Epha Quess

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## Epha Quess

### Family

* Liana Quess † (Aunt)
* Unnamed Mother
* Unnamed Father

## Chronological

### Affiliation(s)

* Jedi Order
* Revived Rebel Alliance (Formerly)

### Apprentices

* Vivi (Padawan)
* Dibia (Padawan, Former)
* Service Corps
	+ Qualnar Bok
	+ Nula Akato
	+ Kiera Korra
	+ Kotru Eabrod

## Meta

### Player

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**Epha Quess** is a Force-sensitive human female Jedi Master. She was the Padawan of Bywing Lancer, is the master of Padawan Vivi and Dibia, and is the occasional master to members of the Jedi Order's Service Corps. She seeks to help the Jedi overcome their past mistakes, and reform the Order to be the best it can be. She is currently missing.

## Biography

### Early Life

Born and raised on a remote farming world in the Outer Rim, Epha has lead a life of relative peace and a level of blissful ignorance of the Empire. In her early life, she had a formative experience of meeting her aunt, the Jedi Knight Liana Quess, warning her and her family that the Jedi had been betrayed by the Republic, now Empire. She in particular warned Epha to never allow the Empire to know she exists before leaving. Epha later learned that Liana was killed.

Epha would continue to live her life on the family farm in obscurity and safety until one day, Epha made the realisation that she had a connection to the Force. Knowing the fate of her aunt, and wanting to make sure her parents would not be caught up in the risk she presented, Epha decided to leave her home and to begin drifting through the Galaxy. During her travels, Epha slowly started to become more guarded around people, knowing that there could be threats looming for who she was.

### Padawan Training

#### In hiding

Despite her best, amateurish efforts, Epha was unable to conceal her Force sensitivity for long. Spotted and sensed by Jedi Knight Bywing Lancer on Tatooine, Epha was offered safe haven on Greenflame Station, and after an extensive conversation, joined the Jedi Order as Bywing's first Padawan. Early on in her training, Epha showed great promise, and a natural aptitude for the Jedi ways.

Keeping her nature as a Jedi secret, Epha continued to live a cover as yet another adventurer on Tatooine, seeking to work with others around her. In this effort she would meet Aervain Arnett, Arsen Dye and Silok Zilon, with whom and others she participated in a search for valuable artefacts for a wealthy collector. After discovering several lightsaber components and scrolls at the Dantooine Jedi Enclave ruins, Epha delivered the parts to her master, who had turned out to be the wealthy collector.

Epha would continue her training in secret at the Tatooine Jedi Temple, which also served as her residence during this time. Some time later, Epha would experience her first disturbance in the Force, leaving her shaken by what she felt. After becoming an unwilling participant in the assassination of the last Hutt to control Tatooine, Epha reclused herself from the adventuring life, deeming it too dangerous for herself.

Epha would remain at the Jedi Temple until the Blockade of Tatooine Tatooine left her stranded from her master. Together with Aervain and a small group of Rebels stuck on the planet, Epha managed to escape by running the blockade on the "Ghost of Endor" and arrived on Greenflame Station, where she would remain.

Over time Epha would develop feelings for Aervain, which caused her to struggle with her commitment to the Jedi Code that forbade relationships and emotional attachments. The feelings of doubt exacerbated when after a frank discussion with him it became clear that the feelings were mutual, though the would-be couple agreed to be apart in respect of Epha's commitment to the Jedi.

#### Leading in the RRA

Directly following the Second Rebel Conclave aboard Greenflame Station, Epha was given a commission as captain in the Revived Rebel Alliance by Admiral Nisea Tobe. Despite being very reluctant to take on a military role, as she believed it to be a violation of the Jedi Code, Epha accepted the commission and was put in command of a platoon of RRA Marines, and given the Guiding Light as a dropship for her forces.

After the Rebel forces won the Battle over Tatooine, Epha was deployed to the surface of Tatooine, with her platoon mostly holding a reserve and patrol role in the war, much to Epha's relief. Due to her master's commitment to the war effort, very little time was spent on continuing Epha's Jedi training, and what little time was spent was used to teach martial skills and spar.

Eventually, Epha's platoon was called up for an offensive mission to take an outpost at the border of the Dune Sea. While the operation was a strategic and tactical success, particularly due to Epha's brave charge and drawing of enemy Fire onto herself, Epha could not help but feel she had done the wrong thing in taking a life during the battle. Epha's platoon would garrison the position until the end of the war, giving her plenty of time to reflect and meditate on her actions, and further reinforcing her commitment to peace and avoiding lethal combat.

Over the course of the War, Epha had continued contact with Aervain, who was continuously coming and going from Tatooine for work. Eventually Epha managed to convince him to avoid Tatooine until the war was over, although it took a long and drawn out conversation about concern for one another to reach that point.

#### After Tatooine

After the end of the war on Tatooine, Epha retired from the RRA to both uphold her belief that the Jedi have no place leading armies, as well as to focus on her training. Epha spent most of her time on Sulon at the RRA base there, though after meeting Seeker of Kan'ath Jacoreb Illstrike and learning to mask her presence in the Force from him, she would occasionally visit the campsite of the Order.

After completing her Trial of the Spirit, in which she faced a dark side vision of her aunt berating her for her attempts to become a Jedi and restore the Order, Epha travelled to meet her master at the Kan'athian encampment, where she would be knighted by him.

### Jedi Knight

#### Investigating the Republic

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After growing hostilities between the Jedi and the Consortium, and raising suspicion against the Jedi by Republic and Rebel forces, Epha vanished under mysterious circumstances. After some time, Aervain finds her destroyed fighter on Tatooine, though notably does not find a body in the wreck. Her status and her whereabouts are currently unknown.

## Personality

Friendly and approachable by strangers, Epha has always been a people person, and passionate about helping people. Her selfless nature and willingness to stand in the face of danger to protect others are all traits that made her progression into the Jedi Order an almost certainty after she had discovered her Force sensitivity.