Tahiri Veila

Tahiri Veila (12 ABY &mdash; ?) was born on the planet Tatooine. 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 Skywalker'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 Duro, 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 assistant Nen Yim performed heretical acts and shaped Tahiri to be closer to Yuuzhan Vong. She became fluent in the language and desired to fight for their side. Her shaping was almost complete when Anakin interfered. Tahiri ended up killing Mezhan Kwaad and the two escaped to Coruscant. 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 shaping, she was also one of the few fluent in their tongue.

On Tahiri's next adventure, she, Anakin and Corran Horn travelled to Yag'Dhul to warn the Givin 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 Myrkr to destroy the Voxyn queen. Here she was faced with seeing her love, Anakin killed. She was devastated, 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 9

After reclaiming Coruscant and once the Yuuzhan Vong had been relocated to the living world Zonama Sekot, Tahiri decided on staying on the planet to help the Vong adjust to their new home.

Appearances

 * Junior Jedi Knights
 * The New Jedi Order
 * Dark Nest Trilogy
 * Or Die Trying