarni Hadan's Sith disciples, though she had little interaction with Hadan herself. Eventually Zaella became the apprentice of the Izkara Raltadus.

Zaella suffered greatly under Izkara's tutelage, which was often indistinguishable from torture. Izkara firmly believed that suffering created power, and she set her apprentice difficult or impossible tasks and punished her brutally for mistakes or failure. Punishments Zaella endured included being forced to work in brothels (where her rare red skin made her highly desirable to both Twi'leks and offworlders), being left outside to endure Ryloth's ferocious climate, and being directly tortured by Guldroq. Zaella despised Izkara, but was unable to overpower or kill her master, and often internalized her anger or took it out on others.

Zaella took to using spice to cope, as well as to dampen the pain of physical torture. In her free time, she enjoyed sketching, and she had an on-again, off-again relationship with fellow Sith apprentice Nykan.

In 1,386 BBY, Hadan dispatched Zaella and Izkara to to participate in an auction run by Runganna the Hutt for a weapon of mass destruction. Zaella clashed with Narasi Rican, the Padawan of Tirien Kal-Di, who was present bidding for the Republic, and when Runganna declared a Koboskya no Jankpa, Zaella was set to duel Narasi to the death. The two were surprised when Ghrond Farshyk, Runganna's champion, confronted them, and after several unsuccessful sallies they joined forces to bring Farshyk down.

Zaella attempted to continue the fight against Narasi, but was disarmed and knocked down. As Narasi prepared a killing blow, she begged for mercy; to her surprise, Narasi spared her life, and Tirien subsequently defended her against Izkara, whom he killed moments later. When the Jedi prepared to leave the world with the, they took Zaella with them as a prisoner, though Tirien informed her he was judging whether she could reform.

Powers and Abilities
Zaella, like all Sith under Tarni Hadan, was trained for an aggressive style of lightsaber combat. She chose a form similar to pure, but lacked the control to channel her emotions for the form's maximum potential. She was capable of using dark side Force powers such as, but could not use Force lightning.

Appearance and Personality
Zaella possessed the rarest Twi'lek skin color, red. She had black tattoos on the base of her lekku, which she intended to supplement over time before her capture by the Jedi. She had amber eyes and stood 1.71 meters tall. She carried a lightsaber with a Sith red blade, though she lost the weapon to Narasi during their duel.

Zaella internalized much of her hatred, anger, and bitterness, which made her liable to snap at inopportune times and often resulted in punishment from Izkara. She had the ability to take her mind away from mentally unpleasant situations, though she could only endure so much physical torture before breaking and she used spice to cope when her emotions started to get the better of her. Her love of sketching hinted at a more creative side she refused to show anyone else.

Appearances

 * Sins of the Father