Post by Meetra Surik on Mar 2, 2015 1:25:26 GMT -8
MEETRA SURIK
THE JEDI EXILE
Name: Meetra Surik
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Age: 26
Faction: Neutral
Class: Jedi (Technically?)
Rank: Former Jedi Knight
Face Claim: Yvonne Strahovski
APPEARANCE
Height: 5'5
Weight: 135
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dirty Blonde
Overall Appearance: Meetra is very practical and efficient. She keeps her hair at a tidy shoulder length, usually tied back. In her youth she kept her hair long and was much more concerned with her appearance. During the initial stages of her involvement in the Mandalorian war she cut her hair short and never looked back. It has since grown out some, but due less to choice and more because of circumstance. She keeps her nails short and is usually unadorned. She has a myriad of scars on her arms and torso, the most prominent being on her right shoulder, from a vibroblade. She's not terribly tall, or short, and is slender, but is well muscled and strong. She's less graceful now, disconnected from the force-- and neither as fast nor as strong as she's used to.
PERSONALITY
From a young age Meetra has been incredibly charismatic, kind and compassionate. It was that compassion that eventually led her into the Mandalorian War. Growing up Meetra was never trained formally by any single Master, instead having many mentors. This created a sense of disconnect from the ways of the order, and many start-stop situations in her training. When Master Kavar left to fight in the first skirmishes of the Mandalorian War, Meetra was inspired to follow suit. Her intelligence and skill drew the attention of Malak, and eventually the trust of Revan. She quickly moved up in rank, due to her tactical skill and charisma. She forms bonds with people and is able to inspire them with great ease. Almost always friendly, after the war Meetra became reserved and quiet-- not wanting to attract attention. She has avoided contact with people as much as possible, preferring solitude.
Meetra has a flaw of being tremendously trusting of people she holds affection for. It was in large part this flaw that allowed her to overlook Revan and Malak as they began to fall to the Dark Side.
BACKGROUND
Planet Origin: Dantooine
Starting Planet: Dantooine.
Era Origin: Old Republic
History:
Meetra was taken from her family by the Jedi at a very young age, and doesn't know or remember them. She started her training on Dantooine, where she studied under many Masters, including Vima Sunrider, Master Atris and Kavar. Initially she did not show a hugely strong aptitude with the Force, and flagged behind her peers. Between that and the impending war, the Jedi Order did not have Masters to spare for any but the most talented younglings, and Meetra never formally received a Master. Falling further and further behind, she studied in the Archives with Atris, learning everything she could about the history of the Jedi Order. At Atris' request, Kavar began to informally train the young Jedi, his patience and consistency bringing her quickly back up to speed with her peers. Despite strongly considering it, Kavar never took Meetra as his padawan, instead leaving to fight in the first skirmishes of the Mandalorian War. This was a huge blow to the young Jedi, as she was once again shuffled from Master to Master. She learned of her natural inclination to the severing power from Vima Sunrider, who cautioned her against using it. Inspired to follow in Kavar's footsteps as a fighter in the Mandalorian war, she watched with interest as Revan and Malak left the order with many other young Jedi. Despite Kavar's attempts to dissuade her, Meetra became more and more interested in the Revanchists. It wasn't long before Revan and Malak began recruiting, and Malak took a particular interest in Meetra.
The Mandalorian war was brutal and bloody. Meetra proved her intelligence and battle prowess time and time again on the ground, making friends and forging strong loyalties with the soldiers that she fought alongside. It wasn't long before she was in charge of a contingent of men. As she deftly maneuvered her way through Mandalorian defenses, with a combination of die-for loyalty from her soldiers and tactical brilliance, she gained the attention of Revan. By the end of the war she was his most trusted General.
It was a combination of naivety and loyalty that allowed the Exile to overlook Revan and Malak's descent to the Dark Side. She finished her training under Revan, and was awarded the title of Jedi Knight during the war. It was under her watch that the Mass Shadow Generator was created. At the final battle of the Mandalorian war, Meetra was ordered to activate the device. She was hesitant, angry and nearly refused the order, but was convinced by Revan that ending the war there would save more lives ultimately. The Exile watched silently from the bridge of her ship as the crust of the planet began to split, the gravitational field sucking in a massive portion of both the Mandalorian and Republic fleets. The death and destruction of the thousands of comrades and soldiers she'd known and cared for created such a wound in the force that the shock of it should have killed her. Instead, the Exile reflexively severed her connection to the Force.
She was the only Jedi to return to the Council, and though Malak wanted to kill her, Revan refused-- she was already a dead Jedi. The council, sensing the void that she was in the Force Exiled her out of fear. She left, heading for the outer rim where she lay low for several years, healing from her wounds and trying to put the pieces of her life back together. During that time she worked on a smuggling vessel, fought for credits, and tried to remain out of the sight of both the Sith and the Jedi. It was on one such smuggling run that she was pulled into the time portal, touching down not on Nar Shaddaa but Dantooine...
ABILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Strengths/Skills:
- Piloting
- Public Speaking, Fluent in Droidspeak, Huttese, Mando'a
- Shooting
- Melee Weapons
- Survival Training
- Master Tactician
Weaknesses: Currently the Exile is devoid of the Force. This makes her obviously vulnerable. She tends to be naive and overly trusting of people, always seeing the best in them. She is weaker and slower due to her lack of Force ability. She tends to get angry easily, and sometimes has trouble focusing and centering herself.
Weapons/Equipment: One vibrosword and a blaster.
FORCE USERS
Force Affiliation: Grey
Lightsaber Description: None Currently
Combat Styles: Shii-Cho forms: Ataru, Soresu, Makashi
Dun Möch, various hand to hand styles.
Force Powers: None Currently
OUT OF CHARACTER
Name: Dee
How Would you like to be contacted?: See profile for email
How did you find this site?: Proboards
