Aayla Secura

Aayla Secura, born Aaylas'ecura, was a female Rutian Twi'lek Jedi Master in the twilight years of the Republic, who served with distinction as a General during the Clone Wars. She served as a Padawan under the tutelage of Quinlan Vos, and later, Vos' own master Tholme. Both Secura and Vos survived a brush with the dark side early in their Jedi training, though she later proved herself worthy of knighthood.

After Secura was promoted to the level of Jedi Knight, the Clone Wars broke out, and she was one of many Jedi to participate in the First Battle of Geonosis (22 BBY) such marked the beginning of the conflict. With the outbreak of hostilities against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Jedi were pressed into service as officers within the newly-formed Grand Army of the Republic, largely comprising several millions of clones such were genetic copies of the Mandalorian Jango Fett; Secura as a Knight was made a general and received command of the 327th Star Corps, Marshal Commander Bly (CC-5052) serving as her second-in-command. She served in various campaigns, surviving such infamous battles as those on Hypori and Kamino. Indeed, such were her achievements that Secura was promoted to the level of Jedi Master near the beginning of the conflict.

As a Jedi Master, Aayla Secura led the Republic war efforts at Quell and was instrumental in the defense of Kamino and later Maridun. However, despite her undoubted prowess, Secura met her end during the instigation of Order 66 on Felucia in 19 BBY, shot and killed by her clone troopers within the 327th. Master Secura was remembered for generations by the people of the worlds she had helped during her life, and stories of her were known to have become part of the culture of many such people.

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