Awa, regarded as the Queen of Queens and Mother of Mothers, was a Force-sensitive woman who became the most famed and revered figure in the history of Kandawa, reigning as the planet's first Kandar. Once a slave and Force Hound in service to the Infinite Empire, Awa defected and led a victorious revolt against the Rakata that freed the enslaved peoples and founded what became the Kandawan Freehold.
Awa was not her birth name, but rather a title meaning Mother, bestowed upon her by her followers. The world of her birth was also named in honor of her, as Kandawa was roughly translated to mean "Realm of the Mother". Awa ruled as Kandar for over 1,000 years until her passing, upon which she was apotheosized into the chief goddess of the Seven Saviors.