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The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
The final confrontation between the Jedi and the Nihil…
Jai Maruk was aHumanmalefrom theplanetDruckenwell who served as aJedi Master during theClone Wars. Around19 BBY, he was patrolling theOuter Rim and followed a suspicioustransport onto the planetVjun, where he was captured by theSeparatist-alignedDark JediAsajj Ventress after a shortduel. Maruk was brought toCountDooku, theHead of State of the Confederacy, who promptly released him in order to deliver a message toGrand MasterYoda in theJedi Temple.
While he was recuperating from his injuries, the annualApprentice Tournament was held, and Maruk was among the many spectators. He made a comment to Yoda about one of theapprentices,Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy, regarding her weak connection tothe Force as a liability for aJedi Knight. Enwandung-Esterhazy eventually emerged as the tournament champion, and Maruk grudgingly accepted her as his Padawan as a consequence of a wager with Yoda.
Weeks later, Maruk and Enwandung-Esterhazy accompanied Yoda on amission to Vjun along with MasterMaks Leem and her Padawan,Whie Malreaux. Their goal was to bring Dooku back into the Jedi Order, a wish that the Separatist leader expressed in his message that Maruk passed on previously to Yoda. The group made a stopover atPhindar Spaceport and was ambushed by Ventress and a platoon ofassassin droids. Ventress engaged Maruk in anotherlightsaber duel, and the latter almost fell to thedark side as he struggled vainly against Ventress. However, a silent plea from his colleague Leem made Maruk realize how close he came to betraying his ideals. Deciding thatdying as a Jedi was everything to him, Maruk was smiling as Ventress dealt him a mortal blow with a slash to his chest.(Read more…)
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