Xodlak'en'iras

Xodlak'en'iras, known by her core name **Lakeni**, was a Chiss female originating from the planet Csilla. Formerly a sky-walker of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet, she eventually defected into Lesser Space, taking up residence on Coruscant. Eventually, she became acquainted with other individuals and began working for the Galactic Republic.

## Lakeni

### Affiliation

Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet; Galactic Republic

### Occupation

(Formerly) navigator; (Formerly) lieutenant; Republic officer

## Appearance and Personality

Lakeni stood at 5 foot 8 inches with a medium build. Her skin was blue with purple undertones, both the whites and the irises of her eyes a shocking red. Due to the rarity of her species in Lesser Space, she was frequently mistaken for other blue races. She dressed in a practical mix of mechanic garb with a jacket sporting the symbol of the Chiss Ascendancy, hair pulled back in a tail.

## Childhood and Adoption

Originally known as En'iras, she was employed aboard the *CEDF Sundance* as a navigator until the age of fifteen. Like many other sky-walkers, En'iras suffered from nightmares induced from her Force-sensitivity, and often found her powers to be overwhelming.

At age seven, En'iras became acquainted with Mid Captain Lakinda, who left quite the impression on her. From then on, En'iras decided to become a Xodlak once she became of age.

As a teenager, En'iras' abilities began to fade, and she eventually left navigation work behind. Once she was old enough, she was accepted into the Xodlak family with the rank of Merit Adoptive, earning her new full name Xodlak'en'iras.

## Career and Appeal to the Syndicure

As an adult, Lakeni returned to the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet as an officer, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant. Following her promotion, she began to have doubts about her upbringing as a sky-walker, leading to her doubting the Fleet as a whole.

She then prepared a speech to the Syndicure, imploring them to reform the Skywalker Corps, but her appeal was denied. She became afraid that she had painted a target on her back as her position was subsequently investigated by the Syndicure.

Lakeni then stole a small cruiser, making her way to the planet of Coruscant, where she picked up mechanic work and used her military experience to make a living for herself.

## Work on Coruscant

Lakeni worked on Coruscant initially, using the opportunity to work on her mastery of the language of Galactic Basic as well as picking up mechanic jobs. Eventually, she became acquainted with a human known as Montgomery Warden, president of the security company known as Airborne Intelligence. After awhile, Warden himself hired Lakeni as a navigator and military specialist, and she became familiar with how his company operated.

## Republic Employment

After a few years of living on Coruscant, Lakeni was employed by the Galactic Republic and deployed to Nemoidia. While there, she would reconvene with Montgomery Warden, who she then learned spoke Cheunh after he addressed her in her native language.

Lakeni's friend Aetak, additionally, suspected that Lakeni's Force abilities may may merely be dormant, consulting with his master before eventually teaching her how to use a lightsaber despite her own doubts.

Lakeni informally trained in Shii-Cho, doubtful of her own abilities but agreeing to train along with Aetak's encouragement. Over time, though, her relationship with the Gank Nepenthia became increasingly strained. During an investigation, Nepenthia lashed out at Lakeni, accusing her of putting them all in danger while also saying Lakeni was deserving of her past. Lakeni stormed off, fully intending to leave for Coruscant, only to be persuaded to return by Bait as well as Aetak, who offered to help officially train her to become more in-tune with her dormant abilities. Lakeni accepted, requesting that her eventual lightsaber be constructed from the metal nyix, explaining that it would require a trip to the Chiss-controlled planet Sunrise. Aetak agreed on the condition that she, in return, would help him investigate his own origins and his childhood on the planet Mandalore.

## Friends and Foes

Lakeni was drawn to Aetak especially due to his proximity to what was familiar to her. By extension, she also developed a respect for Bait despite his seemingly unpredictable tendencies. In fact, they began to have a mutual trust.

Additionally, Lakeni also befriended Iris mainly by discussing the similarities between their childhoods, Lakeni assuring the assassin that she was a product of her environment rather than an emotionless monster. They became especially close during Iris's time in the hospital, where Lakeni accompanied her while Bait and Zic Bic searched for Nepenthia and her kidnapper.

In particular, Lakeni's relationship with Nepenthia was strained at best. While their original argument seemed to have resolved, she became informed that Nepenthia was reportedly guarding Bait and Zic Bic with a blaster, not allowing them to escape from Rasmus the assassin. Lakeni became enraged, going to far as to pull out her own blaster upon the Gank's return, but not aiming. She accused Nepenthia of being a traitor, which she saw as the greatest sin of them all.

## True Identity

During Lakeni's time amongst the Republic, she would often struggle with her identity as a Chiss while having left the fleet. She grappled with this long after she had left The Chaos, and continued to wear a jacket bearing the symbol of the fleet. She struggled with feeling as if she'd abandoned her people, and attempted to remedy this by agreeing to become a Jedi while also refusing to leave her culture behind and planning to create a nyix lightsaber.

One turning point would be Nepenthia's accusations. Lakeni would officially remove her jacket, turning it inside out and tying it around her waist so the symbol was no longer visible.

## Playlist

### Additional Facts

* Her favorite color is white.
* One of her momishes (Caregivers) gave her the nickname “Enny” instead of her full name (En’iras) at the time. She hated it.
* She can actually sing pretty well.
* All her socks are the same cut and color because she would rather die than wear them mismatched.

[NON-CANON MEME]Lakeni speaks to a sky-walker.[NON-CANON MEME]