Young–Elders War

"The offer for negotiation was a trick. The Elders have attacked![...]We need to strike back hard!"

- Nield talking about the war

The Young-Elders War was a conflict on the planet Zehava.

Prelude
The civil war on the planet Melida/Daan was fought for centuries until the group of children known as the Young decided to stop it. With the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was sent along with his master Qui-Gon Jinn to rescue captured Tahl, the Young destroyed the defensive towers in Zehava and stole all weapons. They then offered the Elders to stop the war. The Elders agreed and asked Qui-Gon Jinn to be an envoy between the two sides. However, this offer was a trick and the Elders attacked by using the starfighters from the hidden base. Meanwhile, Qui-Gon recieved orders from Yoda to deliver wounded Tahl to Coruscant. Obi-Wan wanted to help the Young by using the starship which he and Qui-Gon used to get to Melida/Daan, but he met Qui-Gon near it, who was preparing to go to Coruscant. Jinn asked Kenobi to make a choice: to go with him or to stay and cease to be a Jedi. Obi-Wan decided to stay on Melida/Daan and his master left.

The Battle
The battle was fought for more than two weeks when Cerasi, Nield and Obi-Wan created a plan that could stop it. With the help of Roenni, whose father was a starfighter mechanic they managed to disable all starfighters. That convinced The Middle Generation to join the Young and soon the battle ended.

Unstable situation
The Young organised a government and Nield decided to start a new era by destroying all Halls of Evidence so they couldn't tell about the bloodshed. However, a group of Elders led by Wehutti decided to stop him. Cerasi and Obi-Wan realised that they may be right and tried to convince Nield to stop the destruction. That caused a splinter among the Young. Nield, backed by Mawat and his group of Scavengers tried to destroy the Halls anyway but the Elders appeared with weapons. Obi-Wan tried to resolve the situation and also brought the group of Young who were loyal to him and Cerasi. But the firefight began. Suddenly, Cerasi appeared in the middle of the fighting and tried to stop it, but was shot and died. Her death stopped the fight but each group used it in their own propaganda. Following Cerasi's death, Obi-Wan was banished from the Young by Nield, who decided to start another war. Not knowing what to do, Obi-Wan contacted Coruscant and asked to send Qui-Gon to help. Qui-Gon, who has forgiven him after he talked to Yoda, agreed. Once he arrived, he and Obi-Wan started to seek who armed the Elders. By questioning Deila and Joli they discovered that it was Mawat who did it. He thought that Nield was too weak and decided to start another war so he could be the leader and that he placed snipers on the roofs so the battle would start anyway. The Jedi then decided to explain everything to Nield.

The Last Battle
Obi-Wan found Nield in the Hall of Evidence, mourning before Cerasi's grave. He explained everything to him, but they soon noticed noticed that Mawat arrived with the Scavengers and started planting charges to destroy the Hall. The two friends attacked the Scavengers but soon were cornered by them. However, a group of Young led by Deila, Joli and Roenni arrived to help them. The battle did not last long, however, because Qui-Gon arrived with the message from Cerasi. She said that she did not wanted her death to be the cause of another war. Her words caused all sides to quit fighting.

Aftermath
The long period of wars on Melida/Daan ended and the Young and the Elders organised the new government together. Obi-Wan realised that his way was the way of the Jedi and returned to Coruscant with Qui-Gon.

Appearances

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path