Shaia Li-Kandi

Shaia Li-Kandi was a Human Jedi Padawan living in the years running up to, and following the Clone War. She was chosen as a Padawan by Jedi Knight Solona Asor in 2 AECW having impressed Master Asor with her more than capable command of the force and willingness to learn. She was officially taken as Asor's Padawan during their time away from the Republic as a result of a Hypersapce Accident. Upon returning to the Republic, the Jedi High Council confirmed her status of Padawan, and he assignment to Master Asor.

Biography
Early Life

Shaia was born on Coruscant, and was promptly spotted by the Jedi Order as a potential initiate and she was brought to the Temple in around 10 BECW. She was assigned to Bear Clan, one of the clans taught by Jedi Master Yoda, and it was with Master Yoda that had talent with the Force would begin to manifest itself and be developed. Shaia would remain at the Temple for the duration of the Clone Wars, howver during the attack on the temple in 0 CW, she found herself fighting for her life alongside the other younglings.

Becoming a Padawan

It was in 1 ACW that she was being transported, to another Republic world when the ship she was on, and it's pilot Jedi Knight Solona Asor, hit a Hyperspace anomoly and were thrown a long way from home, they met a group of force-uses known as the Sages. It wasn't long before the two jedi were retreived and Solona took on Shaia as her Padawan Learner, seeing the potential in the young girl. In the weeks that followed the two Jedi quickly became close, when Solona was assigned to the RSS Endeavour to head up a exploratory taskforce, Shaia went with her, soon befriending the Clone Trooper Commadner of the Marine unit assigned to the Endeavour by the name of Xero.

Shaia was aboard the Endeavour when it encountered the Raptos.

Personality
Shaia is a good and sweet girl, she feels as passionately as the Jedi ways allow her about the Republic and her duty to it, a remarkable viewpoint for one so young. She does have problems with her emotions and the Jedi Council has expressed a concern over her attachment to her Master.

Powers and Abilities
Shaia clearly has an inate ability with the force, having displayed on more than one occassion that she is able to intuitivly use the force in ways that she had not yet been taught, her Master has picked up on this and has begun to focus her training heavily on the use of the force. Like her Master, due to her smaller size and focus on the force, Shaia has begun to learn the defensive style of Soresu.