Saba Sebatyne
this Barabel was one of the leaders of the rogue group of Force-sensitives
known as the Wild Knights. Saba and her comrades had been trained by the
Jedi Knight Eelysa, during the human's mission to Barab I. During the
Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Saba felt that it was time for the Wild
Knights to join the Jedi Knights in defending the galaxy. She sent three of
her students - her own son Tesar and his hatchmates, Bela and Krasov Hara
- to join Luke Skywalker at Eclipse. Later, after the death of Anakin Solo at
Myrkr, it was Saba who suggested that the Jedi Knights begin using
Force-melds to join their minds together with the Force, using their combined
might in battle against the Yuuzhan Vong. Her suggestion was two-fold, to
assist the New Republic's military and to help the Jedi Knights - especially
Tahiri Veila - regain a measure of their humanity in the face of devastating
loss and anguish. Saba remained part of Luke Skywalker's inner circle of
advisors, and she continued to fight against the Yuuzhan Vong invaders.
When her hatchmate, Reswa, was to have her coming-of-age ceremony,
Saba returned to Barab I, only to find the world engulfed in flames. The
Yuuzhan Vong had reduced the planet's surface to bubbling lava and
eliminated all lifeforms. Angry and hurt, Saba attacked the remaining
transport ship and its coralskipper escort. Unknown to Saba was the fact that
the transport was a slaveship which held all the surviving Barabels, who were
to be enslaved by the alien invaders. As she destroyed the transport, Saba
watched in horror as Barabel bodies spewed out. Later, after returning to
Master Skywalker, Saba was forced to admit that death was probably better
for her people than slavery. Nevertheless, Saba felt responsible for the
death of her people, and fought back against the Yuuzhan Vong with a
vengeance. That fire was quenched somewhat when Master Skywalker
asked her to accompany him on a mission to locate Zonama Sekot. Saba
took the offer as Master Skywalker intended it, as a way to take the hunt
back to the enemy. An unexpected outcome of Saba's loss at Barab I was a
heightened Force-sense for life. Saba found that she could sense life
around her in greater detail, and could even sense when another being was
ill. It was not quite a healer's skill, but something that Saba used on many
occasions to help her fellow Jedi. This ability brought her closer to the
Chadra-Fan healer Tekli, as the two worked together to try and heal Tahiri
Veila and, later, Gilad Pellaeon. When the Yuuzhan Vong then attacked
Borosk in an effort to eliminate the Imperials, Saba volunteered - along with
Danni Quee - to infiltrate a slaveship to liberate the captured Imperials and
destroy the ship from within. Their actions in freeing the surviving Imperials
earned her the respect of Pellaeon and several other military leaders. Later,
after the Jedi had finally located Zonama Sekot, Saba felt herself drawn into
the planet's immense lifeforce. She felt more at home on the rogue planet
than on her own homeworld, and this helped her see that in locating the
planet and proving that the Jedi indeed looking for a peaceful resolution to
the war, she had acquitted herself of the loss of Barab I. Saba found a new
resolve to help settle the conflict with the Yuuzhan Vong. During the final
stages of the battle against the Yuuzhan Vong, after the living planet
Zonama Sekot agreed to help bring about an end to the conflict, Saba was
one of several Jedi Knights were bonded to seed-partners and provided with
Sekotan starships. When the Colony began its expansion toward Chiss
space, Saba was among the Jedi Masters gather by Master Skywalker to
investigate the disapperance of several Jedi Knights. Among the seven
missing Jedi was Tesar. Saba was the first to discover that Welk had
survived the crash of the Tachyon Flier, after doing battle with him on Jwlio.
Upon her recovery from the injuries she sustained from Welk, Saba was
surprised when Leia Organa Solo pledged to become a full Jedi Knight, and
asked Saba to be her Master. Saba gladly agreed, although she was often
frustrated by Leia's constant need to plan everything out, rather than living
in the moment. When Master Skywalker sent out his Force call, during the
height of the conflict with the Colony, Saba agreed to remain a standing
member of the new Jedi order.
Some info gathered with permission from CUSWE
known as the Wild Knights. Saba and her comrades had been trained by the
Jedi Knight Eelysa, during the human's mission to Barab I. During the
Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Saba felt that it was time for the Wild
Knights to join the Jedi Knights in defending the galaxy. She sent three of
her students - her own son Tesar and his hatchmates, Bela and Krasov Hara
- to join Luke Skywalker at Eclipse. Later, after the death of Anakin Solo at
Myrkr, it was Saba who suggested that the Jedi Knights begin using
Force-melds to join their minds together with the Force, using their combined
might in battle against the Yuuzhan Vong. Her suggestion was two-fold, to
assist the New Republic's military and to help the Jedi Knights - especially
Tahiri Veila - regain a measure of their humanity in the face of devastating
loss and anguish. Saba remained part of Luke Skywalker's inner circle of
advisors, and she continued to fight against the Yuuzhan Vong invaders.
When her hatchmate, Reswa, was to have her coming-of-age ceremony,
Saba returned to Barab I, only to find the world engulfed in flames. The
Yuuzhan Vong had reduced the planet's surface to bubbling lava and
eliminated all lifeforms. Angry and hurt, Saba attacked the remaining
transport ship and its coralskipper escort. Unknown to Saba was the fact that
the transport was a slaveship which held all the surviving Barabels, who were
to be enslaved by the alien invaders. As she destroyed the transport, Saba
watched in horror as Barabel bodies spewed out. Later, after returning to
Master Skywalker, Saba was forced to admit that death was probably better
for her people than slavery. Nevertheless, Saba felt responsible for the
death of her people, and fought back against the Yuuzhan Vong with a
vengeance. That fire was quenched somewhat when Master Skywalker
asked her to accompany him on a mission to locate Zonama Sekot. Saba
took the offer as Master Skywalker intended it, as a way to take the hunt
back to the enemy. An unexpected outcome of Saba's loss at Barab I was a
heightened Force-sense for life. Saba found that she could sense life
around her in greater detail, and could even sense when another being was
ill. It was not quite a healer's skill, but something that Saba used on many
occasions to help her fellow Jedi. This ability brought her closer to the
Chadra-Fan healer Tekli, as the two worked together to try and heal Tahiri
Veila and, later, Gilad Pellaeon. When the Yuuzhan Vong then attacked
Borosk in an effort to eliminate the Imperials, Saba volunteered - along with
Danni Quee - to infiltrate a slaveship to liberate the captured Imperials and
destroy the ship from within. Their actions in freeing the surviving Imperials
earned her the respect of Pellaeon and several other military leaders. Later,
after the Jedi had finally located Zonama Sekot, Saba felt herself drawn into
the planet's immense lifeforce. She felt more at home on the rogue planet
than on her own homeworld, and this helped her see that in locating the
planet and proving that the Jedi indeed looking for a peaceful resolution to
the war, she had acquitted herself of the loss of Barab I. Saba found a new
resolve to help settle the conflict with the Yuuzhan Vong. During the final
stages of the battle against the Yuuzhan Vong, after the living planet
Zonama Sekot agreed to help bring about an end to the conflict, Saba was
one of several Jedi Knights were bonded to seed-partners and provided with
Sekotan starships. When the Colony began its expansion toward Chiss
space, Saba was among the Jedi Masters gather by Master Skywalker to
investigate the disapperance of several Jedi Knights. Among the seven
missing Jedi was Tesar. Saba was the first to discover that Welk had
survived the crash of the Tachyon Flier, after doing battle with him on Jwlio.
Upon her recovery from the injuries she sustained from Welk, Saba was
surprised when Leia Organa Solo pledged to become a full Jedi Knight, and
asked Saba to be her Master. Saba gladly agreed, although she was often
frustrated by Leia's constant need to plan everything out, rather than living
in the moment. When Master Skywalker sent out his Force call, during the
height of the conflict with the Colony, Saba agreed to remain a standing
member of the new Jedi order.
Some info gathered with permission from CUSWE
taken from the Article Who's Who: New Jedi
Order in Star Wars Insider #57
Order in Star Wars Insider #57