Aayla Shar was born on the planet Cerrik during the reign of K471 and the Cult Mechanicus. Her father had been a commander in the Cerrik military and had opposed the invasion of the droid empire. He, and the rest of his family, were killed, except for Aayla. She was so young. K471's commanders spared her life, which would turn out to be a mistake. A group of rebels fighting the tyranny of the Cult Mechanicus took her, along with numerous other young children. They managed to smuggle them off world to operatives they had outside the empire. When the children reached their destination, they immediately began their training. The rebels were going to turn them into weapons, forged to kill anything that opposed them. They were trained by masters in the Echani Art, Noghri warriors, Mandalorians,