- "There are two kinds of light . . . the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures."
- ―James Thurber
Guinevere Deschain is a Jedi from the Hapes Consortium. Orphaned by an unknown plague, she was adopted by Cera Sumat, a Jedi who had taken up residence in the Consortium during the Clone Wars. Alongside her foster brother, Guinevere was trained in the ways of the Jedi. During her first trip outside of the Hapes Cluster, the Jedi were attacked by a large mercenary group known as Emerald Wish. After narrowly avoiding capture in an escape pod, the Hapan crashed on New Tython and was taken in by House Odan-Urr.
History
Calfa
Born on Calfa, the infant who would become Guinevere Deschain was still under a standard year old when her parents were taken by plague. The baby was one of several taken to a local orphanage. At the orphanage, the baby quickly attracted the attention of Cera Sumat, a disillusioned Jedi who had defected from the Jedi Order due to the Order's attitude toward the clone armies. The baby was one of two Force-sensitive infants eventually adopted by Sumat. The other, a baby boy, was slightly younger than the girl. He was named Rombo Axelrod, and the girl was named Guinevere Deschain; both names reflected the children's respective parents.
When the plague had finished taking its toll on the local population, Cera opened an inn in the small city surrounding one of Calfa's busiest spaceports. After hiring help, Cera Sumat began to secretly train the children in the ways of the Force. Guinevere took to the training more easily than her brother did, though both students showed a natural affinity. When the children were old enough, they began to take on additional responsibilities in the inn and around the city. Over the years, Guinevere became quite skilled in the textile arts and learned to cook and bake. In her last year on Calfa, she started tending bar. Her foster brother became an apprentice mechanic at the nearby spaceport and worked as one of the inn's servers whenever he could.
Guinevere Deschain in 31 ABYShortly after Guinevere turned nineteen standard years old, Cera decided to take her foster children on a trip to find their first lightsaber crystals. Though both children had become notable pilots by this time, their master decided to book passage aboard a transport. The three Jedi made their way to Dantooine and found a long, narrow cave that contained a nest of kinrath. While Sumat did little more than guard the exit and defend herself, the two trainees used both the Force and their training sabers to defeat the giant insects. While Guinevere concentrated on driving away the beasts, Rombo wielded the Force like a cudgel and outright slew several kinrath.
After the kinrath fled and the Jedi took a few moments to heal their minor wounds, the Jedi began to look for lightsaber crystals. Axelrod quickly found and settled upon a single crystal that produced a green blade. Guinevere, however, searched every inch of the cave looking for the right crystal. Guided by the Force, she discovered a pair of Dantari crystals that produced a vibrant purple blade.
The three Jedi left the cave and constructed a basic camp beside a stream. On the stream's banks, Guinevere and Axelrod gathered their components and, guided by the Force, constructed their lightsabers. Rombo was finished quickly, but once again Guinevere took longer to complete her work. When both sabers were constructed, the Jedi signaled the transport.
New Tython
On the way back to Calfa, the transport was attacked by part of a massive band of mercenaries and space pirates known as Emerald Wish. The crew of the transport had heard that Emerald Wish was offering a bounty on all live Jedi, and the crew conspired with Rombo to collect on Sumat and Guinevere. Axelrod and the crew's reluctant cook had poisoned the two Jedi, and though Guinevere was able to throw off its effects, Cera was severely weakened. Her final act was to assist Guinevere in escaping the transport via an escape pod.
Though Guinevere kidnapped an R2 unit from the transport during her escape, she manually entered in a series of hyperspace coordinates supplied to her by the Force. In order to survive the long trip through hyperspace, she entered a hibernation trance after shutting down the droid.
When Guinevere awoke, she was lying outside the escape pod on a terrestrial beach on New Tython. Physically drained by her long trance, Deschain was rescued by Quejo Drakai. The Ithorian attended to her medical needs and introduced her to Ji, the first quaestor of House Odan-Urr. After hearing her story, the Gand asked the young Hapan to become a member of the house. Guinevere accepted and has since remained with House Odan-urr.
Personlity and traits
Guinevere Deschain, Jedi SentinelFor the vast majority of her life, Guinevere has lived on Calfra. Though she lived and worked in a busy spaceport, she has little experience interacting with members of other species. She is intensely curious about the biology and culture of non-humanoids races, though she knows better than to ask awkward questions of beings she doesn't know. Guinevere has always been somewhat shy and has trouble meeting new people, but she is extremely loyal and warm to the friends that she does make. Despite this shyness, she is strongly opinionated and is rarely hesitant about expressing those opinions. This bluntness can make her seem harsh, but she means no offense.
When confronted by followers of the Dark Side of the Force, Guinevere will often try to redeem the individual. If the darksider is particularly violent or engaged in deeds that Guinevere considers to be too corrupt, she will try to end that being's life. In these situations, Guinevere believes the individual to be beyond redemption and that she is doing the galaxy a favor by removing that being from it.
In her free time, Guinevere enjoys weaving, sewing, crocheting, and knitting. She is very generous with her creations and will happily make articles of clothing for her teammates. She is highly-interested in cuisine and loves to learn about the food and drink of other cultures. Guinevere can often be found cooking food for herself and any members of Odan-Urr who happen to be around. To fuel both of these hobbies, Deschain will often venture away from New Tython in search of supplies and inspiration.
Powers and abilities
As a Jedi, Guinevere is able to use the Force. She is skilled in many areas and strives for a balance between offensive, defensive, and utilitarian abilities. In combat, Deschain's preferred method of fighting is to use the Force to distract and deceive her opponent while utilizing her lightsaber in close combat. She is considered one of the most skilled Soresu adherents in House Odan-Urr, though the Hapan has recently begun to study Makashi. If able to do so, she'll take advantage of any opportunity to bring her martial arts abilities into play as well.
Possessions
Guinevere has few possessions. Those she does have are usually minor and pertain to her hobbies in the textile arts and cooking. However, she does have two major possessions. The first is her astromech droid, an R2 unit called GoldenEye. The droid was obtained during her escape from Emerald Wish. After arriving on New Tython, GoldenEye was given a full memory wipe and is still rebuilding his personality. Despite this, GoldenEye has already formed a strong bond with Guinevere.
The second item that Guinevere owns is an X-Wing that has been dubbed Final Heaven. The starfighter has had its two upper laser cannons replaced by ion cannons; otherwise, Final Heaven is a standard T-65 X-Wing with a custom paint job.