Sumari

"My scouts have tracked the Flesh Raiders for months. Watched them grow in strength. I will share what we've discovered, but only if you agree to protect my people. We&hellip; we suffer&hellip;"

- Matriarch Sumari

Sumari was a Twi'lek female and the Matriarch of Kalikori Village on the planet Tython. Succeeding Kolovish as leader of the Twi'lek Pilgrims, Sumari brought her daughter Ranna Tao'ven with her to Tython, where she succeeded Matriarch Kolovish as leader of her people. Sumari served as Matriarch for several years until she fell ill around 3,643 BBY, when the native Flesh Raiders began to attack in greater numbers. Despite her sickness, Sumari directed her villagers while aiding the Jedi Order in investigating the causes of the natives' recent activities. Ultimately, however, the Twi'lek succumbed to her illness and died, leaving her daughter Ranna as the new Matriarch.

Biography
"I shut down the energy shield. Any word on Master Orgus' mission?''" "''No. My mother&hellip;she found peace during your absence. I'm now Matriarch."

- The Padawan and Ranna Tao'ven

A Twi'lek female, Sumari was part of a group of pilgrims who traveled to the planet Tython under the leadership of Matriarch Kolovish, in direct violation of the Republic's denial of their settlement request. Settling on the planet with her daughter Ranna Tao'ven in the aftermath of the Great Galactic War and the devastation of Ryloth and other Twi'lek colonies, Sumari and the pilgrims established Kalikori Village at the base of the Matriarch's Summit in the Tythos Ridge. Sumari eventually became the Matriarch of the village when Kolovish retired to an ancient stone tower atop the summit.

However, around 3,643 BBY, the native Flesh Raider began to attack the village in greater numbers aa well as more frequently. Also around this time, Sumari fell ill, and was plagued by weakness and feelings of fatigue and exhaustion. When a group of Flesh Raiders under the leadership of a Human Dark Jedi named Callef attacked the Tythonian Gnarls, a Jedi apprentice fought and defeated Callef. Having witnessed the apprentice's skill, Jedi Master Orgus Din took the young Jedi on as his own Padawan, and sent the apprentice to Kalikori to see if the villagers had noticed anything strange lately.

The apprentice met with Sumari and her daughter, and the Matriarch expressed her anger with the Jedi before directing the young apprentice to speak with her Scout Chief, Moorint. Sumari would have continued the conversation, but her illness had taxed her strength too much, and she was forced to retire. Sumari rested while the Padawan recovered a supply of weapons from the Flesh Raiders for the villagers, but by the time the Padawan returned to the village after several more missions, Sumari had passed away, leaving Ranna as the new Matriarch.

Personality and traits
"So the Jedi finally deign to recognize my people's suffering? How noble."

- Sumari

A green-skinned Twi'lek female with blue eyes, Sumari cared deeply for her people. Even when she fell deathly ill, she continued to serve as Matriarch until her illness had weakened her to the point where she could no longer walk. Sumari held a deep grudge against the Jedi Order for refusing aid to her village, but swallowed her pride when Orgus Din's apprentice approached the village with an offer of help. Her devotion to her people overrode Sumari's personal feelings and safety, and her passing greatly affected her daughter Ranna.

Behind the scenes
Sumari was created for Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game released by BioWare on December 20, 2011. She appears in the Jedi Knight class story mission "High-Tech Savages", but is forced to retire and allows her daughter and Moorint to continue the conversation with the player. She does not appear again, as she dies of her illness while the player is taking out a shield generator in the later quest "The Face of the Enemy".

Appearences

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic