An'ya Kuro, Jedi Master

*Homebrew Reference Book: Clone Wars Saga Edition Fan Sourcebook - Jedi Masters (Part 2)*

*Affiliations: The Jedi*

As a Jedi Knight, An'ya Kuro holds an extremist position on the Jedi view regarding possessions, and renounces her own name as a sign of her pious fealty. In time, her mysterious air, leads Kuro's peers to refer to her only as "The Dark Woman," and by the time of the Clone Wars, only Jedi Master Tholme seems to even remember her real name. The Dark Woman functions as a field agent for acquisitions, discovering such promising Jedi as Ki-Adi-Mundi and Aurra Sing.

Kuro's rigid, sometimes harsh training methods are tolerated because they bring about results, particularly with troubled Padawans. Kuro helped complete the training of Jon Antilles, and takes on the talented but willful Aurra Sing afterward. Unfortunately, Sing is captured by pirates during a mission to Ord Namurt; An'ya travels The Outer Rim and Wild Space, but is unable to locate Aurra. Kuro endures a self-imposed exile for fourteen years to deal with the shame of losing her Padawan, but resurfaces when former Tusken Raider A'Sharad Hett is placed under her guidance. Early in her training of Hett, her former Padawan, Aurra Sing, reappears looking to repay the Dark Woman's failure to rescue her all those years ago. Despite the help of several other Jedi, Kuro is unable to bring Sing to justice.

Eight years later, Kuro fights in the Battle of Geonosis in the strikeforce of Adi Gallia, where she helps defend the landing party of Mace Windu from Sabaoth Squadron. Five months later, The Dark Woman joins a Jedi task force to investigate piracy along the Corellian Trade Spine. When evidence suggests Devaron's aristocracy is in league with the pirates, Kuro goes undercover with her allies to investigate. Acting on a tip, Kuro and Tholme travel to a nearby cave system in search of the pirates' headquarters, but instead fall victim to a trap set by Sing, who worked with the traitors and saw through her former master's disguise. The two Jedi are caught in a cave-in, and would have perished if not for the timely assistance of Aayla Secura.

The Dark Woman evades death during the execution of Order 66, and eventually settles on Cophrigin V, where she secludes herself for almost twenty years. She is discovered by Darth Vader a few months before the Battle of Yavin, and although she fights skillfully, she is no match for the Dark Lord. As the death blow is struck, An'ya becomes one with The Force, and appears to Vader in spirit form. Before vanishing forever, she confides to the Sith Lord he has the power to free himself from the clutches of The Dark Side.

## An'ya Kuro, Jedi Master Statistics (CL 16)

Medium Human (Venerable; **Resist Aging**) Jedi 4/Scoundrel 3/Scout 4/Jedi Knight 5

**Force Points:** 14

**Initiative:** +11; **Senses:** Use the Force +20

**Languages:** Basic, Cerean, High Galactic, Huttese

### Defenses

Reflex Defense: 31 (Flat-Footed: 28 (**Lightsaber Defense:** 32)), Fortitude Defense: 30, Will Defense: 32; Vehicular Combat

Hit Points: 144, Damage Threshold: 30

**Immune:** Fear effects

### Offense

**Speed:** 6 Squares; **Hidden Movement**

**Melee:** Unarmed +17 (1d4+9)

**Melee:** Lightsaber +18 (2d8+9)

**Ranged:** By Weapon +17

**Base Attack Bonus:** +14, **Grapple:** +17

**Attack Options:** Weapon Finesse

**Special Actions:** **Dampen Presence**, **Illusion**, Silver Tongue

**Force Power Suite (Use the Force +20):** *Cloak*, *Fluid Riposte*, *Force Shield*, *Force Thrust*, *Ionize*, *Mind Trick*, *Move Object*, *Obscure*, *Phase*, *Plant Surge*, *Rebuke*, *Repulse*, *Saber Swarm*, *Slow*, *Vital Transfer*

**Starship Maneuver Suite (Pilot +16):** *Counter*, *Devastating Hit*, *Evasive Action*, *Target Sense* (2)

**Force Regimens:** Awaken Force Sensitivity, Eyes of the Force, Quiet the Mind, Sparring Practice, Training Remote

**Force Techniques:** Improved Cloak, Improved Obscure

### Base Stats

**Abilities:** Strength 12, Dexterity 16, Constitution 14, Intelligence 16, Wisdom 18, Charisma 14

**Talents:** **Cover Your Tracks**, **Dampen Presence**, **Difficult to Sense**, **Force Perception**, **Hidden Movement**, **Illusion**, **Improved Stealth**, **Lightsaber Defense**, **Resist Aging**

**Feats:** Force Regimen Mastery, Force Sensitivity, Force Training (3), Skill Focus (Knowledge (Galactic Lore)), Skill Focus (Stealth), Skill Focus (Use the Force), Skill Training (Stealth), Silver Tongue, Starship Tactics, Vehicular Combat, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Proficiency (Lightsabers), Weapon Proficiency (Pistols), Weapon Proficiency (Rifles), Weapon Proficiency (Simple Weapons)

**Skills:** Acrobatics +16, Deception +15, Knowledge (Galactic Lore) +21, Persuasion +15, Pilot +16, Stealth +21 (may reroll, keeping second result), Use the Force +20 (may substitute for Perception checks; may reroll to oppose Sense Force, must take second result)

**Possessions:** Lightsaber (Self-Built), Tool Kit, Utility Belt, Jedi Robes

### Heroic Traits

**Organization Score (The Jedi):** 28

**Occupation (Politics):** As a youngling, An'ya Kuro studied diplomacy and the politics of the Republic. As such, she gains Persuasion as a Class Skill and receives a +2 bonus to Untrained Gather Information checks.