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Full Name: Sena Aquarii

Pronunciation: Seh-na Aqua-ree

Title(s): Leader of the Eternal Alliance's Republic Forces (22-23 ATC; 27 ATC-present); Acting Alliance Commander

Affiliation(s): House Aquarii; Jedi Order; Alliance Against Zakuul (22-23 ATC); Eternal Alliance (27 ATC-present); Sixth Line (14-17 ATC)

Born: 11 BTC (3364 BBY), Aquilaris Minor

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

Hair/Eye Color: Brown/Blue

Height: 5'7" (1.7 meters)

Age: 28-34 (Invasion of Ziost; KotFE & KotET); 36 (present)

Family: Dione Aquarii (mother); Georgos Aquarii (father); Soter Aquarii* (older brother); Melas Aquarii (younger brother, deceased); Aurora Aquarii (younger sister)

Master(s): Surro; Ourania Dasmi (informally)

Love Interest: Kas Fett

Personality: Despite her parents' best efforts to mold her into a respectable woman—which for them meant docile and obedient—Sena was outspoken and headstrong from a young age, traits that only blossomed once she joined the Jedi Order and was away from her parents' direct influence. She is noted by former masters and peers for her fiery attitude, resulting in numerous arguments between her and those she deems incompetent or dislikes for other reasons, and a strong intellect, which has served her well as a Jedi Shadow and member of the Sixth Line. During her time on Tython, Sena was extremely competitive and an overachiever; subsequently, she was often referred to by the masters as the epitome of a padawan. Beneath all of this, however, is a woman still bearing the scars from childhood. Emotionally abused and socially isolated by her parents, Sena finds it difficult to trust others and, subsequently, prefers to work alone (though, following the death of her younger brother, Sena joined the Sixth Line, which simultaneously allowed her to work through her grief and exacerbated her recklessness). Until she met her current partner, Kas Fett, Sena had no concept of romantic love and engaged in flings as a form of stress relief rather than an expression of love. At her core, Sena is someone who has always wanted to help others, especially those affected by the Empire, and has at times forgone Republic policies to do just that.

Likes: Helping others, cleverness, mocking Sith and Imperials

Dislikes: Politicians, imperial conspirators/spies, incompetence, unnecessary violence/cruelty

Weapon(s): Lightsaber (Blue)

Early History: Born in 11 BTC on Aquilaris Minor, Sena is the daughter of Dione and Georgos Aquarii. Georgos is a distant descendant of the house that once ruled Aquilaris Minor, House Aquarii, while Dione—at the time of Sena's birth—served as the senator to the planet in the Galactic Republic. Sena is the second of four children: her brother Soter is a year older than her while her twin siblings, Melas and Aurora, are five years younger than her. Sena was particularly close with Melas.

Preceding the Battle of Sluis Van, Aquilaris Minor was briefly occupied by Imperial forces. Though they were eventually forced off the planet, pro-Imperial sentiment persisted well into the Galactic Cold War, resulting in an underground movement of sorts—one that both Dione and Georgos’s families were involved with. Once Dione was elected senator, she worked to push Imperial agendas in the Galactic Senate while Georgos did the same on Aquilaris Minor. Sena and her siblings would not learn of their parents’ allegiances until decades later. 

Growing up, Sena had a tumultuous relationship with her parents. Dione and Georgos were simultaneously apathetic and overbearing towards their children, especially their eldest, placing an inordinate amount of pressure on them to behave in a way that was befitting of their social class while depriving them of care and affection. Out of all of her siblings, Sena would act out the most in an effort to gain her parents’ attention—which she did, though it was often in the form of Dione and Georgos placing more restrictions on her. When Sena was 13, her parents arranged an engagement between her and a nobleman’s son who was 4 years older. At the same time, Soter ran away from home, cutting off all contact with his family. Both of these events prompted Sena to run away herself; however, her attempt failed, and she was returned to her parents, who promptly placed her under house arrest. Believing that she’d never escape her parents, Sena tried to make the best of her circumstances, even attempting to get along with her fiancé, who proved to be emotionally abusive. 

When Sena was 15, a visiting Jedi identified her as Force-sensitive. Sena vehemently denied this—until she Force-pushed a chair into the wall during an argument with her parents. Initially, the Jedi Council refused to accept Sena into the Order due to her age; however, after some convincing from her parents, which included Dione agreeing to sponsor bills to secure funds for the reconstruction of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, the Council relented. Dione and Georgos planned to use Sena’s position to gather sensitive information on the Jedi Order that could then be sent to their Imperial allies, but were sorely disappointed when Sena cut off all contact with her parents upon arriving on Tython. Sena only remained in contact with her younger siblings. 

On Tython, Sena found herself isolated from her peers. Many of them believed that she had “bought” her way into the Order and, therefore, was undeserving of becoming a Jedi. Others found her grating and difficult to work with. This suited Sena as she preferred to work alone. She did, however, find a strange sort of companionship with Icarus Zenos and Stasma Syr, who were both outcasts in their own right. Despite her social isolation, Sena quickly excelled in her studies. A year after she’d joined the Order, Sena became the padawan of Master Surro; by 23 she was a fully-fledged Jedi Knight. Since Sena was particularly adept at masking her presence in the Force, she spent a majority of her career as a Jedi Shadow, seeking out and securing or destroying Sith artifacts. She also occasionally worked with the Republic’s Strategic Information Service on joint operations—which reunited her with Soter, who’d joined the SIS shortly after running away from home. 

When Sena was 25, she learned that Melas—who she’d been in contact with since she’d arrived on Tython—was divulging the details of their conversations to their parents, as well as asking questions at their behest to learn more about her and the Jedi Order’s activities. This resulted in the Sena and Melas having a falling out, and she cut off all contact with her family. Sena and Soter also began to suspect that their parents may be harboring Imperial sympathies. A few months later, Melas committed suicide. Grief-stricken over her brother’s death—and the fact that she didn’t learn about it or his funeral until it was broadcast over news channels, as well as another falling out over her younger sister—Sena contacted her former master, who at the time was commanding a Jedi faction known as the Sixth Line. Surro allowed Sena to join, and she would remain with them until the Invasion of Ziost. 

Later Life: Following the events of Ziost and the destruction of Darth Marr’s flagship, Sena joined Icarus Zenos, Kira Carsen, and Scourge as they searched for Stasma. While Sena believed Stasma had died with Darth Marr on his flagship, Icarus believed otherwise. During this time, Sena and Icarus would also form a friends-with-benefits type of relationship. Eventually, she would part ways with Icarus and the others, becoming an “errant knight” of sorts, wandering from planet to planet, aiding whomever she came across in the absence of a unified resistance against the Eternal Empire. With the formation of the Alliance Against Zakuul, under a very-much-alive Stasma Syr, Sena traveled to Odessen, where she was tasked with overseeing the Republic side of operations. In 23 ATC, Sena accompanied Stasma to Darvannis to secure Gemini Prime, where she’d meet her future partner, Kas Fett. Following the fall of the Eternal Empire and formation of the Eternal Alliance, Sena resigned from her position and return to travelling the galaxy—this time alongside Ourania Dasmi, who was rapidly deteriorating and wanted to see the galaxy, as well as impart her knowledge onto someone, before her death. After Ourania’s death in 26 ATC, Sena settled down on Lothal, where she continued researching Sith artifacts for the Jedi Order and transcribing Ourania’s knowledge. In 27 ATC, she returned to the Eternal Alliance and her former position, where she remains to this day. Sena has also occasionally taken on the role of Alliance Commander in Stasma’s absence, most notably during the Mandalorian Civil War. 

some notes:

*Soter is Chance in the Imperial Agent storyline