History

Saya’ka comes from a family with a long history of serving in the republic military. So long her family struggles to remember the last time someone was not involved with it. Except that one cousin who was force sensitive and fell to the dark side and joined the sith several decades ago. But everyone pretends he doesn’t exist. Saya’ka can thus be defined as a military brat, moving around as her parents were posted to different planets. She joined the cadets as soon as she was allowed, having a strong desire to serve the republic like her parents and everyone before them.

Her parents were highly decorated officials, which inadvertently put pressure on Saya’ka to excel and surpass them. Although a bit impulsive in her younger days, her charisma, determination and iron-clad will made her a very effective soldier, climbing up the ranks quickly despite her young age. The ill-fated mission on Modranaan would bring out her leadership skills. Bad intel had lead to the republic forces misjudging the size and spread of the imperial forces, leading to the death of two-thirds of the Republic army and Jedi forces, including the forces’ leading generals and Jedi Knights. In the midst of the chaos Saya’ka managed to unite the remaining forces, to turn what would be a complete wipe out into a successful retreat, while still managing to take down a sizeable amount of imperial forces. This would ultimately lead to a promotion and earn her a transfer to Havoc Squad, one of the most elite Republic army units. In Modranaan she also met and formed deep bonds with who would become her most trusted friends and allies – the Jedi Shadow Drae’den, who led the Jedi forces on Modranaan during the retreat, Jahnn, a young impulsive Jedi padawan who would become like a brother to her and the one person she trusts the most and Rar’e’tee, another young padawan whose calming demeanor and unwavering belief in the Jedi way made her someone Saya’ka would tun to regarding matters with the Jedi council or force-related.

Throughout her missions and experiences Saya’ka’s unshaken belief in the Republic is put to test, and ultimately lead her to become disappointed in what the Republic has become. Although still believing in the Republic, by the time of the war on Iokath she chooses to ally with the Imperials, determining that at that point in time it is better to go with the evil you know than with something you used to know but has become too unpredictable.

 

Personality

Saya’ka has two modes – on-duty and off-duty. While on duty she is incredibly focused and objective-oriented, never allowing doubt to enter her mind. Her charisma and quick-thinking make her an excellent leader that naturally makes others want to follow her. While preferring to be in the heat of battle, she is also a quite good strategist, being capable of minute planning when necessary, whoever she prefers to strategise with her allies, believing that different talents and mindsets bring something new to the table that ultimately makes plans more effective by not being predictable. Off-duty she is still pretty much the same, although a bit more relaxed. A trait that persists in both modes is her frankness. Although always respectful to her superiors, she does not sugar-coat her words given the chance.

 

Combat

Saya’ka is a heavy weapons specialist, handling a heavy cannon with such ease that sometimes makes people forget how heavy the weapon is. Her stature belies her physical strength, a fatal mistake people do not commit twice. Handling heavy weapons requires being in peak form, and as such Saya’ka is a very capable hand to hand combat specialist. Besides her heavy cannon Saya’ka also relies heavily in the usage of grenades.

 

Skills

Saya’ka has a passion for weapons and explosives. The grenades she uses in combat are either her own model or heavily modified pre-existing ones. Some of them she has even allowed to be reproduced for general usage by the Republic army, netting her a considerable sum for the sale of the patents. She also enjoys tinkering and fine-tuning both her canon and her armours. A little “unknown” skill of hers is her capacity to out-drink most people thanks to her fast metabolism. Successfully getting her drunk is a very costly ordeal, a fact that Jahnn sadly discovered after betting with her he could get her drunk and then having to pay the tab. Her capacity to consume copious amounts of alcohol while remaining sober is very handy when it comes to collect intel.

 

Allies

Jahnn – their first meeting put them a bit at odds, but by the end of the failed Modranaan mission she had forged a strong bond with him that would turn into a sibling-like relation by the end of the Republic-Imperial war. Working together they form an unbeatable unit that brings fear into their enemies.

Rar’e’tee – her calming nature makes Saya’ka feel at peace just by being near her. Her exceptional skills in both healing and battle meditation made her someone Saya’ka found invaluable in a battle and diplomacy.

Mami – although distrustful of Mandalorians, Saya’ka finds her a reliable ally, and one of her set of eyes in the empire. Although wary of her more ruthless attitude, she knows that when the time comes, Mami always comes through and makes the right decision.

Kyou’ko – having employed the services of the flirtatious smuggler several times an unexpected friendship was formed, which would lead to Kyou’ko becoming a trusty ally and her de facto eyes in the underworld.

[Entry provided by Mizuno Tohru on 05-12-2017]

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