Ria-Asan-Jiar

Ria-Asan-Jiar was a Force-sensitive Cerean female Jedi Knight during the final years of the Galactic Republic. During the Clone Wars, Jiar served in the Grand Army of the Republic as a Jedi General. While fighting in the war against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Jiar trained her Padawan, Odessa Parfel, in the ways of the Force. In the aftermath of the Clone Wars, Jiar and her apprentice were betrayed by the clone troopers that once served by their side during Order 66. Once they were surrounded, Jiar sacrificed herself so that Parfel could escape and get to safety. She told Parfel to trust in the Force before she was shot down and killed by the clones.

Clone Wars
During the final years of the Galactic Republic, Jedi Knight Ria-Asan-Jiar served in the Grand Army of the Republic with the military rank of Jedi General. In addition to her military responsibilities, Jiar prioritized training her Padawan, Odessa Parfel. Throughout the Clone Wars, Jiar fought alongside Parfel and the loyal clone troopers until 19 BBY. During the final months of the conflict, a unit of the Coruscant Guard discovered the location of the Separatist spy Kupa Selto. After the platoon tracked Selto to Level 1312, the Jedi High Council sent Jiar and Parfel to the lower levels of Coruscant to apprehend Selto.

Investigation
When they arrived, they met with Clone Commander CC-5869 "Stone", who was expecting their arrival. Jiar told Stone to continue their patrol as she proceeded with the investigation. Jiar suggested that they start investigating the bars in the area as she believed Selto was attempting to blend in. Their investigation led them to Reeva's Cantina and Jiar began questioning the owner Reeva San while Parfel began eavesdropping on the crowd. San claimed that she never saw Selto enter the bar, nor had she ever seen him. After a bit of interrogation, Jiar heard commotion from the other side of the bar and wasn't surprised to see that her apprentice found Selto. He quickly ran out of the bar and Jiar announced to the crowd to go about their business. Jiar and Parfel left the bar and started running after Selto. Commander Stone noticed that they were chasing Selto, so he led his platoon of clone shock troopers to help them in their pursuit.

Order 66
As they chased after Selto, the clones received a transmission from Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, giving the command to execute Order 66. Due to the behavioral inhibitor chips implanted in all of the clone troopers, Stone and the other shock troopers believed that the Jedi were traitors of the Republic. Jiar paused as she felt a great disturbance in the Force and she sensed her apprentice felt it also. She turned her head and overheard Stone's secret transmission before the clones began forming around them and opened fire. Once the two Jedi were surrounded, Jiar Force pushed the clones, knocking back majority of them which gave her enough time to run away with Parfel. As they attempted to escape, the clones began recovering and continued their pursuit with more ferocity. Jiar began doubting their chance of survival and planned to sacrifice herself so that Odessa could escape.

Sacrifice
As they deflected more shots, Jiar told Parfel to run away when she gave the word. Parfel expressed her concern, wanting to stay with Jiar and felt as if there was a chance to survive. Jiar urged her to escape while she still had a chance and Parfel eventually complied. Jiar instructed her to return to the Jedi Temple and warn the others of the clone troopers' betrayal. As Parfel ran away, Jiar continued to fight off the clones until they overwhelmed her with blaster fire and shot her down. After Jiar's death, Stone ordered his platoon to begin searching for Parfel.

Legacy
Because of Jiar's sacrifice, Parfel was able to escape and return to the Jedi Temple to warn the others of the clones' betrayal. Upon her return, Parfel saw that everyone was already slaughtered and she figured she was too late. With no sign of the Jedi Council, Parfel returned to the underworld to live in exile. She was eventually discovered by the newly formed Galactic Empire and was held prisoner in the Inquisitorius Headquarters. With the intense torture she received along with the pain of witnessing Jiar's death, Parfel succumbed to the dark side of the Force and became an Inquisitor known as the Fifth Sister. Having forsaken her former identity and the Jedi way, the Fifth Sister dedicated her life to destroying the last remnants of the Jedi Order. Despite her fall to the dark side, the Fifth Sister never forgot her master's sacrifice and always kept the memory of her close to her heart, although she never let it be known.

Personality and traits
Ria-Asan-Jiar was a Cerean female who stood at 1.8 meters tall with light skin, dark brown hair that she wore in braids and yellow eyes. Jiar was a wise and courageous Jedi Knight and a strong believer in the Jedi Code, which she imparted to her Padawan Odessa Parfel. Her logical thinking and charismatic personality made her a great general within the Grand Army of the Republic. She treated each of the clone troopers like individuals and earned their respect, developing strong relationships with many of the clones that served under her. From the beginning of the war, Jiar desired for it to come to an end, as she was fully aware of the irony that noble peacekeepers were made military leaders in a galaxy-wide conflict.

Powers and abilities
Ria-Asan-Jiar was skilled in various uses of Force powers, particularly telekinesis. When Darth Sidious gave Commander Stone the order, Jiar could sense a great disturbance in the Force, enabling her to ignite her lightsaber before shots were fired. During the execution of Order 66, Jiar relied heavily on her telekinetic abilities, using Force repulse to knock back multiple clone troopers. She was also trained well in the art of lightsaber combat, using her lightsaber to defend herself and her apprentice, as well as killing a few troopers before they began to overwhelm her with blaster fire.