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Physical Appearance

Eye color: Light bluish-gray/Gold when she's dark side.

Hair color: Naturally, dark blue. She usually dies most of it black while she's amongst the Sith and the rest of the Empire. She stops dyeing it when she becomes the Emperor's Wrath.

Height: 5'7"

Scars/Birthmarks: X-shaped scar crisscrossing her face. She got this from the Korriban Inquisitors when she made an escape attempt while they were still trying to turn her to the dark side.

Other distinguishing features: Crimson Sith tattoos, given to her by the Inquisitors after she had her memories altered and fell to the dark side.

Disabilities: Amnesia and altered memories—she doesn't remember most of her childhood, nothing of her time with the Jedi, and what she does remember has been changed to ensure loyalty to the Sith.

Personality

 Aerena became a paragon of Sith cruelty and ambition when she fell to the dark side—ruthless, calculating, and all too willing to kill to succeed as Sith, often to a fault. She does not abide failure, seeing it as a weakness to be exterminated, and shows no mercy to those she deems weak—not even herself. Her actions as a dark-side Sith are fueled by crippling self-doubt and the unshakeable feeling that she does not belong, driving her to ever-greater extremes to prove her worth. This relentless need for validation leads her to rely on violence and intimidation, sometimes sabotaging her own progress with reckless, destructive choices. She is quick to anger, with a fiery temper that can make her unpredictable at best, and dangerous at worst. Her cruelty is not born solely of malice, but of desperation to carve out a place for herself in a world that demands strength at any cost.

After she takes her first steps toward redemption, a different side to her emerges. No longer driven by hatred, Aerena becomes friendly and reliable, motivated by a desire to atone for her past. She is sensitive and gentle in her interactions, and her caution stems from a deep understanding of her own capacity for darkness. Aerena is thoughtful, carefully weighing her actions and considering their impact on others. She has learned to forgive, offering second chances to those who wrong her. Protective and fiercely loyal, Aerena will go to great lengths to defend those she cares about. Her emotions remain as intense and fiery as ever, and she must constantly check herself to avoid straying back into old patterns. She still grapples with persistent self-doubt, and now guilt over her past actions. These feelings make her hesitant at times and lead her to question her worthiness of forgiveness. Still, she works tirelessly to earn the trust of those around her.

History

Birth date: 8 BTC (3661 BBY)

Place of birth: Aerena was born in space.

Family: Darth Malgus (father), Eleena Daru (mother, deceased)

Love interests: Tau Idair (former), Jaesa Wilsaam (current)

Aerena is the secret child of Darth Malgus and Eleena Daru, always kept hidden from Malgus's fellow Sith. She was eight years old when the Sacking of Coruscant took place, and she accidentally witnessed her father murdering her mother. Scared, she ran into the ruins. She was left behind on Coruscant when the Empire withdrew, and was mistaken for a lost youngling by a surviving group of Jedi. She didn't correct them, and went with them. She grew to love being in the order over the years, and had every intention to stay. She grew close to a fellow Padawan, Tau Idair, when they were in their late teens, and the two formed a secret romance. But a year into their relationship, Aerena was tracked down by Malgus himself. He attacked her, then dragged her to Korriban where he left her at the mercy of the Inquisitors. Through a combination of drugs, sorcery, and torture, they wiped and altered Aerena's memories of her time with the Jedi and broke her spirit, causing her fall to the dark side.

As Darth Baras's apprentice, she hunted the Padawan Jaesa Wilsaam, destroying much of what Jaesa loved in the process. When they finally met on Quesh, Jaesa used her ability on Aerena and it had a unique affect. A Force bond was immediately established between them, and through it Aerena could see part of what Jaesa could see: a spark of light buried under a fog of darkness, and a vast emptiness where she had been broken and molded to meet the needs of the Sith. Aerena was startled by this, snapping her out of the veil of the dark side enough to understand that something was wrong. Jaesa joined her crew, wanting to help her. The only thing keeping Aerena from turning away from the dark side at this point was her master. Darth Baras sensed her convictions drifting once and punished her for it, and afterwards Aerena could not bring herself to commit to redemption.

This changed when Baras betrayed her. Ironically, becoming the Emperor's Wrath enabled her to finally work towards returning to the light. Aerena underwent a healing ritual on Voss that helped her differentiate false memories from her real ones, and restore some that were lost. She and Jaesa's bond only grew stronger during their time together, and soon they each held romantic feelings for the other, though they were both hesitant to act on them for their own reasons.

The next time she saw her father was on Ilum. She only reluctantly worked with him to obtain the kyber crystals. When he approached her and attempted to recruit her into his coup, she vehemently refused. She returned to warn the Imperial forces just in time to witness Malgus's broadcast. Aerena was on the frontlines of the battle that followed, and made sure she was personally responsible for (seemingly) killing Malgus on that station.