High Blade Amidala

Name:
High Blade Amidala

Rank:
High Blade

Region:
TransSiberia

Background:
Ariya Levedeva was born on October 29, 2425 to Underscythe Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov and Elena Severa-Levedeva. Ariya was the youngest of Nicholas and Elena’s four children. She grew up admiring her father, wanting to as stoic and calm as he was. When she was fifteen years-old, one of her brothers, Dima, went “missing”. That left her the only eligible candidate for apprenticeship (her other two siblings were past the eligible age for apprenticeship), and due to TransSiberian laws, it was mandatory that at least one of the children of Scythes must become a Scythe themselves. She apprenticed under her father, and eventually became a Scythe, using Padme Amidala as her patron historic because she admired the way the character carried herself, despite being fictional. The Scythedom allowed the patron historic to be used because they figured they could use it as an example of the modernization of TransSiberia as a whole, and the overtaking of the Old Guard by the New Order in the region.

Six years later, the second Underscythe self gleaned, therefore leaving a spot open. Amidala was appointed by the High Blade (despite numerous debates) and became the third Underscythe. She aligned herself with the New Order, which caught the attention of many Scythes, both Old Guard and New Order. One particular Scythe who her alliance attracted was Scythe Anna Pavlova. Anna was New Order as well, and needed allies. She was looking to expand the Blade Guard, to make them more of an independent military who is legally allowed to glean less than a Scythedom-run faction who can only render people deadish. Anna intended to get an Underscythe’s endorsement, and she figured that the only New Order Underscythe would be on her side. Anna brought her proposition to Amidala, and she agreed that TransSiberia needed a stronger military. The two of them worked close together, and they slowly made progress with this new plan.

On November 14th, 2452, the Scythedom building at St. Petersburg was bombed. Amidala survived, but the Underscythes (including her father) self gleaned a few moments before the attack actually happened. Amidala, being the only surviving Underscythe, became the High Blade by default.