Cassa Veila

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"Your father's name was Tryst Veila, your mother's was Cassa. They were moisture farmers on Tatooine"
―Sliven, to Tahiri Veila[1]

Cassa Veila was a female Human from the planet Tatooine. She was the mother of the Jedi Knight Tahiri Veila and the wife of Tryst Veila. Cassa and her husband were both moisture farmers that lived on their farm. Both were strong in the Force despite receiving no formal training.

Biography

"It took almost two months for me to heal. Several times in the first weeks I almost died, and I would have if not for Cassa and Tryst. They showed me kindness I never knew existed."
―Sliven, about Cassa Veila[1]

In 16 ABY, she and Tryst befriended an injured Tusken Raider named Sliven. They became friends quickly despite the hosility between the settlers and the Tusken Raiders. Sliven would help her with chores after he recovered and play with her daughter Tahiri. However, she and Tryst were killed by Sliven's tribe who mistook them for enemies.[1]

Out of pity and in return for the kindness shown to him by them, Sliven adopted a then three-year-old Tahiri and raised her as a Tusken Raider until she turned nine in 22 ABY, when she was discovered to be Force-sensitive by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and Jedi Knight Tionne Solusar during a trip to Tatooine. She would only learn about it during a return trip to Tatooine from the Jedi Praxeum in 22 ABY.[1]

Personality and traits

"One day, I even fashioned Tryst his own gaderffii and taught him how to fight with it. He learned quickly—it was strange how he fought, sensing my movements almost before I made them, just as Cassa could feel my emotions without hearing me speak."
―Sliven, about Cassa Veila[1]

Cassa Veila was a Force-sensitive individual, able to sense emotions without hearing words. Her kindheartedness was displayed when she took in an injured Sliven, a Tusken Raider, and nursed him back to health.[1]

Veila had blonde hair.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Junior Jedi Knights: Promises
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