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Mezhan Kwaad

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this female Yuuzhan Vong was the Master Shaper who was chosen by Master Yal Phaath to investigate the source of The Force within a Jedi Knight's body. Like many Masters, Mezhan had undergone a great deal of unique bodily alteration, including the placement of eight tool-like fingers on one hand, in order to help her in her role as a Shaper. What her superiors were unaware of was that Mezhan was one of a growing minority of Yuuzhan Vong which did not necessarily believe the Yuuzhan Vong were the preordained rulers of the known universe. She did not believe in the existence of the Yuuzhan Vong gods, and took the position to investigate the Jedi because she believed she could prove her beliefs by mapping out the systems of a human. She got her chance when Tahiri Veila was captured on Yavin 4, and Mezhan worked with her apprentice, Nen Yim, to accurately map out the human nervous system. Despite their success, the Shapers were unable to isolate the source of the Force. When Anakin Solo and Vua Rapuung rescued Tahiri, it was revealed that Mezhan had once been Vua's lover. Their love was forbidden under Yuuzhan Vong law, and Vua had broken off their relationship in order to further his own career as a warrior. Mezhan, in a jealous rage and fearful that he would slander her, infected Vua with a disease that left him a member of the Shamed Ones. She admitted this after being discovered as a heretic, and was vilified when it was revealed that she had not discovered the basis for the Force. Before she could escape Yavin 4, though, Mezhan Kwaad was decapitated in a battle with Anakin Solo and Tahiri. Among those Shapers who were relegated to the ranks of the Shamed Ones, Mezhad Kwaad's actions proved that the Jedi Knights were not the evil creatures they were made out to be. Stories of how Tahiri survived her torture began to circulate among the Shamed Ones, starting an underground cult that worshipped the Jedi Knights, not the old Yuuzhan Vong gods.