Ryza Ayre

Ryza Ayre was a human Jedi who fought in the Clone Wars and was a Padawan when Order 66 occurred in 19 BBY. He was at the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant when it was attacked by Republic forces and fled after seeing former Jedi Anakin Skywalker killing other Jedi and younglings. After living in alleyways for several days, Ayre was found by Path of the Open Hand member Jesha Cour, who warmly offered to help him and brought him back to her apartment.

At the apartment, Ayre explained what he had witnessed at the temple to Cour, calling himself a coward and crying. Cour, who in actuality believed that the Jedi had deserved their downfall due to their use of the Force, blamed the Jedi for deaths of the younglings and became resolute in her plan to poison Ayre with syntox to help balance the Force. She offered the Padawan tea, although he became visibly unsettled by her before she served it.

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