Character Master Jara D’ao

[Jara D’Ao]

Basic Information
Name: Jara D’ao
Species: Twi’lek
Homeworld: Ryloth
Age: Early Forties
Height: 1.72 m
Rank: Jedi Master
Force Sensitivity: Y

Political Information
Force Alignment : Gray
Prior Affiliation: The Galactic Alliance
Status among galaxy: Considered dead
Spoken languages: Huttese, Basic, Twi’leki

Strengths and Weaknesses:

Strengths

1. Adaptive Defense (Agile Form III)
   • Strength: defense rolls or constant movement when using Form III lightsaber techniques
   • Effect: Can move and redirect incoming melee or lightsaber attacks without losing ground.
2. Force Attunement & Awareness
   • Moderate Strength in Perception or Sense related to detecting Force presence.
   • Effect: Can sense emotional shifts; can detect Force-sensitive intruders within a limited area
3. Emotional Discipline
   • Bonus against fear, mind tricks, or emotional manipulation
   • Effect: Rarely loses composure in high-stakes negotiations or combat.

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Weaknesses

1. Reluctance to Act First
   • Weakness; may delay taking action if she is unsure of threat or intent
   • Effect: Enemies with rapid aggression can exploit openings before she reacts.
2. Isolation-Hardened
   • Penalty regarding Diplomacy or Leadership rolls with unfamiliar allies.
   • Effect: Collaboration with groups suffers; may misjudge intentions or overcorrect for self-reliance
3. Defensive Blind Spot
   • Weakness: Vulnerable to indirect attacks (traps, hidden items, ranged sabotage, or manipulative enemies);
   • Effect: Prefers avoidance over proactive suppression; a clever adversary can manipulate the battlefield against her.

GEAR:

Lightsaber designed prior to the fall of Coruscant

Lightsaber: A green-bladed weapon that was designed amid the glitz and glamour of Coruscant, long before the decline of the Alliance, and far removed from the jungles and swamps in which it resides now.

Communication device: A hand-held holoprojector built from Republic technology capable of picking up signals from long and short range; also attuned to Republic-adjacent channels and can intercept messages from those seeking out Jedi.

Biography:​

Once a prominent Jedi Master among the ranks of the Jedi Order on Coruscant, Jara D’ao preferred to remain within the comfort of the Jedi Temple to assist with the training of children rather than wage war on the frontlines.

However, as relationships and alliances fractured within the great Galactic Alliance of years past, she found herself forced into more diplomatic roles, her presence often a familiar if silent decoration recognized by both members of the Council and senators who trusted the Order more than their bureaucratic counterparts.

However, at last came the time for the crumbling of ostentatious society; gifted with powerful precognitive abilities and feeling like a shadow among her own peers, Jara left the Core sector for the Outer Rim, wishing to return to the simple tenets that once drove the training of thousands of Jedi before her - the Force could only be understood in peace, and Coruscant’s atmosphere was anything but peaceful.

She retreated to an Outer Rim jungle planet that was rarely known, even among members of the Council - an environment humming with the glow of the Force and all the life it could create. When she discovered the old training grounds on which she herself was named a Padawan, she set up camp and patiently waited for the day that more students would find their way to her…calling out to them in the Force…and perhaps the day the Republic might be restored to a new glory.