Kenth Hamner

"Jedi are bound by a great many duties, often contradictory."

- Kenth Hamner

Kenth Hamner was a Human male Jedi Master in the New Jedi Order.

Early life
Hamner had been born into a wealthy family on Corellia. He served in the New Republic Defense Force, reaching the rank of colonel before resigning his commission to accept Jedi training from Luke Skywalker. Some time after he began his training, Kenth served a nerfloaf with salt in it. Doing that, he unwittingly sent Arcona Jedi student Izal Waz into a salt addiction that threw him off his Jedi path.

The Yuuzhan Vong War
During the Yuuzhan Vong War, he was the official liaison officer between the New Republic military and Jedi. Hamner was often left in charge of Jedi affairs while Luke Skywalker was busy with missions. As the war neared its two year point, his status as a liaison with the New Republic alerted him to Borsk Fey'lya's arrest warrant placed against Luke as the Jedi became a liability to the tenuous cease-fire agreement between the New Republic and Yuuzhan Vong.

Kenth was appointed first to the Galactic Alliance High Council some four years into the war, and later was part of the new Jedi Order's Masters' Council. His opinion was highly respected.

During the Battle of Yuuzhan'tar, Kenth was one of six Jedi strike team members sent to the surface to rally the Shamed Ones and defeat Supreme Overlord Shimrra once and for all.

The Dark Nest Crisis
In the years after the war, Hamner was one of many Jedi who believed the new Jedi order was answerable to the Galactic Alliance government and should serve its interests first. Kenth was concerned with the actions of the Jedi Knights in the border wars between the Chiss and Killiks. Kenth would go on to lead a Jedi squadron on the attack on the Dark Nest nest ship.

Confederation-Galactic Alliance War
Kenth was one of the many Jedi present at Mara Jade's funeral on Coruscant, and believed with Corran Horn that it was the only way Luke would get better. After Han and Leia Organa Solo had been forced to flee the Jedi Temple, Kenth and Corran approached fellow Master Saba Sebatyne to give the eulogy due to her being Mara's friend and knowing her better than the other Masters. He, along with fellow Master Kyle Katarn, expressed overt disapproval of Jacen Solo's presence at the funeral. After the eulogy, Kenth thanked everyone for helping the Jedi Order celebrate Mara's life and asked them to keep her example in mind during the difficult days ahead. During the Battle of Kuat Hamner commanded Dark Sword squadron until the Jedi Order left the battle to go to Kashyyyk. Most likely after the Attack on Ossus, Kenth left with all the other Jedi to Endor and later to Shedu Maad. After the Jedi opted to remove Darth Caedus from power, Kenth along with the rest of the Council agreed that Jaina Solo was the best suited to take on her brother.

Appearances

 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Balance Point
 * Recovery
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Star by Star
 * Destiny's Way
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
 * Inferno
 * Invincible