Fanclub Kreia/Darth Traya Appreciation

Refugee: "I saw what you did to those exchange thugs, stranger. Can you spare a few credits, maybe help another refugee in need?"
Meetra Surik (The Exile): "Of course. Here's five credits." Refugee: "Thank you stranger, - I won't forget your kindness."
(Refugee exits)
Kreia: "Why would you do such a thing? Such kindness will mean nothing, his path is set. Giving him what he has not earned is like pouring sand into his hands.
Meetra Surik: "It may help him - if nothing else but to survive. As long as there is hope, there is the chance for redemption every day."
Kreia: "And would that be a kindness? What if by surviving another day, he brings a greater darkness upon another?"
Meetra Surik: "You cannot know that."
Kreia: "The Force binds all things. The slightest push, the smallest touch, sends echoes throughout life. Even an act of kindness may have more sever repercussions than you know or can see. By giving him something he has not earned, perhaps all you have helped him become is a target."
(Through the force, Kreia and Surik watch the refugee as he is mugged by another refugee)
Kreia: "Seeing another elevated often brings the eyes of others who suffer. And perhaps in the end, all you have wrought is more pain. And that is my lesson to you. Be careful of charity and kindness, lest you do more harm with open hands than with a clenched fist."
Meetra Surik: "There is wisdom in what you say. Perhaps I will not be so quick to offer aid in the future."
Kreia: "Good. Mind what I have said. Use your power, but in its proper place."
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This is one of the best scenes in the entirety of the Star Wars Universe. This shows you the true colours of Kreia's character. She does not stick to the concepts of light and dark. She realizes that morality, and the force, are both spectrums. She is able to show you that the right thing isn't always the best thing to do. Most people cite this lesson to as her being sith, but I despise this viewpoint. To look at it in such a way is to be close minded, and to disgrace the entirety of Kreia's brilliant character. Kreia is the penultimate example of the grey jedi. She casts aside titles such as good and evil and asks the deeper questions. She wanted Meetra Surik to follow in these footsteps, just as Revan did, but ultimately Surik chose not to. Kreia hated the force. She hated the concept of light and dark. She saw them not as they were, but rather as two halves of a bigger whole.To not accept either teaching was foolish, and weak. Kreia was able to look at the Force as it truly was, making her one of the most well written characters in Star Wars history.

 

She is a great character, certainly one of the best from the old EU. Sign me on.

 

That is a great game. Keria kind of reminds me of someone else too. Dandelo

I'm in.

 

She certainly is great, I would love to have a character like Kreia in a Star Wars movie. She blurs the line between good and evil, Sith and Jedi, light and dark. I find her concept of the force interesting too...