Octavia Katherine Solios was the first child and daughter of Jarek and Alluria Solios. Born in 143 ABY in Ara Merquise's Fortress on Nar Shaddaa, she was given the middle name "Katherine" after her first cousin, thrice removed, Rin Sakaros.
Biography[]
Predestination[]
So you're the little ticking time bomb, eh?
—Tariun Sakaros meeting Octavia
Octavia was born while her parents were both operatives of Nar Shaddaa's Merquise Syndicate; her mother was the Syndicate's Operations Vigo, while her father was an Elite Guard. Within weeks of her birth, she was introduced to Nagarian Sakaros; when she instinctively gripped his finger in her tiny fist, her cousin (and Nagarian's sister) Rin Sakaros sensed a powerful touch of destiny connecting them. She reacted with open fear, though she refused to tell Jarek, Alluria, or Nagarian's mother Reiko what she had seen.
Rin and her brother Tariun were emotionally distant with their cousin for years, but Octavia grew up close with Nagarian and Azalyn Kass`l. Both girls were close and idolized the older Nagarian. All three children were kept cloistered in the ziggurat where their parents lived to protect them from the One Sith and Desilijic kajidic, both of which had become enemies of their families. When Reiko adopted the infant Kylar Tanake, Octavia and Azalyn thought of him as a combination of baby brother and baby doll, particularly given his shape-shifting abilities. Octavia was also fond of her father's astromech droid, R9-D8, which she treated like a playmate and which was fond of her in turn.
Octavia accompanied her parents to the wedding of Tariun Sakaros and Breek Zagrev in late 145 ABY. Afterward, Rin began treating Octavia with more affection.
Belsavis[]
In 146 ABY, Octavia and her family moved to Belsavis, along with Nagarian's and Azalyn's families. The same year, Odala Kass`l gave birth to Azalyn's baby brother Tae, who became the newest member of the pack of children. As the eldest, Nagarian had emerged as the group's leader; Octavia and Azalyn tried to emulate his confidence, boisterous attitude to Kylar and Tae with mixed success.
In 147 ABY, Azalyn left to become a Novice of the Order of Keltrayu. Octavia was sad without the friend who had become like a sister, but grew closer to Nagarian in her absence. She was delighted to have little siblings of her own when her twin siblings Orion and Reia were born in 149 ABY. As the twins grew up, they became mischievous and inventive at finding trouble, and they vexed Octavia more.
Octavia found herself disliking Nagarian's girlfriends when he began casually dating at school. She had friends of her own, but still considered Azalyn her best friend, almost a sister, and she relished Azalyn's infrequent visits. She also became friends with Seeg-Til, Nagarian's best friend among his sister's Centurions. Octavia was present for Jira Zaffrod's concert at the Samayus Palace of Opera in 153 ABY.
As she reached her teen years, Octavia developed a lightsaber style that mixed her father's Soresu with her mother's Makashi. She was not strong enough to match Nagarian in a straight fight, and so she took to working around him instead.
Separation[]
In early 157 ABY, a squad of Imperial Knights assassinated Reiko. Octavia could sense Nagarian's anguish and rage, but was unable to comfort him before Tariun took him and Kylar to the Empire. In the wake of Reiko's murder, the Belsavis collective agreed to leave the farm, but went their separate ways—the Solioses to the Empire, the Kass`ls to Firefist.
Octavia settled with her parents on Vall`to. She succeeded in school and made friends, but was increasingly frustrated by her inability to contact Nagarian, who had not reached out to the Solioses since leaving Belsavis. Even as she began to help her parents train the twins, Octavia began to ask her mother and father about joining the Order of Keltrayu as a Novice—where she hoped to be reunited with both Nagarian and Azalyn.
Novitiate[]
Jarek and Alluria initially resisted Octavia's requests to join the Order, fearing she wanted to join solely to be with her friends, but Octavia kept asking. In 159 ABY, Jarek finally asked his sister Axelia to speak to Octavia. Axelia was frank with her niece about the dangers and hardships of a Centurion's life, but found her niece genuinely dedicated to the ideals of service. She reported favorably to Aria Nikina and Rin; after some hesitation, Rin conceded and allowed Octavia to join the Order in 160 ABY.
Having been trained by her parents, Octavia had a strong foundation in the basics of the Force, but found herself behind Azalyn in dueling skills and telepathy. However, she took to the Order's training with dedication.
Powers and abilities[]
Octavia inherited her parents' strength in the Force. As a child she was trained primarily by her parents, but with occasional influence from Reiko and even Nagarian. She was still learning Shii-Cho at that time. As she matured, she started to develop a hybrid style mixing Soresu and Makashi.
Due to her parents' use of the languages, Octavia could speak and understand Basic and Huttese, as well as some Sith. She learned Orhyo in the Golden Empire.
Appearance and personality[]
Octavia had blue eyes which, combined with her cream-colored skin and dark brown hair, initially made her greatly resemble her friend Azalyn. In childhood her hair grew long enough to reach her waist.
Octavia's family considered her friendly and outgoing, more talkative than introspective Azalyn. She adored Nagarian Sakaros and trusted him implicitly, being willing to follow him on whatever adventures he could cook up. Her status as second oldest child, especially after Azalyn left for the Empire, led her to be somewhat bossy to Tae Kass`l, Kylar Tanake, and her own twin siblings, although Nagarian could usually rein her in. As a young woman, she was passionate about her interests and a little jealous of her friends. She cared very deeply for Nagarian Sakaros and considered Azalyn Kass`l like another sister.