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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 2661925" data-attributes="member: 4936">Although the Echani, an offshoot race of humankind, are known throughout the galaxy for their skill at arms; most especially in melee combat, it is relatively rare for one of the pale-skinned, white-haired humanoids to join the ranks of the Jedi Knights. Not for lack of skill, nor for being unusually dim to the Force...but rather because the Echani's ties to personal and family honor are too strong and forged too young to make them easily trainable in the distance and neutrality demanded by the Jedi Order.Kestrel is, or hopes to be, an exception to this rule...and certainly isn't the first. Despite some early setbacks learning to soothe her native temper, she attacked her own inner difficulties with the same singleminded focus that she fights more corporeal foes with...and with similar effectiveness. Kestrel's determination to succeed in her trials has brought her a great distance, and if she can continue to use that determination to control her passions, it will make her an excellent Jedi Guardian.Though skilled with a lightsaber, Kestrel shows flair for unarmed combat as well as combat using conventional blades or vibroblades...a result of her youth among her people, where such skills are highly valued. Interestingly, the traditional Echani philosophy of combat may in fact help her walk the thin line all Guardians must, as ambassadors of peace that must sometimes use violence. For them, combat is not an expression of aggression, but an intense, even intimate, method of expressing one's truest nature. It's not unusual for Echani that will be working together to spar regularly, to 'speak' in combat what they cannot express in words.Things to watch for in Kestrel include a certain proclivity to action over words. Even controlled, her strong emotions sometimes drive her to move before the consequences are fully considered. Similarly, her drive to succeed as a Jedi could pose a threat if it becomes pride when she succeeds...or anger, should she fail. She sees herself as walking in the footsteps of giants...lessons showing her the humility of a Jedi are in order, lest she decide she is not up to the task. Or worse, decide that she too has become a giant.</blockquote>

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