Olaris Rhea

Olaris Rhea was a female Human member of the Lost Tribe of Sith on the planet of Kesh in 41 ABY. She was also a Lady of the Tribe's ruling council, the Circle of Lords. After Vestara Khai encountered a Sith Meditation Sphere named Ship in 41.5 ABY, Rhea was appointed as Khai's master. Two years later, she was one of the Sith to sense Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker's presence in the Force after Skywalker touched the Codex, an Aing-Tii relic.

Biography
Olaris Rhea was a female Force-sensitive Human from the remote Outer Rim planet of Kesh. She was a member of the Lost Tribe of Sith&mdash;descendants of a group of Sith whose starship, the Omen, had crash-landed on Kesh in 5,000 BBY, while attempting to deliver a shipment of Lignan crystals to Sith Lord Naga Sadow during the Great Hyperspace War, leaving them stranded. Rhea trained with the Tribe in the ways of the dark side of the Force, completing her training and becoming a respected member of the Tribe. By 41 ABY she had become a Lady on the Circle of Lords, the Tribe's ruling council.

Ship, a Sith Meditation Sphere, arrived on Kesh and made contact with the Tribe in 41 ABY. After landing in the Temple courtyard, it spoke through the Force with a Sith Tyro, Vestara Khai. The Circle of Lords decided that, since Ship's purpose was to train Sith apprentices, this warranted Khai to be promoted to an apprentice, and Rhea was chosen to be her master. Ship then revealed to the Tribe that the Sith had been nearly destroyed, and only a few remained. The Tribe decided to conquer the galaxy for the Sith, and began to use Ship to attack and capture vessels to form a new armada. Rhea and her apprentice served on one of the first starships to be captured, the Eternal Crusader.

In 43.5 ABY, when Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker touched an Aing-Tii relic, the Codex, his presence in the Force was magnified, and his name was whispered through the Force to the members of the Tribe. An emergency meeting was held in the Circle Chambers in Kesh's capital city of Tahv. Rhea and the Tribe's Grand Lord, Darish Vol, hand picked a strike team to hunt down Skywalker, but before the team could leave, Ship abruptly left the Tribe, following the call through the Force. The strike team was then assigned to find Ship, with the task of hunting down Skywalker coming second.

Personality and traits
Olaris Rhea was a strict teacher, but also had a slightly kind side when training Vestara. She also seemed to hold great power in the Circle of Lords.

Powers and abilities
Rhea was a powerful Lady, and was Grand Lord Vol's main confidante in the decision to hunt down Luke Skywalker.

Behind the scenes
Olaris Rhea was created by author Christie Golden for her first Star Wars novel, the second book in the nine-part Fate of the Jedi series, Omen. Rhea's first name was not revealed until the third book, Abyss, written by Troy Denning.

Appearances

 * Omen
 * Abyss
 * Backlash