Ikrit
This ancient Kushiban Jedi Master travelled to Yavin 4 to research the Massassi
people, centuries before the Battle of Yavin. A small, meter-long quadriped
covered with creamy white fur, Ikrit had large eyes and floppy ears. His eyes were
a swirl of browns, greens, and blues, and he could turn his fur black if needed. As
a youth on his homeworld of Kushibah, Ikrit tried to be like other children, but he
knew that his mind worked in different ways. When Jedi Master Yoda arrived on
Kushibah to locate a potential student, Ikrit was surprised to learn that it was he
himself who was to be trained. The rest of his family and friends laughed at him
when he decided to train to become a Jedi Master, until he diverted the attack of
a pack of xinkras without raising a paw. He was regarded as a hero by his people,
who realized that anything was possible.
Ikrit then traveled with Yoda back to Coruscant to begin his training. While he was
quite skilled with a lightsaber, Ikrit chose never to use one in combat, after he
nearly killed a friend with his lightsaber during a petty argument. Even after he
was elevated to the rank of Jedi Master, Ikrit refused to use a lightsaber, prefering
to find other ways to mediate a potentially dangerous situation. He arrived on
Yavin 4 some 385 years before the Galactic Civil War, and discovered the
Golden Globe deep beneath the Palace of the Woolamander. He recognized that
it could not be opened by an adult Jedi, and curled up at its base to await a child
Jedi strong enough to solve its puzzle.
The Jedi he waited for were Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila. He helped them as best
he could, but he refrained from any direct help for two reasons: first, he knew that
any adult Jedi would adversely affect the Globe's contents; second, he knew that
as a Jedi Master, he needed to let the young Jedi find their own way through the
Force. When Ikrit revealed himself to Luke Skywalker, Luke asked Ikrit to remain
at the Jedi praxeum as a teacher. Ikrit agreed, becoming Anakin Solo's informal
mentor and guide, since the Force told him that Anakin's development needed to
be carefully guided. Over time, Ikrit also become one of the praxeum's main
instructors, a position he held when the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy.
The praxeum remained a neutral site, primarily because Ikrit had worked with Kam
Soluar and Tionne to maintain an illusion that hid the training center, until the
Peace Brigade decided to turn the Jedi over to the alien invaders in return for a
tenuous cease-fire. As the Peace Brigade attacked the training complex on Yavin
4, Ikrit sacrificed himself in order to allow his students to survive and reach the
safety of the Errant Venture.
Some info gathered with permission from:
CUSWE
people, centuries before the Battle of Yavin. A small, meter-long quadriped
covered with creamy white fur, Ikrit had large eyes and floppy ears. His eyes were
a swirl of browns, greens, and blues, and he could turn his fur black if needed. As
a youth on his homeworld of Kushibah, Ikrit tried to be like other children, but he
knew that his mind worked in different ways. When Jedi Master Yoda arrived on
Kushibah to locate a potential student, Ikrit was surprised to learn that it was he
himself who was to be trained. The rest of his family and friends laughed at him
when he decided to train to become a Jedi Master, until he diverted the attack of
a pack of xinkras without raising a paw. He was regarded as a hero by his people,
who realized that anything was possible.
Ikrit then traveled with Yoda back to Coruscant to begin his training. While he was
quite skilled with a lightsaber, Ikrit chose never to use one in combat, after he
nearly killed a friend with his lightsaber during a petty argument. Even after he
was elevated to the rank of Jedi Master, Ikrit refused to use a lightsaber, prefering
to find other ways to mediate a potentially dangerous situation. He arrived on
Yavin 4 some 385 years before the Galactic Civil War, and discovered the
Golden Globe deep beneath the Palace of the Woolamander. He recognized that
it could not be opened by an adult Jedi, and curled up at its base to await a child
Jedi strong enough to solve its puzzle.
The Jedi he waited for were Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila. He helped them as best
he could, but he refrained from any direct help for two reasons: first, he knew that
any adult Jedi would adversely affect the Globe's contents; second, he knew that
as a Jedi Master, he needed to let the young Jedi find their own way through the
Force. When Ikrit revealed himself to Luke Skywalker, Luke asked Ikrit to remain
at the Jedi praxeum as a teacher. Ikrit agreed, becoming Anakin Solo's informal
mentor and guide, since the Force told him that Anakin's development needed to
be carefully guided. Over time, Ikrit also become one of the praxeum's main
instructors, a position he held when the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy.
The praxeum remained a neutral site, primarily because Ikrit had worked with Kam
Soluar and Tionne to maintain an illusion that hid the training center, until the
Peace Brigade decided to turn the Jedi over to the alien invaders in return for a
tenuous cease-fire. As the Peace Brigade attacked the training complex on Yavin
4, Ikrit sacrificed himself in order to allow his students to survive and reach the
safety of the Errant Venture.
Some info gathered with permission from:
CUSWE
