Teresa Kraifech

Glade cell

Newt Liryas (from 19 BBY)

**Teresa Kraifech** is a force-sensitive Human female, and a Jedi Padawan learner. A survivor of the Great Jedi Purge, she was pursued for months by Imperial agents and bounty hunters. One of those bounty hunters, Minho Bohoj, reneged on his contract and instead tried to protect her from others trying to capture her, though they were both captured shortly thereafter. After being rescued by Newt Liryas, she became his apprentice and a member of the Glade cell, dedicated to finding other survivors and resisting the power of the Empire. She serves as the reconnaissance officer for the cell, but no set role on the *Glade*, and uses the callsign **Glade Five**.

## Early Life

Born on Alderaan in 38 BBY, Teresa was discovered as an infant and brought to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant by a Jedi Seeker in 37 BBY. She was inducted into the Order and spent the next twelve years as a youngling at the Temple. In 28 BBY she accompanied several other younglings and Jedi Master Plo Koon to Ilum for the Gathering; the crystal she found was blue.

At some point before 25 BBY she had rebuilt her lightsaber. Also in 25 BBY, she was taken as a Padawan learner by the Jedi Hawwa Sahayaka. In 22 BBY, at the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Teresa remained at the Temple on Coruscant while her master took part in the Battle of Geonosis. Sahayaka was injured in the battle, and during her time recovering, Teresa was temporarily made the apprentice to Jedi Master Depa Billaba.

By the end of 22 BBY, Sahayaka had recovered and received a commission as a Jedi General. Teresa accompanied Sahayaka throughout her campaigns, primarily in the Mid Rim, during the War.

While Teresa was skilled in lightsaber combat and many Force powers came naturally to her, her masters both remarked on her need to more carefully control her emotions, and meditate more effectively, as she often failed to grasp the intricacies of the Force, and became frustrated too easily. Newt eventually came to share their concerns.

## Great Purge

In 19 BBY, as part of the Outer Rim Sieges campaign, Teresa and her master Hawwa Sahayaka were sent to Felucia, under the command of Jedi Master Aayla Secura, to defeat the separatist forces on the planet. Shortly before the battle with the separatists began, the clone troopers turned on the Jedi, killing Secura and severely injuring Sahayaka, who gave her life to protect Teresa and allow her to escape into the vast fungi jungles.

Over the following months, Teresa successfully hid from Imperial patrols, though she became increasingly paranoid and fearful, and found it impossible to meditate. The Empire, believing she was still somewhere on the planet, eventually engaged several bounty hunters to find her. She was able to kill two of them, but was located and defeated by the third, Minho Bohoj, because of her exhaustion and uncontrolled emotions.

Skeptical of the Imperial propaganda claiming the Jedi had tried to overthrow the Republic, Minho asked Teresa what had happened to her, and she told him how the clones had turned on her and her master had died for her. She found talking to another person after being alone for months to be calming, even though she believed that Minho was not truly interested in her answer.

Instead of returning her to the Empire, Minho released Teresa and promised to protect her and help her escape from Felucia. They returned to Minho's ship, but were shot down by an Imperial patrol, believing they were smugglers, as they attempted to take off from the surface. Teresa and Minho were able to hold the patrol off for a short time, but reinforcements overcame them and captured them both. There were then transported to an Imperial ship in orbit.

## Rescue from the Empire

After being held for two days, she is restrained and transferred to a transport. En route to an unknown location, she tries again to meditate, and witnesses a bright light growing in the darkness. Soon after, her transport is ambushed and disabled, and she is rescued by Newt Liryas and Thomas Verdi. She recognizes Newt as a Jedi immediately, and escapes to the *Glade* with them.

After her rescue, she insists that they do what they can to rescue Minho, and participates in the raid on the Star Destroyer where he is being held.