Lien - Tsai Qel - Droma Lien - Tsai Qel - Droma was a Human female Jedi Master of great repute from Alderaan who served the Galactic Republic in the years preceding the Great Sith War . The mother of brothers Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma , Lien - Tsai believed herself incapable of separating personal feelings of Jedi responsibility from those of parenthood , and thus sent her sons to be trained at the academy of the Arkanian Jedi Master Arca Jeth . Biography . Jedi parent . Lien - Tsai Qel - Droma was a Human female whose Force - sensitivity saw her accepted into the Jedi Order . During her career as a Knight of the Galactic Republic , Qel - Droma gave birth to her eldest son , whom she named Ulic . Several years later , she bore another , and named him Cay ; in both children , Qel - Droma sensed , as it was with her , great potential to manipulate the Force . Qel - Droma ' s family lived on their homeworld of Alderaan , where she , a powerful and respected Jedi , involved herself in the affairs of the Order while her Force - sensitive children chose to pursue other endeavors as they sought to carve niches of their own . Nevertheless , she still found time to rear her children , and taught them well in all aspects of life and the universe — all except the Force . While she did impart rudimentary instruction in the ways of the mystical energy field that surrounded and bound all living things , Ulic discovered the Force on his own and took to its mastery with considerable zeal . Qel - Droma feared that in her son ' s utter dedication to the Jedi way , Ulic had missed its underlying message . When she expressed her disposition to her son , however , Ulic quickly refuted it with a recital of the Jedi Code . Parting . In the years that preceded the onset of the Great Sith War , Qel - Droma , who had become a revered Jedi Master , continued to serve the Jedi Order with distinction . The time was fast approaching , however , for her sons to begin formal Jedi training , and Qel - Droma still felt that , along with the myriad distractions to be found on Alderaan , she would be unable to separate maternal instincts from her duty as a responsible and fair teacher . Recognizing her inability to fully detach herself as a mother if she were to train her teenage sons as Jedi , Qel - Droma arranged for Ulic and Cay to receive said instruction at the praxeum of her friend and fellow Master , Arca Jeth . Qel - Droma was concerned that her elder son would outshine the younger , thus forming a deep - seated rivalry between them . Her fears were assuaged by Cay , who assured his mother that nothing in the galaxy could rend his close relationship with Ulic . Within a week of her decision , Qel - Droma ' s sons left for the world of Arkania to begin their Jedi training . Personality and traits . Lien - Tsai Qel - Droma was a well - known and respected Jedi Master , one of such acclaim that many felt her two Force - sensitive children would only achieve a modicum of her renown should they also choose the Jedi path . Despite such criticisms , Qel - Droma remained a strict yet loving mother who encouraged and maintained a close relationship with her boys . While she held concerns about the brothers ' emotional attachment to each other , Arca Jeth , with whom she also enjoyed a friendship , saw strength in such a solid relationship . The reservations she felt about each one ' s approach to the Force were dismissed by Ulic and Cay , both of whom were certain of the inaccuracy of her intimations . She constantly reminded Ulic , her eldest , to ignore the relentless bleating of naysayers , as his destiny was far greater than their baseless mutterings . She recognized her first child ' s headstrong and arrogant demeanor but refrained from counseling him against the negative impact that such personality flaws might have on his progression as a Jedi . She remarked lovingly , however , with regard to her youngest son ' s " mechanical mind , " whenever she witnessed him involved in his greatest passion — mechanics . Both sons were pushed by Qel - Droma to strive for success despite her fear of the rivalry she thought might develop between them . Behind the scenes . The mother of Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma was first mentioned in the " Tales of the Jedi Companion " , a sourcebook for " " published by West End Games in August of 1996 , wherein she received no personal entry , but was instead mentioned several times in the sections dedicated to her sons , respectively . She was again mentioned thirteen years later in Wizards of the Coast ' s " Jedi Academy Training Manual " , in which her first name , Lien - Tsai , was revealed .