A young native of Onderon, Steela and her brother Saw were members of the insurgency that opposed the rise of King Sanjay Rush, and Rush's alignment of the planet to the cause of the Separatists during the Clone Wars. Not as boisterous or as outspoken as her brother, Steela was nonetheless firmly dedicated to the cause of Onderonian independence. She was not one for impassioned speeches or political rhetoric. These were not her areas of expertise, and she felt far more comfortable peering through the macroscope of her blaster rifle. A crack shot, Steela racked up an impressive number of droid kills with precise headshots fired from the cover of canopy jungle.
Brother to Steela, Saw is blunt, direct, and armed with a fiery temper that makes him a natural leader in the loose command structure of the Onderon rebels. As a sister, though, Steela knows him the most and can easily cut through his bluster with a well-timed and affectionate jibe.
Steela is close friends with Lux Bonteri, the young Senator of Onderon. She believes he is vital to helping secure Onderonian self-determination.
The Onderonian insurgency is a loosely organized, ill-equipped group of passionate rebels living in the wilds of the jungle outside the walled city of Iziz.
Onderon is an ancient planet where civilization has held back the jungle wilds with fortified walls protecting its massive cities.
Steela is wary of outsiders, an uneasiness made worse by the meddling of off-worlders in Onderonian affairs. The visible closeness shared by Lux and Ahsoka puts her on-edge.