Tahiri Veila

Tahiri Veila was born twelve years and ten months on the planet Tatooine after the Battle of Yavin. She was orphaned at the age of three and was brought up by Tusken Raiders. She was skilled in the Force and was later found by Jedi Master Tionne] and brought to [[Luke's Jedi Academy on Yavin IV. There she met with the youngest of the Solo children, Anakin Solo.  They became close friends quickly.



Around the Academy, Tahiri refused to wear shoes and would go everywhere barefoot because that is how she was raised on Tatooine. This sometimes got her into trouble in some of the adventures she had with Anakin.

On one adventure, the two met a furry creature that they would come to know as Ikrit, who was a Jedi Master.

When the Yuuzhan Vong first invaded the galaxy, Tahiri stayed at the Academy while others went to fight. Shortly after the battle of Duros, Anakin came to Yavin IV to warn of an attack, only to find the Peace Brigade had started an invasion. During the invasion Ikrit was killed and Tahiri was captured. Once the Vong had taken over the planet, they began to shape the area, which included Tahiri. Master shaper Mezhan Kwaad and her assisstant Nen Yim preformed heretical acts and shaped Tahiri to be closer to Yuuzhan Vong. She became fleunt in the language and desired to fight for their side. Her shaping was almost complete when Anakin. Tahiri ended up killing Mezhan Kwaad and the two escaped to Coursant. On the way, they revealed their true feelings for each other.

Tahiri became in asset in the war and the Jedi's understanding of the Vong because of her shapeing, she was also one of the few fleunt in their tongue.

On Tahiri's next adventure, she, Anakin and Corran Horn traveled to Yag'Dhul to warn the Given of the impeding invasion of their planet. Because of the threat, the Given decompressed the space station to kill the Vong, which forced Tahiri and Anakin into a storage locker. Feeling the end was near, the two shared a kiss. They were later rescued by Corran.

One of the most important of Tahiri's mission is the one she went on with other Jedi Knights to Mykyr to destroy the Voxyn queen. Here she was faced with seeing her love, Anakin killed. She was devastaed, this forced her into a deep depression.

Tahiri was made into a Jedi Knight in a ceremony on Mon Calamari before the battle of Ebaq Nine