Chiri

Chiri was the name given by the Jedi Padawan Imri Cantaros to an orange-furred handsy that lived on the jungle Outer Rim moon Wevo during the High Republic Era. In 232 BBY, while Cantaros was stranded on the moon among a group of others, the handsy jumped onto him and began riding on Cantaros' shoulders as he foraged for fruit. The Padawan became connected to the handsy and subsequently decided to name him Chiri.

The following day, when Cantaros and Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh investigated a disturbance in the Force, Chiri accompanied them inside the Padawan's tunic. When they discovered the source of the disturbance, Chiri ran into a Nihil cargo hauler before being killed by the pirate Klinith Da. The handsy's death further fueled Cantaros' anger—as he was already grieving the loss of his Jedi Master, Douglas Sunvale—and he sought revenge for both deaths. He came close to falling to the dark side of the Force before being pulled back by Rwoh.

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