Risha Rist

Risha Rist was a who served as  and  of  during the last decade of the. Though the refused to pledge the bulk of their forces to the  during the, Risha joined herself and her loyalist supporters to  forces during the  and perished during the.

Though Alderaan had long resisted the temptation to secede from the faltering during the, the rise of the  cemented the Republic's total collapse and forced the Great Houses of Alderaan to look to themselves for protection. Following the precedent set by the and the s of the greater galaxy,  the Alderaanians turned the throne over to Lady Risha Rist, a young highborn  of the  who had pledged to lead a half-dozen fellow Alderaanian Jedi Knights out of the Order to defend Alderaan if crowned.

With the rise of  during the war's final decade, Risha supported   and sought to convince the Great Houses of Alderaan to pledge their forces to his planned campaign of galactic reconquest. After continuing to meet resistance from the isolationist Houses, she eventually departed Alderaan with her Knights and the House of Rist's sworn vassals in tow to participate in the. She fought in the final five battles of the campaign and was killed defending the people of during the early stages of the.

Behind the scenes
Risha Rist was named after the character of from . As the members of the were characterized as assassins and spies, the specialty of  seemed appropriate for the character.