Cora Convarion

Cora Convarion was a female Sev'laya Centurion of the Order of Keltrayu, most famous as the first of the Shest Minor Seven.

Biography
Born on the Sev'laya homeworld, Keliso, in 109 ABY, Cora was discovered to be Force-sensitive at the age of six. The first Force-sensitive among the Sev'laya, who were strongly supportive of both the Golden Empire and the Order of Keltrayu, she was a miniature hero to her family, her city, and her homeworld, and her parents were delighted to send her for training as a Novice.

Amicable and creative, she was well-liked by her fellow Novices and well thought of by her instructors. Prefect Tariun Sakaros took an interest in her training, and helped her cultivate her uniquely brutal hand-to-hand and lightsaber styles. She became a stylist and received her Centurion's commission in 133 ABY.

Most of Cora's Centurion career was spent in law enforcement, tracking down and apprehending particularly dangerous criminals. She earned some measure of fame for catching a serial murderer on Dolomir, and assisted in several ship-to-ship boarding measures against pirates.

At the onset of the Vagaari War, Cora was kept in the Empire proper, assisting local law enforcement in maintaining order while the majority of the Armada was deployed against the invaders. When the attacked the south of the Empire, however, she joined Sorrik as he set out to repel the invasion. She served in the few sparse engagements the fleet could manage, including leading a boarding party of Royal Marines at the Battle of Zorabos.

In 142 ABY, Sorrik and Breek Zagrev planned a massive invasion of the Ssi-ruuvi production world of Shest Minor. Cora volunteered for the mission, joining six other Centurions under Breek's command to assist the attack. In the initial hours of the Battle of Shest Minor, she was leading a group of Royal Army soldiers against a Ssi-ruuk position when her force came under artillery fire. An explosion struck the column, and Cora and twenty-nine of her soldiers were dealt mortal wounds. She died from shrapnel injuries a few seconds later.

Cora and the rest of the Shest Minor Seven were immortalized throughout the Empire, held up as heroes of the Empire and the Order. The entire planet of Keliso declared a year of official mourning in her honor, and she was interred in Keltrayu's Tomb. The Firebird-class war cruiser Convarion was named in her honor.

Powers and abilities
Given her Sev'laya physiology, Cora Convarion developed a fighting style unique among Centurions. She carried and wielded her single lightsaber with her hands, but would sometimes rear up on her back legs and grab enemies with her front feet, surprising and immobilizing them long enough for a killing stroke. At Tariun Sakaros's suggestion, she also took to wearing a bandoleer of knives across her rib cage; she could use one of her front feet to pull a knife free and stab forward unexpectedly. Her physiology did not lend itself to kicking, but she learned to use her feet to punch at unexpected and confusing angles.

Cora was given extensive training in and, like all Centurions. She could communicate with her siblings telepathically and was adept at sensing the emotions of those around her.

Appearance and personality
Cora had yellow-orange flesh with patches of dark hair over her body. She wore the hair on her head long in intricate braids; both her hair and eyes were the same dark shade. Her Centurion's uniforms were tailored to accommodate her four legs, and she did not wear boots. She carried a single, straight-hilt lightsaber with a light green blade.

Most Centurions considered Cora friendly and pleasant, and she was particularly kind and supportive to Novices. A thoughtful woman, she could often come up with creative solutions to problems which others had not considered. Though considered aggressive and dangerous in battle by her comrades-in-arms, she adopted the attitude solely to accomplish a mission, and could quickly turn it off when battle was finished.