Background
How did you discover your force sensitivity?
“From the time I accepted my role to protect, I have had a heightened awareness for danger when it came to my charge. I was always the watcher of my group. As a paid bodyguard and later a sector ranger, I’ve made it my sole goal to protect my charges.
Describe a moment where you fell prey to your moral weakness or experienced a tragedy/horror that still haunts you.
“I watched the girl I was charged with protecting, be taken down by the empire for protecting jedi. I was hidden, she had asked us to do so. The jedi were to protect her. They couldn’t. I thought--for a time, I could have. In the years that have passed, and there have been many, I don’t think I could have, but I would give anything to change what happened that day.”
How did you come to join the NJO?
“After the passing of my son, I was lost in my grief. I had been approached a time or two by a few jedi that I had worked with as a sector ranger, but had turned them down, to spend what little time I had with my son, Russ. When we lost him to illness, my wife Andis suggested I go.”
Name one NPC your character has a strong connection with. This could be a family member, a friend, a work contact, or a bitter rival.
“Without a doubt, it would be my wife, Andis (Only I call her Andy) Lanele. We met about 20 years ago, at a bar when we heard about the Battle of Endor. We adopted our son Russ a few years after. With his illness and our eventual loss, our relationship is strained, but we keep in touch regularly. The space has helped, in its own strange way.”
Describe a moment in your life where you demonstrated your moral strength despite adversity.
“I have always thrown myself in front of danger to protect others—that’s just a part of the job. So that’s not something I’ll pat myself on the back over. Being open with people, letting my guard down, that’s a feat for me. Letting someone like Andis, who didn’t know much of the world that I have lived in my whole life--she’s an architect who works on building colony prefabs and grew up with a comparably idyllic childhood, into my life, that was an enormous risk. For a long time, I thought bringing people into your life just gave your enemies more ammunition against you. Allowing Andis and later Russ into my life--Andis was the first person I had told about my past since I had left Naboo. She has made my life so much better. I worry about her safety constantly, which annoys her to no end, but if that’s the price I have to pay, I will."
Born 28 BBY on Naboo
Spent 11 to 13 as a Handmaiden **Midoré has gone to great lengths to obscure this information from any records at the Praxeum and the General Public, the council knows, but Midoré told them quite begrudgingly.**
Spent her teens as a pit fighter across several planets
At 17, began working as a Professional Bodyguard
Married Andis Lanele at 32
Joined Sector Rangers at 33
Retired at 50 after an extended leave of absence
Joined NJO and became a Padawan at 52.
Motivation
Obligation: Family (5)
"My family means everything to me. I could never forgive myself if something happened to my wife. The fury that would be unleashed--I'd struggle to come back from that."
Obligation: Exile (5)
"As the only survivor (that I know of) of an imperial attack on my queen, and given the nature of my job protecting her and the reasons I was recruited, my life was in grave peril. I ran, and didn't stop running for years. I've only started using my given name again since the fall of the empire."
Duty: Justice (0)
Morality
Morality: 50
Strength: Conviction
"I have certain core beliefs that are unshakable for me. I must protect the ones I care about. I must protect those who cannot protect themselves. I have tenets that I will fight for until my dying breath."
Weakness: Obstinacy
"While having strong beliefs is often good, I've been told by others that I lack flexibility. It's brought me some...issues...particularly in my tenure with the Sector Rangers, and might have something to do with my early retirement."
Description
A statuesque, lightly muscular woman, Midoré stands at 6'2". She has medium length wavy auburn hair. She is seen most often in her armor, or some degree of it, but wears very simple clothing day to day. Not often seen in Jedi Robes.