Chaya Sar

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Chaya Sar, also known as Athar, was an Ascended Lantean sentenced to protect the planet Proculus in the Pegasus galaxy, after she disobeyed orders from the Others to remain out of corporeal affairs when she acted to protect her former home planet from a Wraith attack. As punishment, she was permitted to protect only her people, unable to aid any others in the Pegasus Galaxy even as she knew what they were going through.

When she destroyed two Wraith darts in pursuit of Atlantis 1's puddle jumper, the jumper landed and the team eventually made contact with her, Doctor Rodney McKay assuming that the planet's protection was some kind of advanced weapon. Attempting to ask Chaya, who posed as her own high priestess, to permit her planet to become a 'refugee' world for other peoples whose homes had been destroyed by the Wraith, the team took her back to Atlantis.

While there, she developed a certain relationship with John Sheppard, but McKay became increasingly suspicious of her when she was revealed to be in strangely perfect health despite her seemingly primitive background, as well as when she was shown to possess the Ancient gene by activating a console.

Just as McKay was attempting to scan her in more detail, she returned to her natural energy form and returned to her world, Sheppard following with a jumper just in time to witness her destroy an entire Wraith fleet. Landing on the planet, Chaya explained her history to Sheppard, and regretfully told him that the Others would not permit her to help any new arrivals on the planet. Despite this, before John departed, she 'shared' herself with him, allowing the two of them to witness everything that the other was. (ATL: "Sanctuary")

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• It is possible that because the people Proculus worship her as their goddess of their own free will she gains more power. This power gain would be minimal, due to the limited population of the planet.