Dejaa Dite

"The test of a life isn't whether it ends well, but how well it was conducted, how well it was lived. Dying a hero isn't the same as living one."

- Dejaa Dite

Captain Dejaa Dite (19 BBY) is one of the most infamous officers in the Jade Worlds. She holds a dual commission in the armed forces and Sho, the Guard's intelligence service. Her personality has been charitably described as blunt.

History
Niece of Shau'ghun Keito Kaijus, she was born and raised on Varunda IX, the lightly populated capital of the Jade Worlds. She had two younger siblings: a sister named Jalice and a brother named G'shan.

"Certainly in some places, at some times, I did what I absolutely had to do. But in others I failed. That's what war is, in this day and age: a failure. It's a failure to say: I think I can do better than this. It's a failure to avoid leaping to conclusions. It's a failure to try to negotiate, and it's a failure to see that your enemies are people too..."

- Dejaa Dite

She enlisted in the Guard at a young age and distinguished herself as an officer who was not afraid to take risks. In fact, a Guard urban legend held that she had been born without the genetic capacity for fear. Whether facing down rogue Daimyos or outwitting merchant lords, almost every mission she went on ended with another chapter added to the legend. Unlike other members of the extended royal family, she earned her commission without the aid of nepotism. Her first command was the patrol craft [i]Jaybird[/i]; her second was the Nunchaku-class Corvette Tana. In 12 ABY, she was sent to represent the Jade Worlds in the ISA Council, where she struck immediate but minor sparks with just about everyone. Nevertheless, through a combination of excellent advice, good will and work ethic (she was instrumental in drafting the ISA Charter), the Jade Worlds became a solid presence in the Council.

In 13 ABY, the Tana was orbiting Varunda IX when the Uul'ba-Rai Crusade swept through. It rammed an Uul'ba-Rai cruiser, and Dejaa was believed dead. In reality, however, her second-in-command had knocked her out and stuffed her in an escape pod, where, with the remainder of her crew, she was picked up by Uul'ba-Rai ships. She was put to work in the salt mines on Trevel'ka, along with tens of thousands of humans, Joyites, Raka Kiri and other slave races, notably the Bahuji and Kabeen. Later, she was one of the principal leaders of the revolution that formed the Rai Republic.

"All I have is my blaster and the hope that someday, the Force willing, I'll be something more than just a soldier, no matter how good the cause I'm fighting for."

- Dejaa Dite

Along with thousands of freed slaves and a few hundred Rai children, she arrived at Salvadda in 15 ABY in a Rai fleet. Her joy at her return was overcome by the discovery that her parents and sister were dead, her brother was in prison in the BSC, and of her extended family only Halla Kaijus remained. She became one of the greatest advocates of the Rai Republic and her cousin Halla, and co-sponsored many reconciliation efforts while returning to active duty in the Guard.

Only days after her arrival in the Jade Worlds, she elected to lead an all-volunteer task force to participate in the top-secret Operation Ghosthammer. It was, perhaps, worry about her return that prompted the Black Star Confederacy to turn her brother over to the Shau'ghunate. Even before that, however, she served faithfully and well in the combined fleet operation, bearing no ill will towards the Confederacy in general.

Nevertheless, her opinion of Joran Thorn and Linda Evans is far from high.

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