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Ma'kis'shaalas

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this Nikto Jedi Master and his Hiitian Padawan traveled to Kintan to investigate the possible resurgence of the Cult of M'dweshuu, during the height of the Clone Wars. Master Ma'kis'shaalas was known as a fanatical adherent to the Jedi Order, but was always an outsider. He was admitted into the Jedi Temple at a much older age than most Padawans, and retained a hatred of bureaucracy that often conflicted with his duty to support the Galactic Senate. As a member of the Kajain'sa'Nikto race, Master Ma'kis'shaalas was also a Morgukai, but he walked away from the brotherhood rather than embracing them. He knew that something within him was different than other warriors, and decided to pursue this other calling. As was the tradition, he turned his cortosis armor over to his closest comrade, Tsyr, and walked out into the Burning Moon Range. Many considered him dead and gone, since the Fire River consumed all who entered. Ma'kis'shaalas survived, however, and traveled to Coruscant for training as a Jedi. When he first returned to Kintan, several years before the Battle of Naboo, Ma'kis'shaalas hoped to locate his friend Tsyr and rekindle their friendship. Tsyr wanted no part of the Jedi, and challenged Ma'kis'shaalas to battle. In an intense fight through the Daggersand Ridges and the Skulljaw Grottoes, Ma'kis'shaalas emerged bloodied but victorious after Tsyr fell into a cleft in the rock. He returned to Coruscant to contemplate the events on his homeworld. In the following years, Ma'kis'shaalas earned the rank of Jedi Master, and became one of the most devastating combatants among the active Jedi. He fought valiantly during the Clone Wars, being more a being of action than words.