Atheria Valdayn

"Let me tell you a secret that I've kept even from the emperor, from the love of my life, from my friends, from my enemies, from everyone; I have a twin sister. An identical twin. She was always the better of the two of us, but because of her strength, her intelligence, her beauty and, of course, her almost unbelieveable connection to the Force, her identity was to be a secret. The trouble was, there only came more danger in the prospect of revealing her true self over time, not less. So she left."

- Arius Valdayn revealing a secret much of his family had taken to their graves

Atheria Valdayn, known to the general public as Atheria Zoral, was a Ethereal Human female of House Valdayn born on Luctanem in 42 BBY as the identical twin sister of Arius Valdayn. Throughout much of her life, her true identity was kept a secret for the sake of ensuring her safety, and that of her brother Arius, and for the safety of the monarchy in the Kingdom of Luctanem under the belief that if something should happen to him, Atheria could replace him as heir. While both brother and sister were gifted physically and mentally, both being attractive, tall, healthy and intelligent, Arius had very little natural connection to, whereas as a child, Atheria seemed to possess near-endless gifts with her Force-related abilities.

Their mother, queen-consort Miraea Eredanus, died when they were young, leaving Atheria and her brother largely under the care of their father, king Atlus Valdayn, and the royal household at large when he was unavailable, though he made a point of ensuring both children should receive the best possible training and education on seemingly every subject accessible to them. Following Atlus' death near the end of the Battle of Luctanem during the, Atheria began preparations to honor the final request her father made of her; to leave the and known space at large behind, in favor of travelling through  and the , collecting artifacts, learning of and mastering her connection to and abilities of the Force. After she departed Luctanem aboard the royal household's personal starship, the Saber of Dawn, little is known of her life.