Izvoshra

Hunters, criminals, and jingoistic militants made up the ranks of the finest Kaleesh soldiers of the Huk Wars. Named by Grievous the Izvoshra, or simply "My Mlite", they numbered no more than eight, a sacred number in Kaleesh religion. These were best fighters in the Kaleesh fighting force, and though they were refered to as his bodyguards, each was in charge of his or her own brigade of Kaleesh soldiers, and coordinated attacks and counterstrikes on numerous Huk worlds. Singled out by Grievous for their cunning, fighting proficiency, and emotional devotion to Kalee, they wore headwraps and adopted capes with mumuu markings as a sign of their loyalty to their master and commander.

The backgrounds of the Kaleesh elite were varied. Though the Izvoshra was not created until after Grievous' pilgrimage to Abesmi, some of the elite had been fighting alongside him for years. Among the khans was a member of the race of hunters to which Ronderu was thought to belong, whom Grievous found after he was shipwrecked on ]]Grendaju]] following his spiritual journey; another had been Grievous' revolutionary counterpart on the other side of the planet, and one had been part of the infamous Muja Bandits who had once desecrated sacred Kalee temples. Grievous' obsession with liberating Kalee from Huk occupancy united them all.

Most if not all the khans perished aboard Grievous' shuttle, The Martyr, when sabotage by San Hill caused it to explode and crash into the ocean. However, the Confederacy of Independent Systems had prepared for the event: substitute Izvoshra, this time class-four combat droids, had already been churned out to execute the role of the general's personal bodyguards.

Funded by the InterGalactic Banking Clan and produced in even more limited quantities than the lethal Battle Legionnaire droid, these new robotic soldiers were called IG-100 MagnaGuards. Unfortunately, Grievous quickly realized that no matter how sophisticated, these automatons were incapable of replacing the counsel and tactical savvy his original Kaleesh elite had earned in decades of warfare. He satisfied himself with merely training them to be unrivaled killing machines. Though Grievous wrapped the droids in traditional headwraps and cloaks like those of his khans, it's uncertain whether he intended this as a tribute to his original elite or as a form of mockery.