Tales of the Jedi 4

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Template:Infobox Comic Book Tales of the Jedi 4: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 2 is the fourth issue in the Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic series of comics. It was published on January 18, 1994 by Dark Horse Comics.

Opening crawl

THE SAGA OF NOMI SUNRIDER

In the time of Ulic Qel-Droma, a Jedi Knight named Andur Sunrider journeys to the galactic frontier to visit the legendary Master Thon. With him are his wife Nomi Sunrider, their young daughter Vima, and their protocol droid A-3DO. 

As the little family passes through the Stenness Hyperspace Terminal, a cruel Hutt named Great Bogga learns that Andur is carrying a gift to his new teacher: precious Adegan crystals. 

Staging a diversion to distract the Jedi’s attention, the Hutt’s men attack Andur Sunrider from behind with a poisonous Gorm-worm, and the young Jedi Knight is struck dead. 

As her world comes crashing down, Nomi Sunrider must now defend herself and her daughter. Guided by the Force, she picks up her husband’s fallen lightsaber and wields it with natural skill, driving off her husband’s killers. 

With the Force as their ally, Nomi Sunrider and her daughter continue the journey to the bleak desert world of Ambria. There Nomi meets Master Thon: an awesome armor-plated creature of savage countenance...and great wisdom.

Plot summary

Nomi Sunrider, now under the Jedi tutelage of Master Thon, sits outside with her daughter Vima, who happens to be playing with a group of neeks. Vima chases the neeks to the hazardous Lake Natth, where she is confronted by a pair of hssiss, who quickly scare off the neeks. Nomi runs after Vima and saves her by using her battle meditation against the beasts, making them attack each other.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Stenness Node, ore-shuttler Captain Gruna's ship is ambushed by pirates. Gruna's hired security from Bogga the Hutt arrives, but isn't able to help very much, as the lone pilot Dreebo is shot down. Pirate captain Finhead Stonebone inserts a mosquito-like vacuum into the ore shuttle, sucking up innumerable amounts of mutonium. Unfortunately for the pirates, they are soon sucked up by Bogga's Enforcer One, which heads towards Bogga's private moon, orbiting Taboon. Meanwhile, on Ambria, Tott Doneeta arrives to take Oss Wilum to assist in the recent Naddist Uprising on Onderon.

On the Taboon moon, Finhead Stonebone is put in front of Bogga to be "sentenced." Bogga decides, instead of killing him, to send Finhead and his pirates to Ambria to kill Master Thon and retrieve the Adegan crystals. Finhead is reluctant to attack a Jedi, so Bogga sicks his hssiss Ktriss on his first mate, Roko, killing him...