First

"You are not my master. No one is."

- First, to Vestara Khai

"First" was the name given to a Female Human by Sith apprentice Vestara Khai. Once a slave from B'nish, the girl stowed away aboard a Damorian S18 light freighter around 41.5 ABY. However, the starship fell under attack by the Sith Meditation Sphere Ship and was forced to make an emergency landing. On the surface, the girl encountered Sith apprentice Vestara Khai, who killed the girl with her parang. When Ship told Khai to name the girl, Khai chose the name "First," as Khai hoped the girl would be the first of many she would kill.

Biography
"The pilots were helping me escape from B'nish. I am&mdash;I was&mdash;a slave."

- First

A Female Human from B'nish, "First"&mdash;as she would later be called&mdash;served a slave there for some time, acquiring several scars at a young age. When a Damorian S18 light freighter came to B'nish around 41.5 ABY, the girl seized her chance and, with the help of the starship's pilots, stowed away aboard the vessel, wearing just a single tattered garment covering her from her shoulders to her knees.

The ship, however, fell under attack by the Lost Tribe of Sith and their sentient Sith Meditation Sphere, Ship. Ship opened fire with its weapons, and the freighter, heavily damaged, was forced crash-land on a nearby planet for repairs. In the rough landing, the girl suffered a wound on her head, knocking her unconscious. When she awoke, she was encountered by the Human Sith Vestara Khai of the Lost Tribe. The girl, seeing an activated lightsaber in the other Human's hand, begged for her life, offering Khai the cargo aboard the ship and saying that nobody would ever know if Khai allowed her to escape, as her name was not on any crew roster. Khai, however, told the girl that she would have to kill her, but told her that she could make it painless if the girl would cooperate by kneeling. The girl broke into tears and declared that her life was her own, and that she was no longer anybody's servant. She attempted to escape, but Khai threw her glass parang at the fleeing girl, killing her instantly. As Khai approached the girl, wondering what her name might have been, Ship told Khai to name the girl herself. After a moment's thought, Khai named the girl "First," as she would be the first of many whose lives Khai would take.

Personality and traits
"I just&hellip;I just want to be&hellip;to live as a free being."

- First, to Vestara Khai

Though a slave, the blue-eyed girl "First" had an affection for life. She longed to live a life of her choosing, in which she would not have to respond to the orders of others. When the Sith Vestara Khai threatened the girl with her lightsaber, First offered Khai the cargo from the freighter, but begged the Sith to spare her life. While frightened to the point of tears by the knowledge that she was about to die, First showed the strength and resolve to live her last moments as a free being, refusing to kneel when Khai told her to. Instead, the girl ran, and while Khai killed her, the disturbance her death triggered in the Force was enough to stop the Sith's breath, as the girl held a passion for life that Khai had never before encountered.

Behind the scenes
First, whose real name is never canonically provided, first appears in Christie Golden's short story "First Blood", which was published in the 125th issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine. The short story, illustrated by Brian Rood, contains an image depicting Khai standing over First's corpse.

Appearances

 * "First Blood"