Jai Maruk

Jai Maruk was a Human male from the planet Druckenwell who served as a Jedi Master during the Clone Wars. Around 19 BBY, he was patrolling the Outer Rim and followed a suspicious transport onto the planet Vjun, where he was captured by the Separatist-aligned Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress after a short duel. Maruk was brought to Count Dooku, the Head of State of the Confederacy, who promptly released him in order to deliver a message to Grand Master Yoda in the Jedi Temple.

While he was recuperating from his injuries, the annual Apprentice Tournament was held, and Maruk was among the many spectators. He made a comment to Yoda about one of the apprentices, Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy, regarding her weak connection to the Force as a liability for a Jedi Knight. Enwandung-Esterhazy eventually emerged as the tournament champion, and Maruk grudgingly accepted her as his Padawan as a consequence of a wager with Yoda.

Weeks later, Maruk and Enwandung-Esterhazy accompanied Yoda on a mission to Vjun along with Master Maks Leem and her Padawan, Whie Malreaux. Their goal was to bring Dooku back into the Jedi Order, a wish that the Separatist leader expressed in his message that Maruk passed on previously to Yoda. The group made a stopover at Phindar Spaceport and was ambushed by Ventress and a platoon of assassin droids. Ventress engaged Maruk in another lightsaber duel, and the latter almost fell to the dark side as he struggled vainly against Ventress. However, a silent plea from his colleague Leem made Maruk realize how close he came to betraying his ideals. Deciding that dying as a Jedi was everything to him, Maruk was smiling as Ventress dealt him a mortal blow with a slash to his chest.

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