Nomi Sunrider

Nomi Sunrider was a Jedi Knight from the days of the Old Republic, about 4,000 years prior to the Battle of Yavin. She was married to Jedi Knight Andur Sunrider, with whom he had a daughter, Vima.



On a mission to bring Adegan crystals to Master Thon of Ambria, Andur was confronted by agents of Bogga the Hutt, who demanded he hand over the crystals. When he refused, one of the agents sicced his pet (a poisonous lizard-like creature called a gorm-worm) onto Andur, killing him instantly. When his spirit spoke to his wife, she took up his lightsaber and slew most of his attackers. Bogga sent his men to follow her and take the crystals but they were unsuccessful.

Despite her original wishes, she accepted her destiny as a Jedi and was trained by Master Thon. As a Jedi, she met and fell in love with another Jedi named Ulic Qel-Droma and was with him for some time. When Ulic defected to the Sith (apprenticed to Exar Kun), he killed his brother Cay and in retaliation Nomi severed his connection with The Force. He ended up turning on Kun and helping the Jedi defeat him and win the Great Sith War.

As Vima grew, she became somewhat rebellious and impatient. When she ran away to find Ulic to train her as a Jedi, her mother searched and found her. Ulic, having trained Vima in the Jedi ways, was shot in the back and died in Nomi's arms. Her final fate is, as of now, unknown. She was a great Jedi Master of her age, and through daughter Vima she was a multiple-great-grandmother of Vima Da-Boda.

At some point in her life, Nomi knew Jolee Bindo.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Tales of the Jedi: Redemption