Gwendolyn Diomedes

   

"There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no death, there is the Force."

- reciting the Jedi Code.  is a Human Female Jedi Padawan who became a prominent young member of the Library of Ossus academy during the Galactic Cold War. = History  =

Childhood
Gwen was born to a dysfunctional family and raised in the slums Coruscant, near district G17. An ordinary child at first, Gwen began to discover her sensitivity in the force at around the age of 8, although she didn’t know what to make of it at that time and decided to keep it from her abusive father and self-absorbed mother. At the age of 10, she was discovered by a Jedi Master who happened to be crossing her path while on a mission. He found her navigating herself through the busy slums of G17 with her eyes closed. He continued to follow the girl home and confronted her moments before she entered her house, telling her he was amazed at what he saw and that she was strong with the force. The Jedi tried convincing her parents to let her join the order, telling them she would learn much and have a bright future. Her father was against it at first, but her mom respected Gwen’s desire to leave. Later, when the Jedi master had left, her mom was able to convince her father to let Gwen go. Even though he was abusive, he later admitted he was very proud of her and loves her very much.

Teenhood
Her nickname, “Sapphyre”, came soon after she joined the order. A fellow youngling got attracted to her and wrote her a letter during class, poetically declaring his love. When Gwen received the letter, she shared it with her friends out of panic in which one of them stated the line where he wrote her eyes looked like sapphires was misspelled. The youngling spelled it as “Sapphyre,” instead and, jokingly at first, she was referred as such until it eventually became her nickname when most of her friends forgot how she got that name. When the order caught wind of the youngling’s interest in her, they decided to split them up and sent the youngling to another academy and they never saw each other again. Years pass as Gwen attends the lessons and lectures at the temple in Tython, periodically getting in touch with her parents via the holocommunicator. She hopes to one day get noticed by a Jedi Master and have her status elevated from youngling to Padawan.

Adulthood & Present
When Gwen heard of an academy that was reforming the Library of Ossus, she immediately filed an application and wished to be transferred. When her application was accepted she came into contact with Master R’ykal who was a council member in the new Library of Ossus academy and also gave younglings combat lectures at the temple. He would later become Gwen’s master. = Personality and Traits  = Good traits: Intelligent, modest, perfectionist, idealistic, ambitious, determined, excessively polite, amiable, bookworm, calm, kind, honest, sympathetic, tidy, compassionate, resourceful, … Neutral traits: Shy, soft-spoken, timid, emotional, …  Bad traits: Prefers solitary activities, a bit unsociable, people might find her boring, cowardly, quiet, not confident in her abilities, quick to giving up, easily alarmed and quick to fall fool to panic-attacks, overly critical about herself, … = Lightsaber and Force Abilities  =

Lightsaber
Gwen uses a single bladed lightsaber of standard design.with a straight hilt of 20cm. It has a metallic housing with padded grips and golden trim. It has no defining feature other then the crystal poking out at the bottom. Gwen’s young crystal is blue, but so light it’s almost see-through. This causes her lightsaber color to be almost white in the middle with a blue hue. Over the years it will gradually blueshift as her crystal gets older.

Lightsaber Forms
Mastered Proficient Limited
 * None
 * None
 * Form I: Shii-cho
 * Form II: Makashi
 * Form III: Soresu
 * Form IV: Ataru
 * Form V: Shien
 * Form VI: Niman
 * Form VII: Juyo

Force Abilities
Gwen’s affinity in the force is limited at the moment. She can perform simple tasks using the force, however, her proficiency in using the force to augment her vision is higher than normal. This ability enables her to distinguish the force in all living things when she closes her eyes, enabling her to see her opponent during the night or when she cannot trust her own vision. = Mentors  =

Master R'ykal
= Academy  =

The Library of Ossus
= Tropes  =

Appearance
I’m not pretty – She find herself to be rather average looking, although many might disagree with her. Youthful Freckles – mostly across her nose and cheekbones.

Personality
aDORKable - Intelligent and shy, she's both dorky and adorable! Brilliant, but Lazy - Although Gwen is intelligent, she stays quite modest in that regard. Thus surprising other people when she shows her extensive knowledge.

Morality
Picky Eater - Gwen is a vegetarian and does not eat meat of any kind, but does eat cheese and eggs and drinks at least one glass of blue milk every day.

Powers, Combat and Skills
Action Girl - Can go toe to toe with her male counterparts. Badass Bookworm – She’s intelligent, but physically weak, however, her nimble form allows her to be more agile then others Apologetic Attacker – Mostly during combat training.

Quirks
Ambidextrous Sprite – Gwen is equally adept in the use of both left and right appendages.

Background
Abusive Parents – Gwen’s parents fall under this trope, so it’s no surprise she wished to leave when the Jedi found her. Forgiven, but not forgotten – Again a family trope, Gwen forgave her parents for her abusive childhood and sporadically contacts them. Mostly on their birthdays. Nicknamed – Gwen was nicknamed “Sapphyre” when a boy wrote her a love poem where he misspelled the word “Sapphire”.

Motivation
Celibate Hero – Since she’s a Jedi. Determined Defeatist - Even in the face of certain defeat, Gwen would stop at nothing to protect the innocent or save a life. = RP Hooks  = = Trivia  = = Misc.  =
 * Does (or did) your character study at the Jedi temple of Tython? Chances are you might have seen her during class, in the hall or in the temple's library.
 * She's an avid reader. Her room is full of bookshelves flooded with books, journals and holocrons and she spends a lot of time at the temple’s library.
 * Enjoys training and sparring with fellow Jedi Younglings and Padawans.
 * In The Old Republic her character name is ‘’’Sapphyre’’’, ‘’Gwendolyn’’’, ‘’’Gwen’’’ and ‘’Sapphire’’’ were already taken.

Songs
When Meditating: Pleiadian Friend - Psybient mix = Meta-Data  =

Voice and Appearance
Actress for Live-Action: Natalie Portman Voice Actress for Animation: Kari Wahlgren Category:Force-sensitives