Rhondi Tremaine

"What is a body, but the Force given form?"

- Rhondi Tremaine to Ben Skywalker on the Force sustaining one's body

Rhondi Tremaine was a Human Female who was a member of Natasi Daala's secret fleet in the Maw sometime between 10 ABY and 25 ABY. With her almost identical brother Rolund Tremaine they were used to gather supplies and information for the colony. In 41 ABY when Centerpoint Station both siblings felt the call through the Force to go to Sinkhole Station. There they joined the Mind Walkers, Force sensitives that separated their Force auras from their physical beings and completely immersed themselves in the Force. In 43 ABY Luke Skywalker and Ben Skywalker boarded the station, following the travels of Jacen Solo during his five year sojourn. While they were aboard a group of Sith from Kesh, looking for the Skywalkers, killed Rhondi while opening a sealed door.

Biography
Rhondi Tremaine was a Human Female, born in the Maw sometime between 10 ABY and 25 ABY. She was born on a colony that belonged to a secret fleet that had been established by Admiral Natasi Daala. While still young she, and her nearly identical brother Rolund Tremaine, were deemed unfit to serve in the military due to their Force sensitivity. Instead as they grew older they were used as spies for the colony. They had assignments varying from gathering information to subverting security on vessels for appropriation. This espionage group was so efficient that Daala was able to keep the colony flourishing. The Tremaines served this group for a decade, until the Second Galactic Civil War. When Centerpoint Station was destroyed Rhondi and all the other Force sensitives had terrible aches to return to their homes. When their requests to leave were denied they soon became extremely paranoid. This quickly grew, to the point that they believed the whole war was being fought just to expose them. They quickly began deserting en masse and stole ships to get to the heart of the Maw. Here they found Sinkhole Station, a smaller replica of Centerpoint Station. Rhondi and her brother then became one of the Mind Walkers who dwell there. These being Force sensitives who found that at the Station they could go "beyond shadow". A Force technique that allows one to detach their Force presence from their physical being and completely subjecting themselves to the Force. Two years later she met Luke Skywalker and Ben Skywalker as they continued their quest to see what had turned Jacen Solo to the Dark side of the Force. After Luke had gone beyond shadow Rhondi and her sibling visited Ben in the Jade Shadow often. They would talk to him telling him their life stories and eating his food. On one of their visits Ben told them that his father's hydration tube kept falling from his mouth. So he was going to use an IV. When he caught a worried glance between Rhondi and Rolund, he realized someone was removing it. Rhondi explained that the Force would sustain him. When Ben pressed further Rhondi admitted that they were eating his food only to help him realize he didn't need it. Telling him that the Force was all he needed. When Ben started to form a paranoia that the Mind Walkers were trying to kill him. He sealed Rhondi's brother into a room and shackled her to the floor with a pair of stun cuffs. Though she pleaded through crying sobs, Ben struck the deal that if she helped him enter beyond shadow then he would release her and her brother. So Rhondi reluctantly took Ben through the steps to separate himself from his body. Together they went beyond shadow where they found Luke by the Lake of Apparitions. Across the lake in the mists they could see a woman who was trying to draw them to her. When Luke decided to talk to her Rhondi led the way. She warned them to stay immediately behind her lest they fall into the depths. Along the way she watched as the Skywalkers talked to Anakin Solo, Mara Jade Skywalker, and Jacen Solo. When they returned to their physical bodies they asked her if the dead people had been real. She suggested that the Lake was a place where real Force ghosts were. While recovering from the experience a detonator went off in the room Rolund was in. Rhondi rushed to the sealed door and began pounding on it, contrary to the Skywalkers warnings. She was then killes on the spot. A lightsaber from on of the Keshiri Sith cut through her while trying to reach the Skywalkers.

Personality and Traits
"If you want grandchildren someday, you need to have a conversation with your son about how to talk to the ladies"

- Rhondi Tremaine to Luke Skywalker after Ben had shackled her to the floor with stun cuffs

Rhondi Tremaine had a large connection to her brother Rolund Tremaine. They served side by side while under Admiral Daala's command. And remained together at Sinkhole Station. Though unknown if they were twins they were almost identical and obviously had a similar Force bond to that of twins. When Ben Skywalker's trapping of Rolund in a room threatened his life, Rhondi cried loudly and begged Ben to stop. Contrary to the Mind Walker's beliefs that nothing mattered except the Force, not even death. Rhondi struck a deal to take Ben beyond shadow to save her brother's life.

Powers and Abilities
Rhondi Tremaine was Force sensitive. But having been born in the Maw, in a secret fleet, was never trained as a Jedi. When at Sinkhole Station she was able to use her abilities to separate from her physical body as a Mind Walker.

Behind the Scenes
Rhondi Tremaine was created by author Troy Denning for his Star Wars novel, Abyss, the third novel in the nine-part Fate of the Jedi series.

Appearances

 * Abyss