Handa

Handa was a Cathar male who served as a Jedi Master during the last decades of the New Sith Wars. He instructed multiple Padawans, including the Humans Githany and Kiel Charny, who developed a romantic relationship with each other. Handa forbade the two from continuing their relationship, causing Githany to defect to Dark Lord of the Sith Skere Kaan's Brotherhood of Darkness. Both of Handa's former Padawans were slain during the Ruusan campaign, which saw the defeat of Kaan's Brotherhood.

Biography
Handa, a Cathar male, was sensitive to the Force and was trained as a Jedi during the final years of the Republic Dark Age. During the New Sith Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Sith, Handa ascended to the rank of Jedi Master, and trained multiple Jedi as his Padawans, including the Humans Githany and Kiel Charny. During Handa's tenure as Githany and Charny's Master, he would warn the two against giving into their emotions and forming a romantic attachment towards each other. When Githany's mind built up psychiatric barriers that prevented her from using the Force&mdash;due to her inability to cope with the vastness of the Force&mdash;Handa helped his Padawan regain her connection to it.

Eventually, Handa learned that Githany and Charny had become romantically involved with each other. Angered, the Cathar Jedi Master forbade the two from continuing their relationship. Because of Handa's reaction towards them, Githany decided to abandon the Jedi Order and join the Brotherhood of Darkness, led by Dark Lord of the Sith Skere Kaan. Charny refused to join Githany and remained with the Jedi, serving as a General in Jedi Lord Hoth's Army of Light during the Ruusan campaign. Both of Handa's former Padawans died during the conflict on the planet Ruusan, with Charny being slain by Githany, who was killed when Kaan activated the thought bomb during the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, obliterating the Brotherhood and most of Hoth's Jedi forces.

Personality and traits
Handa was a Cathar male who was careful to remind his students about giving into their emotions. Upon discovering Charny and Githany's relationship, Handa was angered, forbidding the two from continuing their romantic relationship.

Powers and abilities
Handa was sensitive to the Force and was capable enough to ascend to the rank of Jedi Master.

Behind the scenes
Handa was mentioned in the novel Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, written by Drew Karpyshyn. He garnered an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.

Appearances

 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction