Q'Anilia

"This one is special, no?"

- Krynda Draay

Q'Anilia was a female Miraluka Jedi Master. She came under the tutelage of Krynda Draay in 3,993 BBY and remained with her for at least a decade. It was during this time that she became a Jedi Consular and member of the Covenant.

Q'Anilia was stationed at the Tarisian Jedi Temple as of 3,964 BBY and was one of the five masters implicated in the Padawan Massacre of Taris. She was a close associate and companion of Jedi Master Lucien Draay, the son of her former master. Together, they led the pursuit of fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick.

Biography
One of the greatest seers of the Covenant, Q'Anilia was greatly respected by Lucien for both her ability and social status. Given that she was a Miraluka, Lucien found it awkward when he had to remind her of the nature of the Unifying Force.

Q'Anilia displayed great emotional sensitivity and was openly sorrowful about the Jedi Masters' perceived duty to slay their Padawans. She was also highly Force-sensitive and was able to detect changes in the Force before the other Masters on Taris. She was the Master who initially sensed the potential for darkness in one of their Padawans, nearly collapsing after Alek advised Zayne Carrick that "sometimes you have to enter the darkness to save the light". There is some evidence that she was able to sense shatterpoints in a way similar to that of Mace Windu. However, her abilities were not infallible; she mistakenly led the Tarisian Jedi Masters to the Undercity during their search for Carrick, where they had to battle rakghouls. She also proved unable to sense the mind of Carrick's ally Marn "Gryph" Hierogryph. Yet she felt sure that Gryph would ultimately betray Carrick to their pursuers.

She was present at the attempted arrest of Zayne and Gryph at Junk Junction, following which the two escaped offworld. At the time of the Battle of Vanquo, she was on Coruscant with the other former Taris Masters, and was upset that Krynda Draay wouldn't meet with her.

Behind the scenes

 * Even though the comics, predictably, never specify whether the first letter "A" in the name is capitalized, John Jackson Miller writes it as uppercase.
 * Although Miraluka are not supposed to have eyes (and indeed, Q'Anilia explicitly mentions that she does not have eyes in issue 5), we see her dropping a tear in issue #1.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 9: Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming