Nora Vry

Nora Vry is a padawan of the Jedi Order, studying under Master Evra Keist.

Childhood
Alongside her twin, Julia, Nora was born into a politically prominent family on Chandrila. Her earliest years were spent primarily at her family's estate near their vast agricultural holdings, with frequent visits to the capital of Hanna City, where her grandfather served as an elected representative.

As toddlers, the energetic Vry twins feuded relentlessly. At the age of four, a fight over a toy culminated in Julia knocking back Nora with a Force shockwave - to which Nora instinctively responded by briefly raising Julia into a Force stasis. With their potential revealed, both were faced with the prospect of taking up the path of the Jedi.

Their family, however, was initially reluctant. The people of Chandrila had an exceptionally low birthrate, and the Vry family was no exception. Their grandfather could hardly afford to dispose of two potential heirs, but he was ultimately persuaded by political expediency, believing that support for the Jedi would aid his reelection campaign.

Several months later, at the age of five, the Vry twins were sent to Coruscant to train as Jedi initiates. At first Nora resented her new home, longing for the luxuries and comforts of Chandrila. As she grew older, however, she began to understand what it meant to be a Jedi - and, more importantly to Nora, that Force sensitivity made her special. She likewise grew more aware of her patrician origins, in which she quietly took pride, despite Jedi teachings.

Thus the young Nora began to see herself as a natural born leader, developing an arrogance that often put her at odds with other initiates. But it was this same sense of high status that compelled Nora to treat her fellow younglings with generosity and sympathy. By the age of twelve, Nora began to show great potential for the diplomatic aspects of Jedi service.

Initiation
In the caves of Ilum, Nora proceeded hastily, only to realize the folly of her sense of entitlement. In conversation with a mysterious presence, she attempted to justify her pursuit of a crystal's power, but ultimately came to accept that nothing was owed to her, and that she should trust in the intuition of the Force. Nora nevertheless earned what she came for, leaving with a blue crystal.

During the Jedi Initiate Trials, Nora failed where she expected to succeed and succeeded where she expected to fail. She performed poorly in philosophy and exhibited a mediocre Force affinity, but she excelled in athleticism and lightsaber technique. Her agility earned the attention of Master Evra Keist, a fellow Chandrilan, who took on Nora as a padawan.