Jonava Billane



"They said it was dangerous. "I'll never understand, in a million years, how my daughter can be a danger. They're guardians of peace and justice. Well, how is letting me see her again a threat to peace and justice? Who is the monster? Is it me? Is it her? I don't think so."

- Jonava Bilane on Essence, trying to hold back her tears

Jonava Billane was the mother of "Baby Ludi" and a central character in the Case of "Baby Ludi".

Presuming the child's parents to be dead in the worldquake of Ord Thoden, a team of Jedi rescue workers found the child in the ruins of the Ord Thoden capital Domitree. The Jedi found the child to be Force-sensitive and decided to train her in the ways of the Force.

When Jonva had recovered and learned the the child had survived, she traveled to Coruscant in order to reunite with her beloved daughter. However, the Jedi Council rejected her partition arguing that they would not give her back her child - now named "Aris-Del Wari" - because it was too dangerous now that its mind had been opened to the Force.

The case went public, gaining her many supporters galaxywide. She would eventually appear on the Eriadu-based talkshow Essence to tell her story. Her particular episode was seen by over 25 billion sentient viewers and gained her much support. During the show she broke into tears four times, gaining even more sympathy galaxywide than before. She thanked all her supporters and also revealed that she had authorized a full-length holo feature based on her story.

Notable supporters of Jonava's cause were the People's Inquest, Garox Tronten, and thousands of Coruscanti university students. The later even tried to invade the Jedi Temple.

Jonava seemed to eventually lose interest in the case focussing more on the holo feature that would tell the story of her and "Baby Ludi". When Ludi was moved to the Jedi Academy om Kamparas, Jonava was too busy reviewing casting auditions for the holo feature to comment on it publicly.

Appearances

 * Jedi Refuse to Hand Over Baby Ludi - HoloNet News Vol. 531 46 
 * Baby Ludi's Mother to Appear on Essence'' - HoloNet News Vol. 531 49
 * Jedi Vs. The Force of a Mother's Love - HoloNet News Vol. 531 50
 * ''Activists Deface Jedi Temple Lobby - HoloNet News Vol. 531 51
 * Baby Ludi Moved to Kamparas - HoloNet News Vol. 531 52