Sindra

"Never dwell on the past. If I were you, I'd be more concerned about your future. Or the lack thereof."

- Lian Dray, to Sindra

Sindra was a Dark Jedi who lived in the days prior to the end of the Great Sith War. She was the twin sister of Xash, with whom she shared apprenticeship under the Sith sorcerer Thannor Keth. Alongside her brother, Sindra accompanied their Master to the planet Vigil in pursuit Force-sensitive girl known as Nova. There ship crash-landed, at which time Sindra and Xash were sent to capture girl. They came upon a Jedi named Lian Dray who resided on Vigil and had since become the girl's custodian. When Dray refused to turn her over, Sindra allowed her brother to engage the Jedi in lightsaber combat. She intervened after Xash lost his weapon hand and seriously injured Dray in the midst of their duel. She taunted him after knocking him to the ground, a move that enraged the Jedi. The tide of battle turned against Sindra as Dray called upon the dark side of the Force to defeat her, but she was saved by the intervention of her brother. Sindra then employed the dark side to render him helpless, but was overpowered by Dray when he blasted her with Force lightning. After killing Xash, Lian Dray executed Sindra with a stroke of his lightsaber.

Sith apprentice
Sindra was a Force-sensitive female who lived during the time of the Great Sith War. She studied the ways of the Sith alongside her twin brother Xash, under an aged Sith sorcerer named Thannor Keth. From Keth, Sindra learned the art of lightsaber combat, as well as how to harness the power of the dark side of the Force.

Sindra and her brother joined Keth in pursuit of a young girl of incredible Force potential named Nova who, along with her parents, was on a starship that crash-landed on the world of Vigil. During the chase, Keth's ship crashed as well and suffered nominal damage. Sindra and Xash were sent to survey the wreckage of Nova's ship and retrieve the girl&mdash;whom Keth believed to still be alive, while the sorcerer attempted to repair the craft. They searched the jungles of Vigil and eventually found the girl under the protection of an inhabitant of the planet, a man named Lian Dray.

Confronting a Jedi
"The girl will come with us."

- Sindra, to Lian Dray

Though her brother believed that Dray was a Jedi, Sindra determined through her Force examination of him that Dray was not quite a follower of the light side. They were both dismissed by the man, who gave them permission to scavenge the wreckage of Nova's ship before ordering them to leave his home. Sindra refused the offer and demanded that Dray turn over the girl to them as she prepared to face the Jedi in combat, but instead allowed Xash to duel him first. He was quickly defeated by the man who severed his weapon hand in the process. Sindra ignited her red-bladed lightsaber and joined the battle, connecting with a slash to Dray's back. The following attack was parried, forcing Sindra into what eventually became a protracted lightsaber duel with her opponent. She capitalized on the success of her initial attack by engaging in a relentless offensive, the pace of which Dray could not maintain in his injured condition. He attempted to sweep Sindra's legs from under her, but she blocked that attack while using the hilt of her lightsaber to strike him in the face and knock him down.

Duel's end
"I had you beaten&hellip;"

- Sindra, to Lian Dray

Sindra stood over her seemingly-defeated opponent and mocked him with laughter as he lay on the ground. However, the Dark Jedi's cackling only served as the catalyst of Dray's surrender to the dark side; Sindra barely managed to deflect his onslaught as he attacked her with his hate. She escaped his wrath when Xash charged from behind, forcing the Jedi to defend his rear. Sindra took advantage of the interruption and used the Force to squeeze Dray's heart. Her attack crippled him, for a moment, but Dray again gave into the dark side and blasted Sindra with a burst of Force lightning. Her brother attempted to free her from her torment but was killed when Dray used the Force and slammed him into a nearby tree. Sindra still lay prostrate on the ground when the Jedi moved in and finished her with a stroke of his lightsaber.

Behind the scenes
The character of Sindra was created by author Paul Danner and appeared as a secondary antagonist for a short story titled Light and Shadow, which was set during the time of the Great Sith War. Light and Shadow was originally slated to feature in one of West End Games' Star Wars Adventure Journals, but was never published therein. Thus, the characters (Sindra included), places, and events of Light and Shadow are not considered part of canon.

The story can now be found on the internet at the Star Wars Fanboy Association. Danner has had five other short stories published in various Star Wars Adventure Journals; One of a Kind, Small Favors, The Last Hand, No Disintegrations, Please, and Two for One.

Appearances

 * Light and Shadow''