Xet Arutreya

Xet Arutreya was a female Dathomirian Nightbrother, self-taught pilot and co-captain of the Marauder Crew. While she was active as a smuggler from around 32 BBY, she only rose to relative notoriety during the Clone Wars. She, and a crew christened "the Odds and Ends of the Galaxy" by her wife Rul, transported supplies to civilians most affected by the war in both Republic and Separatist space. The crew would also intervene in battles to protect Republic forces, and provide safe passage to clones wishing to desert the Grand Army of the Republic.

## Biography

Xet was the first transgender nightbrother to be born in many of the youngsters’ living memories. The older brothers were perfectly accommodating to her preferences, as the tribe had seen many "female brothers" before, but she was frequently made the subject of curiosity from the other youngsters. With time, however, they grew used to her, and by her sixth year of life, she was no longer considered particularly noteworthy by the rest of the tribe.

When she began combat training with the other malelings, she was quickly absorbed into a crèche containing, among others, Savage Opress and his brother Feral. The three struck up something of a friendship. It was around this time that rumours sprung up about a stranger coming to the planet and stealing away a child. While she had no way of knowing the rumours were in fact true, Xet decided that she would one day find the missing child and bring him home to Dathomir and his brothers, and in the meantime, she became highly protective of the other younger nightbrothers, often fighting with tutors when they tried to teach the youngsters techniques that she considered to be too dangerous.

Xet was eight when she first discovered the Badlands: an area on the edge of the desert used as a dump for crashed starships and other metallic waste. While exploring, she stumbled upon a DeepWater-class light freighter that was relatively intact. She managed to get the engines running, and it became something of a secret project for her. Through trial and error, she was able to reactivate the shields, and eventually began teaching herself to fly the ship.

As a teenager, Xet began receiving gifts from her brothers, as per the tribe’s traditions. She often neglected to wear the jewellery, and instead hung it around the walls inside and outside her home. She kept the items made by Savage and Feral, whom she now considered her closest friends, separate from the others in her jewellery box, and would wear them to important ceremonies and on other formal occasions.

In her eighteenth year, Xet was trialled and taken as a mate by a visiting Nightsister. That very night, while her “mates” slept, Xet sneaked away from the bedroom. She managed to escape the clan, stealing a speeder to make her way back to her village. She woke Feral and Savage, and brought them to the Badlands, finally revealing to them her plan to leave Dathomir and search for the stolen child. While the brothers had their doubts, they knew that staying would result in certain death. Xet left the planet with only some clothes, a small food supply, and her jewellery box.

## Personality and Traits

Xet was a caring woman, and, perhaps from her own experience, had a lot of sympathy for the downtrodden. She was openly loving and affectionate towards her family. She did not shy away from physical affection, often administering hugs to anyone in a bad spot.

## Powers and Abilities

Much like other Dathomirians, Xet was Force-sensitive. She could use a wide variety of techniques, including Dark side techniques; she was particularly accomplished in using the Force push technique, and has been known to overpower even trained Jedi knights.

In her training, Xet excelled in trials of strength and endurance, but her speed and agility left something to be desired. While she was on a par with Savage in terms of brute strength, she found it impossible to best him in combat, though the two would spar frequently to pass the time. Feral, on the other hand, she found quite easy to defeat, and offered to help tutor him to get his skills up to scratch. In terms of weaponry, she was moderately skilled with short swords and maces, which she managed to translate into lightsaber combat. She received additional training from her wife, Rul.