K'awiil "Ji" Labzah

K'awiil
Biographical Information
Homeworld:	Harakoa
Date of Birth:	3 ABY
Physical Description
Species:	Human
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.9 meters
Weight:	84 kilograms
Hair:	Black
Eyes:	Brown
Personal Information
Allies:	A'lora Kituri Solari Iwu Wamaw
Enemies:	Town of Tanduran Dac Compound Tythonian Colonial Alliance
Chronology & Political Information
Profession:	Jedi
Era(s):	Rebellion Era New Republic Era New Jedi Order Era Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era
Affiliation:	Odan-Urr Jedi Order
Dossier:	9709
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"We don't have to win. We only have to fight."

―Mace Windu

K'awiil is a Sentinel Shadow serving the Jedi Enclave on New Tython. Unlike many who fill its ranks, he was born and raised on the planet, the son of one of the first families to settle on Milil'ea. Having been kidnapped and raised by a Harakoan city-state rather than colonials, he is one of the most outspoken members of the Jedi leadership concerning both Harakoan rights and sovereignty. Although K'awiil regards himself as a diplomat and cultural ambassador, his (at times) incendiary remarks against Tythonian colonists and modernization mean that he is typically assigned martial tasks, well away from any colonists. He currently resides part time at the Ooroo Abbey and during the rest of the year at his residence in Wamaw.

Early History (0 ABY - 4 ABY)

Origins

K'awiil "Ji" Labzah was one of the first children born on New Tython. His parents, refugees from Alderaan, had arrived while his mother was pregnant (and at the invitation of the Gand Jedi Ji, who was still fighting against the Empire with the Rebel Alliance at the time--it was for this Jedi that K'awiil was originally named), and they built a homestead in the Menat Basin of Owyhyee. With the arrival of an ever-increasing number of colonists and the thinning of resources, K'awiil's family elected to re-settle in the remote, but extremely lush and resource rich, western jungles of Milil'ea, his family founded a small township neighboring the Harakoan city of Tzamalenque, north of Wamaw. At its height the town, which was not long enough in existence to receive a name, was populated by twenty families of colonists (~80 individuals).

Abduction

Many of the colonists arriving on Milil'ea had become accustomed to interactions with the Harakoans of the Menat and Ombo basins, who were often more interested in peaceful trading relationships than bickering over land. However, the Harakoans of Western Milil'ea, much to the surprise of the newly arrived Tythonians, reacted almost exclusively with hostility toward the would be settlers. The resolute lack of trading taking place with the local indigenous population meant that the homesteaders had an extremely difficult time surviving in jungle and within a year nearly a third of the colony had died of disease. By the time the war parties from Wamaw arrived in the area to hunt down and crush the remaining colonists, only fifteen individuals remained. Being deemed unfit for sacrifice, the adults were executed and left, while the children were taken back to Wamaw to be raised as Harakoans (two of whom died of disease within the first year, leaving K'awiil the only survivor of the Milil'ea jungle colony).

Iwu Wamaw (4 ABY - 23 ABY)

Tutelage

Being abducted at such an early age, K'awiil acclimated quickly to life in a Harakoan polity, and, despite his inability to replicate many of the crest-vowels which lend Harakose its fluty, musical tones, became relatively proficient in the language for a non-Harakoan. Stripped of any technological advantage or sense of moral superiority, the young human was an intriguing specimen to the Harakoan elite of Wamaw, who had hoped to glean whatever information they could about the tenacity of potential invaders from across the seas. In reality, their efforts proved fruitless and the novelty of K'awiil had worn off by the end of the year. Having no family, he was given the surname "Labzah," which meant "rotting" in the local Harakose dialects, and, though he was not abused, was relegated to performing whatever simple, household tasks could be expected of a six year old. However, the priestly caste's interest in the boy was rekindled when he began to display an aptitude for moving about the palace unseen and moving objects, seemingly with his mind. The priests were quick to bring him into the house of Emperor Balakal II, as a companion for his only child and heir, Balakal III. Educated by the finest priests, alongside the future emperor, the young human aged and his both skill with and control over the Force grew substantially. By his sixteenth year, he was ready to enter warrior caste, alongside his boyhood companion, and was heralded as a potentially great warrior and future general.

In Service to the Warrior Caste

Excelling with both his Force powers and the martial weapons of his people (particularly the macuahuitl, atlatl, and bow), K'awiil Labzah quickly became a warrior of renown, despite the handicap of his humanity. He participated in several raids against and the eventual subjugation of the neighboring city-state of Pah, and commanded a war party in the suppression of a rebellion led by the King of Tzamalenque (in 16 and 20 ABY, respectively). His special abilities, proven aptitude for command and political connection to Balakal III made him a favorite contender to become a Yucnacomal (captain of the emperor's bodyguard) when Balakal II died of old age early in 21 ABY. However, Balakal III had been courted by the ever-growing population of Jedi living in the newly established city of Menat Ombo, and though he continued to hold the authoritative position of a Nacom in name, K'awiil Labzah was dispatched to represent the interests the Wamawese empire and receive training in the Jedi arts.

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