Darth Mayrik

Darth Mayrik was a female Human/Echani Sith Lord who was active during the waning days of the Galactic Empire and the rise of the New Republic. She worked throughout the Outer Rim and even worked within the Republic and was extremely active in galactic politics before her death in 25 ABY at the hands of Luke Skywalker. Mayrik was a footnote in Galactic History, but her murder had large sweeping effects on the galaxy at large. Her daughter's desire for vengeance led to the destruction of the Jedi Order and the fracturing of the Republic, as well as the subsequent paradigm shift that left the galaxy less open to conquest. Her murder also partially inspired the later Sith resurgence that saw them become the dominant group of Force Users in the galaxy.

According to 2V-R8, Mayrik was exceptionally powerful and skilled in both the Force and lightsaber combat, and at the height of her power was the most powerful Force User alive. It was only because her daughter's safety meant more to her than anything that Luke Skywalker was able to kill her.

## History

### Jakku Ferry

In 20ABY, the Fury's Hyperdrive failed in the Outer Rim and Mayrik had to send out a distress signal. They were picked up by the Hutts, but when Mayrik had no tangible currency (only credits) Niima the Hutt struck a deal with her to ferry a young Rey across First Order space to Jakku. The destination was kept secret until Mayrik reached the first checkpoint, whereupon she learned Rey was being sent to Jakku to work as a slave labourer.

Realizing she'd been strongarmed into trafficking a little girl, Mayrik was left with two options. Take Rey and run, risking her reputation in the Republic and putting Aliana in danger by angering the Hutts. Or continue to Jakku. After agonizing over the decision for an entire day, Mayrik decided her own daughter's safety was too important to risk and continued on toward Jakku. T

This decision had a significant impact on the 10 year old Aliana, who argued with her about it the entire trip and declared that when the Fury was hers she'd come back and free Rey. It was the first time she had seen her mother make a decision she vehemently disagreed with, and the fact that it was made with her safety in mind left Aliana with a certain degree of guilt. She always thought back to it when reflecting on her childhood and as she grew older she grew to sympathize with the fact that Mayrik had been strongarmed in the first place, though she never wavered in her belief that her mother had made the wrong decision.

Amorosa would also later keep her word and go back to Jakku and free Rey, though she hadn't recognized her. Mayrik herself also apologized to Rey personally after her death when Rey encountered her spirit on Elom, which Rey accepted and came to view Mayrik as her mother.

## Trivia

* The Jakku Ferry storyline was originally part of a plotline that involved Rey lashing out at Aliana for something she had no control over, being a child at the time, but after feedback was reworked considerably.
* Mayrik is often called a "child trafficker" or "slave owner" by those critical of the story, in spite of the fact that she was strongarmed into the ferrying Rey to Jakku. Both Orchards have dismissed this criticism as being little more than spiteful lashing out from obsessive stalkers.