Barriss Offee

Barriss Offee, also known under the titles of "the healer" and "wise mother" later in her life, was a Force-sensitive Mirialan female who, during the Republic Era, was a Jedi Padawan who fell to the dark side of the Force during the period of the Clone Wars and was an Inquisitor of the Galactic Empire. Trained as a Padawan under Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, Offee wielded a blue lightsaber that she used when participating in the First Battle of Geonosis. She preferred studying ancient Jedi texts to fighting. During her time as a Jedi Padawan, Offee forged a friendship with Ahsoka Tano, the Padawan of Anakin Skywalker. Though rather different in personality, the two bonded through their shared experience in combat, including at the Second Battle of Geonosis.

As the Clone Wars continued, Offee grew disillusioned with the Jedi's role in the conflict, believing they had strayed from the ideals that the Jedi Order was supposed to represent, becoming particularly wary of the Jedi Council. Deciding to act on her concerns, she orchestrated the bombing of the Jedi Temple as a means to foment further distrust of the Jedi. Despite their previous friendship, she allowed Tano to be framed for orchestrating the bombing, even going as far as impersonating former Sith apprentice Asajj Ventress to frame her former friend. Skywalker ultimately ended up catching Offee and bringing her to justice. Offee finally confessed just moments before Tano was convicted of the crime, clearing the Togruta's name. Offee expressed her views of the Jedi Order in front of the tribunal, showing that she had been corrupted by the dark side before being taken away.

During the Imperial Era, Offee was inducted into the ranks of the Inquisitorius, but she ultimately renounced her allegiance with them after witnessing their needless cruelty. Barriss reclaimed her identity as a Jedi and became a wandering healer, helping those in need. Years later, she was eventually hunted down and stabbed by the Fourth Sister, formerly her friend within the Jedi Order known as Lyn Rakish, though the Inquisitor became empathetic for Offee and sought to save her thereafter.

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