Aayla Secura, born Aaylas'ecura, was a female Rutian Twi'lek Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order during the Jedi Renaissance era and the following Golden Age. A dutiful Jedi, Secura served with distinction as a General throughout the Clone Wars, the major conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems which forever changed galactic history and eventually resulted in the defeat of the Sith. After three years of service to the Republic at war, Secura and the rest of the Order learned that the entire conflict was simply a trap for the Jedi, orchestrated by the elusive Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious. Fortunately for the Order and the galaxy, Master Mace Windu struck down the Sith in a fierce duel and ushered in a renaissance within the Order. Under the