Xsosa Vida

Xsosa Vida

Xsosa is a young would-be Jedi who is dedicated to liberation and the ending of slavery, including for droids

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Lithe and athletic

Facial Features

Unusually bright, expressive, golden eyes that people are inclined to trust

Identifying Characteristics

Blue-dyed skin, shorter lekku, claws clipped short to make it easier to twist hydrospanners

Physical quirks

Moves with uncommon stillness, naturally stealthy

Special abilities

Jedi powers, mostly sensory based

Apparel & Accessories

Tech overalls, tools, leather strapping on body and head

Specialized Equipment

Lightsaber disguised as a hydrospanner

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Xsosa was perhaps the last youngling accepted as a full Paduwan before Order 66 was implemented. She had just left the Jedi Temple on Coruscant to join her master, when she felt the cries of the dying younglings in her mind.
Xsosa's master's ship was forbidden from leaving its platform, so her master sent her, along with his astromech droid Ace, to hide in the deep undercity of Coruscant with some loyal friends, one of whom was a starship tech. She managed to avoid detection long enough to get a lift offworld, working as a starship tech's apprentice.
With a knack for fixing things, Xsosa bargained and cajoled her way onto ships, freighters, and smuggler ships, fixing things along the way to earn her keep, until she eventually made it back to Tatooine, where her parents lived. The process took about 4 years.
Since then, Xsosa has been lying low, working as a tech to help out wherever she could find work, biding her time and hoping to find someone who can continue her instruction in the living Force. She has maintained her beliefs, and still exercises daily practice and meditation whenever possible, but she is deeply secretive about her beliefs, not discussing them even with her parents or her closest friends.
When she is forced to flee Tatooine over her association with a swoop gang and her friend Cassius, and falls into the arms of the budding Resistance, she believes that things happen for a reason, and the Force has guided her to this task. She is eager to liberate the enslaved Galaxy from this corrupt hands of the Empire, and their Sith allies...

Gender Identity

Xsosa is cisgender female.

Sexuality

Xsosa has little interest in sex, but would probably be best described as heterosexual.

Education

Received peacemeal on-the-job training for most of her tech skills

Employment

Has worked as a tech in just about every field; starship repair, droid repair, swoop repair, etc.

Mental Trauma

Xsosa is still haunted by the slaughter of the Jedi in Order 66. She has nightmares about it that trouble her to this day.

Intellectual Characteristics

Exceptional sensory and technical skills, quick-thinking, good at seeing the whole picture.

Morality & Philosophy

Xsosa believes in the living Force, though she is quiet about those beliefs. She also believes in liberation for all beings, and takes a special interest in the plight of droids, who are treated as slaves by everyone. She thinks of droids as people, probably in part because of her survival debt to Ace.

Taboos

Xsosa observes the philosophy of the Jedi as best as she can remember it.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Xsosa barely dares to dream it, but ultimately, she'd like to see the Jedi Order, as well as the Republic, restored. Failing that, she at least seeks liberation for all beings, outside of the yoke of the Empire.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Has a knack for fixing things, has extrasensory abilities.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Tinkering, meditation, freedom, flying, exploring, chicken dinners.
Dislikes: Oppression, violence, things that hurt other people, salty food.

Virtues & Personality perks

Friendly, likeable, genuinely interested in people, thoughtful, empathic, good at seeing long-term consequences.

Vices & Personality flaws

Secretive, soft-spoken, shy, can be naive.

Personality Quirks

Giggles when she laughs, sometimes snorts through her nose.

Hygiene

Xsosa tries to keep clean and healthy, but often has grease under her fingernails from her line of work.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Cassius Mal (friend), Ace (friend, astromech droid)

Family Ties

Parents on Tatooine

Religious Views

Practicing Jedi

Social Aptitude

Likeable and friendly. People tend to believe she's innocent and trustworthy.

Mannerisms

Moves with an economy of movement - can be uncommonly still.

Hobbies & Pets

Likes to read and tinker.

Speech

Soft-spoken, friendly and polite.

Wealth & Financial state

Modest means

Young idealistic padawan Jedi fighting for freedom and droid rights

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Alignment

Neutral Good

Age

16

Birthplace

Tatooine

Current Residence

Space - Kanzi Sector

Gender

Female

Eyes

Amber

Hair

N/A

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Blue

Height

5'6"

Weight

120 lbs

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Things happen for a reason."
"All beings deserve to be free."

Known Languages

Common Arabesh, Twi'lek, Astromech