This section will cover any major updates to the character's story as the campaign unfolds.
- Please provide a brief (at least one short paragraph) backstory for your character.
Born to the prodigal, exiled, daughter of a Pantoran noble house, Kreynja came of age during the height of the Empire in the remote, but still populous, Elrood Sector. Whether it was because her Talent was so small, the influence of her mother’s nascent organization, or simply because she was so far from major Imperial holdings, she avoided the Inquisitors entirely.
Despite the remote location Kreynja was well educated, and never pressured to go into the family business. Nevertheless, she did so, and primarily operated as an envoy or courier, and occasional observer with a knack for getting information out of people and poking her nose where it didn’t belong.
As the Empire fractured, it seemed like all hell would break loose in the sector. But it didn’t. The uneasy alliances between the major factions held (mostly, though the occasional turf dispute or skirmish inevitably occurred) in no small part due to the K’sarr organization’s influence, reputation…and occasional wet work. The sector was on a well traveled trade route, and even with the internecine warfare raging across the galaxy there was still a market for Elrood’s goods and services. Mutual protection and aid won out over greed, to the shock of most involved.
When the Jedi re-emerged after the calcification of the Remnant factions, Kreynja’s mother sensed another opportunity; and so she was sent as an envoy to the Order to establish diplomatic and trade relations. This outreach eventually bore fruit, though not in the ways anyone predicted. Commercial ties or access were rebuffed but a chance encounter with one of the Knights returned a different draw: Krenjya’s long dormant gifts.
While hesitant to leave the family business, Krenjya was nonetheless intrigued by the prospect of training with, learning from, and perhaps even eventually having a say in, the nascent Order. After all, wasn't that what her mother had done: Take a chance on something incredible, and see it pay off for all involved? - Why does your character want to be a jedi? It’s good for business, and it’s a way for business to be good. The K’sarr organization’s guiding principle is “enlightened self interest”, and it’s one that Krenjya firmly believes in. She does not squeeze for every last credit, or betray trust. A word given is a word kept, and independence is a core pillar. Being in the right place, at the right time, to do the right thing can be a very rewarding prospect, and the Order is another opportunity to pursue that philosophy.
The mysterious powers they speak of are certainly a draw too… - Are
there aspects of your character’s background (people, events, places)
that were more formative to your character’s current personal
development? Probably the fall of the Empire, and the rat race that inevitably followed in Elrood. The K’sarr organization was able to leverage their independence to enlist the various factions to “unite” (very vague term when we’re dealing with multiple rival syndicates, governmental organizations, smuggler cadres and even outright pirates) and stave off exterior predation while holding down the societal fort internally. It took a lot of diplomacy, maneuvering, and on occasion outright firefights to make it all stick, but it did. And Kreyjna was a (small) part of it all.
- Describe the kinds of personal relationships you might have had in your past? Kreynja always sought to forge deeply personal bonds with individuals, be they friend or adversary. “It’s always easier to work with someone if you know them, be it for good or ill”.
Karas is someone who accumulates both, and more often than not the distinction between the two states depends entirely on the circumstances of a given deal or transaction. Keeping your enemies close enough to become friends is the first lesson she learned navigating the byzantine corridors of power in the Elrood sector, and no matter the situation it’s one she holds to today. - What is most Jedi-like about your character? What is least Jedi-like about your character? Kreynja’s most Jedi-like quality is that she genuinely cherishes co-existence and cooperation. Coalition building and teamwork is quite literally in her DNA. Her least Jedi-like quality is that she at times considers peace a means to an end, and not an end itself.
- Does your character have a strong idea of the Force? Do they experience it in a certain way or is it a mystery to them? She does not. The Force is little more than a bedtime story her mother used to tell, or a swear told on the streets of Lanthrym or Coyn.
- Some
characters have dark (or great) secrets that they keep locked away from
even their dearest friends. Does your character harbor a great regret
or a secret aspiration that is central to their character? Nope
- What elements of your character are you most excited to explore, whether narrative or mechanical?
The idea of a character extremely young, and weak, in the Force, but still finding a place amongst the Jedi. Also not playing a combat juggernaut for a change. Face and support is where I intend to take Kreynja this time around, narrative willing. Her awakening to the Force. This is a character who functionally has no knowledge of any of it, what it means, what it feels like, what it can do, being pulled aside by someone from the Order and being told “you can do all this”. Developing that aspect is going to be fun, but highly difficult as I try to find words for something that the character herself can’t even begin to put into words.
- Does your character have a long-term plan, mechanically? Probably going Advisor as a true second spec. This is a character who will not be a force powerhouse, and I hope to really lean into the “know people, get the network working” as a compensatory force multiplier if that makes sense. Beyond that I want to leave my options open for emergent narrative to drive Kreynja’s mechanical development.
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Dark Side tempts each Jedi differently. How does it prey upon your
character's emotional weakness and what makes them susceptible to it?I think the temptation for Kreynja is fairly self-explanatory here, but it’s the draw of power and influence. While she inherited, and lived, her mother’s core pillar of enlightened pragmatism that doesn’t mean there weren’t slip ups, mistakes, or bad deeds done along the way. Her moral compass points toward doing good things, but the allowance for shortcuts or less than salutary compromises is certainly there.
- Would you rather start your character as an Initiate or as a Padawan? Definitely initiate. This is a character with no grounding in the Force or Jedi philosophy.