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Jeht, Darrus

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this man, distinguished by his black eyes and black hair, was dispatched to Almas to bring word to Lanius Qel-Bertuk and the rest of the Almas Academy that the Jedi Council on Coruscant was recalling all available Jedi from their current locations, to assist in augmenting the forces of the Old Republic during the height of the Clone Wars. A former student of Mace Windu, Jeht had been discovered by Master Windu after an incident involving Jeht's parents. Later, he trained on Almas with Lanius Qel-Bertuk, and it was hoped that his presence would alleviate any hard feelings at the loss of so many Jedi personnel. Once the order had been understood by the Almas Masters, Jeht was to oversee the transfer of personnel to Coruscant, then remain behind to assist in the continuation of training the Padawans who remained on Almas. In this capacity, he and Lanius spent many hours discussing the galactic situation, as well as honing their combat skills with a lightsaber. Master Jeht was not afraid to introduce non-traditional techniques into his fighting style, as Lanius found out when Darrus chose to kick him in the chest at the start of a duel. Without a chance to react, Lanius crumpled to the ground with the wind knocked out of him, and Darrus' blade at his throat. The duel served as a reminder to both men that they needed to use any and all resources at their disposal to survive the fighting of the Clone Wars. Master Jeht also revealed that he was as skilled with two weapons as with one, and often fought with a midnight-black sword as well as his lightsaber. Lanius still wondered about Jeht's true purpose on Almas, and a discussion with Master Windu only left him with more questions, especially about Jeht's past. About the only thing Jeht revealed was his love of starships, especially the Legacy. At the height of the Clone Wars, Master Jeht was dispatched by the Almas Academy to locate the gangster known only as "R." He was later stranded briefly on a swamp-covered world, after his starship was shot down by a Dark Jedi. Master Jeht's description of the woman who pursued him to the surface revealed that she was Asajj Ventress. After a long hunt, Ventress managed to confront Master Jeht and impale him with one of her lightsabers, but Jeht refused to die. He called upon an untapped resource of energy within the Force - which he later discovered to be the Dark Side - and nearly killed Ventress in retaliation for the deaths of so many Jedi during the Clone Wars. He might have killed her if a rescue vessel hadn't arrived and interrupted his attempt. Master Jeht was left to recover with the knowledge of how close he came to turning completely to the Dark Side of the Force. After reporting on the incident to the Jedi Council on Coruscant, Master Jeht returned to Almas with sobering news: the Council had finally ordered the Almas Academy to supply Jedi Knights and Masters to the Grand Army of the Republic. Although he tried to point out that the Almas Jedi were to be given positions of command, Master Jeht's news met with stern disapproval from many of his peers. When the Reliant and the Devout entered the Cularin System to institute martial law, Jeht reluctantly agreed to let them in, but ordered that Almas was to be left under his personal command.