Nerra Ziveri

Nerra Ziveri was a Jedi Master. He took Lanius Qel-Bertuk as his Padawan and trained him to be a Jedi Knight. Ziveri became the Headmaster of the Almas Academy in 119 BBY as it grew from a small school to a full Academy. Though some wondered at putting an Academy so close to such a powerful dark side site as the Almas Sith fortress, Ziveri felt it would be a constant reminder to students of the dangers of the dark side. Every year, he recounted the tale of Kibh Jeen and the Dark Jedi Conflict to the students, though he eventually had older students take over this duty.

Nerra Ziveri began the tradition of the Academy taking on some older students, beginning with some Tarasin on the cusp of adulthood and expanding to teenage Wookiees and Twi'leks. He also extended the time students stayed in the group learning environment, expanded the training in alien cultures, and instituted a program of "Jedi quests" for his students to gain some experience in the galaxy beyond.

Ziveri was convinced the Sith fortress was important to the future of the galaxy and attempted to probe its dark side aura. One day in 56 BBY, he succeeded in penetrating the aura. He said his farewells to Lanius, whom he made the new Headmaster of the Academy. Ziveri then disappeared on a mysterious mission, never to be seen again. A bust of him remained at the Academy as a reminder of his legacy.