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|image=[[File:Cockpit2.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Zebina
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|affiliation= [[Odan-Urr]]
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{{Quote|Jee-jee koona tah wanga noleeya, tah boonta chuba tenya!|[[Duke Vulgar]]}}
'''Zebina Arad''' is a male human from Chandrila, currently serving as the Fleet Captain of the [[ODN Hope's Whisper]] and is a member of the [[The Council|The Council of Odan-Urr]]. He has served in the planetary militia of his homeworld [[StarWars:Chandrila|Chandrila]] in a reserve capacity, while preparing for a career in politics, was trained at the [[StarWars:Carida Academy|Imperial Academy at Carida]] and finally served in both the starfighter corps and naval forces of the [[StarWars:New Republic|New Republic]] before relocating to [[StarWars:Wild Space|Wild Space]] and joining [[Odan-Urr]] as a Jedi.

== Character History ==
=== Early Life (22 BBY - 4 BBY) ===
[[File:Chandrila.png|left|thumb|The planet Chandrila, Zebina's homeworkd in the Core]]
Zebina was born on a still democratic and unoccupied Chandrila in the twilight years of the Republic to a modestly wealthy family in the bureaucratic class. An only child and without close cousins, aunts, or uncles, he spent the majority of his time either buried in literature or day-dreaming about spaceborn adventures. While still a youth, his family relocated from the agricultural outskirts of [[StarWars:Salline|Salline]] into the capital city of [[StarWars:Hanna City/Legends|Hanna]], where opportunities for political attendants like his parents were greater. His family was present for and survived the [[StarWars:Confederacy of Independent Systems]] biological attack on Hanna City, though many of their friends and peers were lost to the horrific warcrime committed by [[StarWars: General Durd|General Durd]]. The end of the [[StarWars:Clone Wars|Clone Wars]] and the transformation of the Republic into the [[StarWars:Galactic Empire|Galactic Empire]] were the backdrop to Zebina's youth and education. As a teenager, he was a reserve member of the Chandrilan [[StarWars: Planetary Safety Commission|Planetary Safety Commission]]. He attended political preporatory schools on both academic and social scholarship (being field-born) but had his sights set on the new opportunities for youths in a galactic military no longer populated by clones.

=== Education, The Empire, and the New Republic (4 BBY - 24 ABY) ===
Zebina finished his secondary schooling in [[StarWars:4 BBY|4 BBY]] and transferred to the Imperial Academy at Carida upon acceptance of his application. Although, he had submitted an intention for serving aboard a capital ship, he was inducted into the academy as a starfighter pilot candidate and received his training on the TIE platform. He often describes his time at the academy as uneventful, but was deployed on several combat missions as a member of the Bronze Squadron (a squadron of academy cadets serving genuine time in deployment) aboard a [[StarWars: Strike-class Medium Cruiser|Strike Cruiser]]. Zebina survived the academy's rigors and graduated in the middle of his class the same year that the first Death Star was destroyed in the [[StarWars:Battle of Yavin|Battle of Yavin]], after which he was commissioned as a [[StarWars: Junior_Lieutenant/Legends|Junior Lieutenant]] and transferred to the 719th Imperial Fighter Wing aboard the Star Destroyer ''Infractor''.

==== Time Aboard the Infractor (0 BBY - 2 ABY) ====
During his two years serving in the 719th Imperial Fighter Wing, Zebina's skills as a pilot improved, but, a typical, free-spirited Chandrilan, his patience for the strict unending rigors and brutality of life aboard a [[StarWars: Star Destroyer|Star Destroyer]] wore thin. His deployment primarily consisted of combating piratical activities in the [[StarWars:Mid Rim|Mid Rim]] on the edges of [[StarWars: Hutt Space|Hutt Space]]. During this time, he was recognized as an adept pilot and elevated to a TIE flight commander, but was overlooked for promotion due to his difficulty fitting into the Imperial culture of order and organization. [[File:Zebinacockpit.jpeg|thumb|247x247px|Zebina in his X-wing cockpit shortly after transferring to Lylek Squadron]]It was toward the end of his rotation aboard the Infractor, in [[StarWars:2 ABY|2 ABY]], that Zebina first encountered the [[StarWars:Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]]. The Star Destroyer, operating alone in the [[StarWars:Daalang|Daalang System]] in order to apprehend or destroy spice runners in the employ of the Hutts, was ambushed by a large Alliance force, including several squadrons of X-wings and a [[StarWars:Mon Calamari Cruiser|Mon Cal Cruiser]]. Caught off guard and out of position with its squadrons in wide patrol formation, the Infractor's TIE complement was quickly destroyed or disabled and the Star Destroyer jumped to safety, abandoning them. Zebina, along with several of his comrades, had been put out of action and was captured by the enemy cruiser.

==== Time in the Rebel Alliance (2 ABY - 4 ABY) ====
After having been captured by the rebels and imprisoned aboard the Mon Calamari cruiser ''Mon Saivarra'', Zebina spent several weeks in captivity in the ship's brig as he and his compatriots were processed by the Rebel intelligence services. Eventually, as the Alliance was chronically short on pilots, those of the group who were not from staunchly Imperial worlds or families, were approached by intelligence officers and offered the chance to defect in exchange for general pardons after the war was over. As Zebina had never been particularly loyal to the Empire, he took the opportunity and was transferred off the ''Mon Saivarra'' and to an Alliance base on [[StarWars:Xyquine II|Xyquine II]] where he received further processing and a pseudo-reindoctrination into rebel military system as well as simulator time on [[StarWars:X-wing Starfighter|X-wing]] platform. It was during Zebina's time at this base that the [[StarWars:Second Death Star|Second Death Star]] was destroyed during the [[StarWars:Battle of Endor|Battle of Endor]].
==== Time in the New Republic Starfighter Command (4 ABY - 7 ABY) ====
[[File:Zebinaxwing.jpeg|left|thumb|351x351px|Zebina celebrating on the wing of his X-wing after the victory at Brentaal IV]]

Though he had missed the great fight at Endor, Zebina was eager to participate in a military organization which seemed far suited to his tastes, both politically and habitually. He was re-commissioned as a Lieutenant in the now [[StarWars:New Republic Starfighter Command|New Republic Starfighter Command]] and transferred to Lylak Squadron, an X-wing squadron which had been performing security operations for the cruisers coming out of the [[StarWars:Mon Calamari|Mon Calamari System]]. With his new squadron, Zebina fought with distinction at the battles of [[StarWars:Battle of Brentaal IV|Brentaal]] and [[StarWars:Battle of Mindor|Mindor]]. Following the conclusion of the [[StarWars:Core Campaign|Core Campaign]], he was granted an extended leave of absence to reacquaint himself with his homeworld of Chandrila, newly liberated by the aforementioned campaign, visit family, and assist the planet in its reintegration into the Republic. It was during this period that Zebina had his brush with fame, meeting the Chandrilan war hero [[StarWars:Hiram Drayson|Hiram Drayson]] and it was at the icon's perhaps off-the-cuff suggestion that he transfer from Starfighter Command to the [[StarWars:New Republic Navy/Legends|New Republic Navy]] that Zebina made the jump from snubfighters cockpits to capital ship bridges.

==== Time in the New Republic Navy (7 ABY - 24 ABY) ====
Thanks in part to the personal achievements on his record and in part to Drayson's signature appended to the electronic forms, Zebina's transfer to the [[StarWars:New Republic Defense Fleet/Legends|New Republic Defense Fleet]] was quickly approved. His began his naval service as the executive officer aboard the [[StarWars:CR90 Corvette|CR90 Corvette]] ''Wanderer's Toes'', assigned to the task force fighting [[StarWars:Warlord Zsinj/Legends|Warlord Zsinj]]. Although a small support ship, the ''Wanderer's Toes'' took part in several major battles and its command crew, like most command crews in the Zsinj task force, saw rapid promotions. By the end of the campaign, Zebina was in command of the ship and wearing the rank of Brevet Fleet Captain (Fleet Lieutenant in the General Service).

In sharp contrast to his participation in the major thrust against Zsinj, during the [[StarWars:Thrawn/Legends|Thrawn]] Campaign and [[StarWars:Low Intensity Phase/Legends|Low Intensity Phase]], he was primarily assigned to anti-piratical duties in the [[StarWars:Deep Core|Deep Core]], first as the commanding officer of the ''Wanderer's Toes'' and then the commanding officer of the [[StarWars:EF76 Nebulon-B Frigate|Nebulon-B Frigate]] ''Ackbar's Pledge''. During his time aboard the ''Ackbar's Pledge'', Zebina met his partner in life and (at least fanciful) crime, [[Lun'zaara]], a [[StarWars:Twi'lek|Twi'lek]] squadron commander assigned to the frigate. In fact, despite being in the vicinity of the [[StarWars:Koornacht Cluster/Legends|Koornacht Cluster]], it wouldn't be until the [[StarWars:Caamas Document Crisis/Legends|Caamas Crisis]] that he would see real fleet action again, during which time it was one of the first New Republic warships to arrive in the [[StarWars:Bothawui|Bothawui]] System and attempt to deescalate the critical situation between the pro- and anti-[[StarWars:Bothan|Bothan]] factions. The ship would also be a quintessential element of the formal Battle of Bothawui, using its speed to get the drop on the ambushed Star Destroyers threatening the system.

After the signing of the [[StarWars:Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty/Legends|Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty]] in 19 ABY, both Zebina and Lun'zarra received promotions and were transferred to [[StarWars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] as staff officers at New Republic Fleet Command and Starfighter Command, respectively. They maintained a small apartment in the upper city, but the years of a comparitively less exciting life saw the couple leverage their considerable savings from decades of service, purchase a pair of old T-65 model X-wings, and sign on with the [[StarWars:New Repubic Survey Corps/Legends|New Republic Survey Corps]] in 24 ABY.

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Zebina Arad

2025-04-03T18:37:01Z

Ji: images

2022-06-02T20:38:38Z

Ji:

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|type = Jedi
|image=[[File:jiheruben1.jpg|250px]]
|firstname=Ji
|homeworld=[[starwars:Gand (planet)|Gand]]
|birth=30 BBY
|death=34 ABY (initially)
|species=[[starwars:Gand|Gand]]
|gender=[[starwars:Male|Male]]
|hair=?
|eyes=Bulbous
|height=1.5 [[starwars:Imperial standard meter|meters]]
|weight=60 kilograms
|allies=* [[Drodik Va'lence al'Tor]]
* [[Solari]]
* [[Korroth Karn]]
|enemies=* [[Scholae Palatinae|House Scholae Palatinae]]
* [[Naga Sadow]]
* [[Plagueis]]
* [[Tarentum]]
* [[Taldryan]]
* [[Arcona]]
* [[Dark Council]]
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* [[Rebellion Era]]
* [[New Republic Era]]
* [[New Jedi Order Era]]
* [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=* [[Odan-Urr]]
* [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] Order
|ship=Harmonious Song (H-Type Nubian Yacht)
|dossier=[[dossier:9709|9709]]
}}
{{Quote|Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.|Yoda}}

'''Ji''', the first High Councillor of the Acolytes of [[Odan-Urr]], was born in 30 BBY on the planet Gand, and trained on Coruscant as a Jedi Knight before the fall of the Old Republic. One of the few, if not the only, Jedi in Odan-Urr to remember the old Jedi Knights, Ji is a valuable member of the clan's Council, offering what wisdom of theirs he can. In addition to guiding the Council, Ji was also the militia commander and oversaw the general distribution of tribal protectorates before the catastrophic end of Harakoa. He was instrumental in the prioritization of evacuating as many Harakoans as possible before the planet's destruction at the hands of Darth [[Sarin|Saran Wrap]]. Ji was severely wounded on [[New Tython]] after conflict broke out in the cities following the [[Tenth Great Jedi War]] and died in the presence of his fellow [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] in [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#34 ABY|34 ABY]]. Unbeknownst to the membership at large, the clan leadership under [[A'lora Kituri]] had Ji's body smuggled to a secret locus of the Force in the jungles of New Tython. A combination of the best medicine Odan-Urr had at its disposal, the power of the greatest Harakoan shamans, and the will of the Force brought the old Gand back to continue his work. The old Gand currently divides his time between the bridge of the [[Solari]] in his role as Jedi General and assisting with the permanent settlement of Harakoan refugees in the Kiast System.

== Early History (30 BBY - 16 BBY) ==
=== Origins ===
[[File:Gand5.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ji in combat stance]]
Little is known about Ji's earliest years. He was presumably born on Gand to a well-off family of slave traders. What is known is that in 27 BBY he was acquired the Jedi Order where he would spend the rest of his life. As the vast majority of Force Sensitive Gand children were trained to be Findsmen, it is likely that Ji was either taken by the Jedi by force or was orphaned off-world, and then given to the Jedi by his rescuers. His early years in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant proved fruitful. Ji excelled in school subjects both Force-related and mundane, and never wanted for social attention. Being one of the only Gand in the Order, he was something of a curiosity for his peers, many of whom used him and his homeworld as a subject for their various academic assignments.

A member of the Heliost Clan, Ji enjoyed most areas of youngling training, though he was particularly fond of the more academic pursuits and he had hoped to one day become a Jedi Archivist or Librarian. Unfortunately for Ji's modest ambitions, his talents lay beyond deciphering ancient tomes and artifacts. As most Gand are, Ji was particularly adept stalking quarry from the shadows. While most Gand use these talents to become Findsmen on Gand itself or to become successful bounty hunters, during training exercises Ji had inadvertently drawn the attention of the Jedi Shadows, who were eager for him to complete his early training and enter their ranks. However, in 19 BBY (mere months before he was set to begin his Initiate Trials) the Galactic Republic betrayed the Jedi Order and attacked the Temple. While many of his young peers fled to familiar (presumable) safety of rooms such as the Council Chambers or their barracks, the terrified little Gand made his way down into the belly of the temple, crawling through ducts, lift shafts, and sewage pipes before finally emerging deep in the Coruscanti Underworld.

=== Underworld ===
During his time in the seedy underbelly of Coruscant Ji depended largely on the sympathy of anti-Imperial beings, between whose dwellings he was juggled for the better part of three years. Though he attended schooling whenever he could, he was always careful to maintain the secrecy of his identity—not a hard task considering his species. In spite of the constant danger of Imperial raids, these several years passed by relatively quickly and are remembered as some of the Gand's best, quietest days. Finally, in 16 BBY (and still an adolescent) a well-to-do Caamasi family—who had gone underground after the bombardment of their planet three years earlier—with whom Ji had been lodging for several weeks introduced the young Gand to Ylenic It'kla, a Jedi Master.

== Ylenic It'kla (16 BBY - 3 ABY) ==

=== Tutelage ===
Upon It'kla's arrival in the Underworld there was no question. Ji was ordered to accompany the Caamasi, and, still an adherent to the Jedi Order, he obeyed his superior. It was under It'kla's instruction that the young Gand learned the skills so essential to a Jedi Knight. As the pair traveled throughout the Galaxy, often aiding the Rebel Alliance in both diplomatic and subversive missions, Ji's skillset grew. He learned the histories and cultures of countless worlds, could speak several languages, and had made contacts throughout the Outer and Mid Rims. It was during this time that Ji also learned to pilot, a skill which he developed quite a knack for, thanks to his vast intelligence and quick reflexes. He was also provided by his master with the location of a secret rendezvous site he had passed along to as many surviving Jedi as he could, as a safe portage should they find themselves in immediate danger. Alongside his impromptu master, the now adult Gand visited some of the most important centers of learning in the Galaxy, including Ossus, '''Tython''', Naboo and Alderaan, where, partly due to being so heavily associated with a Caamasi, Ji spent a great deal of his formative years. However, it wasn't until the destruction of this world, and by extension that of his master, that Ji ceased to be the assistant of a wayward diplomat-Jedi and became a true Jedi Knight, committed to the overthrow of the Empire.

=== Rebel Alliance ===
[[File:Jicomic3.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
Formally joining the Rebel Alliance under a pseudonym days after the Battle of Yavin, Ji participated in many minor skirmishes and several very important battles against the Empire, though he always kept his identity as a Jedi secret. The Gand pilot flew his BTL-S3 Y-Wing in both the major victory during the Battle of Turkana, and the major defeat at the Battle of Tingel Deepspace Besh. After the major Rebel defeat at Hoth, fearing the imminent destruction of the Alliance and permanent loss of the Jedi teachings, Ji fled deep into the Outer Rim, rather than rally with his comrades.

== Acolyte of Odan-Urr (3 ABY - 34 ABY) ==

=== New Tython ===
[[File:9709-saber.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ji's second lightsaber, crafted in a traditionalist style.]]
Arriving on Harakoa, a planet whose location was given to him as a rendezvous location by his former master Ylenic It'kla, Ji found himself with little more than his starfighter, some basic supplies, and a trove of holocrons containing the historical knowledge of the Jedi Order. He survived solely on the charity of several local tribes, but primarily on assistance from the swamp tribe [[Iwu Zawag]]. After his first winter on Harakoa the Gand Jedi was taken by his host il-Zaw the Ambitious to meet with another Jedi who had arrived at the rendezvous location several years prior. Though Liam Torun was, and would remain something of a hermit, the addition of a second Jedi to the cause, as well as the friendship of local Harakoans, enabled Ji to begin the process of turning the meeting site into a livable zone. Over time other Jedi arrived from scattered worlds, fleeing the still mighty grasp of the Empire, or the endemic warfare which had gripped the galaxy. Some Jedi came alone, while others brought post-purge families, and friends, and the rendezvous site originally provided by Ylenic It'kla grew into the Ooroo Abbey of [[Menat Ombo]], which would become the capital city of the Jedi on New Tython.

=== Encounters with the Dark Jedi Brotherhood ===
[[File:jicomic2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ji in HOU's war room along with [[Mike Halcyon]]]]
By the time the Dark Jedi Brotherhood made first contact with the New Tythonian Jedi, the group had expanded into more than ten individuals, and the population of colonists who had accompanied the Jedi (or come seeking riches) had exploded into the hundreds of thousands. Though original meetings were tense, they were strangely without hostilities as the Grandmaster of the Brotherhood seemed more intrigued by the Jedi enclave that outright hostile. Their arrival would also accompany that of [[Solari]], an ancient Shard Jedi, who would become instrumental in both the formation of House Odan-Urr into a community capable of passing on its knowledge and training to new generations of Jedi, as well as its integration into the larger politics of the Brotherhood, which had come to dominate the region of space in which New Tython was located.

==== Outbreak of Hostilities ====
Inevitably, tensions between the two factions of Force users dissolved into outright hostility and, severely outmanned and outgunned, the Jedi fled to the forests of New Tython to mount a defense of the planet alongside colonist paramilitary groups and Harakoan tribalists. Although the resistance managed to inflict heavy casualties upon the Dark Jedi, their unending numbers and overwhelming space superiority resulted in the ultimate defeat of the Jedi, who, for reasons as yet unknown, were spared at the last minute by the same Grandmaster with whom their contact initiated. The Dark Jedi left the planet and the Odanite Jedi were left to pick up the pieces of their shattered planet and rebuild.

== Characteristics ==
[[File:Jicomic1.jpg|thumb|280px|right|]]

=== Appearance ===
A typical Gand, Ji is small of stature with large, pale compound eyes.. His stout frame is often hidden beneath traditionally cut Jedi robes, more reminiscent of the old Order under Yoda, than those typically favored by New Republic-era Force users. His chitinous exoskeleton maintains a brown hue, but is pockmarked by burn scars from both blasters and lightsabers. As he is a breathing Gand, Ji must wear a respirator at all times when not in his methane-filled quarters on New Tython. Though Ji did not grow up on Gand, his robes and mask are still adorned with trinkets and small trophies, as a small acknowledgement to his roots.

=== Personality ===
Having been around since the pre-Purge Jedi Order, Ji is often regarded as stodgy and old-fashioned. His extreme sense of caution and conservative reluctance to act are often mistaken for cowardice or the effect of old age, however they stem from an obsessive drive to ensure the security of the New Tythonian Jedi. In fact, the Gand has proven to be exceedingly courageous when the situation warrants it. Additionally, the fire to rebuild the Jedi Order as it was has been tempered as Ji has aged; He is content to preserve House Odan-Urr in its current form, though with the arrival of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, that often entails hostile action, tricky diplomacy, and winning converts in order to nullify the threat posed by the Dark houses.

[[Category:Councillors of Urr]] [[Category: Deceased Characters]]

Ji

2022-06-02T20:32:49Z

Ji:

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|type = Jedi
|image=[[File:jiheruben1.jpg|250px]]
|firstname=Ji
|homeworld=[[starwars:Gand (planet)|Gand]]
|birth=30 BBY
|death=34 ABY (initially)
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|gender=[[starwars:Male|Male]]
|hair=?
|eyes=Bulbous
|height=1.5 [[starwars:Imperial standard meter|meters]]
|weight=60 kilograms
|allies=* [[Drodik Va'lence al'Tor]]
* [[Solari]]
* [[Korroth Karn]]
|enemies=* [[Scholae Palatinae|House Scholae Palatinae]]
* [[Naga Sadow]]
* [[Plagueis]]
* [[Tarentum]]
* [[Taldryan]]
* [[Arcona]]
* [[Dark Council]]
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|profession=Jedi
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* [[Rebellion Era]]
* [[New Republic Era]]
* [[New Jedi Order Era]]
* [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
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* [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] Order
|ship=Harmonious Song (H-Type Nubian Yacht)
|dossier=[[dossier:9709|9709]]
}}
{{Quote|Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.|Yoda}}

'''Ji''', the first High Councillor of the Acolytes of [[Odan-Urr]], was born in 30 BBY on the planet Gand, and trained on Coruscant as a Jedi Knight before the fall of the Old Republic. One of the few, if not the only, Jedi in Odan-Urr to remember the old Jedi Knights, Ji is a valuable member of the clan's Council, offering what wisdom of theirs he can. In addition to guiding the Council, Ji was also the militia commander and oversaw the general distribution of tribal protectorates before the catastrophic end of Harakoa. He was instrumental in the prioritization of evacuating as many Harakoans as possible before the planet's destruction at the hands of Darth Saran Wrap. Ji was severely wounded on [[New Tython]] after conflict broke out in the cities following the [[Tenth Great Jedi War]] and died in the presence of his fellow [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] in [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#34 ABY|34 ABY]]. Unbeknownst to the membership at large, the clan leadership under [[A'lora Kituri]] had Ji's body smuggled to a secret locus of the Force in the jungles of New Tython. A combination of the best medicine Odan-Urr had at its disposal, the power of the greatest Harakoan shamans, and the will of the Force brought the old Gand back to continue his work. The old Gand currently divides his time between the bridge of the [[Solari]] in his role as Jedi General and assisting with the permanent settlement of Harakoan refugees in the Kiast System.

== Early History (30 BBY - 16 BBY) ==
=== Origins ===
[[File:Gand5.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ji in combat stance]]
Little is known about Ji's earliest years. He was presumably born on Gand to a well-off family of slave traders. What is known is that in 27 BBY he was acquired the Jedi Order where he would spend the rest of his life. As the vast majority of Force Sensitive Gand children were trained to be Findsmen, it is likely that Ji was either taken by the Jedi by force or was orphaned off-world, and then given to the Jedi by his rescuers. His early years in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant proved fruitful. Ji excelled in school subjects both Force-related and mundane, and never wanted for social attention. Being one of the only Gand in the Order, he was something of a curiosity for his peers, many of whom used him and his homeworld as a subject for their various academic assignments.

A member of the Heliost Clan, Ji enjoyed most areas of youngling training, though he was particularly fond of the more academic pursuits and he had hoped to one day become a Jedi Archivist or Librarian. Unfortunately for Ji's modest ambitions, his talents lay beyond deciphering ancient tomes and artifacts. As most Gand are, Ji was particularly adept stalking quarry from the shadows. While most Gand use these talents to become Findsmen on Gand itself or to become successful bounty hunters, during training exercises Ji had inadvertently drawn the attention of the Jedi Shadows, who were eager for him to complete his early training and enter their ranks. However, in 19 BBY (mere months before he was set to begin his Initiate Trials) the Galactic Republic betrayed the Jedi Order and attacked the Temple. While many of his young peers fled to familiar (presumable) safety of rooms such as the Council Chambers or their barracks, the terrified little Gand made his way down into the belly of the temple, crawling through ducts, lift shafts, and sewage pipes before finally emerging deep in the Coruscanti Underworld.

=== Underworld ===
During his time in the seedy underbelly of Coruscant Ji depended largely on the sympathy of anti-Imperial beings, between whose dwellings he was juggled for the better part of three years. Though he attended schooling whenever he could, he was always careful to maintain the secrecy of his identity—not a hard task considering his species. In spite of the constant danger of Imperial raids, these several years passed by relatively quickly and are remembered as some of the Gand's best, quietest days. Finally, in 16 BBY (and still an adolescent) a well-to-do Caamasi family—who had gone underground after the bombardment of their planet three years earlier—with whom Ji had been lodging for several weeks introduced the young Gand to Ylenic It'kla, a Jedi Master.

== Ylenic It'kla (16 BBY - 3 ABY) ==

=== Tutelage ===
Upon It'kla's arrival in the Underworld there was no question. Ji was ordered to accompany the Caamasi, and, still an adherent to the Jedi Order, he obeyed his superior. It was under It'kla's instruction that the young Gand learned the skills so essential to a Jedi Knight. As the pair traveled throughout the Galaxy, often aiding the Rebel Alliance in both diplomatic and subversive missions, Ji's skillset grew. He learned the histories and cultures of countless worlds, could speak several languages, and had made contacts throughout the Outer and Mid Rims. It was during this time that Ji also learned to pilot, a skill which he developed quite a knack for, thanks to his vast intelligence and quick reflexes. He was also provided by his master with the location of a secret rendezvous site he had passed along to as many surviving Jedi as he could, as a safe portage should they find themselves in immediate danger. Alongside his impromptu master, the now adult Gand visited some of the most important centers of learning in the Galaxy, including Ossus, '''Tython''', Naboo and Alderaan, where, partly due to being so heavily associated with a Caamasi, Ji spent a great deal of his formative years. However, it wasn't until the destruction of this world, and by extension that of his master, that Ji ceased to be the assistant of a wayward diplomat-Jedi and became a true Jedi Knight, committed to the overthrow of the Empire.

=== Rebel Alliance ===
[[File:Jicomic3.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
Formally joining the Rebel Alliance under a pseudonym days after the Battle of Yavin, Ji participated in many minor skirmishes and several very important battles against the Empire, though he always kept his identity as a Jedi secret. The Gand pilot flew his BTL-S3 Y-Wing in both the major victory during the Battle of Turkana, and the major defeat at the Battle of Tingel Deepspace Besh. After the major Rebel defeat at Hoth, fearing the imminent destruction of the Alliance and permanent loss of the Jedi teachings, Ji fled deep into the Outer Rim, rather than rally with his comrades.

== Acolyte of Odan-Urr (3 ABY - 34 ABY) ==

=== New Tython ===
[[File:9709-saber.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ji's second lightsaber, crafted in a traditionalist style.]]
Arriving on Harakoa, a planet whose location was given to him as a rendezvous location by his former master Ylenic It'kla, Ji found himself with little more than his starfighter, some basic supplies, and a trove of holocrons containing the historical knowledge of the Jedi Order. He survived solely on the charity of several local tribes, but primarily on assistance from the swamp tribe [[Iwu Zawag]]. After his first winter on Harakoa the Gand Jedi was taken by his host il-Zaw the Ambitious to meet with another Jedi who had arrived at the rendezvous location several years prior. Though Liam Torun was, and would remain something of a hermit, the addition of a second Jedi to the cause, as well as the friendship of local Harakoans, enabled Ji to begin the process of turning the meeting site into a livable zone. Over time other Jedi arrived from scattered worlds, fleeing the still mighty grasp of the Empire, or the endemic warfare which had gripped the galaxy. Some Jedi came alone, while others brought post-purge families, and friends, and the rendezvous site originally provided by Ylenic It'kla grew into the Ooroo Abbey of [[Menat Ombo]], which would become the capital city of the Jedi on New Tython.

=== Encounters with the Dark Jedi Brotherhood ===
[[File:jicomic2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ji in HOU's war room along with [[Mike Halcyon]]]]
By the time the Dark Jedi Brotherhood made first contact with the New Tythonian Jedi, the group had expanded into more than ten individuals, and the population of colonists who had accompanied the Jedi (or come seeking riches) had exploded into the hundreds of thousands. Though original meetings were tense, they were strangely without hostilities as the Grandmaster of the Brotherhood seemed more intrigued by the Jedi enclave that outright hostile. Their arrival would also accompany that of [[Solari]], an ancient Shard Jedi, who would become instrumental in both the formation of House Odan-Urr into a community capable of passing on its knowledge and training to new generations of Jedi, as well as its integration into the larger politics of the Brotherhood, which had come to dominate the region of space in which New Tython was located.

==== Outbreak of Hostilities ====
Inevitably, tensions between the two factions of Force users dissolved into outright hostility and, severely outmanned and outgunned, the Jedi fled to the forests of New Tython to mount a defense of the planet alongside colonist paramilitary groups and Harakoan tribalists. Although the resistance managed to inflict heavy casualties upon the Dark Jedi, their unending numbers and overwhelming space superiority resulted in the ultimate defeat of the Jedi, who, for reasons as yet unknown, were spared at the last minute by the same Grandmaster with whom their contact initiated. The Dark Jedi left the planet and the Odanite Jedi were left to pick up the pieces of their shattered planet and rebuild.

== Characteristics ==
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=== Appearance ===
A typical Gand, Ji is small of stature with large, pale compound eyes.. His stout frame is often hidden beneath traditionally cut Jedi robes, more reminiscent of the old Order under Yoda, than those typically favored by New Republic-era Force users. His chitinous exoskeleton maintains a brown hue, but is pockmarked by burn scars from both blasters and lightsabers. As he is a breathing Gand, Ji must wear a respirator at all times when not in his methane-filled quarters on New Tython. Though Ji did not grow up on Gand, his robes and mask are still adorned with trinkets and small trophies, as a small acknowledgement to his roots.

=== Personality ===
Having been around since the pre-Purge Jedi Order, Ji is often regarded as stodgy and old-fashioned. His extreme sense of caution and conservative reluctance to act are often mistaken for cowardice or the effect of old age, however they stem from an obsessive drive to ensure the security of the New Tythonian Jedi. In fact, the Gand has proven to be exceedingly courageous when the situation warrants it. Additionally, the fire to rebuild the Jedi Order as it was has been tempered as Ji has aged; He is content to preserve House Odan-Urr in its current form, though with the arrival of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, that often entails hostile action, tricky diplomacy, and winning converts in order to nullify the threat posed by the Dark houses.

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