Auran Kedo

Auran Kedo is a Rutian twi'lek Jedi Initiate. He has been taken in by the Jedi Order and has trained for most of his life to become a Jedi Knight.

Early Life
Born in 990 RE to parents on the twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth, Auran'kedo spent much of his youth scratching out an existence in the thin band of habitable territory on the planet. His was not a wealthy family, as some twi'lek families grew to be. His parents only aspired to leave Ryloth and strike out to some more populous coreward planet where they could find good work and provide for their children.

In 994 RE, a hooded visitor arrived on Ryloth and sought out his parents. Auran'kedo was then revealed to them to be sensitive to the Force. After some explanation, the Jedi led young Auran'kedo away from his tearful parents. They, like much of the galaxy, trusted the Jedi and knew their son would prosper at the Jedi Temple in a way they simply could not provide.

Time as a Jedi Initiate
Upon arriving on Coruscant, Auran'kedo began training with the Jedi. Initially the training was physical, learning to walk and run, jump and climb. It progressed beyond the basics, as well, as time went on the Initiates were trained in hand-to-hand combat. As a native of Ryloth born in his circumstances he needed to learn to speak Basic fluently, and devoted many hours to linguistic studies. Even so, the accent of his mother tongue never quite went away. Concurrently, he was trained in the Force. Long hours were spent focusing and attempting to move small items, later attempting to push them and pull them. In 998 RE he changed his name to be more in line with those of fluent speakers of Basic, Auran Kedo.

He had been sorted into Boma Clan, one of the Jedi Temple's many Youngling Clans. He grew up surrounded by a number of familiar faces, and the members of his clan became a new family to him-- just as the Jedi had intended. He worked hard, studied hard, trained hard, and had a keen mind and good senses. Even so, he was slow to accept new ideas and perspectives, oftentimes believing his own were correct well past the point of reason. This flaw developed into another, as he did have a tendency to be critical of his fellow members of Boma Clan. Oftentimes he acted like an older brother, picking out what the others did wrong and trying to correct them even if he was himself unknowingly wrong.

After his eighth year in the Jedi Order he and the rest of Boma Clan were selected to venture forth to Ilum for the Gathering, the trial after which he would procure a crystal and build his own lightsaber.

Ilum and the Gathering
Auran's performance on Ilum was disconcertingly easy, relative to that of his peers. Deciding to strike out on a direct course until he found his crystal, he came to a frozen lake and crossed it to achieve his goal. On the return he nearly fell into the icy lake and a premature demise, but with a little luck he managed to get back onto the bridge and return to his peers, crystal in hand.

Once back aboard the Crucible he built a lightsaber with a blue blade.

Initiate Trials
He did not excel in the trials, however, he did not fail either. His strongest event was in demonstration of his lightsaber skills, though he performed well when demonstrating his command of the Force and quite well with his recitation of Jedi philosophy and ideals. At the end of the even the was selected by the Jedi Knight Na'vena, another twi'lek, to be her padawan.