Taselda

Taselda was a Human female who served as a Jedi Knight, living during the last centuries of the Galactic Republic.

Biography
Taselda was sent to Nam Chorios alongside fellow Jedi Knight Beldorion roughly four hundred years prior to the Great Jedi Purge. For an unknown reason after arriving on the planet, both fell to the dark side of the Force.

The ensuing power struggle ended in Beldorion's favor. Taselda was badly injured and lost her lightsaber, while the Hutt gained control of the planet. Taselda was cast into relative poverty and took to maintaining order in one corner of the planet's capital Hweg Shul. Either because the planet magnified Force energy or through eating drochs (or both), Taselda managed to remain youthful even after centuries.

Taselda and Beldorion remained on the planet, unharmed during the Jedi Purge, until the arrival of Jedi Knight Callista Ming in 13 ABY. Taselda attempted to coerce the Jedi Knight into helping her overthrow Beldorion and his allies. However, Callista was unsuccessful and Taselda was forced to wait for another more powerful tool to use.

When Luke Skywalker arrived at Nam Chorios in search of Callista, Taselda recognized his superior strength and sought to use a mixture of mind-altering drugs and her mastery of the Force in an attempt to use Skywalker in her quest. However, her plan was once again unsuccessful.

Taselda presumably stayed on Nam Chorios to live out her days in madness, as the time spent on the planet had ruined her mind. Over thirty years later, in 44 ABY, Taselda once again rncountered Luke Skywalker, who was on a mission to Nam Chorios in order to track the dark side entity Abeloth there.

Behind the scenes
In The New Essential Guide to Characters her name is erroneously spelled Talseda.

Appearances

 * Planet of Twilight
 * Conviction