Here's a guide to who's who in the YJK universe. These sketches are based *solely* on information from the YJK novels, and don't include facts from the content of my story (or stories, eventually).

Jacen Solo: Human; age (as of YJK novels) 14-16; son of General Han Solo (semi-ret) and New Republic Chief of State Leia Organa Solo; sister Jaina (twins) and younger brother Anakin. As descendants of the Skywalker family, Jacen and his sister inherited great power in the Force, and so are studying to become Jedi Knights at the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV. Jacen has an uncanny ability to communicate with other living things, and so keeps a large collection of pets and specimens in his room. The more easygoing of the twins, Jacen is often said to look like a younger clone of his father. He has a penchant for telling bad jokes, especially to Tenel Ka, in an ever unsucessful campaign to make her smile. Despite this, he can be very serious and tends to feel things very deeply, both loyalty-- to his friends and family-- and responsibility-- to his role as a future Jedi. He feels great guilt over the accident he was involved in with Tenel Ka.
 
 

Tenel Ka Chume Ta’ Djo: Human, age (as of YJK novels) 14-16; daughter of Prince Isolder of Hapes and Princess Tenenniel Djo of Dathomir (from the novel "The Courtship of Princess Leia"); no siblings. A proud and determined warrior girl, she takes more after the rugged, spartan ways of her mother’s planet than the plush royal life of her father’s, being rebellious enough to take her Force potential to the Academy. She has gray eyes, long red-gold hair she usually wears with several decorated braids, and wears a somewhat brief outfit of tanned reptile hides. Tenel Ka likes to rely on her physical abilities before her Jedi skills, a pride that cost the girl her left arm. Dueling with Jacen, her poorly- constructed lightsaber failed, allowing Jacen’s sword to sever it. Having well-learned not to rely solely on her physical abilities and to open herself more to the aid of the Force, she has decided to continue her training without the aid of a prosthetic.

Jaina Solo: Human; age (as of YJK novels) 14-16; daughter of General Han Solo (semi-ret) and New Republic Chief of State Leia Organa Solo; brother Jacen (twins) and younger brother Anakin. Jaina’s talent lies in machinery and electronics-- the young Jedi student is forever tinkering or repairing something. With brown hair and brandy-brown eyes, she takes more after her mother’s looks. Her personality, however, comes from her father, so despite usually being a better planner, she is also the more reckless and adventuresome.

Lowbacca ("Lowie"): Wookiee; age (as of YJK novels) about 17 in Human terms; nephew of Chewbacca; younger sister. Breaking family tradition, Lowie followed his uncle towards adventure and joined the Jedi Academy. His Jedi abilites manifest themselves in a special talent with computers, and so he spends a lot of time tinkering with Jaina. Lowie understands Basic, but because most people do not understand Wookiee, he carries a small translator droid, Em-Teedee (Mobile Translator Droid), that speaks with the attitude and voice of its programmer, See Threepio.
 
 

Zekk: Human; age (as of YJK novels) 15-17; orphan; no siblings. Zekk grew up hopping star freighters to keep from being placed in foster care until he came to the New Republic capital planet of Coruscant, where he made a living as a scavenger. There he would use his then-unknown Jedi talent to find valuables where no one else could. He was recruited by the Second Imperium’s Shadow Academy and trained as a Dark Jedi, but thanks to his long-time friends Jacen and Jaina, he was turned and decided to become a bounty hunter.  Eventually, he returned to Yavin IV to train as a Jedi.

Luke Skywalker: Human; age (as of YJK novels) about 40; son of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader); sister Leia Organa Solo (twins). Deciding that, despite the establishment of the New Republic, the galaxy was sorely in need of protectors, the Jedi Master estabished a Jedi Academy on the jungle moon that once housed a Rebel base-- Yavin IV. There, he oversees the training of the next generation of Jedi Knights, among them his niece and nephew.

Mara Jade: Human; age (as of YJK novels) about 35. A Force-talented individual, she served the Empire as Palpatine’s personal asassin, "the Emperor’s Hand." After sharing an adventure with Luke Skywalker, she was turned to the light side and began a career as a smuggler. (Included because she appears in a story)