Cayda'araan

## Biography

### Early life

Born in the lower levels of Coruscant, Cayda was born to slaves working in a Hutt-owned casino. Planned by her parents, she was sedated to prevent her from immediately crying and was declared stillborn so she would not be immediately implanted with an explosive slave chip. Her mother would then keep her hidden away with her father outside of the casino, only to be able to see her daughter for limited times, for several years.

By the time she was seven, Cayda's mother was forced to leave Coruscant to go with her master to Nal Hutta, leaving her daughter behind with her father. One year later, her father went missing, leaving her completely alone. Up until she was ten, Cayda lived on the streets, pickpocketing and stealing to survive, only finding the occasional abandoned building for shelter.

Eventually, she developed an addiction to death sticks, which robbed her of much of her free choice. Everything she stole was used to pay to feed her addiction. Eventually, she reached the point where she absolutely needed to have them and was willing to do anything for her Balosar supplier, even going so far as to be his slave.

But before she descended into the very thing her mother worked to prevent, the bounty hunter Jaeson-Araan Cypher intervened, beating the Balosar down and causing her to sleep until she awoke in a hospital, receiving medical care for her addiction, paid for by the bounty hunter. Her heart was warmed by the hunter's compassion. She had to live in dire circumstances and without a family. She did not want to live alone, without love. So she asked Jaeson to adopt her, and he accepted.

During her rehabilitation, Jaeson watched over her as much as was allowed. He told her stories of his escapades as a bounter hunter and smuggler, finding excitement in them and a thirst for adventure. She worked harder and harder to complete rehabilitation as a result. Then, after a brief separation so Jaeson could hunt the source of her death stick exposure, she was finally able to rename herself Cayda'araan, after the manner of Jaeson's given Twi'lek name, and have a family.

## Personality and traits

As a child, Cayda was malnourished and addicted to drugs and suffered physically and mentally because of it. For most of her childhood, her skin was pale and she was constantly weak. Once she was able to break out of her addiction, her pink hue returned to a healthy vibrance and she turned out to be quite strong and agile.

Cayda was very cynical with strangers unless they proved to have good intentions. Because of this, it was moderately difficult for others to connect with her. But the few who had shown Cayda great care and love quickly gained her affections, such as with her adoptive father.

She was also quite street smart. Her knowledge of certain types of neighborhoods and techniques gave her a roguish mindset at times.

Because of other criminal minds taking advantage of her with dealing her spice at her major expense, Cayda had developed a personal hatred for all addictive substances, death sticks being the most prominent. She often went out of her way to manipulate suspected spice dealers and took great satisfaction in their apprehension.

## Abilities

As a child, Cayda's petite body size allowed her to get into spaces with ease. Tight ventilation shafts were the limit of comfortable crawling. Tighter spaces proved much more difficult for her. She also became an adept pickpocket, with help from her small nimble fingers, managing to swindle food and credits with relative ease. Lockpicking was a secondary ability she used her nimble fingers for managing low security civilian locks.

## Appearances

* "Deathsticks"—*Cipher 46: Challenges of Will* (First appearance)
* "Healing and Preparing"—*Cipher 46: Challenges of Will*
* "Forces to Reckon With"—*Cipher 46: Challenges of Will*