Draiya Naaianeya

[Draiya Naaianeya]

Draiya Naaianeya
Age 14 :: Syragori-born Jedi :: Padawan Learner
Currently on Ossus

Character Background

• Stands 5'4" and weighs 115 pounds
• Human native of Syragor; subect of the Cizerack Pride
• Grew up in an impoverished home in Syragor's slums
• Her family scraped together a living offworld as part of a merchant caravan
• Separated from her family during an Imperial attack, Draiya was rescued by Ben Merasska and brought to the Jedi Order
• Trains under Jedi Master Serena Laran

Raw Material

• Speaks Syragori Cizeri - a patois dialect of Cizeri distinct to her homeworld
• Speaks Basic, though with a trace accent
• Her last name is a Cizerack name, a byproduct of generations of cultural assimilation
• Something of a latchkey kid, so she's got a lot of frugal habits from growing up poor
• Specializes in Form IV - Ataru lightsaber combat
• Wields a pair of green shoto lightsabers
• Draiya has a prodigal connection to the living force, and is particularly at ease in detecting life presence and it's connections around her
• Conversely, Draiya has a difficult time conceptualizing the unifying force and seeing it's effects in nonliving things
• Draiya excels in crafting illusions and mind tricks, and is learning telepathic communication with her master
• She has a great deal of difficulty with any telekinesis. It can be done, but only with objects that are extremely familiar to her
• Has dealt with a recurring problem of pride and arrogance and their influence over her
• Has a bit of a tomboy streak, and prefers a good sweaty brawl more often than not

Plot Ideas

• Continues to refine her training to work past the pitfalls of pride and arrogance
• Searches out and confronts Abarai Loki to further fulfill her journey of self improvement
• Returns home to Syragor to settle family trouble
• Helps to rescue prisoners held by the Empire
• Has an awkward crush on a boy (punch 'em to show you like 'em)
• Helps hunt down Cizerack terrorists on Jovan station

Existing Relationships

• Serena Laran | Jedi Master - Draiya often finds herself challenged by the example Master Laran sets for her to follow
• Abarai Loki | Jedi Knight - She holds Knight Loki in high esteem, considering him a mentor to her in many ways
• Akasha Khan | Jedi Padawan - A rival padawan that Draiya strives to surpass
• Teagan s'Ilancy | Jedi Padawan - Initially she didn't like her much, but Draiya is starting to warm up Tak
• Dolin Hu | Y'sanna - A strangely-brusque native of Ossus who has insisted on becoming Draiya's friend.

Current Plots

• [The First Pillar] Nature Walk - Draiya attempts to repair the damage done by her disastrous reliance on pride
• The Longshot - Draiya meets Dolin Hu, a Y'sanna warrior who wishes to join the Jedi
• The Monster in the Night - Draiya remains vigilant as a strange beast stalks the town of Sanctuary

[Scout Ravenwood]

I really want Draiya and Scout to become friends . Or you know, at least acquaintances in padawanship. Maybe Draiya could be assigned Scout as a sparring partner to help improve her skills? Scout is three years older than Draiya so being assigned a 'junior' partner could be a fun angle to use; with Scout being a little humiliated she's constantly losing to a 14 year old and Draiya's pride getting bigger because she can defeat older girls easily?

[Draiya Naaianeya]

I like the dynamic. Draiya having the patience to help a less experienced padawan catch up with things is a pretty good way for her to confront her problems with pride, and hopefully they both grow from the experience. I'd rather not have Draiya relapse but I don't think getting rid of those feelings happens overnight, so shes still pretty transitional.

The characters have a lot of common ground and a lot of differences so I'm interested to see how they react to each other.

[Scout Ravenwood]

It could work quite well. And Scout's quite goody goody, so perhaps she could influence Draiya in a positive direction too? To be a little more selfless and less prideful (especially if she's helping Scout). She'd start to want Scout to do well instead of just beating her every time, perhaps?