Justice

Strength: Bravery
Weakness: Defiance

An orphaned Bothan, mostly self-raised in the slums of Ord Mantell, she was taken in as a teen by a kindly Ithorian (Obreen) who became her 'teacher'. As Bralene grew up she knew she was different, and with help from Obreen, Bralene learned of her force sensitivity. However, unlike most examples of her species, Bralene prefer overt and decisive action in the face of oppression and tyranny and she railed against the crime lords and swoop gangs that ruled the ghettos of Ord Mantell.

During an expedition through the infamous Ord Mantell ship graveyards, Obreen and Bralene stumbled upon an old Jedi cruiser. While most of the ship was useless and picked over by Jawa scavengers, Bralene found a sturdy metal staff, made of an curious alloy. Highly resistance to corrosion and most forms of energy, Bralene took this well balanced weapon for her own. The pair also found a few Jedi relics that had some very rudimentary knowledge of the Force and Force using traditions, but nothing that would come close to an actual holicron.
For several years Obreen patiently taught Bralene, trying mightily to quell the recklessness and defiance the young Bothan displayed. On more than one occasion Bralene found herself in a fight with gangsters, corrupt police, and other thugs that ‘patrolled’ the slums. Most of the time Bralene gave as good as she took. Bralene never lacked for bravery.

Her life was turned upside down one fateful day when the Empire took a sudden interest in Obreen and her ‘student’. With a brutally savage attack against the ghetto that was remarkable for its heavy handed approach (even for the Empire), over seven square blocks of the ghetto was razed to the ground. Nominally a neutral system, the government of Ord Mantell looked the other way during this assault (with the promise of extremely generous loans from the Empire to help ‘rebuild’), even going so far as to barricade the ghetto to prevent escape. During this assault, Bralene managed to escape, but was separated from Obreen, who is presumed dead.

Not really understanding why, Bralene sensed she had to flee, as there was some malevolent entity scouring the planet for her. Sneaking her way past the barricades (which did include pulling out her staff and beating some police officers senseless), she was able charter passage off planet aboard a transport vessel called the Sunbeam Sentinel, vowing to someday return to Ord Mantell to find Obreen, or at least lay her friend and teacher to rest.

A few days later, the Sunbeam Sentinel, always looking to stay well off the major hyperspace lanes, made a stopover at a remote colony world called Garuu. Feeling a pull unlike she had ever felt before, Bralane thanked the captain of Sunbeam Sentinel for the ride, (paying him in goods she took during her escape from Ord Mantell), and set out to find the source of this “Pull”.